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« Reply #1225 on: June 10, 2013, 10:16:26 AM »
Pretty much. Sort of sounds like he can't stop them, only beg them not to. I really hope he doesn't end up rushing the last book because of the tv show, though. Maybe it'll just make him sit down and focus as the end gets closer. The same article also got into how they'll mix 4 and 5. Nothing concrete, but the hints went towards the speculation that things could be told very differently than in the books.

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« Reply #1226 on: June 10, 2013, 11:02:20 AM »
Can you link the article, please?
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« Reply #1227 on: June 10, 2013, 11:17:29 AM »

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« Reply #1228 on: June 10, 2013, 11:26:27 AM »
Its very likely the show will finish before the books and if Martin has a problem with that then he better do something about it.

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« Reply #1229 on: June 10, 2013, 11:30:41 AM »
Its very likely the show will finish before the books and if Martin has a problem with that then he better do something about it.
That was apparent when the tv show first started.. The article finally sheds some light on whether or not the tv show would just end or go ahead of the books and finish on its own. Sounds like they can go ahead and finish if they want, and that they have at least enough information from Martin to do it.

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« Reply #1230 on: June 10, 2013, 01:30:11 PM »
Yea. I would think that maybe next season we will start seeing changes to the TV story that may have an effect on the end story in the books such as emphasis on certain characters.

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« Reply #1231 on: June 10, 2013, 05:08:19 PM »
Well, they could do with Winter the same thing they're doing with Storm and stretch it out to two seasons.

Also, why is it so far each season has ended with Dany?

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« Reply #1232 on: June 10, 2013, 05:15:17 PM »
If they start just extending things to let GRRM finish the books they run the course of a) the actors playing the children (Arya, Rickon, Bran, Sansa) growing too old to be believable kids, b) losing actors in renegotiations because they want more money or just wanna try something else, or c) the show becoming stale or wearing out it's welcome and getting canceled.

Also, second season didn't end with Dany. It ended with the three blasts of the horn.
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« Reply #1233 on: June 10, 2013, 05:19:44 PM »
They said they don't want to stretch books unless it's warranted. Besides, one or two years won't make up the difference that looks like will be needed. As it is Winds of Winter might be a close call. He had a head start with it when Dance was released and as of last month is still only about 1/4th done with Winds of Winter.

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« Reply #1234 on: June 10, 2013, 05:28:37 PM »
Yeah, silly me. I momentarily forgot how the last season ended  :lol

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« Reply #1235 on: June 10, 2013, 06:41:55 PM »
His problem is that AFFC and ADWD have so much filler that will be cut from TV that those two books could potentially be squeezed into one season so they really have only two seasons at most (ADWD stories already started) worth of material before they get into unwritten stuff. I mean they could make anither season but I think they risk losing TV audience. 

They could also do more of what we saw this season which are scenes that are either implied or are never shown in the books because they are with characters who don't have POVs. if that's the case, give us more Tywin and Joffrey

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« Reply #1236 on: June 10, 2013, 07:47:21 PM »
His problem is that AFFC and ADWD have so much filler that will be cut from TV that those two books could potentially be squeezed into one season so they really have only two seasons at most (ADWD stories already started) worth of material before they get into unwritten stuff. I mean they could make anither season but I think they risk losing TV audience. 

They could also do more of what we saw this season which are scenes that are either implied or are never shown in the books because they are with characters who don't have POVs. if that's the case, give us more Tywin and Joffrey

If they're going to make any significant deviations from the aFFc and aDwD storylines (which the season finale implied with the Ironborn) I would actually be quite interested in seeing what kinds of changes they make. I just hope they have the enthusiasm for doing so, considering that their primary ambition with this show was to make it to the RW.

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« Reply #1237 on: June 10, 2013, 08:31:52 PM »
I thought next season was supposed to be the second half of Storm?

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« Reply #1238 on: June 11, 2013, 05:43:24 AM »
It is, but it seems like they are sprinkling in storylines from the next books as well, but it'll definitely mostly be the second half of SoS.

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« Reply #1240 on: June 12, 2013, 11:30:31 AM »
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« Reply #1241 on: June 12, 2013, 12:12:47 PM »
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« Reply #1242 on: June 12, 2013, 02:55:55 PM »
That's great :lol if only the last one was true :(
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« Reply #1243 on: June 12, 2013, 03:11:30 PM »
That had Robb's age from the show right and then they changed it! :lol
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« Reply #1244 on: June 15, 2013, 04:08:30 AM »
Really cool rendition of The Rains of Castamere

And here is another, which is the same as the first but with violin added.  Not sure which I prefer.
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« Reply #1245 on: June 15, 2013, 11:41:59 AM »
Really cool rendition of The Rains of Castamere

And here is another, which is the same as the first but with violin added.  Not sure which I prefer.

Nice pieces of music... but I feel that he (they) completely missed the intended delivery of the song.

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« Reply #1246 on: June 28, 2013, 01:48:45 PM »
Prince Oberyn Martell, the Red Viper, has been officially cast! He's being played by Pedro Pascal





I've always imagine the Dornish kinda like Latino/Middle-Eastern look, but he needs to get a tan right? Dorne is suppose to be very dessert-y.
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« Reply #1247 on: June 28, 2013, 04:49:16 PM »
I was expecting someone bigger.  I always envisioned Oberyn as some colassal scarey badass dude.  I dont recall anything in the literature about him being "big" but for some reason, thats what I envisioned.  Its only a head shot, but he doesnt look like a big intimadating dude.

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« Reply #1248 on: June 28, 2013, 05:13:36 PM »
Well, I guess I know to avoid this thread between now and next March.

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« Reply #1249 on: June 28, 2013, 09:47:29 PM »
I was expecting someone bigger.  I always envisioned Oberyn as some colassal scarey badass dude.  I dont recall anything in the literature about him being "big" but for some reason, thats what I envisioned.  Its only a head shot, but he doesnt look like a big intimadating dude.
I never envisioned him as big, maybe because his weapon of choice is a lance too (and poisons, of course), those don't really make me think of a muscular dude. His personality is big though! Humongous!
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« Reply #1250 on: June 29, 2013, 04:02:26 PM »
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« Reply #1251 on: June 29, 2013, 05:04:02 PM »
I was expecting someone bigger.  I always envisioned Oberyn as some colassal scarey badass dude.  I dont recall anything in the literature about him being "big" but for some reason, thats what I envisioned.  Its only a head shot, but he doesnt look like a big intimadating dude.
I never envisioned him as big, maybe because his weapon of choice is a lance too (and poisons, of course), those don't really make me think of a muscular dude. His personality is big though! Humongous!

Yea, I think that is why I always envisioned him as big

and the fact that he fights the mountain always made me think this guy must be a mountain too even though we know he had his legit reasons for fighting him

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« Reply #1252 on: June 29, 2013, 05:28:17 PM »
I was expecting someone bigger.  I always envisioned Oberyn as some colassal scarey badass dude.  I dont recall anything in the literature about him being "big" but for some reason, thats what I envisioned.  Its only a head shot, but he doesnt look like a big intimadating dude.
I never envisioned him as big, maybe because his weapon of choice is a lance too (and poisons, of course), those don't really make me think of a muscular dude. His personality is big though! Humongous!

Yea, I think that is why I always envisioned him as big

and the fact that he fights the mountain always made me think this guy must be a mountain too even though we know he had his legit reasons for fighting him
I always thought that was just a classic strength vs speed matchup. They way it's written makes me think Oberyn was just in and out, taunts, repeat.
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« Reply #1253 on: June 29, 2013, 05:42:52 PM »
I was expecting someone bigger.  I always envisioned Oberyn as some colassal scarey badass dude.  I dont recall anything in the literature about him being "big" but for some reason, thats what I envisioned.  Its only a head shot, but he doesnt look like a big intimadating dude.
I never envisioned him as big, maybe because his weapon of choice is a lance too (and poisons, of course), those don't really make me think of a muscular dude. His personality is big though! Humongous!

Yea, I think that is why I always envisioned him as big

and the fact that he fights the mountain always made me think this guy must be a mountain too even though we know he had his legit reasons for fighting him
I always thought that was just a classic strength vs speed matchup. They way it's written makes me think Oberyn was just in and out, taunts, repeat.

Correct, I kind of forgot about that. Not sure why I thought what I thought other than his personality.

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« Reply #1255 on: July 09, 2013, 08:14:48 PM »
So, here's a drawing of the "real" Iron Throne. (i.e. as GRRM imagined it)




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« Reply #1256 on: July 10, 2013, 02:13:31 AM »
Holy shit... How awesome would that have looked on the TV screen?

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« Reply #1257 on: July 10, 2013, 02:22:01 AM »
That's all sorts of amazing.  :omg:
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« Reply #1258 on: July 10, 2013, 05:04:26 AM »
Damn that looks terrifying.

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« Reply #1259 on: July 10, 2013, 06:08:54 AM »
So, here's a drawing of the "real" Iron Throne. (i.e. as GRRM imagined it)




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That's simply beautifully terrifying. I love it.
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