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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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I don't think he's a bad person, I thinks he's just aflayed.
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Maybe I'm just wishy-washy? /shrug
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03-22-2012, 04:30 PM | #2466 |
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I thought Therion was a son of a bitch until Ramsay Snow came along.
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03-23-2012, 12:39 AM | #2467 | |
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Spoiler!
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So this leads to an interesting question, which characters do you most want to see get what's coming to them at this point? Spoiler tagging it because some of the obvious choices may have already been offed in the books, and others are on the list for reasons not yet known to show watchers: My list:
Spoiler!
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03-23-2012, 10:37 AM | #2469 |
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Agreed.
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03-23-2012, 02:03 PM | #2470 |
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New 22 minute intro to season 2 from HBO:
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03-24-2012, 10:58 PM | #2471 |
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Finally got around to ordering (and receiving) my bluray discs. I'd...umm..."procured through the use of alternate means" the series originally, so it's awesome to see them in 1080p. It's pretty impressive what they've been able to do with a TV-only budget.
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03-25-2012, 12:39 AM | #2472 |
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Didn't realize season 2 starts next week. Sooo freaking excited.
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03-25-2012, 12:08 PM | #2473 |
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I just finished the third book, and loved it. I was a bit disappointed with the second, so was great to read a strong third book. I wanted to run out and start the fourth right away, but I've heard some mixed reviews, so I think I'll switch to some other reading for awhile.
The spoiler policy here seems pretty confused, so I won't say anything. But I think it's the first book where I didn't dread having to read certain character's chapters. Also, the HBO series looks great. I hope they're making enough money off of it to keep it going. And that Martin keeps writing! |
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People will want to argue that, but I think at the end of the day, it's too difficult to police spoilers when you're talking about a series of books that began in 1996, and Dance With Dragons came out 8 months ago. So whatever statute of spoiler limitations there is has pretty much expired now. For the folks who haven't read the books, or who haven't finished the series through DwD yet, I created a separate spoiler-free thread that's been linked in the first post on this thread for nearly a year. You can find that one here. So, Ice and Fire noobs: use it, love it. That's what it's there for. |
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I like coming here to see previews. But I vote we separate the show and books into different threads. [edit] Also, I don't think there is any spoiler warning when you actually click on the thread. And if people are like me, they don't always read the first post, especially for updates. I'd hate to have people that are reading the books or watching the series have some of the great developments ruined by this mish-mash of a thread, where every poster seems to have different views on when do hide spoilers and when not to. Last edited by WoodDraw; 03-25-2012 at 02:53 PM.. |
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