George R.R. Martin/Game of Thrones
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I hope this doesn't end up like Lost, which I eventually stopped watching. After hearing about the conclusion of the show, I did not regret it at all.
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I promise if you stick with it you will not be disappointed. I would suggest reading the books though. It just seems like there really is too much going on for 1 hour at a time, once a week.
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Last night my wife said, "I really want to like this show but I'm getting to the point where I don't know what's going on."
Anyone else who hasn't read the books also confused by this show?
Anyone else who hasn't read the books also confused by this show?
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Too many story lines. And too generic for my taste to really want to read the books.Admin wrote:Last night my wife said, "I really want to like this show but I'm getting to the point where I don't know what's going on."
Anyone else who hasn't read the books also confused by this show?
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I do wish that there was more time to stick wit specific story lines a bit longer in each episode... it sucks that you will barely (or not even) see some of the characters in the episodes... and with the way that the story gets bigger and bigger... I can definitely see where non-readers would have trouble following some of them.
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This series is one of the least generic In the fantasy genreGaucho wrote:Too many story lines. And too generic for my taste to really want to read the books.Admin wrote:Last night my wife said, "I really want to like this show but I'm getting to the point where I don't know what's going on."
Anyone else who hasn't read the books also confused by this show?
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I'm not having trouble following the storylines(i think), but its hard to care about some of them when you don't hear from them for 2 weeks.
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I certainly did not miss Sansa in the last episode.
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Yeah, I would be lost without the books at this point. I'm not a big fantasy reader, and I thought they were really well written and a quick read. I read all five in three months last summer.
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lolwut at the end... probably the first change they've made that made me
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Seriously confused. Wtf? That's no small change.the wicked child wrote:lolwut at the end... probably the first change they've made that made me :face:
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battle scenes are expensive.the wicked child wrote:Spoiler:
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I thought it was a fantastic episode until then end. Wtf? I'll reserve my judgment and see where they are going with it.
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What was different about the show from the book? Never read them, so I'm curious.
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Hockeynut! wrote:What was different about the show from the book? Never read them, so I'm curious.
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TIL: the chick that plays talisa is charlie chaplin's granddaughter.
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I find Daenerys to be extremeley annoying. Maybe it's because Emilia clarke is a terrible actress.
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She is not transferring to film as well as others are. Tyrion, on the other hand, might be better on film than in the book.Gaucho wrote:I find Daenerys to be extremeley annoying. Maybe it's because Emilia clarke is a terrible actress.
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Peter Dinklage is pretty awesome.PensFanInDC wrote:She is not transferring to film as well as others are. Tyrion, on the other hand, might be better on film than in the book.Gaucho wrote:I find Daenerys to be extremeley annoying. Maybe it's because Emilia clarke is a terrible actress.
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Tyrion is awesome. One of my favorite characters, both in the books and on screen.
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the wicked child wrote:Tyrion is awesome. One of my favorite characters, both in the books and on screen.
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Awe, whittle Jamie was dyslexic. I don't remember that from the books. Then again I am soo confused because I don't remember half this stuff and I read the books just a few months ago.
I do like some of the changes for pacing reasons.
I do like some of the changes for pacing reasons.
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In general, I don't mind a lot of the stuff that they've changed/left out. I do wish there was a bit more of the action parts. I understand that cost is an issue, but there's a war, we should see some fighting.
Not thrilled with this new angle at the end of the last episode, but we'l see where it goes.
Not thrilled with this new angle at the end of the last episode, but we'l see where it goes.