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« Reply #385 on: July 16, 2011, 07:25:38 AM »
13 Emmy nominations, including Best Drama and Supporting Actor for Dinklage.

More importantly, they got nominated for Best Hairstyling for "A Golden Crown"  :rollin

Why has Boardwalk Empire been nominated for anything?

Unless i'm missing something, Season 1 has been finished for a long time, and didn't Buscemi win last year also?

HBO are masters at their craft, but I fail to see how this show has even appeared this year. Feels like a lifetime ago this show finished its first Season.

it debuted in the middle of last September, right at the beginning of the year I guess as far as Emmy eligibility is concerned.
This, its season started when all the network show seasons started.

BTW, the pilot episode cost $18 million, the most expensive single episode of a TV drama in history.
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« Reply #386 on: July 16, 2011, 08:08:52 AM »
holy crap, did not know that :lol That's pretty awesome though
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« Reply #387 on: July 20, 2011, 05:55:50 AM »
Liam Cunningham cast as Davos.



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« Reply #388 on: July 20, 2011, 07:34:29 AM »


Stephen Dillane for Stannis and Carice van Houten for Melisandre.
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« Reply #389 on: August 01, 2011, 06:26:27 PM »
Can anyone verify this article?  Cause there's some fail in here.

https://tvovermind.zap2it.com/cable/hbo/game-of-thrones/game-of-thrones-season-2-future-series-tca/85306

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Members of the Game of Thrones cast and author George R.R. Martin came out for Comic-Con (read more here) and now HBO is discussing the hit series at their TCA panel this afternoon while production on season 2 is currently underway in Ireland.

One piece of news is that like season 1, season 2 of Game of Thrones will have only 10 episodes.  The producers and the network fear that making more episodes per season would dilute the quality of the series, in addition to adding delay.  They want to ensure that the audience doesn't have to wait more than a year between seasons.  Expect season 2 to be even grander than the first: "The production challenges for this season far exceed what we had to think about last season...but that excites us."

How long could the show last, assuming the ratings remain good?  HBO is actually hoping for 7 or 8 seasons.  They plan on letting the story dictate the length: "They're trying to find a storytelling structure that works for the season."   They don't know, however, whether the end point for the series will be the same end point as the book series by George R.R. Martin (which still has two books yet to be written/published).  Since there are rumors that seasons 2 and 3 might not be long enough to cover an entire book each, it's not that shocking that the show may not follow the exact same timeline and may choose another end point.

Game of Thrones season 2 will premiere in the spring of 2012.

Weren't there some book fans on here saying that a single season for some of those books wouldn't be justified one ten-episode long season?

Edit: And another article said something about putting a little bit of book 3 in season 2.
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« Reply #390 on: August 01, 2011, 06:53:35 PM »
This show is fucking amazing.
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« Reply #391 on: August 02, 2011, 07:30:40 AM »

Weren't there some book fans on here saying that a single season for some of those books wouldn't be justified one ten-episode long season?

Yes, and I think that's what they're saying in that article.  The seasons will only be 10 episodes, but not necessarily line up exactly with the books.  I'm sure they won't get through Book 3 (A Storm of Swords) in less than 4 seasons.


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Edit: And another article said something about putting a little bit of book 3 in season 2.

Yes.  There are some characters (like Robb) that are "off-screen" for almost the entire 2nd book.  Which isn't really a good idea for TV.  So, they'll add some stuff and pull some elements from book 3 in to keep those characters around in season 2.

They did a little of that in Season 1 (pulling stuff from book 2).

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« Reply #392 on: August 02, 2011, 07:46:20 AM »
Well, as long as the book series finishes before the TV series, I can live with that.
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« Reply #393 on: August 02, 2011, 01:00:40 PM »


Stephen Dillane for Stannis and Carice van Houten for Melisandre.

OH GOD YES!! He was amazing as Jefferson in John Adams.  And the dude for Davos looks quite similar to what I imagined.

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« Reply #394 on: August 03, 2011, 11:24:38 AM »


Tom Wlaschiha cast as Jaqen H'qhar.
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« Reply #395 on: August 03, 2011, 11:35:04 AM »
I just got the books in the mail today. :caffeine:
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« Reply #396 on: August 03, 2011, 01:56:37 PM »
Awesome show, can't wait for more episodes.
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« Reply #397 on: August 06, 2011, 06:59:33 AM »
Some of you will get a real hoot out of this.  Sona & SDN, I'm looking at you.

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« Reply #398 on: August 06, 2011, 07:05:06 AM »
Two other casting things from a week ago I didn't mention:

Nonso Anozie as Xaro Xhoan Daxos



and Gemma Whelan as Yara (renamed from Asha) Greyjoy.

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« Reply #399 on: August 06, 2011, 08:59:56 AM »
I never imagined the Qartheen as being black...aren't they even described as being really pale in the books?

And why would they rename Asha? Weird...

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« Reply #400 on: August 06, 2011, 09:46:09 AM »
I never imagined the Qartheen as being black...aren't they even described as being really pale in the books?

And why would they rename Asha? Weird...

Qarth is a massive city, with lots of trade, and a large population of slaves.  Ethnic mixing would be common.  It's not a stretch by any means for Xaro Xhaon Daxos to be black; I can't remember quite how he's described in the books.  All I remember is he has lots of jewels on his nose or something.

And I'm assuming they renamed Asha to make it dissimilar from Osha.  Not sure it was necessary, but it's not like her name has to be Asha for plot reasons.  Yara works just as well.

They've also cast someone as "Alton Lannister", who I'm guessing is going to be a mix of Cleos Frey and Kevan's sons. 
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« Reply #401 on: August 06, 2011, 11:57:46 AM »
And I'm assuming they renamed Asha to make it dissimilar from Osha.  Not sure it was necessary, but it's not like her name has to be Asha for plot reasons.  Yara works just as well.

I suspect this is the case. They also did it with Robert Ayran being renamed to Robin, so he wasn't confused with Robb Stark.

Also, Yara apparently is Brazilian and means "Water Lady". Fitting.
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« Reply #402 on: August 07, 2011, 06:34:00 AM »
Roy Dotrice, the voice of the audiobooks, has been cast as Hallyne, the pyromancer.
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« Reply #403 on: August 07, 2011, 03:07:46 PM »
Have the books gone downhill then?

The reviews of Book 4 and now 5 have put me off somewhat. I hope they're not as slow as people are making out.
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« Reply #404 on: August 07, 2011, 03:11:47 PM »
I can't attest to book five, given that I haven't gotten around to it yet, but I love A Feast for Crows.  It's not quite the magnum opus that A Storm of Swords was but it holds up to the first three quite well, I think.  I need to get around to the fifth before I can voice an opinion on that one. 

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« Reply #405 on: August 07, 2011, 03:13:00 PM »
Basically some people's issue with Feast and Dance is that they are a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot of buildup, essentially, and we won't see the payoff until Winds comes out.

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« Reply #406 on: August 07, 2011, 03:16:12 PM »
I think part of the problem is that a lot of people read fantasy books just for the plot.  And there's a lot less plot in A Feast For Crows (by design).

But thematically it's just as strong as the other books in the series, and just as well written.
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« Reply #407 on: August 07, 2011, 04:18:11 PM »
I think part of the problem is that a lot of people read fantasy books just for the plot.  And there's a lot less plot in A Feast For Crows (by design).

But thematically it's just as strong as the other books in the series, and just as well written.


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« Reply #408 on: August 07, 2011, 04:59:07 PM »
Have the books gone downhill then?

The reviews of Book 4 and now 5 have put me off somewhat. I hope they're not as slow as people are making out.
It isn't about going down so much as that with large series there is often large middle bulk building to a huge finish.  So many plot threads and things being woven that it naturally slows the overall pace down a bit.  That bothers some, but others love it because the scope can be immense.  There's also the fact that lots of people have way too high expectations for these two books due to the unusually long wait for them.


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« Reply #409 on: August 08, 2011, 10:18:17 AM »


Hannah Murray cast as Gilly.
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« Reply #410 on: August 10, 2011, 10:34:23 AM »


Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton.
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« Reply #411 on: August 10, 2011, 10:45:54 AM »
He looks good for the part...hope he can pull it off.

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« Reply #412 on: August 10, 2011, 10:50:08 AM »
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« Reply #413 on: August 10, 2011, 10:56:26 AM »
I'm going to start reading these books after I've finished The Long Walk by Stephen King.

Haven't seen any of the TV series though.

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« Reply #414 on: August 10, 2011, 10:57:56 AM »
Yeah, don't watch the show first. (though it is fucking amazing...)
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« Reply #415 on: August 11, 2011, 06:57:05 AM »


Robert Pugh cast as Craster.
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« Reply #416 on: August 12, 2011, 01:13:34 AM »


Robert Pugh cast as Craster.

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« Reply #417 on: August 12, 2011, 01:16:34 AM »
I'm going to start reading these books after I've finished The Long Walk by Stephen King.

Haven't seen any of the TV series though.

As someone stated above, read the books first (though the show is in fact amazing).  You will appreciate the show and the actors MUCH more for what they accomplish in the show.

You have till next spring for season 2, enough time to read the first book and finish season 1.

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« Reply #418 on: August 12, 2011, 05:13:16 AM »


Hannah Murray cast as Gilly.

Gilly?  ???

Can't remember her...  

edit: Nevermind, google reminded me. 
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« Reply #419 on: September 06, 2011, 02:43:09 PM »


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