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On April 29 2013 05:24 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:
It's a rising show and they at the very least have to finish the third book, I'm not surprised to see the show getting renewed.
My only concern is let's say Martin takes his time writing book 6, will the season catch up to the books and have to wait for Martin to finish the seventh?
Well we have season 4 to finish book 3. They could do 2 seasons a book for 4 and 5 so we have 5 years before book 6. After that another 2-3 season for book 6. Martin says it will be around 1500 pages. So as long as Martin can finish the story in 7-8 years, we are set.
Lastly there is also other works and stories in the GoT universe so you could make a season about the history of Westoros if you were in a really rough spot. Like Robert Baratheon rebellion against the Targaryens.
But that question is still 5 years away, not to mention Martin told the directors how his story ends. So they can always do an alternate ending like in Full Metal Alchemist.
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On April 29 2013 05:48 Zooper31 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2013 05:24 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:
It's a rising show and they at the very least have to finish the third book, I'm not surprised to see the show getting renewed.
My only concern is let's say Martin takes his time writing book 6, will the season catch up to the books and have to wait for Martin to finish the seventh? Took him 15yrs to finish one book if I remember correctly. That worries me with 1 season roughly per book. That doesn't give him much time to write the books. Hopefully they don't start making filler episodes.
The past couple have taken about 5-6 years to write and release. They've estimated the last couple books to be around 1500 pages, judging by how they're doing a 900 page book into two seasons, I can see them taking quite a bit of time on book six. At most they'd have to wait a year or two for book 7.
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On April 29 2013 05:31 Coal wrote:???? Why would anyone renew GoT??!??!
This worries me greatly. It clearly shows greedy executives who only make shows depending on how much money they make. Its not like GoT is any good or anything. In fact, this is so bad, I'm going to make a negative comment on a youtube clip of GoT. That'll show them
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Seriously renewal wise doesn't GoT have a problem with having very expensive shoots? If GoT were cancelled it would be budget reasons not ratings. Though articles suggest they make enough money through dvd and selling broadcast rights worldwide.
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That's why you rarely see any battles, only the aftermath or characters talking about it.
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On April 29 2013 06:45 BlackMagister wrote:
Seriously renewal wise doesn't GoT have a problem with having very expensive shoots? If GoT were cancelled it would be budget reasons not ratings.
Ehh, iirc HBO has never cancelled a well-performing show due to budget constraints. Granted, GoT is likely the most expensive thing they've been a part of and piracy is everywhere, but I'm fairly certain HBO is making its money back, particularly with their relatively new HBO GO service. I would be curious to know how the revenuse stream associated with GoT looks though.
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On April 29 2013 06:35 Noro wrote:
The past couple have taken about 5-6 years to write and release. They've estimated the last couple books to be around 1500 pages, judging by how they're doing a 900 page book into two seasons, I can see them taking quite a bit of time on book six. At most they'd have to wait a year or two for book 7.
Book 3 is more than 900 pages - from what i recall it's between 1100 and 1300 (the paper back is split into 2 parts). Same for book 5.
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On April 29 2013 06:48 farvacola wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2013 06:45 BlackMagister wrote:
Seriously renewal wise doesn't GoT have a problem with having very expensive shoots? If GoT were cancelled it would be budget reasons not ratings. Ehh, iirc HBO has never cancelled a well-performing show due to budget constraints.
Rome.
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On April 29 2013 06:53 moopie wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2013 06:48 farvacola wrote:On April 29 2013 06:45 BlackMagister wrote:
Seriously renewal wise doesn't GoT have a problem with having very expensive shoots? If GoT were cancelled it would be budget reasons not ratings. Ehh, iirc HBO has never cancelled a well-performing show due to budget constraints. Rome.
I don't think Rome had anywhere near the numbers GoT does, the two are on entirely different levels of popularity imo. I am still pissed about that one though.
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Whoever's in charge of deciding the scenes in each episode must have a nightmarish job.
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On April 29 2013 05:49 NPF wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2013 05:24 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:
It's a rising show and they at the very least have to finish the third book, I'm not surprised to see the show getting renewed.
My only concern is let's say Martin takes his time writing book 6, will the season catch up to the books and have to wait for Martin to finish the seventh? Well we have season 4 to finish book 3. They could do 2 seasons a book for 4 and 5 so we have 5 years before book 6. After that another 2-3 season for book 6. Martin says it will be around 1500 pages. So as long as Martin can finish the story in 7-8 years, we are set. Lastly there is also other works and stories in the GoT universe so you could make a season about the history of Westoros if you were in a really rough spot. Like Robert Baratheon rebellion against the Targaryens. But that question is still 5 years away, not to mention Martin told the directors how his story ends. So they can always do an alternate ending like in Full Metal Alchemist.
Books 4 and 5 do not exactly follow each other chronologically. Basically, the first half of book 5 happens during the time of book 4, but just shows you things in different places and/or from different viewpoints. Book 4 is smaller than book 3, but book 5 is big.
If it were me, I would combine book 4 and the first part of book 5 into two seasons (seasons 5 and 6), and then do the second half of book 5 in season 7. That means season 8 would been in a book that is not written yet, and if the show is not cancelled they will need to start producing season 8 in about 4 years time.
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On April 29 2013 06:45 BlackMagister wrote:
Seriously renewal wise doesn't GoT have a problem with having very expensive shoots? If GoT were cancelled it would be budget reasons not ratings. Though articles suggest they make enough money through dvd and selling broadcast rights worldwide.
Also keep in mind the longer the show goes on, the more expensive the actors will be, especially given how its only getting more popular.
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On April 29 2013 06:54 farvacola wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2013 06:53 moopie wrote:On April 29 2013 06:48 farvacola wrote:On April 29 2013 06:45 BlackMagister wrote:
Seriously renewal wise doesn't GoT have a problem with having very expensive shoots? If GoT were cancelled it would be budget reasons not ratings. Ehh, iirc HBO has never cancelled a well-performing show due to budget constraints. Rome. I don't think Rome had anywhere near the numbers GoT does, the two are on entirely different levels of popularity imo. I am still pissed about that one though.
Yeah, Rome is insanely good.
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On April 29 2013 08:26 killa_robot wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2013 06:45 BlackMagister wrote:
Seriously renewal wise doesn't GoT have a problem with having very expensive shoots? If GoT were cancelled it would be budget reasons not ratings. Though articles suggest they make enough money through dvd and selling broadcast rights worldwide. Also keep in mind the longer the show goes on, the more expensive the actors will be, especially given how its only getting more popular.
Good that characters die a lot in got
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Does HBO stream Game of Thrones new episodes online? Also, when does it start? I forget
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yes to both streaming on hbogo and 9est
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On April 29 2013 06:53 moopie wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2013 06:48 farvacola wrote:On April 29 2013 06:45 BlackMagister wrote:
Seriously renewal wise doesn't GoT have a problem with having very expensive shoots? If GoT were cancelled it would be budget reasons not ratings. Ehh, iirc HBO has never cancelled a well-performing show due to budget constraints. Rome.
I think HBO has said that canceling Rome was a mistake since then. Or something about having a different philosophy
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The Onion Knight and Jamie Lannister are such good guys, I think. Maybe.
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