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#52 Apr 19 2011 at 5:38 PM Rating: Good
LockeColeMA wrote:
So, y'know, if someone happened to find a streamed episode online that just happened to fall off a truck, I could use a link (in PM) Smiley: tongue

Really want to watch this, but my normal go-to source doesn't have anything up yet!


do you happen to like maybe have a demonoid account?

I've watched half of the 1st episode (finish it tonight if power stays on) and have about an hour left of the 1st book to listen to.

My thoughts on what I've seen so far:
I don't like the actor for Viserys. He seems to cool. Maybe it is just the way Roy reads the book(s), his Viserys is cocky little asshat.
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#53 Apr 20 2011 at 2:58 PM Rating: Good
Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
LockeColeMA wrote:
So, y'know, if someone happened to find a streamed episode online that just happened to fall off a truck, I could use a link (in PM) Smiley: tongue

Really want to watch this, but my normal go-to source doesn't have anything up yet!


do you happen to like maybe have a demonoid account?

I've watched half of the 1st episode (finish it tonight if power stays on) and have about an hour left of the 1st book to listen to.

My thoughts on what I've seen so far:
I don't like the actor for Viserys. He seems to cool. Maybe it is just the way Roy reads the book(s), his Viserys is cocky little asshat.
I pretty much agree. I liked most of the casting, with the exception of Viserys. And holy ****, Daenerys is hot.
#54 Apr 20 2011 at 3:06 PM Rating: Good
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TV Viserys seemed suitably nasty and repulsive in character to me.

In the books I got the idea that the Targaryon dynasty had come down to vile minds in almost superhumanly beautiful bodies, through close inbreeding. Their ancestors, the dragonriders, had the dragons, the magic link, the looks, AND good minds. Viserys is just left with the looks. But indeed he has them.
#55 Apr 20 2011 at 3:07 PM Rating: Good
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Lubriderm the Fussy wrote:
And holy sh*t, Daenerys is hot.


You think so? She looked like maybe say, a 6.5/10 to me. I don't think she's got the prettiest face, and her body is nice, but not model-level. Certainly good looking, just didn't wow me.

I only bring this up because I actually liked that about her. Same for most of the cast, really. I can take the show more seriously when I feel that the actors were chosen for their acting chops and suitability rather than how hot they are.

I know GRRM describes some of the characters as being really good looking (Jaime, Cersei, Sansa, and to a lesser extent, Daenerys) but I feel like that'd still contrast poorly with the series' gritty nature in TV format. I say leave the picturesque maidens to more traditional "high fantasy" fare, personally.

Edited, Apr 20th 2011 5:08pm by Eske
#56 Apr 21 2011 at 7:15 AM Rating: Excellent
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Downloaded and watched the first episode (many thanks to those who responded to me in PM!). Loved it. The entire time my biggest complaint was "I don't want to wait for the next episode!" There was a LOT of information presented in the first chapter, and I can hardly imagine watching the series without reading it first. It's almost impossible to understand exactly who was important and what their relationships were without reading the series, but I felt they did a decent job. I also feel like the Cold Ones at the beginning were a tease, since as of the fourth book they still haven't really shown up except in small groups here and there.
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And holy sh*t, Daenerys is hot.

I think I might be getting old - my first thought is "Holy sh*t, she looks like a 16 year old girl. Ick." She's attractive, sure, but... I felt kinda slimy for seeing her without clothing. Tyrion is going to be my favorite; love Peter Dinklage (although I really feel like Hollywood only has two go-to little people). Also, I was constantly confusing Rob, Jon, and Theon - they all looked similar to me.

Oh well, great start, looking forward to how it progresses. I wonder if the viewership will take a hit in the second season, since Sean Bean will probably not be in it.
#57 Apr 21 2011 at 7:35 AM Rating: Good
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LockeColeMA wrote:
Also, I was constantly confusing Rob, Jon, and Theon - they all looked similar to me.


Yeah I really started having trouble after they got shaved. Smiley: tongue

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I wonder if the viewership will take a hit in the second season, since Sean Bean will probably not be in it.


We need, like, a mega spoiler tag for ones like that, hehe. Like where you have to pass a CAPTCHA test to see it.
#58 Apr 21 2011 at 9:06 AM Rating: Good
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LockeColeMA wrote:
I think I might be getting old - my first thought is "Holy sh*t, she looks like a 16 year old girl. Ick." She's attractive, sure, but... I felt kinda slimy for seeing her without clothing.

Emilia Clarke, the actor who plays Daenerys, is actually 23. In the TV series Daenerys is 17. In the books, I'm not sure it's been too long. But she might have been 13 or 14 at the start.
#59 Apr 21 2011 at 11:33 AM Rating: Excellent
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Aripyanfar wrote:
LockeColeMA wrote:
I think I might be getting old - my first thought is "Holy sh*t, she looks like a 16 year old girl. Ick." She's attractive, sure, but... I felt kinda slimy for seeing her without clothing.

Emilia Clarke, the actor who plays Daenerys, is actually 23. In the TV series Daenerys is 17. In the books, I'm not sure it's been too long. But she might have been 13 or 14 at the start.


Huh, that's good to know then! I can feel slightly less like a creeper Smiley: grin
#60 Apr 21 2011 at 2:19 PM Rating: Good
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You think so? She looked like maybe say, a 6.5/10 to me. I don't think she's got the prettiest face, and her body is nice, but not model-level. Certainly good looking, just didn't wow me.
I loved her face, like you said, it's not super model caliber, but I love the nice soft features to it. I dunno, maybe with the very light hair, she almost looks angelic or something.
#61 Apr 21 2011 at 2:23 PM Rating: Good
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Lubriderm the Fussy wrote:
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You think so? She looked like maybe say, a 6.5/10 to me. I don't think she's got the prettiest face, and her body is nice, but not model-level. Certainly good looking, just didn't wow me.
I loved her face, like you said, it's not super model caliber, but I love the nice soft features to it. I dunno, maybe with the very light hair, she almost looks angelic or something.


That's certainly fair. The hair is kind of a trip, yeah.
#62 Apr 21 2011 at 6:11 PM Rating: Good
Aripyanfar wrote:
LockeColeMA wrote:
I think I might be getting old - my first thought is "Holy sh*t, she looks like a 16 year old girl. Ick." She's attractive, sure, but... I felt kinda slimy for seeing her without clothing.

Emilia Clarke, the actor who plays Daenerys, is actually 23. In the TV series Daenerys is 17. In the books, I'm not sure it's been too long. But she might have been 13 or 14 at the start.


She is 14 in the 2nd book (just listen to her 1st part in the 2nd book today).
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#63 Apr 22 2011 at 4:36 PM Rating: Good
BTW, what day does this show air?
#64 Apr 22 2011 at 5:36 PM Rating: Good
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#65 Apr 22 2011 at 5:40 PM Rating: Good
Sundays I do believe.
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#66 Apr 22 2011 at 8:51 PM Rating: Good
Sundays at 8pm CST.
#67 Apr 24 2011 at 6:34 PM Rating: Good
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It's almost time! Smiley: grin
#68 Apr 24 2011 at 8:05 PM Rating: Good
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First impressions:

Awesome episode. I enjoyed this one more than the first, now that the introductions and such are out of the way. I also liked that large portions of dialogue were culled directly from the book in this one. Great acting by the kids.
#69 Apr 24 2011 at 8:17 PM Rating: Good
My comments are pretty much the same as the first episode. Still very solid. There is some pretty obvious CGI at points, but it's hard to make that blend well with actual footage, so I let it slide. It still looks good.
#70 Apr 25 2011 at 5:23 PM Rating: Good
Not dealing well with ep. 2 ending.
#71 Apr 25 2011 at 9:47 PM Rating: Good
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Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
Not dealing well with ep. 2 ending.


Brought all those Old Yeller memories flooding back. Smiley: glare

Edited, Apr 25th 2011 11:47pm by Eske
#72 Apr 25 2011 at 9:55 PM Rating: Good
That was one of my least favorite parts about the first book. The whole situation (and the injustice of it all) made me rage. If only Arya had actually stabbed Joff and killed that little *****.
#73 Apr 25 2011 at 9:55 PM Rating: Good
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Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
Not dealing well with ep. 2 ending.
Didn't you read the books?
#74 Apr 26 2011 at 6:05 AM Rating: Good
I was hoping for the cool Crow Dream XD


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#75 Apr 26 2011 at 2:21 PM Rating: Good
Spoonless the Silent wrote:
Lubriderm the Braindead wrote:
Not dealing well with ep. 2 ending.
Didn't you read the books?
Didn't like it in the book either. At least it wasn't as bad as that scene in I Am Legend.
#76 Apr 26 2011 at 3:03 PM Rating: Good
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Have yet to see EP02, Will see it later tonight.
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