HBO: Game of Thrones

by leavingwt 43 Replies latest social entertainment

  • leavingwt
    leavingwt

    I haven't read the wildly popular books, but I've found the new HBO television series, Game of Thrones to be quite entertaining. So far, two episodes have aired, and I think I'm hooked. There are more than a few interesting characters, both good, bad and in between.

    My wife has read the books, so I will ask her questions about certain details, to help understand the motivations/back stories, etc. She's careful not to spoil anything for me, however, which I appreciate.

    Please discuss.

    NOTE: Please be kind and give spoiler alerts if you're going to discuss plot points.

    http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html

  • leavingwt
    leavingwt

    Here's one preview clip. Most will recognize Sean Bean, in a starring role.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpJYNVhGf1s

  • Mad Sweeney
    Mad Sweeney

    Don't have HBO yet, but if the link below is true, I sure am going to!

    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-developing-neil-gaimans-american-178726

    Since I missed the start of Game of Thrones, I'll wait to grab it on reruns or DVD I guess.

  • VIII
    VIII

    Watched the first episode last night, will watch the second tonight. I had to sit with my iPhone open on HBOs website so I could figure out who was who and how the characters were inter-connected. Kind of confusing. I'm not sure if I'm hooked yet. The blond gal whose brother married her off to the heathen King-well, I felt sorry for her. The dwarf was annoying.

    I did notice a lot of doggy style action going on. That director and/or writer must have some wild fantasies.

  • Low-Key Lysmith
    Low-Key Lysmith

    So far, very entertaining. Never read the books either, but I think I should get started.

    Sweeney,

    If your satelite or cable provider has an "On Demand" feature, you can watch the back episodes that way.

    **Edited to add: SPOILER ALERT BELOW!!!!

  • whereami
    whereami

    Hey LWT!!! Me and the wife are also enjoying the series on HBO. Last night was great.

    I wanted to KILL that kid prince for getting that dog killed.

    Enjoy.

  • Jadeen
    Jadeen

    I read the first couple of books in the series. About half of the character stories I loved and the other half I found meh. I haven't checked out the adaptation yet, but I thought it looked good from the previews!

    edited to add: Boo! It's not on Hulu

  • Crisis of Conscience
    Crisis of Conscience

    My brother in law just told me about this show. I'm too heavily involved in Dexter and Spartacus right now to start another show. But this is one to add to the list IMO. Thanks LWT!

    Episode 1 seems to be working at this link - http://mobilevids.org/gameofthrones.html

    If it doesn't work, try mobilevids.org and search under the TV section.

    Hope that can help someone.

    CoC

  • tec
    tec

    I'm enjoying it.

    I can't wait to see Daenarys come into her own.

  • Low-Key Lysmith
    Low-Key Lysmith

    New episode tonight! I can't wait. It was on earlier, but I like to watch it in HD. The HD version doesn't start until 9pm Pacific.

    Also looking forward to season 4 of True Blood, Season 4 of Breaking Bad, and Season 4 of Sons of Anarchy.

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