HBO's Game of Thrones. [No Book Spoilers]

[The_Bloody_Nine]

there is a lot of cock being shown lately

but of very different quality.

[Joseph]

there is a lot of cock being shown lately

I don't notice the cocks around,

I have no buisness with this. 

[chadz]

So.. having no knowledge of this series in advance, I feel the urge to spout my opinion:
Episode 1 was a huge letdown for me:
The first scene I thought it was some kind of Warcraft meets Romero movie. Blahblahblah evil zombiedemons blah. From the 3 lines I heard about it beforehand, I was hoping for less cheesy fantasy and more "realistic" fantasy, and then this as the first scene... *sigh*

Well, after that it didn't take long untill I had to burst out in laughter, seriously, this was not necessary:

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He even shook the hair in the same way! That was just too much.

Half an hour later I fell asleep. Nothing was happening. I'm not talking about action, I am talking about some story unfolding. There was none. Just a bunch of families that are in no way connected having a first appearance.

So yeah, a few days later, I woke up early, thought I'd give it another try and was hooked. Watched all 8 episodes without a break, can't wait for the next one. I still think the 1st episode was not well planned, especially the beginning, but if you get past that one, it's awesome.

Also, I totally love the sex scenes. Mostly because they are a big "fuck you" (pun intended) to the gore=ok,skin=evil fraction in this world. It totally fits with the story that is being told. It's a bloody, cruel world where women can sell their body for a coin or a crown. Either show both blood and sex, or nothing. Well done for that, too.

Edit: one last rant: (episode 5 or 6?)

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The swordfight between Stark and prince charming. Oh my that was some terrible, terrible choreography. I've first seen Sean Bean in "Patriot Games" as Harrison Fords antagonist, I wanted to see him get a proper lead role in a movie. But this fighting scene was so horrible I had to turn away for a moment and reconsider that hope. Looked like the Obi Wan vs Darth Vader fight in IV: Lame

[Earthdforce]

Also, I totally love the sex scenes. Mostly because they are a big "fuck you" (pun intended) to the gore=ok,skin=evil fraction in this world. It totally fits with the story that is being told. It's a bloody, cruel world where women can sell their body for a coin or a crown. Either show both blood and sex, or nothing. Well done for that, too.

Now I'm interested, I'll have to watch this show!

[Joseph]

So.. having no knowledge of this series in advance, I feel the urge to spout my opinion:
Episode 1 was a huge letdown for me:
The first scene I thought it was some kind of Warcraft meets Romero movie. Blahblahblah evil zombiedemons blah. From the 3 lines I heard about it beforehand, I was hoping for less cheesy fantasy and more "realistic" fantasy, and then this as the first scene... *sigh*

Well, after that it didn't take long untill I had to burst out in laughter, seriously, this was not necessary:

(click to show/hide)

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He even shook the hair in the same way! That was just too much.

Half an hour later I fell asleep. Nothing was happening. I'm not talking about action, I am talking about some story unfolding. There was none. Just a bunch of families that are in no way connected having a first appearance.

So yeah, a few days later, I woke up early, thought I'd give it another try and was hooked. Watched all 8 episodes without a break, can't wait for the next one. I still think the 1st episode was not well planned, especially the beginning, but if you get past that one, it's awesome.

Also, I totally love the sex scenes. Mostly because they are a big "fuck you" (pun intended) to the gore=ok,skin=evil fraction in this world. It totally fits with the story that is being told. It's a bloody, cruel world where women can sell their body for a coin or a crown. Either show both blood and sex, or nothing. Well done for that, too.

Edit: one last rant: (episode 5 or 6?)

(click to show/hide)

The swordfight between Stark and prince charming. Oh my that was some terrible, terrible choreography. I've first seen Sean Bean in "Patriot Games" as Harrison Fords antagonist, I wanted to see him get a proper lead role in a movie. But this fighting scene was so horrible I had to turn away for a moment and reconsider that hope. Looked like the Obi Wan vs Darth Vader fight in IV: Lame

Never expect too much for a show/movie, you shall always be satisfied.

[Leesin]

Sharpe is not pleased with chadz for the bad words about the fight choreography.

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[The_Bloody_Nine]

So.. having no knowledge of this series in advance, I feel the urge to spout my opinion:
Episode 1 was a huge letdown for me:
The first scene I thought it was some kind of Warcraft meets Romero movie. Blahblahblah evil zombiedemons blah. From the 3 lines I heard about it beforehand, I was hoping for less cheesy fantasy and more "realistic" fantasy, and then this as the first scene... *sigh*

Well, after that it didn't take long untill I had to burst out in laughter, seriously, this was not necessary:

(click to show/hide)

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He even shook the hair in the same way! That was just too much.

Half an hour later I fell asleep. Nothing was happening. I'm not talking about action, I am talking about some story unfolding. There was none. Just a bunch of families that are in no way connected having a first appearance.

So yeah, a few days later, I woke up early, thought I'd give it another try and was hooked. Watched all 8 episodes without a break, can't wait for the next one. I still think the 1st episode was not well planned, especially the beginning, but if you get past that one, it's awesome.

Also, I totally love the sex scenes. Mostly because they are a big "fuck you" (pun intended) to the gore=ok,skin=evil fraction in this world. It totally fits with the story that is being told. It's a bloody, cruel world where women can sell their body for a coin or a crown. Either show both blood and sex, or nothing. Well done for that, too.

Edit: one last rant: (episode 5 or 6?)

(click to show/hide)

The swordfight between Stark and prince charming. Oh my that was some terrible, terrible choreography. I've first seen Sean Bean in "Patriot Games" as Harrison Fords antagonist, I wanted to see him get a proper lead role in a movie. But this fighting scene was so horrible I had to turn away for a moment and reconsider that hope. Looked like the Obi Wan vs Darth Vader fight in IV: Lame

Nice you started liking it after all

Its allways funny to see what expectations make you think and perceive.
For me the first episode was an unexpected, shocking blow. I've known the books since a long time and know the story very well and love it except some minor flaws. So I was allways very sceptic about this series. Yeah, the cast sounded great + I love many other HBO productions. But still, I feared the show could only destroy it all.

Then I watched the first episode and couldn't believe what I saw. I'm not saying all was like I imagined but it was all ... fitting. Especially the actors, every single one.

You laughed when you saw Jaime?  In my view he is perfect. At a first glance he must be this exaggerated, perfect, smug finest swordman and best knight of the realm. (btw since I'm no native english speaker - who would have guessed?- i'm fucking pissed off that the name is pronounced Jaimee rather than Jaim.)

Don't know about the swordfight, will watch again, but the acting of Sean Bean is very good.

However its clear that the first episode only could be so great for me because I knew every single character by sight, I knew the meaning of the exchanges of Catelyn and Jon, the message from the Eyrie, Neds hesitation. I've allways wondered how someone could understand only a fraction of it if your new to the show. The story is simply to wide scoaped to introduce it better. Watch the first episode again after season 3 or 4 - you will like it more than, I'd think.

[bosco]

Too bad there are only two episodes left in this season.

[Wookimonsta]

Idea:
Replace Strategus Calradia Map with Map of Westeros

[FICO]

two funny things:
reason why they couldn't find arya after beating the prince - they searched for her with visors - down

stark children... well... please, you who didn't read the books, guess their age

and in movie that stabbing of stable boy looked like an accident, but arya did it on purpouse and willingly

[The_Bloody_Nine]

stark children... well... please, you who didn't read the books, guess their age

not much to guess, they are simply older in the series. I remember Sansa for example telling Cersei that she is 15 in one early episode. And the age of some others were mentioned as well.

[AzureSkys]

Also, I totally love the sex scenes. Mostly because they are a big "cuss you" (pun intended) to the gore=ok,skin=evil fraction in this world. It totally fits with the story that is being told. It's a bloody, cruel world where women can sell their body for a coin or a crown. Either show both blood and sex, or nothing. Well done for that, too.

Have you seen Flesh and Blood?
It fits that mold quite well as far as medieval films go.
I'm pretty old fashioned and don't care for violence/sex/swearing so it gets tiresome for me since most the time it's put in for shock value rather than story. The imagination is way more powerful so stories that give you enough pieces to fill in the blanks are far more effective than those that shove it in your face.

I loved The Wire on HBO, but I'm enjoying The Shield which I've not seen a bit better since it didn't seem so blatantly wanton in what it portrayed (though it pushed boundaries for cable TV).

There's rough balance for moral respect and liberal freedom to portray reality and personal expression. I know I'm in a growing minority for those who don't care for controversial content.

/my feelings

Anyways, I'm really enjoying this series, especially the past few episodes and Khal Droggo/Daenerys. They're really ramping up the intensity that his character was mentioned to have at the beginning as the last fight showed.

[Banok]

lol chadz i'm surprised you didn't like first episode was pretty awesome imo. especially the over the wall stuff.

+1 for westeros map over caladria. was always disapointed there wasn't an awesome single player mod for westeros but now theres a TV show there will probably be alot more interest in one.

[Tzar]

Just watched the first episode today too much nudity for my taste i cant concentrate on the freakin plot......

[bilwit]

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