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The premier is April 17 at 9p.m!


For those of you unaware it is based off of George R.R Martin's series "A song of fire and ice" is easily one of the best fantasy series that has ever been written. Mark it on your calenders because it's going to be a good one!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWIyCUHrESk


The Trailer.

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It looks too dark. I mean the lighting. Unnecessarily dark. I did like the books though (although I'll probably never finish the series).

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My friend loves these books and is strongly encouraging me to watch them before the series comes on.

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A faster alternative to reading but I've heard that comprehension plummets.

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Wait. That isn't how everyone absorbs a new book? Just sitting there and staring at the cover?

:lol

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series is kinda overrated, we'll see how it translates to the picture box

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Neither will he at this point.

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First 12 minutes....
Looks awesome.
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment...nute_prev.html

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My room mate (who is a woman) has been looking forward to this show. About a month ago, she had a threesome with some hottie. Well on Friday night I had sex with the hottie and my room mate is now livid with me to the point of where "our friendship is on the line" - and she may not watch A Game of Thrones with me anymore. So my question is: Does she have a right to be upset with me? Do you think we will still watch the show together?

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:lol:lol:lol Well done.

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What did you guys think of the premier? Never read the books, but enjoyed the first episode.

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:thumbsup My only prior knowledge of the source material was a bunch of my college friends raving about it. I was thoroughly impressed with the premiere though. Based solely on the season preview at the end of the episode, this series is going to be fantastic.

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HBO screened the first 6 episodes and apparently the pilot is the weakest episode.

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I had not heard of this series before last night, nor read the books. I was flipping channels, went to see what was on HBO, read the info, decided to give it a shot and by the end of the hour+ I was completely hooked. I will be watching the series.

Regarding the actual episode, I felt like they used it to introduce us to the characters and upcoming plot lines, so on its own it wasn't going to be anything too spectacular.

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I just finished the book and was blown away. If the series is anywhere close to the books, you'll definitely want to keep watching!

However, I don't have HBO. Anyone know of a good site where I can watch?

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Not gonna lie, that scene with the brother and sister weirded me out.

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Watched it last night. Decent pilot ep. I'm curious how everything will shake out now. That last scene made me jump. Also, let's hope we see a lot more of the blond chick that married the warrior guy. She's fucking smoking.

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Watched it last night having never read a page of the books. Pretty decent. Lots of characters, though, so its going to take a while to figure out who is who (and who is where, and why). The opening scene was well choreographed and the cinematography was excellent throughout.

I thought the scene with the mother telling the boy to stop climbing was cheesy as shit and reeked of foreshadowing. It was obvious as hell how that episode was gonna end.

Overall, though, well done.

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I just watched the first episode last night and thought it was pretty good. I like darker shows.

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HBO has ordered a second season already.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...nes/?src=twrhp

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I didn't even know they were brother and sister until someone told me today. I must have missed that part. I though it was one of the kings sons from his first wife. Just made that a whole lot weirder. I'll have to watch this again.

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Just watched the Pilot, loved it. Really looking forward to the rest of the season.

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:thumbsup. Great pilot, I can't wait for the rest of the season to unfold.

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I've watched it twice. I'm indifferent right now, but I'm going to keep watching.

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What are you iffy about? I'm pretty interested in all of the storylines so far. And they seem to have a full spectrum of characters from extremely likable, to despicable. Should make for an interesting show.

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Fantasy just isn't my thing. Throwing some T&A, f-bombs, and Mortal Kombat caliber violence into the mix didn't change much, which as much as I hate to admit it is one of the reasons why HBO shows are better. If you watch the Sopranos on cable it's not a very good show, because it doesn't feel real.

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It's totally true. They can do things other networks can't, so their shows start out at a higher level than most other shows just because of that. Plus, boobs, profanity, and gore makes just about anything better.

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I think HBO and Showtime both use that stuff as a crutch. AMC and to a lesser extent F/X do great stuff w/o it, so it can be done.

I just felt like they forced that stuff into the show to make it seem less nerdy. Maybe they lifted the dialogue right out of the source material, but it just didn't feel right. The dialogue in Sopranos, the Wire, and Deadwood was definitely more crude, but it flowed better, because they always talked like that.

EDIT: I think it can and probably will get better. In the pilot of the Wire, Rawls drops the N-word, which is totally out of character for every cop in the show. Maybe the creepy blond guy won't be telling his sister he'd let 40k people fuck her ever again.

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Thought it was a pretty strong intro episode. I like how they relief rather strongly on the source material. A lot of the things that happened I remember very clearly. It looks like they haven't taken to many liberties with the work quite yet. I haven't read the first book A Game of Thrones in around 10 years but it was really interesting to see it happen on screen. It's my understanding George R.R. Martin (The author) had a strong voice in the creation of the series - so that bodes well.

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I think that's probably true. I don't ever remember seeing so much boobage in a pilot episode. And you're right, the profanity did seem a little out of place, because you don't expect it in a the typical medieval times setting that we saw. They either need to commit to it or drop it.

And that was the line of the episode.

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Just got through the 1st episode. Really liking it so far. HBO never fails to deliver.

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Not the Dire Wolf! :SOB:

I really like this show so far. It can be intense at times, but maybe that's what makes it so good.

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I also am very much into this show. It feels like they are building up to some fantastic things to come. Still trying to figure out how the wall will come into play later on in the series.

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I'd almost guarantee you that the novels are far better.

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If I read them on a Kindle...does that count?

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As my avatar indicates, I get really amped up for Sunday evenings because of this show. I find myself re-watching the previous episodes numerous times just to hold myself over.

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How long after the episode aires do they usually get online to download? I want to watch this tonight instead of tomorrow, but I don't have HBO :shrug

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Best episode yet. I love this show!

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It just gets on my nerves when people say, "I love this show," as if the story was original.

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I don't think that's the case at all. While I've yet to read the novels, I'm sure I could appreciate both bodies of work in their own right. Reading the source material has never prevented me from enjoying a faithful cinematic or television adaptation. From those people I know who have read the novels, there is very good reason to be excited about the show because thus far it is equally badass.

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To me it's like overhearing the conversation:
"All Along the Watchtower is such an amazing song! I love the line "the wind begins to howl."
"You know that's actually a song by Bob Dylan, right?"
"Who?"

It just sounds like the person saying it assumes that the achievement belongs to the person who made the adaptation, whereas that is not the case.

Likewise, it pisses me off when people refer to the Lord of the Rings "trilogy". I just don't understand how someone can be a Song of Ice and Fire fan without having read even one book. Just me I guess.

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I certainly understand where you're coming from. At the same time, I assume that the show's high quality is a direct correlation of the novels' high quality. They're not mutually exclusive and even without having read them, I give the novels their due credit. George R.R. Martin's direct involvement with the show displays that not only will the show be very accurate but also that he appreciates what the creators are doing. If it earns his stamp of approval, I don't see why it shouldn't earn everyone else's.

In response to your last point, I have been a fan of A Song of Ice and Fire for three weeks now...since the first episode aired. Because of how much I like the show, I am going to go back and read the novels at some point. I suspect that many other people will do the same. That type of exposure is a great thing, and countless people will now take an interest in a literary series that they might not have known anything about beforehand. It's win-win.

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Or it could just be that people love the show...

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I love this show!!

Oh, sorriez. :p

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If I have one complaint, its that the glut of characters makes every episode feel like its plodding along an inch at a time.

Last night's episode was well-written and acted. But I feel like Im learning nothing of consequence. Forward momentum is agonizingly slow. That's fine in the overall arc of the series, because a larger story needs told. But it's killer when watching on a week to week basis.

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:lol :lol

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holy mother of god, you need to calm down. I said "I love the show" and you think it's some kind of afront to the book (or books? honestly have no idea).

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I love this show.

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Keep watching. Everything you're learning will come to fruition. :)

EDIT: Peter Dinklage has been awesome as Tyrion Lannister, no? Spot on casting right thur.

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Preface: I have not read any books in the series.

Does anyone think that we are going to get flashbacks? There is so much back story that they have eluded to but not shown. I'm desperate to get some scenes of what happened 17 years prior.

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Im definately going to start reading the books.

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^^me too, for sure. But I decided I would hold off and watch this series on HBO first before starting up on the books. I figure that before HBO gets into the 2nd season (which I'm assuming is based on the 2nd book?) I'll have caught up and surpassed the story line by then.

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I want to start reading the books too. The thing is, I'm not sure where I want to find out the story - in the show or in the books. Books are usually better, but it's fun to watch the show and be excited for a new episode...

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Um Chad, you kinda stole my post... :p

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Sorry :o I decided I'm going to use HBO to discover the story of the first book, then I'll read the rest.

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My thoughts exactly. I was tempted to buy the book the other day, but then I didn't want to spoil the books.

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I just downloaded the third book for my Kindle... I can't stop!

Those of you watching the series first, there's nothing wrong with that IMO. So many characters are introduced that it's hard to keep them all straight sometimes, so when the series began after I was almost through with the first book, it was nice to put some faces to characters, also satisfying to see many of them looking much like I imagined they would.

However, don't let seeing the series hold you back from the books! As is often the case, you get so much more detail and insight from reading than you do from the screen and I would highly recommend them. This is coming from a guy whose experience with fantasy novels goes only as far as Lord of the Rings.

All in all, I think the adaptation to screen has been very well done. I'm interested in seeing how they handle things as the storyline develops.

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I meant series.

My bad.

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Seeing things like the bolded, is making my anticipation for this series go through the stratosphere. It's killing me not getting the books and diving into the whole series, but I'm gonna resist and just watch first.

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:o Sorry about that.

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No worries. I just hate waiting :lol

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Thank you for the only actually intelligent, sensible reply to my post. I'd recommend the books if you're into sensationalism. They're not worth much intellectually, but they are extremely entertaining.

To everyone else: my god.

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That's to me I guess. I'm not sure how you wanted me to react to your posts on the previous page. I am loving the series based entirely on HBOs presentation because I had not read, or even known about the books before this. In fact the first time I think I ever stepped into the fantasy section of a book store was probably today, when I bought The Game Of Thrones, (which I'm going to read in tandem while watching the series).

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well, to be fair, you kinda came off like one of those people who loves a band, and then when the band blows up, you're mad at all the people who weren't there with you when the band was first coming up

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Maybe if you weren't that guy who says "THE BOOK ARE BETTER AAHHH!!" when nobody was even bashing the books that wouldn't have happened. I don't think one person in this thread or in any thread would ever assume a theatric adaptation of a book would trump the book. It literally never happens. People don't even say the Godfather is necessarily that much better than the book.

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But anyway, I'm really digging this show so far. Moving kinda slowly but I'm still enjoying it thoroughly. And it'll be cool to have a more "political" show set in the medieval/fantasy realm instead of just constant butchering if that is what it is.

Sorry, I never read the books. Apologies if this offends anyone.

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My tone was not one of being upset or angry at the people who enjoy this show. Good for them. I was simply sharing my opinion on how sometimes an adaptation seems very much like a bandwagon. Hope you enjoy the novel, sir.

My apologies for coming off that way, it was certainly not my intention.

Now back to discussing this [brilliant] television show. [I haven't watched any of it yet.]

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I love this show.

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I didnt realize that one had to have read the books in order to enjoy an adaptation of it on television.

Thats just weird.

To say all of the above, and then to say the bolded.......well.....I dont even know what to say.

Anyways...moving on.

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plus one

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Just scanning through this thread. I may be one of the few that have read the books but have not (yet) watched an episode. I did get a chuckle out of those saying that they injected swears and boobs to make the show grittier. The truth is they will probably tone down the content from the books. At least the sexual content. I don't think you can legally depict some of the graphic underage sex on any network. I have heard that they have made all the kids older on the show, maybe that will get them around that obstacle. Still, the graphic sex will have to be toned down.

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It is definitely toned down from the books.

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So are these (based on the books) more of a medieval/fantasy politcal drama or do they get more action packed? I'm still thoroughly enjoying the series so far but I don't think I've ever seen 30 mins, let alone 4 hours, go by without a massive battle or something in this genre haha.

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Christ, don't you know these were books first!?!?!? I mean seriously, anyone watching this show and ENJOYS it but haven't read the books, is just DUM. D.U.M, DUM!

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I like it. Read the books and enjoying the show lots.

Just enough to hold me over for True Blood Season 4....

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This came across my Twitter last night:

BoweKnows Travis Bowe
RT by danieltosh
If you're on the fence, Game of Thrones just had a dude bone a lady in the bathtub as he recited names of dragons.

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Keep watching! It does seem to drag a bit as they set up the story, but there is plenty of action to go along with the politics and sex.

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Never read the books, loving the show so far.

Love that blonde.

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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ftbp4eo_9W...iserys-001.jpg

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I really like the show, and I understand that the books are filled with sex, violence, and language. It just seems forced when it happens on the show. I thought the joust scene was the first time it really felt effective.

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Ahhhhhhhh :lol

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What a fantastic episode last night.

Which one of the men on the counsel is unix? Is it the politician from The Wire?

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I don't watch The Wire, but it's the bald guy.

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I thought this last episode was a little on the slow side...

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Absolutely phenominal episode. And we get to watch episode 7 a week early next week? Fuck and yes.

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Wait, what?

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I agree.. What?



Tonight's episode was superb. This was the first episode where I could vividly recall the sections of the book and had it match my memories of reading the novels almost 10 years ago.

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If you go to HBO.Go after next weeks episode (week 6) you get to watch week 7 episode a week early.

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I know they obviously change things for the TV adaptation, but I don't seem to remember Renly and Tyrell being gay in the books. To those who have read/are reading, did I just miss that?

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Finally caught up and watched the last 3 episodes. Really great stuff. The HBO team knows how to end an episode. There have been so many great endings. I think my favorite was when Lady Stark rallied her people in the tavern and got them to arrest Tryion the imp.

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I don't really like Lady Stark for some reason... she just annoys me.

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Do you mean the actress playing her...or what the character is saying/doing?

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Not the actress, the character.

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Oh, well in her defense, things aren't going well. A broken marriage, separation from family, attempted murder of her son, etc...

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This is true... I feel like she's a negative drama queen, but life is rough for her character right now.

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I'm having a difficult time watching this and The Borgias at the same time. Haha!

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I've never felt so emotionally involved in a sword fight before the last episode. I really wanted Stark to just destroy that blonde bastard.

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Although Game of Thrones is good, I think The Borgias is just a little bit better.

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It was pretty intense, great scene.