HBO greenlights A Game of Thrones pilot!

[keg in kc]

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.

[Bowser]

They sure nailed the smarmy-as-**** look with Baelish.

[Red Brooklyn]

Yeah Baelish might be my overall favorite casting choice. He looks exactly how I pictured him.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by Red Brooklyn

Yeah Baelish might be my overall favorite casting choice. He looks exactly how I pictured him.

It's the guy that played the white mayor in "The Wire". He can be play quite the scumbag so he will be perfect as Littlefinger.

I am about 80% through Clash of Kings, and holy shit, Martin doesn't mind having main characters murderated out of nowhere. Anyone is fair game, and that's a good thing. I honestly have ZERO idea where the story could be going for the rest of the book and Storm of Swords.

[Red Brooklyn]

Originally Posted by Swanman

It's the guy that played the white mayor in "The Wire". He can be play quite the scumbag so he will be perfect as Littlefinger.

I am about 80% through Clash of Kings, and holy shit, Martin doesn't mind having main characters murderated out of nowhere. Anyone is fair game, and that's a good thing. I honestly have ZERO idea where the story could be going for the rest of the book and Storm of Swords.

Such good things on your horizon.

[Buck]

Okay people I need some help. Im reading and Im only like 170 pages in or something....I'm at the part where.....

Spoiler!

Littlefinger or Varys (cant remember which one) said that the dagger was his and he gave it to Tyrion

Anyways I'm having trouble of keeping track of who is who.

I'm afraid to look up a relationship chart on the internet because I don't want to be spoiled. Can you help me.

I think I just realized that Eddard is Ned, right? I didn't realize they were the same until an entired Eddard chapter used only the name Ned.

Okay So Eddard Stark is the father of which kids? And his wife is Catelyn right?

Who is Robert and how is he related to them?

Those are my main questions for now and try to not spoil me, thanks.

[Blankey]

There should be a character glossary at the back of the book.

Been a while since I read the books but...
Eddard is Ned.
Robb, Bran, Rickon, Sansa, Arya, & Jon Snow are Ned & Catelyn's kids. Snow is the bastard.
King Robert & Ned are old friends who grew up in the same house under Jon Aryyn

[allen_kcCard]

Old yeller dies at the end.

[Frazod]

Every time I click on this thread I hope it's an announcement that that prick Martin has finally set a release date for the next book. God I'd like slap the shit out of that guy once an hour until he gets off his ass and finishes it.

[Buck]

Question for those of you who read the first book.

Did Ned end up killing Lady? That whole thing sort of ended abruptly when they brought the butcher's son's body to Ned.

Or should I just keep reading to find out?

[TrickyNicky]

Keep reading. Not that its much of a spoiler.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by Buck

Okay people I need some help. Im reading and Im only like 170 pages in or something....I'm at the part where.....

Spoiler!

Littlefinger or Varys (cant remember which one) said that the dagger was his and he gave it to Tyrion

Anyways I'm having trouble of keeping track of who is who.

I'm afraid to look up a relationship chart on the internet because I don't want to be spoiled. Can you help me.

I think I just realized that Eddard is Ned, right? I didn't realize they were the same until an entired Eddard chapter used only the name Ned.

Okay So Eddard Stark is the father of which kids? And his wife is Catelyn right?

Who is Robert and how is he related to them?

Those are my main questions for now and try to not spoil me, thanks.

Ok Buck, here you go, spoiler-free.

Eddard is Ned. That had me confused for a bit too. Ned's wife is Catelyn (of House Tully of Riverrun). His chidren he had with Catelyn from oldest to youngest are: Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon. Ned has a bastard son that lives with them at Winterfell, Jon Snow.

Robert is Ned's best friend. He ascended to become King after the Targaryens were ousted from the throne (and where Jamie Lannister earned the title Kingslayer).

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by allen_kcCard

Breaking down the preview parts:

Beginning, where they behead the runaway black.

Deanarys with some big buff dude. - That is the Dothraki that she marries, Khal Drogo
Jamie and crew drawing swords on Ned and crew after the Imp was taken captive.

Some talking

Imp being taken at the inn

Daenarys with one of her ladies

Cersei? talking to Ned - yes that's Cersei talking to Ned

Ned fighting against the Lannisters from when they drew swords earlier

Jon

Imp slapping Joffrey? Must be him with the colors he wears.-yes, definitely Tyrion smacking Joffrey

Melee at the tournament, I assume the one Sansa is at where Loras give her a rose

Some chick getting it on. Looks like the Imp on bottom maybe...perhaps a flashback of he and his first wife - or could be Shae

Can't tell where the fighting is...thought perhaps the wall, but I don't see a lot of black. - I believe that was Jon Snow schooling a few fools


Anyone see it different?

My comments in bold. Given how well Tyrion is written, I wouldn't be surprised if Peter Dinklage got an Emmy nomination. The Tyrion character kicks ass in so many ways.

[Swanman]

Overall the book is very adult in nature but I really appreciate the subtle little laughs I get from it. Case in point, the names of the direwolves: Ghost (awesome), Grey Wind (pretty cool), Nymeria (kickass), Summer (makes sense), Lady (also makes sense) and............Shaggydog. I laughed my ass off during that part.

[allen_kcCard]

Originally Posted by Swanman

My comments in bold. Given how well Tyrion is written, I wouldn't be surprised if Peter Dinklage got an Emmy nomination. The Tyrion character kicks ass in so many ways.

I wanted to disagree on that being Khal at first, but looking at it closer I'll have to agree instead. That is the first shot I'd seen of him without his hair loose, but comparing pics of the actor and that shot can't be disputed.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by allen_kcCard

I wanted to disagree on that being Khal at first, but looking at it closer I'll have to agree instead. That is the first shot I'd seen of him without his hair loose, but comparing pics of the actor and that shot can't be disputed.

I just assumed it given the fact that he is by far the most prominent Dothraki in the book and is a central figure to the Dani Stormborn storyline. He has bloodriders but they don't take prominent roles individually all that much. The main characters for that particular book in that storyline are Dani, Viserys, Illyrio, Ser Jerah and Khal Drogo (there is another character near the end of the book but revealing that character would be spoilerlicious).

I cannot stop talking about these damn books.