Drew a Penalty Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 http://time.com/3979677/game-of-thrones-eight-seasons/ As much as I like the show I liked the fact that it was coming to a close. Extending it possibly beyond 8 seasons seems like overkill. I thought 7 was a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Can't say one way or another if it's too much or even too little without knowing how much more rope GRRM intended to climb before reaching the summit. What I can say is it won't hurt the show any. The ratings are through the roof and rising every season. That won't change unless David Benioff who, along with GRRM, already admitted the show will surpass the books, decides to stretch things out unnecessarily to allow GRRM time to get the original path to his ending out before Benioff's televised version. The good thing is both endings will be the same. The bad thing is the paths taken to them are likely to be drastically different (even more so than they already are). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Can't say one way or another if it's too much or even too little without knowing how much more rope GRRM intended to climb before reaching the summit. What I can say is it won't hurt the show any. The ratings are through the roof and rising every season. That won't change unless David Benioff who, along with GRRM, already admitted the show will surpass the books, decides to stretch things out unnecessarily to allow GRRM time to get the original path to his ending out before Benioff's televised version. The good thing is both endings will be the same. The bad thing is the paths taken to them are likely to be drastically different (even more so than they already are). That's my worry. The last thing the the show needs is a lot of filler to keep extending seasons. Do we really need another season of Daenerys in Meereen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 That's my worry. The last thing the the show needs is a lot of filler to keep extending seasons. Do we really need another season of Daenerys in Meereen? Again, hard to say without knowing the ending. Probably not. I'd even argue you never needed to send her back there in the first place. It was two steps forward three steps back IMO, from a story-telling perspective (even if you justify it after-the-fact with the whole "how can I ever rule if I can't even keep control of this city" nonsense). What I could see happening is similar to what you saw this past season, where entire storylines are left completely out of the televised timeline so as to stretch things out. The analogy will probably be lost on you, but a similar tactic is used in pro-wrestling all the time where if a roster is too large they'll split the feuds week-to-week. So you'll see wrestlers A, B and C against X, Y and Z on Week 1, then wrestlers D, E and F against U, V and W on Week 2. Week three is back to ABC/XYZ and Week 4 back to DEF/UVW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Again, hard to say without knowing the ending. Probably not. I'd even argue you never needed to send her back there in the first place. It was two steps forward three steps back IMO, from a story-telling perspective (even if you justify it after-the-fact with the whole "how can I ever rule if I can't even keep control of this city" nonsense). I think she would have to return at least to get her army and her advisors. There probably is a great deal of story left from the next 2 books to use for the upcoming seasons, but they've made it out as if the end is near. They'll need to have a good explanation for something like the White Walkers holding off for so long despite being close to the wall at Hardhome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Dreamer Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Ah well.. He was probably the least rewarding main character for me so I don't mind. Now if they'd only let us know if snow is coming back :rofl: They keep saying he's dead so far. While I like the chance we are getting blindsided for something positive for once, I fear he's really dead.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 http://copa90.com/these-game-of-thrones-football-kits-are-amazing/ Game of Thrones soccer kits. Some of these are pretty cool. I'd get one if they were real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 http://photos.vanityfair.com/2015/08/25/55dc7445169027501c6fdca3_game-of-thrones-hound-lives.jpg great photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Worst kept secret confirmed. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/15/kit-harington-confirms-jon-snow-s-game-of-thrones-return.html?source=TDB&via=FB_Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 nice wins on the emmy's. best director for the finale too, Nutter who also did band of bros. filming now. Winter is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 ::squeeeeeeeeeeel:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 i like how you don't see his eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 [video=youtube;CuH3tJPiP-U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuH3tJPiP-U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 92, that last post was deleted. Absolutely no spoilers are allowed here. Not even ones that theorized. That belongs in the spoiler sub-forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Froman Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I'm a GOT newbie. I had never seen it until last fall when I watched the first five seasons "On Demand". This will be the first season I will be watching it "live". Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 I'm a GOT newbie. I had never seen it until last fall when I watched the first five seasons "On Demand". This will be the first season I will be watching it "live". Can't wait. Nice. Binged everything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Froman Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nice. Binged everything? Yes sir. Once I got started it was hard to stop. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I'm so giddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 there is a lot to discern if you slow down the trailor. melisandre getting naked again too. worth the price of admission just for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 If you need help breaking it down, I'd suggest AltShiftX on YouTube: There are no explicit spoilers, but there are a few lightly hinted theories in there, so view at your discretion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Froman Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQHMZbchWI&feature=youtu.be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Froman Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 ?Game of Thrones? Creators Said to Be Considering Shorter Seasons The sixth season of ?Game of Thrones,? beginning April 24, might be the show?s last full-length one, if the creators get their way. Seasons of the sprawling HBO fantasy epic have traditionally included 10 episodes, but David Benioff and Dan Weiss, the creators of ?Game of Thrones,? said in an interview with Variety that they are considering wrapping up the series with two abbreviated seasons that amount to a total of 13 episodes. ?I think we?re down to our final 13 episodes after this season,? Mr. Benioff said. ?We?re heading into the final lap. That?s the guess, though nothing is yet set in stone, but that?s what we?re looking at.? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/16/arts/television/game-of-thrones-creators-said-to-be-considering-shorter-seasons.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Stupidity... Their whole approach and pacing has been terrible. What do you expect with the last 2-3 books unfinished. In the end I rather the story be told correctly but this should have been figured out before hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Lol first 3 episodes leaked online, again. Rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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