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Game of Thrones(HBO Series)

Tonight's episode was okay, but I felt like they were so busy trying to touch on absolutely every character that it fell kind of flat. They never stayed with one character group long enough to get much momentum going.

I also didn't like the new scene with Littlefinger and Cersei at all. It seemed very out-of-character for Littlefinger to be that ham-fisted with threats. He's not a guy who makes mistakes like that.


This really ticked me off. There was nothing like that in the book and like you said, Littlefinger is too calculated and smart to be doing stuff like that.

On a side note for those of you who can't seem to figure this out, it's Joffrey, not Geoffrey.
 
Oh, BTW... apparently HBO has decided to release each episode a week early on HBO GO. The upshot of this is that episode 2 is already up on teh interwebs. I won't provide a link -- because piracy is BAD -- but if you're used to downloading TV shows from the internet, you'll know where to find it.

I liked the second episode considerably better than the first, FWIW.


I heard there were a lot of discrepancies between the book and the 2nd episode. Have you read the books btw? Just curious how many of us out there have actually gone through the whole series.
 
I heard there were a lot of discrepancies between the book and the 2nd episode. Have you read the books btw? Just curious how many of us out there have actually gone through the whole series.

Oh yeah, I've definitely read the books. I think they're eclipsed for me by Robin Hobb's Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies, as well as Watership Down (although that one is less traditional fantasy), but they're my faves after that. Well, at least the first three books.

And yeah, there are more new scenes and changes in episode 2, including another new Littlefinger scene... thankfully one I didn't mind as much.
 
Oh, BTW... apparently HBO has decided to release each episode a week early on HBO GO. The upshot of this is that episode 2 is already up on teh interwebs. I won't provide a link -- because piracy is BAD -- but if you're used to downloading TV shows from the internet, you'll know where to find it.

I liked the second episode considerably better than the first, FWIW.

You just made my life better with that comment. I couldn't wait all week. King Joffrey has superb acting skills to have everyone hate him so much, I would immediately want to slap him if I saw him on the street. I hope he does well in the future.
 
I have wanted to watch this show but am just so busy. How good is it compared to other HBO greats like The Sopranos and The Wire? Equally as strong or just a notch below?
 
I have wanted to watch this show but am just so busy. How good is it compared to other HBO greats like The Sopranos and The Wire? Equally as strong or just a notch below?

I would put it a notch below thus far- at least in regards to The Wire. Of course I also happen to think The Wire is the best thing ever to have been on TV and have a hard time imagining anything topping it.

Game of Thrones is a fantastic series though. My roommate HATES fantasy in all of its forms, yet she loves this show.
 
I would put it a notch below thus far- at least in regards to The Wire. Of course I also happen to think The Wire is the best thing ever to have been on TV and have a hard time imagining anything topping it.

Game of Thrones is a fantastic series though. My roommate HATES fantasy in all of its forms, yet she loves this show.

Thank you. That's sort of what I expected to hear. I'll have to give it a shot soon. That, Homeland, Breaking Bad, and The Sopranos which I've never seen much of..
 
I would put it a notch below thus far- at least in regards to The Wire. Of course I also happen to think The Wire is the best thing ever to have been on TV and have a hard time imagining anything topping it.

Game of Thrones is a fantastic series though. My roommate HATES fantasy in all of its forms, yet she loves this show.

Am I the only one that thinks Howard looks like Omar from the Wire?
 
Whoa does every episode show porn?

If you watch HBO shows for porn, there's this thing called the internet that's got way more and way better porn all over the place.

In fact, you were on the internet when you posted this message. It's crazy!
 
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