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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #100 on: May 15, 2014, 11:06:40 AM »
pretty sure tarintino still uses the same dos word processer he used for resivior dogs or something

*side note, i spelled resivior so badly that spell check won't correct it for me
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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #101 on: May 15, 2014, 11:07:29 AM »
I'm seriously thinking about not reading the last two books and just watching the show. Or maybe not even watching the show because I'm so sick of George RR Martin's bullshit.

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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #102 on: May 15, 2014, 11:12:41 AM »
I'm seriously thinking about not reading the last two books and just watching the show. Or maybe not even watching the show because I'm so sick of George RR Martin's bullshit.

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Well, he says it does "everything he need", but just looking at that screenshot you know it's slow as eff. And probably a disorganized clusterfuck. Hey might as well be using a rough ridin' quill.

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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #103 on: May 15, 2014, 11:17:48 AM »
pretty sure tarintino still uses the same dos word processer he used for resivior dogs or something

*side note, i spelled resivior so badly that spell check won't correct it for me

if quentin tarantino took 20 years to write a screenplay you might have a point there

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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #104 on: May 15, 2014, 11:18:29 AM »
pretty sure tarintino still uses the same dos word processer he used for resivior dogs or something

*side note, i spelled resivior so badly that spell check won't correct it for me

if quentin tarantino took 20 years to write a screenplay you might have a point there

just giving you guys nuggets of knowledge  :D
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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #105 on: May 15, 2014, 12:14:09 PM »
Malice was the word I was looking for.  Good catch.

He did try to name Jaime in the Vale in the books, and like the show he was denied naming an absent champion.

I dunno, I think it would be a smarter move to name Jaime than the greatest fighter in Westeros.  He wouldn't be naming a champion who he thought could win, he'd be naming one he thought couldn't lose, i.e Tywin/Cersei wouldn't match him up against someone who'd kill him (or would she?).

IIRC, tradition in the few trial by combat instances I have read so far holds that the accuser names their champion(s) first. Jaime is the only member of Tyrion's family that he has any attachment to, he would not send his brother into battle against Gregor with only one hand.

Why are we even debating the nuances of something that can't/ won't happen?

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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #106 on: May 15, 2014, 12:14:49 PM »
I'm seriously thinking about not reading the last two books and just watching the show. Or maybe not even watching the show because I'm so sick of George RR Martin's bullshit.

Weird.

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« Reply #107 on: May 15, 2014, 12:57:06 PM »
Malice was the word I was looking for.  Good catch.

He did try to name Jaime in the Vale in the books, and like the show he was denied naming an absent champion.

I dunno, I think it would be a smarter move to name Jaime than the greatest fighter in Westeros.  He wouldn't be naming a champion who he thought could win, he'd be naming one he thought couldn't lose, i.e Tywin/Cersei wouldn't match him up against someone who'd kill him (or would she?).

IIRC, tradition in the few trial by combat instances I have read so far holds that the accuser names their champion(s) first. Jaime is the only member of Tyrion's family that he has any attachment to, he would not send his brother into battle against Gregor with only one hand.

Why are we even debating the nuances of something that can't/ won't happen?
It can't won't happen in the books, but it could in the show.  I don't recall any such nuance, but the episode in the vale did involve the accuser naming a champion first.

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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #108 on: May 15, 2014, 01:30:00 PM »
Malice was the word I was looking for.  Good catch.

He did try to name Jaime in the Vale in the books, and like the show he was denied naming an absent champion.

I dunno, I think it would be a smarter move to name Jaime than the greatest fighter in Westeros.  He wouldn't be naming a champion who he thought could win, he'd be naming one he thought couldn't lose, i.e Tywin/Cersei wouldn't match him up against someone who'd kill him (or would she?).

IIRC, tradition in the few trial by combat instances I have read so far holds that the accuser names their champion(s) first. Jaime is the only member of Tyrion's family that he has any attachment to, he would not send his brother into battle against Gregor with only one hand.

Why are we even debating the nuances of something that can't/ won't happen?
It can't won't happen in the books, but it could in the show.  I don't recall any such nuance, but the episode in the vale did involve the accuser naming a champion first.

It won't. The god damn title of episode 8 is "The Mountain and The Viper".

This trial also involved the accuser naming their champion first. The same also applies to the only other instance of trial by combat in the stories, trial by seven from the Dunk and Egg novellas.

I'm not saying that it is Westerosi law that the accuser names their champion first, but it seems to work out that way. People are usually hesitant to volunteer for the accused's cause without knowing what they are going up against first.

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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #109 on: May 15, 2014, 08:49:58 PM »
I'm seriously thinking about not reading the last two books and just watching the show. Or maybe not even watching the show because I'm so sick of George RR Martin's bullshit.

Weird.

GRRM was/is a struggling screenwriter that happened to Gump his way into the best fantasy series this side of the Wheel of Time and the Dark Tower.

He gets off on this crap.  I think he's an asshat, but I'm too invested now.

I absolutely think he puts crap off simply for more attention.

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« Reply #110 on: May 15, 2014, 10:00:56 PM »
I'm seriously thinking about not reading the last two books and just watching the show. Or maybe not even watching the show because I'm so sick of George RR Martin's bullshit.

Weird.

GRRM was/is a struggling screenwriter that happened to Gump his way into the best fantasy series this side of the Wheel of Time and the Dark Tower.

He gets off on this crap.  I think he's an asshat, but I'm too invested now.

I absolutely think he puts crap off simply for more attention.

Speaking of The Wheel of Time, what's everyone's opinion on that series? I'm considering making it my summer reading.

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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #111 on: May 16, 2014, 12:20:01 AM »
I'm seriously thinking about not reading the last two books and just watching the show. Or maybe not even watching the show because I'm so sick of George RR Martin's bullshit.

Weird.

GRRM was/is a struggling screenwriter that happened to Gump his way into the best fantasy series this side of the Wheel of Time and the Dark Tower.

He gets off on this crap.  I think he's an asshat, but I'm too invested now.

I absolutely think he puts crap off simply for more attention.

regardless, it's just a book.

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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #112 on: May 16, 2014, 12:32:42 AM »
Metalhead, I'm not really as upset as my post may have made it seem.

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« Reply #113 on: May 16, 2014, 12:36:55 AM »
Metalhead, I'm not really as upset as my post may have made it seem.

I figured as much, I do that a lot too.

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« Reply #114 on: May 16, 2014, 08:21:10 AM »
I'm seriously thinking about not reading the last two books and just watching the show. Or maybe not even watching the show because I'm so sick of George RR Martin's bullshit.

Weird.

GRRM was/is a struggling screenwriter that happened to Gump his way into the best fantasy series this side of the Wheel of Time and the Dark Tower.

He gets off on this crap.  I think he's an asshat, but I'm too invested now.

I absolutely think he puts crap off simply for more attention.

Speaking of The Wheel of Time, what's everyone's opinion on that series? I'm considering making it my summer reading.

I liked it. It is really long though, so it is quite a commitment and there are boring parts in the middle. 14 books for the main series plus a prequel and a couple of short stories. Also, I hope you like the phrase "She crossed her arms beneath her breasts" because it shows up at least once per chapter.

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« Reply #115 on: May 19, 2014, 12:55:00 PM »
So I think we may have had another teaser to a future storyline in the show when Mel was trying to explain why Shireen needed to go with them. Seems like it was implying Shireen will have a key role in the future when she's really done nothing in the books.


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« Reply #116 on: May 19, 2014, 12:56:38 PM »
She probably just plans on burning her.  She's big on sacrificing children with possible royal blood. 
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« Reply #117 on: May 19, 2014, 01:03:29 PM »
She probably just plans on burning her.  She's big on sacrificing children with possible royal blood.

I was thinking the same thing.

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« Reply #118 on: May 19, 2014, 01:11:46 PM »
She probably just plans on burning her.  She's big on sacrificing children with possible royal blood.

I was thinking the same thing.

That was what I figured too, it just seemed to be a tip of the hand a little earlier than the books

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« Reply #119 on: May 19, 2014, 01:19:32 PM »
I think we're going to learn a little bit more about greyscale (sp?). There was a significant portion of aDwD dedicated to it. Then again, maybe it is just a plot device to eliminate Jon Connington and Shireen from complicating the story further.

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« Reply #120 on: May 19, 2014, 01:45:03 PM »
I think we're going to learn a little bit more about greyscale (sp?). There was a significant portion of aDwD dedicated to it. Then again, maybe it is just a plot device to eliminate Jon Connington and Shireen from complicating the story further.

With the way Val freaks out about her I'm sure there's going to be some significance, not just oh, she died from it.

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Re: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books
« Reply #121 on: June 02, 2014, 09:34:09 AM »
i hope the show gets into what on earth qyburn is doing with the mountain

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« Reply #122 on: June 02, 2014, 10:28:12 AM »
Does Ygritte seem more vicious in the show than the books? Maybe we just didn't see it in the books because a POV character wasn't there when she was pillaging.

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« Reply #123 on: June 02, 2014, 10:30:01 AM »
Does Ygritte seem more vicious in the show than the books? Maybe we just didn't see it in the books because a POV character wasn't there when she was pillaging.

She let Gilly live, though.

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« Reply #124 on: June 02, 2014, 10:31:26 AM »
Does Ygritte seem more vicious in the show than the books? Maybe we just didn't see it in the books because a POV character wasn't there when she was pillaging.

She let Gilly live, though.

Yeah, that is the only thing making me unsure if she is more vicious or not.