HBO adaptation of Game of Thrones - will this be just for nerds? (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

if hes too lazy to write the books and hes bad at writing why doesnt he just hire someone to do it for him

― lag∞n, Tuesday, May 21, 2013

he totally should tbh. too rockist tho.

(except I bet he's left instructions just in case something happens to him)

GRRM supposedly told Benioff and Weiss where he's going in case he kicks off.

the show is going to catch up to the books if he doesn't speed up his process significantly on the last two

even if it takes 2 more seasons to get to the end of book 5, he needs to have book 6 ready by then and also suddenly has a year to write book 7

i could imagine him writing the last season of the show before finishing the last book. i think he might revel in the howls of outrage

otm

but the show could probably spin the balance of 3 + 4 + 5 into…maybe even 4 more seasons.

Also GRRM is only two years older than my mom and I want her around for another 30 years :( :(

which book is the show in now

Three. They're likely to get about 2/3rds of the way through it.

do you guys think grrm is outraged over the casting of Daario? like arguing with the producers -- "no, this isn't attractive, this isn't attractive at all."

Not even a mustachio to be found, pointed gold or otherwise...

he doesn't seem to precious about his 'vision', as long as the cheques keep rolling in.

"bland, romance novel guy" is totally otm. but i like dude's casual smugness for the role.

"Ahhh, I know exactly the sort of guy that a stunningly beautiful and independent and strong-willed young queen with armies and kingdoms and dragons would be into"

Hah, from this I was expecting the description to be "portly bearded aging scribe"

he doesn't seem to precious about his 'vision', as long as the cheques keep rolling in.

Also he cut his teeth in TV, he must be resigned to the fact that some stuff is going to have to be changed/watered down. He's probably delighted to see his world realised on screen with the level of accuracy it has been.

I mean Tyrion's described as horribly ugly in the books, and he seems to be totally behind Dinklage's casting.

also he had his nose cut off

I suspect the reason for that change is to avoid having to expensively cgi out Dinklage's nose in every scene.

I think it also has to do with an attempt to give him a wound without seriously detracting from his overall attractiveness.

it would be too gross, like reading abt it is one thing

i bet they told dink they had to surgically alter his nose and he squealed like a bitch about it. fucking actors.

Yeah, it would've been too much to make him go the full Time Traveler's Wife

http://25.media.tumblr.com/b37ef1a61d968520e9d1bed7a6123300/tumblr_mn59h2j2cM1qb0gmwo3_r1_400.jpg

http://pixieorsomething.tumblr.com/post/51069131125/game-of-thrones-s03-my-understanding-so-far

okay, wait, is this not running tonight?

Memorial Day, and Liberace.

yeah hbo always skips big weekend holidays which is odd cuz that's such an old network mentality and hbo famously isn't even out for night of broadcast viewers anyway. no spoilers but i will advise ppl that they will want to watch the next episode as soon as it is broadcast and that they will otherwise want to stay the hell away from the internet until they do get to see it.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/be6c2dcbdb270ea7341f193766cb8a57/tumblr_mnfphz8f971qbypg1o1_500.jpg

You know, the wardrobing isn't all that different, tbh.

Better yet: http://www.earlyword.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/movies_behind-the-candleabra.jpg

xp they didn't skip memorial weekend last year and the result was super-low ratings for the 'biggest' episode of the season

yeah i guess i can't blame them then

Edmure's wedding is on tonight's episode, I'm sure it will be super romantic! <3 <3 <3

Pffft, sentimental woman, I only care if his bride is hot.

The gifts will be happy fluffy bunnies, brought especially by a embassy from Equestria, because friendship is magic!

everyone whos read the books seems oddly pumped for this ep everywhere on the internet

Well duh EVERYBODY LOVES BUNNIES.

can't wait for the bunnies

bunnies are popular i guess

weddings on westeros are accompanied by a "bedding ceremony" where the bride and groom have their clothes stripped away and are carried naked to bed by the guests after the reception. so that's sure to be exciting.

Showrunner interview now live. Spoilers like crazy, obv.

Madden interview, similarly.

man twitter is goin nuts right now

haha i knew the internet was gonna fucking explode over this

Via a certain trending topic, I saw this post on Twitter from an hour ago:

@Letigzz 47m
The Hangover left me disappointed, good thing I get to come home to watch Game of Thrones.

...think I'll check in on her later.

doors shutting, rains of castemere, good setup. then brutally stab talisa in the stomach. damn, it was all so brutal.

that was really well executed

Execution, yes.

well um so that's what everybody was tripping over huh
good call on the ending

So hey, Edmure's bride was pretty hot after all!

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