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Game of Thrones [HBO & Sky Atlantic] **Spoilers** (Read Warning Post #1)

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    #1742
    tvnutz
    Registered Users Posts: 4,787 ✭✭✭tvnutz


    Just saw on Facebook, April 1st in the US so Id imagine very soon after that on Sky


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    #1743
    boobar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    Thanks guys,

    Something to look forward to.

    Mad Men in March, Game of Thrones back in April.

    Walking Dead back on in February....

    Varied taste.


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    #1744
    telekon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,425 ✭✭✭telekon


    This is going to be bloody amazing...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBrsM_WlfV8


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    #1745
    fizzlepurplefuz
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭fizzlepurplefuz


    Game of Thrones Season 2 premieres in the states April 1st :):)

    If it follows the same schedule as last year we should have it on sky atlantic on the 2nd :):) heres hoping :)

    Only 79 days to go :D


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    #1746
    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    Any chance they will replay series 1 on SKy before then?


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    #1747
    Miprocin
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭Miprocin


    Probably, yes. They repeated Season 1 of Boardwalk Empire before Season 2 started.


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    #1748
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,743 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Big Nelly wrote: »
    Any chance they will replay series 1 on SKy before then?

    I would expect so. Sky will like the extra ratings before Season 2 even airs.

    However I would expect it to start pretty soon in that case, maybe with Ep 10 the night before the Sky premiere?


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    #1749
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    After finishing the books recently I'll be interested to see season 2, this is the one book in the series I would say will benefit from TV making it shorter and more compressed. Found it very hard work to read up until the last 1/4 or so.

    For me it's a case of hurry up and get season 2 out of the way so we can have season 3 sooner !!!!!!! :)


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    #1750
    don ramo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭don ramo


    Big Nelly wrote: »
    Any chance they will replay series 1 on SKy before then?
    any chance wed have a damn forum by then,

    breaking bad just got one and its heading into its final season (and long overdue i must say, the forum, not the show:D),

    c'mon


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    #1751
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    Currently reading "Blood and Gold" and have to say I really don't think that each TV series will be specifically set to one book. If they did, people who haven't read the books wouldn't have a feckin clue what's going on.


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    #1752
    stesaurus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭stesaurus


    calex71 wrote: »
    After finishing the books recently I'll be interested to see season 2, this is the one book in the series I would say will benefit from TV making it shorter and more compressed. Found it very hard work to read up until the last 1/4 or so.

    For me it's a case of hurry up and get season 2 out of the way so we can have season 3 sooner !!!!!!! :)

    Season 2 will be a mix of books 2-3 so that it flows better overall and keeps all the characters visible.

    Really looking forward to this and hopefully they'll green-light the next few series soon enough.


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    #1753
    me-skywalker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭me-skywalker


    Once this season takes off I can imagine HBO green-lighting seasons 3 and 4 before the end of April.

    The best thing about GoT for me is that the hype has been generated through the oldest form of advertising and the cheapest: word of mouth.


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    #1754
    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,887 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    Big Nelly wrote: »
    Any chance they will replay series 1 on SKy before then?

    they have been repeating it recently


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    #1755
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,099 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Are the books as good as the show?


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    #1756
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    Are the books as good as the show?

    Better.


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    #1757
    Professional Griefer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    I can't wait any longer. Never before have I taken to a show so quickly.

    Delighted Peter Dinklage won a golden globe as well, he was brilliant in the first season.

    peter-dinklage-golden-globes.jpg


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    #1758
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,172 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Any word on the GOT/ASOIAF forum? I see that it got approved but can't find it in either Arts > Television or Sci-Fi / Fantasy?


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    #1759
    Gauge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Gauge


    It's been approved forever (okay, 3 months) but still no sign of it from what I can see. I suppose there's probably a lot to figure out regarding moderating, spoilers and all that.

    I check the New Forums section every day!


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    #1760
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,990 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    I sought for an update on the relevant Moderators sub-forum and am awaiting a reply. That was 1.5 weeks ago so some of us mods are just as much in the dark!


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    #1761
    Professional Griefer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    We're getting a new tralier Sunday. Can't wait!


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    #1762
    Dempsey
    Registered Users Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    Only gotten around to watching this now. I found the 1st 2 episodes abit hard to get into and the story slow but I'm glad that I stuck with it. Its an excellent show and I know its following a book (which I didnt know about until now) but I was very impressed with the whole execution of Eddard. I thought Sean Bean was in it for the long haul so I pleasantly surprised/shocked with that scene. I liked the way they shot it too, my heart sank when his did. Alot can be said for not looking at promos, hearing/reading spoilers, it would have sucked all the enjoyment out of that scene if I knew what that little runt was going to do! :pac:

    Only a short wait for me until season 2 :D


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    #1763
    don ramo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭don ramo


    Dempsey wrote: »
    Only gotten around to watching this now. I found the 1st 2 episodes abit hard to get into and the story slow but I'm glad that I stuck with it. Its an excellent show and I know its following a book (which I didnt know about until now) but I was very impressed with the whole execution of Eddard. I thought Sean Bean was in it for the long haul so I pleasantly surprised/shocked with that scene. I liked the way they shot it too, my heart sank when his did. Alot can be said for not looking at promos, hearing/reading spoilers, it would have sucked all the enjoyment out of that scene if I knew what that little runt was going to do! :pac:

    Only a short wait for me until season 2 :D

    to be fair to most people on this board i never saw eddards death coming, must have been excruciation for some people not to say anything about it,

    fair play


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    #1764
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Dempsey wrote: »
    Only gotten around to watching this now. I found the 1st 2 episodes abit hard to get into and the story slow but I'm glad that I stuck with it. Its an excellent show and I know its following a book (which I didnt know about until now) but I was very impressed with the whole execution of Eddard. I thought Sean Bean was in it for the long haul so I pleasantly surprised/shocked with that scene. I liked the way they shot it too, my heart sank when his did. Alot can be said for not looking at promos, hearing/reading spoilers, it would have sucked all the enjoyment out of that scene if I knew what that little runt was going to do! :pac:

    Only a short wait for me until season 2 :D

    it'll be interesting to see how Sky market it
    without Sean Bean as he was the face of the show in the first season marketing ads and tv spots, he'll hes on the cover of the first book now as well since they redid it to fit in with the tv show


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    #1765
    Tipsy McSwagger
    Registered Users Posts: 9,065 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    How did the guy who Ned executed in the first episode get from beyond the wall to the middle of a field in Winterfell?


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    #1766
    Dacian
    Registered Users Posts: 812 ✭✭✭Dacian


    don ramo wrote: »
    to be fair to most people on this board i never saw eddards death coming, must have been excruciation for some people not to say anything about it,

    fair play

    It was quite hard to keep zipped. The worse was reading 'what if....' posts and speculation about how the Ned Stark would avenge his friend against the Lannisters. You just knew that poster was going to get a shock soon!


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    #1767
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »
    How did the guy who Ned executed in the first episode get from beyond the wall to the middle of a field in Winterfell?

    There are many ways to cross the wall. Just not in numbers.


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    #1768
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    krudler wrote: »
    it'll be interesting to see how Sky market it
    without Sean Bean as he was the face of the show in the first season marketing ads and tv spots, he'll hes on the cover of the first book now as well since they redid it to fit in with the tv show

    In fairness, I doubt that will be needed. Game of Thrones has generated more than enough praise & hype to stand on its own two legs in series 2, without the need for actor-specific marketing.


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    #1769
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    Easy enough to market it in Ireland with the face of Littlefinger after the success of Love/Hate. No idea about the UK though.


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    #1770
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Yeah but why would you bother? Game of Thrones very quickly became on of 2011's "Must watch" programs; the buzz generated by that has more value than splashing some actor's face on a poster. Hell, GoT even has its own memes - that's value you can't buy ;)


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    #1771
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    Oh it probably doesn't need to be advertised, but it will to maximise popularity. I'm just speculating on how they will market it.


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