Books A Song of Ice and Fire (Books) | TV show? What TV show?

Cina said:
I've been rewatching Season 1 for the first time, it really is miles better than the later stuff.
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It was helped a lot by the smaller number of locations.
You basically had kings landing, winterfell, the wall, the inn at the crossroads and wherever dany was hanging out in each eipisode.
Later seasons you have all the above and a dozen more along with a character or 3 for each extra location.
It was more suited to tv really

Think they've done a fairly bad job in later seasons too mind you.
 
caid said:
It was helped a lot by the smaller number of locations.
You basically had kings landing, winterfell, the wall, the inn at the crossroads and wherever dany was hanging out in each eipisode.
Later seasons you have all the above and a dozen more along with a character or 3 for each extra location.
It was more suited to tv really

Think they've done a fairly bad job in later seasons too mind you.
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I think in many ways it was also helped by the quality of the storyline in the books too - the storyline really drops off after the red wedding for me
 
Cina said:
I've been rewatching Season 1 for the first time, it really is miles better than the later stuff.
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Yup. For me the whole series gets consistently worse. First season easily the best.
 
Andy Samberg at the Emmy's :lol::lol::lol:

Talking to GRRM and congratulating him on his birthday.
"And thanks George for telling me during the commercial break that Jon Snow is alive."
 
Speaking of the Emmys, I'm delighted to announce that GoT's weakest season just so happened to win best drama. :lol: The fact that this will enrage bitter book diehards and/or people like spoony, rn7 et al makes me happy. :p
 
They also won the emmy for best writing proving that award shows are completely useless.
 
DatIrishFella said:
Speaking of the Emmys, I'm delighted to announce that GoT's weakest season just so happened to win best drama. :lol: The fact that this will enrage bitter book diehards and/or people like spoony, rn7 et al makes me happy. :p
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The season didn't win. At the Emmy's you nominate a special episode for writing and directing. Two different directors were nominated for directing GoT so in theory a show could fill up all the nominee slots for each category.

The episode that won GoT writing and directing was Mother's Mercy. Basically the episode with the most drama from a female character (it was a woman-centric Emmy cerimony) and very little of Dorne.

GoT, Daily Show, Olive Kitteridge and Transparent won 75% of the awards.
 
Snow said:
The season didn't win. At the Emmy's you nominate a special episode for writing and directing. Two different directors were nominated for directing GoT so in theory a show could fill up all the nominee slots for each category.

The episode that won GoT writing and directing was Mother's Mercy. Basically the episode with the most drama from a female character (it was a woman-centric Emmy cerimony) and very little of Dorne.

GoT, Daily Show, Olive Kitteridge and Transparent won 75% of the awards.
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http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/20/game-thrones-emmys

— Outstanding Drama Series

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DatIrishFella said:
Speaking of the Emmys, I'm delighted to announce that GoT's weakest season just so happened to win best drama. :lol: The fact that this will enrage bitter book diehards and/or people like spoony, rn7 et al makes me happy. :p
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I have been a big fan of the series, but thought that the last season was utter shit. No idea how it won the award.

Btw, I think that the order (from best to worst) of the seasons has been: 1 > 4 > 2 = 3 >>>> 5
 
harshad said:
I am still trying to think what Peter Dinklage actually do in Season 5 to get an Emmy. His arc in season 4 was loads better.
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Guess it was his Starsky & Hutch-eqsue scenes with Varys. "Hullo old friend" , "hello--oh no im so drunk i must puke" ahahaha they are soooo funny and intellectual and smart and brilliant
 
Lena Headey really should have won her category, especially as the director for the Mother's Mercy ep, went on to win later. The ep as a whole wasn't even that good, besides Cersei's scenes
 
Did anyone else read that entire season 6 plot synopsis posted on 4chan?

I'm very sceptical of its authenticity, and yet its consistent with every other rumour I've seen posted to Watchers on the Wall.
 
Fyi, full spoilers shouldn't include yakno, future book/ show spoilers. Make sure all spoilers are labelled clearly so that there's no confusion there.
 
Untied said:
Did anyone else read that entire season 6 plot synopsis posted on 4chan?

I'm very sceptical of its authenticity, and yet its consistent with every other rumour I've seen posted to Watchers on the Wall.
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Link please :nervous:

Interesting about the costume, seems to confirm a certain theory about a boy and a man tree.
 
Untied said:
Did anyone else read that entire season 6 plot synopsis posted on 4chan?

I'm very sceptical of its authenticity, and yet its consistent with every other rumour I've seen posted to Watchers on the Wall.
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I did, some of it seems stupid, some of it brilliant.
That last scene (if true) would be EPIC
 
Untied said:
Did anyone else read that entire season 6 plot synopsis posted on 4chan?

I'm very sceptical of its authenticity, and yet its consistent with every other rumour I've seen posted to Watchers on the Wall.
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I know what you mean. Looking at the casting calls, actor sightings, pictures from filming, basically anything Watchers on the Wall it's not so bad. Obviously some of it will be right just by reading Watchers on the wall which is probably what it's based off. Then you read the bit about Olly which then makes it ridiculous.

Speaking of spoiler scenes - http://watchersonthewall.com/the-tower-of-joy-filming-has-begun-here-come-the-photos-and-spoilers/
 
Untied said:
Did anyone else read that entire season 6 plot synopsis posted on 4chan?

I'm very sceptical of its authenticity, and yet its consistent with every other rumour I've seen posted to Watchers on the Wall.
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Nah, doubt it's true. Read more like fan fiction by someone who read all the same rumors you did. Bits like "Grey Worm and Missandei have boring conversations", Mel sacrificing Olly and Gregor bodyslamming the High Sparrow into the ground are bit off, I think. :lol:
 
Rooney1987 said:
I know what you mean. Looking at the casting calls, actor sightings, pictures from filming, basically anything Watchers on the Wall it's not so bad. Obviously some of it will be right just by reading Watchers on the wall which is probably what it's based off. Then you read the bit about Olly which then makes it ridiculous.

Speaking of spoiler scenes - http://watchersonthewall.com/the-tower-of-joy-filming-has-begun-here-come-the-photos-and-spoilers/
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Yep, even assuming it's fake parts are based on genuine leaks, set photos, etc. At least its specific enough that we'll know pretty early in the season if its accurate or not.

ThierryHenry said:
Fyi, full spoilers shouldn't include yakno, future book/ show spoilers. Make sure all spoilers are labelled clearly so that there's no confusion there.
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Yeah of course. It's a bit confusing where the discussion should take place now the show is both ahead and behind the books.
 
sullydnl said:
Nah, doubt it's true. Read more like fan fiction by someone who read all the same rumors you did. Bits like "Grey Worm and Missandei have boring conversations", Mel sacrificing Olly and Gregor bodyslamming the High Sparrow into the ground are bit off, I think. :lol:
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Agreed, there's too much fan service and not enough "why the feck did that happen to them" for it be wholly convincing. Having said that I wouldn't be surprised if some of the individual scenes are correct. E.g. Hodor's origin, the play.
 
Official season 6 poster, I'll put it in a spoiler tag as it does have a little spoiler on it.

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What a surprise.

I think that no-one ever might have thought that can happen.

It is almost as a big a surprise as the fact that Marin hasn't delivered his next book yet, and with every book needing 6+ months of editing, it looks now almost impossible that it will be pblished in 2016.

ASOIAF is the Half Life of books.
 
A 'little' spoiler. FFS. This isn't the way we're supposed to find out. :(

No way the new book is released by April then?
 
ThierryHenry said:
A 'little' spoiler. FFS. This isn't the way we're supposed to find out. :(

No way the new book is released by April then?
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You poor soul!

Generally, the manuscript of fantasy books (and we aren't talking for the very top fantasy books, but more for books of second/third tier authors) get delivered 6+ months before they are published. With the next ASOIAF book being a large one, and Martin being boring, I think that it will need even more time.

Being optimistic, I would say early 2017 if Martin manages to finish the book in the next 4-6 months or so.
 
Revan said:
You poor soul!

Generally, the manuscript of fantasy books (and we aren't talking for the very top fantasy books, but more for books of second/third tier authors) get delivered 6+ months before they are published. With the next ASOIAF book being a large one, and Martin being boring, I think that it will need even more time.

Being optimistic, I would say early 2017 if Martin manages to finish the book in the next 4-6 months or so.
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:(

Well that's shit.
 
Has anybody boycotted the show yet to avoid spoilers?-Will they?
 
I'd happily keep watching the show if I was enjoying it. Season before last was alright but the last one was bang average, I thought.

A lot of the changes they've made just don't sit right with me. I get they are two different entities, and some changes make sense for the show but...it just doesn't really interest me that much anymore.
 
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