Game of Thrones [SPOILERS]

[Chimpy]

Well, her hair is supposed to be silver (not whiteish gray old person) and she is supposed to have purple eyes. If that isn't exotic, I don't know what is.

Also, her age was adjusted to remove some of "teh creepyz"  for the series so she is more like 18 instead of the 14 she was in the books.

[Paelos]

The casting makes me happy. 

[Tarami]

The production looks fabutastic.

Headey/Cersei is very pretty, although maybe too sweet-looking.

Jaimie is supposed to look more like Cersei though, but it will do.

I think they could very well be siblings, judging by those shots. Fraternal twins aren't actually more similar to eachother than any pair of siblings, which is the only way you get twins of both sexes. Besides, Jaime and Cersei are supposed to be very beautiful, according to some kind of classical scale, which means Jaime has to look much more masculine than Cersei and vice versa.

The books may claim they're virtually identical (not that I remember), but I don't think Martin took basic genetics into consideration because he was writing fantasy.

[Chimpy]

Obviously he didn't take basic genetics into account. Daenerys is supposed to be the product of many generations of sibling schtumphing.

[Threash]

The books may claim they're virtually identical (not that I remember)

They do, Cersei used to dress as Jamie and pretended to be a man.

[Arthur_Parker]

I bet "Weapons Master" looks good on a CV.

[Arthur_Parker]

Some new (?) images.



Tyrion again.



Arya Stark completing the short but deadly duo, Ser Ilyn Payne standing behind her, behind Ned is Jory Cassel.



Sansa with Lady.

[Threash]

Gah Lady looks beautiful, i already feel sick.

[Lucas]

Droooling: teaser of a 15 minutes long behind the scenes video that will air on HBO today (sunday): on December 5th, before the "Boardwalk Empire" season finale.

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


Dany  

[Paelos]

Sansa is perfectly cast. I hate her already.

[Arthur_Parker]

Third preview trailer

[Lucas]

Third preview trailer

Perfect...The only thing that seemed slightly off to me is
Doreah and Dany  

Bran is the cutest thing.

[shiznitz]

This is at least a tangentially on topic question: what are the astronomical characteristics of a planet with multi-Earth year seasons?

[Murgos]

This is at least a tangentially on topic question: what are the astronomical characteristics of a planet with multi-Earth year seasons?

That would just be a planet with a very slow orbit.

The world this is in has two phases though, they have a yearly cycle and then they have a great cycle that is superimposed on top of the yearly cycle.  Earth has similar cycles which is why we get ice ages every few thousand years.  There is a bit of debate about what causes that on the earth though.  Some possible theories that I have seen are solar activity and 'wobble' in the orbit and also large geologic events (volcanoes and etc...).

[Chimpy]

Most likely a widely varied solar activity.

Also, there doesn't need to be an explanation other than DWAGONS LIVE THERE.

[Arthur_Parker]

10 minute preview

[Tannhauser]

Just re-watched Dune and I've been wanting more stories like that; noble houses in a power struggle in a fantasy world.  Looks like this will fit the bill nicely.  Haven't read the books, but the story looks really deep and complex.  I like that.

[Arthur_Parker]

If you haven't read the books, don't read any spoilers.

[Lucas]

That was a fantastic preview!!!!  

So much to digest; what stood out the most, to me, was Emilia Clarke and Harry Lloyd as the Targaryens (btw, unlike how we can hear in the preview, I always spell "Targaryen" with the accent on the "e", like in the french "rien ne va plus". Oh well). The latter is just how I pictured Viserys. I already said it, but Emilia looks lovely, and she seemed so enthusiastic about the whole thing.

Oh, and we also got a very brief glimpse of Arya with Needle and the Hound with his helmet. Just great :)

[Chimpy]

Looking pretty good. Still think some of the characters look 'off' but hey, what can you do. It is not MY imagination they are putting on the screen heh.

Robert looks better cast in those scenes than he did in the early screenshots, though he still is missing the "beer-swilling jock gone to pot" vibe.

[WayAbvPar]

Was that the first time they have narrowed down the premiere to 'April'? I just remember seeing Spring 2011.

It is looking really, really good. Now if that useless fuck would just finish the series I might not get a pain in my head every time I think about it.

[Chimpy]

Was that the first time they have narrowed down the premiere to 'April'? I just remember seeing Spring 2011.

It is looking really, really good. Now if that useless fuck would just finish the series I might not get a pain in my head every time I think about it.

That was the first time I saw it on their promotional stuff, I think I might have read an air date on his blog once when I skimmed it.

And he will never finish the series. Which sucks, because I want to read about the shit happening up north. Also chick riding dragons might be cool too.

[naum]

Looking pretty good. Still think some of the characters look 'off' but hey, what can you do. It is not MY imagination they are putting on the screen heh.

Robert looks better cast in those scenes than he did in the early screenshots, though he still is missing the "beer-swilling jock gone to pot" vibe.

No problem with Robert and Tyrion and Cersei but some of the other roles seem woefully miscast — Ned and Jon Snow, for instance…

[Merusk]

Now if that useless fuck would just finish the series I might not get a pain in my head every time I think about it.

That's what's driving me nuts about this series.. it won't be finished.  They'll take it so far and then end it, because there's no way Martin is wrapping it up any time soon.  Certainly not any time in the next 4 years (Assuming series 1 covers the entirety of the first book.)  I also expect, like Jordan, he'll die before completing them.  Not only is he overweight and over 60, but he's bitched that the fans expect him to devote time to them outside of 'whenever I damn well feel like it.'  I don't expect an uptick in the quality of the books after his death If they're continued, unlike Jordan.   By all accounts Jordan was an obsessive note taker and had reams of material outlining everything so it was easy for a ghostwriter to take over.  I haven't ever heard the same thing of Martin.

[Chimpy]

We may get lucky though. Working on the series may break Martin's writer's block. Especially if the show does well and HBO says: "we plan on doing 8 seasons of this, you better fucking get back to writing the books so we can actually finish the story."

[Ghambit]

I still say Ned is miscast.  And after seeing Catelyn, so is she... she's supposed to be homely, but not THAT homely (when she was young she was supposedly prettier than her own daughter).  Also, isnt she supposed to be blonde? 
Also, what do we know of Jon Snow's actor?? 

Another gripe is Tyrion's eyes are wrong (they should be different colors), which may seem like a small detail but it's probably the most important physical characteristic of him aside from his height.
Lastly, the whole thing in general, though badass, still seems a bit too dumbed down and "light" even for Ice&Fire.  Things arent quite as larger than life as they should be, from the Dire Wolves to Targaryen's hair.  I'm hoping that this changes as the series goes on though.

[Chimpy]

Where are you getting that Catelyn is supposed to be homely?

[Rasix]

Also, isnt she supposed to be blonde? 

I stopped reading right there.

[JWIV]

Also, isnt she supposed to be blonde?  

I stopped reading right there.

Red hair and blue eyes for the Tullys.  It's part of the difference between Sansa and Arya - Sansa favors House Tully, while Arya is Stark all the way.

[Ghambit]

Where are you getting that Catelyn is supposed to be homely?

Homely at her older age, or I believe as was said "somewhat comely."  wtfever, you get my point.  That being they've got a busted-looking Catelyn currently.

Also, isnt she supposed to be blonde? 

I stopped reading right there.

Red hair and blue eyes for the Tullys.  It's part of the difference between Sansa and Arya - Sansa favors House Tully, while Arya is Stark all the way.

But jet black hair???  I may have been wrong about the blonde but I know for sure it's not supposed to be jet black.

This was the original Catelyn that was recast:

[Chimpy]

Dude, you are smoking crack. "Somewhat comely" =/= "somewhat homely" in any fashion whatsoever. English, learn it.

Also, where are you getting the black hair shit from, in every clip I have seen she has auburn hair just like in the books.

Pictures of actors from a red carpet event where they have different colored hair does not tell you the color of the hair of the characters. If that were the case, look up Lena Headley and wonder "why the hell isn't she blonde?" I know this is big freaking news to you, but 90% of female (and 50% of male actors) wear a wig when playing a role. Wigs can be any color.

[Ghambit]

I wasnt referring to red carpet pics.  And to me, when someone says a chic is 'somewhat comely' that basically translates to homely. 
Clips I saw she looks busted and had black hair.  (shrug)  Maybe the lighting.  Whatever, I just dont like her (the new overtly-homely Catelyn) nor Sean Bean.

[Chimpy]

If you think "comely" is even in the same hemisphere as "homely" you REALLY need to look in a dictionary.

EDIT: Actually, I will do it for you:

Definition of COMELY
1
: pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
2
: having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain
— come·li·ness noun

[shiznitz]

Now if that useless fuck would just finish the series I might not get a pain in my head every time I think about it.

That's what's driving me nuts about this series.. it won't be finished.  They'll take it so far and then end it, because there's no way Martin is wrapping it up any time soon.  Certainly not any time in the next 4 years (Assuming series 1 covers the entirety of the first book.)  I also expect, like Jordan, he'll die before completing them.  Not only is he overweight and over 60, but he's bitched that the fans expect him to devote time to them outside of 'whenever I damn well feel like it.'  I don't expect an uptick in the quality of the books after his death If they're continued, unlike Jordan.   By all accounts Jordan was an obsessive note taker and had reams of material outlining everything so it was easy for a ghostwriter to take over.  I haven't ever heard the same thing of Martin.

Calling Sanderson just a ghost writer is eminently unfair. Still, you are right on that Game of Thrones series is never finished.

[Merusk]

Yes, it is unfair to call him a ghost writer which is why I didn't specifically name him.  His credentials weren't the point, it was that there were reams of material for a ghost writer to use.  Considering the overall quality of the books has increased significantly, I'm glad they didn't go with just a ghost writer.  (Though my wife did bitch that the latest one did the Jordan "tease for x^10 chapters, then have everything happen in the last 75 pages" thing.)