Huh, that's a great way to be totally wrong.

In the first episode: The title sequence ends on Pentos in the east.

Since the second episode: The camera moves to Vaes Dothrak and not to Pentos at the end.

Since the fifth episode: The camera moves over The Eyrie on its way to Winterfell.

I think those are the only canges, but I might have missd one or two...

Last edited by Hansen (2011-05-31 10:17:38)

This is starting to get really good now that we are getting to the good stuff!

I do not like fantasy. Swords and dragons and spells? Knights and jousts and plate armor made of such highly polished aluminum you can see the camera crew reflected in it? Fuck that shit.

Then I watched the first three minutes of the first episode of "Game of Thrones."

I'm about fifty pages from finishing the first book tonight. Got sick of waiting a week to find out what happens next. And if any of you motherfuckers spoil anything for me, I am going to cut off your cocks and feed them to the goats because I am the blood of the dragon.

The last few episodes have been great. Definitely put this show into my all-time favourites. The wait for the second series is going to be agonising.

But think of how great it would have been if it HADN"T been faithful to the book

There's been a thousands shows that are apparently really good about bullshit I don't care about- Lost, Deadwood, The Wire, Mad Men, whatever.

Now there's one of "those shows" that is about what's been going on in my head since I found out swords existed.  Yeah, I'm suckling at the tit of this show.

Last edited by Kyle (2011-06-21 11:10:18)

New book's out today!

Clash of Kings is great, but Storm of Swords was knock you on your ass amazing.  Almost done with Dance With Dragons, and while it does feel like the other half to Feast For Crows, it definitely stands on its own with its share of Holy Shit moments.

Stannis is indeed a huge part of the series.  He was mentioned quite a bit in the show, but only Renly was seen.  Someone best described him as "The Al Gore of Westeros," and that's not far off.  He's morally rigid, and a brilliant military tactician, but he is the opposite of Renly: he's loved by no one.  While his claim to the Throne is far more valid than Renly's, Renly is by far more popular and able to amass a larger army.  These aren't spoilers by the way.  The second book is entitled "A Clash of KINGS," for a reason.  With Robb King in the North, Joffrey sitting the Iron Throne, and Renly and Barratheon laying claim to it (plus one more mystery guest to be introduced later) the second season is truly going to see war.

I think the casting is a solid one.  I always envisioned Stannis as a bit beefier, and it will be interesting to see Dillane with a shaved head and dark beard.  What's more important is his chemistry with Melisendre.  The chick they go tot play her looks pretty spot on.  The character I'm most interested to see cast is Davos Seaworth, The Onion Knight.  He's a pirate who was Knighted by Stannis and has a pretty interesting arc. 

With all of this said....just like Azkhaban was arguably the best book, the 3rd book in A Song of Ice and Fire, A Storm of Swords is arguably the best in the series.  Holy.  Shit.

Hmm, I buy it.  He's got the look of Davos down.  So far, I'm pleased with what Im hearing of season 2.  The part of Lithuania they want to use for Storm's End is nothing short of breathtaking.

Finishing up the pilot now. Yeah, it's a handsome show. The writing and acting seems to be good.

But I'm confused and bored. I'll see how I feel a few minutes into the second episode.

EDIT: Actually, moving on to yesterday's new-show-I'm seeing-for-the-first-time-that-people-have-been-telling-me-about - Carnivale. Got a few episodes in last night. Really digging it, not so much the GoT. I might come back to GoT at some point, but for now, meh. I am glad it's on the air and good, it's just not my thing.