A Game of Thrones (HBO Series)

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by trd1610

the twitter post has 29.9 million as of this evening, the facebook post has 26.3 million, that’s 83 million right there. these are from the official game of thrones pages.

i wonder, does youtube count all the views from those who watch embedded within articles? that could be a good bit more unaccounted for.

scratches head, gets out calculator

[trd1610]

Originally Posted by smokew11

scratches head, gets out calculator

you forgot the 27 million youtube views he mentioned in the post i quoted.

[trd1610]

Originally Posted by 42graystreet

Do we think this is going to be the only trailer prior to the season premier?

i’d prefer this be it. with only 6 episodes i don’t want them to give much more away, we’re only about 5 weeks out.

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by trd1610

you forgot the 27 million youtube views he mentioned in the post i quoted.

ah that would make sense

[monkeyman420]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

I would love it if GRRM signed off on the ending. but I have doubts

he certainly has not been involved with the storytelling. the trip beyond the wall, if he were to include something like that in the books, would take a solid 3 full books to develop

He's one of the executive producers of the show and wrote 1 episode in each of the first 4 seasons. To think he has not been involved in the storytelling is naive.

[junior94]

Originally Posted by 42graystreet

Do we think this is going to be the only trailer prior to the season premier?

I was genuinely starting to think they were going to be ballsy enough to not even give us this. I have zero doubt this is the last we get.


and FYI there was press about this yesterday, GRRM has not even read any of the s8 scripts, much less had the least bit of input on them. Well, I mean he had that big meeting with D&D a long time back when it was obvious the show would finish first where he gave them main bullet points on the ending, but plenty of things could be changed on the way there.


What cracked me up most about his new quotes, he was saying there was some talk of him filming some kind of little cameo, but he was just never able to make it over there during shooting because of "the writing I've been doing on Winds Of Winter".

oh, so NOW you're actually trying to finish it?

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by monkeyman420

He's one of the executive producers of the show and wrote 1 episode in each of the first 4 seasons. To think he has not been involved in the storytelling is naive.

in the first four seasons the showrunners had books to use

[smokew11]

its obvious GRRM is less involved, and possibly less invested in the show at this point

[maxatlof]

I'm in the middle of doing a complete binge/re-watch and committing to seeing it through to the end. In yrs past there's been a few times i've given it a shot but never gotten past S1, so other than S1 the rest I've not re-watched since the original airing so there is a ton of stuff i'd forgotten or have a completely different perspective on now after going through it once already. So I'm in the midst of S3 last night and I'm about 20 mins into the episode and all of the sudden I realize - aw FUCK, its the Red Wedding ep - and immediately I get this really upsetting pit in my stomach. Feelings of total fear and anxiety start to wash over me, the pit in my stomach seems to be getting deeper and more and more uncomfortable. Then when they get start of the actual scene I start to panic and my hands start to sweat and my hearts racing and I'm just in a state of misery and fear waiting for it to get over with. It was crazy intense how I reacted to it.

After it was all done I sat there and asked myself when was the last time i had that same type of visceral reaction to any tv show or movie that I could compare it to and I couldn't really think of one. Maybe when I saw A Quiet Place in the theater I had that same type of anxiety, but that was a horror movie I had never seen before and had no idea what was coming or what to expect. With this I had scene it before and knew exactly what to expect, yet I was still horrified. Kinda shocked I still had that intense of a reaction to the episode after watching it and reading and discussing at length yrs earlier.

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by maxatlof

I'm in the middle of doing a complete binge/re-watch and committing to seeing it through to the end. In yrs past there's been a few times i've given it a shot but never gotten past S1, so other than S1 the rest I've not re-watched since the original airing so there is a ton of stuff i'd forgotten or have a completely different perspective on now after going through it once already. So I'm in the midst of S3 last night and I'm about 20 mins into the episode and all of the sudden I realize - aw FUCK, its the Red Wedding ep - and immediately I get this really upsetting pit in my stomach. Feelings of total fear and anxiety start to wash over me, the pit in my stomach seems to be getting deeper and more and more uncomfortable. Then when they get start of the actual scene I start to panic and my hands start to sweat and my hearts racing and I'm just in a state of misery and fear waiting for it to get over with. It was crazy intense how I reacted to it.

After it was all done I sat there and asked myself when was the last time i had that same type of visceral reaction to any tv show or movie that I could compare it to and I couldn't really think of one. Maybe when I saw A Quiet Place in the theater I had that same type of anxiety, but that was a horror movie I had never seen before and had no idea what was coming or what to expect. With this I had scene it before and knew exactly what to expect, yet I was still horrified. Kinda shocked I still had that intense of a reaction to the episode after watching it and reading and discussing at length yrs earlier.

It’s a TV show, chill the fuck out, man.

[smokew11]

[maxatlof]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

It’s a TV show, chill the fuck out, man.

I know, right!?! Got cought the fuck up!

[junior94]

The actor who currently plays the Night King (it is a different guy than the very first time) he gave a rare brief interview, and I guess some fans may consider this spoilery what he says, but I guess that's interpretation.

The crux of what he's saying is the WW are not just a mindless force of evil coming to trample everything in their path. He gets a little more specific than that, but not details like names or anything. In fact I'd think many fans would've guessed this much already anyway.


https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/07/night-k...nes-interview/

[WidespreadMule3]

Originally Posted by junior94

The actor who currently plays the Night King (it is a different guy than the very first time) he gave a rare brief interview, and I guess some fans may consider this spoilery what he says, but I guess that's interpretation.

The crux of what he's saying is the WW are not just a mindless force of evil coming to trample everything in their path. He gets a little more specific than that, but not details like names or anything. In fact I'd think many fans would've guessed this much already anyway.


https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/07/night-k...nes-interview/

Wouldn't say anything he said is too spoiler-y unless you're trying to go into the new season completely blind.

Either way, that interview got me real hype. Him saying his favorite Night King scene was yet to come sounds like some cool shit coming.

[smokew11]

yeah nothing spoliery but still a nice tease

[ToySoldier#34]

Starting a re-watch at the beginning of season 5 might not have been the best plan but oh well, enjoying season 6 so much more

[junior94]

These may be elongated episodes for the final season here, but not ALL of them. Official word on episode 1 and 2 is 54 minutes and 58 minutes, respectively. But each of the remaining four should be at least 80, including the Winterfell battle for e3 being closer to 90.


I'll just be very curious to see, with how this show has so often done the penultimate episode is really the big one, then the finale acts as more of a calmed down sorta of coda, to what degree they may follow that formula here.

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

Starting a re-watch at the beginning of season 5 might not have been the best plan but oh well, enjoying season 6 so much more

i started my rewatch about a week and a half ago, i'm on s3e7 as of this morning's train ride

i last watched the earlier seasons a few years ago when i started watching the show, plowed through them all and then i was caught up with everyone for the start of s5. i remember most of the major events that happened, but rewatching them again prior to s8 has made me pick up on smaller intricacies that i didnt get before

also, Charles Dance as Tywin might be the greatest casting choice they made. Phenomenal actor. Its almost a shame Tywin was killed

[YouNeverKnow25]

oh so you figured out a way to watch on the train? do tell

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by mr. testaverde

i started my rewatch about a week and a half ago, i'm on s3e7 as of this morning's train ride

i last watched the earlier seasons a few years ago when i started watching the show, plowed through them all and then i was caught up with everyone for the start of s5. i remember most of the major events that happened, but rewatching them again prior to s8 has made me pick up on smaller intricacies that i didnt get before

also, Charles Dance as Tywin might be the greatest casting choice they made. Phenomenal actor. Its almost a shame Tywin was killed

I've seen every episode so I don't really care personally but should we be putting spoilers on this for those who are watching from the beginning for the first time? I believe there are at least three Ants who are

[YouNeverKnow25]

I am pretty sure that all things that have happened on the show in its specific thread are fair game for discussion

now, if you were in the "television" general thread, spoiler that shit

[ToySoldier#34]

Okay cool sounds good, wish Hodor could have held the door last night

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25

oh so you figured out a way to watch on the train? do tell

streaming it through HBO GO app. i can usually watch about 20-30 min of an episode, even with all the buffering. its annoying AF, and a few times i've stopped it entirely and done something else on the ride, but then i finish the episode on my lunch break on the wifi connection at my office

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

I've seen every episode so I don't really care personally but should we be putting spoilers on this for those who are watching from the beginning for the first time? I believe there are at least three Ants who are

i tend to agree about being mindful of spoilers, but for fairly recent episodes.
For something that happened almost 5 years ago, it's fair game, IMO. If i were a new viewer, i would be avoiding this thread until i'm caught up

[WidespreadMule3]

Originally Posted by mr. testaverde

i started my rewatch about a week and a half ago, i'm on s3e7 as of this morning's train ride

i last watched the earlier seasons a few years ago when i started watching the show, plowed through them all and then i was caught up with everyone for the start of s5. i remember most of the major events that happened, but rewatching them again prior to s8 has made me pick up on smaller intricacies that i didnt get before

also, Charles Dance as Tywin might be the greatest casting choice they made. Phenomenal actor. Its almost a shame Tywin was killed

you're a brave one to watch this show on a train. I stopped watching certain shows at the gym because too many boobies. Even if people know it's GoT, I'd still feel awkward having nudity pop up on something I'm watching in public.

[YouNeverKnow25]

the gym is one thing because you're generally resting the device fairly far away from you.

if someone is enough in your business to see what you're watching on a device on a train, you've got much bigger problems than them seeing boobies

[ToySoldier#34]

I'm embarrassed enough playing anything DMB related from YouTube at the gym

[ExistenceNow]

Yea, I tried to watch GoT on a plane once. You don't realize how much fucking is in that show until you're watching it surrounded by strangers.

[mdel21]

I started watching Big Mouth on the plane a few weeks ago. Bad idea.

[junior94]

Maybe it's because I've never been a "go to the gym" guy, but just Thrones of all shows just doesn't seem like it'd be one conducive to watching while I'm working out (& that's nothing even to do with the nudity). I mean, does it make a difference between if you'd be watching it for the first time like that, versus just using the opportunity as a rewatch? I just feel like it'd be hard to keep my attention on it.
On a train I could more understand because you can put all your focus on it, but even then, I only want to watch Thrones if I'm doing so on the biggest damn screen that I own. which for me right now is my desktop computer monitor at 42".




and well at least with this show they tried to do you a favor and the nudity and blatant sex scenes goes down drastically in later seasons I still kinda vaguely remember that one SNL sketch after its first couple years, Andy Samberg playing some like teenage consultant helping writing the show. "bathroom break!"

[dontdrink36]

I've been watching a bunch of Youtube videos that go more into the history of things based on the book. It's truly fascinating how deep and intricate this story is. I watched one of the crypts of Winterfell and what they could mean in S8. Mind blown! I'm going to have to get the audio books and listen to all the books and prequels.