A Game of Thrones - TV Show Discussion Thread

[-Jrabbit]

Yeah, me too.

[regexcellent]

Leon: The Professional 2 is pretty much my favorite part of the show.

[self biased]

[DinoDoc]

That would be awesome if that were a real quote.

[Felch]

I saw a video of him giving a talk to a theater class, and he really did seem like a decent guy.

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

When you're playing a bad guy, audience hatred is sweet, sweet applause. I've been there.

[Bosh]

When you're playing a bad guy, audience hatred is sweet, sweet applause. I've been there.

I think in general the actors who specialize in playing villains are nice people. It's easier to get a fat head when you're playing heroes all the time.

[Hauldren Collider]

That, and villains are what make a good story into an unforgettably great story. Everyone loves the hero, but the villain is what makes things interesting.

[regexcellent]

wrong thread damnit

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

When you're playing a bad guy, audience hatred is sweet, sweet applause. I've been there.

The acid test is whether you win the applause at the end. If you don't, they're just hating crappy acting.

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

Possibly.

[Dr Strangelove]

Ned Stark: "Winter is... a time for us all to come together and work hard."

Cersei: "When you play the game of thrones... you're ignoring your social responsibilities."

Imagine Arya's little list in China:
"Chaing Kai-Shek, Capitalist In Roaders, Emporer Hirohito, Prime Minister Abe, Running Dogs, John Birch, Winston Churchill, Lackeys...."

But what about in Russia? Now they can't have cursing or vulgarity in public. In Russian Game of Thrones Little Fingers cat houses require enormous amounts of Kitty Litter.

[Sir Og]

Is the meaning of the word "landing" in King's Landing listed in the definition below?

land·ing
noun \ˈlan-diŋ\

: an act of returning to the ground or another surface after a flight

: a level area at the top of stairs or between two sets of stairs

: a place where boats and ships load and unload passengers and cargo
Full Definition of LANDING
1
: an act or process of one that lands; especially : a going or bringing to a surface (as land or shore) after a voyage or flight
2
: a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargo
3
: a level part of a staircase (as at the end of a flight of stairs)
4
plural : the amount of fish or shellfish landed annually in a particular area

[Felch]

Yeah, King's Landing is a port, where Aegon the Conqueror first landed his troops on the continent of Westeros.

[Sir Og]

This was my interpretation as well.
The accepted translation for "King's Landig " in Bulgarian however is very different. It is translated as "Kings Palace" or "Kings Chambers" (Кралски Чертог)

So I thought that maybe "landing" is a synonym of "palace" and wanted to check what native speakers think.