Game of Thrones - vol II - NO SPOILERS

Game of Thrones - vol II - NO SPOILERS

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Halb

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53,012 posts

183 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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THe walkers could go away if they achieve their goal, whatever that is. Or the Night King dies and his army all fall down.

dudleybloke said:
"Woke up this morning, got myself a sword. Mama always said you'd be
The chosen Lord."
hehe
She said, you're one in a million, you've got to freeze to shine
But you were born under a bad wall with a blue light in your eyes

V8mate

45,899 posts

189 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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marksx said:
davek_964 said:
Was a bit annoyed that I only got 7 episodes in S7 for my ~£25.

I've just heard Zoe Ball on R2 mention that S8 is only 6 episodes!
I believe they are feature length episodes.
People said that before S7 too. In the end, the 7 eps ran at 7hrs 20 mins.

Halb

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53,012 posts

183 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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I think short eps have been as low as 48 mins, but long ones can go over 60.
had a quick look.
"The seventh season of the series includes its longest episode, with the finale running for 81 minutes. The penultimate episode also runs for 71 minutes – around 16 minutes longer than an average Game of Thrones episode."
""Season 8 episodes will all I think be longer than 60 minutes. They'll be dancing around the bigger numbers, I know that for sure," Nutter responded when asked about how long the episodes will be."


Sway

26,257 posts

194 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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It's going to be an immense rush.

Even compared to season 7 with it's convenient teleporting around the place.

I'm set for disappointment, and GRRM to never actually finish the books. Ah well.

Halb

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53,012 posts

183 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Sway said:
It's going to be an immense rush.

Even compared to season 7 with it's convenient teleporting around the place.

I'm set for disappointment, and GRRM to never actually finish the books. Ah well.
Yeah, and yeah.
But I'll bet you a dollar that the next book gets released soon after the last ep airs.

Sway

26,257 posts

194 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Halb said:
Sway said:
It's going to be an immense rush.

Even compared to season 7 with it's convenient teleporting around the place.

I'm set for disappointment, and GRRM to never actually finish the books. Ah well.
Yeah, and yeah.
But I'll bet you a dollar that the next book gets released soon after the last ep airs.
Oh I think the next book will finally come out - agreed on the likely timing.

That still leaves 1-2 to go, and at a decade per book (with Martin saying he's getting more interested in other things) there's little chance he'll make it!

jesusbuiltmycar

4,537 posts

254 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Sway said:
It's going to be an immense rush.

Even compared to season 7 with it's convenient teleporting around the place.

I'm set for disappointment, and GRRM to never actually finish the books. Ah well.
Still looking forward to it and I also think this will be the only ending we will get. Without seasson 7's teleporting the series would have gone the same way as the books with GRRM unable to work out how to move the plot along, which is why I doubt GRRM will finish the books .

GRRM also seems more motiviated to ride prequels and side stories.

Halb

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183 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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I think the prequel/sequel juggerbaut is mostly out of his hands now.

ONe theory on the wait, besides the waiting for the series to end, is that he's been editing/changing aspects of the story, to differ from the series. I find that intriguing and plausible, considering GRR's personality.
Can't recall for sure, but I think a lot of book 6 was written years ago. SOmething needs to account for the wait.

chris watton

22,477 posts

260 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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I am looking forward to it - but dreading it at the same time...

JagLover

42,390 posts

235 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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jesusbuiltmycar said:
Still looking forward to it and I also think this will be the only ending we will get. Without seasson 7's teleporting the series would have gone the same way as the books with GRRM unable to work out how to move the plot along, which is why I doubt GRRM will finish the books .
I doubt that

The reason why S7 was so messed up was partly the teleporting and partly the refusal to follow one obvious plot point of GRRM's future books in that Cersei will be dead some time before the end.

Without time wasted on "catching wights" or meetings with Cersei you could have had a decent season long arc with less teleporting.

JagLover

42,390 posts

235 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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chris watton said:
I am looking forward to it - but dreading it at the same time...
Cant say i'm that looking forward to it. D&D are good adapters but hack writers.

The problem with the show now is awful writing and given massive, and often pointless, changes there is no certainty that anything on the screen will be GRRMs original vision.

Sway

26,257 posts

194 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Halb said:
I think the prequel/sequel juggerbaut is mostly out of his hands now.

ONe theory on the wait, besides the waiting for the series to end, is that he's been editing/changing aspects of the story, to differ from the series. I find that intriguing and plausible, considering GRR's personality.
Can't recall for sure, but I think a lot of book 6 was written years ago. SOmething needs to account for the wait.
I cannot imagine the intended book arc followed the same path as the show - there were too many differences by Season 4.

I think all that accounts for the wait is that he's the slowest bloody writer in history, and won't release anything unless he's absolutely satisfied.

Five years for A Feast for Crows, and six for A Dance with Dragons, with no reason relating to the show.

He's just not a completer. It seems for him he's too busy articulating the world and it's history/culture, rather than actually telling a story.

irocfan

40,421 posts

190 months

Wednesday 16th January 2019
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saw this somewhere the other day which made me chuckle...

Jon Snow likes red-heads, he also has a Targ thing going on. Should Sansa be getting ready ?

irocfan

40,421 posts

190 months

Monday 4th February 2019
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GoT superbowl advert....

https://youtu.be/oO1bGlyHDNU

JamieBeeston

9,294 posts

265 months

Monday 4th February 2019
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irocfan said:
GoT superbowl advert....

https://youtu.be/oO1bGlyHDNU
suspect you meant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fhOItB0zUM


irocfan

40,421 posts

190 months

Monday 4th February 2019
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JamieBeeston said:
irocfan said:
GoT superbowl advert....

https://youtu.be/oO1bGlyHDNU
suspect you meant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fhOItB0zUM
Bigger - I did, thanks. thumbup

Halb

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53,012 posts

183 months

Monday 4th February 2019
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irocfan said:
JamieBeeston said:
irocfan said:
GoT superbowl advert....

https://youtu.be/oO1bGlyHDNU
suspect you meant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fhOItB0zUM
Bigger - I did, thanks. thumbup
but well done on holding that tune, irofan.

Halb

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53,012 posts

183 months

Friday 15th February 2019
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for those that may wish to know

Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1 Preview Easter Eggs Breakdown
Emergency Awesome Published on 14 Feb 2019
10mins
https://youtu.be/Az26pDCTuxw

anonymous-user

54 months

Friday 15th February 2019
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very tedious links though.

Halb

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53,012 posts

183 months

Friday 15th February 2019
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Yeah true. I don't find EA hugely engaging, but at least he's excited. biggrin