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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones. [No Book Spoilers]
« Reply #1785 on: June 18, 2014, 12:35:48 pm »
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« Reply #1786 on: June 18, 2014, 03:29:48 pm »
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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones. [No Book Spoilers]
« Reply #1787 on: June 18, 2014, 04:22:25 pm »
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I like Stannis as a character in general, but I can't stand that freaking red woman and all this religion thingie... Hope she dies soon, in a brutal way.
Considering that he is killing all his characters, it might happen faster than espected. :)

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones. [No Book Spoilers]
« Reply #1788 on: June 18, 2014, 09:30:41 pm »
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This. If you do not start with the first book you will be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of characters (over 1200 named characters). Also the show has diverged quite a bit from the books - some characters are even living at the end of book 5 which are already dead in the show.

It seems to be not only a matter of "This character is not supposed to die that early". I just read an essay on a facebook fan page in which the author announced that tthe storyline of a "main" character will go in a completely different direction in season 5 than it is in the books.
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« Reply #1789 on: June 18, 2014, 09:53:09 pm »
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It seems to be not only a matter of "This character is not supposed to die that early". I just read an essay on a facebook fan page in which the author announced that tthe storyline of a "main" character will go in a completely different direction in season 5 than it is in the books.
Arya, I'd guess. Or Jon, if the show has decided they need to keep him around for the viewers.
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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones. [No Book Spoilers]
« Reply #1790 on: June 18, 2014, 09:56:46 pm »
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What has sweet little sociopath Arya done to piss you off, I wonder.

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So I probably need to re read the books to have valid opinions. Ive read them twice but my memory is terrible.

edit: revelant and relevant, both work right?

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« Reply #1791 on: June 18, 2014, 10:16:51 pm »
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It seems to be not only a matter of "This character is not supposed to die that early". I just read an essay on a facebook fan page in which the author announced that tthe storyline of a "main" character will go in a completely different direction in season 5 than it is in the books.

Obviously Stannis. He's gotten the biggest fanbase and everyone loves him so they'll make him king in Season 5.

All hail King Stannis.

This needs to be reposted btw. (Thx Basnak)

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« Reply #1792 on: June 18, 2014, 10:23:34 pm »
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Arya, I'd guess. Or Jon, if the show has decided they need to keep him around for the viewers.

I'm not sure if I should give the name here. Ironically this would be a spoiler for the book readers while the non-readers would remain unspoiled. Said author did not give a source from where he got this information (and I'm not nerd enough to google around for it), but if it's true, the term "different direction" can be taken literally/geographically.
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« Reply #1793 on: June 18, 2014, 10:28:43 pm »
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I'm not sure if I should give the name here. Ironically this would be a spoiler for the book readers while the non-readers would remain unspoiled. Said author did not give a source from where he got this information (and I'm not nerd enough to google around for it), but if it's true, the term "different direction" can be taken literally/geographically.

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« Reply #1794 on: June 18, 2014, 11:08:33 pm »
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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones. [No Book Spoilers]
« Reply #1795 on: June 21, 2014, 10:25:56 am »
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Just started reading the books, i am already hooked, there are some different things in the book than what occurs on the TV show. I must admit for any non-book reader, give this a go.
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« Reply #1796 on: June 22, 2014, 05:58:51 pm »
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Just started reading the books, i am already hooked, there are some different things in the book than what occurs on the TV show. I must admit for any non-book reader, give this a go.

The TV show fails hard in depicting the "living world" of ASOIAF. Every character has tons of relatives and backstories that all play into the story somehow, generations of families feuding and intermarrying (enjoy all the Lannister cousin fucking) that adds a ton of depth, that the show understandably cannot get into at all.

Also if you enjoy military history at all, the books spend a good deal of time talking about military strategy, where you get to sit in on discussions and debates of the political and maneuver decisions behind major players in the war of the five kings, (almost heh) always culminating in bad ass battle scenes that turn gritty and gory as fuck with thousands of troops, that the show simply cannot do even at its best attempts like Battle of Blackwater.

That's all on top of the fantastic dialogue, twists, and memorable characters you get in the TV show. Its good, yeah.
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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones. [No Book Spoilers]
« Reply #1797 on: June 23, 2014, 08:27:05 pm »
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Thought I give this thread a friendly bump with a gem I found on YT (and that some of you might already know) before it falls into Winter Summer Sleep again...

*Warning* Might contain some Season 4 spoilers

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones. [No Book Spoilers]
« Reply #1798 on: June 23, 2014, 08:45:26 pm »
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a video of every death in season 4 "might" contain spoilers  :lol:
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« Reply #1799 on: June 23, 2014, 09:53:29 pm »
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a video of every death in season 4 "might" contain spoilers  :lol:

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