TV/Movies Megathread

[Syt]

Not a big fan of the books. Liked 1 and 2 well enough, but quit around volume 3, because it kept meandering and Martin didn't seem to have any plan where he was going with all of this.

With the TV series I have some hope that he'll tighten things and get to a close somehow, even if he doesn't finish the books because a cheeto gets lodged in his main artery in two or three years.

[Viking]

Is it okay for a, say, mid-twenties bearded unemployed man to go on his own to watch the Paddington the Bear film at the cinema?


Asking for me

Just tell yourself "IF I had kids I'd be using them as an excuse to go watch it" and bite the bullet. That's what I'll be doing.

[The Larch]

Not a big fan of the books. Liked 1 and 2 well enough, but quit around volume 3, because it kept meandering and Martin didn't seem to have any plan where he was going with all of this.

With the TV series I have some hope that he'll tighten things and get to a close somehow, even if he doesn't finish the books because a cheeto gets lodged in his main artery in two or three years.

If you thought that on book 3 better not follow to book 4 and beyond. I don't know at which point you quit but book 3 is probably the most action packed rollercoaster-y one, mostly during the second half of it, and it doesn't really meander, which is not what can be said about books 4 and 5.

A friend o mine couldn't get into the books either and didn't even finish the 1st one, but absolutely loves the show. It vastly improves things in many ways. You'll enjoy it.

[Duque de Bragança]

Ménage à sabre. 

Fixed!

[Martinus]

Stephen Colbert's take on the Ep. 7 light saber hand guard controversy:

http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/umsrnb/lightsaber-controversy

I had to watch Colbert to realise what the beef with the trailer is (I just thought originally the trailer was actually a parody, with the R2D2 ball and the black stormtrooper - turns out it was legit). I hate nerds.

[celedhring]

I decided to stick with Homeland, and the last two episodes have been great. It took its sweet time to get to some place interesting, but I must watch until the end now.

However, the feeling I get from the series is that the US should nuke Pakistan back to the stone age and forget about that place until the end of times. Which I'm not sure is the kind of message they are aiming for 

[Syt]

Not a big fan of the books. Liked 1 and 2 well enough, but quit around volume 3, because it kept meandering and Martin didn't seem to have any plan where he was going with all of this.

With the TV series I have some hope that he'll tighten things and get to a close somehow, even if he doesn't finish the books because a cheeto gets lodged in his main artery in two or three years.

If you thought that on book 3 better not follow to book 4 and beyond. I don't know at which point you quit but book 3 is probably the most action packed rollercoaster-y one, mostly during the second half of it, and it doesn't really meander, which is not what can be said about books 4 and 5.

A friend o mine couldn't get into the books either and didn't even finish the 1st one, but absolutely loves the show. It vastly improves things in many ways. You'll enjoy it.

I think it was one or two hundred pages into book three. I think I quit when he called Brienne "homely" the third time on two pages and couldn't take it anymore.

[The Larch]

Not a big fan of the books. Liked 1 and 2 well enough, but quit around volume 3, because it kept meandering and Martin didn't seem to have any plan where he was going with all of this.

With the TV series I have some hope that he'll tighten things and get to a close somehow, even if he doesn't finish the books because a cheeto gets lodged in his main artery in two or three years.

If you thought that on book 3 better not follow to book 4 and beyond. I don't know at which point you quit but book 3 is probably the most action packed rollercoaster-y one, mostly during the second half of it, and it doesn't really meander, which is not what can be said about books 4 and 5.

A friend o mine couldn't get into the books either and didn't even finish the 1st one, but absolutely loves the show. It vastly improves things in many ways. You'll enjoy it.

I think it was one or two hundred pages into book three. I think I quit when he called Brienne "homely" the third time on two pages and couldn't take it anymore.

Well, the second half of book 3 is an absolute nail biter all along, so if you want to pick it up again you won't be dissapointed if you are able to get over Martin's sometimes extra flowery prose. 

[Martinus]

To be honest, I stopped reading the books when the show came out and I consider the show to be superior. So I wouldn't bother with the books anymore. Especially as it is likely that the show will finish the story faster than the books.

[Eddie Teach]

I don't think there's been more than one book that's come out in that span. I borrowed my sister's copy.

[celedhring]

Aye, the Game of Thrones series is an exemplary adaptation. Somehow they've made the 3 first books better, and they were pretty great to begin with, so I'm confident they'll manage to "fix" the mess that comes afterwards.

[Admiral Yi]

Aye, the Game of Thrones series is an exemplary adaptation.

Agreed.  Writers for the show really worked some magic.

[Josephus]

I decided to stick with Homeland, and the last two episodes have been great. It took its sweet time to get to some place interesting, but I must watch until the end now.

However, the feeling I get from the series is that the US should nuke Pakistan back to the stone age and forget about that place until the end of times. Which I'm not sure is the kind of message they are aiming for 

Agreed. Got off to a slow start. It's almost finished now, just as it gets good.

[Brazen]

Is it okay for a, say, mid-twenties bearded unemployed man to go on his own to watch the Paddington the Bear film at the cinema?

Asking for me

No, he should invite a London-based on-line friend who secretly wants to see it too 

[frunk]

A friend o mine couldn't get into the books either and didn't even finish the 1st one, but absolutely loves the show. It vastly improves things in many ways. You'll enjoy it.

I'm in that boat.  Couldn't even finish the first book, but love the tv show.