GAME OF THRONES [Book and TV Discussion (US Pace)]

me-skywalker · 06-05-2010 11:10PM

Audiobooks are a cop out!

Well HBO havea great history of making great series and periodical drama's. The Wire, ROME, Sopranos, Band of Brothers, Deadwood, True Blood. They will have the budget and also have the history of gritty raw programming that will defo be needed for this haha!

Martin himself is taking a role as an excutive producer and is writing 1 episode per season. In the 1st season he's writing the 8th episode.

One of the writers wrote 25th Hour( great book) and Great movie with Ed Norton. ALso has wrotea few screenplays like Brothers, X-MEN: Wolverine, The Kite Runner and Troy. SO some good and varied pieces in there.

Sean Bean as Stark isnt too bad and Lena Headey as Cersei :P

There will be 10/11 episodes per season and each season will be each book. SO tahts plenty of tiem to fit in most of the intricacies. Thats if the 1st season doesn't tank!!

Looking forward to it anyway.

TheBandit · 07-05-2010 01:07PM

I really looking forward to this series although a can't help but think that it'll distract George RR Martin and we won't see "A Dance with Dragons" any time soon....in fact i hope they don't make this show....suffering with post feast of crown jitters and need to read more NOW GOD DAMMIT NOW!! damn your procrastination George
Calm down.....
I'm really happy HBO took this up there shows are normally fantastic, ignoring Sex and the City. I watched five minutes of "Legend of the Seeker" and it looked atrocious so thankfully ABC aren't making it(From my quick look at the Synopsis of "The Sword of Truth" it looks poor so i probably can't blame ABC quality of the show)

Dades · 07-05-2010 03:25PM

me-skywalker wrote: »

Audiobooks are a cop out!

1. Why? Unless you need to practice your reading, what's the problem? The audiobook IS the book. It's not like just watching the movie.

2. When you have two kids under two, and spend 40 mins a day walking to work, they're ideal. We don't all have the luxury of an hour at bedtime

. And reading a book while walking through town is a tad dangerous, I find.

3. FWIW, I've read all the books already.

c - 13 · 03-06-2010 07:04AM

Daenerys has been recast - Looks a bit old IMHO.

WindmillWarrior · 03-06-2010 11:12AM

Dades wrote: »

Although I've read the books - I downloaded the audiobook of this last month.

I can't stop listening! It gives a new dimension to the books. Highly recommended.

wheres good for downloading audiobooks mate? I want to start the whole series again from the begining, so the audiobook option might be best!

WindmillWarrior · 03-06-2010 11:13AM

c - 13 wrote: »

Daenerys has been recast - Looks a bit old IMHO.

She looks pretty good to me! :P

Dades · 03-06-2010 11:55AM

c - 13 wrote: »

Daenerys has been recast - Looks a bit old IMHO.

I think GRRM had no issue with an older Danys. She doesn't need be that young anyway.

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

wheres good for downloading audiobooks mate? I want to start the whole series again from the begining, so the audiobook option might be best!

I wouldn't encourage piracy, but there are torrents floating about about (google em). iTunes also sells them and many of the big e-tailers offer audio downloads - though they are pricey.

Make sure you find the Roy Dotrice read versions. There a couple of different versions but he's the business.

c - 13 · 08-06-2010 09:56AM

Dades wrote: »

I think GRRM had no issue with an older Danys. She doesn't need be that young anyway

Hmm, maybe not but IIRC from the books she would have been about 14 in the first books and about 16 about the time the

dragons

made an appearance ?

Dades · 09-06-2010 02:22PM

c - 13 wrote: »

Hmm, maybe not but IIRC from the books she would have been about 14 in the first books and about 16 about the time the
dragons
made an appearance ?

Could be true okay - though still not sure why she needs to be a certain age anyhow. More important that Sansa and Arya are kids.

Of course in an ideal world they'd all the be ages of the book.

TheBandit · 10-06-2010 12:48PM

Drogo getting forceful and funky with a very young looking girl might not go down the best on tv

sybiathriall · 11-06-2010 12:34AM

apparently game of thrones is coming out next spring more then likely in america so its possible it will be summer by the time it hits here....but the good ole internet can come in handy when that happens!

pljudge321 · 11-06-2010 10:13PM

I think all of the children are going to look about five years older than they are in the book. Dany was 13 if I remember correctly, no way that actress looks anyway close to that.

Paddy Samurai · 12-06-2010 12:58AM

A Casting We Will Go
Jun. 9th, 2010 at 12:23 PM

Auditions continue in Dublin, Belfast, and London for a whole bunch of parts, both major and minor, on HBO's GAME OF THRONES.

Sometimes it is a very hard job.

I've just reviewed the tapes of twelve young women reading for the part of Shae.

Anyone interested???

pljudge321 · 12-06-2010 08:49AM

Its been a while but wouldn't Shae be in the 2nd season at the earliest if they are going by the books?

Zapp Brannigan · 14-06-2010 04:57PM

Teaser Trailer

Paddy Samurai · 14-06-2010 07:13PM

Only a small taste of whats to come.
But i for one can't wait for it to start.....................Roll on 2011.

Dades · 16-06-2010 06:03PM

pljudge321 wrote: »

I think all of the children are going to look about five years older than they are in the book. Dany was 13 if I remember correctly, no way that actress looks anyway close to that.

That's a slight exaggeration. Dany, maybe, but Arya doesn't look much older than what she's meant to be.

pljudge321 wrote: »

Its been a while but wouldn't Shae be in the 2nd season at the earliest if they are going by the books?

Shae appeared towards the end of A Game of Thrones at Lord Tywin's army camp.

Corsendonk · 29-07-2010 02:23PM

When has a movie ever been better than the book? The only time it really works is with short stories were the scriptwriter has space to work with.

AnCapaillMor · 29-07-2010 02:31PM

Movies maybe but its a TV show so it shows some hope if it goes to current form, Dexter tv shows far superior to book, same with true blood.

pljudge321 · 30-07-2010 07:00AM

Good news if you have Sky.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/29/bskyb-buys-hbo-tv-catalogue

jamezy · 15-08-2010 01:42AM

I am quite excited for this i must admit. Especially since i finished book 4 the other day... When the **** is number 5 going to rear its head?!

GisforGrenade · 16-08-2010 02:33AM

jamezy wrote: »

I am quite excited for this i must admit. Especially since i finished book 4 the other day... When the **** is number 5 going to rear its head?!

He is still writing the bleedin thing apparently, but that's what we have been hearing for at least 5 years. Best stop worrying about it and just look forward to the tv series, at least it will actually start on time.

Somnus · 17-08-2010 08:09PM

Just finished the first book a week or so ago. It was fantastic.

Read it because my uncle is playing Littlefinger, he mentioned the name of it. Glad it turned out to be so good though!

Just started the second one.

ixoy · 17-08-2010 09:45PM

Dr.Poca wrote: »

Read it because my uncle is playing Littlefinger, he mentioned the name of it. Glad it turned out to be so good though!

Your uncle is Aiden Gillen? He was great in QAF as well as Carcetti in "The Wire".

Zapp Brannigan · 17-08-2010 09:47PM

Dr Poca, prepare for people to hate/love your uncle! Littlefinger is such a good character!

Dades · 18-08-2010 10:45AM

Littlefinger is a key character (in the whole series). Thought Aiden Gillen was a good choice for the role, too.

Somnus · 18-08-2010 01:17PM

Dades wrote: »

Littlefinger is a key character (in the whole series). Thought Aiden Gillen was a good choice for the role, too.

It's definitely his kinda character :P

A key character? I suppose I've only finished the first one so don't spoil anything

But I was imagining he won't be in it that much really. I mean apart from a few conversations with Caetlyn and Ned he's not in the first one that much.

Dades · 24-08-2010 11:26AM

You'll be surprised at how some 'smaller' characters survive and a few 'bigger' ones meet bloody ends!

That's part of the beauty of the books - they have the ability to shock. Keep reading!

Somnus · 24-08-2010 06:31PM

Dades wrote: »

You'll be surprised at how some 'smaller' characters survive and a few 'bigger' ones meet bloody ends!

That's part of the beauty of the books - they have the ability to shock. Keep reading!

Oh I will. I'm about a fifth of the way through the second one. Definitely seems like it's building up into something huge!

AnCapaillMor · 13-09-2010 01:31PM

Bit more, they're really teasing it out.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/09/13/teaser-trailer-2-hbos-game-of-thrones/

GAME OF THRONES [Book and TV Discussion (US Pace)]

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