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Started by Josquius, April 04, 2011, 03:39:14 AM

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Josquius

Doubt they would finish it differently.
Assuming GoT is a big success and looks set to go on forever but George takes another 5 years for the next book (not so sure future ones will be as slow) then they'll probally just start stretching things out a lot. Having two series for Dance instead of one for instance.
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katmai

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on April 28, 2011, 05:37:03 PM
Well, my DVR bricked itself this weekend. Just in time.  <_<

Hopefully there will be reruns galore.
of course there will.
It's hbo and if you have on demand through your cable should be able to watch it through that, and hbo is starting new online service that subscribers can watch any episode from their series. 
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jimmy olsen

Quote from: Barrister on April 28, 2011, 02:22:38 PM
Quote from: Maximus on April 28, 2011, 02:20:03 PM
Isn't Dragons supposed to be the last book? It is finished.

:console:

It's a planned 7 book series.

Next two books are The Winds of Winter
The original title A Time for Wolves was much cooler.
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jimmy olsen

#588
Quote from: Valmy on April 28, 2011, 02:39:57 PM
Quote from: Maximus on April 28, 2011, 02:37:35 PM
Ok, must have been wrong. That being the case I agree it won't likely get finished. His progress seems to be flattening out asymptotically.

It is certainly is a possibility.  I think there is too much financial pressure with the HBO series to state for sure that it is more likely to not be finished than finished (after all he is supposedly 5/7s of the way there) but I would not be shocked either way.

At least he finished this one eh?
From what I hear online, apparently his editor forced him to come down to her office and work. If this continues, there's hope. 

EDIT: Here's the editor showing off the manuscript

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucagf1wt3Ic&feature=player_embedded#at=28
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Siege

Should I pay the 20 bucks for HBO?



"All men are created equal, then some become infantry."

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't."

"Laissez faire et laissez passer, le monde va de lui même!"


Razgovory

Quote from: Siege on April 28, 2011, 06:37:59 PM
Should I pay the 20 bucks for HBO?

No, it's full of fat people.
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Viking

Am re-reading the books... In the first bran chapter, the scene with the dead dire wolf.

- The mother direwolf was killed by an antler (presumably from a deer). The Stark sigil was killed by the Baratheon sigil.
- The albino direwolf representing Jon Snow has the hair of the Targaryens.


First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

MadImmortalMan

Quote from: katmai on April 28, 2011, 05:56:06 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on April 28, 2011, 05:37:03 PM
Well, my DVR bricked itself this weekend. Just in time.  <_<

Hopefully there will be reruns galore.
of course there will.
It's hbo and if you have on demand through your cable should be able to watch it through that, and hbo is starting new online service that subscribers can watch any episode from their series.

I watched it last night on demand.  :)

ATT replaced the DVR. New one has a bigger disk. yay
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jimmy olsen

Awesome metal version of the Intro music! :punk:
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
--------------------------------------------
1 Karma Chameleon point

Siege

Quote from: Viking on April 29, 2011, 10:13:02 AM
Am re-reading the books... In the first bran chapter, the scene with the dead dire wolf.

- The mother direwolf was killed by an antler (presumably from a deer). The Stark sigil was killed by the Baratheon sigil.
- The albino direwolf representing Jon Snow has the hair of the Targaryens.





Is this final proof that Jon Snow is the son of that dude, the older brother of the girl with the 3 dragons?


"All men are created equal, then some become infantry."

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't."

"Laissez faire et laissez passer, le monde va de lui même!"


Grey Fox

Not brother, father of the girl.
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.

jimmy olsen

It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
--------------------------------------------
1 Karma Chameleon point

Viking

Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 01, 2011, 07:52:53 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 07:46:00 PM
Not brother, father of the girl.
Brother :contract:

Bastard half brother :contract:

We still have no reason to believe that even if Lyanna and Rhaegar were the parents that Jon would be anything but a bastard. Rhaegar was married to Elia Martell at the time iirc.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

jimmy olsen

Quote from: Viking on May 01, 2011, 08:10:48 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 01, 2011, 07:52:53 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 07:46:00 PM
Not brother, father of the girl.
Brother :contract:

Bastard half brother :contract:

We still have no reason to believe that even if Lyanna and Rhaegar were the parents that Jon would be anything but a bastard. Rhaegar was married to Elia Martell at the time iirc.
Brother refers to Rhaegar.

Grey Fox was refering to Aerys .
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
--------------------------------------------
1 Karma Chameleon point

Viking

Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 01, 2011, 08:14:58 PM
Quote from: Viking on May 01, 2011, 08:10:48 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 01, 2011, 07:52:53 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 07:46:00 PM
Not brother, father of the girl.
Brother :contract:

Bastard half brother :contract:

We still have no reason to believe that even if Lyanna and Rhaegar were the parents that Jon would be anything but a bastard. Rhaegar was married to Elia Martell at the time iirc.
Brother refers to Rhaegar.

Grey Fox was refering to Aerys .

damn... getting confused..

Dany would be Jon's Aunt if Rhaegar and Lyanna are his parents, but since Rhaegar and Lyanna don't seem to have been married and Rhaegar was already married he would still be a bastard, just not Ned Starks bastard.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.