Game of Thrones Season 1 | Season 2 & Collector's ED

[Ator the Invincible]

Originally Posted by Talyn

Why does that sound oddly familiar? *scratches head* I can't place it, but....ya know?

St. Elsewhere

[Rambaldi47]

I hadn't read the books before watching the show, and it definitely took me a few episodes to figure out who everyone was! It's totally worth it though.

[el Terrible]

how good is this show? worth a blind buy? i haven't really seen a lot of fantasy type things beside lord of the rings but this show looks pretty epic.

[musick]

Originally Posted by el Terrible

how good is this show? worth a blind buy? i haven't really seen a lot of fantasy type things beside lord of the rings but this show looks pretty epic.

[el Terrible]

Originally Posted by musick

lol. i guess that kinda answers my questions. really wanna check this out now.

[KoukiR]

Originally Posted by Allforce

I don't think you're going to be disappointed, there's still 2 more books to be written and HBO has said they've already been given the entire outline so they can finish the show in case GRRM can't out of apathy/death by ham sandwich/any other reason

I think he will finish both books before he dies(hopefully). I read an interview where GRRM said he starting writing WoW after he was done with DwD.

I am about to finish the second book(only took 10 days)and move right into the 3rd. I honestly think reading the books makes watching the show so much better because there is story that they couldn't fill into the show or each season would run like 25+ episodes. Finishing the 3rd I don't get how they are fitting everything into 10 episodes. I hope they did a good job.

Originally Posted by kernel_thai

The real problem comes if the catch up with the author but he survives the ham sandwich. There was a long wait for book 5 and even if we assume book 6 will arrive before HBO can telecast the remaining four books there is no way book 7 will be done. What do they do then? Do they create their own version of the final book from the outline while GRRM continues to work on the real ending?

Perhaps a better question is who do I have to bribe to get the outline?

Seeing how there is a show now I think that it's going to put a fire under GRRM's butt to get the books done quick but still put out something great and worth reading.

If they do end up doing every single book. And if they do end up doing the rest of the books with 2 seasons each. GRRM has 8 years to put out the last two books. I think 4 years a book is more than enough time. Like I said in the above reply he said he started WoW after he finished DwD so somethings got him going. Lets just hope GRRM doesn't die like

[Show spoiler]Ned Stark

before he's done and take all his secrets to the grave with him. Then I'll really be pissed.

I know DwD took a while but now he has a lot of motivation he didn't have before. With a hell of a lot more fans into GoT because of the show. Peter Dinklage winning an Emmy. There is a lot of buzz about the show that there wasn't for the first season. I wouldn't be surprised if the second seasons ratings double from the first.

I don't see how a stupid show about dumb girls in a school beat GoT in best new TV Drama at the People's Choice Awards. But if you read the last sentence in my signature said so eloquently by Gremel it really doesn't surprise me.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by el Terrible

how good is this show? worth a blind buy? i haven't really seen a lot of fantasy type things beside lord of the rings but this show looks pretty epic.

You could always rent, or watch when it re-airs on tv, prior to buying. Just to make sure it's something you like.

[stlcards]

Originally Posted by Ator the Invincible

Just to add to what others have said... The show has a HUGE cast of characters, and there's no single, central "hero" to the story. It's a complete ensemble. If you're unfamiliar with the novels (as you said you are), then it will undoubtedly take a few episodes to figure out who everybody is and how they relate to each other. Once you get a feel for who they are, and see their personalities develop more fully, the show becomes addictive. But again, going into the series blind, it could be a tad confusing at first and take a few episodes to click. All IMO of course.

It was confusing trying to figure out who's who. Again, it was just the first episode.

[Jumpman]

Guys, help me. Help me resist Season One for the eventual series box set down the road.

I'm at a fever pitch right now and I just know when that series box set comes out, I'm going to want to own the hell out of it....and I'll feel guilty about owning the individual seasons.

Winter Is Coming....

[ycbbh]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Guys, help me. Help me resist Season One for the eventual series box set down the road.

I'm at a fever pitch right now and I just know when that series box set comes out, I'm going to want to own the hell out of it....and I'll feel guilty about owning the individual seasons.

Winter Is Coming....

By the time the full series box set arrives the machines will have taken over or, even worse, BD might be superseded. I'd go with the season releases

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by ycbbh

By the time the full series box set arrives the machines will have taken over or, even worse, BD might be superseded. I'd go with the season releases

BD will be here in the next seven to ten years. Right....?

[KarmaNL]

Who in their right mind can wait 7 years for a complete box set? j/k

[Knurk]

Originally Posted by KoukiR

I think he will finish both books before he dies(hopefully). I read an interview where GRRM said he starting writing WoW after he was done with DwD.

I am about to finish the second book(only took 10 days)and move right into the 3rd. I honestly think reading the books makes watching the show so much better because there is story that they couldn't fill into the show or each season would run like 25+ episodes. Finishing the 3rd I don't get how they are fitting everything into 10 episodes. I hope they did a good job.




Seeing how there is a show now I think that it's going to put a fire under GRRM's butt to get the books done quick but still put out something great and worth reading.

If they do end up doing every single book. And if they do end up doing the rest of the books with 2 seasons each. GRRM has 8 years to put out the last two books. I think 4 years a book is more than enough time. Like I said in the above reply he said he started WoW after he finished DwD so somethings got him going. Lets just hope GRRM doesn't die like

[Show spoiler]Ned Stark

before he's done and take all his secrets to the grave with him. Then I'll really be pissed.

I know DwD took a while but now he has a lot of motivation he didn't have before. With a hell of a lot more fans into GoT because of the show. Peter Dinklage winning an Emmy. There is a lot of buzz about the show that there wasn't for the first season. I wouldn't be surprised if the second seasons ratings double from the first.

I don't see how a stupid show about dumb girls in a school beat GoT in best new TV Drama at the People's Choice Awards. But if you read the last sentence in my signature said so eloquently by Gremel it really doesn't surprise me.

It always amuses me when new readers have high hopes GRRM will finish these next 2 books quickly. On contrary what you say he said he would start on the new book this month, although he has some leftovers from the last book (150 Manuscript-pages I believe). It's pretty clear he has huge problems writing since 2000 when he finished book 3: he knew from the get go what the story would be the first 3 books and since 2000 he had to come up with new material what has only resulted to 2 books in 11 years. And even though the first 3 books were published in 4 years, he did start writing them in 1991. The man is just a slow writer and even said that if all goes well he could finish book 6 in 3-3,5 years. So if all goes well he could finish the next 2 books in 7 years, but longtime readers of his blog all know very well things rarely go well when we're talking about GRRM and deadlines.

[Stinky-Dinkins]

The book series won't ever be finished. How many 300lb 70 year olds do you see kicking around? That's how old he'd be if he were to finish the last two in 6 or 7 years (which is an overly generous timeframe considering the pace he's moving at now.) Brandon Sanderson will have to be shipped in to finish the final book. He seems to dig doing that.

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by KarmaNL

Who in their right mind can wait 7 years for a complete box set? j/k

I'm thinking I'm going to attempt it...

[Talyn]

Picked up the sampler today on lunch, can't wait to get home and give this a shot....for $0.01 it was worth the effort to go to BB. I've read most of the books, so I'm curious to see how this translated. As far as whether GRRM will finish....who really knows, but with how DWD and AFFC went.... the story really needs to get moving again or it'll be another Wheel of Time....

[540Blue]

Originally Posted by el Terrible

how good is this show? worth a blind buy? i haven't really seen a lot of fantasy type things beside lord of the rings but this show looks pretty epic.

I'm not really into fantasy stuff for the most part (for example I have only seen 1 of the LOTR movies) but this show was excellent.

[KoukiR]

Originally Posted by Knurk

It always amuses me when new readers have high hopes GRRM will finish these next 2 books quickly. On contrary what you say he said he would start on the new book this month, although he has some leftovers from the last book (150 Manuscript-pages I believe). It's pretty clear he has huge problems writing since 2000 when he finished book 3: he knew from the get go what the story would be the first 3 books and since 2000 he had to come up with new material what has only resulted to 2 books in 11 years. And even though the first 3 books were published in 4 years, he did start writing them in 1991. The man is just a slow writer and even said that if all goes well he could finish book 6 in 3-3,5 years. So if all goes well he could finish the next 2 books in 7 years, but longtime readers of his blog all know very well things rarely go well when we're talking about GRRM and deadlines.

I started the first book a month before the show started and only started the second recently and will finish it tomorrow. I guess that still makes me a new reader. But even still I rather be a new reader; with excitement than a old reader who is depressed.

I still have hope he will finish the books in time. I'm in no rush. I was planning on read each book before each seasoned started so I have a ways to go. Even thought I'll start the 3rd soon.

[Knurk]

Originally Posted by KoukiR

I started the first book a month before the show started and only started the second recently and will finish it tomorrow. I guess that still makes me a new reader. But even still I rather be a new reader; with excitement than a old reader who is depressed.

I still have hope he will finish the books in time. I'm in no rush. I was planning on read each book before each seasoned started so I have a ways to go. Even thought I'll start the 3rd soon.

I envy your hope and enthusiasm. Reading my post back I do sound as depressed fan, but that's what one becomes after years and years of waiting, waiting and in the end getting insulted by the writer himself.

[Snicket]

How is the content of the episodes? I would suspect it to be pretty tame given the fantasy background but it is HBO, is there a lot of excessive nudity or language?