Game of Thrones [SPOILERS]

[Lucas]

Can't wait to see an official picture featuring Rose Leslie as Ygritte 

[Merusk]

I always pictured the red bitch having "Lucy Lawless in Spartacus" red hair for some reason.

Me too.  But then you look at the color shift in that image and she probably DOES have much redder hair. There's a ton of color fucking in all those pics, not just the usual Teal/ Orange.  Grr.

I pictured Stannis as having less hair than that and Hodor as younger and significantly more muscled and less pudgy. 

Brienne, however, I totally eat my words on.  Well done transformation there.

[Khaldun]

Yeah, they all look great, except Stannis looks like a bank manager. And I'm wondering how Bran is going to hit his head on door frames like that.

Why except? The impression I get of Stannis a bit is a really severe, humorless, unlikeable if fairly competent boss.

[Bzalthek]

I was a little confused when I heard Gwendoline Christie was going to be Brienne and, well, she just looked too cute but I was sure they'd think of something.

That picture though.  Fucking damn.  Well done!

[Samwise]

[Lucas]

Iceland is REALLY north of the Wall, judging from this awesome,  just released production video (no spoilers):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KONYVXbFiR4

Oh, and just like Brienne, looking at Qhorin Halfhand, he's basically jumped out of the book for me 

[Lucas]

Oh, and some cute cards to get your Valentine on! :D

http://blog.chrisbishop.com/post/17554357179/game-of-thrones-valentine-cards

[Triforcer]

Melisandre and Daenerys look good, Brienne, Bran and Hodor are perfect, but all the other guys are too bearded and dingy looking.  Renly, at least, should have that magnificent, oiled greek statue look to him.  They are all just bearded, kind of ugly dudes. 

[Draegan]

I pictured Melisandre to be much sexier and more vibrant.  She looks like a nun in that picture.  :(

[Lucas]

New video, "Invitation to the Set":

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

Ok, at 1:38-1:39, Melisandre looks RED as she should :D

[Threash]

Tyrion holding the jar of wildfire 

[Lucas]

...And here is a shiny, new trailer, with a lot of new footage, so don't watch if you don't want to be spoilered (no matter if you are a reader or not)

"Power and Grace" (new link, 720p official version):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01BsnBuvWBQ

[Lucas]

First season DVD is now released; yesterday, HBO held a launch party, and some of the cast attended (Season 2 too!):

http://winteriscoming.net/2012/02/thrones-cast-steps-out-to-dvd-launch-party/
http://wicnet.tumblr.com/post/18514817255/tumblrofthrones-a-few-photos-from-the-game-of
http://wicnet.tumblr.com/post/18514580466/tumblrofthrones-more-photos-from-the-game-of
http://wicnet.tumblr.com/post/18514255115/fuckyeahwinterfell-consultingasshole-the
http://wicnet.tumblr.com/post/18514112252

Well, yes, the actress playing Brienne is TALL  . Oh, and the Stark family is entering puberty, no doubt about that (Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Bran, is the most evident example).

[Threash]

Bran and Arya already look way too old, damn.

[lamaros]

Yeah, Renly. Why?!

[Lucas]

Not as funny as the "Game of Ponies" video posted a couple weeks ago, but personally I liked this Disney one :)

http://www.dorkly.com/video/33331/disneys-game-of-thrones

[Lucas]

Emilia Clarke poses for GQ magazine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ujY4ckQHLC4

[ghost]

The wife and I just got the blue ray of this.  Holy doggy-style-sex, batman.   

[Tannhauser]

I did too, really nasty, filthy sexin' and schemin'.

Loooooovvvvinnnngggg iiiiitttttt!

[HaemishM]

I'm reading Clash of Kings right now and I'm a bit worried for this season. Despite a lot of things happening, it feels like a lot of things AREN'T happening. The Jon Snow goes beyond the wall bit and the Dany in the East storyline feel like lots of setup that I hope becomes important but probably isn't at least in this book/season.

[Threash]

Tons of shit happens in both this book and the next, after that it becomes a bit plodding.

[Merusk]

Yeah, 2 had lots and lots to go by based on my skim last year.  3 is where TONS of good stuff happens.  Hopefully they'll combine 4 &5 into one season.

Of course it will end after that as Martin will die/ become bored and never write book 6.

[Ruvaldt]

Yeah, don't be worried about Clash of Kings/Season 2.  I don't know where you're at in the book, Haemish, but it definitely picks up if you're thinking that it is plodding right now.

Also, Storm of Swords is going to be Season 3 and Season 4 if you listen to Benioff and Weiss; they both said as much in an interview a few months ago.  Nothing official from HBO, but after the acclaim/viewership of the last season HBO will want to draw this out as long as they can before they hit book 4 and they probably won't argue with the creators.

[ghost]

I'm reading Clash of Kings right now and I'm a bit worried for this season. Despite a lot of things happening, it feels like a lot of things AREN'T happening. The Jon Snow goes beyond the wall bit and the Dany in the East storyline feel like lots of setup that I hope becomes important but probably isn't at least in this book/season.

 

[HaemishM]

I'm about 150 pages from the end, during the


I'm not saying shit hasn't happened. The whole time I've been reading the book, I'll look at the page number and go "Fuck, I'm 400 pages into this thing... and I don't feel like ANYTHING has happened."

[proudft]

You're trying to bait us into spoiling things for you!  It won't work!

[Teleku]

Hmm, yeah, I don't know man.  I think Clash of Kings was probably the fastest moving book of the series, followed closely by storm of swords.  And that's not to say the series is slow (though its kind of gotten that way), just that I read clash of kings and thought it moved very fast.  I originally read that book in High School, but reread it again recently when book 5 came out, and still felt the same way.  

[Khaldun]

Clash and Storm are chock fulla narrative movement. After that, we go off a steep cliff into nothinghappensville.

[Tannhauser]

Finished watching it last night.  I haven't read the books, but the series was excellent.  None of the storylines ended as I expected, that's good!  I'm so glad I didn't read spoilers about this show or this world.


The Blu-Ray version was excellent, great quality with lots of extras.  At $35 it was a great bargain for over ten hours of entertainment. 

HBO has a big, big hit here.  I look forward to the second season. 

[Rendakor]

Also, Storm of Swords is going to be Season 3 and Season 4 if you listen to Benioff and Weiss; they both said as much in an interview a few months ago.  Nothing official from HBO, but after the acclaim/viewership of the last season HBO will want to draw this out as long as they can before they hit book 4 and they probably won't argue with the creators.

I'm ok with that, as long as Books 4 & 5 together are Season 5.

[Lucas]

NO SPOILERS

From what I personally gathered:

- The authors will have no problems integrating some elements from book 3 to book 2 (and so on in the future seasons) if that serves the *Television* series and makes it more fluid to watch (and it already happend in Season 1 with Arya at the end) ;

- Infact, it looks like a certain story arc involving a couple characters, that only begins at the start of Book 3, has been moved toward the end of the second season ;

- It's not official yet, but if S2 will get even more viewers, HBO will green light season 3, split into two seasons (ending the first part with a certain, big event I won't even codename it 'cause it's a spoiler itself, IMO).

- Then, because of the particular structure of book 4&5, they will probably mix 'n match the events of those two with great liberty.

[ghost]

NO SPOILERS

From what I personally gathered:

- The authors will have no problems integrating some elements from book 3 to book 2 (and so on in the future seasons) if that serves the *Television* series and makes it more fluid to watch (and it already happend in Season 1 with Arya at the end) ;

- Infact, it looks like a certain story arc involving a couple characters, that only begins at the start of Book 3, has been moved toward the end of the second season ;

- It's not official yet, but if S2 will get even more viewers, HBO will green light season 3, split into two seasons (ending the first part with a certain, big event I won't even codename it 'cause it's a spoiler itself, IMO).

- Then, because of the particular structure of book 4&5, they will probably mix 'n match the events of those two with great liberty.

What are they going to do with the parts he never finishes?   

[Merusk]

Write them for him as he's bored, I'm hoping. 

[Lucas]

Have you guys already seen the character "featurettes" for S2?

Here they are (at the following link there are more beside the Dany one):
http://winteriscoming.net/2012/03/new-character-profile-video-for-daenerys/

More to come, presumably!

And here's the latest trailer, "The More You Love" with a very short, first glimpse of Ygritte!!!!  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S14rYrSSW8

[Arthur_Parker]

- It's not official yet, but if S2 will get even more viewers, HBO will green light season 3, split into two seasons (ending the first part with a certain, big event I won't even codename it 'cause it's a spoiler itself, IMO).

Game of Thrones returns to Northern Ireland for new series

Television series Game of Thrones looks set to return to Northern Ireland for a further two series.

American TV bosses are said to have given the nod for author George RR Martin's book Storm Of The Swords to be adapted for the small screen for series three and four of the fantasy epic, which airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK.
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HBO is keeping tight-lipped over the location of series three and four, as are Northern Ireland Screen.

But sources close to the production crew say they have been told to clear their diaries for the return of Game of Thrones to Northern Ireland this summer.

Extras NI also appears to have knowledge of the shooting of series three and four.

When asked by would-be actors on Facebook if it needed extras it revealed auditions would be taking place in the coming months.

Didn't see anything certain in the above but it looks positive.