Game of Thrones

There has been a long thread in the Happy Hour about it, since it started as a book thread.

Good reminder though. I think we'll have episode threads when the show starts.

kilcher said:

Is there not already a thread on this show? I couldn't find one.

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Seeing as how the first episode doesn't air for another two weeks, I don't find that too surprising...

That was the fastest 15 minutes of TV I've seen in a long time.

The scenery was just gorgeous...I can't wait to see this!

firerose818 said:

That was the fastest 15 minutes of TV I've seen in a long time.

The scenery was just gorgeous...I can't wait to see this!

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+1

I thought, that wasn't 15 minutes!

Really nice. Some changes from the books, but all understandable. Two more weeks...

I don't have HBO, so just watched the preview online. Looks good! The Wall looked very imposing! I think I'll have to call Comcast and get signed up for HBO. Wonder if they are having any specials?

Online? I will start searching.

Sorry, didn't think to post the link. Here's where I saw it.
http://io9.com/#!5788750/watch-the-first-12-minutes-of-hbos-game-of-thrones-now

I haven't read the books in years but the first 15 minutes were enough to have memories come flooding back. Can't wait!

Did anybody catch the throw-away line at the beginning of Monday's Chuck?

Does this story have magic, or is it all just political intrigue?

IndyJones1023 said:

Does this story have magic, or is it all just political intrigue?

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Both. But most of the early story is heavy on the intrigue; the magic is mostly on the fringes.

I was actually mildly surprised to see them referencing some supernatural activity right up front (though if you didn't know what you were seeing, you may not have realized it). I halfway expected them to drop all of that for the TV show, and just focus on the courtly intrigue, a la The Tudors, etc.

dcheesi said:

I was actually mildly surprised to see them referencing some supernatural activity right up front (though if you didn't know what you were seeing, you may not have realized it). I halfway expected them to drop all of that for the TV show, and just focus on the courtly intrigue, a la The Tudors, etc.

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That supernatural activity comes straight out of the prologue for the book, as I recall.

JETarpon said:

That supernatural activity comes straight out of the prologue for the book, as I recall.

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Yep, pretty much straight up, except you actually get a much better description of things in the book.

But there's nothing that says that the TV writers/producers have to use every element from the books. The non-magical aspects of the books are more than enough to be compelling on their own. And adding the supernatural can be risky, as some folks who love a good medieval period piece are turned off by anything that smacks of scifi/fantasy...

I don't get HBO so hopefully without any spoilers, I have read all the novels. It reads more like historical fiction than Tolkien does. Watch for an historical parallel with British history.

sieglinde said:

I don't get HBO so hopefully without any spoilers, I have read all the novels. It reads more like historical fiction than Tolkien does. Watch for an historical parallel with British history.

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Many providers are having HBO free preview weekend this week. It's already started on DirecTV.

Does Dish have a free HBO preview this weekend? If they do, I haven't read about it.

Dish has HBO free this weekend. I checked when I got home.

I'm guessing it's everybody. Even my crappy cable company has free HBO right now.