Game of Thrones [SPOILERS]

[Threash]

On rewatch i just noticed that Tyrion is whistling the rains of Castamere on the first episode of season 2 as he walks in the small council meeting.  That's awesome.

[Ginaz]

Video of some of the new cast members for season 3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpSDSgChsaI

[Ingmar]

Diana Rigg as Olenna is just a really odd bit of casting.

[Tale]

Diana Rigg as Olenna is just a really odd bit of casting.

I don't think so at all. That's how I would have cast her.

[Mosesandstick]

Gareth from the Office 

[Ingmar]

Diana Rigg as Olenna is just a really odd bit of casting.

I don't think so at all. That's how I would have cast her.

As a woman far too tall and somewhat too young?

[Phred]

Diana Rigg as Olenna is just a really odd bit of casting.

I don't think so at all. That's how I would have cast her.

As a woman far too tall and somewhat too young?

I don't know about her height but from this 2006 photo it looks like they won't have much trouble making her look old enough. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Rigg'

[Chimpy]

Maggie Smith would have been the perfect choice.

[Threash]

Who the heck is Orell? That guy looks like a Vargo Hoat or maybe a Ramsay Snow to me.

[Rendakor]

[Phred]

Ya kind of curious to see how he's going to make an appearance in season 3. Would have thought they'd just skip him seeing as he should, as you say, be dead by now.

[Ingmar]

Possibly he will be replacing Varamyr since it is probably cheaper to have a trained eagle for a few episodes than Varamyr's stable of animals.

[Arthur_Parker]

Tight security as top TV series is filmed at Gosford Park

GOSFORD Castle will feature heavily in the third series of the hit television show Game of Thrones.
Filming at the castle and the surrounding forest started last Tuesday and continued well into the weekend.
But only a few lucky members of the public were able to catch a glimpse of the cast as a blanket of security descended upon the immediate area.

Dozens of lorries took up car parks throughout Gosford while numerous cameras have been placed on and around the castle.
And this isn't the first time that Gosford has featured in Game of Thrones following a brief appearance in season two.
As well as that staging was set up in the picturesque gardens while scenes were also shot deep within the forest.

The return of Game of Thrones has been greeted with plenty of excitement from local fans of the show. But as well as that, fans have travelled from across Northern Ireland in a bid to catch a glimpse of the action.
But a veil of secrecy has been placed on everyone involved in the show, from lead actors, extras and production staff.

The show, based on the books by George R R Martin and brought to the screens by Home Box Office (HBO), has reached phenomenal levels amongst fans worldwide.
While little secret has been made that the show is mainly based in Northern Ireland, the exact whereabouts of filming has remained a tight-lipped secret.
But what is known is that, given filming has been continuing for almost a week, the Co Armagh landmark is set to play a key role in the latest season of the show.
However, for those avid fans of the show, it is believed that Gosford will will be the setting for Riverrun - the seat of the House of Tilly.

The pilot programme and the first two series attracted funding of £6m from Invest NI, but that money has been shown to have brought in £40m to the Northern Irish economy. And another £3.2m of public money will go towards the series currently being filmed.

The third season of Game of Thrones is due to hit the television screens in March next year.

So odd this, we used to walk round Gosford Castle nearly every weekend.

[Threash]

Ciaran fucking Hinds cast as Mance Rayder.  A bit old for the part but a great actor non the less.

[Phred]

Osha fans might want to check out Tonight You're Mine. I saw it the other night and it was quite a fun movie. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1672845/ Also known as You Instead according to IMDB.

[luckton]

Jesus, this fell off the first page 

Back up you go.  Season 3 starts 3/31/13.  BE THERE! 

[Tale]

That's four and a half months away, well after the birthday I'm in denial about. Might as well be talking about the release date of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit lol... oh, wait.

[Draegan]

My wife will be 9 mos pregnant then.  Hard to imagine.

[Ginaz]

Looks like the third season's episodes will be a few minutes longer each.  Yay.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/19/showbiz/tv/game-of-thrones-season-three/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9

[schpain]

Apologies in advance for the de-rail...

So when I finished watching series 1 I started on the books - got sidetracked by 6 months of study and am now finishing ADWD.  To sate me for 2 months until season 3 comes out; can any of you recommend a good series of fantasy/high-fantasy books which I can purchase and start?  My only requirement is that it needs to be more than 2-3 books long; I've read WoT and Malazan already.

Also going back to page 46 of this thread:


Also the actor cast as Missandei is AMAZING 

[Rasix]

I'm not sure Cook qualifies as high fantasy, but you could look at either his Dread Empire or Black Company series.  Sanderson's Mistborn series.  Wheel of Time.  I think Feist's Magician series goes on longer than the 2 I read (didn't care for it).

Sorry, I got nothing exotic. 

[JWIV]

Apologies in advance for the de-rail...

So when I finished watching series 1 I started on the books - got sidetracked by 6 months of study and am now finishing ADWD.  To sate me for 2 months until season 3 comes out; can any of you recommend a good series of fantasy/high-fantasy books which I can purchase and start?  My only requirement is that it needs to be more than 2-3 books long; I've read WoT and Malazan already.

Also going back to page 46 of this thread:


Also the actor cast as Missandei is AMAZING 

First six books of the Thomas Covenant if you haven't read those.  I have a soft spot for Tad Williams and his Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series.

[Merusk]

I've had those books for nearly 15 years now and I still haven't made it past the first one.  Something about it simply bores me to tears, even though it's better written than Jordan's books.  The whole storyline just feels ponderous.

[JWIV]

I've had those books for nearly 15 years now and I still haven't made it past the first one.  Something about it simply bores me to tears, even though it's better written than Jordan's books.  The whole storyline just feels ponderous.

That's basically the issue with Williams summed up right there. He obviously loves the English language, which is a bonus. The problem is his sense of pacing is shit.

[eldaec]

I saw an interview with GRRM not so long ago which firmly hinted that this season goes as far into book 3 as the 2 *HOLY SHIT* events in Kings Landing and in the other place, which, given they are three quarters of the way through SoS, means covering a ton of ground in ten episodes - possibly too much.

That said, if they get there in one piece then retiming the two events to happen simultaneously in the final episode could be a hell of a way to go out.

[HaemishM]

You also have to remember that the last season had a few bits that weren't covered until book 3 and a number of chapters of book 3 were people wandering around in the rain.

[Draegan]

I'm not sure Cook qualifies as high fantasy, but you could look at either his Dread Empire or Black Company series.  Sanderson's Mistborn series.  Wheel of Time.  I think Feist's Magician series goes on longer than the 2 I read (didn't care for it).

Sorry, I got nothing exotic. 

To sate me for 2 months

C'mon man.  Don't be mean.

[shiznitz]

I've had those books for nearly 15 years now and I still haven't made it past the first one.  Something about it simply bores me to tears, even though it's better written than Jordan's books.  The whole storyline just feels ponderous.

Here is a secret.  You don't have to read every word.  Most of us on these forums can skim/read quite well, I imagine.  Adapt to ponderous prose.

[Tannhauser]

Read the first three Covenant books after high school and The Lord of the Rings.  Fantasy took a dark turn there.  Overall they were good but that writer really likes rape-rape and it really stained the trilogy to me. 

Looking forward to GoT:3

[Rendakor]

I couldn't get through Memory, Sorrow and Thorn either, despite loving Williams' Otherland series to death. L. E. Modesitt's Recluse saga is pretty good fantasy, although each book is sort of stand alone set at different places/times in the same universe rather than a linear narrative.

[Rasix]

I'm not sure Cook qualifies as high fantasy, but you could look at either his Dread Empire or Black Company series.  Sanderson's Mistborn series.  Wheel of Time.  I think Feist's Magician series goes on longer than the 2 I read (didn't care for it).

Sorry, I got nothing exotic. 

To sate me for 2 months

C'mon man.  Don't be mean.

He could be unemployed or something.

[eldaec]

You also have to remember that the last season had a few bits that weren't covered until book 3 and a number of chapters of book 3 were people wandering around in the rain.

And thinking about it, they can stretch events north of the wall, I'd probably end the season with the arrival at Queenscrown or possibly even the climbing bit. In the book the characters in the far north seemed to be racing through their arcs far faster than anyone else, letting that phase of Jon's story remain open till season 4 would help it seem more believable that he develops as much as he does.

[Threash]

The Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson.  You are welcome.

[schpain]

I'm not sure Cook qualifies as high fantasy, but you could look at either his Dread Empire or Black Company series.  Sanderson's Mistborn series.  Wheel of Time. I think Feist's Magician series goes on longer than the 2 I read (didn't care for it).

Sorry, I got nothing exotic.  

To sate me for 2 months

C'mon man.  Don't be mean.

He could be unemployed or something.

Hah I'm going to get Memory of Light from a mate and finish off the series; have read the rest.

Also I have an hour each way commute to work and usually read for 30 minutes before bed, so I take the view that anything less than a trilogy isn't big enough to get me involved.  

Edit: Thanks for the suggestions all!  I really gotta change my profile pic, it's even more annoying than Threash's 

[Ingmar]

I couldn't get through Memory, Sorrow and Thorn either, despite loving Williams' Otherland series to death. L. E. Modesitt's Recluse saga is pretty good fantasy, although each book is sort of stand alone set at different places/times in the same universe rather than a linear narrative.

My feeling about those two series is the exact opposite; liked MS&T quite a lot, but Otherland was a boring slog.