[Tapper]

OK, this IS a good idea, I am now convinced they're going to make something awesome out of it
Also, Sean Bean - where does he not die in the first 20% of the movies/ series he's playing in?

My main concern is the actors who play Cersei, Jaime and Robert all saying Cersei loved Robert, my memory is hazy but I really didn't think she ever even liked him apart from a distance. Also, Renly is far less the playboy than I imagined him to be. Also, wtb a Dorne preview.

[Isa]

QuickTidal, on 04 April 2011 - 06:53 PM, said:

Isolde, on 04 April 2011 - 06:43 PM, said:

The wall is huge.
It looks fantastic. I'm a bit disappointed with the opening scene though, thought there could have been more of it. Maybe they wanted to tone down the fantasy elements...

From watching all these previews and teasers I have come to suspect that they have reworked the Catelyn character. Like rather than her urging Ned to go to King's Landing she's begging him not to and there was a similar change somewhere in this preview. I love to hate Catelyn so I hope they don't make her meek and needy.

I'm still kind of disappointed that they had to replace a hottie like Jennifer Ehle in the Catelyn role with the homely looking chick they got...but perhaps that's for the best since Catelyn is not supposed to be gorgeous or anything...hmmm....

I don't think Ehle would have been too hot but I got the impression she was the one who bailed on the show, unlike Tamzin Merchant whom they didn't think was pretty enough. I thought she was perfect! The new girl looks a lot like a brunette in a 10 dollar wig.

[Cyphon]

Would you kick her out of bed though?

[Isa]

Sans the wig...?
That's neither here nor there!
Tamzin seemed like a more interesting choice for Dany.

[End of Disc One]

Isolde, on 05 April 2011 - 08:00 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 04 April 2011 - 06:53 PM, said:

Isolde, on 04 April 2011 - 06:43 PM, said:

The wall is huge.
It looks fantastic. I'm a bit disappointed with the opening scene though, thought there could have been more of it. Maybe they wanted to tone down the fantasy elements...

From watching all these previews and teasers I have come to suspect that they have reworked the Catelyn character. Like rather than her urging Ned to go to King's Landing she's begging him not to and there was a similar change somewhere in this preview. I love to hate Catelyn so I hope they don't make her meek and needy.

I'm still kind of disappointed that they had to replace a hottie like Jennifer Ehle in the Catelyn role with the homely looking chick they got...but perhaps that's for the best since Catelyn is not supposed to be gorgeous or anything...hmmm....

I don't think Ehle would have been too hot but I got the impression she was the one who bailed on the show, unlike Tamzin Merchant whom they didn't think was pretty enough. I thought she was perfect! The new girl looks a lot like a brunette in a 10 dollar wig.

For some reason I was thinking Tamzin Merchant left on her own. I seem to remember GRRM being pretty upset over the situation. Oh well, Emilia Clarke is way hotter.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Gatekeeper, on 04 April 2011 - 04:18 AM, said:

What did you think Whisperzzz? I liked it, the Wall was well done. But how did Wil get back out? hmmm.....

Loved it. Absolutely loved it.

I was sort of disappointed though because I wasn't watching the time at the bottom, so I thought we were also going to see the find the direwolves


Also, article about GRRM talking about the series: http://io9.com/#!578...-ending-of-lost
Pretty interesting read. I especially liked how he said that he doesn't want to 'pull a Lost' lol.

[Cyphon]

http://www.youtube.c...player_embedded

Hells yes.

[Ceda Cicero]

The actor playing Drogo looks and sounds like he was working on a ski slope or craft brew store in Colorado before he got tapped for this role. Whenever he's being interviewed I expect to hear him drop a "dude-brah."

[Cyphon]

Neocount Cicero, on 08 April 2011 - 10:56 PM, said:

The actor playing Drogo looks and sounds like he was working on a ski slope or craft brew store in Colorado before he got tapped for this role. Whenever he's being interviewed I expect to hear him drop a "dude-brah."

He does this and is annoying.

I also find the actress playing Cersi annoying from the interviews, but her acting of Cersi seems spot on to me. So she gets a pass.

[End of Disc One]

Cyphon, on 10 April 2011 - 06:41 PM, said:

Neocount Cicero, on 08 April 2011 - 10:56 PM, said:

The actor playing Drogo looks and sounds like he was working on a ski slope or craft brew store in Colorado before he got tapped for this role. Whenever he's being interviewed I expect to hear him drop a "dude-brah."

He does this and is annoying.

I also find the actress playing Cersi annoying from the interviews, but her acting of Cersi seems spot on to me. So she gets a pass.

I'd say Cersei is the only portrayal that isn't spot on, from what we've seen. She's not haughty enough, and way too soft spoken. In the books you see a very commanding and queenly presence.

[Tiste Simeon]

I like Lena Heady but whether she will be cold enough to play Cersei we shall see. Though she certainly has no problems in whapping her boobs out...

[Ceda Cicero]

Some new nick-nacks on GRRM's blog. Two interview videos and a trailer with some footage that I don't remember seeing before.

[End of Disc One]

Briar King, on 11 April 2011 - 05:55 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 11 April 2011 - 05:31 PM, said:

I like Lena Heady but whether she will be cold enough to play Cersei we shall see. Though she certainly has no problems in whapping her boobs out...

Nope she sure dosent my friend!

Unfortunately I heard they used a body double for her in the first episode, since Lena was supposedly pregnant at the time.

[Werthead]

Neocount Cicero, on 08 April 2011 - 10:56 PM, said:

The actor playing Drogo looks and sounds like he was working on a ski slope or craft brew store in Colorado before he got tapped for this role. Whenever he's being interviewed I expect to hear him drop a "dude-brah."

He's a Hawaiian sufer-dude, IIRC. He's also the new Conan the Barbarian and just came off four years on STARGATE ATLANTIS.

[Ceda Cicero]

For anyone who isn't checking the sites themselves regularly but still following this thread, winter-is-coming has up a few early reviews from bloggers, most of which are positive to glowing. No major press outlets yet, but still nice to read some advance opinions.

My only concern comes in the first review. At this point I'm no longer overly concerned about the faithfulness/effectiveness of the adaptation, and am only real worried about whether or not complete neophytes to the genre will be hooked in during the first few episodes. If not, I doubt it will be because there's a lack of depth, just a failure to make all the connections and grasp on to all their is to comprehend. I think something as simple as the first (or first few) episodes being preceded by a bit of script summarizing Robert's rebellion/the fall of the Targaryen dynasty/the exile of Dany and Viserys could go a long way, but from all accounts there doesn't seem to be anything like that (though that doesn't mean it won't show up with the debut but just wasn't in these advance viewings.)

Still, HBO has built a large portion of its audience around their ability/desire to invest in intense character development and seriously intricate and multi-layered plots (Six Feet Under, Sopranos, the Wire... and most recently with Boardwalk Empire and Treme) so that will be to the show's advantage.

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[Avatar]

Almost there... (here in Holland it's 17/4 already.) Who is going to watch on HBO tonight?

[Tapper]

no HBO

[Cyphon]

I'm going to have to find a stream or d/l by tomorrow night if I'm to have any hope of keeping up.

[Isa]

Did anyone have the pleasure of reading NYTs review of Game of Thrones? The guy is not a friend of fantasy and I presume that henceforth female fans of fantasy will not want to be friends of his.

The review

[tiam]

Isolde, on 17 April 2011 - 01:13 PM, said:

Did anyone have the pleasure of reading NYTs review of Game of Thrones? The guy is not a friend of fantasy and I presume that henceforth female fans of fantasy will not want to be friends of his.

The review

What a patronising dick