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Eishi_Ki
Korea (South)1667 Posts
Good to see some development of Barristan! About time! | ||
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-Archangel-
Croatia7457 Posts
On May 13 2011 01:58 Liquid`Tyler wrote: Martin's primary intent or purpose was to create a fictional world in which his drama can play out. There are inevitably many influences on the world he created. But ultimately Martin can use each one to whatever extent he wants and he can make stuff up whenever he wants. It's a ridiculous exercise to refer back to one of his influences to theorize about something he hasn't explained. And your foray into such an exercise was exceptionally poor. I could agree that Daenerys should probably have a higher body fat percentage than Adriana Lima has but you chose to widen the scope beyond any hope of validity. 'Underfed' is the wrong word to use but you stubbornly use it anyway. Then you say you use it for all models and admit that only most models are underfed. How am I supposed to respect you at all? You should consider that learning things on your own and attempting to display your knowledge in public is a much worse practice than learning things both privately and publicly and using social interaction as an exchange rather than as a competition. First of all English is not my 1st language and I try to explain my point the best I can. And your last part was a personal attack which was not needed. Now for the first part. I am sorry but I do not agree with you. We do not have any other reference but middle ages and whether you agree or not it is extremely close to it by his descriptions. This whole exercise is a guessing game and if we take upon your logic then it is pointless to discuss anything about Martin's world because your argument can be used for anything that does not fit your (or anyone) version. How did I widen the scope? You deny that women were in the past (and even today in some parts of the world) judged by their ability to have children and that most considered those that were not thin and underfed to be the more fertile ones? Also you deny that art in the past mostly showed us fatter and chubby women? These are all signs what men preferred then. | ||
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OrchidThief
Denmark2298 Posts
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Cylon
United States124 Posts
On May 13 2011 03:19 -Archangel- wrote: First of all English is not my 1st language and I try to explain my point the best I can. And your last part was a personal attack which was not needed. Now for the first part. I am sorry but I do not agree with you. We do not have any other reference but middle ages and whether you agree or not it is extremely close to it by his descriptions. This whole exercise is a guessing game and if we take upon your logic then it is pointless to discuss anything about Martin's world because your argument can be used for anything that does not fit your (or anyone) version. How did I widen the scope? You deny that women were in the past (and even today in some parts of the world) judged by their ability to have children and that most considered those that were not thin and underfed to be the more fertile ones? Also you deny that art in the past mostly showed us fatter and chubby women? These are all signs what men preferred then. Did you read the books? Many of the characters are described as being slender and beautiful in the eyes of the characters. Sure they did judge the women in their ability to have children but it wasn't near the top of the list unless they were known to be infertile or something like that. | ||
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DrainX
Sweden3187 Posts
On May 13 2011 03:24 OrchidThief wrote: I really don't think this needs to be discussed further, you're not trying to prove fermats equation, this isn't rocketscience, you're arguing semantics that really don't matter. The show is close enough to portraying middle age, and whether slightly bigger women were considered more beautiful is beside the point. Especially as neither of the two women are significantly larger or smaller than the other. I agree. I also think that Dany is portrayed perfectly. The actress is beautiful in her role. | ||
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apalemorning
Canada509 Posts
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Cylon
United States124 Posts
On May 13 2011 03:37 apalemorning wrote: hey, i've never read game of thrones before. will i enjoy the series from a sheer fantasy/hbomakesgoodfuckingtvshows aspect? I would say yes, but im biased because I have read the books. | ||
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zarepath
United States1626 Posts
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apalemorning
Canada509 Posts
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
On May 13 2011 03:16 Eishi_Ki wrote: Good to see some development of Barristan! About time! Fuck yes, Barristan. Can't wait for this ep | ||
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Starfox
Austria699 Posts
On May 13 2011 01:01 Disquiet wrote: I'm fine with the wolves still being small for now as they are still growing. I think getting big wolfs to look good will be one of the hardest parts later in the series. If only this real life direwolf hadn't been shot  .![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/v6Fyj.jpg) Weird, the race seems to have died out 4000 years ago, yet one single spiceman survived to get shot and taken a photo.  on topic: I'm loving the pace of the show, it really seems to stress the <5min attentions span of some in this thread :D Just imagine Dexter where could never be sure if he kills someone this episode, instead of this "come on.. I know he's gonna kill SOMEONE, just show me who" | ||
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Eishi_Ki
Korea (South)1667 Posts
On May 13 2011 03:37 apalemorning wrote: hey, i've never read game of thrones before. will i enjoy the series from a sheer fantasy/hbomakesgoodfuckingtvshows aspect? Absolutely, I got my two roommates into this and they're the least fantasy type guys you get. If you like fantasy and hbo, why aren't you watching already?  | ||
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SF-Fork
Russian Federation1401 Posts
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
On May 13 2011 03:37 apalemorning wrote: hey, i've never read game of thrones before. will i enjoy the series from a sheer fantasy/hbomakesgoodfuckingtvshows aspect? I'm in the same boat as you and it's one of my favorite shows | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
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Xeteh
United States589 Posts
Tyler - So chill yet so deep. I think people are simply looking too deeply in to things and over-analyzing. As its been mentioned this isn't a medieval story, it doesn't originate on Earth... it is a fictional world to fit the story. Enjoy it for what it is and if you can't, if you can't look past something because its too unbelievable then Fantasy might not by your genre. | ||
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apalemorning
Canada509 Posts
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ChinaRestaurant
Austria324 Posts
On May 13 2011 03:46 Starfox wrote: Weird, the race seems to have died out 4000 years ago, yet one single spiceman survived to get shot and taken a photo. on topic: I'm loving the pace of the show, it really seems to stress the <5min attentions span of some in this thread :D Just imagine Dexter where could never be sure if he kills someone this episode, instead of this "come on.. I know he's gonna kill SOMEONE, just show me who" The wolf might just have had a growth disorder. Not TOO uncommon, even with humans. Concerning the wolves in the show: i hope they dont CGI the shit out of them. | ||
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OrchidThief
Denmark2298 Posts
On May 13 2011 05:59 ChinaRestaurant wrote: The wolf might just have had a growth disorder. Not TOO uncommon, even with humans. Concerning the wolves in the show: i hope they dont CGI the shit out of them. Agreed, but wouldn't it be hard to make giant rabid wolves the size of humans -- without CGI? | ||
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Schwopzi
Netherlands954 Posts
I' d however go so far as to say the books has more focus on sexual tensions but it isn't such a big drama because people read it alone, not together with other people. That said, sex is one of the driving forces in humans and a defining part of any relationship. Much insight can be gained into a character by the way they fuck someone. Anyway, great show so far. Here's to hoping it comes full circle and doesn't get cancelled somewhere halfway through season 2 or so. | ||
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