Game of thrones series on HBO - Page 3

ive never heard of game of thrones until i read this thread. just checked out the show and it looks pretty good. probably going to pick up the first book sometime this week. seems like i have a lot of time on my hands these days since im not really grinding it out anymore and i havent read a book in ages so ill give it a go.

can someone help me out quick? im looking to buy the first book paperback

is this it?

http://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-So...f=tmm_pap_title_0/186-0395472-6085719

Yes that is it. You may as well just do what I did today though and order the 4-pack of all the currently released paperbacks in the series for like $20 instead of buying each individual one for $10 or so + shipping.

truuu just saw that.

its pretty good

coupling this with the new camelot series is fun times in old times

Pretty good episode. I guess I'm a little more critical seeing that I just finished Game of Thrones last week. Casting-wise, almost everybody is perfect besides Catelyn. Bitch is too old to play Ned's wife. I also wish the actors / actresses would portray their characters with a little more depth. There's a bunch of little nuances the author put in his book for the characters and we don't get to see them. For instance, when Ned asked about Catelyn's sister and nephew when he heard about Jon Arryn's death. In the book her inner voice says she loves him for asking that. I don't know, maybe the bitch could show some sort of emotion instead of saying they're fine. Yeah, very critical LOL.

Still 8/10 episode. Felt a bit rushed.

On April 18 2011 03:15 TheHuHu3 wrote: Pretty good episode. I guess I'm a little more critical seeing that I just finished Game of Thrones last week. Casting-wise, almost everybody is perfect besides Catelyn. Bitch is too old to play Ned's wife. I also wish the actors / actresses would portray their characters with a little more depth. There's a bunch of little nuances the author put in his book for the characters and we don't get to see them. For instance, when Ned asked about Catelyn's sister and nephew when he heard about Jon Arryn's death. In the book her inner voice says she loves him for asking that. I don't know, maybe the bitch could show some sort of emotion instead of saying they're fine. Yeah, very critical LOL. Still 8/10 episode. Felt a bit rushed.

im in agreement with this, i feel as if the first episode created a ton of plot but not much character development. Still a great episode and i hope the characters become deeper as the series progresses

First episode was nice. I watched it 3 times.
They showed it 3 times in a row on HBO West, then 3 times in a row on HBO east later on.

epic epicness is epic

the pace is really fast so will be hard to go to into the details of the book

i mean 1st episode went really far into the book already as far as i recall

yeah cant really expect characters to show their depth in the first episode when there are a bunch of sidestories so fast. thought it was awesome

6 more days until next one?

just watched it with parents, awkwardness

On April 18 2011 19:05 Daut wrote: just watched it with parents, awkwardness

lol, me and my friend were just talking about how terrible of an idea it would be to watch this show with your family

how far into the book does the first episode go?

On April 18 2011 03:15 TheHuHu3 wrote: Pretty good episode. I guess I'm a little more critical seeing that I just finished Game of Thrones last week. Casting-wise, almost everybody is perfect besides Catelyn. Bitch is too old to play Ned's wife. I also wish the actors / actresses would portray their characters with a little more depth. There's a bunch of little nuances the author put in his book for the characters and we don't get to see them. For instance, when Ned asked about Catelyn's sister and nephew when he heard about Jon Arryn's death. In the book her inner voice says she loves him for asking that. I don't know, maybe the bitch could show some sort of emotion instead of saying they're fine. Yeah, very critical LOL. Still 8/10 episode. Felt a bit rushed.

lol yeh, catelyn reminded me of prof mcgongle from hp. i thought chicks marry super young in the series, i have no idea why shes like 50

I enjoyed the tits. I'll definitely watch next week.

you WIN or you DIE

On April 18 2011 03:15 TheHuHu3 wrote: Pretty good episode. I guess I'm a little more critical seeing that I just finished Game of Thrones last week. Casting-wise, almost everybody is perfect besides Catelyn. Bitch is too old to play Ned's wife. I also wish the actors / actresses would portray their characters with a little more depth. There's a bunch of little nuances the author put in his book for the characters and we don't get to see them. For instance, when Ned asked about Catelyn's sister and nephew when he heard about Jon Arryn's death. In the book her inner voice says she loves him for asking that. I don't know, maybe the bitch could show some sort of emotion instead of saying they're fine. Yeah, very critical LOL. Still 8/10 episode. Felt a bit rushed.

Completely agree. I've been side-bitching about the Catelyn casting choice for a while now. Honestly, she shouldn't be more than late 30s/early 40s.

I also agree about the nuances. The beheading for example cut out one of my favorite tiny bits of dialogue about bravery (when Jon and Robb argue about what it means to be brave and Bran asks his dad). However, I'm a little more forgiving since it's only the 1st episode. They've got a LOT to cram into one season. Honestly, a TV series on this book series should be like the Chinese drama "3 kingdoms" and should span years with hundreds of episodes. However, since we're limited by HBO, I could see why they might sacrifice some depth early on to get all the seeds planted.

HBO already picked up a second season of this