Game of Thrones (HBO)

[Stout]

Fun stuff. Incredible ending, even though I saw it coming

 

[Cheesebeef]

Fun stuff. Incredible ending, even though I saw it coming

yeah... but man, there are so many characters in this show. it might be too dense for me to follow.

 

[Stout]

yeah... but man, there are so many characters in this show. it might be too dense for me to follow.

Have you read the books? I don't think you'll have too much to worry about.

 

[crisper57]

Good episode with a great ending. From everything the showrunners have said, next week starts giving the book readers some of the scenes that make the 3rd book the most beloved in the series.

Spoiler

I think the Unsullied are the stars next week.

 

[Shane]

That show was great!

 

[MadCardDisease]

That show was great!

Yep. It's only going to get better.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Have you read the books? I don't think you'll have too much to worry about.

haven't read the books, but from the above, i take it the ranks are about to be thinned out and people's gonna die soon so I don't have to get lost with all the characters.

 

[BACH]

haven't read the books, but from the above, i take it the ranks are about to be thinned out and people's gonna die soon so I don't have to get lost with all the characters.

I believe there are over 720 different named characters in the books (preset and historic included)

 

[BACH]

Fun stuff. Incredible ending, even though I saw it coming

It was fun. I knew that it was coming as well, but got caught up in the song and suddenly "WOW" It did happen!

 

[Stout]

haven't read the books, but from the above, i take it the ranks are about to be thinned out and people's gonna die soon so I don't have to get lost with all the characters.

Nah, Martin would never do that

 

[BACH]

haven't read the books, but from the above, i take it the ranks are about to be thinned out and people's gonna die soon so I don't have to get lost with all the characters.

Enter an entirely new set of characters...

 

[crisper57]

Enter an entirely new set of characters...

Yep. But I think we won't see most of them until next season at the earliest.

 

[D-Dogg]

The more I hear, the less I want to watch season two of the series.

And with that..the more I want to finish book 5 and to stakeout Martin's house until book six is done.

Read the damn books, people. Get your soft core porn elsewhere, and read one fracking hell of a story.

Still haven't watched season 2...but might have to if it seems that 3 lives up to par. I'm far more interested in book 6.

They certainly won't combine books 4 and 5--way too much material for one season. What I suspect they will do is make books 4 and 5 into two seasons, but combine the two in each season because of the storyline problem. How the idiot publishers let him do that, I have no idea.

The publishers forced him into that, because he was at about a 2000 page book and chugging. It was the only way he could take them apart.

And it is the only reason, IMO, why some people don't like book 4.

 

[Stout]

The publishers forced him into that, because he was at about a 2000 page book and chugging. It was the only way he could take them apart.

And it is the only reason, IMO, why some people don't like book 4.

Well, I can't say I know anyone who really likes book 4, as it was hideously butchered. The first half of book 5 was disjointed too, in the catchup.

It doesn't make any sense that the publishers would do that. If the book was running the length of 2 books, the smart solution isn't to cut story lines out and make the 1st half of the next book the catchup phase. The solution is to cut the narrative in half. It isn't like there wouldn't have been good places to cut it.

 

[D-Dogg]

Well, I can't say I know anyone who really likes book 4, as it was hideously butchered. The first half of book 5 was disjointed too, in the catchup.

It doesn't make any sense that the publishers would do that. If the book was running the length of 2 books, the smart solution isn't to cut story lines out and make the 1st half of the next book the catchup phase. The solution is to cut the narrative in half. It isn't like there wouldn't have been good places to cut it.

He broke it that way, because he did not want it intertwined if it all did not stay together, and the only way was to segregate it north and south style. He wasn't happy with it, but he preferred that approach.

In May 2005 Martin announced that his manuscript for A Feast for Crows had hit 1527 completed pages but still remained unfinished, with "another hundred or so pages of roughs and incomplete chapters, as well as other chapters sketched out but entirely unwritten."[3] As the size of the manuscript for 2000's A Storm of Swords, his previous novel, had been a problem for publishers around the world at 1521 pages, Martin and his publishers had decided to split the narrative planned for A Feast for Crows into two books.[3] Rather than divide the text in half chronologically, Martin opted to instead split the material by character and location:
It was my feeling ... that we were better off telling all the story for half the characters, rather than half the story for all the characters. Cutting the novel in half would have produced two half-novels; our approach will produce two novels taking place simultaneously, but set hundreds or even thousands of miles apart, and involving different casts of characters (with some overlap).[3]
Martin noted that A Feast for Crows would focus on "Westeros, King's Landing, the riverlands, Dorne, and the Iron Islands," and that the next novel, A Dance with Dragons, would cover "events in the east and north."[3] Martin also added that the A Song of Ice and Fire series would now likely total seven novels

 

[Shane]

He broke it that way, because he did not want it intertwined if it all did not stay together, and the only way was to segregate it north and south style. He wasn't happy with it, but he preferred that approach.

Take this ish to the book section.

 

[D-Dogg]

Take this ish to the book section.

You read it already and shaddap!


Should I just skip season two and go to season three? That's the feeling i'm getting from this thread.

 

[Shane]

You read it already and shaddap!


Should I just skip season two and go to season three? That's the feeling i'm getting from this thread.

Hell no!

 

[BACH]

You read it already and shaddap!


Should I just skip season two and go to season three? That's the feeling i'm getting from this thread.

WTF!!! No!

I don't see what gets you to conclude that.

 

[BACH]

Well, I can't say I know anyone who really likes book 4, as it was hideously butchered. The first half of book 5 was disjointed too, in the catchup.

It doesn't make any sense that the publishers would do that. If the book was running the length of 2 books, the smart solution isn't to cut story lines out and make the 1st half of the next book the catchup phase. The solution is to cut the narrative in half. It isn't like there wouldn't have been good places to cut it.

Well... It's still a pretty good book, but compared to the other books, it's without doubt the worst of the five books.

The issue with the book is that the entire story is more or less thrown up in hte air in Storm of Swords, and all the pieces are falling left and right all the way into Dance of Dragons. It's herefore hard for Feast for Crowns not to turn out as is does, because the story needs to establish a new "baseline" again.

 

[MadCardDisease]

You read it already and shaddap!


Should I just skip season two and go to season three? That's the feeling i'm getting from this thread.

Why in the world would you do that? You have to watch them in series.

 

[crisper57]

Still haven't watched season 2...but might have to if it seems that 3 lives up to par. I'm far more interested in book 6.




The publishers forced him into that, because he was at about a 2000 page book and chugging. It was the only way he could take them apart.

And it is the only reason, IMO, why some people don't like book 4.

Season 2 really isn't that bad. There are a ton of great scenes, terrific new characters introduced, and a few set pieces that are just amazing. Is it as good as Season 1? No. Will anything live up to Season 3? It's starting to look like they might not, considering how solidly it has started. But Season 2 is in no way a bad season. Now season 5 might be a train wreck...

 

[D-Dogg]

WTF!!! No!

I don't see what gets you to conclude that.

Hell no!

Why in the world would you do that? You have to watch them in series.

Because it sounds like season 2 was boring and kind of sucked, I already know all the storylines anyway (and more than the show will ever reveal) and the 3rd book is one of the best books ever, and so far the 3rd season sounds like it's living up to expectations.

Why should I waste time watching hours and hours of episodes of season two that aren't all that good when I've already read all the books?

 

[D-Dogg]

Well... It's still a pretty good book, but compared to the other books, it's without doubt the worst of the five books.

The issue with the book is that the entire story is more or less thrown up in hte air in Storm of Swords, and all the pieces are falling left and right all the way into Dance of Dragons. It's herefore hard for Feast for Crowns not to turn out as is does, because the story needs to establish a new "baseline" again.

I prefer the books in this order - 3, 1, 5, 4, 2.

Two is by far the least of the bunch, but it doesn't make it bad, it's still pretty awesome.

 

[Shane]

Because it sounds like season 2 was boring and kind of sucked, I already know all the storylines anyway (and more than the show will ever reveal) and the 3rd book is one of the best books ever, and so far the 3rd season sounds like it's living up to expectations.

Why should I waste time watching hours and hours of episodes of season two that aren't all that good when I've already read all the books?

Season 2 was good. it just wasnt good comparable to season 1.. The only thing that "sucked" imo was the cheesy battle scene at the end that we thought was gonna be this grand event. It was less than stellar. But the acting by the imp alone in season 2 is far worth the viewing experience.