xadamhudsonx Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Was anybody else disturbed reading the books and thinking about the ages these characters are in the books and what they're doing at those ages (Dany getting plowed by Khal every night at 13)? I'm glad HBO made the choice of using older actors. Clearly it would have been too controversial for them not too age the characters for television, but no one seems to mind on the literature side of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 i think my brain aged the characters up when i was reading the books (because of all the adult things they're doing), so the show, while not being exactly true to the ages in the books, it's more or less true to how i envisioned the characteres in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 i think my brain aged the characters up when i was reading the books (because of all the adult things they're doing), so the show, while not being exactly true to the ages in the books, it's more or less true to how i envisioned the characteres in my head. Now that I've started reading the books my brain is doing the same thing, but only because I'm familiar with the same characters in the show. I think had I just picked up the book and not been familiar with the show I'd be very uncomfortable. It makes me wonder about GRRM and why he would make that choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Because that's what would have happened in those times, even though it's a fantasy world. I thought game of thrones was fucked up...then I read the bible cover to cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I just want some serious shit to go down. There's only 3 episodes left, so they need to pick up the pace. Oh, shit will go down! (I've read the books) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejesseb Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I watched all three seasons in four days. I love this show. Gonna be picking up the books soon so I can keep the story going after this season ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 i think my brain aged the characters up when i was reading the books (because of all the adult things they're doing), so the show, while not being exactly true to the ages in the books, it's more or less true to how i envisioned the characteres in my head. I think that is pretty natural. No one wants to envision some of this stuff with minors. Somewhat related, when the Hunger Games movie came out I read or heard something that explained why the books could be pretty violent but still be for young adults. The premise was that the ability to determine fiction from reality and to not take behavioral cues from fiction is an inherent trait and is developed pretty early. So in a way, your brain has a mechanism to process shit like that. Now back to the show, though it is my least favorite storyline thus far, I'm truly curious to see where they are going with Theon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandy Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I watched all three seasons in four days. I love this show. Gonna be picking up the books soon so I can keep the story going after this season ends. Same here! Watched all 27 episodes so far since last weekend! Too addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeine Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Been following the show for a while now, never read the books, but sometimes I'll read stuff online that the show hasn't gotten to yet. Stuff on specific characters or story arcs. So here's one thing I don't get that maybe someone who read the book can explain. It has to do with the chronology of the books/seasons.Okay so S1 is pretty much book 1, yeah? Okay well when I read stuff online, for instance if I read about Theon there's this whole backstory about when he was taken as a ward. You don't see that at all in the show (at least not yet?) S1 starts off with him at, say 19 years of age. I assume book 1 is the same. So how does all this back story come about. The books go in chronological order right? And the books are told from various character's points-of-view, yes? So how do you get all that back-story, like the Greyjoy rebellion and stuff like that? Do the character reminisce on it, but it never actually takes place in the series?Just wondering... it seems like GRRM has created a really rich world and so there is bound to be lots of back-story. But the actual story starts about a decade after Theon was taken. So far, in the show there have only really been hints of it and I just wonder if we'll ever see how that stuff went down or how that all works.I have a friend who read the books and aside from the many deviations he said the main difference between the books and show is that the show is told from 3rd person, but the books are in 1st person and switches from character to character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Been following the show for a while now, never read the books, but sometimes I'll read stuff online that the show hasn't gotten to yet. Stuff on specific characters or story arcs. So here's one thing I don't get that maybe someone who read the book can explain. It has to do with the chronology of the books/seasons. Okay so S1 is pretty much book 1, yeah? Okay well when I read stuff online, for instance if I read about Theon there's this whole backstory about when he was taken as a ward. You don't see that at all in the show (at least not yet?) S1 starts off with him at, say 19 years of age. I assume book 1 is the same. So how does all this back story come about. The books go in chronological order right? And the books are told from various character's points-of-view, yes? So how do you get all that back-story, like the Greyjoy rebellion and stuff like that? Do the character reminisce on it, but it never actually takes place in the series? Just wondering... it seems like GRRM has created a really rich world and so there is bound to be lots of back-story. But the actual story starts about a decade after Theon was taken. So far, in the show there have only really been hints of it and I just wonder if we'll ever see how that stuff went down or how that all works. I have a friend who read the books and aside from the many deviations he said the main difference between the books and show is that the show is told from 3rd person, but the books are in 1st person and switches from character to character. to make a long answer short: yes. there's lots of exposition between characters, both with actual dialogue and internal thoughts in the books. like the Greyjoy rebellion stuff, they reference it a lot in terms of reminding Theon why he's there/what his place is in the world, etc when he gets too full of himself. Also when he returned to the Iron Isles. codeine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 This is what I thought of when Jamie jumped in the pit with the bear: mitch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Its a bummer the seasons are only 10 episodes and they occur once a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeine Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 to make a long answer short: yes. there's lots of exposition between characters, both with actual dialogue and internal thoughts in the books. like the Greyjoy rebellion stuff, they reference it a lot in terms of reminding Theon why he's there/what his place is in the world, etc when he gets too full of himself. Also when he returned to the Iron Isles. Okay, cool, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeine Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Its a bummer the seasons are only 10 episodes and they occur once a year I know, but even at this rate they are already on track to surpass the completion of the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Since it is Sunday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeine Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Tonight's ep was EPIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 OH MY GOD CAN ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE PLEASE FIGHT ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeine Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Have patience. You have to set the shit up before you can execute. Can't have every ep be the battle of blackwater. That would be like listening to blastbeats on fullblast the rest of your life.Lots of great character stuff and good story development. This ep was super-strong, things are moving along quite nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Tonight's ep was EPIC. I agree. And it's also been way too long since we've seen Daenerys naked, so that was awesome too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankmurphy Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Cersei shut Loras the fuck down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 the people complaining about things being too slow are the same people who would complain about having no idea what the fuck was going on if there wasn't this much plot exposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Haha. Probably. I liked but didn't love last nights episode, mostly because I'm not that into Stannis. Let get these weddings going! Bummer no episode next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejesseb Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I felt like this weeks episode wast even more of a teaser. Just adding more tension for the final two episodes. Also I think Oleena Tyrell is my favorite character. Her comments on how all the relationships would work out was hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandy Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Haha. Probably. I liked but didn't love last nights episode, mostly because I'm not that into Stannis. Let get these weddings going! Bummer no episode next week. Yea argh Stannis is boring as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 the people complaining about things being too slow are the same people who would complain about having no idea what the fuck was going on if there wasn't this much plot exposition. Fair enough. I just feel like each week has been teasing that the next week will be action packed. And then it's just more set up. It would probably help if the seasons were longer than 10 episodes. Because character development takes time, hence all the talk heavy episodes. But a battle can be shown in a matter of minutes with the gist of it still coming across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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