Game of Thrones on HBO

[Teren_Kanan]

Any fans of Song of Ice and Fire out there that are as excited about this series as I am?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/

The cast is pretty amazing I must say. I've been following this series since it was Announced in 2007, been reading the books since they came out.

Patiently awaiting Dance with Dragons..

Anyhow, just curious if this forum has any other fans of the greatest fantasy series ever =p

 

[Temo]

I was excited until Martin decided he didn't care about his fans and stopped writing.

 

[locked&loaded]

I read A game of Thrones and A clash of Kings. Started A Storm Of Swords and got 150 pages into it but couldnt continue. I was really only interested in John going beyond the wall, and maybe his brother looking for the "third eye".Oh and i supposed the dragons; I imagine ill finish it some day. Im starting the wheel of time series back up now though. I had read the frist one a while ago and liked it, but than i never read any more. So I am re reading that one.

If you like fantasy books you should check out one of, if not my favorites. The Name of the Wind

 

[Teren_Kanan]

I was excited until Martin decided he didn't care about his fans and stopped writing.

Haha he's still writing. His books are too masterful to be rushed. The wait between Storm of Swords and Feast for Crows was killer, and feast was the worst of the 4 books (still amazing read). Dance will have all the best characters back so I'm rather excited about it after not reading about them for years now.

 

[Kevinicus]

I didn't start the series until the first 3 books had been out a bit, and the 4th came out a few months after I finished the 3rd. I have no idea how long the wait was between previous books, but this is taking forever. Has it been 5 years yet? It seems like it. He better have all his ideas together for the last few books after the 5th.

HBO sure is taking their time on this pilot as well. Seems like it was announced almost 2 years ago.

 

[Viper]

This series has been very boring. Feast for Crows was a struggle to read. Here we are, five years later and Martin brings forth his next book. Talk about dragging something out, Martin is a master of the comatose novel. Seriously, can you imagine anything more boring than reading a half a page of the names of characters at an event? Martin does this repeatedly throughout this series. Few characters are likable, yet you are left with a very limited insight of these individuals. Terry Goodkind is a master, Martin is a pretender!

 

[Teren_Kanan]

This series has been very boring. Feast for Crows was a struggle to read. Here we are, five years later and Martin brings forth his next book. Talk about dragging something out, Martin is a master of the comatose novel. Seriously, can you imagine anything more boring than reading a half a page of the names of characters at an event? Martin does this repeatedly throughout this series. Few characters are likable, yet you are left with a very limited insight of these individuals. Terry Goodkind is a master, Martin is a pretender!

Wow couldn't disagree more.

SoT, while good, does not hold a candle to SoIaF. I've never read fiction that did a better job of character building than Martin, or weaved a more intricate plot in a world that is Grey (real), instead of white/black (standard fantasy).

To each their own though.

 

[Shady12]

I read A game of Thrones and A clash of Kings. Started A Storm Of Swords and got 150 pages into it but couldnt continue. I was really only interested in John going beyond the wall, and maybe his brother looking for the "third eye".Oh and i supposed the dragons; I imagine ill finish it some day. Im starting the wheel of time series back up now though. I had read the frist one a while ago and liked it, but than i never read any more. So I am re reading that one.

If you like fantasy books you should check out one of, if not my favorites. The Name of the Wind

A Storm of Swords might be the best book I've ever read. You should have kept going, there's a point where it gets REAL good. Not gonna give away anything.

I read the Name of the Wind last week, good book. It has a lot of the usual cliches yet it doesn't feel cliched. Not as good as ASoIaF IMO but pretty good.

Another great one I just read, a little better than Name of the Wind is Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. This dude has some very creative ideas. You can download the pdf of the hardcover version off his website for FREE.

http://www.brandonsanderson.com/drafts/warbreaker/Warbreaker_hardcover_1st_ed.pdf

Yeah I'm excited about the series..to keep up to date check out http://www.winter-is-coming.blogspot.com/

 

[locked&loaded]

A Storm of Swords might be the best book I've ever read. You should have kept going, there's a point where it gets REAL good. Not gonna give away anything.

I read the Name of the Wind last week, good book. It has a lot of the usual cliches yet it doesn't feel cliched. Not as good as ASoIaF IMO but pretty good.

Another great one I just read, a little better than Name of the Wind is Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. This dude has some very creative ideas. You can download the pdf of the hardcover version off his website for FREE.

http://www.brandonsanderson.com/drafts/warbreaker/Warbreaker_hardcover_1st_ed.pdf

Yeah I'm excited about the series..to keep up to date check out http://www.winter-is-coming.blogspot.com/

I imagine ill go back to the series but i am in no hurry. I just wanted to read about the dragons and John behind the wall.

I read sandersons mistborn, it was alright.

Im loving "The eye of the world" cant believe i put it down years ago.

 

[Shady12]

I imagine ill go back to the series but i am in no hurry. I just wanted to read about the dragons and John behind the wall.

I read sandersons mistborn, it was alright.

Im loving "The eye of the world" cant believe i put it down years ago.

I was going to read Mistborn then saw I could read Warbreaker for free. Supposedly they are pretty similar, although Warbreaker is a single book story. I'd read Elantris a year or so ago which was his first book. Pretty good but not as good as Warbreaker.

As for the Wheel of Time..Man I read that 13-14 years ago, I think Path of Daggers had just come out in hardcover when I caught up and stopped there. I don't know if I'll ever finish, would have to start over and sounds like the series went to crap.

 

[theogt]

I know nothing about the books, but a medieval fantasy series by HBO sounds really cool.

 

[Shady12]

It has the potential to be really great. Not a whole lot of magic, no elves and what not. The series was based a little on the Wars of the Roses. Definitely a medieval feel. One thing that sets it apart from most fantasy and sci-fi is great character development. Some awesome characters. One of them is probably my favorite book character ever. There's not really defined good guys or bad guys..shades of grey. Unpredictable plot..things don't happen as you'd expect. Gritty, sex, violence, language..Seems like a great fit for a HBO series.

Here's some comments from a top HBO guy that sounds good:

http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/hbo-games-of-thrones-dailies-look-fantastic.html

HBO programming chief Michael Lombardo says the dailies for highly anticipated fantasy series "Game of Thrones" look "fantastic" and the project looks very strong for a series pickup.

"Everything looks fantastic," said Lombardo, who's become a fan of the George R.R. Martin books upon which the project is based. "The director got great performances. Unlike a lot of projects like this, everything was shot on location. It has such a rich texture that it looks more expensive than it actually was."

The network spent $5 million-$10 million on the pilot to bring castle Winterfell to life. Lombardo says executives are "sitting on pins and needles" waiting for a rough cut in two weeks.

"The fantasy is so incidental, it has a very adult tone," Lombardo said. "You forget it's fantasy while you're watching it, and that's what I love about it."

The pilot will employ some CGI, for backgrounds, the story's "direwolves" (a mixture of real animals and CGI) and dragon eggs.

Also, like in the books, each family in the story will have its own color pallet for clothing and armor.

If all goes well, Lombardo said, "Game of Thrones" will be on HBO in spring 2011 -- "March or April."

"I would be surprised if it doesn't [get greenlit]," Lombardo said. "It has everything going for it."