TV/Movies Megathread

[Norgy]

Paddington the Bear was one of my childhood favourites, so I'd still go and watch it. Alone. I'd probably not wear a duster and a hat and sit among the children, though. 

[Brazen]

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.

Same here, made it halfway through the second book and remembered why I don't like high fantasy books. Especially ones which use the term "bunghole" frequently.

[CountDeMoney]

Watched the first episode of Game of Thrones. Looks ok so far.

Hey now, I'm starting to wrap up Season 1 myself. 

[The Larch]

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

Agreed.  Writers for the show really worked some magic.

What I guess can be in a way heart breaking for hard core book fans is seeing how, when trimming the fat from the books for the show, they leave out stuff they had been agonizing for years. It's like an off hand admission that it doesn't really matter in the big picture.

Thinking mostly about [spoiler]Lady Stoneheart, Coldhands, the tons of prophecies, Euron Greyjoy's exploits (unless they appear in a future season)...[/spoiler]

[Solmyr]

Instead they add a whole lot of other stuff that doesn't matter, like Theon torture porn and Bran's forest wanderings.

[Norgy]

Bran will have his own spinoff series, surely, what with the action and the dialogue and the carry the one and the GLAYVIN!

[crazy canuck]

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

One of the problems with our kids growing up is I dont get to see the great kids movies anymore.

[Gups]

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.

Yep, the 2nd half of book 3 is the best in the whole series. It goes rapidly downhill after that and the writing becomes absolutely abysmal.

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. 

[Gups]

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

There's no way you are in your mid 20s, surely? I met you 12 years ago and you weren't in your early teens...

[Martinus]

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

Agreed.  Writers for the show really worked some magic.

What I guess can be in a way heart breaking for hard core book fans is seeing how, when trimming the fat from the books for the show, they leave out stuff they had been agonizing for years. It's like an off hand admission that it doesn't really matter in the big picture.

Thinking mostly about [spoiler]Lady Stoneheart, Coldhands, the tons of prophecies, Euron Greyjoy's exploits (unless they appear in a future season)...[/spoiler]

I always thought that [spoiler]Lady Stoneheart[/spoiler] was when the books jumped the shark, to be honest. He spent so much time creating a grim, realistic world where both good and bad characters can suddenly be killed, [spoiler]and then resurrected one of the major characters like this[/spoiler].

[Martinus]

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

There's no way you are in your mid 20s, surely? I met you 12 years ago and you weren't in your early teens...

I believe Sheilbh was 13 or 14 when he started posting on Paradox. He just suffered from the Jaron-Fireblade Effect (i.e. he sounded so much smarter than them, so everybody assumed he must be way older ).

[Fireblade]

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

There's no way you are in your mid 20s, surely? I met you 12 years ago and you weren't in your early teens...

I believe Sheilbh was 13 or 14 when he started posting on Paradox. He just suffered from the Jaron-Fireblade Effect (i.e. he sounded so much smarter than them, so everybody assumed he must be way older ).

[Malthus]

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

There's no way you are in your mid 20s, surely? I met you 12 years ago and you weren't in your early teens...

I believe Sheilbh was 13 or 14 when he started posting on Paradox. He just suffered from the Jaron-Fireblade Effect (i.e. he sounded so much smarter than them, so everybody assumed he must be way older ).

Is it true that if you say "Fireblade" three times fast, he appears in a flash of flame beside your computer? 

[celedhring]

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

Agreed.  Writers for the show really worked some magic.

What I guess can be in a way heart breaking for hard core book fans is seeing how, when trimming the fat from the books for the show, they leave out stuff they had been agonizing for years. It's like an off hand admission that it doesn't really matter in the big picture.

Thinking mostly about [spoiler]Lady Stoneheart, Coldhands, the tons of prophecies, Euron Greyjoy's exploits (unless they appear in a future season)...[/spoiler]

I always thought that [spoiler]Lady Stoneheart[/spoiler] was when the books jumped the shark, to be honest. He spent so much time creating a grim, realistic world where both good and bad characters can suddenly be killed, [spoiler]and then resurrected one of the major characters like this[/spoiler].

She doesn't bother me as much as most other people for some reason. [spoiler]It's hardly a "good" resurrection; she's a twisted, vengeful version of the real Catelyn, it ties well with the themes of the books and I don't think it undoes the Red Wedding.[/spoiler]

[Fireblade]

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

There's no way you are in your mid 20s, surely? I met you 12 years ago and you weren't in your early teens...

I believe Sheilbh was 13 or 14 when he started posting on Paradox. He just suffered from the Jaron-Fireblade Effect (i.e. he sounded so much smarter than them, so everybody assumed he must be way older ).

Is it true that if you say "Fireblade" three times fast, he appears in a flash of flame beside your computer? 

Martinus always messages me on Facebook all "SOMEONE IS TALKING SHIT ABOUT YOU ON LANGUISH!!"

Turns out, it's always him.