Movies and TV HBO greenlights A Game of Thrones pilot! - Page 5

keg in kc · 03:58 PM

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.

keg in kc · 03-02-2010, 08:20 PM

It's going to series!

Looks like it should hit the airwaves about a year from now.

TrickyNicky · 03-02-2010, 08:58 PM

Hot damn! Hopefully the episode will leak online before a whole year goes by

By the by, GRRM is nearing completion of the next book, that would be awesome to get the book and the series around the same time.

Oh and he has a new Dunc and Egg short story coming out on March 16th in the Warriors anthology.

Miles · 03-02-2010, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

By the by, GRRM is nearing completion of the next book, that would be awesome to get the book and the series around the same time.

Wasn't he nearing completion in late 2006?

Miles · 03-02-2010, 09:12 PM

Sucks that it as a year out but great news.

TrickyNicky · 03-02-2010, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miles

Wasn't he nearing completion in late 2006?

Considering he fudged his own timeline and tore up 1000 manuscript pages and started over (per his blog). He sounds like he is nearing completion. After that it would be at least months worth of editing and another 4-6 months once finalized to print.

I don't think he will ever finish the series, but I'm willing to bet we see Dance before 2012.

Miles · 03-02-2010, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

Considering he fudged his own timeline and tore up 1000 manuscript pages and started over (per his blog). He sounds like he is nearing completion. After that it would be at least months worth of editing and another 4-6 months once finalized to print.

I don't think he will ever finish the series, but I'm willing to bet we see Dance before 2012.

Great to hear it is getting somewhere near finishing it. I realize authors are not someone you can stick in a room an tell them to write something good but as a fan this is taking a while. Wonder how bad it was for fans of Frank Herbert awaiting more Dune novels?

TrickyNicky · 03-02-2010, 09:30 PM

First promotional image:

Snow drifts across the bodies of the fallen dead. Eight corpses lie frozen on the ground– men, women, and children, wearing heavy furs. The wind whips through their long hair.

At the edge of the clearing, WILL (20), a young ranger dressed all in black, surveys the grim scene from the back of his gelding. He gathers his reins and guides his horse south.

credit= http://winter-is-coming.net/

keg in kc · 06-13-2010, 08:34 PM

TrickyNicky · 06-13-2010, 10:55 PM

22 seconds is not enough

I was hoping to see Tyrion

**Buck** · 06-14-2010, 03:57 AM

I need to hurry up and read this shit. The trailer was great. Is that first promo pick from the foreword of the book?

TrickyNicky · 06-14-2010, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck

Is that first promo pick from the foreword of the book?

Yes

thecoffeeguy · 06-14-2010, 08:23 AM

I wonder how close it will be to the books.

I need to re-read the series again before I see this.

jspchief · 06-14-2010, 11:13 AM

Hmm. I'd never heard of these books. Looks like I have something to dive into once I finish the Codex Alera series.

Lurk · 06-14-2010, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jspchief

Hmm. I'd never heard of these books. Looks like I have something to dive into once I finish the Codex Alera series.

Do yourself a favor and wait until Martin finishes the series. You will rush through the first 3, struggle through the fourth, and then be stuck like the rest of have been for however many years waiting for the guy to get to book 5.

Huffmeister · 06-14-2010, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lurk

You will rush through the first 3, struggle through the fourth, and then be stuck like the rest of have been for however many years waiting for the guy to get to book 5.

Yeah, I started reading them last year and this is exactly what I encountered. The 4th book wasn't as good as the other three, which was a bit disappointing because the first three kept getting progressively better and better (the last third of the 3rd was absolutely phenomenal). I'm really hoping the next book will flesh out the 4th a bit.

Assuming he ever gets off his !$# and releases the 5th book.

11-12-2008, 06:29 AM
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	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..
Posts: 58,682

03-02-2010, 08:20 PM	#61
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	It's going to series! Looks like it should hit the airwaves about a year from now.
Posts: 58,682

03-02-2010, 08:58 PM	#62
TrickyNicky My Black Friend, Alan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Manhattan Casino cash: $10007047	Hot damn! Hopefully the episode will leak online before a whole year goes by By the by, GRRM is nearing completion of the next book, that would be awesome to get the book and the series around the same time. Oh and he has a new Dunc and Egg short story coming out on March 16th in the Warriors anthology. __________________ *Adopt-a-Chief: David Mims #70* Dammit Mimsy!!!
Posts: 3,648

03-02-2010, 09:12 PM	#64
Miles MVP Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Casino cash: $1682400	Sucks that it as a year out but great news.
Posts: 14,521

03-02-2010, 09:30 PM	#67
TrickyNicky My Black Friend, Alan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Manhattan Casino cash: $10007047	First promotional image: Snow drifts across the bodies of the fallen dead. Eight corpses lie frozen on the ground– men, women, and children, wearing heavy furs. The wind whips through their long hair. At the edge of the clearing, WILL (20), a young ranger dressed all in black, surveys the grim scene from the back of his gelding. He gathers his reins and guides his horse south. credit= http://winter-is-coming.net/ __________________ *Adopt-a-Chief: David Mims #70* Dammit Mimsy!!!
Posts: 3,648

06-13-2010, 08:34 PM	#68
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299
Posts: 58,682

06-13-2010, 10:55 PM	#69
TrickyNicky My Black Friend, Alan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Manhattan Casino cash: $10007047	22 seconds is not enough I was hoping to see Tyrion __________________ *Adopt-a-Chief: David Mims #70* Dammit Mimsy!!!
Posts: 3,648

06-14-2010, 03:57 AM	#70
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8329900	I need to hurry up and read this shit. The trailer was great. Is that first promo pick from the foreword of the book?
Posts: 44,562

06-14-2010, 08:23 AM	#72
thecoffeeguy That Rascally wabbit! Join Date: Aug 2009 Casino cash: $10001564	I wonder how close it will be to the books. I need to re-read the series again before I see this.
Posts: 1,565

06-14-2010, 11:13 AM	#73
jspchief BAMF Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Your Face Casino cash: $9998710	Hmm. I'd never heard of these books. Looks like I have something to dive into once I finish the Codex Alera series. __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.
Posts: 27,207