A Game of Thrones - TV Show Discussion Thread

[Wezil]

Pretty good, like I said, but Claire Danes annoys me...

She's always had crazy eyes so she was a good fit for the role.

[Dinner]

Episode 11: The North Remembers

Tyrion arrives to save Joffrey's crown from threats old and new; Daenerys searches for allies and water in the Red Waste; Jon Snow and the Nights Watch face the wilderness beyond the Wall.

The show airs tomorrow on HBO at 9pm EST/PST.

[Tuberski]

What did you think about the other episodes in the season?

Pretty good, like I said, but Claire Danes annoys me and I wanted Saul to run someone through with a sword.

The season finale was a intense.

ACK!

[Dinner]

A video discussing the new characters added for season 2. It looks like they'll mostly be following the books with some of the finer details changed but the big picture being intact. I imagine GRRM (who is a consultant for the series) is insisting on that. That's good as Hollywood screws up so many film & TV adaptations.

[Dinner]

What did you think about the other episodes in the season?

[Tuberski]

now it deserves more prasie thren just "pretty good". its a must watch if you like tv shows.

Watching the season finale, right now.

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[Dinner]

I've read the books but the TV series is slightly different as they had to change things to make it fit into 10 hours of video time a season. That means some things got tossed, some things got changed, and some things remained the same. Also the sets in the series are amazing, I mean there are numerous ones the size of football fields that are super detailed so seeing how the director envisioned each location compared to how I pictured the same place in my mind is very interesting to me.

[Lorizael]

There supposedly have been leaks of episodes 1 and 2 though I've resisted looking for them. Several fan sites on the web were also given a sneak peek at the first two episodes and there are some very spoilerific reviews up online right now.

Yeah. Whatever you do, don't go here.

[Dinner]

There supposedly have been leaks of episodes 1 and 2 though I've resisted looking for them. Several fan sites on the web were also given a sneak peek at the first two episodes and there are some very spoilerific reviews up online right now.

Oh, and I'm about halfway done with watching the extras which came with the blu-ray boxed set. Man, there are a TON of extras; we're talking 9 GB of extras showing everything from behind the scenes, discussions with actors, tours of the sets, concept art, how they picked film locations & design motifs, interviews with key production personnel, interviews with GRRM, a whole series of clips about the history of Westeros voiced by the various actors, and who knows what else. Like I said, I'm only half way through those extras.

[Tuberski]

It's the Kevin Costner effect.

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[OzzyKP]

It is interesting about the regional differences as well. I noticed different accents in the characters fitting the different roles/personalities of the characters (or houses) but didn't really think they were intentionally regionalized British accents. Neat.

[Dinner]

The BBC has a good article about why regional British accents have become the default accent in just about all fantasy movies or TV shows. Yes, GoTs deliberately followed the British accent thing with even American actors told to switch to British accents.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17554816

[Wezil]

The wheat to chaff ratio is so bad I gave up years ago. There are a few great shows but it just isn't worth the cost of a monthly subscription.

[MikeH]

As for Mike's point of "Must Watch Shows" - they tend to be the low ratings ones and get canceled for it (a la, Firefly). Though some of broken through like Lost and Once Upon a Time (same writers). Fringe has also had a number of great seasons though it constantly on the bubble. Friday Night Lights had been getting TONS of love (it's a great show) but it required Direct TV to step in and buy it so it could continue.

It's very sad. I guess the vast majority of the American public deserve the utter **** that is most of what they get to watch on television.

[a.kitman]

I'm watching Homeland on Showtime right now. Pretty good show.

ACK!

now it deserves more prasie thren just "pretty good". its a must watch if you like tv shows.