A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones Spoiler-Filled Discussion
- Thread starter Out Of My Vulcan Mind
- Start date
I really liked the actor as Stannis.
At first I was a little put off. I kept thinking that he was NOT Stannis, but his performance won me over.
I think he captured Stannis' humorless disposition while bringing the unintentionally hilarious Stannis to life. Some of the best guffaws I got from the books came from Stannis.
Even though the actors playing Jorah and Stannis don't match their characters descriptions, I see them now when I read the books.
For Jon, however, he is still a mental composition. The actor has yet to "stamp" the character for me.
I totally hope that Stannis does look older. In the books, I got the real sense that Renly's death combined with whatever Mel was doing was sucking the life out of Stannis. He became more skeletal to me as the books progressed.
At first I was a little put off. I kept thinking that he was NOT Stannis, but his performance won me over.
I think he captured Stannis' humorless disposition while bringing the unintentionally hilarious Stannis to life. Some of the best guffaws I got from the books came from Stannis.
Even though the actors playing Jorah and Stannis don't match their characters descriptions, I see them now when I read the books.
For Jon, however, he is still a mental composition. The actor has yet to "stamp" the character for me.
I totally hope that Stannis does look older. In the books, I got the real sense that Renly's death combined with whatever Mel was doing was sucking the life out of Stannis. He became more skeletal to me as the books progressed.
http://winteriscoming.net/2013/01/hbo-unveils-season-two-blu-ray-retailer-exclusive-editions/
Looks like Best Buy is going to get two exclusive covers for season 2 like they did for the first season. Lannister and Greyjoy this time! Lannister is sweet and there is no way I'm NOT getting it since Tyrion is my favorite character.
Looks like Best Buy is going to get two exclusive covers for season 2 like they did for the first season. Lannister and Greyjoy this time! Lannister is sweet and there is no way I'm NOT getting it since Tyrion is my favorite character.
I'm quite fond of Stannis' casting, too. I thought he worked well in season two but in general the casting has been excellent. The only character that hasn't been working for me is Jon Snow, a character I liked a lot more in the books.
I'm don't like the Jon Snow actor at ALL! He is the only weak actor in the cast for me.
But they cast Tryion, Twyin, Jaime, Ayra, and Ned perfectly. I'm fine with one miscast character.
At a convention yesterday, Martin read two new Barristan Selmy chapters from The Winds of Winter, the second of which describes the battle for Meereen toward which the previously-read Tyrion and Victarion chapters were leading. Detailed descriptions from someone who as at the reading are here.
Thanks for the link. I will have to give it a read.
All he's said is that it definitely won't be this year, but next year is still a possibility. (I don't think it's a likely one-- mid-2015 is my personal optimistic estimate-- but you never know.) As of July 2012, he had 200 manuscript pages of complete chapters and another 200 of fragments and rough drafts, out of a planned 1500 or so manuscript pages for the full book. Some of those 200 pages were chapters originally written for A Dance with Dragons but left out due to length, so unless things have picked up since July he's still progressing pretty slowly.
On another note, the Blu-ray and DVD of season two of the TV show comes out tomorrow in the US. Amazon.com has the Blu-ray for $30 and the DVD for $25. I think the prices are the same at Target, which also has an exclusive bonus disc with a 20-minute George R. R. Martin interview.
On another note, the Blu-ray and DVD of season two of the TV show comes out tomorrow in the US. Amazon.com has the Blu-ray for $30 and the DVD for $25. I think the prices are the same at Target, which also has an exclusive bonus disc with a 20-minute George R. R. Martin interview.
I have now re-read the entire series (I virtually never read books twice). It's going to be a long wait for The Winds of Winter.
At the rate GRRM is going lets hope he stays alive long enough to finish this thing.
The dragon flying next to the ship was beautiful and just screamed "A Song of Ice and Fire."
Thanks, figured as much.
I certainly hope we can avoid both of the two tragic endings I can foresee for this saga.
1) GRRM dies before he finishes writing it.
2) HBO cancels the show before the adaptation is finished.
I agree. I've never worried about him dying or something. That's absurd. I also don't like the assumption that if he died the worst part about it would be the fact that the series won't be finished as opposed to how sad it would be that a person, y'know, died.
Similar threads
