Game of Thrones begins....

[grumbler]

Damn, John Adams was expensive.

Salaries, perhaps?

[The Larch]

Damn, John Adams was expensive.

Salaries, perhaps?

Besides Giamatti, were there other big names on it?  Besides him the only one that comes to mind is David Morse, who played Washington, and I don't think he's in the same league as Giamatti salary-wise.

[jimmy olsen]

I was thinking of how Song of Ice and Fire type weather might be possible sans magic; i.e. alternating short (on a geological scale) but intense and irregular cold periods and warm periods with seasonal variation there in. I wondered if lacking a moon would do it. (I can't remember if there's a moon in the story or not, I assume there is). The axial tilt of the Earth would shift far more frequently without the moon if IIRC, causing drastic climactic changes. Am I on the right track or way off base?

[Razgovory]

I thought there were some references to tides, so I imagine there is a moon.  Really though, it's not something you should think to much about.

[Slargos]

I was thinking of how Song of Ice and Fire type weather might be possible sans magic; i.e. alternating short (on a geological scale) but intense and irregular cold periods and warm periods with seasonal variation there in. I wondered if lacking a moon would do it. (I can't remember if there's a moon in the story or not, I assume there is). The axial tilt of the Earth would shift far more frequently without the moon if IIRC, causing drastic climactic changes. Am I on the right track or way off base?

It's a story. 

[The Brain]

I was thinking of how Song of Ice and Fire type weather might be possible sans magic; i.e. alternating short (on a geological scale) but intense and irregular cold periods and warm periods with seasonal variation there in. I wondered if lacking a moon would do it. (I can't remember if there's a moon in the story or not, I assume there is). The axial tilt of the Earth would shift far more frequently without the moon if IIRC, causing drastic climactic changes. Am I on the right track or way off base?

Probably makes sense in a world where, in the 22nd century, dinosaurs are enslaved by the Confederacy instead of blacks. Map?

[Ed Anger]

I was thinking of how Song of Ice and Fire type weather might be possible sans magic; i.e. alternating short (on a geological scale) but intense and irregular cold periods and warm periods with seasonal variation there in. I wondered if lacking a moon would do it. (I can't remember if there's a moon in the story or not, I assume there is). The axial tilt of the Earth would shift far more frequently without the moon if IIRC, causing drastic climactic changes. Am I on the right track or way off base?

Probably makes sense in a world where, in the 22nd century, dinosaurs are enslaved by the Confederacy instead of blacks. Map?

Mew is coming.

[jimmy olsen]

I was thinking of how Song of Ice and Fire type weather might be possible sans magic; i.e. alternating short (on a geological scale) but intense and irregular cold periods and warm periods with seasonal variation there in. I wondered if lacking a moon would do it. (I can't remember if there's a moon in the story or not, I assume there is). The axial tilt of the Earth would shift far more frequently without the moon if IIRC, causing drastic climactic changes. Am I on the right track or way off base?

Probably makes sense in a world where, in the 22nd century, dinosaurs are enslaved by the Confederacy instead of blacks. Map?

Humans wouldn't have evolved in that scenario, hell, Dinosaurs wouldn't have evolved.

[Solmyr]

Khal Drogo has really good teeth.

[Habbaku]

That was pretty good. I thought they picked a perfect actor for Mormont. 

[jimmy olsen]

Khal Drogo has really good teeth.

Probably doesn't have much sugar in his diet.

[HisMajestyBOB]

I was thinking of how Song of Ice and Fire type weather might be possible sans magic; i.e. alternating short (on a geological scale) but intense and irregular cold periods and warm periods with seasonal variation there in. I wondered if lacking a moon would do it. (I can't remember if there's a moon in the story or not, I assume there is). The axial tilt of the Earth would shift far more frequently without the moon if IIRC, causing drastic climactic changes. Am I on the right track or way off base?

I thought of the same things when I first started reading it, since I was taking astronomy classes at the time. It could be possible since there's several different cycles that can effect the seasonal cycle. You'd want one that's not too regular and predictable.

[jimmy olsen]

Nice to know I wasn't the only one HMBOB

Looks like Martin's going to write the episode for the Battle of the Blackwater! 
http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/04/20/martin-to-write-key-episode-for-game-of-thrones-season-2/

[Martinus]

I was thinking of how Song of Ice and Fire type weather might be possible sans magic; i.e. alternating short (on a geological scale) but intense and irregular cold periods and warm periods with seasonal variation there in. I wondered if lacking a moon would do it. (I can't remember if there's a moon in the story or not, I assume there is). The axial tilt of the Earth would shift far more frequently without the moon if IIRC, causing drastic climactic changes. Am I on the right track or way off base?

I thought of the same things when I first started reading it, since I was taking astronomy classes at the time. It could be possible since there's several different cycles that can effect the seasonal cycle. You'd want one that's not too regular and predictable.

Couldn't this be largely unrelated to astronomy but rather to the conditions on the planet? Things like volcanic activity, ocean circulation etc. could very well cause "winters" (read:mini ice age) without there being much change to the planet's position.

[jimmy olsen]

The positions of land masses and their effects on Ocean currents can definitely cause radical climactic change.

The repeated Ice Ages of the last few million years have been primarily caused by the fact that the South Pole is covered by Antarctica and the Arctic Ocean is almost completely surrounded by land.