A Song of Ice and Fire (TV/Book spoilers)

[D-Unit]

Originally Posted by Rosebud

So yeah, this show's awesome. Just finished it, time to start re watching.

Just finished it myself. Awesome storyline... expected a little more action.

Can't believe Jason Mamoa died like that. Forget what his name is. He was bad ass.

[thefalconer]

cgi has come a long way. and just hearing the awesome score gives me such chills.

[sbh15]

i finished the whole first season with my brothers over 2 days. this show is ******* awesome. can't wait for season 2 with the...

dragons

[Cigaro]

Originally Posted by sbh15

i finished the whole first season with my brothers over 2 days. this show is ******* awesome. can't wait for season 2 with the...

dragons

Don't expect much from them in season two.

[StripedWalrus]

Originally Posted by Cigaro

Don't expect much from them in season two.

Yea you'll prolly be waiting until 5 and maybe even 6 to see much of em.

[Nalej]

Originally Posted by StripedWalrus

Yea you'll prolly be waiting until 5 and maybe even 6 to see much of em.

Episodes or seasons?

[StripedWalrus]

Originally Posted by Nalej

Episodes or seasons?

Seasons....so thats about 4 or 5 years from now...and thats if Martin writes at least 1 book every 2 years and if they make that many seasons.

[etk]

I'll believe it when I see it (A Storm of Swords on TV). I don't know how they can produce that on a TV budget.

[FlyingElvis]

Originally Posted by StripedWalrus

Seasons....so thats about 4 or 5 years from now...and thats if Martin writes at least 1 book every 2 years and if they make that many seasons.

Book 5 just came out and book 6 is (supposedly) the final volume.

[Damix]

Originally Posted by etk

I'll believe it when I see it (A Storm of Swords on TV). I don't know how they can produce that on a TV budget.

They need to split that thing into 2 seasons. So much happens.

[Damix]

Originally Posted by FlyingElvis

Book 5 just came out and book 6 is (supposedly) the final volume.

There is supposed to be 2 more books after the 5th I thought.

[Cigaro]

There will be seven novels.

[Cigaro]

Originally Posted by etk

I'll believe it when I see it (A Storm of Swords on TV). I don't know how they can produce that on a TV budget.

It will be interesting. They cut Tyrion's battle from the show, but no way they can cut the Battle of the Blackwater.

[FlyingElvis]

Originally Posted by Damix

There is supposed to be 2 more books after the 5th I thought.

Originally Posted by Cigaro

There will be seven novels.

See? That ****** already bumped it.


;)

[Damix]

Originally Posted by Cigaro

It will be interesting. They cut Tyrion's battle from the show, but no way they can cut the Battle of the Blackwater.

Book 3 spoiler

Agreed, they really can't cut that thing out, I'm trying to think of places they can cut but nothing comes to mind. Red wedding has to be a pretty long scene as well.

[etk]

Originally Posted by Cigaro

It will be interesting. They cut Tyrion's battle from the show, but no way they can cut the Battle of the Blackwater.

GRRM is set to write that episode, and it's named after the name of the battle!

Originally Posted by Damix

Book 3 spoiler

Agreed, they really can't cut that thing out, I'm trying to think of places they can cut but nothing comes to mind. Red wedding has to be a pretty long scene as well.

They've already spoken at length about how much they dread having to film that scene. I might've been wrong about my original stance because HBO said they learned their losses from cutting off Rome early and won't make the same mistake twice. The 2nd season would really have to bomb for them to end it there. The question is really "how will they structure aSoS for TV?

It's not a foregone conclusion that there will be 7 books. There's a lot off speculation that there will be 8.

[StripedWalrus]

Originally Posted by etk

GRRM is set to write that episode, and it's named after the name of the battle!



They've already spoken at length about how much they dread having to film that scene. I might've been wrong about my original stance because HBO said they learned their losses from cutting off Rome early and won't make the same mistake twice. The 2nd season would really have to bomb for them to end it there. The question is really "how will they structure aSoS for TV?

It's not a foregone conclusion that there will be 7 books. There's a lot off speculation that there will be 8.

After reading the 5th book I don't see how he can get the story done in two more. I just hope he doesnt go the way of Terry GOodkind and make 11 books that get really bad at number 7 or so.

[Nalej]

I haven't read the books...

Originally Posted by Benioff

"We have dragons, we have direwolves growing, we have massive battles. Despite the various character deaths, we have a growing cast of characters."

Read more: http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/06/gam...#ixzz1UTwu11RQ

... I thought the dragons won't be around til season/book 5? Are they going to skip stuff from the book then?

[Cigaro]

Originally Posted by Nalej

I haven't read the books...



... I thought the dragons won't be around til season/book 5? Are they going to skip stuff from the book then?

Well the dragons are part of the second book, they just don't affect the story much. Perhaps that's all that was meant, they were included(the statement sounds more geared towards those who didn't read the books).

[etk]

Originally Posted by Cigaro

Well the dragons are part of the second book, they just don't affect the story much. Perhaps that's all that was meant, they were included(the statement sounds more geared towards those who didn't read the books).

??? Dany's entire plot line is based around the dragons in aFfC. They'll be on camera a lot and talked about a lot but there's only 1 scene where they actually do anything, which is understandable considering their youth.

by they I mean Drogon only

[Cigaro]

Originally Posted by etk

??? Dany's entire plot line is based around the dragons in aFfC. They'll be on camera a lot and talked about a lot but there's only 1 scene where they actually do anything, which is understandable considering their youth.

by they I mean Drogon only

That's what I meant.

[davidholes]

And I only say that because, as of now, the show has been extremely faithful to the book.

[FlyingElvis]

Originally Posted by StripedWalrus

After reading the 5th book I don't see how he can get the story done in two more. I just hope he doesnt go the way of Terry GOodkind and make 11 books that get really bad at number 7 or so.

Exactly my concern. Too many of these guys turn awesome stories into rambling nonsense instead of wrapping it up in 6 or 7 books. I haven't even bothered checking on the wheel of time in years b/c it became so unreadable I just didn't care when the next book would be released.

Originally Posted by Nalej

I haven't read the books...



... I thought the dragons won't be around til season/book 5? Are they going to skip stuff from the book then?

As others have said, their involvement is minimal.

[njx9]

Originally Posted by FlyingElvis

Exactly my concern. Too many of these guys turn awesome stories into rambling nonsense instead of wrapping it up in 6 or 7 books. I haven't even bothered checking on the wheel of time in years b/c it became so unreadable I just didn't care when the next book would be released.

As others have said, their involvement is minimal.

speaking of wot, you should check out the last two. the story finally stopped sucking.

[FlyingElvis]

Originally Posted by njx9

speaking of wot, you should check out the last two. the story finally stopped sucking.

Because the original author died and someone else wrote them?

*shrug*

lol

Maybe I will pick it back up, as I've already read through all but one of the terrible clunkers Jordan wrote. IDK, 800+ pages for "Knife of Dreams" will probably just renew my desire to punch babies.