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The Red Wedding will be a hell of an episode. Stupid Robb with his stupid hair and screwing everything up. Why are all the Starks so dumb, anyway? Well, the ones that have hit puberty... Arya, Bran and Rickon are still cool. Christ, even Theon got smacked by the Stark stupid gene. Maybe there's lead in the lemoncakes. 
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empty sea posted:Maybe there's lead in the lemoncakes. That would explain a lot. Do they ever say who Hodor's parents are? Lemonmongers?
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Yeah, there was no Dany stuff at all in AFfC which is why DwD was so frustrating: the characters that were left out of AFfC were in but didn't DO anything. Certainly not enough to make up for having been absent for a book. There's gotta be some better way for HBO to mash AFfC and DwD together and make most of a season of mildly interesting TV. Add some tits or something to fill it out and spice it up a little.
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Jan 31, 2012 05:43
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A prostitute will explain everything that happened during AFFC and ADWD.
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ruddiger posted:Can we talk about that preview chapter of Winds of Winter that GRRM posted on his website in this thread? Or is that something that needs to be put in spoilers? You can talk about any and all books in the series in this thread without using spoilers.
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General Battuta posted:A prostitute will explain everything that happened during AFFC and ADWD. No, no, no, Littlefinger will explain it all while prostitutes engage in a lesbian orgy.
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Dead Man Posting posted:You can talk about any and all books in the series in this thread without using spoilers. Eh, Dance with Dragons was done in spoiler bars, so it might be the one scenario where the bad thread gives a poo poo.
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whowhatwhere posted:No, no, no, Littlefinger will explain it all while prostitutes engage in a lesbian orgy.
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:A... better story? You are probably just trying to be funny (and succeeding; I chuckled amicably into my pocket square) but the core of your argument rings true. I don't think the showrunners could do a better job with it than Martin. George has a plan, and I think in time we will be able to step back and see the master plan was there the whole time. There are few in fantasy today who could take a complex narrative and world and create such emotion around... pretty much everything. Martin is a titan of modern fantasy, and he didn't get that status by self stimulation into a hot towel, pardon the expression. He got that status by simply being one of the best. Have a little faith, sir.
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bigmcgaffney posted:You are probably just trying to be funny (and succeeding; I chuckled amicably into my pocket square) but the core of your argument rings true. I don't think the showrunners could do a better job with it than Martin. George has a plan, and I think in time we will be able to step back and see the master plan was there the whole time. There are few in fantasy today who could take a complex narrative and world and create such emotion around... pretty much everything. Martin is a titan of modern fantasy, and he didn't get that status by self stimulation into a hot towel, pardon the expression. He got that status by simply being one of the best. I'd totally agree with you if it wasn't for the fact that you're overflowing with sarcasm.
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Azure_Horizon posted:I'd totally agree with you if it wasn't for the fact that you're overflowing with sarcasm. Via the precipitation cycle all water eventually makes its way back to its origin; salmons swim upstream to their spawning grounds; turtles travel huge distances to return to their hatching beach; Charlize Theron returns to her small hometown in Young Adult written by Diablo Cody. What I am saying is that we all return from where we came, and it is inevitable. bigmcgaffney fucked around with this message at 10:15 on Jan 31, 2012 |
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neongrey posted:But what school auditorium has a green screen? A decent green screen as a backdrop for video or photography is ~200 on amazon.
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whowhatwhere posted:Eh, Dance with Dragons was done in spoiler bars, so it might be the one scenario where the bad thread gives a poo poo. Yhea. Five years ago we did. Does anyone here truly give a poo poo about anything anymore?
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Anders posted:Yhea. Five years ago we did. I do. A bloody, watery, poo poo.
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JesustheDarkLord posted:I do. A bloody, watery, poo poo. Riding the yellow mare and/or looking at pics of gurmm I see.
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hailthefish posted:Yeah, there was no Dany stuff at all in AFfC which is why DwD was so frustrating: the characters that were left out of AFfC were in but didn't DO anything. Certainly not enough to make up for having been absent for a book. Well in fairness, the characters that were left in AFfC didn't DO enough to make up for them having been present for a book, either.
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Dead Man Posting posted:You can talk about any and all books in the series in this thread without using spoilers. If that's the case, then Theon totally sent the "Bastard" letter. He knows what the letter says, and he repeats a few of the lines in his head while talking about it with Stannis. I didn't think anyone else could've sent it besides Ramsay when I first read Dance, but after that preview chapter, I'm pretty sure it was Theon. Now, why did he send it? I have no loving clue. Maybe if they went at each other, he'd figure Jon would gently caress Ramsay's poo poo up.
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ruddiger posted:If that's the case, then Theon totally sent the "Bastard" letter. He knows what the letter says, and he repeats a few of the lines in his head while talking about it with Stannis. I didn't think anyone else could've sent it besides Ramsay when I first read Dance, but after that preview chapter, I'm pretty sure it was Theon. Now, why did he send it? I have no loving clue. Maybe if they went at each other, he'd figure Jon would gently caress Ramsay's poo poo up. I haven't read that chapter but I am having a hard time imgining Theon write in his condition.
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Could have been the nightcloak steward, Bowen Marsh.
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ruddiger posted:If that's the case, then Theon totally sent the "Bastard" letter. He knows what the letter says, and he repeats a few of the lines in his head while talking about it with Stannis. I didn't think anyone else could've sent it besides Ramsay when I first read Dance, but after that preview chapter, I'm pretty sure it was Theon. Now, why did he send it? I have no loving clue. Maybe if they went at each other, he'd figure Jon would gently caress Ramsay's poo poo up. Theon would not use the word bastard because of the trauma ramsay bolton put him through, my money's on mance, you see how many times he uses the term when he fights john and you see the hatred he has toward him.
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I think ADwD spoilers were only honored in the early days of book discussion, before it was decided that Enough Was Enough. Of course, if you were smart, you probably just stayed out of the thread for a few months until you could drag yourself through the book's entirety. I cared about spoilers until I was about...oh, two thirds through the book. The blessed IRC channel was even kind enough to protect me against spoilers. I gave up after awhile. I will probably care about WoW when release approaches. Until then, fire away.
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I cared about the preview chapter spoilers for ADWD. At this point, I really don't, even though I haven't read whatever preview chapter Gurm posted. And Norris you never come to the IRC anymore! All you jerks are welcome. #thebadthread on synirc
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my cat is norris posted:I think ADwD spoilers were only honored in the early days of book discussion, before it was decided that Enough Was Enough. Of course, if you were smart, you probably just stayed out of the thread for a few months until you could drag yourself through the book's entirety. Yeah, that's what I did. Wild Cards were gonna wild. Far be it from me to stick my dick in the pudding and demand things be different.
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I'm pretty sure I'm going to forget everything I read in this leaked preview by the time the next book is out anyway. It was pretty good chapter should have made the cut in aDWD.
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IRQ posted:I cared about the preview chapter spoilers for ADWD. At this point, I really don't, even though I haven't read whatever preview chapter Gurm posted. I am not too savvy with all this ancient irc technology, so can you guys create a channel where myself and like-minded individuals can discuss the merits of the books without being inundated with butt and educated horse jokes, thanks in advance. I'm sure there are others who share my viewpoint.
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The only sort of major thing the preview chapter from book 6 spoils is that Stannis is still alive.
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Joramun posted:The only sort of major thing the preview chapter from book 6 spoils is that Stannis is still alive. Pretty sure someone somewhere said it's set before the letter was sent so we don't even know that.
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Unkempt posted:Pretty sure someone somewhere said it's set before the letter was sent so we don't even know that. gurm said that.
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Egon de Szombathely posted:There's nothing to spoil. The failed Karstark rebellion against Stannis?
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So, I was thinking last night and this came to me (I apologize if this has been mentioned before). Since Jon Snow is now dead...ish, is this going to be the way out of the Night's Watch oath for him? Since his watch ends with his death...can zombie Snow then take a wife, wear a crown and all that?
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Devintownsend posted:So, I was thinking last night and this came to me (I apologize if this has been mentioned before). Since Jon Snow is now dead...ish, is this going to be the way out of the Night's Watch oath for him? Since his watch ends with his death...can zombie Snow then take a wife, wear a crown and all that? Sure, he can do what ever he wants. Stannis offered him Winterfell before he was deadish though and he didn't take it. I think it would be kinda silly taking it after coming back to life though (even though this is probably what will happen).
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I think it'd be stupid if GRRM did it, but to be fair: he hadn't yet been stabbed to death by his comrades-in-arms when he refused Stannis. I guess I could see him deciding "gently caress this place" and taking advantage of the loophole.
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This whole new season of the show's gonna suck. There's so many "big" scenes that require too much budget to pull off properly. As an example, here's how the Battle of Blackwater will play out: We'll see a few people preparing for it on modest sets. Then MAYBE a few seconds of action in a reused set like that one square of King's Landing that apparently every loving thing in the city happens in. Then we'll cut forward until after the whole thing is over and all of the relevant events will be explained by or to a topless woman. The tits will distract us from noticing that we're basically getting a plot dump instead of a bad rear end, expensive battle scene. It is known.
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Eh, I figure they'll have two things: 1) Davos noticing the chain and the wildfire 2) CGI of the wildfire going off and the chain going up 3) some variant of Tyrion's fight which ensures he gets some sort of easy-to-work-with disfiguring scar Everything else is either cheap or can be done by someone looking out the window and saying "LOOK! HERE COMES X!"
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thornghost posted:Then we'll cut forward until after the whole thing is over and all of the relevant events will be explained by or to a topless woman. The tits will distract us from noticing that we're basically getting a plot dump instead of a bad rear end, expensive battle scene. I'm fine with this as long as it's Old Nan.
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Xiahou Dun posted:She died, remember? Look, just because you're painfully straight and square doesn't mean geri-loving necrophiles aren't watching the series, too. Bigot.
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Dead Man Posting posted:I haven't read that chapter but I am having a hard time imgining Theon write in his condition. The sample chapter focused quite a bit on how the ravens are trained and only few can go to more than one castle. With a normal author that'd be an obvious Chekhov's gun situation but who knows with Martin. It seems to be foreshadowing that that letter probably isn't from Bolton. smarion2 posted:Sure, he can do what ever he wants. Stannis offered him Winterfell before he was deadish though and he didn't take it. I think it would be kinda silly taking it after coming back to life though (even though this is probably what will happen). I figured he didn't take it because he took an oath, but now he's free from that. Of course with Sansa being given the North by Petyr it seems like that's setting up for some conflict as well. 24-7 Urkel Cosplay fucked around with this message at 21:51 on Feb 1, 2012 |
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