Game of Thrones begins....

[Siege]

Apologies, I missed the posts where it was mentioned.  I didn't realize that many posts had been added since I last saw the thread.  I saw only the few before mine discussing other topics.

Are you a retard?
Stop wasting my fucking time!

Says the guy who can't be bothered to look up something he forgot.

I have PTSD. I forget everything.
I even forget that I can google what I forget.

Anyway, FUCK YOU!!!!!!1111

[Agelastus]

God forbid they make a miniseries about the Scottish border during Elizabeth's reign....

That could be pretty great actually......
A low down affair, not about the great people of the era but about a Reaver clan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Borderers

[Barrister]

So its been several years since I read the series.  I had intentions of re-reading them before ADWD came out, but that has gone nowhere fast.

Do I pick up ADWD now, because I still remember the overall plot, or do I go back and read them in order (as I definitely don't remember all the details) and risk having ADWD spoiled for me by the time I get to it?

[Valmy]

Read ADWD now.  If you need to review anything check this website: http://towerofthehand.com/

[Josquius]

God forbid they make a miniseries about the Scottish border during Elizabeth's reign....

That could be pretty great actually......
A low down affair, not about the great people of the era but about a Reaver clan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Borderers

To the torrent machine!
I was thinking it would be a bit like a western too...

[syk]

I'm only half through A Clash of Kings but the one spoiler I'd like to read is if Syrio Forel returns at some point.

[Josquius]

Not definitely no.
Though there are theories. Ones I find very unlikely.

[syk]

The one I read was Jaqen = Syrio. Don't think so. The only thing that seems to connect them was both being Braavosi. Anyway, Syrio in all his greasiness is a rather cool character and I'd like to see him return.

[Razgovory]

Tell GRRM to stop naming everyone with the same sounding names.

GRRM's writing has many faults, but similar-sounding character names are not one of them.

Yeah, I quite liked the multiple Roberts actually, fit in well with the medievalesque setting.
And he doesn't do it anywhere near as much as history...

I remember reading one historical novel where half the cast had the same name.  The author fixed this by using different variations of the name.

[The Larch]

The one I read was Jaqen = Syrio. Don't think so. The only thing that seems to connect them was both being Braavosi. Anyway, Syrio in all his greasiness is a rather cool character and I'd like to see him return.

Jaqen is not from Braavos but from Lorath, although he trained as a Faceless Man in Braavos. Then again I wouldn't extract much from Jaqen's background, as it was an assumed identity after all.

[The Larch]

Tell GRRM to stop naming everyone with the same sounding names.

GRRM's writing has many faults, but similar-sounding character names are not one of them.

Yeah, I quite liked the multiple Roberts actually, fit in well with the medievalesque setting.
And he doesn't do it anywhere near as much as history...

I remember reading one historical novel where half the cast had the same name.  The author fixed this by using different variations of the name.

Martin also used that argument as a small joke in one of the Dunk & Egg short stories. A small noble made a levy in his villages and out of the 10 able men he recruited, 3 or 4 had the same name, so they had to come up with ways to tell them apart, and finally relied on using their villages' name as their surname, IIRC. Then there was the problem of two of the guys coming from the same village. :p

[Sophie Scholl]

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/19/stannis-melisandre/
Melisandre and Stannis cast.  I am... not thrilled judging by the shots they have in the article and a quick google pic search.  Also, apologies to Berkut if this has been posted already.

[Valmy]

Very thrilled with the actor for Stannis.  He was a great Thomas Jefferson.

I am not familiar with the actress they got for Melisandre.

[Sophie Scholl]

Very thrilled with the actor for Stannis.  He was a great Thomas Jefferson.

I am not familiar with the actress they got for Melisandre.

Haven't seen John Adams yet.  He's good though?  Nice.  I think the Melisandre actress played Tom Cruise's wife in Valkyrie.  She just doesn't seem like she's attractive enough to pull it off, but we'll see.

[Viking]

Very thrilled with the actor for Stannis.  He was a great Thomas Jefferson.

I am not familiar with the actress they got for Melisandre.

Haven't seen John Adams yet.  He's good though?  Nice.  I think the Melisandre actress played Tom Cruise's wife in Valkyrie.  She just doesn't seem like she's attractive enough to pull it off, but we'll see.

Yes, she doesn't have the voluptuous red haired milf vibe I was hoping for, but shit, you cant accuse her of not being hott enough.

Dillane's Jefferson seems to indicate that he might be suited to play Stannis.

So far I approve. And to be honest, only my opinion matters.