Author Topic: Official Game of Thrones (HBO) thread (Read 113679 times)

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #300 on:** April 13, 2011, 03:55:43 PM »

I'm ~450 page into the first book, so I'm ok for the first few episodes.

Diunx · « **Reply #301 on:** April 17, 2011, 08:08:20 PM »

Let's hope the pirate gods are good to us hboless plebes and we don't have to wait hours for the episode to appear online.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #302 on:** April 17, 2011, 08:22:33 PM »

Quote from: Diunx on April 17, 2011, 08:08:20 PM

Let's hope the pirate gods are good to us hboless plebes and we don't have to wait hours for the episode to appear online.

I'm hoping for 11pm, maybe midnight

I'll probably buy HBO soon though

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #303 on:** April 17, 2011, 09:01:01 PM »

For fucks sake, pay for HBO and help fund the show, you dirty poors.

Just got to the part in the book where

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Joffery is revealed as Jamie's kid, King Robert is on his deathbed, and Viserys finally get his crown of gold... all over his face.

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Diunx · « **Reply #304 on:** April 17, 2011, 09:04:27 PM »

HBO is expensive bro.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #305 on:** April 17, 2011, 09:05:43 PM »

Sucks for you, bro.

Just started on the East coast feed, but I'm waiting until 9pm for HD feed on HBO West.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #306 on:** April 17, 2011, 09:15:10 PM »

the HD feed is pretty amazing

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #307 on:** April 17, 2011, 09:48:55 PM »

HBO isn't expensive anymore. You can get it for like $10 or some shit. Will have it before end of month

Diunx · « **Reply #308 on:** April 17, 2011, 09:53:35 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 17, 2011, 09:48:55 PM

HBO isn't expensive anymore. You can get it for like $10 or some shit. Will have it before end of month

In the third world everything is more expensive, that includes premium cable.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #309 on:** April 17, 2011, 10:05:06 PM »

so how close to the book are we dealing with here?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #310 on:** April 17, 2011, 10:06:34 PM »

Pretty damn close. Some things changed for brevity, but it's a pretty faithful adaption

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #311 on:** April 17, 2011, 10:11:32 PM »

cool.

pretty meaty pilot. a lot of story jam packed in but i didn't feel overwhelmed. sean bean is fantastic as expected. definitely going continue watching.

and maybe i'll even grab the books when i finally buy a kindle

Diunx · « **Reply #312 on:** April 17, 2011, 10:16:49 PM »

I bet the pilot ended with "the things I do for love"

Game.of.Thrones.S01E01.HDTV.XviD-FEVER

Bloodwake · « **Reply #313 on:** April 17, 2011, 11:25:39 PM »

Aargh, want HD torrent.

Diunx · « **Reply #314 on:** April 17, 2011, 11:38:29 PM »

720p is out too, should be in any torrent site.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #315 on:** April 18, 2011, 12:07:10 AM »

Yup, noticed

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Downloading now. Shouldn't be too much longer.

Bebpo · « **Reply #316 on:** April 18, 2011, 12:20:35 AM »

Is the book better than this?

Ep1 was pretty lolz. Terrible dialogue, one-dimensional characters and nothing but sex, violence, more sex and lolis. It was like a skinamax movie. Didn't help the acting for some of the cast was super cheezy. I'm hoping this is just a bad adaptation of what I hear is a great book.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #317 on:** April 18, 2011, 12:36:34 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on April 18, 2011, 12:20:35 AM

Is the book better than this?

Ep1 was pretty lolz. Terrible dialogue, one-dimensional characters and nothing but sex, violence, more sex and lolis. It was like a skinamax movie. Didn't help the acting for some of the cast was super cheezy. I'm hoping this is just a bad adaptation of what I hear is a great book.

You'd be lapping that up if it was animated by Japanese people.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #318 on:** April 18, 2011, 12:39:25 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on April 18, 2011, 12:20:35 AM

Is the book better than this?

Ep1 was pretty lolz. Terrible dialogue, one-dimensional characters and nothing but sex, violence, more sex and lolis. It was like a skinamax movie. Didn't help the acting for some of the cast was super cheezy. I'm hoping this is just a bad adaptation of what I hear is a great book.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #319 on:** April 18, 2011, 12:57:28 AM »

can someone pm me a torrent

cool breeze · « **Reply #320 on:** April 18, 2011, 01:02:54 AM »

I watched the beginning and end. need to watch the middle if it comes on demand. It has that kid from Batman Begins in it!

Diunx · « **Reply #321 on:** April 18, 2011, 02:26:22 AM »

Emilia Clarke is the hottest thing to grace television, god damn! and I just realized King Robert is the guy from the second Flintstones movie

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #322 on:** April 18, 2011, 03:28:20 AM »

Solid pilot. Lots of characters packed into an hour, so I can imagine people who haven't read the novels might feel lost. But then again most shows have ensemble casts, from Mad Men to Lost, and naturally it takes some time for characters to stand out. Ned, Catelyn, Jon, Tyrion and especially Arya stood out, whereas characters like Robb and Theon were just...there. I'm sure that will change.

The visuals were stunning as expected, not much that hasn't been said about them. Going in, I was more concerned with the writing and acting, and from what I saw both were good. Sean Bean is excellent as Ned Stark, and really held the episode together. Mark Addy was also very good as the king; Bean and Addy's scenes together were some of the best in the pilot, from the introduction to the crypt scene.

Seems like some folks have complained about the Targ/Dothraki scenes, but I thought they were good overall. Loved how they transitioned from Robert in the crypt lamenting the remaining Targs to the shot of Dany. The only thing I didn't like about her first scene was Viserys taking her clothes off; seemed kinda forced considering we get to see her nude later anyway. The wedding looked kinda off at times, especially the dumb fight with the guy's guts getting ripped out; I wish that scene was shot a bit darker, like with the sun going down and fires everywhere. Would have definitely cut down on any cheesy/corny factor. Still, Dany was perfect as was Viserys so I can't complain too much.

random stuff:
-really like the music
-the intro credits are VERY good
-the ugliest scene was that green screen shot of Bran climbing, yuck
-Arya had like two lines, yet stole every scene she was in. Perfect casting omg
-the ending was perfect. Reading reactions on twitter was hilarious, and I can't wait to hear more reactions from people who weren't familiar with the novel
-perhaps the only thing I really didn't like: a couple odd edits. Right after the beheading scene, the party is on a bridge with a dead stag blocking the path. Just seemed so abrupt, especially considering there are no commercial breaks. A similar thing happens after Drogo views Dany and rides off; the next scene shows Viserys, Dany, and Illyrio looking across the ocean

Diunx · « **Reply #323 on:** April 18, 2011, 01:09:50 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 18, 2011, 03:28:20 AM

The only thing I didn't like about her first scene was Viserys taking her clothes off; seemed kinda forced considering we get to see her nude later anyway.

I'm pretty sure he does that in the book a couple of times and did you see how hot she is? how can you complaint about how many times we see her naked? unless......

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BlueTsunami · « **Reply #324 on:** April 18, 2011, 03:57:03 PM »

Danny has got a booty her

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #325 on:** April 18, 2011, 04:02:53 PM »

The scene of the red headed whore with Tyrion probably made me want to have sex more than anything in my life. Dunno, just her getting in bed, being completely naked...I mean I've seen naked women in porn, I know what it's like. But I could just imagine being Tyrion and having a naked woman crawling over me. Must be an amazing feeling

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #326 on:** April 18, 2011, 04:44:56 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 18, 2011, 04:02:53 PM

The scene of the red headed whore with Tyrion probably made me want to have sex more than anything in my life. Dunno, just her getting in bed, being completely naked...I mean I've seen naked women in porn, I know what it's like. But I could just imagine being Tyrion and having a naked woman crawling over me. Must be an amazing feeling

be honest: which turned you on more, thinking about a naked redhead or thinking about being a sarcastic midget

Diunx · « **Reply #327 on:** April 18, 2011, 04:52:44 PM »

Yeah the whore was crazy hot.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #328 on:** April 18, 2011, 04:55:50 PM »

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on April 18, 2011, 04:44:56 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 18, 2011, 04:02:53 PM
The scene of the red headed whore with Tyrion probably made me want to have sex more than anything in my life. Dunno, just her getting in bed, being completely naked...I mean I've seen naked women in porn, I know what it's like. But I could just imagine being Tyrion and having a naked woman crawling over me. Must be an amazing feeling

be honest: which turned you on more, thinking about a naked redhead or thinking about being a sarcastic midget

The midget, and all the sarcastic things he might say as he spun on my dick like a pig roasting over a fire

did you like the pilot Patel?

Mandark · « **Reply #329 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:00:56 PM »

Isn't Tyrion meant to be disfigured or at least fugly? Cause Peter Dinklage is a handsome little nugget of a man.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #330 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:37:31 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on April 18, 2011, 05:00:56 PM

Isn't Tyrion meant to be disfigured or at least fugly? Cause Peter Dinklage is a handsome little nugget of a man.

Thats definitely an issue in regards to the physical portrayal of Tyrion. He also had mis-matched eyes.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #331 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:39:36 PM »

I'm fine with it. He's reviled due to his appearance, but also due to being a dwarf, which was seen as a judgment from the gods.

Now, if they cast Christina Hendricks as Brienne, then I'd have a problem. Well, maybe not actually

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #332 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:44:07 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on April 18, 2011, 05:40:19 PM

Strange, everyone I know that has read the books loved it, and everyone I knew who hasn't read the books hated it. I would have expected something a little different from the reaction.

It makes sense. The book helps fill in some gaps that the show doesn't cover. I'll be interested to see what my wife thinks of it, seeing how she hasn't read the book.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #333 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:48:02 PM »

Did you like it Gundum?

As a fan my vision is probably blurred, but the cast of names doesn't strike me as an exclusive problem. Lost introduced a host of characters, as did Mad Men and a host of other popular shows. As the series progresses people will begin recognizing names faster. Hell it took me like 5 episodes of Community to remember everyone's name; initially I just referenced characters as "the black guy" or "nerdy hot chick" or "Chevy Chase"

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #334 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:49:25 PM »

I liked it a lot, even though some things were changed for reasons I can't figure out.

Like,

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Bran no longer overhears Jamie and Cersei talking about their killing of Jon Arryn. He just catches them fucking

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #335 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:58:05 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 18, 2011, 05:49:25 PM

I liked it a lot, even though some things were changed for reasons I can't figure out.

Like,
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Bran no longer overhears Jamie and Cersei talking about their killing of Jon Arryn. He just catches them fucking
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He doesn't overhear them discussing killing Aryyn. Cersei expresses her fears of Ned, yet is glad he was appointed instead of a less honorable opponent like Littlefinger. They wonder about what Lisa knows, whether John told her something...but she doesn't implicate herself

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BlueTsunami · « **Reply #336 on:** April 18, 2011, 06:00:47 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 18, 2011, 05:44:07 PM

Quote from: Billy Rygar on April 18, 2011, 05:40:19 PM
Strange, everyone I know that has read the books loved it, and everyone I knew who hasn't read the books hated it. I would have expected something a little different from the reaction.

It makes sense. The book helps fill in some gaps that the show doesn't cover. I'll be interested to see what my wife thinks of it, seeing how she hasn't read the book.

Definitely this. The amount of things unsaid and not expanded upon in the Pilot is pretty big. For someone who has read the books (like me) it feels like we're seeing these people go about their lives and as the viewer I know of all the machinations below.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #337 on:** April 18, 2011, 06:02:19 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on April 18, 2011, 06:00:47 PM

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 18, 2011, 05:44:07 PM
Quote from: Billy Rygar on April 18, 2011, 05:40:19 PM
Strange, everyone I know that has read the books loved it, and everyone I knew who hasn't read the books hated it. I would have expected something a little different from the reaction.

It makes sense. The book helps fill in some gaps that the show doesn't cover. I'll be interested to see what my wife thinks of it, seeing how she hasn't read the book.

Definitely this. The amount of things unsaid and not expanded upon in the Pilot is pretty big. For someone who has read the books (like me) it feels like we're seeing these people go about their lives and as the viewer I know of all the machinations below.

GoT end spoiler, don't read:

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Like Dany's bath scene

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BlueTsunami · « **Reply #338 on:** April 18, 2011, 06:05:36 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 18, 2011, 06:02:19 PM

Quote from: BlueTsunami on April 18, 2011, 06:00:47 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 18, 2011, 05:44:07 PM
Quote from: Billy Rygar on April 18, 2011, 05:40:19 PM
Strange, everyone I know that has read the books loved it, and everyone I knew who hasn't read the books hated it. I would have expected something a little different from the reaction.

It makes sense. The book helps fill in some gaps that the show doesn't cover. I'll be interested to see what my wife thinks of it, seeing how she hasn't read the book.

Definitely this. The amount of things unsaid and not expanded upon in the Pilot is pretty big. For someone who has read the books (like me) it feels like we're seeing these people go about their lives and as the viewer I know of all the machinations below.

GoT end spoiler, don't read:
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Like Dany's bath scene
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Yep, great call to whats to come on the writers part

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #339 on:** April 18, 2011, 06:17:17 PM »

I don't remember that part?

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #340 on:** April 18, 2011, 06:20:28 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on April 18, 2011, 06:17:17 PM

I don't remember that part?

Not sure how far you've read, FM but Danny gets in

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scalding hot water

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Its not in the book (at least I don't remember it) so that would be a scene that people who have read far enough can appreciate.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #341 on:** April 18, 2011, 06:24:33 PM »

It happens later in the book

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #342 on:** April 18, 2011, 06:29:50 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 18, 2011, 04:55:50 PM

did you like the pilot Patel?

didn't watch, not interested

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #343 on:** April 18, 2011, 07:10:13 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on April 18, 2011, 05:00:56 PM

Isn't Tyrion meant to be disfigured or at least fugly? Cause Peter Dinklage is a handsome little nugget of a man.

I'm pretty happy about most of the casting, and glad they got someone to pull off Tyrion, but yeah, he probably is too handsome a chap for Tyrion.

I've been chalking it up to "ugly reads better on page than on-screen" though. Plus being a dwarve in a medievel-ish society is enough, any deformity just seems like overkill.

Mandark · « **Reply #344 on:** April 18, 2011, 07:27:33 PM »

Yeah, "he's stigmatized cause he's a dwarf" is more than plausible. I figure they cast him cause there's enough room in Hollywood for one small person to get steady work as an actor, and he's been kicking Verne Troyer's ass for a decade now.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #345 on:** April 18, 2011, 07:42:47 PM »

[youtube=560,345]FET09MYis_g[/youtube]

Come to think of it, are there any "ugly" little person actors?

Bebpo · « **Reply #346 on:** April 18, 2011, 08:23:20 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 18, 2011, 12:36:34 AM

Quote from: Bebpo on April 18, 2011, 12:20:35 AM
Is the book better than this?

Ep1 was pretty lolz. Terrible dialogue, one-dimensional characters and nothing but sex, violence, more sex and lolis. It was like a skinamax movie. Didn't help the acting for some of the cast was super cheezy. I'm hoping this is just a bad adaptation of what I hear is a great book.

You'd be lapping that up if it was animated by Japanese people.

It actually felt like most anime these days.

Lots of nudity = lots of panty shots/boob jiggle
Lots of sexualized lolis = lots of sexualized lolis
Incest = incest
stereotypical characters = stereotypical characters
straight forward 13 year old dialogue to show they are a certain stereotypical character = likewise

Fits right in with most of the anime airing this season! Then again it's aimed at the same 13-20 year old male nerd audience so it's not that surprising.

Anyhow, I'll just say I thought the first 20 mins were great and had a lot of atmosphere, the lord of Winterfall guy was very well acted and there were a few nicely done scenes spread throughout. It wasn't terrible, but it didn't come off as the start of "THE BEST FANTASY STORY EVER WRITTEN (tm)" that all fans claim it to be. Regardless, even if it was terrible I'd still watch the entire first season just to see what all the fuss is about. If by ep10 it turns into a great show, I'll bite the bullet and read the books.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #347 on:** April 18, 2011, 09:03:14 PM »

Great choice for Tyrion, given the limited options, but it's going to be a hard sell when

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Tyrion is riding around in battle smiting the foe with his mace or whatever. It was implausible in the book but it will be ridiculous on screen

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #348 on:** April 18, 2011, 10:01:50 PM »

My favorite part of that scene is

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the guy charging Tyrion yelling "die die die!" I forgot exactly how, but eventually Tyrion smacks him in the head with his axe and says "no, you die." Even better when you hear it in the audiobook

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Cormacaroni · « **Reply #349 on:** April 18, 2011, 10:08:33 PM »

but not so awesome when performed with little bitty crocodile arms I bet

Diunx · « **Reply #350 on:** April 19, 2011, 01:09:58 AM »

I love all of Arya's weird facial expressions

you can already tell that she, Viserys and tiryon are gonna steal any scene they are in, prepare for the onslaught of Arya avatars at gaf.

brob · « **Reply #351 on:** April 19, 2011, 01:58:50 AM »

so... uh, does this show have magic and shit in it? I thought it was straight medieval fun, but it opens with a bunch of corpses looking like they just got out of the well in The Grudge.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #352 on:** April 19, 2011, 02:04:59 AM »

[youtube=560,345]3UA8swJtPsQ[/youtube]
this guy is awesome

Love getting impressions from people who haven't read the books

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #353 on:** April 19, 2011, 02:17:49 AM »

Quote from: Brobzoid on April 19, 2011, 01:58:50 AM

so... uh, does this show have magic and shit in it? I thought it was straight medieval fun, but it opens with a bunch of corpses looking like they just got out of the well in The Grudge.

no magic there, the way those dismembered corpses moved around is all explainable by the laws of science

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #354 on:** April 19, 2011, 02:23:07 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 18, 2011, 07:42:47 PM

Come to think of it, are there any "ugly" little person actors?

Nah, they'll just put Warwick Davis in make-up if they need that.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #355 on:** April 21, 2011, 10:07:58 AM »

Finished GoT last night.

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People who haven't read the books are gonna be shocked when Ned dies in the TV series, seeing how they've made him out to be the "main character."

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Diunx · « **Reply #356 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:03:35 PM »

Finished book 2, HBO is gonna have to spend some major moneys on season 2 especially the battle of blackwater

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #357 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:58:14 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 21, 2011, 10:07:58 AM

Finished GoT last night.

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People who haven't read the books are gonna be shocked when Ned dies in the TV series, seeing how they've made him out to be the "main character."
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Heh, that must have shocked you. I remember thinking it was some trick or something.

I love the ending of the book, especially Catelyn's final chapter where Robb is proclaimed King of the North. Made me cheer irl

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Diunx · « **Reply #358 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:04:07 PM »

We have free HBO this weekend but it is the latino one and GOT doesn't premiere there until may, I was hoping to watch the second episode live

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #359 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:29:52 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 21, 2011, 06:58:14 PM

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 21, 2011, 10:07:58 AM
Finished GoT last night.

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People who haven't read the books are gonna be shocked when Ned dies in the TV series, seeing how they've made him out to be the "main character."
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Heh, that must have shocked you. I remember thinking it was some trick or something.

I love the ending of the book, especially Catelyn's final chapter where Robb is proclaimed King of the North. Made me cheer irl
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I was thinking it was a trick, but the chapter where

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Bran and Rickon both dreamt about seeing him in the crypt

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kinda confirmed it for me. And yeah, Cat's chapter was great.

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Author Topic: Official Game of Thrones (HBO) thread (Read 113679 times)