George R.R. Martin/Game of Thrones
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People like stannis?
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Martin is clearly delusional and there's no way the show goes on a hiatus of any kind. HBO paid Martin his money and will do what's in the best interest of their property. Martin's inability to write things in a timely manner isn't their problem, its his.
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I need to read the version that puts feast and dance in chronological order but from what I there isn't nearly as much material as even clash if kings had. I think storm of swords could have been done well in 10 episodes but not 8. We have 24 episodes to show what's left in what has been written. That's probably plenty seeing that there is a lot of worthless filler in feast.
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Yes... there are quite a few and they are certifiable... moreso than your average fantasy geek. Also, they apparently are nicknamed "Stan Stans" which is just about the worst nickname I've ever heard not uttered by Steigerwald... yet that also makes it somehow fitting.Letang Is The Truth wrote:People like stannis?
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To be fair, Melissandre is the only real sane person in the story. Well, her and the entire Night's Watch.the wicked child wrote:Yes... there are quite a few and they are certifiable... moreso than your average fantasy geek. Also, they apparently are nicknamed "Stan Stans" which is just about the worst nickname I've ever heard not uttered by Steigerwald... yet that also makes it somehow fitting.Letang Is The Truth wrote:People like stannis?
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The Vanity Fair article mentions that Martin would like to see HBO do a prequel season with Dunk and Egg or maybe a Targaryen season, to give him more time to finish the books. I've enjoyed the 3 Dunk and Egg novellas, and they certainly could make sense as a series, but I don't know how fans would take a prequel in the middle of the series.
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Yeah, that seems like poor business sense.
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99% of the people I know who watch the shows have either never read the books or are like me and gave up on reading the books because of a variety of reasons. Fans of the show are invested in the storylines from the show and characters from the show. A prequel in the middle of everything would be disastrous for HBO's purposes.
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i think i'd actually be pretty pumped about a prequel that covered the uprising against targaryens. you'd bring ned and robert back, you'd have the battle against the iron islands...and you could end the season as ned's sister gives birth to raegar junior (aka jon snow)
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That might be interesting, but not in the middle of the current show. No matter how good of a job they did on it, they would lose viewers who wanted to see Tyrion, Danerys, etc.
And at most they would buy Martin one year. I'm not convinced that he will even wrap things up in 2 books tbh.
And that doesn't address the major concerns of the child actors growing up.
I've also seen comments regarding potentially needing to renegotiate contracts after 7 seasons, which makes an 8th potentially much more expensive, which I'm sure they want to avoid if true.
And at most they would buy Martin one year. I'm not convinced that he will even wrap things up in 2 books tbh.
And that doesn't address the major concerns of the child actors growing up.
I've also seen comments regarding potentially needing to renegotiate contracts after 7 seasons, which makes an 8th potentially much more expensive, which I'm sure they want to avoid if true.
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Wow, maybe not an official spoiler but wow.shmenguin wrote:Spoiler:
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Yet another new trailer, though this one is currently only on FB to my knowledge: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10 ... 2&theater#
Lots of new stuff in there.
Just repeating myself at this point... but damn this season is going to be good.
Lots of new stuff in there.
Just repeating myself at this point... but damn this season is going to be good.
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Your erection for this series is world class.
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Storm of Swords was an excellent book. It's translating well to TV.the wicked child wrote:Yet another new trailer, though this one is currently only on FB to my knowledge: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10 ... 2&theater#
Lots of new stuff in there.
Just repeating myself at this point... but damn this season is going to be good.
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this guy has pretty good GoT-related videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/emergencyawesome" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
he's awesome at breaking down the new trailers and figuring out what's what.
http://www.youtube.com/user/emergencyawesome" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
he's awesome at breaking down the new trailers and figuring out what's what.
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SoS spoiler
That might be my favorite line of the entire series
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my guess would be episode 9. that's their typical "OMG" episode. it's going to be a weird sequence on the show...there's going to be a lot of stuff from book 4 that happens before the final events of book 3.PensFanInDC wrote:SoS spoiler
That might be my favorite line of the entire seriesSpoiler:
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Agree that's how Episode 9 will end. Then...shmenguin wrote:my guess would be episode 9. that's their typical "OMG" episode. it's going to be a weird sequence on the show...there's going to be a lot of stuff from book 4 that happens before the final events of book 3.PensFanInDC wrote:SoS spoiler
That might be my favorite line of the entire seriesSpoiler:
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the more i think about it, i wouldn't be surprised if they swapped your episodes 9 and 10.DelPen wrote:Agree that's how Episode 9 will end. Then...shmenguin wrote:my guess would be episode 9. that's their typical "OMG" episode. it's going to be a weird sequence on the show...there's going to be a lot of stuff from book 4 that happens before the final events of book 3.PensFanInDC wrote:SoS spoiler
That might be my favorite line of the entire seriesSpoiler:
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-v ... -by-689629"It all depends on how long the main series runs. Do we run for seven years? Do we run for eight? Do we run for 10? The books get bigger and bigger (in scope). It might need a feature to tie things up, something with a feature budget, like $100 million for two hours. Those dragons get real big, you know."
The best-selling author said another big-screen possibility being considered is one based on Tales of Dunk and Egg, a series of three prequel novellas Martin penned that revolve around a group of characters, including Ser Duncan the Tall, who lived in the mythical Westeros 90 years before the events depicted in A Song of Ice and Fire.
"They could be the basis for [a film]," Martin added at the post-premiere bash held at the Museum of Natural History, where a suspended giant whale cast a shadow over the crowd not unlike one of Martin's dragons. "I have written these three stories, and I have about a dozen more."
Martin says the prequel characters are the direct ancestors of some of Game of Thrones' players, but he wouldn't reveal how they relate.
so he has about a dozen more Dunk and Egg stories to get to as well...
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Episode 8-10
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Book 4 is pretty much out of my head now, I honestly can't remember much at all. can someone sum up the major parts for me in a couple sentences?
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That's not exactly a secret:Martin says the prequel characters are the direct ancestors of some of Game of Thrones' players, but he wouldn't reveal how they relate.
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http://towerofthehand.com/books/104/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;eddysnake wrote:Book 4 is pretty much out of my head now, I honestly can't remember much at all. can someone sum up the major parts for me in a couple sentences?
Have at it...
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That book took up way too much of my life to go through a chapter by chapter summary at this point in my existence. In a sentence or two, could someone give me something (I want the spoilers).Digitalgypsy66 wrote:http://towerofthehand.com/books/104/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;eddysnake wrote:Book 4 is pretty much out of my head now, I honestly can't remember much at all. can someone sum up the major parts for me in a couple sentences?
Have at it... :P