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

stannis is very
http://i51.tinypic.com/rupudi.jpg

i would cast christopher eccleston as stannis. or maybe ray winstone.

eccleston would be perfect. winstone isnt what i imagined but otoh ray winstone can do whatever the hell he wants

i was just reading that theyve sent out casting calls for melisandre and brienne, so stannis cant be far away from being cast

Stannis is a dick, rah I hate him. Hope they get someone good. Like Thewlis, or older like David Morse

thewlis feels too sort of bumbling to play stannis

there's always his evil australian counterpart, david wenham

hes kinda too good looking though

Wenham might be too young

third book is fucking nuts

^^^ like this post

omg evan you dont even know

it is nuts until the last fuckin page bro

grrm should put that on the back dance of dragons--
"it is nuts until the last fuckin page bro -Max, gawker.com"

advance praise for dance of dragons: "this shit is going to be wild" -- max

One thing I don't get is why rapey young guy is part of the Stark household. Don't want to google it for fear of spoilers.

Theon is a ward, "won" from Stark's defeat of the Greyjoys

Theon (rapey guy) is a hostage in the medieval sense, meaning a family member from a rival house who the Starks are holding onto & treating relatively well to keep the Greyjoys in line.

it is nuts until the last fuckin page bro

― ☂ (max), Saturday, May 28, 2011 5:11 PM (56 minutes ago) Bookmark

yesssss

Thanks! Episode seven was intense, can't wait for the rest of the show if it gets as crazy as everyone's saying. Maybe I'll read the books.

Just wanted to thank folks who have seen EP7 but who haven't gone into details in this thread.

otm, I cringe in anticipation of spoilers but none yet, so thanks from me also!

it's funny, I didn't pay a lot of attention to Theon when I was reading Book 1, but since the series started airing I'm actually having a much easier time picturing him in Book 2...I think he was really well cast in this.

theon doesn't really do much at all in the first book iirc, aside from occasionally have a bro sesh with robb. and apparently smangs babes.

final (non epilogue) scene of third book is so baller

it's almost as if dude wrote these with tv/film staging in mind?

also holy shit these are like crack, I read storm of swords in under 24 hours?

loooool

Aw hell I downloaded ep 6 twice!

#firstworldproblems

http://hauteslides.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Game-of-Thrones-Infographic-Full-Screen.png

"star"

Episode 7 was the best yet--finally made me take the plunge into reading the book(s).

1. Dany couldn't have been thrilled to hear Drogo promising to rape a bunch of Westeroi.
2. lol @ Samwise, "wizard."
3. Night's Watch are admirably religiously tolerant!
4. Ned is so dumb. :(

Also, episode-specific relationship maps here: http://hauteslides.com/2011/05/game-of-thrones-infographic-illustrated-guide-to-houses-and-character-relationships/#more-1141

is there an epi 8 on hbo vod?

nah that was a one-time-thing to promote hbo go

http://i.imgur.com/BaZa4.gif

ha ha!

and yes, Ned is so very dumb.

was the hand uncle benjen's hand? and wait, wasn't that benjen with tyrion last episode? or was that someone else?

oh it was bronn. so where at benjen been?

Benjen is apparently lost somewhere beyond the wall as his horse returned without him. No confirmation of the found hand's identity is yet made.

some of those craggy bearded guys can be easy to mix up. Benjen's missing - that's all we know about him right now.

in case anyone finds it useful, here's a spoiler-free guide to minor characters i c/p'd from another board:

http://i.imgur.com/W8rh7.jpg
Maester Aemon - A blind old maester who has served in the Night's Watch for most of his life.

http://i.imgur.com/whkUB.jpg
Ser Alliser Thorne - A knighted member of the Night's Watch charged with training new recruits.

http://i.imgur.com/6qrEB.jpg
Ser Barristan Selmy (aka Barristan the Bold) - Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Ser Barristan served in the Kingsguard under Aerys Targaryen and remained loyal to the Mad King throughout Robert's rebellion. When he became king, Robert pardoned Ser Barristan and promoted him to Lord Commander.

http://i.imgur.com/fCLMw.jpg
Benjen Stark - Younger brother of Ned. Benjen is First Ranger of the Night's Watch.

http://i.imgur.com/vShPv.jpg
Lord Beric Dondarrion - The Lord of Blackhaven, sworn to House Baratheon. Lord Beric was charged by Ned Stark to bring the king's justice to Ser Gregor Clegane.

http://i.imgur.com/ueJxQ.jpg
Bronn - A skilled sellsword who joins Catelyn's trek to the Eyrie for profit. He befriends Tyrion on the way and represents the dwarf as his champion in trial by combat, knowing that a Lannister always pays his debts.

http://i.imgur.com/recKB.jpg
Gendry - Bastard son of King Robert working as a smith's apprentice in King's Landing.

http://i.imgur.com/ObFyc.jpg
Ser Gregor Clegane (aka The Mountain) - A bannerman to House Lannister, sometimes referred to as "Tywin Lannister's mad dog." His younger brother is Sandor Clegane. Ser Gregor was sent by Tywin to ravage the Riverlands in retaliation for Catelyn Stark's capture of Tyrion. Consequently, he was stripped of all lands and titles by Ned Stark and sentenced to death.

http://i.imgur.com/jmptJ.jpg
Grenn - A Night's Watch recruit and friend of Jon Snow.

http://i.imgur.com/Hrz3r.jpg
Hodor - Hodor.

lol nevermind. forgot about image limit.

http://i.imgur.com/uKL5y.jpg
Ser Hugh of the Vale - Former squire to Jon Arryn, up-jumped to knighthood shortly after his lord's death. Ser Hugh was killed in a joust against Ser Gregor Clegane.

http://i.imgur.com/DBJtR.jpg
Magister Illyrio Mopatis - A powerful merchant from the free city of Pentos. Illyrio provided sanctuary for the exiled Targaryen siblings and arranged Dany's marriage to Khal Drogo. Arya overhears Illyrio scheming with Varys in the bowels of King's Landing.

http://i.imgur.com/tlaR8.jpg
Ser Ilyn Payne - The King's Justice (re: royal executioner). His tongue was removed by the Mad King Aerys.

http://i.imgur.com/ugQYK.jpg
Janos Slynt - Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing.

http://i.imgur.com/9Dwcn.jpg
Jeor Mormont - Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and father of the exiled Ser Jorah Mormont.

http://i.imgur.com/MbQT9.jpg
Jory Cassel - Head of Ned Stark's household guard and nephew to Ser Rodrik Cassel. Jory was killed by Jaime Lannister in King's Landing.

http://i.imgur.com/9pq0G.jpg
Lancel Lannister - King Robert's squire. Lancel is the son of Kevan Lannister, Tywin's younger brother.

http://i.imgur.com/RgPD8.jpg
Ser Loras Tyrell (aka The Knight of Flowers) - A famed young knight. He is the youngest son of Mace Tyrell, the Lord of Highgarden and Warden of the South. Loras is the secret lover of Renly Baratheon.

http://i.imgur.com/nCyUy.jpg
Lysa Arryn (née Tully) - Younger sister of Catelyn Stark and daughter of Hoster Tully. Lysa was married to Jon Arryn during Robert's rebellion as a symbol of Riverrun's allegiance to the rebels' cause.

http://i.imgur.com/VqLVS.jpg
Maester Luwin - A servant of House Stark, Luwin remained in Winterfell to counsel Robb when Ned left for King's Landing.

http://i.imgur.com/tl8Ap.jpg
Septa Mordane - A servant of House Stark charged with teaching Sansa and Arya about ladyhood. The title "septa" designates her a clergy member of the Faith of the Seven.

http://i.imgur.com/NcuJK.jpg
Grand Maester Pycelle - The highest-ranking maester in the Seven Kingdoms, having served under several kings. Pycelle is a member of the king's small council.

http://i.imgur.com/W4mjb.jpg
Osha - A wildling woman who participated in an attack on Bran in the forests of Winterfell. Her life was spared by Robb.

http://i.imgur.com/FPTSk.jpg
Pyp - A Night's Watch recruit and friend of Jon Snow.

http://i.imgur.com/tZR32.jpg
Rakharo - Bodyguard of Daenerys.

http://i.imgur.com/gk50j.jpg
Rast - A Night's Watch recruit and foe of Jon Snow. Rast was a raper, and chose the Wall over castration.

http://i.imgur.com/fHhqi.jpg
Lord Renly Baratheon - The Lord of Storm's End and youngest of King Robert's two brothers. Renly sits on the king's small council as the Master of Laws.

http://i.imgur.com/qNSLH.jpg
Robin Arryn - The only son of Lysa and Jon Arryn. Robin is a sickly boy who still breastfeeds well beyond a reasonable age. I mean, just look at this fucking kid.

http://i.imgur.com/nWe2m.jpg
Ser Rodrik Cassel - Winterfell's Master-at-Arms and uncle of Jory Cassel. Ser Rodrik accompanies Catelyn Stark to King's Landing and the Eyrie.

http://i.imgur.com/cPjz0.jpg
Samwell Tarly - A Night's Watch recruit and friend of Jon Snow. Sam is the oldest son of Randyll Tarly, the Lord of Horn Hill. He was forced to join the Night's Watch by his father, who was ashamed of his son and didn't want him to inherit his lands and titles.

cherry on top

http://i.imgur.com/8KbmK.jpg
Yoren - A recruiter for the Night's Watch. Yoren accompanies Tyrion on his trek south from the Wall, and rides hastily to King's Landing to warn Ned about his wife's capture of the imp.

Thx bro

These last two episodes confirmed that I do love this show.
(was talking to someone yesterday about Treme and he said give it another try; it's a slow burn but when it gets there it really gets there. And i'm like dude, to me game of thrones is a slow burn, so I don't know...)

major lols at Robin Arryn, god what a perfect picture.

Didn't realize that Jorah's dad is in the NW, who are supposed to be celibate...?

Ser Smirky McSmirksalot/Alliser Thorne -- is he the Lieut. Commander that Jon is going to steward for?