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  • #76
    i thought it was a fairly uneventful finale over all. the ending was pretty cool. but other than that, nothing really happened.

    i will say, however, that since starting to read the book, i can say they are staying pretty faithful to the source material. which is good.
     
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  • #80
    Just caught up on the finale last night.

    :fy: :fy: :fy: :fy:

    I guess that's exactly where the book ends as well. The pace of the show has been pretty close to the book's pace.

    Going to start reading these because I always find myself wanting to know more about what happened.
     
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  • #82
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    the fuck :rofl: :rofl:

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    LOL its the lil kid from Batman Returns!
     
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  • #85
    Casting news for season 2

    Sweet. I have no idea who they are.

    http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/19/stannis-melisandre/

    'Game of Thrones' casts sorceress Melisandre and Stannis Baratheon -- EXCLUSIVE
    by James Hibberd

    Huge Game of Thrones casting news! Producers have filled the two biggest new roles of the show’s second season — a mysterious sorceress and a powerful contender for the Iron Throne.

    These two major roles are paired together in the story: Melisandre is powerful woman who counsels the late King Robert’s eldest younger brother, Stannis Baratheon, in his quest to claim the Iron Throne. She’s described as a seductive force possessing prophetic powers who’s willing to impose her religion on the world by any means necessary. Stannis, meanwhile, believes himself to be the Iron Throne’s rightful heir and is described as humorless and authoritative, with a strict moral code (his younger brother Renly, who also wants to be king, memorably described Stannis in the first season as having “the personality of a lobster”). But Stannis is gradually succumbing to the power of his newfound religion.

    Melisandre will be played by Carice van Houten, a Dutch stage and film actress. She’s appeared in the movies Valkyrie and Repo Men. I think you’ll agree she looks just about perfect for Melisandre.

    And Stannis will be played by…

    British actor Stephen Dillane, best known to U.S. audiences by playing Thomas Jefferson in HBO’s John Adams.

    Houten and Dillane join two previously revealed Thrones season 2 cast members. Click here to see who was cast for Margaery Tyrell and here for Brienne.

    The news comes as Thrones producers and cast prepare to invade Comic-Con this week. EW will report the show’s first San Diego panel, which will include George R.R. Martin as moderator.
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  • #86
    Oh hell yeah: Game of Thrones gets blank check renewal from HBO

    Let's hope that Iron Throne is more comfortable than it appears.

    Last week, and the Television Critics Association press tour (TCA 2011) HBO co-president Richard Pepler addressed concerns that the Game of Thrones wouldn't last long enough to cover all seven novels of the epic series, saying, "We told George (R.R. Martin, the author) we’d go as long as he kept writing." He also said that apart from high ratings and critical acclaim, they could measure the success of the show by how pleased Mr. Martin was with the show. "The truth is when you see how thrilled he is with the production, we know we’ve succeeded partially by his satisfaction."

    It's understandable that fans would fear a premature cancellation of the series. After HBO's Rome amassed a dedicated fan base (with production quality almost equal to that of Thrones) it was cancelled out of hand during its second season. Sci-fi and fantasy series have a record of ending before the story is told, leaving fans hanging (Firefly, Jericho, Hyperdrive, and FlashForward spring to mind). HBO programming president Michael Lombardo went on to say that they were moving forward with no predetermined number of seasons, but that, ""I promise you we won’t stop it before it’s ready to stop." '

    There is no word on whether the promise to continue to the end of the saga is actually a contractual obligation or a statement of intent and support by HBO; but with that kind of vote of confidence, does it matter? Surely, it's no coincidence either that the show was just nominated for an amazing 13 Emmy awards, including Best Drama. While some question the potential for a 'genre' show like Thrones to actually win an award - an unnamed 'media colleague' told an LA Times reporter that it was only nominated because "it's a cool show, and the voters wanted to seem hip" - 13 nominations is an awful lot. And while only Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) was recognized in an acting category, there was a pretty wide range of nominations - best drama, of course, but also writing, casting, directing, sound, costumes, and visual effects.

    Speaking of visual effects - if you hadn't had a chance to see Game of Thrones Season 1 yet, or if (like me) you're missing it already, check out the stunning VFX composite below.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkptadiDABo
     
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  • #96
    I didn't realise that there was a thread for this... I started reading the books a few weeks back, then watched season one after I finished the book. They are not 100% on it, but it is definitely one of the closest adaptations I have seen of a book into a tv show/ movie. I can't wait for season two, and I hope the drag more than 10 episodes as there is more than 10 hours of events in each book
     
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