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Gotmog
Profile Joined October 2010
Serbia899 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-12 06:46:11
April 12 2013 06:45 GMT
#13161
On April 12 2013 10:05 tshi wrote:
As a book reader, this thread is very difficult to read; however it's really entertaining sometimes! Thanks, guys!

Yeah...was thinking the same...

I am wondering how come people don't pick up books after liking the series this much?
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Visas
Profile Joined August 2010
Turkey119 Posts
April 12 2013 06:55 GMT
#13162
^
There are a shitton of good books people can read. Tv shows; not so much. I don't want to ruin my already low tv entertainment.
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Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
April 12 2013 07:06 GMT
#13163
On April 12 2013 15:45 Gotmog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 12 2013 10:05 tshi wrote:
As a book reader, this thread is very difficult to read; however it's really entertaining sometimes! Thanks, guys!

Yeah...was thinking the same...

I am wondering how come people don't pick up books after liking the series this much?

Because I prefer to do one or the other. I don't like to watch/read anything twice unless I completely forget what they were about, and I think the same principle applies whether it's a book or a movie. I know there are slight differences, but I don't feel like it's worth my time if they aren't major.
dgwow
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada1024 Posts
April 12 2013 07:20 GMT
#13164
On April 11 2013 23:22 Grettin wrote:
Bit offtopic. Excellent cello cover of the main theme.



OMG that was amazing. So much emotion conveyed through their music, I wish HBO would hire them. Although it's a bit raw, with some polish they would make the soundtrack sing along with those big scenes
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MistSC2
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden583 Posts
April 12 2013 07:32 GMT
#13165
Started watching a few days ago, sick good!
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unkkz
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Norway2196 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-12 08:05:41
April 12 2013 08:03 GMT
#13166
On April 11 2013 22:28 UdderChaos wrote:
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On April 11 2013 21:56 moopie wrote:
On April 11 2013 21:22 nitram wrote:
Margery is probably going to do to Joffrey what Cersei did to Robert Baratheon. Cersei probably sees Sansa as the woman she once was and Margery as the woman she became when she got into politics. Thats why Cersei probably likes Sansa and is afraid of Margery.

Cersei doesn't like Sansa. Sansa was just easy to control. At first she charmed her because Sansa was naive, and after the shit went down with Ned she's kept her as a docile hostage. Sansa is nothing more than a pawn to her. Margery on the other hand is neither naive nor is she stuck as a hostage.

I don't think she is just a pawn to Cersei. The relationship is complex, she hates Sansa on the one hand because of her dislike of the Starks, but on the other hand she defiantly sees herself in Sansa and almost feels sorry for her, almost. Cersei is bitter about her experience as queen and is spiteful in the way she doesn't want Sansa to be spared her experience either because she was given no option, so why should Sansa? But she does see herself in Sansa and through that defiantly has other feelings than hate for her, sympathy exists on some level.


Cersei wants power, unfortunately now that her father is back in town she cannot have any because, as Joffrey constantly reminds her - she is a woman. She has lost everything, she is no longer the queen and she will be fully replaced once Joffrey marries Margaery. She will be left to wittle away once Margaery is the queen, to some degree it was better when Robert was alive since then she actually held some form of power since then she was the queen, shortly she won´t even be that anymore. I mean her job is over. She has made lannister babies that now sit on the throne and her husband is dead, it isn´t even unlikely that Tywin sends her back to rot away at Casterly rock for the rest of her days since what role or purpose does she actually fill in King's Landing? None. She can´t even control Joffrey in the slightest anymore.

I mean she's trying to warn Joffrey that Margaery is up to something and i think we can all agree that she is, but he's too arrogant and blind to see it. Margaery is a snake since she asked Sansa how Joffrey really is and Sansa explains that he is a monster. What does Margaery do? She indulges him, plays the helpless little girl and asks to go hunting and kill stuff with him which gets him very excited. Margaery is slowly wrapping Joffrey around his little finger while acting like Sansa did except she isn´t Sansa. She knows that life isn´t a fairy tale but she doesn't care all she wants is to be queen, to have power. This is why Cersei fears her - Margaery is Cersei except she is younger, prettier, dresses sluttier and foremost Margaery will have an actual role and purpose as a wife and queen while Cersei is just dead meat hanging around.

And i don´t think Cersei has any form of feelings at all towards Sansa, Sansa is just a piece in the game that she and the Lannisters can control easily. If Joffrey would marry Sansa over Margaery Cersei would have some form of control atleast since she can control and manipulate Sansa since Sansa has the IQ of a goldfish. However with "traitors blood" and all that i guess we can conclude that such a wedding simply won´t happen.
weikor
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Austria580 Posts
April 12 2013 08:12 GMT
#13167
Really loving the beginning of this season.
I was however really confused at the beginning of season 3 without a recap.They really need to do a narrated one at the beginning of a season, especially considering how theres so many storylines.

I know this isnt a book discussion - suffice to say that there will be many more storylines added- I am very excited to see how they add those in, and hope that doesnt get too confusing.

I was a little dissappointed in them not showing the Dragon plot last episode.
Emix_Squall
Profile Joined February 2012
France705 Posts
April 12 2013 08:46 GMT
#13168
On April 12 2013 17:12 weikor wrote:
I was however really confused at the beginning of season 3 without a recap.They really need to do a narrated one at the beginning of a season, especially considering how theres so many storylines.



They did one, it was aired a couple days before season 3 started on HBO. It was a 5 min video going over evry major plots of season 2 and how the characters are left in the end. I'm sure if you search for it online you'll find it pretty easily.
The other, more hardcore, option is to rewatch the previous season before starting a new one.
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
April 12 2013 09:25 GMT
#13169
On April 12 2013 17:46 Emix_Squall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 12 2013 17:12 weikor wrote:
I was however really confused at the beginning of season 3 without a recap.They really need to do a narrated one at the beginning of a season, especially considering how theres so many storylines.



They did one, it was aired a couple days before season 3 started on HBO. It was a 5 min video going over evry major plots of season 2 and how the characters are left in the end. I'm sure if you search for it online you'll find it pretty easily.
The other, more hardcore, option is to rewatch the previous season before starting a new one.

http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/about/video/season-2-recap.html

There you go. Should still be pretty confusing for people that have not read the books. Its just a collection of important scenes, no narration.
Off-season = best season
Emix_Squall
Profile Joined February 2012
France705 Posts
April 12 2013 09:28 GMT
#13170
On April 12 2013 18:25 Redox wrote:
There you go. Should still be pretty confusing for people that have not read the books. Its just a collection of important scenes, no narration.


Thxfor the link.
If someone is still confused after watching this and having seen the first 2 season months ago they shouldn't watch the show. It's not made to be understood by book readers only. I never read those books and I'm doing just fine following the show (and I'm not hardcore enough to rewatch all Season 2 before going into the third either).
Broetchenholer
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany1944 Posts
April 12 2013 09:45 GMT
#13171
I think the episode of the second series, in which Kings Landing is attacked by Stannis shows guite well, that Cresei is not completely heartless und unemotional about Sansa. In a way, she cares for her. She probably feels a bit responsible and guilty.
chillpenguin
Profile Joined March 2011
United States90 Posts
April 12 2013 16:57 GMT
#13172
On April 12 2013 18:45 Broetchenholer wrote:
I think the episode of the second series, in which Kings Landing is attacked by Stannis shows guite well, that Cresei is not completely heartless und unemotional about Sansa. In a way, she cares for her. She probably feels a bit responsible and guilty.


Cersei is wasted and just babbles on about herself and what it means to be queen, and proceeds to make fun of Sansa for praying, taunts her about getting raped, and basically threatens her with beheading. Cersei doesn't give a shit about Sansa other than she's a valuable hostage. Cersei cares about no one except for her kids and herself (and Jaime I guess).
jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
April 12 2013 18:30 GMT
#13173
i dont read books much but i'm enjoying the book very much because its like the same story in a different way.
i've managed to catch up by season 3 and reading/watching side by side now and the differences are much more clear.
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Zandar
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands1541 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-12 18:56:23
April 12 2013 18:48 GMT
#13174
On April 12 2013 15:45 Gotmog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 12 2013 10:05 tshi wrote:
As a book reader, this thread is very difficult to read; however it's really entertaining sometimes! Thanks, guys!

Yeah...was thinking the same...

I am wondering how come people don't pick up books after liking the series this much?


Not all people like reading.
I do sometimes, but I'm not good enough at reading English to enjoy it, I have to concentrate too much. And I don't like translations because they usually translate names too.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
April 12 2013 19:38 GMT
#13175
I just don't have the time to get into the books. Watching it in relatively condensed one-hour segments is just more appealing for me. Helps keep track of the characters and locations too.
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The Irate Turk
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
285 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-12 20:14:08
April 12 2013 20:12 GMT
#13176
Am I the only person who is BITTERLY disappointed with season 3? I loved seasons 1 and 2 but 3 is just all over the place. I really hate how it deviated from the book, and while this isn't the book thread, I feel that they could easily have made 30 episodes and kept in a lot of what makes the book so amazing.

I felt characters like Tyrion sounded too needy and emo when in the book while he does experience some of these emotions, he is very careful not to outwardly display them.

It feels like the level of production has just taken a nose dive between the last season and this one.

Man, what a stinker :/
Noro
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada991 Posts
April 12 2013 20:17 GMT
#13177
On April 13 2013 05:12 The Irate Turk wrote:
Am I the only person who is BITTERLY disappointed with season 3? I loved seasons 1 and 2 but 3 is just all over the place. I really hate how it deviated from the book, and while this isn't the book thread, I feel that they could easily have made 30 episodes and kept in a lot of what makes the book so amazing.

I felt characters like Tyrion sounded too needy and emo when in the book while he does experience some of these emotions, he is very careful not to outwardly display them.

It feels like the level of production has just taken a nose dive between the last season and this one.

Man, what a stinker :/


That Turk is Irate.

You have to realize that the show is an adaptation, obviously it isn't going to be exactly like the book. And I think it might be a little unfair to judge the season based on two set-up episodes. They have a lot of story lines to cover.. Martin didn't make things easy on them. But I think they're doing a really good job of it.

It takes a few episodes to set up 10+ story lines. Just have patience sir!
Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.
scudst0rm
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada1149 Posts
April 12 2013 20:20 GMT
#13178
On April 13 2013 05:12 The Irate Turk wrote:
I feel that they could easily have made 30 episodes and kept in a lot of what makes the book so amazing.


You gotta realize how much time, money and effort goes in to making a 10 hour season. Multiplying that by 3 inst easy.
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Noro
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada991 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-12 20:23:10
April 12 2013 20:22 GMT
#13179
On April 13 2013 05:20 scudst0rm wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 13 2013 05:12 The Irate Turk wrote:
I feel that they could easily have made 30 episodes and kept in a lot of what makes the book so amazing.


You gotta realize how much time, money and effort goes in to making a 10 hour season. Multiplying that by 3 inst easy.


Agreed.

Also in regards to the comment about production not being as good this season;

It feels like the level of production has just taken a nose dive between the last season and this one.


they've made mention that the last six episodes of this season are going to be extremely intense. Meaning the first few episodes are going to have far less money put into them by comparison. Just like last season when they saved all their money for Blackwater.
Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.
The Irate Turk
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
285 Posts
April 12 2013 21:06 GMT
#13180
I don't think it has to be exactly like the book but they should aim to make the best show they can. If this means slow the pacing down, then so be it.

HBO is supposed to be the best, and they make quality like The Sopranos, and Deadwood, so why can't someone make a decision not to sacrifice the integrity and quality of the show?

Films (and also tv) don't need hundreds of millions spent on them to be great. Look at the Three Colours series. I appreciate that this is a historical epic and needs costumes and battle scenes etc, but I just feel like we've gone from The Lord of the Rings quality to The Hobbit. Even though it looks and sorta feels the same, something is very wrong.
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