Author Topic: Game of Thrones (TV, fantasy) Thread (Read 640045 times)

faizoff · « **Reply #4830 on:** July 18, 2016, 10:21:27 AM »

Seems like a summer release for season 7 is confirmed by HBO
https://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/18/game-thrones-season-7

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #4831 on:** July 18, 2016, 11:40:29 AM »

As it was expected, it will have only 7 episodes. It's a bummer, but I can totally see each episode being all intense and amazing. I also hope they get to be slightly longer than the normal S01-S06 episodes. Maybe 65-70 minute episodes?

faizoff · « **Reply #4832 on:** July 18, 2016, 09:23:32 PM »

I just blew my wad with this announcement very happy that they're releasing the boxset a lot earlier than I expected. Did not think they'd release it in November less than 4 months away now. A very large number of commentaries and they're switching back to 5 discs, this is going to be fantastic. Now my only wish is that they release the last two episodes on imax. Fingers crossed!

Cyclopssss · « **Reply #4833 on:** July 19, 2016, 01:27:30 AM »

That indeed looks fantastic. Seriously considering buying it.

cramx3 · « **Reply #4834 on:** July 19, 2016, 06:55:39 AM »

I've got the first 5 seasons on blu ray so no reason not to get the 6th!

faizoff · « **Reply #4835 on:** July 19, 2016, 06:59:20 AM »

Yeah same here, but waiting forever for the next plus the new boxset was always a pain. I'm glad the wait isn't that long for this boxset. Plenty of time to go over everything on it before the new season starts.

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #4836 on:** July 19, 2016, 07:34:16 AM »

Check this out:

https://www.thegrumpyfish.com/character-dead-game-thrones-will-probably-die-way-books/

SPOILERS, to those who haven't watched Season 5:

Seems like it was George's plan to burn Shireen at the stake all along.

cramx3 · « **Reply #4837 on:** July 19, 2016, 07:39:39 AM »

Quote from: DarkLord_Lalinc on July 19, 2016, 07:34:16 AM

Check this out:

https://www.thegrumpyfish.com/character-dead-game-thrones-will-probably-die-way-books/

SPOILERS, to those who haven't watched Season 5:

Seems like it was George's plan to burn Shireen at the stake all along.

Yea, the show writers said it was from the books. They said GRRM gave them 3 WTF moments, Shireen burning, "hold the door", and one more we haven't seen yet.

Although I think the circumstances of her burning may be different since the characters are in different places in the books.

faizoff · « **Reply #4838 on:** July 19, 2016, 07:40:31 AM »

I'm quite sure that was known right after the episode aired that it was GRRM's idea and not D&D's.

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #4839 on:** July 19, 2016, 07:47:59 AM »

I didn't know myself. Sucks for GRRM that the show catched up so harshly with the books, tho.

Genowyn · « **Reply #4840 on:** July 19, 2016, 10:57:30 AM »

It will definitely be different in the books. My favorite theory is that Stannis will successfully take Winterfell from Ramsay (because in the books Ramsay is sort of an idiot, not this brilliant military commander/superhero he is in the TV show) and that the Others will have reached and laid siege to Winterfell which prompts Stannis to burn his daughter.

Sounds way better to me

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #4841 on:** July 20, 2016, 09:22:47 AM »

Yeah, it sucks Stannis went down the way he did in the series. He definitely deserved more. Even though, I totally get why the show went that way, given the whole 'Battle of the Bastards' theme was awesome for the big screen. It made more sense, story-wise, to have Stannis recover Winterfell, but I think it was more TV show-like to have Jon Snow get all the glory. I think it's a safe bet to say that GRRM has big things in store for Jon Snow, but the show is doing what it can to make that even greater.

RuRoRul · « **Reply #4842 on:** July 20, 2016, 11:40:27 AM »

I don't think Stannis will fully defeat Ramsay or capture Winterfell in the books. Most likely his campaign against the Boltons will be lengthy and messy, but he will eventually go down around halfway or two thirds through the Winds of Winter, at which point resurrected Jon will show up and finish the fight that Stannis laid the groundwork for.

If that were true it would be understandable for them to let Stannis die more quickly and spend the full budget on Jon Snow's battle . It was unfortunate for Stannis though, as his downfall was so rushed.

I'm not sure exactly how reliable the source is, but I remember someone supposedly read an early draft of the script for Season 4 Episode 2 (written by GRRM), and among other things there was a note that "Ramsay's hounds will go up against the Stark direwolves in a season or two, so we should build them up now." If it's true, then that was probably something that got cut due to budget from the Battle of the Bastards, but it shows that it was long expected that Ramsay would come into conflict with a Stark.

cramx3 · « **Reply #4843 on:** July 20, 2016, 12:05:09 PM »

I honestly would be surprised if the Pink letter wasn't legit at this point. (in the books)

And the only thing bad about Stannis' show death was that we didn't see it. Brienne being the one to do it made a lot of sense story wise.

Let's also not forget that show Stannis is very different than book Stannis.

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #4844 on:** July 20, 2016, 03:15:13 PM »

That would sound like a plan if most Stark direwolves weren't dead lol.

Cyclopssss · « **Reply #4845 on:** July 21, 2016, 01:38:27 AM »

Well, budgetwise they can have three hundred wights crawling out of the woodwork, but a couple of direwolfs in CGI cost too much....

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #4846 on:** August 15, 2016, 04:30:21 AM »

Not really GoT related but here's Ser Davos Spaceworth:

Prog Snob · « **Reply #4847 on:** August 15, 2016, 05:06:01 AM »

Also known as the Asteroid Knight.

cramx3 · « **Reply #4848 on:** August 15, 2016, 07:17:27 AM »

Is that picture real?

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #4849 on:** August 15, 2016, 01:04:07 PM »

Quote from: cramx3 on August 15, 2016, 07:17:27 AM

Is that picture real?

It's just a screencap from an upcoming space game he's voice acting in, pretty cool to see him in CGI.

cramx3 · « **Reply #4850 on:** August 15, 2016, 01:47:19 PM »

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on August 15, 2016, 01:04:07 PM

Quote from: cramx3 on August 15, 2016, 07:17:27 AM
Is that picture real?
It's just a screencap from an upcoming space game he's voice acting in, pretty cool to see him in CGI.

haha ok, thought it looked fake but also looked really realistic. Yea, definitely cool

lonestar · « **Reply #4851 on:** October 02, 2016, 11:35:41 PM »

Working through the series now, just got to Rains of Castamere episode.

What.

The.

Fuck?

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #4852 on:** October 02, 2016, 11:41:09 PM »

I already knew about that episode's reputation long before I saw it because it was a big deal when it aired, so I was prepared for what was going to happen. Not that it lessened the impact one bit.

lonestar · « **Reply #4853 on:** October 02, 2016, 11:42:31 PM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on October 02, 2016, 11:41:09 PM

I already knew about that episode's reputation long before I saw it because it was a big deal when it aired, so I was prepared for what was going to happen. Not that it lessened the impact one bit.

I knew what was coming, just didn't know exactly who was gonna bite it. Then seeing who was present, I was all "oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck"...

Then stabby stabby stabby. Fucking love this show.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #4854 on:** October 02, 2016, 11:45:16 PM »

Yeah, I didn't know exactly who was getting offed either, or how it was going to happen, so it was still surprising. I just knew that a lot of people were going down spectacularly, and it didn't disappoint.

lonestar · « **Reply #4855 on:** October 02, 2016, 11:47:34 PM »

No it didn't

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #4856 on:** October 03, 2016, 04:03:01 AM »

One of the greatest moments in tv-show history I think. I was floored because I knew nothing.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #4857 on:** October 03, 2016, 04:06:14 AM »

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on October 03, 2016, 04:03:01 AM

One of the greatest moments in tv-show history I think. I was floored because I knew nothing.

You know nothing, MrBoom_shack-a-lack.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

I knew many things going in because I only watched the show very recently, so made no attempt to avoid spoilers before that.

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #4858 on:** October 03, 2016, 04:13:08 AM »

See I was planning on using that joke, felt it worked better if I laid it upp nicely for someone else.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #4859 on:** October 03, 2016, 04:44:38 AM »

Well played then.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #4860 on:** October 03, 2016, 07:13:16 AM »

Still one of my favorite TV moments ever, because I knew what was coming and my wife didn't. Her reaction was priceless.

axeman90210 · « **Reply #4861 on:** October 03, 2016, 07:23:19 AM »

All I knew was that "something" was going down per friends of mine who had read the books. They didn't tell me anything besides to make sure I watched live that night. Went into work the next day and my coworker and I would normally talk GoT every Monday when we got in, but that morning we didn't say a word about it until lunch time because we knew if we started talking about it we wouldn't stop.

Prog Snob · « **Reply #4862 on:** October 03, 2016, 07:40:28 AM »

Watching some of the reaction videos to that scene on YouTube is hilarious.

cramx3 · « **Reply #4863 on:** October 03, 2016, 07:56:03 AM »

It really was one of the best moments in TV history.

Even as someone who read and knew what was going to happen.... then the stabbing of the belly (which was not in the books) and the brutality till the end with the slitting of the throat and then silence.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #4864 on:** October 03, 2016, 08:11:00 AM »

Quote from: Prog Snob on October 03, 2016, 07:40:28 AM

Watching some of the reaction videos to that scene on YouTube is hilarious.

Well, all of the shit on those videos is what went down in my house that night.

My wife didn't speak to me for a few days because I let her go into that unprepared.

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