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On March 10 2015 05:33 maybenexttime wrote:Are you those spoiler or rather changes? I am trying to gauge how far they are going to go from the source material. If it's far, I will consider watching the new season. Maybe it won't spoil the books that much. Another problem is that the internet might simply be full of spoilers after the next season airs, so I won't be enjoying the show, while still getting spoiled. The dilemma. 
I cannot know which it is, but some things from the trailer are not from books currently out and they are major. I already spoiled myself and now I can only warn others. Of course I will not go into any details for those that didn't read any books.
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t I would love to have the actors do the audio book to kind of split the difference for me. Any quality voice actors would likely suffice though, I'm just not a huge fan of narrators having to do all the voices.
Totally agree, I would pay good money for that
I'm not much of a reader and tried the existing audio books, but the single narrator got boring in like 15 minutes and I gave up.
So I'm sticking to the shows for now.
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On March 10 2015 07:03 Spaylz wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2015 06:13 maybenexttime wrote:On March 10 2015 05:50 Spaylz wrote:On March 10 2015 05:33 maybenexttime wrote:This is what worries me about the upcoming season. While I began my adventure with GoT with the TV series, I ended up liking the books much more (not to say the TV series is bad, it's just that you can capture so much more in a book - much bigger volume plus no budget constraints). Are you those spoiler or rather changes? I am trying to gauge how far they are going to go from the source material. If it's far, I will consider watching the new season. Maybe it won't spoil the books that much. Another problem is that the internet might simply be full of spoilers after the next season airs, so I won't be enjoying the show, while still getting spoiled. The dilemma. I say watch the show. Let's imagine here, for a second, that you choose to forego the show and instead finish the story with the books. TWOW will come out some time in the next two years (hopefully), and assuming GRRM takes the same amount of time to write the last book, that one will be published in 8 years or more. Are you absolutely positive you can successfully avoid all spoilers for ten years? Well, once the hype about the show dies down (let's say one year from the last season), I think there won't be that many spoilers flying around. So I wouldn't say it's 10 years of carefully avoiding spoilers. During that time I will be focusing my time on different things, so I won't be looking up anything GoT-related on the internet. I find that unlikely. People are still talking about Ned's death. Just as people are still talking about how HIMYM ended, or about Friends or Seinfeld or Dexter. I think avoiding spoilers would be difficult.
Funnily enough, I did not notice any of the bolded. Mostly because I did not watch any of these, so I do not join such discussions. As for Ned's death, it's pretty rare at this point, I think. Hmmm.
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On March 10 2015 07:19 maybenexttime wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2015 07:03 Spaylz wrote:On March 10 2015 06:13 maybenexttime wrote:On March 10 2015 05:50 Spaylz wrote:On March 10 2015 05:33 maybenexttime wrote:This is what worries me about the upcoming season. While I began my adventure with GoT with the TV series, I ended up liking the books much more (not to say the TV series is bad, it's just that you can capture so much more in a book - much bigger volume plus no budget constraints). Are you those spoiler or rather changes? I am trying to gauge how far they are going to go from the source material. If it's far, I will consider watching the new season. Maybe it won't spoil the books that much. Another problem is that the internet might simply be full of spoilers after the next season airs, so I won't be enjoying the show, while still getting spoiled. The dilemma. I say watch the show. Let's imagine here, for a second, that you choose to forego the show and instead finish the story with the books. TWOW will come out some time in the next two years (hopefully), and assuming GRRM takes the same amount of time to write the last book, that one will be published in 8 years or more. Are you absolutely positive you can successfully avoid all spoilers for ten years? Well, once the hype about the show dies down (let's say one year from the last season), I think there won't be that many spoilers flying around. So I wouldn't say it's 10 years of carefully avoiding spoilers. During that time I will be focusing my time on different things, so I won't be looking up anything GoT-related on the internet. I find that unlikely. People are still talking about Ned's death. Just as people are still talking about how HIMYM ended, or about Friends or Seinfeld or Dexter. I think avoiding spoilers would be difficult. Funnily enough, I did not notice any of the bolded. Mostly because I did not watch any of these, so I do not join such discussions. As for Ned's death, it's pretty rare at this point, I think. Hmmm.
lol I actually watched HIMYM and don't remember how it ended. Dexter... No one even wants to remember how it ended so noone even mention it. Good luck on running into a friends or seinfield spoiler :D...
So yeah, you will not run into spoilers of GoT in few years, and even if you do, you won't care.
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On March 10 2015 07:03 Spaylz wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2015 06:13 maybenexttime wrote:On March 10 2015 05:50 Spaylz wrote:On March 10 2015 05:33 maybenexttime wrote:This is what worries me about the upcoming season. While I began my adventure with GoT with the TV series, I ended up liking the books much more (not to say the TV series is bad, it's just that you can capture so much more in a book - much bigger volume plus no budget constraints). Are you those spoiler or rather changes? I am trying to gauge how far they are going to go from the source material. If it's far, I will consider watching the new season. Maybe it won't spoil the books that much. Another problem is that the internet might simply be full of spoilers after the next season airs, so I won't be enjoying the show, while still getting spoiled. The dilemma. I say watch the show. Let's imagine here, for a second, that you choose to forego the show and instead finish the story with the books. TWOW will come out some time in the next two years (hopefully), and assuming GRRM takes the same amount of time to write the last book, that one will be published in 8 years or more. Are you absolutely positive you can successfully avoid all spoilers for ten years? Well, once the hype about the show dies down (let's say one year from the last season), I think there won't be that many spoilers flying around. So I wouldn't say it's 10 years of carefully avoiding spoilers. During that time I will be focusing my time on different things, so I won't be looking up anything GoT-related on the internet. I find that unlikely. People are still talking about Ned's death. Just as people are still talking about how HIMYM ended, or about Friends or Seinfeld or Dexter. I think avoiding spoilers would be difficult.
Ughhh can we please never, ever, ever speak of the Dexter ending again? Please? Just when I'd thought I erased from my memory forever..
More on topic I'm pretty damn hyped for this season. Even if it spoils some stuff from the books I'm going to enjoy watching it then still enjoy reading it. Even if spoiled the book will still be fun to read as it can go into greater depth with everything so I'm not too worried about the spoilers personally.
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Does anyone know of the new HBO Now service for itunes will available outside of of USA (for germany in particular?) it might be the first year I can watch GoT legally.
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On March 11 2015 07:05 AsnSensation wrote:
Does anyone know of the new HBO Now service for itunes will available outside of of USA (for germany in particular?) it might be the first year I can watch GoT legally.
Not sure but they also plan on expanding beyond apple after about 3 months. So if not at first maybe then?
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On March 10 2015 05:33 maybenexttime wrote:This is what worries me about the upcoming season. While I began my adventure with GoT with the TV series, I ended up liking the books much more (not to say the TV series is bad, it's just that you can capture so much more in a book - much bigger volume plus no budget constraints). Are you those spoiler or rather changes? I am trying to gauge how far they are going to go from the source material. If it's far, I will consider watching the new season. Maybe it won't spoil the books that much. Another problem is that the internet might simply be full of spoilers after the next season airs, so I won't be enjoying the show, while still getting spoiled. The dilemma.
I did the same as you, started out with the show, then I read the books. So technically I was spoiled for the first couple of books, but I still enjoyed them loads. So why should any future books be any different?
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On March 12 2015 15:38 DrStrangelove wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2015 05:33 maybenexttime wrote:This is what worries me about the upcoming season. While I began my adventure with GoT with the TV series, I ended up liking the books much more (not to say the TV series is bad, it's just that you can capture so much more in a book - much bigger volume plus no budget constraints). Are you those spoiler or rather changes? I am trying to gauge how far they are going to go from the source material. If it's far, I will consider watching the new season. Maybe it won't spoil the books that much. Another problem is that the internet might simply be full of spoilers after the next season airs, so I won't be enjoying the show, while still getting spoiled. The dilemma. I did the same as you, started out with the show, then I read the books. So technically I was spoiled for the first couple of books, but I still enjoyed them loads. So why should any future books be any different?
I started reading during the middle of season 2. Aside from Ned's fate, they did not reveal that much (of the the plot twists and also secrets). I am still hesitating.
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I consider soI&F books superior to the show in all ways but since new book does not even have a release date and nobody believes anymore that tv show will not finish the story before the books I don't want to be dodging spoilers for years so I will just watch the show and be done with it. And I hope martin sells less books as a result because if he cannot write faster than this show.. fuck him.
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is he a fulltime writter or does he do other stuff?
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On March 10 2015 10:13 Necro)Phagist( wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2015 07:03 Spaylz wrote:On March 10 2015 06:13 maybenexttime wrote:On March 10 2015 05:50 Spaylz wrote:On March 10 2015 05:33 maybenexttime wrote:This is what worries me about the upcoming season. While I began my adventure with GoT with the TV series, I ended up liking the books much more (not to say the TV series is bad, it's just that you can capture so much more in a book - much bigger volume plus no budget constraints). Are you those spoiler or rather changes? I am trying to gauge how far they are going to go from the source material. If it's far, I will consider watching the new season. Maybe it won't spoil the books that much. Another problem is that the internet might simply be full of spoilers after the next season airs, so I won't be enjoying the show, while still getting spoiled. The dilemma. I say watch the show. Let's imagine here, for a second, that you choose to forego the show and instead finish the story with the books. TWOW will come out some time in the next two years (hopefully), and assuming GRRM takes the same amount of time to write the last book, that one will be published in 8 years or more. Are you absolutely positive you can successfully avoid all spoilers for ten years? Well, once the hype about the show dies down (let's say one year from the last season), I think there won't be that many spoilers flying around. So I wouldn't say it's 10 years of carefully avoiding spoilers. During that time I will be focusing my time on different things, so I won't be looking up anything GoT-related on the internet. I find that unlikely. People are still talking about Ned's death. Just as people are still talking about how HIMYM ended, or about Friends or Seinfeld or Dexter. I think avoiding spoilers would be difficult. Ughhh can we please never, ever, ever speak of the Dexter ending again? Please? Just when I'd thought I erased from my memory forever..
Never. You know very well it will haunt you until the day you die.
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On March 12 2015 17:27 Shock710 wrote:
is he a fulltime writter or does he do other stuff?
He is a fulltime writer, but he also attends a lot of cons and cowrites a lot of stuff.
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On March 12 2015 19:17 Spaylz wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2015 10:13 Necro)Phagist( wrote:On March 10 2015 07:03 Spaylz wrote:On March 10 2015 06:13 maybenexttime wrote:On March 10 2015 05:50 Spaylz wrote:On March 10 2015 05:33 maybenexttime wrote:This is what worries me about the upcoming season. While I began my adventure with GoT with the TV series, I ended up liking the books much more (not to say the TV series is bad, it's just that you can capture so much more in a book - much bigger volume plus no budget constraints). Are you those spoiler or rather changes? I am trying to gauge how far they are going to go from the source material. If it's far, I will consider watching the new season. Maybe it won't spoil the books that much. Another problem is that the internet might simply be full of spoilers after the next season airs, so I won't be enjoying the show, while still getting spoiled. The dilemma. I say watch the show. Let's imagine here, for a second, that you choose to forego the show and instead finish the story with the books. TWOW will come out some time in the next two years (hopefully), and assuming GRRM takes the same amount of time to write the last book, that one will be published in 8 years or more. Are you absolutely positive you can successfully avoid all spoilers for ten years? Well, once the hype about the show dies down (let's say one year from the last season), I think there won't be that many spoilers flying around. So I wouldn't say it's 10 years of carefully avoiding spoilers. During that time I will be focusing my time on different things, so I won't be looking up anything GoT-related on the internet. I find that unlikely. People are still talking about Ned's death. Just as people are still talking about how HIMYM ended, or about Friends or Seinfeld or Dexter. I think avoiding spoilers would be difficult. Ughhh can we please never, ever, ever speak of the Dexter ending again? Please? Just when I'd thought I erased from my memory forever.. Never. You know very well it will haunt you until the day you die.
T.T Fucking Lumberjack.....
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On March 12 2015 19:19 Grovbolle wrote:Show nested quote +On March 12 2015 17:27 Shock710 wrote:
is he a fulltime writter or does he do other stuff? He is a fulltime writer, but he also attends a lot of cons and cowrites a lot of stuff.
Not to mention his advisory role on the show + all the lore/explanatory youtube videos.
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On March 13 2015 14:54 Alethios wrote:Show nested quote +On March 12 2015 19:19 Grovbolle wrote:On March 12 2015 17:27 Shock710 wrote:
is he a fulltime writter or does he do other stuff? He is a fulltime writer, but he also attends a lot of cons and cowrites a lot of stuff. Not to mention his advisory role on the show + all the lore/explanatory youtube videos.
Yeah, I'd imagine writing has taken a back seat now that the show is out and so popular.
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On March 15 2015 05:20 killa_robot wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2015 14:54 Alethios wrote:On March 12 2015 19:19 Grovbolle wrote:On March 12 2015 17:27 Shock710 wrote:
is he a fulltime writter or does he do other stuff? He is a fulltime writer, but he also attends a lot of cons and cowrites a lot of stuff. Not to mention his advisory role on the show + all the lore/explanatory youtube videos. Yeah, I'd imagine writing has taken a back seat now that the show is out and so popular.
Writing took a back seat for him long before the show started.
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Currently, I'm rewatching the entire show and red wedding episode still shocking me, this is horrible.
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EPT
), if you want to discuss differences between books/shows, please do it in the other thread or use PM's. Just uttering the word "book" in this thread is dangerous 
