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

The old lady's scary story was amazing.

im just about done with this book but this was my favorite part. and there's more in the novel as well.

I don't notice the accents at all. Is that because I'm American?

max later books in the series go ham X infinity

i went to the bookstore today and they only had got in hardcover. gonna try another bookstore tomorrow

are you finding things understandable as someone who hasn't read the books? cuz i think it moves too fast sometimes

b/c as ham as everyone has gone by episode 6 in the hbo series i can only see further ham-going from there

xp i mean the basic mechanisms of the plot i can follow, yeah; and the backstory i get the broad strokes of--the mad king and all that--but theres a ton of little stuff w/r/t past alliances and former enemies and that kind of thing that just flies by. not that i mind, its more fun that way i think.

Watching the show has the appeal of stuffing delicious cookies into your mouth YOM YOM AHARHGGYOM-style, paced only by the fact that you get a dozen cookies at once and have to wait a week for the next dozen.

Reading the books is like getting 4x as many cookies but only one at a time and you have to take actual bites.

you dont get to actually SEE all the doggy-style sex when you read the books, too

That is a blessing in disguise. If anything, I think characters are coming across as TOO likeable in the shows, because they're over-the-top or funny or sympathetic in some way. Without all the golden hair and wry grins and soulful glances, you can really get your teeth into the hate.

but theres a ton of little stuff w/r/t past alliances and former enemies and that kind of thing that just flies by. not that i mind, its more fun that way i think.

― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Monday, May 2, 2011 7:47 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark

agreed that its more fun. i'm all for savoring the atmosphere, but i kinda like how breakneck things are going right now, and am stoked for the madness

shit gets pretty raw dude

tight

I am very much looking forward to all this upcoming ham

that's enough thanks

Read the books!

I'm jealous that Max has seen 6 eps. I'm so used to watching stuff on DVD or netflix or whatever that I get impatient having to wait a WHOLE WEEK until the next one. hmpf.

cosign x1000

i sorta hate weekly shows now because i really prefer to do my serial watching in like 6 hour binges

telling us who survives also counts as a spoiler people

x-post - Yep.

the bad thing about the screeners i watched is that they are unfinished cuts w/out a lot of the special effects, there are some hilarious moments where everyone is supposed to be awed by the wall or whatever and the screen just says VFX TK or whatever

Whoops! I'll ask a mod to delete my post

thx brah

the bad thing about the screeners i watched is that they are unfinished cuts w/out a lot of the special effects, there are some hilarious moments where everyone is supposed to be awed by the wall or whatever and the screen just says VFX TK or whatever

Ok I have seen the wall but no ones even mentioned whatever. cut it out u jerk

Arya's dueling lesson == would watch an hour of.

Like that sword master is like mesmerizing.

found borat the swordmaster really lame. carcetti's accent is a bit wonky.

liking it in general tho...

haha the Bob Ross swordmaster scene was my fav... that dude was outta control!!!

carcetti's accent is a bit wonky.

Yeah, him and Dinklage. Americans, huh?

tbh I have no idea what Gillen really sounds like. is it a heavy Irish accent?

Gillen's Irish accent is also kinda weird. He just talks funny

I love Dinklage's accent. He sounds like Michael Howard.

finally watched new ep <3 <3 it's getting exciting already! Leee otm, could watch Arya sword fight all day! She's so great. Hope we get more of Jon and the wall boys, that whole set is just so perfect, makes me reach for my blanket every time.

And I have mad love for Benjin...he's so perfect. Bit Timothy Daltony but still has that poise and mystique.

Carcetti is not nailing the accent at all. May as well drop it and go full Baltimore.

Benjen, oops

it's not even just the actual accent, it's the way he is speaking, really weird and overpronounced. maybe he's having probs with it and trying hard.

http://i.imgur.com/uSrbU.jpg

I am just glad the series is capturing exactly how awesome Arya is; also I am surprised at how much more sympathy I have for Sansa so far on screen as opposed to this point in the books.

I was afraid the actress who plays Cersi was on the verge of veering off into being terrible but it looks like she is really owning the sexy viper inherent in the character; Jamie OTOH has basically been perfect from the get-go.

Yeah am feeling Cersei now after her one on one with Joffrey

and Catelyn is pretty great now that I've had time to warm to her; the goodbye bw her and Ned was <3

I was afraid the actress who plays Cersi was on the verge of veering off into being terrible but it looks like she is really owning the sexy viper inherent in the character

she kept having the same facial expression for a couple of episodes, i was initially troubled also

ahahahah @ p.tamtam's post

otm

PS I read that the actress who plays Arya is IRL right-handed but is sword-fighting left-handed. I ought to be resentful of someone who's awesome and one-third my age, but no.

she fights left-handed in the book, too

btw i am 100 pages away from the end of the first book

shit

is

nuts

i am warming to dinklage because of his facial expressions.

he makes a very good tyrion, i think

did i already post this thing i made

http://i.imgur.com/z8kRE.jpg

btw i am 100 pages away from the end of the first book

:D

ha scones

i spent like 20 minutes on it ok guys

i feel like ppl arent properly appreciating it