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Doltos posted:Did I miss that part? I thought he only had his fingers and toes removed and that the penis was the next thing to go if he acts up. It's never explicitly stated, but it's implied quite a bit. I think at one point it's referred to as "the other body part that Ramsey took from him that Reek doesn't like to think about" [sic].
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Fatkraken posted:Sure, but it's 2000 slow rear end pages, which was originally meant to be one book until it ballooned, including a shitload of brand new POV's at least some of which the show is definitely going to cut or trim due to already having an exceedingly large cast and set of threads for a TV show. Seriously, last season we were chopping between about 5 different groups in Kings Landing (Tyrion, Margery, Olenna, Tywin, Littlefinger, Sansa, Varys and Shae in a wide variety of permutations), Brienne and Jaime's rape and amputation road trip, Jon Snow, Sam samming around, Theon's happy time torture festival, Dany and the Dragon brigade, Stannis and Davos' friendship funtime, Arya's murder tour, Robb and Cat's road to success, and Hodor Hodor Hodor. I make that NINE more or less independant storylines that rarely intersect, PLUS the Kings Landing stuff and various bits and pieces that tie into those main stories, like Yara's rescue mission setting out. Too exceedingly complicated for mainstream tv? The show is doing better than ever, possibly the highest rated show on television right now. And I disagree with the assertion that FFC and DWD are mostly boring filler. Every chapter has an important turn of events. Why would they want to rush through the story when it's making them so much money and it's not likely that they'll want to catch up to GRRM too soon. Gianthogweed fucked around with this message at 00:55 on Mar 5, 2014 |
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Steve2911 posted:HBO have never really stretched out their popular shows though. I can't think of any that lasted more than 6 seasons. The Sopranos basically lasted seven, Curb Your Enthusiasm lasted for 8 and the only reason there wasn't a 9th was due to Larry David.
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This summer will be True Blood's seventh, and final, season.
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parque bynch posted:This summer will be True Blood's seventh, and final, season. And thank the Seven for that. But I'm sure if Alan Ball hadn't dropped out last season (or the season before?) and wanted to keep going, HBO would probably be OK with that.
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Gianthogweed posted:It's never explicitly stated, but it's implied quite a bit. I think at one point it's referred to as "the other body part that Ramsey took from him that Reek doesn't like to think about" [sic]. Very strongly implied. On Ramsay's wedding night to Jeyne he orders Theon to warm her up for him. Theon says that he can't, upon which Ramsay orders Theon to use his tongue.
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Wasn't True Blood based off of a book but HBO went their own way with the concept? If that is the case there is certainly precedence if they need to expand/add to the story if GRRM doesn't finish.
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Jedit posted:Very strongly implied. On Ramsay's wedding night to Jeyne he orders Theon to warm her up for him. Theon says that he can't, upon which Ramsay orders Theon to use his tongue. From memory Theon literally says "My lord, I can't, I have no.."
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computer parts posted:The Sopranos basically lasted seven, Curb Your Enthusiasm lasted for 8 and the only reason there wasn't a 9th was due to Larry David. Curb probably isnt even over yet. Its "ended" a few times but that basically just means Larry is takin a break until he gets an idea for a new season and calls up HBO
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Doltos posted:Both. Characters get it much worse in the books. I guess they can't really disfigure someone for a tv show since attractive people are more fun to watch than toothless, noseless, earless burn victims who were once attractive, healthy and whole characters when the series began. But nearly every character ends up looking way uglier, more damaged and considerably less whole than when they began in the books. I think that would bring the show to a new level of depressing that the average viewer wouldn't be able to take.
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I'm sure the practicality element is key too. Removing Tyrion's nose through some kind of special effect whenever he appears would be very laborious and probably not extremely convincing.
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Perhaps the truth is somewhere in the middle: Season 1: AGOT (2011) Season 2: ACOK (2012) Season 3: ASOS part 1 (2013) Season 4: ASOS part 2 and AFOC/ADWD part 1 (2014) Season 5: AFOC/ADWD part 2 (2015) Season 6: ADWD part 3 and TWOW part 1 (2016) Season 7: TWOW part 2 (2017) Season 8: ADOS (2018) - may extend into a ninth season That would require that GRRM have book 7 finished before 2018 which is possible, but far from certain. Also, I'm still not sure how they're going to squeeze the bulk of AFOC and ADWD into season 5 without sacrificing a lot of major story arcs and characters. I guess we'll see have to see how far they get into AFOC and ADWD in season 4. I have a feeling they're going to push back a lot of the events in those books to before the end of ASOS. The Brienne/Jaime story arc already looks like it has been pushed back. I'm guessing a lot of the Dorne stuff from AFOC will also be pushed back, and Dany's story arc will also probably be pushed back. But I find it hard to believe that they would end season 4 anywhere but where ASOS ends. Gianthogweed fucked around with this message at 04:13 on Mar 5, 2014 |
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Random tangent, but after watching House of Cards (at least season one) I'm convinced that Frank and Littlefinger are essentially the same character - someone who thinks they're more important than they are, and someone who takes credit for changing circumstances as they adapt their plan.
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If they finished the series before the last book came out, would you watch?
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Oh of course. Everyone would. Some people might try and hold out but they'll get spoiled somewhere in the decade it takes to write the next couple.
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lifts cats over head posted:If you think Theon has a happy ending then you haven't been paying attention.
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webmeister posted:From memory Theon literally says "My lord, I can't, I have no.." Please try to remember we're in TVIV. This isn't enough information to go on.
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Fozzy The Bear posted:If they finished the series before the last book came out, would you watch? Might be the only thing which makes me really interested in the show, frankly.
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quote:There may be a new type of music you’ll be associating Game of Thrones with this season. According to the Wall Street Journal and Vibe, HBO has found yet another way of reaching out to audiences in creative ways to promote the show. http://winteriscoming.net/2014/03/hip-hop-artists-promote-game-of-thrones-with-a-new-mixtape/
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In It For The Tank posted:http://winteriscoming.net/2014/03/hip-hop-artists-promote-game-of-thrones-with-a-new-mixtape/ I sit and think when I'm in my zone This life is like the Game of Thrones Cool idea, but I hope they're generally better than that snippet, cause 
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rypakal posted:Please try to remember we're in TVIV. This isn't enough information to go on. For all we know, he just needed a condom.
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webmeister posted:From memory Theon literally says "My lord, I can't, I have no.." Christ I literally skimmed right past that. Poor Theon. Poor Theon's penis.
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In It For The Tank posted:http://winteriscoming.net/2014/03/hip-hop-artists-promote-game-of-thrones-with-a-new-mixtape/ Oh Common, how far you have fallen. 
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lol Wale This is too funny to be sad.
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I think that might be the dorkiest rap-related project I've seen since Ocarina of Rhyme. Worse than that, even, since that at least used pre-existing lyrics.
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loquacius posted:I think that might be the dorkiest rap-related project I've seen since Ocarina of Rhyme. Worse than that, even, since that at least used pre-existing lyrics. In my head I'm hearing hip-hop versions of Rains of Castamere and Bear and the Maiden Fair. Please shoot me with a crossbolt.
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If they just sampled those songs and put regular real rap lyrics on top of them it'd STILL be too embarrassing to talk about in public, but I'd listen anyway if it turned out to be catchy. If it's awkward rap about Game of Thrones, as in the preview, I couldn't even attempt to listen without becoming engulfed in shame. If it's both of those things at once, it's basically a goon project.
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This just means someone is going to make a ghetto game of thrones youtube parody video that will get linked on my Facebook feed for the next three years.
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Get me on a horse and I'm trouble Last week hosed around and made the Mountain crumble Sendin Sers to 7 hells like J.L. I can't believe, today was my name day
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Pfft, Jay-Z and Kanye did this years ago 
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The Rhymes & Flows of Tyrion Lannister
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Gotta drop this here now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-oZ4Bug_zA (If you haven't seen it: I know it seems like it'll be bad but it's actually very well written)
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Outside actual songs used in the series itself the only singing that should be associated with GOT is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25KABvPbq-U
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Cant forgot WHUR MUH BOATS AT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAI_mnJgesI
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So who is going to see the GOT preview in Barclay center? Ticket is on sale now.
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No preview in the UK? boo... I really liked that black & yellow mash-up
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Took me forever to get 2 lovely mid level tickets on ticketmaster. You GOT fans are crazy. I will be going dress up as thin GRRM.
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timp posted:Gotta drop this here now This was actually pretty good. Edit: Man, I didn't even realise untilt the end that they each play one of the Baratheon brothers. Syncopated fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Mar 6, 2014 |
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Wow, I never realized how many people hated AFFC and ADWD until I discovered this message board. http://www.iswintercoming.com/when-will-george-hbo-admit-defeat-t1726.html I purposely stayed away from message boards that spoiled the books until I was done reading them, but now that I'm done I'm REALLY glad I did. I actually really enjoyed AFFC and ADWD, moreso than the first three (probably because I already knew most of what happened in those from watching the show). Seeing people constantly slam GRRM and those books while reading them probably would have made me less likely to finish them. Am I in the minority in enjoying AFFC and ADWD?
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