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LOVED THE BOOKS! Despite waiting over what... 4 years now.... for the 5th book. Or is it longer then that now!?

Anywho, the show is coming out April 17th. Check out the 15 min teaser to the show here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/04/game-of-thrones-preview-trailer_n_844323.html

I am super excited, however this is the first time a very loved book series of mine has become a television show and I'm experiencing *That's now how that person looked in my head* syndrom. I'm sure i'll get over that however. Thoughts?

This is the series where the author kills off characters like a six year old chucks candy right?

Sounds good

Yeah he kills them off.

I am still pissed at Martin. The last time I read about my favorite characters was in Book 3, . When writing the 4th book, they decided that it was too long, so the busted the fourth book into books 4 and 5. Each books has half the characters and the books are occuring at the same time.

Now keep in mine that A Storm of Swords came out in 2000, so it has been 11 years since I read about my favorite characters.

Looking forward to it - whether it can match Sparticas in brilliance remains to be seen.

The books are good - although I really don't care about a number of the remaining POV characters....

Also just cos people are dead does not mean they are not still in the books.............

Just hope they get my fav Dani right............

Mr Morden wrote:

Just hope they get my fav Dani right............

It better be, with 11 years its kind of hard to mess up anything. If A Dance with Dragons isn't extraordinary, I am not even bothering with the next two.

It's actually his willingness to slaughter main characters that makes me love the books. How often do you get these super human like characters that just always seem to make it through. The Red wedding was one of my favorite parts. Awesome.

Lord Scythican wrote:

Mr Morden wrote:

Just hope they get my fav Dani right............

It better be, with 11 years its kind of hard to mess up anything. If A Dance with Dragons isn't extraordinary, I am not even bothering with the next two.

Too right - although I have sorta given up waiting for Dance - too many other good books to read.

clips i have seen so far Dani looks ok but we shall see...............

I'm a huge fan of the sacking of winterfell. I was completely surprised....

George R R Martin writes a fine book. The guys still a fething douche though.

I saw a trailer for it at the movies and now I want to watch it...

Shame I only know of it coming out on Sky Atlantic over here....

HBO's Rome is way better than Spartacus, Morden. Check it out.

Looking forward to GoT. Sean Bean always rules.

No way now I would kill for HBO. Sean Bean has gotten... fat, still cool though.

mattyrm wrote:George R R Martin writes a fine book. The guys still a fething douche though.

Yes and Yes.... Apparently he is extremelly into cocaine and women... If you can believe the rumors. So what we need is for him to run out of cocaine and hookers, and need more money. Then he'll have no choice other than to write the last book/books for a cash cow.

Game Of Thrones "Exclusive" Sneak Peek (HBO)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQykXOukM2Q&feature=feedu

Have seen this thread about in many sub-forums... Im also certain that I saw another about Game of Thrones further down the page... but oh well

Mannahnin wrote:HBO's Rome is way better than Spartacus, Morden. Check it out.

Looking forward to GoT. Sean Bean always rules.

Seen it, enjoyed it alot

I still prefer Sparticus - I also find it has, thus far, taken less liberties with history and its protagonists.

GoT should be excellent

Mr Morden wrote:

Mannahnin wrote:HBO's Rome is way better than Spartacus, Morden. Check it out.

Looking forward to GoT. Sean Bean always rules.

Seen it, enjoyed it alot

I still prefer Sparticus - I also find it has, thus far, taken less liberties with history and its protagonists.

GoT should be excellent

Well in Rome's defense (I hated Rome btw), Sparticus' history isn't well known before the Third Servile War. They have a blank space they're pretty much free to fill as they please.

Rome ROFLSTOMPS Spartacus. I watched my first episode last week, It was like a bad B movie directed by a 14 year old kid who likes MMA.

Dont get me wrong, its not awful and the fights were enjoyable to watch.. but.. Jesus, Rome was excellent!

frgsinwntr wrote:I'm a huge fan of the sacking of winterfell. I was completely surprised....

whaydaya wanna go an say that for an spoil it!!



Looks good
Will see it when it is aired in the UK
prolly c2013

Its to bad george martin can't get his fat ass to continue on with the series. I've given up on him

misfit wrote:Its to bad george martin can't get his fat ass to continue on with the series. I've given up on him

They have announced a release date for the next one.
http://www.georgerrmartin.com/if-update.html

....im confused....i read all the books bar the last one ages ago, borrowed them off a family friend who knows i go through books like Charlie Sheen goes through hookers. Now she told me a while back that the last book was out and was brilliant and she would lend it to me next time i saw her .....
so basically, wtf??!! is it not out then?
(o btw she moved to NZ a couple of years ago so i havent seen her and cant ask *sigh* )

i go through books like Charlie Sheen goes through hookers

You really should try reading them instead.
Will stop there as this is a family show.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:

i go through books like Charlie Sheen goes through hookers

You really should try reading them instead.
Will stop there as this is a family show.

ill try that
ill try to keep the smut down to a minimum too apologies

Yeah, I just started re-reading them again before the show and Dance. Ugh.

It looks good, I don't have HBO soooo... free video streaming sites ftw!

I follow a few TV critics (Tim Goodman, Alan Sepinwall, Dan Feinberg) and all have given high praise to the series in their initial reviews.

Very excited for Sunday.

Ma55ter_fett wrote:It looks good, I don't have HBO soooo... free video streaming sites ftw!

ditto
really hoping they havent done to this series what happened to the Seeker of Truth series when it became a TV show (they destroyed it in case anyone didnt know )

^^^^

That is implying that watching hot women in small tight leather is destroying.

Revenent Reiko wrote:

Ma55ter_fett wrote:It looks good, I don't have HBO soooo... free video streaming sites ftw!

ditto
really hoping they havent done to this series what happened to the Seeker of Truth series when it became a TV show (they destroyed it in case anyone didnt know )

Man don't even get me started on that show. The Sword of Truth series is still my favorite out of Jorden, Martin, and Goodkind. I liked the cast for the show and was really excited about it. The first episode was great, but the absolutely destroyed the show, with episodes like "The Whisperer". I remember seeing an occasional episode that was good and then like 5 crappy ones in a row. I don't mind filler episodes, but their filler was crap. The season finale was horrible as well, but I still watched the first episode of the second season. I knew their was no hope for that show and never watched another episode.


Now I will say this, if any of you read and liked The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, I implore you to read The Law of Nines. You will not be disappointed.

Pyronick wrote:^^^^

That is implying that watching hot women in small tight leather is destroying.

i meant the story!! uve gotta love the leather

Lord Scythican wrote:

Revenent Reiko wrote:

Ma55ter_fett wrote:It looks good, I don't have HBO soooo... free video streaming sites ftw!

ditto
really hoping they havent done to this series what happened to the Seeker of Truth series when it became a TV show (they destroyed it in case anyone didnt know )

Man don't even get me started on that show. The Sword of Truth series is still my favorite out of Jorden, Martin, and Goodkind. I liked the cast for the show and was really excited about it. The first episode was great, but the absolutely destroyed the show, with episodes like "The Whisperer". I remember seeing an occasional episode that was good and then like 5 crappy ones in a row. I don't mind filler episodes, but their filler was crap. The season finale was horrible as well, but I still watched the first episode of the second season. I knew their was no hope for that show and never watched another episode.


Now I will say this, if any of you read and liked The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, I implore you to read The Law of Nines. You will not be disappointed.

for me iyt failed at the first hurdle by not even getting the first couple of chapters (and therefore first episode) right...
my dad even recorded them all for me while i was at uni so we could watch them together, we watched the first one and after it finished there was total silence in my house for at least 5 mihnutes, before my dad picked up the control and said "delete" in a cyberman voice....made me crack up
i will definitely have to take you up on your advice and find Law of Nines too, thanks!