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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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04-20-2011, 11:36 AM | #677 |
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Oh wow. I don't picture Cersei like that at all. She's like Lady Macbeth to me. She's a man trapped in a woman's body, so she uses what she has (sex and wits) to get and keep power.
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I agree. I guess by 'spoiled brat' I meant that she seemed to have a lot more outward arrogance. But again, it's early in the series, so that may change (especially once we see her on her home turf). Also, a lot of my impression of her from the book may have been formed by internal thoughts that weren't expressed in dialog.
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For those wondering about the significance of the direwolf... has the season thing been explained yet? In this series, the seasons don't change based on the year. A season lasts for years, rather than months. For instance, Arya is a Child of Summer - it has been summer her entire life.
Seeing the direwolf south of the Wall is a sign that Winter is Coming. For a Lord Stark, this is what you dread/prepare for. The Warden of the North knows that when winter comes, the Northmen shoulder the biggest burden. Anyway, lots of good discussion on this thread My favorites... 1) Jon Snow. Brave, strong, smart, compassionate. Just all-around awesome. 2) Tyrion. I saw someone say that Cersei is her father's daughter... I would say that Tyrion actually is the closest thing to a "chip off the block" that Old Man Lannister has. Too bad he hates his son the dwarf. 3) Dany. She's more than the 15-year-old who gets "sold" for an army by her creepy brother. 4) Eddard Stark. Gotta love Ned... 5) Sandor Clegane. Who let the Hound out? Least Favorites... 1) Cersei Lannister. Evil. Knieving. And WAY oversells her abilities as a leader. 2) Joffrey Baratheon. He's a bad seed. Not sure if he gets it from mom or dad... 3) Sansa Stark. By far my least favorite Stark. Naive. Moon-eyed. Foolish. Dumb. Meddling. What's to like? 4) Stannis Baratheon. Stubborn, pig-headed, misguided. I have to stop there, lest I get well beyond AGOT and into the awesomeness that is A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords.
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I think that one of the reasons I didn't like the last book was how much it focused on the Stannis, Sansa, Brienne, Arianne, and Drowned Prophet plotlines. Those are all plotlines (and characters) that I don't really enjoy.
I think it was a mistake for GRRM to veer so far afield from the "core" characters in that book. He should have at least interspersed a little Tyrion or Jon Snow in there to keep us going.
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Well, fortunately all the characters you missed are the ones in Dance.
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I made an assumption that the titles had the appropriate house sigil next to the actor name, but the second time I watched it, I quickly tried to match names and there are a few that don't line up. Emilia Clarke plays Dany but her name is next to a Lannister lion, Sophie Turner plays Sansa but her name is next to a Targaryen dragon, and Ser Jorah has a Lannister lion. All the others match up. A little strange.
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Another noob. Never read the books. No prior knowledge of the characters. I was confused on who was who. The opening wasn't tied into anything else in the show. Definitely pushed the envelope. I'm assuming the kid dying is a major story line.
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Never read the books, damn good show (almost too much boob, a little embarrassed to recommend it to others).
Can I get some confirmation that Stark, if not a 'good guy' per se, is at least a likeable figure? Sean Bean is pretty much a badass even when he's evil (Travelian in Goldeneye) or a flawed hero (Lord of the Rings). I can't bring myself to dislike the guy.
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