Game of Thrones

[StrangeLove]

irc didnt his mom just show up one day and he was um dont know how to spoiler tag. but also i didnt like what they did with the dragons. also they skipped like 2 important battles

[Ghost714]

you don't work for got do you pal? haha

i was just lamenting the fact that you only get 10 eps then have to wait 12 months. I think i might read the books over the next break.

You haven't read the books! You really should, I started out watching the show and I loved it so much, but when it was over, I couldn't wait until season two, so I got the books, and let me tell you, the show is great, but the books are so much better. I swear, if you read them, you will not regret it, they will literally blow your mind.

If you do get them though, I wouldn't skip the first two just because you have seen the first two seasons of the show. The show cut out a lot of amazing stuff, and you would be doing yourself a serious injustice by not reading the first two. However, the biggest injustice of all is to not read any of them.

I agree with you though, those ten episodes are over quick, and waiting for the next season sucks. That's all the more reason why you should read the books though ha ha.

[seven.homme]

yeah got should have like 12 or 15 eps, hopefully they got more budget for season 3. luckily Lost got 15+ per seasons back then lol ..

[setterman]

fuck 10 ep runs, what happened to 22 episode seasons?

I can only image how great season 2 would have been if they'd had 22 episodes to work with......

Battle of Blackwater this week.... I have a feeling it's going to be a huge let down, especially compared to the book. I guess the chain isn't going to play a role in things..... ?

just finished rereading the first three books, and started into Feast Of Crows again. Hopefully A Dance of Dragons comes out in paperback in August as planned. I'd forgotten how messy things had gotten by this point in the books with the ever growing cast of characters. A name pops up and I have to go online to be reminded who the hell they are.

[chantheman]

I can only image how great season 2 would have been if they'd had 22 episodes to work with......

Battle of Blackwater this week.... I have a feeling it's going to be a huge let down, especially compared to the book. I guess the chain isn't going to play a role in things..... ?

just finished rereading the first three books, and started into Feast Of Crows again. Hopefully A Dance of Dragons comes out in paperback in August as planned. I'd forgotten how messy things had gotten by this point in the books with the ever growing cast of characters. A name pops up and I have to go online to be reminded who the hell they are.

get use to this part...

[Ghost714]

I can only image how great season 2 would have been if they'd had 22 episodes to work with......

Battle of Blackwater this week.... I have a feeling it's going to be a huge let down, especially compared to the book. I guess the chain isn't going to play a role in things..... ?

just finished rereading the first three books, and started into Feast Of Crows again. Hopefully A Dance of Dragons comes out in paperback in August as planned. I'd forgotten how messy things had gotten by this point in the books with the ever growing cast of characters. A name pops up and I have to go online to be reminded who the hell they are.

That's the beauty of it. That's why every reread only gets better and better. Wait till you get to Dany's story in A Dance with Dragons, you have names like Skahaz mo Kandaq, Hizdahr zo Loraq, and Reznak mo Reznak, those names where a fun challenge to master. I guess you might have seen a few of them at the end of Dany's story in A Storm of Swords.

Stuff like that is why I love these books, they are not dumbed down at all, and they reward the people dedicated enough to really get into them.

[percy]

Words are like wind...

If you have finished with Martin and need something else to occupy your time, I pretty much enjoyed joe Abercrombie's first law series and follow up novels.

[Ghost714]

Words are like wind...

If you have finished with Martin and need something else to occupy your time, I pretty much enjoyed joe Abercrombie's first law series and follow up novels.

Once you have read a song of ice and fire, nothing can replace a song of ice and fire, it is known. The only option is to reread all finished books, over and over, and over, for ever.

[seven.homme]

it is known .. lol. you're obsessed bro ..

Edited May 25, 2012 by seven.homme

[setterman]

it is known .. lol. you're obsessed bro ..

Just so.

[setterman]

That's the beauty of it. That's why every reread only gets better and better. Wait till you get to Dany's story in A Dance with Dragons, you have names like Skahaz mo Kandaq, Hizdahr zo Loraq, and Reznak mo Reznak, those names where a fun challenge to master. I guess you might have seen a few of them at the end of Dany's story in A Storm of Swords.

I don't even attempt to work out a pronunciation for any of those names.

Every time I see Daenerys as the front of a chapter, it's time to put the book down for the night. never been interested in her character.

[Ghost714]

I don't even attempt to work out a pronunciation for any of those names.

Every time I see Daenerys as the front of a chapter, it's time to put the book down for the night. never been interested in her character.

that saddens me. in my opinion, your really missing out. not just on dany's chapters though, because her chapters can give information for other parts of the story to. i have never understood it, when someone has said they don't care to read the Greyjoy chapters, or the Dany chapters, or the Quentyn martell chapters etc.. To me, it's all gold, and I enjoy every word of every page. Besides, a lot of Dany's chapters in A storm of swords were freaking awesome. I am not going to say all her chapters are better than the others, but the ones in the third book are some of the best, but this is coming from the guy who even loved all her chapters in a dance with dragons.

[setterman]

Oh, I read her chapters. I just find myself going through a couple chapters and really getting into things, and then one of her chapters pops up and I'm like "fuck, I want to keep reading about the people in Westros. It's 11:30, fuck it, time to go to sleep." I don't know, for some reason I've just never been into her story, and found everyone else more interesting.

[Ghost714]

Oh, I read her chapters. I just find myself going through a couple chapters and really getting into things, and then one of her chapters pops up and I'm like "fuck, I want to keep reading about the people in Westros. It's 11:30, fuck it, time to go to sleep." I don't know, for some reason I've just never been into her story, and found everyone else more interesting.

Well I can't call you crazy, because your not the only one who feels that way about her chapters. I personally can't understand it, because I love everyone's chapters, and Dany's are some of my favorites.

[chantheman]

davos chapters bored me the most

[Ghost714]

I love how nobody has offered any proof for the whole "Emilia Clarke added a no nudity clause to her contract" bs, that was discussed a few pages back. It appears that it was yet again another troll. I have seen a few different people trying to say that now, on a couple of different forums, and everytime when I ask for proof of where someone got that information, they never respond back. In fact, I think I posted some pretty good proof against that outlandish claim, a few pages back in this thread.

[aoi]

Dude, I tried to track back where I got my info, but no luck. It might just be a rumor I've picked up, sorry for spreading it (even though I think I read it on a pretty reliable site). But you gotta chill though, it's not some big conspiracy to stain Emilia Clarke's reputation.

And don't let her fool you with the interviews about dedication etc. She didn't even dye her hair for the role. Weak sauce imo.

[lil brown brother]

couldnt stand the earlier khaleesi chapters ... but the last book her story kinda picked up, davos chapters i like

[aoi]

[alopecia]

She didn't even dye her hair for the role. Weak sauce imo.

This reminds me, the Targaryens are supposed to have purple eyes. No idea why they don't give Dany contacts, it would be awesome and easy...

[Ghost714]

Dude, I tried to track back where I got my info, but no luck. It might just be a rumor I've picked up, sorry for spreading it (even though I think I read it on a pretty reliable site). But you gotta chill though, it's not some big conspiracy to stain Emilia Clarke's reputation.

And don't let her fool you with the interviews about dedication etc. She didn't even dye her hair for the role. Weak sauce imo.

I personally have watched almost all of the interviews with Emilia Clarke, so i personally believe the interviews about her dedication and stuff, but that was not my main proof against the no nudity thing, and I personally think its fine she didn't dye her hair, the wig works well, probably better than her real hair would, cuz her hair is not that long, and they can do anything to the wig. Although I havent read anything saying she refused to dye her hair, I know she liked the wig, because when she takes it off, she doesn't look like Dany anymore. That way, people aren't always running up to her on the streets calling her Khalisi, or anything, because she doesn't look like Dany without the wig, so I don't blame her for proffering the wig, if that's the case. It might be that they never asked her to dye her hair, and that they always wanted to use a wig, if so I can understand why, the points I made above make sense, to me anyway. I have heard her talk about how she likes the wig though, because when she puts it on, along with Dany's wardrobe, it really puts her into character.

But my main proof against the no nudity thing, was the fact that she did some nude photos in her photo shoot with GQ magazine, just a few months after filming season two of thrones. So obviously she isn't against going nude, and to me it's obvious she cares about acting and stuff, so if she is willing to go nude for a pointless photo shoot, then I think she would be willing to for acting in a show she really cares about.

I wasn't trying to freak out on anyone, I was just saying i haven't been able to find any proof for that claim, and while I was looking for proof to back it up, I think I found some to prove it wrong. That's all, I wasn't angry or anything.

About the purple contacts. It would be awesome if they gave those to the Targaryen's, and I have only ever heard George r r Martin address that issue. He said something like, "have you ever had contacts? They are a pain", to the person interviewing him about the show, when they asked why they didn't have them wearing contacts. So I guess they just didn't want the actors to have to wear them, but I have never heard of Emilia Clarke rufusing to wear them, same goes for Harry Lloyd, the guy that played Viserys. So I wouldn't blame the actors on that one.

Edited May 26, 2012 by Ghost714

[aoi]

[Ghost714]

Do these pictures mean something?

Are they from a specific interview or something?

Edited May 27, 2012 by Ghost714

[aoi]

I thought you watched all her interviews?

Seriously, they are all in good fun. Just look at that face and those eyebrows!

Pretty awkward interview

[Ghost714]

I thought you watched all her interviews?

Seriously, they are all in good fun. Just look at that face and those eyebrows!

Pretty awkward interview

Lol that's really funny how Dan and Dave will mess with people and write fake episodes, and they had Alfie Allen thinking his character died, getting killed by Bran on the back of Hodor lol.

Am I the only one that thinks that would be freaking awesome?

[seven.homme]

[Ghost714]

That's picture is so hot, there is just something about it. Emilia Clarke is so sexy.

I wish I knew how to put a picture in my post, I would post some of the other ones from that photo shoot.

Here are a some links to a few nice pictures, in that photo shoot.

http://emiliaclarke.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=4440&fullsize=1

http://emiliaclarke.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=4439&fullsize=1

http://emiliaclarke.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=4469&fullsize=1

Edited May 27, 2012 by Ghost714

[ClarkGriswold]

Can't wait for the episode where Joffrey dies.

uhh. Thanks.

[Ghost714]

uhh. Thanks.

If you truly were spoiled, then I have to wonder why you came on to the forums. I am not trying to be mean or anything, but if you haven't read all the books, it's kind of suicide to go on the forums, because eventually you will get spoiled about something, one way or the other. I didn't dare come on to the forums until I had read all the books three times each. I do feel sorry for you though, but you kind of had to know that Joffrey would bight the dust eventually. You don't do what he does, King or not, and live for long.

[freecat]

I haven't read the books or anything but it's pretty obvious that he's gonna die !