"The things i do for love" Game of Thrones is here

[TordelBack]

I actually snuck in the first episode inbetween some other pap...

This is how I get my cats to take worming tablets. Not sure what that says about Sean Bean.   

[Satanist]

In preparation I'm watching the first series again. I'm actually enjoying it more (and I greatly enjoyed it the first time) now that I don't have to figure out who's related to who, or when they talk about a character that hasn't even appeared on screen yet.

I've yet to read the latest book so might start that soon.

[radiator]

The Blu Rays arrived yesterday and I had a quick look last night - only ever watched it in quite shitty resolution on my iphone, and was blown away by how incredible it looks in HD on my plasma!

[radiator]

This blog is genius - an Arrested Development/Game of Thrones Mashup:



http://arrestedwesteros.com/

[radiator]

My girlfriend finally showed an interest in watching GoT last night, and much to my surprise she was gripped pretty much from the off. She insisted on watching the first three episodes back to back and is already asking when the next series is starting!

It's great fun watching her reactions to all the twists and turns - she literally recoiled in horror at Bran's fall at the end of episode one - I can't wait to see what she makes of all the nastiness to come - especially episode nine...!

However, she's way smarter than me and called the Cersei/Jamie relationship before the reveal, and has also already twigged the paternity of the royal children....

[brendan1]

I assume this is back on Sky Atlantic soon?

After being too intimidated by the absurdly unwieldy Dance Of Dragons hardback, I bought both parts of the paperback version and restarted it. So much easier for the commute!

What books does this series cover? The second? Part of it?

[mygrimmbrother]

According to Wikipedia, the whole second book. Starts April 1st I believe.

[brendan1]

Woooohoooooooo!

I think I made this point earlier in the thread, but will they ever actually get near to filming all the books? I can't imagine that interest commercially and from viewers will be maintained long enough.

Although I'm more concerned that the books won't get finished and Martin will "do a Jordan"

[mygrimmbrother]

My guess would be no. The kids would grow up too fast for a start! It'd be Walt Syndrome all over again.

[locustsofdeath!]

Has the season 2 premier aired over there? It was nice episode, held back slightly by the first half hour being spent reintroducing us to the characters. But, John is [spoiler]finally beyond the wall[/spoiler] and there's a great scene between [spoiler]Rob and Jamie (and Rob's almost full-grown dire wolf)[/spoiler]; I did feel the scenes with [spoiler]Stannis and Melisandre[/spoiler] needed more depth, but it is only the first episode. The finale, however, is quite effective.

[radiator]

It's on tonight on Sky Atlantic.

Going to a friend's house on Tuesday night to watch it and have dinner - very excited.

Slight problem is that I ordered the second book to read after the TV series finishes, but haven't been able to resist it and have burned through 120 or so pages in the last couple of days...

[Radbacker]

well this seasons opener was ok, just a bit underwhealming compared to the last couple of episodes last season.  A bit too much catch up and not quite enough new stuff but what there was i ate up.  Robbs Direwolf looks pretty bad arse now but the queens dragons are a bit gimpy looking.  I really think there going to have problems with pacing this season, there was just too many characters to try to fit in  and even more introduced over the next couple of episodes.  [spoiler]Craster was an absolute f*&k wit as he should've been, Davos seemed a little bit off and Stannis comes off as the stiff backed tosser he is.  Melisandre was a bit younger than imagined but Ms Van Hooten is a very nice looking lass and look forward to more from her.[/spoiler].
It did suffer a little bit  as I watched it mere hour or so after watching the season final to Spartacus. (a very bloody piece of work, not quite up there with season one but very satisfying.)

Cu Radbacker

[mogzilla]

enjoyed it but it suffered a bit of lacking a wow factor pete dinklage steals the show as usual ! stannis is spot on as i imagine davos is when he's  given a bit more to do. wasnt keen on the scarlet witchy thing in the book so heres hoping she grows on me... i'm personally looking forward to brienne as shes one of my faves in the books... how do you pronounce that btw? i go for a "bree-ann" but could be wrong

[TordelBack]

Thought the introduction of Ser Dontos was quite badly handled ([spoiler]he shouldn't start off as a complete arse[/spoiler]), but my main thought on a very fine production was "blimey, Lena Headey is one devastatlingly beautiful woman".

[brendan1]

I thought Stannis talked a bit too rapidly, not sure yet. Everything else is spot on, as usual. Yay!!

I'm currently on Book 5 (yawn) so I'm not actually certain what this series will cover off (the entirety of Clash?) and even then I'm not 100% sure what happens in that book and what doesn't.

Which is good, obviously.