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

[Moviefan1203]

Game of Thrones had a great first season, I just hope HBO lets it go for several years. I want to see the complete story put to film.

[amoergosum]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Game of Thrones had a great first season, I just hope HBO lets it go for several years. I want to see the complete story put to film.

Thank god this is not ABC...

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Game of Thrones had a great first season, I just hope HBO lets it go for several years. I want to see the complete story put to film.

+1, very much so!

[kernel_thai]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Game of Thrones had a great first season, I just hope HBO lets it go for several years. I want to see the complete story put to film.

no way. The speed that Martin writes at they will have aired the first five books before he finishes the prologue for book 6.

[Aragorn the Elfstone]

I'd think having book fans waiting on you and having HBO waiting on you are two different things (harsh as that sounds). I don't think it'll another 6 year wait.

[racerx1965]

Is this series more along the lines of an 'adult' Excalibur movie -- sex and bloody swordplay; or does it have CGI elements like dragons and what not in it?

Thanks!

[El_Jay]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Game of Thrones had a great first season, I just hope HBO lets it go for several years. I want to see the complete story put to film.

Eh, I just hope GRRM actually finishes it by the time the show catches up to it.

He needs to write 2 or 3 books in 5 years and history is not on his side.

These are my favorite books. I loved the series and didn't mind at all when it occasionally took liberties with the books for the sake of the show.

[El_Jay]

Originally Posted by racerx1965

Is this series more along the lines of an 'adult' Excalibur movie -- sex and bloody swordplay; or does it have CGI elements like dragons and what not in it?

Thanks!

It's far less "fantasy" and more "medieval" than most fantasy stuff is. It's extremely adult, there is extreme graphic violence, rape, murder, incest, treachery, all that good stuff.

There are fantasy elements and magical elements but the show is far more focused on the political chess game, and wars between people. I can't say much without giving things away, but suffice it to say there are fantastic elements, they just don't take the main stage whatsoever.

[racerx1965]

Originally Posted by El_Jay

It's far less "fantasy" and more "medieval" than most fantasy stuff is. It's extremely adult, there is extreme graphic violence, rape, murder, incest, treachery, all that good stuff.

There are fantasy elements and magical elements but the show is far more focused on the political chess game, and wars between people. I can't say much without giving things away, but suffice it to say there are fantastic elements, they just don't take the main stage whatsoever.

Thanks for the quick summary. The series does sound interesting -- just wanted to get my expectations inline so that I wouldn't be disappointed if I purchased it.

[El_Jay]

Originally Posted by racerx1965

Thanks for the quick summary. The series does sound interesting -- just wanted to get my expectations inline so that I wouldn't be disappointed if I purchased it.

I recommend reading the books.

Not just to be an elitist, pushing my spectacles up on my nose, but because they are unbelievably entertaining, well-written books. He's been called "The American Tolkien" and I tend to agree. He has created a living, breathing world and the books are not dry at all. They force you to keep turning pages with twists and turns and cliffhangers. You just care about the characters. You love characters you used to hate, and vice versa. He has no problems turning the story on it's ear. It's the closest thing to an HBO series in book form, which is why HBO was a perfect match.

GRRMs biggest problem is reining his extravagant vision in to keep his books short enough to be digestible. A Feast for Crows and A Dance With Dragons were actually meant to be one book, but it was approaching 2000 pages and would be unpublishable, so he divided it up into two... and he still hasn't released A Dance With Dragons (it comes out tomorrow ).

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by El_Jay

I recommend reading the books.

Not just to be an elitist, pushing my spectacles up on my nose, but because they are unbelievably entertaining, well-written books. He's been called "The American Tolkien" and I tend to agree. He has created a living, breathing world and the books are not dry at all. They force you to keep turning pages with twists and turns and cliffhangers. You just care about the characters. You love characters you used to hate, and vice versa. He has no problems turning the story on it's ear. It's the closest thing to an HBO series in book form, which is why HBO was a perfect match.

GRRMs biggest problem is reining his extravagant vision in to keep his books short enough to be digestible. A Feast for Crows and A Dance With Dragons were actually meant to be one book, but it was approaching 2000 pages and would be unpublishable, so he divided it up into two... and he still hasn't released A Dance With Dragons (it comes out tomorrow ).

Sounds a lot like the late Robert Jordan, and his Wheel of Time series! Oh man would I ever like to see Peter Jackson make this into a movie series...although after 13 books I don't hold out much hope! So I would settle for the original Shannara series!

[Pondosinatra]

I just started watching this and I'm hooked!

Although, honestly, I don't know if they should have done a second season. I'm afraid it'll be what usually happens and take a great show and ruin it by following the almighty dollar and turning out additional sub-par seasons. (ya Weeds I'm looking at you!)

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I just started watching this and I'm hooked!

Although, honestly, I don't know if they should have done a second season. I'm afraid it'll be what usually happens and take a great show and ruin it by following the almighty dollar and turning out additional sub-par seasons. (ya Weeds I'm looking at you!)

I'm sure shows like: Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Wire, The Sopranos, just to name a few, disagree with you!

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I'm sure shows like: Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Wire, The Sopranos, just to name a few, disagree with you!

I don't believe that 'usually' means 'all inclusive'...

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I don't believe that 'usually' means 'all inclusive'...

"usually" is a pretty broad word...and since you didn't list any shows that "usually" suffer from the sophomore jinx, I just wanted to get a range of what shows "usually" do suffer from a 2nd season falloff.

[kernel_thai]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Sounds a lot like the late Robert Jordan, and his Wheel of Time series! Oh man would I ever like to see Peter Jackson make this into a movie series...although after 13 books I don't hold out much hope! So I would settle for the original Shannara series!

Red Eagle Entertainment and Universal r trying to bring the first book, Eye of the World to the screen. The story is just so massive I dont believe it could ever be fully realized.

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I just started watching this and I'm hooked!

Although, honestly, I don't know if they should have done a second season. I'm afraid it'll be what usually happens and take a great show and ruin it by following the almighty dollar and turning out additional sub-par seasons. (ya Weeds I'm looking at you!)

Well, that usually happens when u base the first season on original material and then have to create ur own material for subsequent season. In this case, the second season will be based on the second book, Clash of Kings and the third on book 3, Storm of Swords. Most people agree that these two books r even better than Game of Thrones so the show is only likely to improve.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by kernel_thai

Red Eagle Entertainment and Universal r trying to bring the first book, Eye of the World to the screen. The story is just so massive I dont believe it could ever be fully realized.

Thank you so much for that bit of info! It might have made my year! Heck I'd be happy with a nicely produced animated version of the WoT series, as that might be a little easier to pull off. Oh well, wait & see I suppose.
Again thank you for the info.

[Pondosinatra]

I just finished watching the last episode.

I bawled...

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by amoergosum

I actually didn't like the first couple of episodes. I'm glad I went on with it...I've watched the first season and love it now.

How in the hell could you not like the first episode? I was hooked after the opening scene!

[Bmvc1]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I just started watching this and I'm hooked!

Although, honestly, I don't know if they should have done a second season. I'm afraid it'll be what usually happens and take a great show and ruin it by following the almighty dollar and turning out additional sub-par seasons. (ya Weeds I'm looking at you!)

Why should they not do a second season? Season 1 ends with everything up in the air. And the source material is great, there is nothing to worry about.