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frozenpeas posted:I don't think you can judge the characters of the showrunners based on a show that many, many people have a hand in producing. Have you read City of Thieves? Benioff is a pretty decent writer. Nobody sane is saying you can judge Benioff's character based on the show. But you can certainly judge his writing talent by it because if you think he has anything less than near total authority on every writing decision being made you're delusional.
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MrMojok posted:Holy poo poo Mook, I haven't really been reading this thread since last season ended but are you still doing this bit where you excoriate D&D for turning the show into tits and torture, while at the same time posting "I want to gently caress Sophie Turner" ? What's strange about that?
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What a pointless teaser, I could barely recognize any of the faces anyways but I know that half those characters aren't dead yet so what's even the point? Why not just say "this is a show with characters in it"?
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Feb 15, 2016 03:48
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I like the idea for the teaser but the execution is lacking so it's kind of  . It was also a weird choice to have all the dead Starks say something and randomly interrupt it with Joffrey before moving onto Jon. They should have gone the whole hog and had all the dead major characters talking, especially since they bothered to include Tywin, Ygritte, and Stannis' face in there.
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In It For The Tank posted:I like the idea for the teaser but the execution is lacking so it's kind of Think you missed the obvious implication they were going for. Ned, Robb, Cat, Joffrey, Jon in order, then focus on Tyrion.
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Feb 15, 2016 05:04
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I get that they're showing dead people in order to suggest that the six main characters shown at the end are gonna die next (yeah right), but it's still strange to interrupt the clear sequence of dead Starks with Joffrey. Like I said, if they'd featured an assortment of other non-Stark dead major characters (Robert, Renly, Oberyn, to name some that aren't already there, for example) as well would have been better and would have made Joffrey's inclusion not feel so out of place. Alternatively, if they'd just shown the dead Starks (and only the Starks), followed by Arya and Sansa, and then panned back to reveal all the other main characters, that would have worked as well.
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Feb 15, 2016 05:26
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Err, that's not the implication at all. It's heavily implying that Tyrion is dying next. That's who the camera is focusing on in the dead middle and it does the same thing every time a name is said. The reason they included Joffrey is so you would specifically know it wasn't just Starks, so when the camera focuses on Tyrion you (theoretically) go "oh gently caress Tyrion!". If you're then going to say well why didn't it include every Lannister in order too it's because the drat teaser is already a minute and a half long with just the bare minimum they needed to drive the implication home.
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While I understand your thinking, I think it's actually implying all of the main characters (ie. Tyrion, Dany, Sansa, Arya, Jaime, and Cersei) are going to die because only dead people's faces should appear in the House of Black and White and they're all there. Tyrion gets specific focus during the transition from Jon not because he's being specifically marked for death over everyone else but because Tyrion is the "main" (read: top billed) character and is often given specific focus in these kinds of things because of it. Also, no names are said; the dead characters speak one of their famous lines while the camera pans over them. If one of Tyrion's quotes played over the camera panning over his face then I think you'd be onto something. But I think the teaser is supposed to be saying "oh no, look all the living characters are in the place with dead characters. They're all gonna dieeeeeeeeee so tune in to see that definitely happen!".
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Feb 15, 2016 05:45
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I just hope we don't get one hundred pointless scenes this season that go: Hey guys remember Ramsay? Yeah, he's still a huge rear end in a top hat. Here, have a scene of him kicking a dog that doesn't move the plot forward at all. Hopefully Dave Hill saves us from that 
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Feb 15, 2016 05:59
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Ginette Reno posted:I just hope we don't get one hundred pointless scenes this season that go: Hey guys remember Needle? Yeah, it's a sword too small to be of any practical use. Here, have a scene of Arya hiding it that doesn't move the plot forward at all.
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Feb 15, 2016 07:03
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Her not throwing away needle is perhaps the single most important scene Arya has in her post-westoros arc, except for killing the night's watch dude but D&D in their incredible wisdom thought that a 2 episode long arc about Meryn Trant raping and beating a bunch of little girls was more important to show their audience. Well done boys!
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Feb 15, 2016 07:07
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Didn't they show that too?
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Ague Proof posted:Didn't they show that too? SHe killed Meryn, not that Night's Watch defectee who was with Sam. It's an important moment since she kills him out of the sense of duty her father imposed in her as a Stark.
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Feb 15, 2016 08:11
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this somehow ended up in my twitter stream earlier today
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goku i won't do what u tell me
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Austrian mook posted:Her not throwing away needle is perhaps the single most important scene Arya has in her post-westoros arc gently caress that you can`t be serious
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Feb 15, 2016 16:41
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Austrian mook posted:Her not throwing away needle is perhaps the single most important scene Arya has in her post-westoros arc, except for killing the night's watch dude but D&D in their incredible wisdom thought that a 2 episode long arc about Meryn Trant raping and beating a bunch of little girls was more important to show their audience. Did you really watched the show last season? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtcV0gPQdxA And the NW dude scene can still happen, since Sam's voyage gonna be this season
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Feb 15, 2016 16:49
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Harold Stassen posted:gently caress that you can`t be serious Eh, I'd agree with that. She's making the classic "Stark Mistake" by staying true to herself and not letting go of her past to truly become a faceless man. Pretty sure that happened before the killing of the Night's Watch dude, so it's the first time we're seeing her actively make the choice of herself over the FM. And there's gonna more and more of those moments until finally they either have to kill her for it, or she gets hired to kill Sansa or something.
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Feb 15, 2016 16:50
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Botnit posted:Err, that's not the implication at all. It's heavily implying that Tyrion is dying next. Yeah, because that's what you do in a teaser, you give away a major plot point.
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Feb 16, 2016 01:44
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Yeah, a teaser teasing that the fan favorite character could be the next to die is outrageous
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Feb 16, 2016 02:01
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KRILLIN IN THE NAME posted:this somehow ended up in my twitter stream earlier today The Conan George RR Martin procrastinating videos are hilarious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lle4t4o8EDk
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Feb 16, 2016 02:20
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the teaser had the faces of all the other main characters as well next to tyrion. dany, sansa and arya's faces were there too
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Feb 16, 2016 02:24
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The teaser was a visual "Valar Morghulis", that's all.
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Feb 16, 2016 02:28
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I hope a loving asteroid crashes into Westeros killing everyone.
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Lycus posted:The teaser was a visual "Valar Morghulis", that's all. Yes, yes it was, however you have to be visually or mentally handicapped to not realize more emphasis is being placed on Tyrion than the others. Does it mean he'll die next? No. It means they teased the idea of it in a pretty disappointing teaser. How you guys can't understand what youtube commenters are is baffling.
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Feb 16, 2016 03:21
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I see where you're going. Yeah, it's a trap for dummies.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:I hope a loving asteroid crashes into Westeros killing everyone. Story-wise isn't that the equivalent of GRRM just never finishing the books?
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twistedmentat posted:The Conan George RR Martin procrastinating videos are hilarious. lol at the end- "You may now return to your pirated movies and creepy Japanese pornography"
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Feb 16, 2016 12:29
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Is this bullying?
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Harold Stassen posted:lol at the end- "You may now return to your pirated movies and creepy Japanese pornography" Conan knows his audience.
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Feb 17, 2016 02:59
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Funko Pop has released its new line of Game of Thrones figures. This time they've got: Stannis Melisandre Margaery Bronn Jorah Unsullied Harpy Rheagal Night King Danearys riding Drogon http://popvinyls.com/2016/02/11/new-game-of-thrones-are-up-for-preorder/
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Mouse Dresser posted:Funko Pop has released its new line of Game of Thrones figures. Who buys these?
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Feb 18, 2016 05:24
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I find it funny that they haven't made a Theon Greyjoy one yet, considering all of those loving things look like Alfie Allen.
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Shaman Ooglaboogla posted:Who buys these? A fuckton of people. Some are worth a ton of money. A Renly one is worth like $100, and that's on the low end of rare ones.
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Feb 18, 2016 05:28
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I bought 3 stuffed baby dragons for my girlfriend's birthday a few years ago and she loved them even though she doesn't like Dany. Sorry you don't have friends or relationships.
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Kevyn posted:I find it funny that they haven't made a Theon Greyjoy one yet, considering all of those loving things look like Alfie Allen. Yeah, it's kind of odd that there's no Theon, but there's 3 different Jon Snows or Danis. And there's a Grey Worm AND an Unsullied. They finally added Sansa last year, for gently caress's sake.
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Feb 18, 2016 05:55
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Botnit posted:Sorry you don't have friends or relationships.  The pop figures are really cheaply made and look the same, they're pretty easy to critique. I'm glad you used them for an ad hominem attack and a "my girlfriend" drop
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Feb 18, 2016 07:20
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I don't have any interpersonal relationships anymore because I kept buying people toys as presents
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Feb 18, 2016 07:25
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steakmancer posted:
You don't sound very glad at all, in fact you seem quite upset. We do appreciate you informing us that $9 toys are cheaply made though. What are your thoughts on artisanal chocolates?
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Feb 18, 2016 07:35
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Botnit posted:You don't sound very glad at all, in fact you seem quite upset. They are super dumb looking and easy to critique, though.
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They seem to look cute enough that they turn into collector's items? ITT we complain about someone critiquing our critiquement of cheap rear end toys. I, for one, will be taking my next Happy Meal toy back up to the register to inform them of how unsatisfied I am of its design and build quality.
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