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« Reply #770 on: March 19, 2013, 01:29:22 PM »
Damn y'all been busy! Now i feel behind, i might have to re-think my weekend plans.  :-\

Edit: I found this.

https://screencrush.com/game-of-thrones-season-1-2-recap/
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« Reply #771 on: March 19, 2013, 01:37:21 PM »
Started the run of the second season on blu ray last night.  I viewed it with the in-episode guide which lists characters in the scene, location, and even animated cut-aways to the historical context of what's being referenced, if there is one.  Love the character narration on those in-episode featurettes.

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« Reply #772 on: March 19, 2013, 02:17:04 PM »
The features on the blu ray like that are really cool. Helps with character identification which is big for a series with so many characters.

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« Reply #773 on: March 19, 2013, 07:03:27 PM »
Finished reading the second book yesterday. About caught up with the series now, time to read some stuff which is actually new to me.

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« Reply #774 on: March 20, 2013, 05:10:02 AM »
So, are you going to read the third book now or will you wait for the 3rd season to finish before?

And, what do you think of the substantial differences between ACOK and the second season? :)
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« Reply #775 on: March 20, 2013, 05:14:05 AM »
Finished the third book! Bring on number four  :biggrin:

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« Reply #776 on: March 20, 2013, 05:17:47 AM »
Finished the third book! Bring on number four  :biggrin:

It's the best them, right? :D
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« Reply #777 on: March 20, 2013, 05:18:48 AM »
T'was pretty great but I gotta finish with the rest first then I'll get back to you  :laugh:

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« Reply #778 on: March 20, 2013, 06:19:59 AM »
The 3rd book is by far the best so that makes me really excited for this season. The 4th book is kind of a let down, but I think the show can still be good cause they can merge books 4 and 5.

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« Reply #779 on: March 20, 2013, 03:09:57 PM »
https://www.ign.com/videos/2013/03/19/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-talks-got-prequel-series

I've not read any of the Dunk and Egg books, but I'm aware of some of the history of Duncan the Tall and Aegon V through ASoIaF so I'd be all for that!
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« Reply #780 on: March 21, 2013, 01:15:25 AM »
I would love to see a Dunk and Egg series coming to life, as long as they show Summerhall.
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« Reply #781 on: March 21, 2013, 10:10:06 AM »
That would be quite a way to end the series!
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« Reply #782 on: March 21, 2013, 01:05:34 PM »
That would be quite a way to end the series!

Infuckingdeed! It's interesting that GRRM mentioned that he plans to write and release another 9 or 10 D&E novellas, before bringing the series to a close. Which is funny, since he releases them once in four/five years :D
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« Reply #783 on: March 21, 2013, 01:11:27 PM »
He needs to stop fucking around with that and finish the main series.
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« Reply #784 on: March 21, 2013, 01:31:07 PM »
Amen!
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« Reply #785 on: March 21, 2013, 04:12:22 PM »
He needs to stop fucking around with that and finish the main series.

Nailed. I'm starting to think we won't see Winds before the second half of 2015...  :\
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« Reply #786 on: March 21, 2013, 04:27:02 PM »
Its pretty depressing to know that once I'm done with aDwD that I'm going to have to wait so long for the next book and then wait even longer after that.

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« Reply #787 on: March 21, 2013, 08:16:30 PM »
Every time I want to start reading the books I remember the story isn't finished and posts like that will be made very frequently given how much I'm starting to like the show and considering I've heard nothing but that the books are even better.

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« Reply #788 on: March 22, 2013, 09:42:17 AM »
Its pretty depressing to know that once I'm done with aDwD that I'm going to have to wait so long for the next book and then wait even longer after that.


Have you read the Dunk and Egg stories, yet?

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« Reply #789 on: March 22, 2013, 10:58:40 AM »
Nope. Not familiar with them.

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« Reply #790 on: March 22, 2013, 10:59:57 AM »
Shorts, they're also in comic form by the Dabel Brothers, so done pretty well.

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« Reply #791 on: March 22, 2013, 11:23:13 AM »
I thought he was pretty much done with Winds

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« Reply #792 on: March 22, 2013, 11:27:03 AM »
Not even close.

One year ago he had what is likely well less than 20% of the book finished, and that was with the head start from leftover chapters of Dragon.  I've been expecting it, but he has openly acknowledged he might not finish the books before HBO catches up.

edit: And an FYI, he reiterated very recently Winds of Winter is not close.
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« Reply #793 on: March 22, 2013, 12:22:36 PM »
This week there was a panel for the series where he said something about he's hoping the next 3 books take about 4 seasons so by the time they're finished with AFfC/ADwD (since they run parallel) Winds is already out and he's working on Spring.
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« Reply #794 on: March 22, 2013, 12:33:46 PM »
This week there was a panel for the series where he said something about he's hoping the next 3 books take about 4 seasons so by the time they're finished with AFfC/ADwD (since they run parallel) Winds is already out and he's working on Spring.

Wait, did he officially switch on a 8-books plan? Last time I remember he was still hoping to wrap the storyline in 7!
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« Reply #795 on: March 22, 2013, 12:38:00 PM »
I meant 3 including ASoS because the show is already splitting Swords and they'll probably do the same with AFfC/ADwD (in that it'll probably take 2 season to cover everything that happens in these two).
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« Reply #796 on: March 22, 2013, 12:46:55 PM »
Nope. Not familiar with them.


They're novellas set about 100 years prior to A Game of Thrones.  There are 3 of them, so far.




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« Reply #797 on: March 22, 2013, 12:49:04 PM »
This week there was a panel for the series where he said something about he's hoping the next 3 books take about 4 seasons so by the time they're finished with AFfC/ADwD (since they run parallel) Winds is already out and he's working on Spring.

Wait, did he officially switch on a 8-books plan? Last time I remember he was still hoping to wrap the storyline in 7!
Winds is supposed to be one book, but he has been pragmatic in saying he might be forced to change his mind again as the manuscript pages start to pile up.

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« Reply #798 on: March 23, 2013, 02:20:15 AM »
So, he is indeed writing. This, at last...
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« Reply #799 on: March 23, 2013, 12:51:46 PM »
I hate that these fantasy writers get so overwhelmed. Look what happened to Robert Jordan after all

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« Reply #800 on: March 23, 2013, 12:53:26 PM »
I hate that these fantasy writers get so overwhelmed. Look what happened to Robert Jordan after all

What happened to him?
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« Reply #801 on: March 23, 2013, 01:12:57 PM »
He died before he finished his Wheel of Time series.
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« Reply #803 on: March 29, 2013, 12:36:39 PM »
George said that the explaination of the extreme variability of seasons will be provided and that it will of supernatural nature. Still, those articles are very cool, like everything spreading a bit of science to the greater public  :tup
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« Reply #804 on: March 29, 2013, 01:27:45 PM »
Hef is right on all things. Except for when I disagree with him. In which case he's probably still right.