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Tewks44
United States2032 Posts
On January 16 2013 00:11 frogrubdown wrote: They decided to change the third season to add in an Assassin's Creed style twist. thank goodness, if there's one thing the GoT universe is missing it's ancient aliens. | ||
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ViZe
United States1513 Posts
On January 18 2013 08:34 Necro)Phagist( wrote: So I got the books, they are a good read but reading something when I already know what happens is tough for me. I'm afraid to go to the book thread in case of spoiling myself so I have to ask this here. I'm already 3/4's the way through the first and will finish it. But I'm having trouble motivating myself to read it when I already know everything. So my question is.. Is it absolutely necessary to read the second book if I've seen the show? Or can I skip to the third book and not be lost/miss a ton of stuff? Sorry for bringing up the books here but it's not really discussing what happens in them so I think I should be okay? Just don't want to spoil anything accidentally by going to the book thread. TLDR: Have the books, have trouble reading things when I already know everything. Is it necessary to read the second book or can I skip to the third after I finish the first? There are a few simplifications of events that the TV series did in the second season. The book I think is necessary if you want to read the 3rd one. The second book is also really good! So read it | ||
Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
On January 18 2013 10:16 Tewks44 wrote: thank goodness, if there's one thing the GoT universe is missing it's ancient aliens. Nope, we got that, they're called the Others (white walkers). | ||
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scudst0rm
Canada1149 Posts
As usual, tread lightly. Comments are full of spoilers. | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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n0ise
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Saay
France9 Posts
On January 18 2013 08:34 Necro)Phagist( wrote: So I got the books, they are a good read but reading something when I already know what happens is tough for me. I'm afraid to go to the book thread in case of spoiling myself so I have to ask this here. I'm already 3/4's the way through the first and will finish it. But I'm having trouble motivating myself to read it when I already know everything. So my question is.. Is it absolutely necessary to read the second book if I've seen the show? Or can I skip to the third book and not be lost/miss a ton of stuff? Sorry for bringing up the books here but it's not really discussing what happens in them so I think I should be okay? Just don't want to spoil anything accidentally by going to the book thread. TLDR: Have the books, have trouble reading things when I already know everything. Is it necessary to read the second book or can I skip to the third after I finish the first? I just finished the third book without reading the first two (watched the serie instead). I think I didn't miss anything. You can go directly to the third, you won't regret it. What is good in game of throne is the twist in the story which makes you go "WTFWTFWTF OMG". If you know what will happen next, it's not very exciting. | ||
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OutlaW-
Czech Republic5053 Posts
On February 04 2013 03:34 Saay wrote: I just finished the third book without reading the first two (watched the serie instead). I think I didn't miss anything. You can go directly to the third, you won't regret it. What is good in game of throne is the twist in the story which makes you go "WTFWTFWTF OMG". If you know what will happen next, it's not very exciting. That's not true at all. The writing and details are good enough to read them all. | ||
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Irrelevant Label
United States596 Posts
No, you can't skip book 2. They made way too many changes. While by most standards it was still a pretty loyal translation it isn't close enough to the same and it has a serious impact on a couple characters. I'll give the notion this: Everything ends (at the close of book 2/season 2) in about the same 'positions' so I can see how someone who maybe isn't paying so much attention to details might think that they were fine just picking up at book 3 after watching the first 2 seasons. Season 1 is where they were close enough to the books that I could see skipping for someone who really doesn't like reading something with a story they already know. | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
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Noro
Canada991 Posts
On February 11 2013 12:46 p4NDemik wrote: I'm starting to think the GoT producers scrapped the entire budget for teasers in order to pump as much money as possible into the actual episodes for this season. That's fine by me. Agreed, I don't think there's any debate around how amazing this show is, so who really cares if they're spending less money on stupid hype teasers when everyone already know the show will be amazing. More money for awesome episodes is great. | ||
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
On February 04 2013 03:47 Irrelevant Label wrote: This probably belongs in the other thread, yet none of you would want spoilers for books 3+ so it kinda belongs here...man we need that third thread or a relaxation of the wording on this one's book rules for content already passed in the show. I'll run with it anyway. No, you can't skip book 2. They made way too many changes. While by most standards it was still a pretty loyal translation it isn't close enough to the same and it has a serious impact on a couple characters. I'll give the notion this: Everything ends (at the close of book 2/season 2) in about the same 'positions' so I can see how someone who maybe isn't paying so much attention to details might think that they were fine just picking up at book 3 after watching the first 2 seasons. Season 1 is where they were close enough to the books that I could see skipping for someone who really doesn't like reading something with a story they already know. If it's between skipping book 2 and reading the last 3 or just not reading them at all, of course you can skip book 2. You won't be confused at all going into book 3 as long as you remember the show and do a very quick read on what was different. Sure it's not ideal and you will miss the extra stuff the book has to offer, but it's more ideal than never reading them at all. One of my friends tried to read book 2 after seeing the show and he wasn't that enthused. I can't blame him, it's probably hard to reread something that has been turned into a show and you just want to know what happens next. I told him just to go to book 3 and he ended reading the last 3 books over the span of a week... | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
On February 11 2013 12:40 Cel.erity wrote: Another weak trailer imo. Oh well, I'm still excited for the return. They've only released teasers and previews. The actual trailer for season 3 hasn't been released yet. | ||
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sOvrn
United States678 Posts
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Mazzi
440 Posts
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CrimsonLotus
Colombia1123 Posts
On February 12 2013 01:56 Mazzi wrote: Any ETA on the first trailer? The hype is killing me and I am surprised there hasn't been a real trailer yet when it's almost close to being a month away February 25 I believe. | ||
Zelniq
United States7166 Posts
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