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That bald guy looks like Varys. Dirty, dirty, hoors.
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Feb 3, 2012 17:19
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I always pictured Belwas as a fat version of Xerxes from 300.
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Since I doubleposted I am going to take this moment to expound on the stirring role heraldry and feudal lordship plays in the heartland of Westeros, one of my favorite aspects, so
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Feb 4, 2012 00:27
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whowhatwhere posted:I want the series to end with Littlefinger throwing Lysa out the Moon Door. This is what should happen. Lysa outs Littlefinger's secret. Sansa's eyes widen. The camera pans to his face. A slow smile. Fade to black. fin
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Feb 4, 2012 00:28
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....drat. That is better, because it would also piss off most of the people who actually read the drat things. Of course, I would be one of those people. I am no True WILDCARD 
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Feb 4, 2012 00:38
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HBO's not gonna kill it after 4 seasons. They let a show about a giant penis that nobody watched run for three years, and GoT is their #2 show with the expectations of True Blood level viewer increases for S2. If they let TB run loose with witches and ghosts for two years, I'm sure they won't have a problem with GoT spinning its wheels for ten weeks. E: Speaking of TB, for as sophisticated as HBO's audience like to think they are, they lap that dumb poo poo up, no matter how inane it gets. They probably wouldn't even notice a dip in the quality of the story. Arms_Akimbo fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Feb 4, 2012 |
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Feb 4, 2012 00:43
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Arms_Akimbo posted:HBO's not gonna kill it after 4 seasons. They let a show about a giant penis that nobody watched run for three years, and GoT is their #2 show with the expectations of True Blood level viewer increases for S2. If they let TB run loose with witches and ghosts for two years, I'm sure they won't have a problem with GoT spinning its wheels for ten weeks. Part of True Blood's charm is how insane and ridiculous it is. It's a soap opera set in Louisiana with vampires and werewolves and fairies and poo poo. There's sex and magic and plots that make absolutely no loving sense. True Blood is magnificent and I will fight to the true death whoever disagrees.  I expect even with GoT running out of actual plot...well, there's always tits and gore. And lemoncakes. If I don't get about a zillion repeats of "Words are wind" and "You know nothing, Jon Snow" I will loving rage.
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Feb 4, 2012 01:51
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Arms_Akimbo posted:Is he the bald dude in the trailer? No that's Nonso Anozie as Xaro Xhoan Daxos. Which I find really weird. Not cause he's black, but because everyone around him is white. I figured they'd add some ethnicity to Qarth, but no, random black dude. That said he plays aloof authority figures well. If anyone saw RocknRolla, he was the character Tank, which I imagine is the way he'll be playing Xaro.
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Feb 4, 2012 02:15
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empty sea posted:If I don't get about a zillion repeats of "Words are wind" and "You know nothing, Jon Snow" I will loving rage.
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Feb 4, 2012 02:17
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Dazerbeams posted:That bald guy looks like Varys. When Belwas first showed up in the books I thought it was Varys in disguise. 
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Feb 4, 2012 02:23
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empty sea posted:Part of True Blood's charm is how insane and ridiculous it is. It's a soap opera set in Louisiana with vampires and werewolves and fairies and poo poo. There's sex and magic and plots that make absolutely no loving sense. True Blood is magnificent and I will fight to the true death whoever disagrees. Here's to 20 pages of script and dialogue containing either "Words are wind", "You know nothing, Jon Snow!", and "Dark wings dark words" or however that one went. I read it so many times my brain is thinking of ways to variate the last one.
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Feb 4, 2012 02:26
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Joramun posted:Actually it will be "You knew nothing, Jon Snow" from now on, in his obituary and eulogy and such. Well, he knows now what lies within that undiscovered country to which all men must one day journey.
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Feb 4, 2012 04:12
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I'll just leave this charm right here. http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/61652-ranking-the-kingdoms-by-powerinfluence/ ASOIAF Forums posted:Members
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Feb 4, 2012 18:55
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There's...really nothing youc an say to that. What the hell, fandom. What the hell.empty sea posted:True Blood is magnificently poo poo Now you can have some self respect. You're welcome.
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:All three of those guys look like the same guy. This is exactly what I was thinking.
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Feb 4, 2012 20:55
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Iseeyouseemeseeyou posted:I'll just leave this charm right here. Of course to countersperg, I would note that he is mentioning a list of European countries warmed by the gulf-stream, followed by 2 US states. Winterfell is basically where Calgary is climate wise so crazy long winters aside, the north is a pretty inhospitable place and I say this as a Minnesotan living pretty much dot on the 45th parallel.
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Feb 4, 2012 21:32
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Iseeyouseemeseeyou posted:I'll just leave this charm right here. Obviously ASOIAF takes place on a ringworld that is in a 2 star solar system with a highly elliptical orbit and also a wizard did it.
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IRQ posted:Obviously ASOIAF takes place on a ringworld that is in a 2 star solar system with a highly elliptical orbit and also a wizard did it. http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/61674-world-flat-or-round/ quote:Well from a few things that i have read on this forum I think that this world could either be flat or round and about twice the size of earth SAME GUY FROM MY LAST POST'S QUOTE!!! posted:The world is round. And it is slightly larger than Earth. This has been confirmed by Martin himself.
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Feb 4, 2012 23:56
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IRQ posted:Obviously ASOIAF takes place on a ringworld that is in a 2 star solar system with a highly elliptical orbit and also a wizard did it. A wizard did it really is the best answer and the one with the most retention of dignity. The elliptical nature of the orbit has nothing to do with the seasons, seasons are caused by the tilt of the plant's axis and the resulting angle of sunlight hitting the planet, the planet on which Westeros is located clearly has 2 or more axes of rotation, one roughly up-down with a period in line with an orbit around the sun and another, more eccentric axis which causes the the crazy summers and winters lasting decades. Spergs aren't even sperging about the right sperging things. Spergs.
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I'm still sticking with my theory that gently caress it, it's magical and the north pole is ice and the south pole is fire, and the seasons are the battle between them as they wax and wane.
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The 700 ft. Wall that defends the Realm against the Others: a wizard did it.
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Feb 5, 2012 03:56
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bigmcgaffney posted:I always pictured Belwas as a fat version of Xerxes from 300. Me too. How will HBO class up the climax of his duel outside the city gates? A CGI fecal event?
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Chipolte_Away posted:Me too. They don't need CGI for poo poo if they have GRRM on set. They just literally have to make him write about football and BAM no more need for expensive CGI. They immediately acquire tonnes of stinky, worthless poo poo for Stay Safe fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Feb 5, 2012 |
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MikeJF posted:I'm still sticking with my theory that gently caress it, it's magical and the north pole is ice and the south pole is fire, and the seasons are the battle between them as they wax and wane. That was GRRM's actual answer (gently caress if I'm going to look it up). There's no bizarre orbits or rotations explaining it. Seriously, this is not a guy with a firm grasp of how a world works. Why the gently caress would anybody think there's some scientific solution?
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whowhatwhere posted:That was GRRM's actual answer (gently caress if I'm going to look it up). There's no bizarre orbits or rotations explaining it. I think GRRM still believes you can land spacecraft on Jupiter, but we should give credit to him. Reading Game of Thrones, he used repetition of tactics that was similar to medieval Europe for this time (e.g. Milk of the Poppy) and had basic research/understanding of culture and tactics. As the series progresses, he still uses repetition of those things (possibly for filler) but does seem like he is researching more (e.g. The Pale Mare descriptions) Stay Safe fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Feb 5, 2012 |
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Feb 5, 2012 04:45
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Honestly, unless you're writing the hardest of sci-fi, most of your audience will accept "Its as big as I need it to be."
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mind the walrus posted:What is the Wall's policy on gay sex anyway, surely they've found at least one or two black brothers brothering each other's blacks at some point. Dead Man Posting posted:The 700 ft. Wall that defends the Realm against the Others: a wizard did it.
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Factor_VIII posted:Maybe if the Watch had followed the example of the Sacred Band of Thebes, they wouldn't be constantly killing one another. Azhor Azhai reborn is Bob the Builder who survived his death and the thousands of years in between by warging into a bulldozer that is buried under Winterfell
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run DNC posted:Azhor Azhai reborn is Bob the Builder who survived his death and the thousands of years in between by warging into a bulldozer that is buried under Winterfell 
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crazypeltast52 posted:A wizard did it really is the best answer and the one with the most retention of dignity. The elliptical nature of the orbit has nothing to do with the seasons, seasons are caused by the tilt of the plant's axis and the resulting angle of sunlight hitting the planet, the planet on which Westeros is located clearly has 2 or more axes of rotation, one roughly up-down with a period in line with an orbit around the sun and another, more eccentric axis which causes the the crazy summers and winters lasting decades. Spergs aren't even sperging about the right sperging things. Spergs. whatever, sperg
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nuncle jimbo posted:whatever, sperg Nuncle
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This whole discussion about the shape/size/rotation/seasons is about as useful as nipples on a breastplate. Words are wind, you guys, you leal serjeants of spergery. Let's all just settle down and have many and more lemoncakes and lamprey pies.
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hailthefish posted:This whole discussion about the shape/size/rotation/seasons is about as useful as nipples on a breastplate. Dark wings, dark words, we were just japing is all. You know nothing John Snow.
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Feb 5, 2012 23:37
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crazypeltast52 posted:Dark wings, dark words, we were just japing is all. You know nothing John Snow.
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Factor_VIII posted:Socrates is well known for having said "I know one thing, that I know nothing". Come on, admit that you only know this because the latest SMBC comic paraphrases it.
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So, for the record, can I get clarification of who we think might be Azor Ahai? Possible : Zombie-Jon Daenerys Doulbe-Zombie Beric Thoros Wun Wun Ser Pounce Definitely not : Stannis lemonjape That about right?
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Zombie Cat? I'd be fine with Arya just rolling around killing everyone though.
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I'll be happy when Arya starts murdering everyone to get revenge just like she's not supposed to as a Faceless Man.
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I think Zombie Jon has a meeting with power somehow connected to Winterfell given the flashbacks of Ned in GoT, the young fine gentlement in my avatar placing Jon as heir until Bran/Rickon come of age, and Jon remembering (and ultimately forgetting) his oath as a Night's Watch. On a book club context, we see Ned being more of a father figure and Jon being the son, rather than Rob, in the series. Zombie cat has another purpose that probably is related to the Twins and the safety of her remaining children, also tied to the Kingslayer who is operating in the same region and going off to see her anyways. Daenarys's plot got interesting with her brother now in the picture for a throne contender. Pretty sure she will win out in the end and will become Queen of the World and savior of the North. Her dragons are needed to slay the Others, afterall, and eventually once she wins the West, she'll reconquer the East and abolish slavery, her name will be remembered for ages, etc. etc. Zombie Beric seems more like a Champion of Azor Ahai like Zombie Cat. I forgot who Thoros is so he must be pretty unimportant. Is he a red priest? Wun Wun I forgot as well. Ser Pounce I remember and seems to be the only obvious choice left for being Azor Ahai. Stay Safe fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Feb 6, 2012 |
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