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Cactuar Zone => Random lnsanity => Topic started by: Delta1212 on April 13, 2011, 10:01:18 pm

Title: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Delta1212 on April 13, 2011, 10:01:18 pm: So the HBO show 'Game of Thrones' premieres on Sunday. It's based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, which I had heard of but never read. I picked them up a couple weeks ago and plowed through the first one (A Game of Thrones, on which season one is based) in a weekend. It is, quite honestly, amazing, and now I'm incredibly pumped for the premiere this weekend.

A few other highlights:
The protagonist(ish since there are a lot of main characters) is played by Sean Bean aka Boromir
The (less nice) queen is played by Sarah Conner from the Sarah Conner Chronicles
My favorite character is being played by Peter Dinklage (The dwarf from The Station Agent)
The Mongol-esque warlord across the sea is being played by Ronin from Stargate Atlantis

Anyone else looking forward to Game of Thrones or is A Song of Ice and Fire fan?
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Thunder Strike on April 13, 2011, 10:04:56 pm: I read the title and thought you moved to the southern hemisphere.
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Delta1212 on April 13, 2011, 10:08:38 pm: Quote from: Thunder Strike on April 13, 2011, 10:04:56 pm
I read the title and thought you moved to the southern hemisphere.
Who wants to live in backwards land?
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Gangs on April 13, 2011, 10:13:17 pm: Oh DEFINITELY looking forward to it...Loved the books, i just hope they don't rape it in tv format...
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Delta1212 on April 13, 2011, 10:16:50 pm: Quote from: Gangs on April 13, 2011, 10:13:17 pm
Oh DEFINITELY looking forward to it...Loved the books, i just hope they don't recruit it in tv format...
I'm currently half-way through book two, so no spoilers.

But from everything I've read, they've done a really good job of staying faithful to the books and making the whole thing come alive. There have actually been a few clips I've seen where I said the dialogue along with the actor because I remembered the conversation from the book. Plus, the guy they cast as Tyrion is literally the guy I had based my mental image of the character on, and he's supposed to absolutely steal the show.
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Thunder Strike on April 13, 2011, 10:56:00 pm: Quote from: Delta1212 on April 13, 2011, 10:08:38 pm
Quote from: Thunder Strike on April 13, 2011, 10:04:56 pm
I read the title and thought you moved to the southern hemisphere.
Who wants to live in backwards land?

You get used to it.
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Snowbound Milk on April 13, 2011, 11:15:07 pm: I was totally hyped for Living Dead since I recruit'd the comics. But have still yet to watch any of them.
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Buck Turgidson on April 14, 2011, 04:34:54 am: Quote from: Thunder Strike on April 13, 2011, 10:56:00 pm
Quote from: Delta1212 on April 13, 2011, 10:08:38 pm
Quote from: Thunder Strike on April 13, 2011, 10:04:56 pm
I read the title and thought you moved to the southern hemisphere.
Who wants to live in backwards land?

You get used to it.
For a moment I thought it was time to sober up.
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: C-zom on April 14, 2011, 06:47:38 pm: Quote from: Snowbound Milk on April 13, 2011, 11:15:07 pm
I was totally hyped for Living Dead since I recruit'd the comics. But have still yet to watch any of them.

you' don't want to, its fucking shit
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Buck Turgidson on April 15, 2011, 06:30:50 am: Then quit hogging and pass.
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Fake from State Jarm on April 15, 2011, 03:38:24 pm: Quote from: C-zom on April 14, 2011, 06:47:38 pm
Quote from: Snowbound Milk on April 13, 2011, 11:15:07 pm
I was totally hyped for Living Dead since I recruit'd the comics. But have still yet to watch any of them.

you' don't want to, its fucking shit
you're wrong, czom. dead wrong
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Delta1212 on April 19, 2011, 07:45:15 pm: Really solid first episode, and HBO has already picked it up for a second season.
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Locke on August 02, 2011, 11:33:35 am: Just thought I'd leave this here:
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Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Mia on August 02, 2011, 01:43:06 pm: I still refuse to read the books no matter how much Delta tells me I should.
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Electric Mango on August 02, 2011, 01:59:33 pm: Watched the entire 1st season and loved loved loved it! Can't wait for the upcoming season. It was so good that I actually contemplated reading the books.
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Utracia101 on August 06, 2011, 08:56:07 am: Show was good but the books give you so much more
Title: Re: Winter Is Coming
Post by: Snowbound Milk on August 06, 2011, 03:07:02 pm: Saw two episodes of it, was pretty impressed.

As for watching living dead, that plan seems to have rotted off the vine.