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IRQ posted:1-3 are pretty great, 4 is a major deviation from what made Dune Dune, but isn't bad. 5 and 6 are hot garbage because Frank was clearly slipping into dementia. I like em all, but I know I'm on the outside on that one. They definitely go in a different direction than I'd hoped for at the time. I always liked the massive scale FH worked at, and the last 3 books definitely work with a massive scale.
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SaviourX posted:The best part about #redweddingtears is seeing the copious amounts of people that don't know what loving words are. I like the Irish guy who met Jerome Flynn in a gay bar in Dublin, got his picture taken with him and then called him BROM in his tweet.
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:1-3 are pretty great, 4 is a major deviation from what made the Dark Tower the Dark Tower, but isn't bad. 5, 6, and 7 are hot garbage because Steve was clearly hit by a van. Hey now the Dark Tower is great all the way through, sure the latter stuff is totally different in tone but hey he saw death and went to finish what he started. And it's a great cyclical end to it all. George Fat gently caress Martin saw death in the form of shitdick and instead of seeing his own mortality and finishing what he started, he did jack poo poo and with never finish what he started. Only read Dune. Get the leather bound edition from Barnes and Noble, be smug that you've never read past it, be like me. rejutka posted:Traveller, Anomandaris, Karsa, any Seguleh of any note, Whiskeyjack, Trull, Tool, Onrack, Icarium, Brys, Leoman, Lostara, Apsalara, Dancer, Topper, Laseen, loving Kiska, Temper, Braven Tooth, backward reeleth the mind, seriously, you wanna do this? What you doin son? You forgettin Quick Ben, Coltaine, Gesler, Caladan Brood, Silchas Ruin, Toc, Trotts, any of the Crimson guard especially Shimmer, K'azz, Skinner, and of course IRON BARS, and Ereko and Hood and all the Jaghut and K'Chain and Calm and mother loving Kallor? bigmcgaffney fucked around with this message at 10:09 on Jun 5, 2013 |
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Jun 5, 2013 09:52
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bigmcgaffney posted:Hey now the Dark Tower is great all the way through, sure the latter stuff is totally different in tone but hey he saw death and went to finish what he started. And it's a great cyclical end to it all. I guess you didn't hear about the Dunk & Egg TV series. Seeing how GRRM started out writing for TV, it's a great cyclical end to it all.
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Jun 5, 2013 10:03
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JosephWongKS posted:Winter is Coming to Japan: Manga Game of Thrones book covers are glorious to behold Oh my loving christ,  Tyrion.
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Jun 5, 2013 10:05
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Some of the cover art is really cool. Some of them are that.
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Jun 5, 2013 10:14
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One of them confused Tyrion with Billy Quizboy from The Venture Brothers, minus the eyepatch.
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Jun 5, 2013 10:21
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Well he's supposed to be pretty drat ugly.
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Jun 5, 2013 10:30
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That looks like if an abortion had lived, not an ugly midget.
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Jun 5, 2013 11:10
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A part of Tywin Lannister's soul died forever on the day he met his burn victim baby.
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mkay0 posted:That looks like if an abortion had lived, not an ugly midget. You know... I don't think I've ever seen a Japanese midget.
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rejutka posted:Traveller, Anomandaris, Karsa, any Seguleh of any note, Whiskeyjack, Trull, Tool, Onrack, Icarium, Brys, Leoman, Lostara, Apsalara, Dancer, Topper, Laseen, loving Kiska, Temper, Braven Tooth, backward reeleth the mind, seriously, you wanna do this? You know, I just picked a random real-dude name for laughs. I had entirely forgotten about lil' Adjunct Kyle with his wind magic sword, what with this being the GRRM thread and not the Malazan one.  Okay, if we're talking Best Swordsman in Malazanworld, Imma back my man Gruntle, Mortal Sword of motherfucking Trake. Even if he's not the best, brother can turn himself and a dozen soldiers into a gigantic tiger to whip poo poo on whole armies. That's pretty sweet.
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This is a thing now https://www.change.org/petitions/got-writers-stop-the-killing-of-main-characters-from-game-of-thrones
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Jun 5, 2013 15:04
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Mazed posted:Oh my loving christ, That's how I envisioned him on my first read through. I approve of the image. How the show made the leap from disturbing to look at, to dashingly handsome albeit short, eludes me. Shoehead posted:This is a thing now https://www.change.org/petitions/got-writers-stop-the-killing-of-main-characters-from-game-of-thrones She probably hates bookfags too. Fog Tripper fucked around with this message at 15:46 on Jun 5, 2013 |
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Jun 5, 2013 15:43
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A GLISTENING HODOR posted:I guess you didn't hear about the Dunk & Egg TV series. Dunk & Egg would be a great PG-13 equivalent for maximum franchise profits
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Jun 5, 2013 15:46
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So what are the odds on Grey Robb sitting on the throne this week? Still upset that Cat didn't self-shred her face. Will make being dragged from the water after a few days less gruesome.
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Jun 5, 2013 15:48
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To be fair, Cat clawing her face out in the books was a wee bit over-the-top. Besides, the show made up for that loss of craziness by having Jeyne/Talisa getting a back-alley abortion and then some.
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Fog Tripper posted:
GRRM said in a round of fantasy casting that Peter Dinklage was the only choice to play Tyrion in his mind, and he's one of the only dwarf actors with any remote name recognition and gravitas in entertainment at the moment.
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Jun 5, 2013 17:07
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The Bene Gesserit witch must leave!
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Jun 5, 2013 17:11
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When was the last time you saw any leading actor on Dinklages level in GOT who wasn't good looking?
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mind the walrus posted:he's one of the only dwarf actors with any remote name recognition and Really? That is a consideration? "Honestly, this is unwatchable as I have no idea who that dwarf actor is"  Aurain posted:When was the last time you saw any leading actor on Dinklages level in GOT who wasn't good looking? Well yeah, but he made it a point in the book to describe just how not good looking Tyrion is.
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Fog Tripper posted:Really? That is a consideration? For the people casting and making the show, not the audience.
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Jun 5, 2013 17:28
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mind the walrus posted:For the people casting and making the show, not the audience. True, but they could have saved some money and gotten better wigs for Dan and her brother.
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Jun 5, 2013 17:32
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Fog Tripper posted:Well yeah, but he made it a point in the book to describe just how not good looking Tyrion is. As he did for Ygritte and Brienne. The show is ruining all the shameful boners.
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ZearothK posted:As he did for Ygritte and Brienne. I'm with you on Brienne, but from what I recall Ygritte merely was unshaven and had odd teeth.
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Jun 5, 2013 17:41
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I recall a distinct phrasing of "pig-faced."
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After watching it a million times, I declare Talisa's little hand move back toward the Frey guy as the best part of the HBO RW scene. She just sort of whacks at him like "Hey quit that, get outta here, go over there."
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I always figured Ygritte looked all white trashy and didn't fit the noble's standard of beauty. More or less the same thing for Tyrion, in reverse. The no clawing of the face thing was made up for with acting. I don't know why they changed Roose Bolton's Godfather-esque line though. That made no sense.
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I think Ygritte was described as just being sort of plain. HBO did gently caress up by not having Gwendoline Christie wear a fat suit or something.
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Mazed posted:A part of Tywin Lannister's soul died forever on the day he met his burn victim baby.  Just kidding, Tyrion is not a Targ, and I'm tired of people thinking he is.
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I always figured Ygritte looked pretty plain but in a nice way, like how you expect a first girlfriend to look when you're like 15.
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bigmcgaffney posted:What you doin son? You forgettin Quick Ben, Coltaine, Gesler, Caladan Brood, Silchas Ruin, Toc, Trotts, any of the Crimson guard especially Shimmer, K'azz, Skinner, and of course IRON BARS, and Ereko and Hood and all the Jaghut and K'Chain and Calm and mother loving Kallor? Tier 1: Kruppe Tier 2: everyone else
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stawk Archer posted:
To make it clear this was a big plan involving Tywin. If he'd said Jaime, people might think it was down to him and, since the show doesn't have his inner monologue, it might affect his redemption arc.
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Junkenstein posted:To make it clear this was a big plan involving Tywin. If he'd said Jaime, people might think it was down to him and, since the show doesn't have his inner monologue, it might affect his redemption arc. Considering some people are blaming all of this on Theon somehow I'd say it was a good call.
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stawk Archer posted:The no clawing of the face thing was made up for with acting. They missed the boat by not having the Hold Steady's The Bear & The Maiden Fair hit as soon as Catelyn went down. I'd do an edit myself if I was even remotely competent in such matters. Incidentally, which semi-famous indie band will be doing the Rat Cook in season 4-5? I'm thinking something pretty metal would fit. Maybe hosed Up? Chinston Wurchill fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Jun 5, 2013 |
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Shoehead posted:Considering some people are blaming all of this on Theon somehow I'd say it was a good call. Hahaha oh for gently caress's sake, you'd guess him being flayed and tortured to heck would give him not much time for plotting.
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Shoehead posted:Considering some people are blaming all of this on Theon somehow I'd say it was a good call.
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blackshreds posted:So does anyone know what the gently caress happened to Benjen? This is from the last page but I always assumed there was a decent possibility Benjen was Coldhands?
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I Own Soulz posted:Tier 1: Kruppe That seems more accurate.
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I don't remember Benjen being described similarly to Cold Hands in appearance, but all corpses probably look a lot alike after a while. My actual guess is that Gurm completely forgot Benjen ever existed after the second half of ACOK.
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