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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1060 on: April 23, 2011, 06:48:44 AM »


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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1061 on: April 23, 2011, 03:10:15 PM »
I've been seeing some slightly different versions of the trailers/clips at this Spanish site:

http://elabrevadero.com/category/cine/series/juego_de_tronos/

I'm working at downloading some of them.

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1062 on: April 24, 2011, 08:26:18 AM »
HBO releases synopses of May episodes

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HBO has released the synopses of all five May episodes of Game of Thrones. I’ve copy and pasted them below, for those interested. Spoilers galore for those who haven’t read the first book yet, obviously

http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/04/hbo-releases-synopses-of-may-episodes/#more-7693

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1063 on: April 24, 2011, 09:28:08 AM »
Isn't it a bit silly of HBO to do that?

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« Reply #1064 on: April 24, 2011, 10:14:38 AM »
Isn't it a bit silly of HBO to do that?

I think so . . . HBO may have erred on this one.  Maybe they're getting the feeling that there's going to be a big drop-off in viewership; but I wouldn't think it would happen tonight, not after the cliffhanger ending last week.

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« Reply #1065 on: April 24, 2011, 11:02:42 AM »
I think they do the same with True Blood though.  I'm pretty sure I read something similar last year for that and it didn't affect their ratings.  Also, they're probably pretty aware loads of people have read the books anyway and there are plenty of spoilers out there - it's not necessarily knowing what's going to happen, it's the actually seeing it happen.

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1066 on: April 24, 2011, 11:11:41 AM »
Well, the spoilers that are out there, they put out there themselves. We saw so many of them, that the first episode at least looked like we'd seen it quite a few times before.It was all a bit too much for my taste at least. I'd much rather have been surprised a bit more.

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1067 on: April 24, 2011, 11:29:53 AM »
Isn't releasing the episodes synopses just a way to get more HBO subscriptions?

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1068 on: April 24, 2011, 03:38:49 PM »
I haven't read any of the books, so I don't know what's going to happen.  Sometimes I will read spoilers of a particular tv show or  movie, but I think I'd rather be surprised with GoT.  

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1069 on: April 24, 2011, 06:08:37 PM »
Most films these days you know the entire plot from watching the trailer.

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1070 on: April 24, 2011, 06:50:38 PM »
That's so true, but that's because most movies have NO PLOT and NO DIALOG!!!! Just explosions, car crashes and posers!!
Anyway I hope Sean has more to do in this episode 2. I really like the show and the writing is excellent, but Sean is not getting
the better lines. I know that he does more in the next episode but it's hard to wait!!! :frustrate:

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« Reply #1071 on: April 24, 2011, 09:17:24 PM »
He seemed to enjoy his little lunch al fresco with Robert.  The way he talked about Bess-ay was priceless.

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« Reply #1072 on: April 24, 2011, 09:27:15 PM »
I'm enjoying the story, but it seemed that Sean had less scenes in the second episode than he did in the first.  It was almost 20 minutes into the program before he appeared.   He does bring a special quality to every scene he is in, though, as usual. I'm making sure not to leave the room during the hour because I don't want to miss a second of him.  I guess there are so many characters, and it's a complex story, so no one character is going to have a lot of screen time.

Besides Viserys Targaryen, there is another character that I despise--that little snot, Joffrey Baratheon.  And I wonder why the character Jaime Lannister has such a modern looking hair style.  All the other characters have more of the look of that time period than he does.

The hour passed very quickly, just like last week, and I'm anxious to see the next episode.
 

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1073 on: April 24, 2011, 09:44:44 PM »
I saw that quite a few of the King's Landing people had more modern haircuts and many were clean shaved. I would imagine we will see more regional differences as the series progresses.

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« Reply #1074 on: April 24, 2011, 10:43:43 PM »
I think Jaime Lannister stood out to me because he is one of the major characters.  I didn't notice the other modern looking people as much. 

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« Reply #1075 on: April 24, 2011, 11:37:40 PM »
Tyrion's hairstyle is quite similar to Jaime's - it just looks different because of the size of his head.

It seems to me that the younger generation of characters (male) have more 'modern' haircuts - the older generation have the longer, tied back/up style.

I was a little surprised they chose to leave out Bran's dream sequence(s) - it made the final scene seem more serendipitous than meaningful.

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1076 on: April 25, 2011, 01:41:20 AM »
I seem to recall that the dream came later, not while he was still in a coma.

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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1077 on: April 25, 2011, 11:32:14 AM »
A Historical Dissection Of ‘A Game Of Thrones’ Part I

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Via our friends at MTV Geek, we’re pleased to be able to provide the first in a series of articles that take a close look at George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series from the perspective of a Ph.D. in Medieval history and literature.  Each book in the series will be analyzed against actual historical events in the Dark and Middle Ages along with literature, factual or fictional, from that time.  This is the first time the author is reading the novels, so keep in mind that she’s unaware of major spoilers but that spoilers will be revealed as she progresses through the material.


http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Features/Entry/5115/



Game Of Thrones: Episode 3 Preview (HBO)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSxODw7y1AE




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Re: HBO's Game of Thrones
« Reply #1078 on: April 26, 2011, 01:32:11 AM »
  Sky Atlantic Thronecast: Episode 2

http://skyatlantic.sky.com/game-of-thrones/thronecast


HBO The Kingsroad synopsis,Recap and Inside the Episode

http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/episodes/1/02-the-kingsroad/synopsis.html



Game Of Thrones: Critics Trailer (HBO)   http://www.youtube.com/gameofthrones#p/u/0/ylbqdj1WJX4

Game Of Thrones: Episode 3 Preview (HBO) http://www.youtube.com/gameofthrones#p/u/1/CSxODw7y1AE


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« Reply #1079 on: April 26, 2011, 01:29:51 PM »
Again the offer: I anyone isn't able to see it on TV and needs a way to download the episodes, just send me a note.