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[Lady Jane]

I think when we have only seen someone on screen we imagine them to be larger than life, a real big character, then it comes as a surprise to find that actors are very normal even quite ordinary people. Im always guilty of thinking famous people should be taller! I did get the impression though that he is very much liked, the girls were very enthuiastic in their praise.
Have been checking out WiC and Westeros where I notice that I have been described as a "delegation from Sean Bean Online". Little ol' me? Well, I suppose I do make a lot of noise, perhaps they thought there was more than one of me!  Im only just getting my voice back!! But I have been pimping our excellent site to the best of my ability! Its possible that Sean etc. were filming on Tuesday, as they didnt halt production just for a fan get-together, it is a shame he didnt make an appearance, as it was very relaxed and not at all intimidating.. well except for mad drunk women kissing everyone...

[moonflower]

I'm glad that you had such a good time!

[lighty]

He's supposed to be 5'10", but like everthing else, gravity does play havoc on  your body as you age, so he's likely to be closer to 5'9" by now.  Costumes and the camera add height and weight to a person's appearance.

very popular with pensioners!

This just makes me laugh.
 

No surprise that he's endearing to pensioners - they're a lot 'safer' than people his own age and younger.  I suspect he likes them a great deal.

And I thought the consensus was he was closer to 5'11 than 5'10 . . . even with a half inch gone (and I'm only giving him a half inch because that's all I've lost and I have four compressed disks in my spine!) that's not going to get him close to 5'9!  Give the man his manly inch, Sable - I beg you!

I saw a picture of Esme Bianca - all those folks on the WiC blog talk about how TALL she is.  She's 5'8, so she must wear skyscraper heels! 

[hklett08]

quote from Lighty

No surprise that he's endearing to pensioners - they're a lot 'safer' than people his own age and younger.  I suspect he likes them a great deal.

I've noticed from the photos on WiC and Westeros that a lot of the GRRM book fans are young.  I think to them some of us here,  contemporaries of Sean, (myself included), may seem like "pensioners".    

[lighty]

I've noticed from the photos on WiC and Westeros that a lot of the GRRM book fans are young.  I think to them some of us here,  contemporaries of Sean, (myself included), may seem like "pensioners".    

Also being in his cohort I have to say . . .

ARGGGGGGGHHHHHH.  Thanks BUNCHES, HK . . .  I just felt myself shrivel!   

[hklett08]

Can't believe this - saw it on WiC and checked it out.  Game of Thrones, the TV series starring Sean Bean, the DVD already listed on Amazon.com.  You can sign up to be notified when available,  I just did.   

http://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-Harry-Lloyd/dp/B002IFT1ZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1257622121&sr=1-1

[Sable899]

Putting the cart before the horse, perhaps?   

[Blue Jay]

Looks like it. By the time it's out I'm sure we'll know all about it.

[Sable899]

Report from a citizen blogger, another little Sean sighting in Belfast:

I went out last night for my very first pub quiz and even though my team lost it was still loads of fun... they had about 7 or 8 teams and we came in 5th... and there were 6 rounds total. It was nice to get out and meet some people. I was in a team with 4 other girls and they were all very nice. When we were playing the game at The John Hewitt Pub, the girls in my group and I recognized 2 men at the bar having a pint... low and behold they were Sean Bean and Mark Addy. You might remember Sean from his roles in National Treasure, Lord of the Rings, and Silent Hill. Mr. Mark Addy was in The Full Monty, A Knights Tale and The Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas. Both of them were nice and I even got their autographs. All in all it was a nice fun night and I got to meet two famous people I wouldn't have met if I hadn't been out in Belfast. I talked with them for a bit and they told me they're in Belfast filming a pilot for a new HBO show called Game of Thrones. Cant wait to see how it turns out!

http://myworldlyexperiences.blogspot.com/2009/11/kickboxing-pub-quiz.html

[Sylvene]

How nice for her.  :)

[lighty]

Now that sounds just a teeny bit grinchy, Syl!   

[Sylvene]

Umm... actually, I didn't mean it to be grinchy at all!  I mean... that really was very nice for her.  Heh.

[lighty]

Umm... actually, I didn't mean it to be grinchy at all!  I mean... that really was very nice for her.  Heh.

You're a good girl. :stars2:

[Sable899]

A bit of uplifting talk on WiC blog:

In other news, the likelihood of a series order seems to grow ever more certain. The Hollywood Reporter's James Hibberd posted to his blog one of the photos from the Belfast signing. In the post he mentions that his sources are indicating that only if the producers "royally blow this pilot will the network fail to give it a green light." He adds to that in the comments, stating, "HBO realizes they have something special and are pretty stunned by the amount of online buzz this early."

And Sean will be a busy boy in that case:

So, now you may be asking, if we get the green light, what kind of production schedule are we looking at? Well Ran from Westeros seems to have the answer. He has a source indicating that they plan to film for 30 weeks if they get the green light.

[lighty]

Thirty weeks?  I guess that's about right for a full season . . . I wonder when they would start filming?  April, May do you think?

And I wonder what they promised him, contract wise - he hasn't tied himself to something for that long since - what - LOTR?  At least he's more or less 'home' with this one.