Game of Thrones HBO; All Seasons with Spoilers

[Einher]

I very much look forward to moar Tyrion Lannister.

Been listening to the audiobooks for the series, and I must say I prefer the depth the HBO series actor brings to that role.
Sadly, the various audiobook readers like to use a heavy dwarven/scottish/irish accent for his voice, and it sort of puts me off.

I think the casting of Tyrion was perfect.

[mk_ultra]

I think I read the first book in 2003 or so , and have been very impatiently waiting for the 5th one .

As far as the show goes , I am pretty damn impressed so far .

[BigDaddyTX]

I think the casting of Tyrion was perfect.

Yeah, you're not going to find a hunchback, so he really works in the role once you get over that. I think he vaguely resembles the guy who plays Jaime which works even better in my mind.

[mheimdallson]

re the kick in the groin.

After reading the books to date...I do n' think I can watch it happen again.

It was an amazing read...but....

[anungunrama]

wow 10 year old breast feeding..that's all i have to say about the latest episode haha

[jor-el]

I can't imagine The Eyrie a natural occurrence.

So that's Roz.

[Wildeman_13]

I can't imagine The Eyrie a natural occurrence.

So that's Roz.

In my mind and from the book, the Eyrie was more cut into the side of and on top of a very steep mountain, yet the show seems to have it just sitting by itself as a tall tower in the mountains. The book has them travelling for days up steep very narrow paths yet the show has them riding horses almost all the way to the front gates, it seems. Yes, I know, they can't do everything the same as in the book, but I was hoping they would really make the Eyrie seem as impregnable as it seemed in the books.

[Dedsquirrl]

I can't imagine The Eyrie a natural occurrence.

So that's Roz.

In my mind and from the book, the Eyrie was more cut into the side of and on top of a very steep mountain, yet the show seems to have it just sitting by itself as a tall tower in the mountains. The book has them travelling for days up steep very narrow paths yet the show has them riding horses almost all the way to the front gates, it seems. Yes, I know, they can't do everything the same as in the book, but I was hoping they would really make the Eyrie seem as impregnable as it seemed in the books.

And no Blackfish!

WTF!

[Wildeman_13]

In my mind and from the book, the Eyrie was more cut into the side of and on top of a very steep mountain, yet the show seems to have it just sitting by itself as a tall tower in the mountains. The book has them travelling for days up steep very narrow paths yet the show has them riding horses almost all the way to the front gates, it seems. Yes, I know, they can't do everything the same as in the book, but I was hoping they would really make the Eyrie seem as impregnable as it seemed in the books.

And no Blackfish!

WTF!

Well.. They do have to cut out characters and scenes that they felt don't fit well into the limited time frame. It's like all the people up in arms when Tom Bombadill wasn't in FOTR.

[Dedsquirrl]

In my mind and from the book, the Eyrie was more cut into the side of and on top of a very steep mountain, yet the show seems to have it just sitting by itself as a tall tower in the mountains. The book has them travelling for days up steep very narrow paths yet the show has them riding horses almost all the way to the front gates, it seems. Yes, I know, they can't do everything the same as in the book, but I was hoping they would really make the Eyrie seem as impregnable as it seemed in the books.

And no Blackfish!

WTF!

Well.. They do have to cut out characters and scenes that they felt don't fit well into the limited time frame. It's like all the people up in arms when Tom Bombadill wasn't in FOTR.

True that.
And I understand.

But come on. You have to put in the Blackfish just for the punk out that he gives Jamie Lannister in AFFC.

[Wildeman_13]

True that.
And I understand.

But come on. You have to put in the Blackfish just for the punk out that he gives Jamie Lannister in AFFC.

Yeah, I am hoping they still work him in. There are ways to do it that can still make it all work.

Spoilers from the last episode
I'm not normally offended by homosexual behavior on TV, especially from HBO, but I was a bit taken back by the scene with Renly and Loras. I know that in the books the author hinted at it, but unless my brain erased that chapter, it never happened. It's scenes like this that bother me... (not the activity when they decide to throw in something obvious instead of leaving you guessing like the book did. Come on guys, be creative. Have them flirt more, have them make suggestive looks and maybe a little too long of a hug. But having Loras shave Renly then go down on him?!?!? Really?!?!?

[Rugger]

Yeah, that part was a little rough for me. I looked away, but it wasn't enough. Should have put it on mute, too.

[jor-el]

"Even now I could cut through the five of you like cake!" Barristan Selmy

A strategic error on the Lannister's part.

[Seanwins]

Since last Sunday I've read all of A Game of Thrones, and now I'm about halfway through A Clash of Kings. I love the books, but they've kinda ruined the show for me by taking all of the suspense out of it. It won't stop me from reading though, because the books are AWE-SOOOOOME!!

[White Bear]

True that.
And I understand.

But come on. You have to put in the Blackfish just for the punk out that he gives Jamie Lannister in AFFC.

Yeah, I am hoping they still work him in. There are ways to do it that can still make it all work.

Spoilers from the last episode
I'm not normally offended by homosexual behavior on TV, especially from HBO, but I was a bit taken back by the scene with Renly and Loras. I know that in the books the author hinted at it, but unless my brain erased that chapter, it never happened. It's scenes like this that bother me... (not the activity when they decide to throw in something obvious instead of leaving you guessing like the book did. Come on guys, be creative. Have them flirt more, have them make suggestive looks and maybe a little too long of a hug. But having Loras shave Renly then go down on him?!?!? Really?!?!?

The Blackfish will have to be in the show before the time his "Red Wedding" occurs at the Twins. There's no way that scene can be left out of the show. Major shit goes down

Edit: I confused The Blackfish, Brynden with his nephew Edmure. It's Edmure's wedding at the twins. I still expect The Blackfish to make an appearance in the second season at least.

[Wildeman_13]

The Blackfish will have to be in the show before the time his "Red Wedding" occurs at the Twins. There's no way that scene can be left out of the show. Major shit goes down.

Well sure. But as we saw last night with the Hill tribes, the show is working in key characters just maybe not in the same way as the books. Which is fine with me. It's actually become sort of a game in my head of what's coming up next and how will they manage to make it work since so much happens in private or in the minds of the characters.

[jor-el]

In case you missed it, Ned is dead.

i don't think anyone's going to like it. Unfortunate, but necessary to move the story along.

[Fletch]

Bloody stupid of the elder daughter too, here's an idea sweetheart, think before you open your trap.

By asking for leniency and what-not, she basically helped to make him a traitor in every-one's eyes since she said he would confess his crimes

It's been a long time since I read the book, so I'm not sure whether this is pointed out in there (think it is) but anyway, she made a frakking huge political mistake there, since prior to her request no one in the stark family had acknowledged Ned's alleged crime, by stating it in open court she basically held the sword for King Inbred and helped him do his dirty work.

[ZMace]

Yep, Sansa is dumb.

[crypto]

I just thought I'd bring up the fact that Jamie Lannister totally looks like Prince Charming from Shrek.

[jor-el]

In a few more weeks, War will be coming.

No characters agonizing over past or future actions... much.

The creator/showrunner has not been replaced.

No pointless soap opera not part of the original story.

Book/Season 2: A Clash of Kings.

[Mannlicher]

I started reading Martin's books when they first came out in, I believe, 1996. "hooked", does not begin to describe how much I liked the book Game of Thrones, and the subsequent books. The first four books took damn near 10 years. It is hard to stay 'psyched' about a series when there is that much time delay. The 5th book, A Dance with Dragons took yet another 6 years. I honestly don't believe Martin will ever finish the stupid series.

A good parallel with this novelistic debacle is The Wheel of Time series. In that case, the author managed to DIE before finishing the series.

I'll be honest, the two examples above have put me off on starting any new SF series. I won't be led down the primrose path of 'wait for the next installment' again.

[UndeadInfidel]

Tyrion is definitely the best character in the books. The casting choice for him is perfect as well. I'm really looking forward to see how well Melisandre is played in Season 2 of the series.

So far, the only qualms I've had with the presentation has been a) Lack of direwolf footage, and b) they seemed to go with the "stereotypical gay" approach for Loras by making him a skinny weak twerp. In the books he was supposed to be a badass, albeit an in the closet one. He's the only poor casting choice I see thus far.

[UndeadInfidel]

I started reading Martin's books when they first came out in, I believe, 1996. "hooked", does not begin to describe how much I liked the book Game of Thrones, and the subsequent books. The first four books took damn near 10 years. It is hard to stay 'psyched' about a series when there is that much time delay. The 5th book, A Dance with Dragons took yet another 6 years. I honestly don't believe Martin will ever finish the stupid series.

A good parallel with this novelistic debacle is The Wheel of Time series. In that case, the author managed to DIE before finishing the series.

I'll be honest, the two examples above have put me off on starting any new SF series. I won't be led down the primrose path of 'wait for the next installment' again.

OH man, please don't mention WoT. The series was so milked, it became horribly bloated and boring. Books 7-10 or so were nothing but discussing girl drama and what kind of dress they were wearing at the time.

I hate to see Song of Ice and Fire end, but they need to wrap up the story line pretty quick at this pace to meet his original expectation for the series.