A Game of Thrones on HBO

[Tach Deneva]

http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/hbo-says-y ... e-of-t.php

"It's official: HBO has given a green light to a 10-episode series based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy series Game of Thrones and released the first image from the show, which you can view below. Production begins in June; no premiere date was announced.

"Cast members include Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister, a woman of royal blood, Peter Dinklage as Cersei's brother Tyrion, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Cersei's twin, Jaime, Sean Bean as aristocrat Ned Stark, Jennifer Ehle as his wife, Catelyn Stark, and Mark Addy as King Robert."

[Softball]

I'll be subscribing to HBO when this comes out. The Song of Ice and Fire is one of my all time favorite fantasy series.

[Tach Deneva]

I keep watching GRRM's website for news of the next volume, A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, but it's been a loooooooooong wait.

[Softball]

I'm still reading A Storm of Swords, so he can take his time.

[Oshay]

I keep watching GRRM's website for news of the next volume, A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, but it's been a loooooooooong wait.

Could be worse. He could be working on Duke Nukem Forever.

[Tach Deneva]

Well, it looks like...

Winter is Coming

...next April.

[Softball]

I SOOOO can't wait for this, looks very good...!

[Softball]

For you "Game of Thrones" types...check this out:

http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-th ... de/houses/

[Softball]

Tonight's episode was fan-freakin-tastic! Sucked for Sansa's wolf though.

Tyrion and Arya are my two favorite characters, hands down. And that POS Joffrey, I wanted to strangle him through the TV.

[Tach Deneva]

Anybody else watch the Game of Thrones Season 2 premiere, 'The North Remembers', last night? I did! And I'm not too upset about all the odd deviations from the source material. Mostly just puzzled. In the interests of not spoiling it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, I will say only this:

Melisandre drank first.

Well. She was supposed to, anyway. I've even considered having 'Melisandre drank first!' T-shirts made. This could be even bigger than 'Han shot first'.

On the other hand, maybe not.

[Softball]

Watching it as I type, very impressive. Tyrion is my Fav. Character by far, love his demeanor and attitude. Still hate Joffrey, he needs to die in a fire.

[Tach Deneva]

I am vastly puzzled by some of the deviations from the books that the show writers are making this season. Some of them are minor and mostly inconsequential - little 'lol wut?' things, like so many of the TV show sex scenes featuring the TV show character Roz, the death of Dany's silver horse, or even Bronn as the Commander of the City Watch. Readers of the books, say it with me: "lol wut?"

But last week, in "Garden of Bones", we saw Robb Stark get all googly eyed over someone named Talisa of Volantis. And no wonder, she's an interesting character, and not at all bad looking even when she's in the process of sawing someone's leg off. Unfortunately, there's no Talisa of Volantis in the books. There's a Jeyne Westerling, though. From the Westerlands, right there in Westeros. A lovely girl, Jeyne, quite capable of applying the googly to a young wolf's eye. Although I suspect Talisa of Volantis *is* Jeyne Westerling - in disguise. For some bizarre TV show reason.

In this week's episode, "The Ghost of Harrenhal", Arya makes a choice that is, for some other bizarre TV show reason, not the same as the choice she makes in the books, and this bizarre TV show choice will have far-reaching TV show consequences. Because of this TV show choice, a very intense, very important event can now no longer happen.

"Is there gold hidden in the village?"

We'll never know. Thanks, HBO.

[Softball]

Game of Thrones Board Game (Lolz)
LINK

[Tach Deneva]

Heh.

Characters appearing in season 3:

– Mance Rayder: the “King Beyond the Wall,” the leader of the Wildlings.

– Daario Naharis: A confident and seductive warrior.

– Jojen Reed; Meera Reed: A teenage brother and sister duo with special insights.

– Edmure Tully: A brash young member of the Tully family.

– Ser Brynden Tully (The Blackfish): Catelyn Stark’s uncle.

– Lady Selyse Florent: Stannis Baratheon’s wife.

– Shireen: Stannis’ daughter.

– Olenna Redwyne (The Queen of Thorns): Margaery Tyrell’s sharp-witted grandmother.

– Beric Dondarrion: A skilled knight who is the leader of the outlaw group Brotherhood Without Banners.

– Thoros of Myr: A red priest who follows the same religion as Melisandre.

– Tormund Giantsbane: A Wildling raider.

Shireen will be played by Kerry Ingram. No word on the others yet.

Glad to see the Reeds included.

Bran, Hodor, Meera, Jojen, and Summer