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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts) Tue May 15, 2012, 06:31 PM May 2012

Game of Thrones fans?

Ive been enjoying the hell out of that show. After Season I I went and read the books, as fans no doubt know it looks like the series is diverging more from the books this season. I think the writing has been a bit weaker, but I also get the challenge of compressing such a rich narrative into a season of 10 1 hr. episodes.

Anyway, I've found it to be pretty good television, of course HBO often does good work.

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Game of Thrones fans? (Original Post) Warren DeMontague May 2012 OP

I've not watched it yet... going to have to see if it's available on Netflix instant watch opiate69 May 2012 #1

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Oh yeah.. definitely.. I always try to do that with serial-type shows opiate69 May 2012 #3

oh, and.... opiate69 May 2012 #4

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lol! sounds like google will be my friend after the morning rush is over opiate69 May 2012 #6

Dammit.. not on Netflix opiate69 May 2012 #7

If you have comcast, you can ask for an HBO 3-month free offer. aikoaiko May 2012 #9

We got rid of cable ages ago... I`ll just have to wait for dvd I guess opiate69 May 2012 #10

season one is out on dvd now. ElbarDee May 2012 #12

excellent... should be hitting netflix soon then hopefully opiate69 May 2012 #13

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just watched a few trailers and clips on Youtube.... opiate69 May 2012 #16

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handsome dude Whisp May 2012 #19

The series is very good. ElbarDee May 2012 #11

Awesome show. Great source material, great writing, great acting, and high production values RZM May 2012 #17

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I hope they continue to do the entire series of books. ElbarDee May 2012 #22

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I loved 'Rome' as well RZM May 2012 #25

Or Carnivale shawn703 May 2012 #24

I did the same shawn703 May 2012 #20

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Just started season one. westerebus May 2012 #26

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I was most upset that the Reeds weren't in this season. jp11 Jun 2012 #30

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opiate69

(10,129 posts)

1. I've not watched it yet... going to have to see if it's available on Netflix instant watch

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Tue May 15, 2012, 09:50 PM

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opiate69

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3. Oh yeah.. definitely.. I always try to do that with serial-type shows

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Tue May 15, 2012, 10:39 PM

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opiate69

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4. oh, and....

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Wed May 16, 2012, 10:09 AM

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since I`m one of those nasty objectifier-types, that pic is now my new lock screen picture on my phone.. thanks, Warren!

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opiate69

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6. lol! sounds like google will be my friend after the morning rush is over

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Wed May 16, 2012, 11:22 AM

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opiate69

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7. Dammit.. not on Netflix

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Thu May 17, 2012, 01:08 AM

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aikoaiko

(34,201 posts)

9. If you have comcast, you can ask for an HBO 3-month free offer.

Reply to opiate69 (Reply #7)

Thu May 17, 2012, 10:58 AM

May 2012

Right now season 1 and 2 episodes are all "on demand". The season will be over soon. Make a call to cancel HBO and you're caught up.

opiate69

(10,129 posts)

10. We got rid of cable ages ago... I`ll just have to wait for dvd I guess

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Thu May 17, 2012, 10:59 AM

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ElbarDee

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12. season one is out on dvd now.

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Thu May 17, 2012, 02:24 PM

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Not sure when season two will come out.

opiate69

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13. excellent... should be hitting netflix soon then hopefully

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Thu May 17, 2012, 02:30 PM

May 2012

or I may just buy the dvd blindly anyway

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opiate69

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16. just watched a few trailers and clips on Youtube....

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Fri May 18, 2012, 11:33 PM

May 2012

looks pretty epic... the wife and I are big fantasy/medieval/LOTR type fans here anyway, so yeah, seems right up our alley... I just may see about getting season one tomorrow after the clam dig.

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Whisp

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19. handsome dude

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Mon May 21, 2012, 09:09 AM

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ElbarDee

(61 posts)

11. The series is very good.

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Thu May 17, 2012, 02:23 PM

May 2012

I was worried that it might not be as good as the books, but I was happily suprised. Looking forward to seeing season two.

RZM

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17. Awesome show. Great source material, great writing, great acting, and high production values

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Sat May 19, 2012, 01:03 PM

May 2012

It really hits all of the bases. They took some time setting up this season's plot, but now that we're in the second half of the season it's moving really fast.

Can't wait until tomorrow's episode.

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ElbarDee

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22. I hope they continue to do the entire series of books.

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Tue May 22, 2012, 10:37 AM

May 2012

Always pisses me off when I really get into a series on HBO and they stop after two seasons.

Rome, for example.

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RZM

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25. I loved 'Rome' as well

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Wed May 23, 2012, 12:47 PM

May 2012

From what I remember it was given a short run because it was so expensive to produce.

I assume Game of Thrones is very expensive too, but it does seem to be doing better than Rome.

shawn703

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24. Or Carnivale

Reply to ElbarDee (Reply #22)

Wed May 23, 2012, 07:10 AM

May 2012

That one had a lot of story left to it.

shawn703

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20. I did the same

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2012, 03:47 PM

May 2012

Watched season 1 and then read all the books. Most of the things that differ from the book seem to be minor enough to not make much difference. Some of them I wonder about though, like why isn't Robb's love the daughter of a Lannister bannerman (something I think is a very important point later on.)