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Game of Thrones (TV series)
Petey:
ppl keep telling me this shit is videocrack
Shallow:
--- Quote from: PETEY the GREAT on May 04, 2012, 10:18:25 AM ---ppl keep telling me this shit is videocrack
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It's definitely the show I look the most forward to every week, and by far.
Someone complained to me that with all the different characters and stories going on at once it's doesn't have enough character development. I argued that while some shows follow a character grow and the plot plays second fiddle, tyhis shows follows the plot grow and the characters play second fiddle. It's refreshing.
The more I think about it though the more it seems as though a mythology is being created. You can talk about the characters in Game of Thrones like you talk about the Greek Gods and Hercules. Can anyone really give me any character development of Zeus? Yet, he's one of the most famous characters in all of literature.
Lunatic:
--- Quote from: Shallow on May 04, 2012, 04:58:04 PM ---Someone complained to me that with all the different characters and stories going on at once it's doesn't have enough character development. I argued that while some shows follow a character grow and the plot plays second fiddle, tyhis shows follows the plot grow and the characters play second fiddle. It's refreshing.
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Yea, I've heard a ton of complaining on that also. Especially with Stannis & Melisandre. And when Renly died, it was supposed to be big, but I think most viewers who haven't read the books didn't care much.
JohnnyL:
--- Quote from: Lunatic on May 04, 2012, 09:27:09 AM ---^ Yea, the 3rd book is the best.
Not gonna lie though, while I'm still enjoying season 2 because I love this series so much, it hasn't been as good as season 1 IMO. And that's because they've made a lot more changes from book to show this season than they did last season.
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MINOR SPOILERS (if you're not keeping up with current season).
Yeah, I agree with you on that. It seems like they're having to cut a lot of things out, this time around to get everything from book two, to fit into the season. It seems like with season 1, they got everything to fit perfectly without having to lose very much from the first book, at all. They've also changed some things around, and have different characters doing things than the characters who did them in the book. Some of these changes, I can see why they were done, and others, I really can't. One change that I think was a mistake was the show attributing the cache of wildfire to Joffrey at all, when in the book it was all Tyrion's plan. When the season started, I was surprised they changed the name of the Asha character to Yara (sp?). I guess maybe to avoid confusion with Osha? A minor gripe, but I still think they should have left it. Also, after last weeks episode, I'm wondering if Bran's two friends are going to be in the series, at all. I still really like the show, but they have taken far more liberties, this time around, than last year.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: Lunatic on May 04, 2012, 05:43:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on May 04, 2012, 04:58:04 PM ---Someone complained to me that with all the different characters and stories going on at once it's doesn't have enough character development. I argued that while some shows follow a character grow and the plot plays second fiddle, tyhis shows follows the plot grow and the characters play second fiddle. It's refreshing.
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Yea, I've heard a ton of complaining on that also. Especially with Stannis & Melisandre. And when Renly died, it was supposed to be big, but I think most viewers who haven't read the books didn't care much.
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You mean Renly's death was a bigger deal character wise in the book? I haven't read them.
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