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Elias_Maluco posted:I dont believe those spoilers not becvause they are too silly: they arent silly enough and, specially, arent shocking enough esperterra posted:I welcome Poopgate with open arms. Malcolm Turnbeug posted:I believe the spoilers where dany gets crucified and poop thrown at her specifically bc of this I have no doubt this will happen. What's the odds on clegane bowl btw. We still hype?
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counterfeitsaint posted:The plan all along for the ultimate shocking ending is to not have a Clegane bowl. Fans will be so outraged they won't even care about poop Dany. In the books, the hound is still hidden right? GRRM set up a clegane bowl a long time ago - and even though he is a lazy gently caress, he could no more ignore that scene, than he could ignore "hodor". Clegane bowl is a big payoff for GRRM. I don't know if it will happen in the TV show, but I'm confident it will happen in the ...
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Sephyr posted:Cleganebowl will be a thing in the series, but likely not in book. One of the aspects of the series is that fated, epic duels rarely happen. No duels between Kingslayer versus Knight of Flowers to see who wins, or vengeful victim foiling their nemesis' plan and telling him off before killing him. I see what you mean - subverting that trope and all. And the leaked "Arya ganks Sandor's mob" makes sense too. I mean Rickon just loving exited screen left with his shaggy dog, so why not.
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Probed for his art, he was persecuted in his own time - it would be decades after his death that the subtle imagery and circadian rhythm of his words would find a receptive audience.
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avshalemon posted:as pink and gleaming First, a confession: there is a terror in writing a review like this, a low but present thrum, almost percussive: When (and where, and how – responsibly) to mention Maester Aemon? The titanic figure casts such a shadow over Westeros psychic construction (and, indeed, projection) of the Essos archipelago that it may be hard, at times, to unsee his images, to unlearn his influence. And yet, in AGOT, that larger appreciation of influence—and of tradition, literary, cultural, intellectual, psychic—binds these poems in a way that is holistic and expansive. It reminds us (almost to a startling degree, to this reader) that our sense(s) of place are rooted in experience both personal and collective, and are fundamentally told and re-told and passed on. Place, simply, is a gift—and gifts are to be shared.
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precision posted:Also the character arc of the Hound should end with him renouncing violence, not triumphing via the use of it yeah. It would have been nice if they just left him there in the abbey or whatever, and it was just the careful reader who even caught that.
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TK-42-1 posted:axe murder scene was pretty decent tho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y_G-sIkG2w
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Blood Sally posted:Some kind of error with the site. It's being looked into, as far as know. We're all gonna die. I'm pretty sure this site runs on rubberbands and bubblegum. I'm surprised it doesn't get hacked to poo poo every other week.
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Sephyr posted:The Arya chapter....felt like a prank. Like, below fanfic level of storytelling, narrative and characters. At this point just make her intern as a nurse for her weird pointless assassin cult that someone no one but Euron hires, and have Walder frey, Cersei and Roose Bolton all schedule a visit there at the same time. I feel like the Arya chapter was written over 10 years ago.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Jordan managed to publish three 800-page novels, despite dying from a long term wasting illness, in the time between GRRM publishing two. Just a reminder that the GRRM once said: absolute fucker posted:
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Dangerllama posted:If it makes you feel any better, I still get wrapped around the axle about “begs the question” or the use of “troll” as a noun. I used to get irritated by "trolling" being associated with Trolls, when it's clearly about loving fishing. eg: Trawling. Sort of past that now. But "Emails" still catches in the back of my throat. It's just "Email" motherfuckers. And the worst is, I've even started using Emails because otherwise people think I'm talking about a singular email. I'll never say "Jif" though and anyone who does, really deserves bad things to happen to them. They can have my Gif when they pry it from my cold dead fingers. edit: oops, that photo was for another thread. kcroy fucked around with this message at 04:34 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Malpais Legate posted:why is he in the desert He lives in Santa Fe
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esperterra posted:The worst part is I'll buy this dumb book I'm sorry
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:That is a loving awful photo. Not only does his beard line up with a similarly-valued background element but, in general, portraits like this are supposed to evoke an image of the person, to speak to us the viewer without words to say "this is not just who this man is, but who he aspires to be, this is the truth of him." I know right, even a simple crop makes it 5x better. 
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syscall girl posted:the over-exaggerated way they emphasized that Pycelle can gently caress/is spry like it was some kind of reveal or something was perplexing to me Why was it done? I thought it was just to add in a bit of humor, or to show that "things aren't what they seem!" early on in the show. But I don't remember any specific payoff to him faking being old.
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nine-gear scarecrow posted:And the only real payoff it got, aside from him bitchslapping a couple of those kids Qyburn sicced on him was cut from the show because it was too on the nose. Bit of a shame too, because Charles Dance and Julian Glover own the gently caress out of that scene regardless. thats too bad they cut that scene, it at least gave us some payoff there.
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Marijuana posted:The new book has a character named Septon Moone who has sex with virgin girls every night, the smallfolk considered it a blessing to let him gently caress their daughters and wives, and his followers symbol is a giant cock. Moone's followers also carry clubs carved to look like dicks, and it's considered good luck to be touched/beaten with the heads of the dick clubs. I'm never gonna buy his piece of poo poo book - can anyone post some of this wonderful literature.
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You know - I predicted a ways back that no matter how little of the book was done, his publishers would drop Winds before the show finale. But now that that date is creeping up - I'm not so sure. The finale will be in May 2019. They need at least some time to proof / ship the book. So if I were the publisher, and I was going to knowingly publish an unfinished piece of poo poo, I'd do something like: Nov1: First draft delivered to publisher Jan 1: Announce presales March 1: Book in stores April 1: Season premier May 15: Season Finale That lets you build on the TV hype and get a full 3+ months of presales before season starts, plus 6 weeks of hard hitting advertising while show is going on. Clearly that isn't going to happen. I'm going to say it is a minimum of 4 months from announcement to book release. That is where you break down, realize poo poo isn't happening. you scramble for 1 month to get it in shape - announce, and send to printers. I'm pretty sure you have a 2-3 month turn around on stuff like that. But maybe it is different now. Similarly, hitting a "reset" date on walmart was also critical ( you needed to make sure you got on shelves by a certain date ). But that has probably changed too. Anyone have information on modern publishing timelines? next "ok" schedule: Feb 1: Book release date announced April 1: Book in stores April 1: Season premier May 15: Season Finale "we're not happy with it" schedule March 1: Book announced April 1: Season Starts May 15: season Finale - book in stores soon, order now! gently caress it who cares schedule: April 1: season starts. You announce book ready, July date, start preorder process. July: Delay until and then have it in stores Dec 1 2020.
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jit bull transpile posted:I can't believe you people actually bought fire and blood. What were you expecting? Probably the same thing I"m expecting if WoW comes out. I'll buy it, hate it, bitch about it here.
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banned from Starbucks posted:Actual schedule like that maybe tho
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hobbesmaster posted:The weird thing about RP1 is that people have it really good reviews despite it being trash. It was fun. Sort of like Stranger Things or whatever. I thought it was odd, since it's like a YA book whose target market is 45 year old guys. But w/e. So you write about how its fun, and whatever, and you tell people to read it. And you reminisce about just how lovely Tomb of Horrors was, and PacMan or whatever. But then the next one comes out, and the "charm" of the first one is gone. You can't really go back and talk about how poo poo and hollow the first one was, so you just pound the second one to crap. I mean - are you gonna watch "Stranger Things II"
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nine-gear crow posted:Cline tried his usual trick of “Hey, remember The Last Star Fighter?” Everyone went “...No.” Aw, I totally remember that movie. It was pretty poo poo though. Marijuana posted:i feel like this is being a touch unfair to stranger things Probably. But everyone is like "it's in the 80s! It's like.. a remix of all those great 80s movies like ET and Close Encounters and blah blah blah and it has dungeons and dragons!" I watched a bit, and felt it fumbling at my nostalgia and it just turned me off. TK-42-1 posted:the 80s stuff in stranger things is just a pastiche to make the setting conducive to the mysteries and actual story. it’s a device to combat how everything would be super easy to solve with a smartphone. it’s not really essential to the plot or characters or anything and is hammed up for fun and gimmick jokes. rp1 on the other hand is just jerking off to the 80s while pretending there’s a modicum of substance behind it. cuz the first one is ironic? Not sure I get the comparison. I hear what you are saying about how the period is just a setting and it has merits on it's own - I just haven't heard people praising the plot lines or amazing twists or anything. It felt like a sitcom - the same poo poo happens in every sitcom, it's the environment that makes it enjoyable. This just seemed like a new environment, ala the 70's show or whatever. I mean don't get me wrong - you like it, that's great. Would you watch another one that takes place in the same time frame with different characters? That is how I felt about RP1 at the end ( also keeping in mind I've been so loving saturated with 80's crap for the last decade ). I understand RP1 was a poo poo book that was all veneer, and that ST is probably more than that - but yeah. Stranger Things II would suck and no one would watch it.
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hobbesmaster posted:Uh, stranger things season 3 drops in 2019. I assume you haven't watched any of it? I don't mean a second season, I mean after the storyline is over, a whole new one, set in the 80s!
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Gravity Cant Apple posted:The Silmarillion is awesome and epic AF though, I'm glad it got published in whatever state. It felt like I was reading the bible, or a dictionary. I think if I had been older, I would have enjoyed it. ( I mean I pored over the appendices in the Prince of Nothing series ). But I just took t LOTR at face value, and was never interested in going deeper. I read it a bunch of times, and the end of it was just so heart breaking as they all head off - the end of the third age, it was almost physically painful every time I would read it. Then I'd mope around a bit, and maybe pick up the Silmarillion and read a few pages and be like "gently caress this noise" and go listen to the Cure or whatever.
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How did this slip through the cracks. Hulu is developing a WildCards show. https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/wild-cards-george-rr-martin-hulu-series-1203027787/
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nine-gear crow posted:I think this was brought up earlier and I think I already made a “I look forward to reading about how it’s already been cancelled without ever realizing it was on the air” joke too. oh I was probated for a while, probably skimmed past it. I'm glad he has another possible revenue stream. I mean, if he makes enough money, maybe he won't have to worry so much and can start focusing on just writing. right guys?
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kaworu posted:That is something that SO MANY PEOPLE forget was really the initial appeal and draw of the SA Forums back in like 2004 when the paywall went up - free porn and movies. Funny. I never even realized SA offered that kind of stuff. I was just here for a few things, and never explored the rest of the site. Demonoid, private trackers, and Usenet... didn't even realize SA was an option. Oh and also every-time I venture into different threads I tend to get probated within a day.
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syscall girl posted:the onion hasn't done comedy since back in the days of old jim anchower and jean teasdale speaking of which - SA used to have Cliff Yablonski & what was the name of the young kid character who was a spaz?
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Solice Kirsk posted:Pffft, that's nothing. I moved from Chicago to Arizona and back to Chicago. TK-42-1 posted:jeff k
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Mike N Eich posted:GRRM is a dumb motherfucker because he could literally package the 6 or whatever chapters he already has released, put it in a nice glossy hardcover, and market it as some sort of preview/serial book and sell 50 million copies of it I thought his publisher was going to do exactly that
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A GLISTENING HODOR posted:I'll happily recommend the Sandman comics. I sort of grew up on sandman, and could never adapt to his novels. I don't know why - I just don't like them that much.
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Doctor Faustine posted:Have you considered not being a dick? Dude can't help it. He lacks the life skills to get healthy attention. He isn't stupid - some of his rants are even clever and well researched. What I find frustrating about him is that he isn't really interested in a debate or discussion. As someone who suffers from the compulsion to argue everything - I totally get it. And often find myself picking online fights just to have something to talk about. But I like to think that when I'm wrong, I can take pleasure in having learned something. For him though, rather than ending on any type of positive note, or being willing to concede any single point ( eg: Good Game! ) he is stuck in a loop of attacking over and over. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_seeking https://psychcentral.com/lib/what-to-do-about-attention-seeking-kids/ The problem with these articles is they usually focus on the issue from the point of a parent. eg: give them lots of love! ignore the bad behavior, reward the good. What they don't address is what to do when the little poo poo Isn't your kid. In real life, every one gets tired of them, as they constantly violate the social contract of acceptable behavior. They are pushed to the fringes of groups, where if they are lucky they can slowly learn to integrate. Those that can't end up pretty miserable. Jails are filled with people like this. A quick review of his rap sheet and you can see this in action. Because he is able to side step each probation with alts, they just serve as further encouragement. Where other people would curb their behavior to better integrate with the group, he isn't really interested in that. Come back in 5 years and you will just see 5 more years of temporary bans, people telling him to gently caress off, calls for people to ignore him, and other people still arguing with him. Truly the only way to deal with people like this is hard and fast rules, where you can use their need for attention to modify their behavior. Forums are particularly bad for this - there is a lack of enforcement that you only be achieved with IP / RL identity bans. And even where you _can_ shut down this type of behavior, it raises questions about what is fair or appropriate - and the mods often come across as authoritarian pricks - which does its own damage to the community. I think what has happened recently with Twitter is a good example - you can exile people from the community, which cleans up the community but doesn't work to curb the behavior. One tactic is to heavily enforce some areas, but allow fringe behavior to exist in pre-designated areas. Basically Ghettos/Gutters. SA does this to an extent. And this thread is probably one of them lol. Also, game of thrones. kcroy fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Dec 24, 2018 |
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A GLISTENING HODOR posted:Saw all the piss talk and thought I was in the Trump thread. Well, to be fair both of them delivered on promises - just not the ones we wanted. I mean Trump bragged he would be the first president to make money on his campaign. And GRRM has promised us many more wildcard books, HBO adaptions, and calendars!
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syscall girl posted:if you're on move one's mailing list you get an email from Michael Moore saying buy the special edition of Fahrenheit 11/9 I have a hard time taking MM seriously anymore. Or maybe I just can't deal with that whole brand of "documentary". I'm not sure I can think less of Trump than I do now. Between the stuff on him raping Ivana, and him cutting off his seriously ill nephew medical coverage as a bargaining chip - I mean, that is really about as low as you can go. I will say that I'm impressed with his political rise. And I have some measure of admiration for someone who can wield money and power and influence like a cudgel, just completely without shame. I mean the guy understands at a gut level that the winners write history. He's worth admiring in the same way you can admire a destructive virus, how Stalin subjugated millions through starvation tactics, or how the US split atoms to create the most destructive weapons in history. The saddest part for me about the news these days is watching everyone be aghast when Trump breaks some social norm, or says something off color, or fires someone "important". People keep underestimating him and focusing on the wrong issues IMO. To tie this back into the realm of books or whatever this thread is about - he reminds of Paul Atreides, talking to Chani and Jessica before meeting with the Guild Navigators: "He who can destroy a thing has the real control of it," Paul said. "We can destroy the spice." And in Ender's game: Ender knew the unspoken rules of manly warfare, even though he was only six. It was forbidden to strike the opponent who lay helpless on the ground; only an animal would do that He will do whatever he needs to, and isn't held back by the things that bind you and I together. Oh wait - here is a comparison to GoT... you know how Stannis is bitching about how Robert could defeat people, then turn them into allies? Trump is the same way. All you have to do is bow the knee. He can go from talking about what a piece of poo poo you are, to praising you, to taking it all away again. Look at all those waspy palm beach rich bitches who went from detesting Trump to golfing with him. TK-42-1 posted:wait theres a new calendar??? There is always a new calendar. If you can count on one thing in this life - right after death and taxes, you can be assured there will be a new GoT calendar every year. This one has ice spiders in it. Because basically the only way you will find out about ice spiders is from concept art, and certainly not reading about it. edit:  edit: Holy Crap, the book is coming out.And I'm not talking wildcards - I'm talking actual ASOIAF canon... kcroy fucked around with this message at 22:26 on Dec 24, 2018 |
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syscall girl posted:Trump is an admitted rapist I don't think so. What are you referring to?
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syscall girl posted:and honestly kcroy if you feel the need to defend trump i want to know why Before we go any further, I'd like to post this quote from myself: quote:I'm not sure I can think less of Trump than I do now. Between the stuff on him raping Ivana, and him cutting off his seriously ill nephew medical coverage as a bargaining chip - I mean, that is really about as low as you can go. I hope this is clear enough on the point that I think he is a terrible human being. Anything that I write below this is not to be taken as a defense of Trump as a human, as defending him raping him wife, or even suggesting that he is anything other than a complete piece of poo poo. I have known he is a piece of poo poo for decades. If I saw Trump holding onto the edge of a Cliff, I would be torn on what to do - should I make sure my phone is recording or try and grab that mop of hair as a souvenir. If someone thinks I am defending his actions, I'd ask you to please reread this part of the post, and even if you maybe disagree - give me the benefit of the doubt ok? I swear, I'm not a complete piece of poo poo, and if my privilege is showing or I'm not staying in my lane or I'm doing anything you find offensive or inappropriate - let me know ok? I'm very open to changing my opinions, or developing a new way of looking at things. With that out of the way, I think it is important to have truthful discussions about people. Mostly just because I find it more interesting. There is a place for propaganda, disinformation, and slander. These are important tools. However, I'm not interested in them right now. Finding out the truth regarding Trump is interesting intellectually, and also important strategically. Misunderstanding Trump's motivation, assets and capabilities has led to enough grief already. So if someone makes a negative, but possibly unverified claim - I think asking for follow up is important. And in this case, I think it is incorrect to say he is a self admitted rapist. I could certainly be wrong! I do not think an unsolicited kiss is rape, nor is grabbing someone's breasts or pussy or rear end or dick. It's repugnant and illegal, but it isn't rape. I'd also say he didn't "admit" to poo poo. He said he would kiss beautiful women, and that when you are a star, they allow it. They let you do anything you would want to do. eg: I'm like Mick Jagger, or David Bowie, or Magic Johnson or Justin Bieber or Jay-Z or [insert whatever superstar could walk up to you, and grab your junk and you'd be taking a selfie rather than calling the cops]. Being a star means getting sexual perks because everyone loves you. That is what he is claiming and bragging about - that is he powerful, awesome, alpha male. He says this not because it is true, or some deep insight into how he is a sexual predator, but because he feels it will impress Baby Bush, the Hug Pimp. I just spent an hour writing this poo poo out, but this isn't the appropriate place for this discussion. Point me where it would be, and I'm happy to post there and have a discussion about it. Summary: Chapter 1: You can tell Trump is lying, because his mouth is moving Chapter 2: On being a sexual predator Chapter 3: The Shittiest Timeline ( or "Everything I learned about love, I learned from Pretty Woman and Sixteen Candles" or "Why labeling Trump a Rapist and Racist lost the election" ) Chapter 4: In which I answer hostile questions in the short period of time between being reported and banned Intermezzo: Wild Card or Wildest Card! Chapter 5: The Female Rape Fantasy. Panel: R. Bolton, G. Clegane, J. Lannister, K. Drago, G. Martin Chapter 6: "Was there gold hidden in the village? Silver, gems?" One on One with The Tickler Chapter 7: Dark Wings, Dark Words: HipHop Maesters Freestyle Championship Chapter 8: I'm a Cock Merchant from Essos AMA Chapter 9: Mermaid, Mermother, Mercrone. Chapter 10: A Song of Iron and Stone: Tony and Rickon Stark team up in a reprise of their award winning podcast Chapter 11: Author TBA
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A GLISTENING HODOR posted:D&D had to fight for years to get the budget for the dumbass CGI polar bear. They had to nix the loving direwolves too.
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hobbesmaster posted:What’s GRRM’s excuse for nixing the direwolves in the book though Has he? In the book we still have 4 of them in play. The final book was originally named "The Time of Wolves" - so I think there is some sort of DireWolf payoff that was planned in the books that did not happen in the show. Jon hasn't been resurrected yet and is clearly warging into Grey Wolf. Arya is warging into Nymeria. Bran is.. I have no idea where Bran is in the books anymore. I'm still 90 % sure he's going to warg gently caress something with Summer. And ShaggyD & Rickon will either be King Richard at the end of Robinhood, or the best Shaggy Dog story ever.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Please don't do this C'mon man, someone called me out on being a trump defender. How about you ban whoever reported it. But point taken, I'll cut it out, and I appreciate you warning me first. So how long does your punishment tour on this thread last anyway?
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syscall girl posted:Im kind of upset now actually If I could in some way rekindle your hope in this series, lift it just a bit higher, so it could crash down again... well I've done my good work for the week. See you remembered for a moment how cool the direwolves were. How you appreciated the symbolism, and felt their pain as they died. Lady. Grey Wind. Your heart broke a bit. And then... nothing, really. What wolves? Were there wolves here? There were no wolves. You are crazy. This is a book about dragons. You only believe in wolves because your mother hates me and told you lies about wolves when you were little.
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