I started re-reading this, and I have to say I am worried that the show will sort of overwrite my own visualization of the various locations, kind of like Lord of the Rings did, despite my best efforts to resist it. May skip the show.
― rockapads, Saturday, 26 March 2011 06:20 (eight years ago) Permalink
LOTR overwrote the visualisations from the Bakshi film for me, so an improvement.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Saturday, 26 March 2011 14:04 (eight years ago) Permalink
really dig the king's landing/winterfell contrast in those first two pictures. one of my favorite things in these books is (extremely minor spoiler) how homesick sansa gets for winterfell, and how defensive she is about the way it looks--low and grey and, um, stark, in a way she didn't know she loved when she was there, and didn't know was so much like her, cuz she thought she was all king's-landing-glam.
― difficult listening hour, Saturday, 26 March 2011 15:56 (eight years ago) Permalink
yeah my own visualization of winterfell wasn't quite as cloud-city-ish but i really love how it looks there anyway
― ciderpress, Saturday, 26 March 2011 17:54 (eight years ago) Permalink
i like how both castles have architectural styles that aren't just plucked straight from the medieval europe cliche of a castle
― ciderpress, Saturday, 26 March 2011 17:57 (eight years ago) Permalink
On first impressions, I don't thing it's stark enough? The interiors could win me over but in a general way, isn't constructing round buildings a lot more work and finesse-y than square ones? Doesn't seem in keeping, all the extra labor and attention just to result in some inconveniently round rooms.
― go peddle your bullshit somewhere else sister (Laurel), Saturday, 26 March 2011 17:57 (eight years ago) Permalink
I agree with that. I definitely didn't picture it to be some kind of architectural marvel. it's supposed to be ancient.
― rockapads, Saturday, 26 March 2011 18:55 (eight years ago) Permalink
it's been awhile since i've read these i'm pretty sure bran the builder (i swear i had to look him up!) was famous for his building.
― dynamicinterface, Saturday, 26 March 2011 21:24 (eight years ago) Permalink
There's nothing particularly fancy about a rounded castle tower, and when they're built that way it's for a reason - they protect against siege weapons differently than a square building would. It's not exactly how I pictured Winterfell either, but it's a valid design decision that doesn't contradict anything we know about the Starks (and yeah, Brandon the Builder gets mentioned a lot... there's supposed to be a great architectural tradition in the North, eg. the Wall)
― ℳℴℯ ❤＼(◕‿◕✿ (Princess TamTam), Sunday, 27 March 2011 04:22 (eight years ago) Permalink
u r the biggest shithead
― ENBB, Sunday, 27 March 2011 05:25 (eight years ago) Permalink
also can I just:
"NERRRRRRRD"
― VegemiteGrrl, Sunday, 27 March 2011 05:54 (eight years ago) Permalink
tbh this series is probably third only to LOTR and harry potter for fans geeking out over minute details
― ciderpress, Sunday, 27 March 2011 06:26 (eight years ago) Permalink
(eep shithead comment on wrong thread btw)
― ENBB, Sunday, 27 March 2011 13:23 (eight years ago) Permalink
That's a relief!
― ℳℴℯ ❤＼(◕‿◕✿ (Princess TamTam), Sunday, 27 March 2011 14:38 (eight years ago) Permalink
lol lol
― Godspeed HOOS! Black Steendriver (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Sunday, 27 March 2011 18:10 (eight years ago) Permalink
tamtam i find it ridiculous that you have read these for some reason
that is some ugly composited architecture, the wall one has two horizons ffs
― thomp, Sunday, 27 March 2011 18:45 (eight years ago) Permalink
My "nerd" comment 100% meant for tamtam...I kid bc I love
― VegemiteGrrl, Sunday, 27 March 2011 20:07 (eight years ago) Permalink
haha thom, as i was composing that post i imagined you coming along and registering disgust with me
― ℳℴℯ ❤＼(◕‿◕✿ (Princess TamTam), Monday, 28 March 2011 03:22 (eight years ago) Permalink
First 15 minshttp://www.hbo.com/#/game-of-thrones/about/video/exclusive-preview.html/eNrjcmbO0CzLTEnNd8xLzKksyUx2zs8rSa0oUc-PSYEJBSSmp-ol5qYy5zMXsjGyMXIyMrJJJ5aW5BfkJFbalhSVpgIAXbkXOA==
― Number None, Monday, 4 April 2011 02:30 (eight years ago) Permalink
Okay, I keep looking but I'm not seeing these two horizons at all.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 4 April 2011 02:39 (eight years ago) Permalink
Already watched much of those 15 minutes through teasers, but still nice to see. Especially inside Winterfell. Was hoping to get the show's title sequence, though.
― abcfsk, Monday, 4 April 2011 09:24 (eight years ago) Permalink
looked great...looking fwd to the start of this.
― Packie Bonner (Local Garda), Monday, 4 April 2011 09:45 (eight years ago) Permalink
Productions values are satisfyingly high anyway
― Number None, Monday, 4 April 2011 10:08 (eight years ago) Permalink
From the mid-season tv thread:
Not going to the Game of Thrones thread(s), but as someone who's never read the books, should I try to get in on the miniseries?― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:16 AM Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkYES― VegemiteGrrl, Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:19 AM Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkNot going to the Game of Thrones thread(s), but as someone who's never read the books, should I try to get in on the miniseries?― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, April 16, 2011 6:16 PM (1 hour ago) BookmarkThe thread for the series is spoiler-free I believe.― Gukbe, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:03 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalinki tried reading the book a couple years ago but i hated the writing and never got more than 40 pages in. that said, reviews for the show have been stellar so far and i'm really excited for it.― Mordy, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:12 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalinkstellar? NYT and slate both hated it― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:26 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkBoth those reviewers seemed to have chips on their shoulders― Number None, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:31 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalinkand the Slate review is basically unreadable― Number None, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:33 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkYeah, I was reading something someplace that compared it favorably to a D&D The Wire (possibly on Wired.com?).― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:33 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkFrom the NYT review: While I do not doubt that there are women in the world who read books like Mr. Martin’s, I can honestly say that I have never met a single woman who has stood up in indignation at her book club and refused to read the latest from Lorrie Moore unless everyone agreed to “The Hobbit” first.In other words, I don't think Ginia Bellafante is predisposed to this sort of fare.― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:36 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalinkhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-teitelbaum/game-of-thrones-hbo_b_850014.html― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:41 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:16 AM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
YES
― VegemiteGrrl, Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:19 AM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Not going to the Game of Thrones thread(s), but as someone who's never read the books, should I try to get in on the miniseries?
― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, April 16, 2011 6:16 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
The thread for the series is spoiler-free I believe.
― Gukbe, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:03 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i tried reading the book a couple years ago but i hated the writing and never got more than 40 pages in. that said, reviews for the show have been stellar so far and i'm really excited for it.
― Mordy, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:12 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
stellar? NYT and slate both hated it
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:26 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Both those reviewers seemed to have chips on their shoulders
― Number None, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:31 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
and the Slate review is basically unreadable
― Number None, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:33 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Yeah, I was reading something someplace that compared it favorably to a D&D The Wire (possibly on Wired.com?).
― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:33 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
From the NYT review:
While I do not doubt that there are women in the world who read books like Mr. Martin’s, I can honestly say that I have never met a single woman who has stood up in indignation at her book club and refused to read the latest from Lorrie Moore unless everyone agreed to “The Hobbit” first.
In other words, I don't think Ginia Bellafante is predisposed to this sort of fare.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:36 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-teitelbaum/game-of-thrones-hbo_b_850014.html
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:41 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, 16 April 2011 20:46 (eight years ago) Permalink
Heather Havrilesky from NYT doesn't dislike it but has some interesting thoughts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Riff-t.html
Sepinwall loved it, VanDerWerff really liked it, but they have the advantage of 6 episodes.
― Gukbe, Saturday, 16 April 2011 20:49 (eight years ago) Permalink
Oh, and should we throw down some ground rules if people are going to be discussing this week-by-week? i.e. if you've read the books don't discuss anything further than where we are, but discussion of any differences in the TV show and the books from what we've seen is fine.
― Gukbe, Saturday, 16 April 2011 20:51 (eight years ago) Permalink
obv i know but we don't want another Doctor Who thread on our hands.
and to breakdown VanDerWerff's thoughts from his podcasts:
He has larger issues with HBO moving away from episodic television, and those issues manifest themselves in GoT. He wasn't too enthused when he'd watch one episode, but when he'd watch two in a row he'd really be into it. Also aside from the nudity of one character, he finds a lot of it to be somewhat gratuitous.
Also, Myles McNutt has a series of posts in the lead-up:
A Televisual Love Letter
A Question of Taste
On Winter's Doorstep
― Gukbe, Saturday, 16 April 2011 21:02 (eight years ago) Permalink
and Zoller Seitz has weighed in on the reviews:
Slate, NYT to fantasy buffs: Grow Up
― Gukbe, Saturday, 16 April 2011 21:17 (eight years ago) Permalink
that seitz article is good
it's basically getting two kinds of reviews as far as i can tell - good ones, and fantasy-hating dismissive ones (i didn't think there'd be so many of these!)
Oh, and should we throw down some ground rules if people are going to be discussing this week-by-week? i.e. if you've read the books don't discuss anything further than where we are, but discussion of any differences in the TV show and the books from what we've seen is fine.― Gukbe, Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:51 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
― Gukbe, Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:51 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
this seems sufficient to me
― cum dude (Princess TamTam), Saturday, 16 April 2011 23:29 (eight years ago) Permalink
Sepinwall loved it, VanDerWerff really liked it, but they have the advantage of 6 episodes.― Gukbe, Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:49 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
― Gukbe, Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:49 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
i think almost every reviewer is working w/the first 6 eps btw
Fantasy-hating dismissive reviews make me want to take up my sword >:(jerks
― VegemiteGrrl, Sunday, 17 April 2011 00:03 (eight years ago) Permalink
Yeah, Gukbe's ground rules sound good to me too.
― ENBB, Sunday, 17 April 2011 00:47 (eight years ago) Permalink
Alan Sepinwall gave it a great review: http://hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/review-hbos-game-of-thrones-an-epic-mature-well-crafted-fantasy-series
― Mordy, Sunday, 17 April 2011 01:08 (eight years ago) Permalink
JESUS, this is starting tonight! For some reason I thought it was next fall.
― brownie, Sunday, 17 April 2011 16:30 (eight years ago) Permalink
so excited!
― Mordy, Sunday, 17 April 2011 16:54 (eight years ago) Permalink
WOOHOOO
― the zing cheese incident (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 17 April 2011 20:31 (eight years ago) Permalink
HBO doesn't do itunes season passes do they? may have to break my moratorium on bittorrent to watch these without waiting months
― ciderpress, Sunday, 17 April 2011 20:47 (eight years ago) Permalink
yayayayayayaay
― VegemiteGrrl, Sunday, 17 April 2011 20:48 (eight years ago) Permalink
I got an invitation from someone who has HBO!!!!!! Pretty excited over here.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Sunday, 17 April 2011 21:30 (eight years ago) Permalink
No HBO. Gonna try to stream or download it.
― ENBB, Sunday, 17 April 2011 21:31 (eight years ago) Permalink
lets do this
― VegemiteGrrl, Sunday, 17 April 2011 21:50 (eight years ago) Permalink
Started watching but the stream was shut down. So how was it?!
― ENBB, Monday, 18 April 2011 02:14 (eight years ago) Permalink
It was good. The story doesn't really start moving along until farther along in the story. This was more just of an introduction. What makes it so good is the characters and what happens to them.
― allmypulp, Monday, 18 April 2011 02:17 (eight years ago) Permalink
so that was the queen and her brother at the end there?
― Gukbe, Monday, 18 April 2011 02:24 (eight years ago) Permalink
Yeah. "the things I do for love"
― allmypulp, Monday, 18 April 2011 02:25 (eight years ago) Permalink
Production was second to none. Great look and sound to this. Having read the book I was also pleased with the storytelling. The one gripe I have is at the end of the episode, which diverges from the book as I remember it. But a minor point.
― calstars, Monday, 18 April 2011 02:25 (eight years ago) Permalink
The sets look great, as was the dialogue. And I had planned on expecting them to change some things in the story line. There is a lot to the story.
― allmypulp, Monday, 18 April 2011 02:31 (eight years ago) Permalink
The one gripe I have is at the end of the episode, which diverges from the book as I remember it. But a minor point.
― calstars, Sunday, April 17, 2011 10:25 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark
Yeah, that was the only change I didn't care for. Otherwise, pretty good.
― cum dude (Princess TamTam), Monday, 18 April 2011 03:05 (eight years ago) Permalink
AV Club review claims this is the weakest of the first six eps.
― Simon H. Shit (Simon H.), Monday, 18 April 2011 03:23 (eight years ago) Permalink