Game of Thrones

[chumlie]

Picked up season one on blueray tuesday. Absolutly great show. Acting, sets, story and beautiful on blueray. If you like any of the above this is a must have for your collection. Best HBO show since The Wire IMO. Any Lord of the Rings fans will love this show. Any fans of The Wire too. Great storytelling and acting. Way better than the crap at the theatre's now days. 10 hrs of enjoyment for $35 is hard to beat. This one i will watch over and over its that good. Can't wait for season 2.

[Big Dawg]

This is the George RR Martin stuff? Very interested to watch it myself.

[B Run]

I haven't seen it on bluray but I love that show. Can't wait for season 2, starts April 1st!

[BlueFox]

My Bluray arrived Tuesday, but it goes into my queue of Blu-rays to be watched. This coming Tuesday four more Blu-rays are being released that are buyable, and they are now in my Amazon queue. :eek:

[mantis]

I haven't really watched it yet. Been meaning to get around to adding it to my shows.

[chumlie]

Oh yaeh, forgot to mension. Plenty of sex and violence, not recomended with the kids.

[coolsax]

I've read the first two books so i'm interested to see how they do the 2nd season with the 2nd book. The wife and I both like this show a lot.

[magicka]

I watched season 1 as it aired, and was pretty impressed. I'm really looking forward to season 2.

[jon s]

I really enjoyed the series. What I am concerned is that the story was originally supposed to be a trilogy. When the books became popular, it was changed to a six volume set. Now the author is expanding it to eight volumes or novels. I hope he is not milking the storyline for profits....

[drumminman]

I watched Season one with no prior knowledge of George R.R. Martin or the books. Got totally hooked - one of the best shows I've seen on TV or the movies. Unbelievable writing/acting/directing/and especially casting.

Then I read the other 4 books (5 so far with a 6th in work). Don't know how to describe them other than to say they're stunning. Never read any fiction with so many characters and subplots. It's sort of a Lord of The Rings for adults: sex, violence, magic, violence, supernatural. And. . . . .dragons!

[Willow]

Bring on April 1st for two reasons, my bday and the show!

[bencorn]

I thought the series started slow because I wasn't sure what to expect going in but once I got some of the story and characters figured out I got hooked. I need to go back and watch it again before the second season starts. I'm also looking to read the books soon.

[mutelight]

I borrowed the Blu-ray set from a friend and enjoyed it quite a bit.

It is also one of the best Blu-rays, as far as quality, that I have ever seen.

[Tour2ma]

Excellent series... 2nd only to Deadwood among HBO Originals IMO...

Season 1 is on DVR soon to be joined by #2.

[codyc1ark]

Alright! Who watched it last night? Lots of development, but a fairly slow first episode, very good though. I'll rewatch it this week sometime.

[chumlie]

Looking forward to seeing it. I'll wait till there's a few episodes more and watch em all at once.

[drumminman]

I thought episode one, season two was a good show, if a little short. Great to get reacquainted with some of the main characters. I think it'll be more fun for me to watch now that I know the story line having read all the books. I won't have to work so hard to figure out the meaning of lines of dialog that are seemingly throw away, but really of great importance.

Tyrion might be my favorite character.

[codyc1ark]

Tyrion might be my favorite character.

I said that the other day!! He is the smartest one, it seems...

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[Lasareath]

Now that's real Power!

[David R]

The first season was my favorite show. The second season start was not good.

[Tour2ma]

I thoroughly enjoyed Season II's kickoff... the hour just flew by.

What really surprised me was how they were able to effectively capsulize Season I in a minute or so worth of clips. I had considered rewatching Season I as a refresher... glad I didn't.

[george daniel]

Excellent series... 2nd only to Deadwood among HBO Originals IMO...

Season 1 is on DVR soon to be joined by #2.

+1 Deadwood was that good !

[David R]

The last season of deadwood was not very good. Yeah deadwood was good. How about Six Feet Under and The Sopronos? The first season of the Walking Dead was also very good.

[chumlie]

Watched the 1st 2 episodes of season 2 this morning. Looks like Rob Stark's gonna have his hands full with all the army's coming after him. Can't wait to see whats up with the redhead. Blonde is pissed they killed blood of my blood and who is creepy guy up north with all the daughter/wives feeding his sons to. May have to buy the books to keep up with all the drama. You forgot The Wire ( Best HBO Series IMO )

[chumlie]

Piss off spammer. reported

[drumminman]

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:smile::cheesygrin: That's hilarious!

[jerossi]

That's awesome. Thanks for share.

[Lasareath]

That's awesome. Thanks for share.


Look at these goofballs!


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[Sherardp]

I just ordered this from Amazon. Looking forward to it based on your reviews.

[chumlie]

I just ordered this from Amazon. Looking forward to it based on your reviews. If your not happy with it i will personally refund your money. Its that good.

[chumlie]

Just fiished Season 2 episode 4. King Joffrey is one sick, mean basterd. Now his mom's tappin her cousin while her brothers locked up and Tirion knows about it. Can't wait for episode 5 to see what the red headed fire queen just gave birth to .

[drumminman]

Just fiished Season 2 episode 4. King Joffrey is one sick, mean basterd. Now his mom's tappin her cousin while her brothers locked up and Tirion knows about it. Can't wait for episode 5 to see what the red headed fire queen just gave birth to .

You haven't read the books I take it. You ain't seen nothin' yet! :eek: Cersei is mean as a damn snake too. But quite possibly the worst is Roose Bolton's bastard son, Ramsey, who hasn't been introduced yet.

Love Tyrion - what a smart, clever little f--ker! :cool:

[evhudsons]

It's hard for me to watch shows but I did start watching this. I just know what the story is or who the characters are.

I think I'll read it if it's widely available.

[codyc1ark]

^ agree, the books are on my short list, maybe I should try reading one on the iPad... I haven't done that yet.

[chumlie]

You haven't read the books I take it. You ain't seen nothin' yet! :eek: Cersei is mean as a damn snake too. But quite possibly the worst is Roose Bolton's bastard son, Ramsey, who hasn't been introduced yet.

Love Tyrion - what a smart, clever little f--ker! :cool:
No i haven't. I usually read non fiction. But for this series i think i'll make an exception. They have a set with the 1st 4 novels on Amazon for $21. I hear the series follows the books pretty accurately. Hope they keep it up.

[mantis]

I'm half way through season 1 and I'm liking it more and more.
This is a fantastic show and I'm glad it was brought to my attention.

[Ron-P]

Damn that last episode Sunday had a kickass ending.

[polkatese]

Ron, you meant T&A ending? :smile:

[Ron-P]

Well yeah...and the very end right before the credits rolled.

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[comfortablycurt]

I haven't seen the show...but I've read the first book and actually just started the second one. The first one was great, and the second one is seeming to be very good so far.

[muncybob]

Just watched the 1st two episodes of season 1 on dvd from Netflix. The Mrs was unhappy that there are only 2 on the dvd and said to get the rest ASAP. Thanx to this thread for the heads up on this series! Between this and Boardwalk Empire I'm almost tempted to pick up HBO.

[chumlie]

Seen episode 5 last nite. I wonder who Arya Stark is gonna use her remaining 2 picks on.

[drumminman]

Seen episode 5 last nite. I wonder who Arya Stark is gonna use her remaining 2 picks on.

She's very clever in the way she chooses! One tough little girl.

In the books all the characters are young since few lived to a ripe old age back then. Rob: 16 yo; Arya 8 or 9 yo; Sansa 13 yo.

[chumlie]

I thought she kinda wasted the first pick. But ya can hardly blame her.

[Ern Dog]

I read the book and just put this in my Netflix que :)

[KoolestQ]

I just picked up a copy, can't wait to watch it.

[DMara]

I read the book and just put this in my Netflix que :)

You mean the books :biggrin:

[drumminman]

You mean the books :biggrin:

Yep, currently 5 of them with G.R.R. Martin writing the 6th. Wish he'd hurry up :wink:

[drumminman]

Loved episode 6 last night, but a plot development had me scratching my head. Why did they have someone steal Danerys' dragons to get her to enter the House of the Undying instead of, as in the book, have her enter to seek answers?

Also, they turned Jeyne Westerling's character into Talisa from Volantis. Not sure why.
Seems kind of cheap and obvious to me, sort of TV-ish.

Man, lots of gore last night!

[drumminman]

Also, looks like Bran and Rickon has escaped Winterfell, but I didn't see the introduction of the characters Meeren and Jojen.

[chumlie]

Two down, one left for Arya. I see the plot thicking as Jon Snow snuggles with the wildling.

[newrival]

How about some spoiler alerts for those back on season 1?! haha

I love this show. It started out a bit gory for my taste, but all in all, I like it. My wife and I started watching the first season on the touchpad on a flight to Portland, and after the first 15 minuts realized people all around us probably thought we were watching porn. :lol:

Another excellent show, although of a different vein, is Breaking Bad, now in its 6th season. Crazy good. And some of the best character development ever. For Netflix-havers, this is a must see.

[drumminman]

Two down, one left for Arya. I see the plot thicking as Jon Snow snuggles with the wildling.

S-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 much is gon'na happen this season! It'll make your head spin :eek:, and then there's next season, and. . . . .

[chumlie]

S-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 much is gon'na happen this season! It'll make your head spin :eek:, and then there's next season, and. . . . . I gather you've read all the books. How does the show stack up in your opinion ?

[drumminman]

I gather you've read all the books. How does the show stack up in your opinion ?

I read 2-5, but I didn't read Game of Thrones, the first one. Season 2 pretty much encompasses the 2nd one, A Clash Of Kings. The script writers are sticking to the books pretty well within the constraints they have (budget, time). The plot turns get a bit complicated, and some of the vignettes are so complicated they'd be difficult to convey and make sense. The main story elements are there, though certain scenes are combined or left out for clarity or to move things along a bit quicker.

IMHO one of the best elements of the series is casting, especially Peter Dinklage as Tyrion, Lena Headey as Cersei, and whoever that guy is that plays Tywin Lannister.

Interested to see who is gonna play Ramsey Bolton, Roose Bolton's son. That character is one mean, nasty dude.

[chumlie]

Wow!! Never thought Theon Greyjoy would get that nasty, still wondering if that really is Bran & Rickon that he burned to a crisp. I was thinking Bran's character would develope more.

[newrival]

Yeah, I don't think it was Bran. Surely he would have had 4 bodies there. The plot sure is thickening, though.

[drumminman]

Theon is really a petty, incompetant douche bag. He screws up everything he attempts.

Prepare for some major plot turns! Bwwaa-haa-haa-haa-haaaaah!

Episode 7 has several fairly significant deviations from A Clash of Kings. Some are understandable, some I don't get.

This season Danerys is coming off like a real Diva! And Cersei - those scense between her and Tyrion, and her and Sansa were actually touching. In the book she's more of a cold hearted, egotistical megalomaniac. I'm betting she'll revert to form.

Only two episodes left this season, with the last being two hours. What an ending it's gonna be!

[ViperZ]

Just received my blu-ray copy too :) Looking forward to watching it

[Servian]

This is worth watching show you prob don't want to have your kids watching it though.

[Lasareath]

Unless your kids are adults. But still might be weird with all the sex in the show.

Love the series. High-light of my Sunday night!

[chumlie]

The boys live, the girl escapes and Jamie is set free. Can't wait to see what happens next. Gonna have to get the books now that season 2 is ending.

[chumlie]

One episode left. Looking forward to seeing what happened to all the girls/woman on the season finale. Not to mention Jaimie, whats happening at the wall, is Stark gonna attack. Hope they don't leave everything open for next year.

[Face]

Hope they don't leave everything open for next year.Don't worry, they probably will. :cheesygrin:

[codyc1ark]

Don't worry, they probably will. :cheesygrin:

Oh no they didn't!




Wait, they did. Heading to amazon to buy the first book.

[drumminman]

Did those of you who haven't read the books understand what went down between Qhorin Halfhand and Jon Snow last night? I thought they didn't do a good job of explaining it.

Can't believe we have to wait a year for the next season!

[DMara]

Did those of you who haven't read the books understand what went down between Qhorin Halfhand and Jon Snow last night? I thought they didn't do a good job of explaining it.


In the previous episode he did whisper to Jon Snow that he should make sure the deaths of his comrades were not meaningless. That was a tell-tale suggestion.
It would be hard to fathom any other way about the fact that Jon Snow can let a stranger (Ygritte) go but kill a teacher that easily.

[polkatese]

What a season's Finale...zombie troop approaching the northern wall!

Hoping to see Joffrey got slain..if ever.

[drumminman]

Glad it was apparent - in the books the crows were tracked by Rattle Bones and his lot. Qhorin realized they were all going to die as the Wildlings typically don't take prisoners and he talked the plot over with Jon. Jon would have lost the fight if not for Ghost as Qhorin was making it look a little too real and was a better swordsman!

Loved the Wight Walkers! And the dragons look really cool! Wonder where I could get one?:eek:

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[drumminman]

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Life size!

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Does it come in a recliner version?:lol:

[chumlie]

Can't wait for next season. Lots of twists and turns ahead. And i little justice. Anybody else get the books because you couldn't wait ?

[drumminman]

I've read 'em all except the first one, "Game of Thrones". Got to say I was a little (only a little) disappointed in some of the changes from the book at the end of last season. There's so much in the books that it'd be very difficult to make the series without combining characters, changing plot lines, etc.

Still a great series though. G.R.R. Martin is writing the 6th book - don't know when it'll be released.

A bit of trivia: the actress playing Robb Starks's wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin), is the grand daughter of Charlie Chaplin.

Tyrion's the man!

[chumlie]

Tyrion is the man. Love the way him and his dad get together at the end of book 3.

[codyc1ark]

I'm halfway through book one, should finish it this week.

[drumminman]

Tyrion is the man. Love the way him and his dad get together at the end of book 3.


Ssshhhhhhhhhh!

[chumlie]

Season 2 on blu-ray & dvd coming Feb 19.

[ViperZ]

Finished watching Season 2 last week. Not sure if I want to buy it now on blu-ray - 49 bucks on amazon now.

[wkjeffers]

got hooked during the recap marathon. then read the first book

[chumlie]

Season 2 on blu-ray for $35 at Amazon.

[gdb]

I REALLY want to see that snotnosed little pr!ck of a King to get a sword straight up his a$$ in the coming season ! Want to see more dragon action too ! :mrgreen:

[zane77]

Ordered,season two today, can't wait to start watching

[gdb]

Just read this on the Rolling Stone site: A Game of Thrones prequel could be in the works, according to series creator George R. R. Martin. There are talks of turning his 'Tales of Dunk and Egg' novellas – which also take place in Westeros, but 100 years before the events of 'Game of Thrones' – into a TV show.83092


http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-is-possible-20130322

[Jhayman]

Never gave this show a second thought as I thought it was a show for the Gay Rights Activists..

[gdb]

Why does that not surprise me, coming from you ? :rolleyes:

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[Jhayman]

Hey Sorry just not my cup of tea is all, but hey who am I to judge..


Why does that not surprise me, coming from you ? :rolleyes:

[chumlie]

Sparty only has one or three left. Long live The Thrones.

[gdb]

I'm liking the new show : "Vikings" ! (Ragnar's wife gives me a chubby) :cheesygrin:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306299/

[codyc1ark]

Winter is coming..

[chumlie]

Looking forward to it.

[gdb]

So are Dragons......... 83449

[chumlie]

Moved a bit slow last night. Davos Seaworth having a bad run of luck, fron deserted island to the dungean.

[drumminman]

http://i.imgur.com/K30SrYn.jpg

That's hilarious! I' bet they have a fun time shooting that series.

I thought the premier did a good job of setting up the coming season. The scene with Tyrion and Tywin was a showcase of Tywin's cruelty and disregard for his son. This will turn out to be important, and that's all I'm gonna say :evil:

[chumlie]

Interesting episode last night. Good to see The Hound again although Arya didn't seem to happy. Sad, no mother of dragons this episode.

[drumminman]

Good episode last night, although I can see where they're condensing some of the plot lines. Can't be helped with a source as complicated as the books.

Things are gon'na ramp up from here on out. We were introduced to Vargo Hoat and the Brave Companions - some of the most despicable characters aside from Ramsey . . . . uh oh. Don't want to spoil anything!

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[Tankman]

Man that's some great looking Women!I have book 3 its a really good read the show is way cool!Whats not too like about this show? Ya got Hot women,wars,Kings, Queens and they get drunk all the time plus Monsters!Best show too come out in a long time.

[Goldenboy72206]

love this show

[chumlie]

Good show last night. Well maybe not for the king-slayer. Anyone else get peaved about the ending music coming on before the end of the show ?

[drumminman]

Something about the show didn't sit well with me and I can't put my finger on it. How about Vargo Hoat? Nasty dude. Looking forward to Mance Rayder and his hoards heading south.

Wait till they get to the wall - surprises in store!

[marvda1]

who's going to stop the mother of dragons?:evil:

[chumlie]

I like the look on his face when he found out she spoke the language. Oops !!! Also when Greyjoy retuned to his cell. Priceless.

[camp21178]

I loved season 1 and 2. Season 3 has started out really slow, but it's finally starting to pick up.

[chumlie]

Best show of the season last night.

[drumminman]

Best show of the season last night.

Agree! I thought the one before was pretty boring. From here on out it should be like a roller coaster.

[amgala]

I would not mind one bit if each episode were 3 hours long!

[chumlie]

Pretty good history of Lannisters on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9q4Ht-W164

[chumlie]

Greyjoy not very happy now. Don't want to upset the mother of dragons anymore. Looking forward to wedding season next week. Loved it when the hand climbs the steps to talk to his grandson.

[Ron-P]

I just can't wait to see something bad happen to the Dragon mother, too many good things have happened to her, something bad has got to be coming. She needs a swift kick in the crotch to bring her down a notch.

[tonyb]

So far, this season has been boring as all hell for me. With what, 3 shows left....they better kick it up a notch or this series is getting kicked to the curb.

[drumminman]

So far, this season has been boring as all hell for me. With what, 3 shows left....they better kick it up a notch or this series is getting kicked to the curb.

For me it has had some good moments, but the story is moving way too slow. And it's almost a year between seasons, so I'm starting to lose a little interest too.

[cstmar01]

I've been enjoying the season still. Gets hard to follow at times due to the lag between what is going on and the next episode. Even though moving a little slow I still think its a good show overall.

[chumlie]

I find its better the second or third viewing. Miss alot the first time around.