Game of Thrones begins....

[Solmyr]

I'd certainly roll into her. *rimshot*

She looks too pouty.

[Josephus]

I'd certainly roll into her. *rimshot*

She looks too pouty.

It's kinda sexy though

[garbon]

Use spoiler tags, you gits. There's people who haven't read the books in here.

While I could see that for the most recent book, all the others have been out for years...book 1 debuting in 1996. If someone hasn't availed themselves by now, not really sure whose at fault. Just looked and the 4th book has been out for 7 years.

[grumbler]

While I could see that for the most recent book, all the others have been out for years...book 1 debuting in 1996. If someone hasn't availed themselves by now, not really sure whose at fault. Just looked and the 4th book has been out for 7 years.  

This thread is about the TV show Game of Thrones, not the book series A Song of Ice and Fire .  People interested in the show but not in reading the books should not have their story spoiled by gits too lazy or stupid to spoiler-tag information which refers to events in the show's future.

In the book thread, you may be correct to assume that people entering the thread have read the books. 

[garbon]

I don't care either way as I'm not posting any spoilers, but it isn't surprising that many people who read the books are speaking about what my occur further in the series. After all, the tv show has followed pretty closely to many of the major plots.  It might be difficult for people to completely divorce those two.

[grumbler]

I don't care either way as I'm not posting any spoilers, but it isn't surprising that many people who read the books are speaking about what my occur further in the series. After all, the tv show has followed pretty closely to many of the major plots.  It might be difficult for people to completely divorce those two.

It isn't difficult; you just use the spoiler tags [spoiler]like this[/spoiler] when referring to events in the books that haven't been covered yet in the series.

[jimmy olsen]

Non book readers may be interested in this site.

http://winteriscoming.net/

[crazy canuck]

I agree with Grumbler, it will be interesting to see how dark they go in the coming episodes.  Based on the last episode I think they will be constrained to some extent by their budget.  As an example, the cutting comment by Lady Stark that Rob was fighting a war not playing at one, lost a bit of its edge because it looked like she was in a war camp - mainly because it was a low budget scene.

[spoiler] In the book her comment is much more cutting because the tournament in which Brienne and Loras fight is much more grand, with large numbers of knights, colourful banners and tents and all the pomp and circumstance of the tournament at King's Landing (before the war).  But the budget was too small to convey that feeling.

I wonder whether the budget will be large enough to convey the horror in kind of devestation portrayed in the books. [/spoiler]

[garbon]

I don't care either way as I'm not posting any spoilers, but it isn't surprising that many people who read the books are speaking about what my occur further in the series. After all, the tv show has followed pretty closely to many of the major plots.  It might be difficult for people to completely divorce those two.

It isn't difficult; you just use the spoiler tags [spoiler]like this[/spoiler] when referring to events in the books that haven't been covered yet in the series.

Formatting can be a pain, especially when on a non-traditional device like a tablet.

[grumbler]

Formatting can be a pain, especially when on a non-traditional device like a tablet.

So don't post spoilers at all when on a non-traditional device like a tablet.  Problem solved, everyone happy.

[jimmy olsen]

It's shadow ninja time!

[KRonn]

I'm really liking Tyrion, Peter Dinklage's portrayal of him. Doing a great job. The palace intrigue he gets into is pretty awesome, just as in the books.

[viper37]

I'm really liking Tyrion, Peter Dinklage's portrayal of him. Doing a great job. The palace intrigue he gets into is pretty awesome, just as in the books.

I was just gonna post that!

[Queequeg]

So is Melisandre's religion basically right?  There is some indication that the Old Gods exist and have power, as opposed to the Seven, but it would seem that a God of Fire that is capable of granting some pretty impressive abilities and is at constant war with a "Great Other" who is associated with darkness and ice, and who's minions are weak to fire, would fit in to the established mythos pretty easily. If anything, a bit too easily. 

[jimmy olsen]

So is Melisandre's religion basically right?  There is some indication that the Old Gods exist and have power, as opposed to the Seven, but it would seem that a God of Fire that is capable of granting some pretty impressive abilities and is at constant war with a "Great Other" who is associated with darkness and ice, and who's minions are weak to fire, would fit in to the established mythos pretty easily. If anything, a bit too easily.

One wonders how the Seven gained so many followers if there's nothing to it and there are competing religions with real power. I haven't read books 4 or 5 though.