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HBO greenlights A Game of Thrones pilot! (spoilers)
EDIT: Changed the original header to mark this as the thread where spoilers are allowed (but not necessarily recommended...). Created a new, spoiler-free thread for Ice and Fire virgins...
This is awesome... Huge, Huge News Nov. 11th, 2008 at 10:29 PM HBO has given the production order. They will be filming the pilot episode of A GAME OF THRONES. It's just the pilot so far. They'll need to see that before they decide whether to proceed with a full season's episodes. So let's all hope the pilot will kick serious ass. It should. David Benioff and Dan Weiss did a terrific job with the script. And yes, all of you can relax, it's very faithful. Dan and David will be the executive producers for the pilot and (we hope) the eventual series. More details when I have 'em. The news is very fresh. HBO just issued their own press release, which should be up on their website soon, if it's not there already. Winter is coming to HBO. Hot damn. Last edited by keg in kc; 04-25-2011 at 03:58 PM.. |
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The second is probably on par with the the first. Storm Of Swords is easily one of the best books I have read. The 4th installment was a bit of a letdown compared to the high standards set by the previous books but still good. |
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07-24-2010, 04:20 PM | #139 |
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Because my job is pretty much dealing with literacy, I'd be curious to hear what turned you into a reader?
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Yeah grrm pulls no punches that is for sure
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1) I started college in the fall of 1998 - theate major. My director/mentor/professor stressed the importance of reading "a play a day." So reading play scripts got me started reading every day. 2) Then, in 1999 I read Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. That book really changed my life. It changed the way I looked at the world and the way I saw myself in the world. It also opened my eyes to a whole new literary style of which I'd been completely ignorant. Later that same year I read The Catcher In The Rye. I really haven't slowed down since. It was another book that changed me - or at least - meant a lot to me. 3) Most importantly, I married a woman who has been a devoted reader her entire life. It's become a pleasure we can share. We try to introduce each other to new stuff all the time. She gave me Harry Potter, and I gave her Ender's Game. She gave me The Bell Jar and The Handmaid's Tale and I gave her Never Let Me Go and Rant. She's read infinently more than I have. I'm still playing catch up. But I really don't mind. There's nothing like reading a great book for the first time. And, while I've dropped the "play a day" habit, I still read a new play at least twice a month. Sometimes, more. What's your job? If you don't mind my asking... |
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Ya'all have me seriously looking forward to Storm Of Swords.
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Very cool. I'm a teacher. I teach a lot of different language arts courses (creative writing, freshman composition, british literature, etc..), but working with struggling readers and at-risk students is my primary interest and field of study.
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My wife is also bilingual. She's fluent in Spanish and knows her way around Italian fairly well. She's working on French now too. If you ever have any book recommendations, please, throw them at me. I've got a bit of back list built up, but I'm a firm believer in a book's power to find a reader. So, if something grabs me first, it jumps to the front of the line. And I like all of it, so far. Fiction, fantasy, mystery, literary fiction, sci-fi, non fiction, historical fiction, biographies, poetry... whatever. |
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So who is your favorite character?
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Hard to say. I'm a big fan of Jon and Arya on the Stark side. I'm still not sure I can trust him, but on the Lannister side, you have to love Tyrion. His wit is outstanding. That's about all I like on the Lannister side. Cersei, Jaime and Joff can go straight to hell.
I really like Daenerys, though. She's such a well drawn character... yeah, probably Daenerys and Jon are my favorites right now. But I reserve the right to change my mind once I've finished the book, and I reserve the right to continue to change my mind throughout the series. |
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Done.
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