So who is getting the season 1 DVD or Blu-ray today?
Game of Thrones season 2 anticipation - HBO shows footage
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I just got home from picking up my Blu-ray preorder from Best Buy. The Stark and Targaryen "exclusive" covers are just wraparounds for the box, rather than being cover images in their own right (and thus are rather flimsy when taken off the box).
I'm currently watching through the Histories & Lore section of the Complete Guide to Westeros.
I'm currently watching through the Histories & Lore section of the Complete Guide to Westeros.
Mine arrives in the mail tomorrow. I bought a Blu-Ray player at Costco for the occasion. 
Just finished watching the first disc which arrived from Netflix today. It was just as good as I expected. I can't wait to keep working on it. It amazes me just how close they stayed to the book, some of the scenes played out almost exactly as I imagined them while reading the book. And the stuff that wasn't in the book fits perfectly with what was. Honestly, I think it was one of the best book-to-screen adaptations I've ever seen.
Cast interviews:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie Lannister)
Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark)
Kit Harrington (Jon Snow)
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy)
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targryen)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie Lannister)
Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark)
Kit Harrington (Jon Snow)
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy)
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targryen)
I've been watching the blu-ray episodes with the commentaries. So far so good. The episode 3 commentary was a lot of fun. Sophie, Maisie, and Isaac "sang" the theme song, as mentioned above, and they really seemed to have a good time watching the episode and talking about everything behind the scenes.
The most interesting commentary so far was for episode 1, since it was the writers.
The most interesting commentary so far was for episode 1, since it was the writers.
HBO released a new Season 2 trailer - "The More You Love", playing up the romance elements of Season 2:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Uo0XTBKjs[/yt]
It can also be seen in higher quality on HBO's site, but it uses a funky flash video that some people have a hard time viewing: http://www.hbo.com/video/video.html?autoplay=true&view=null&vid=1242764&filter=game-of-thrones
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Uo0XTBKjs[/yt]
It can also be seen in higher quality on HBO's site, but it uses a funky flash video that some people have a hard time viewing: http://www.hbo.com/video/video.html?autoplay=true&view=null&vid=1242764&filter=game-of-thrones
I got a chance to watch the Blu-ray yesterday and it's been excellent. I loved the history and lore section with some of the cast members narrating in character about the history of Westeros, with some really excellent illustrations. Multiple POVs on Robert's Rebellion and The Sack of King's Land for instance.
Agreed about the commentary track. Lena Headley is also really good in the one for The Kingsroad.
I have found a few of the Easter...er, Dragons Eggs. The ones I found had the screen test for the actor who played Sergio Forel. The guy was terrific. They also had the screen test for the guy who played The Hound. It's the book version of the scene where he tells Sansa how he got his scars. Why they changed it for the show, I have no idea. The actor (Rory I can't remember) is downright scary in one portion of it.
Here's a link on how to find it. No spoilers if anyone's worried unless maybe you scroll down to the comments page...
http://bluray.ign.com/articles/122/1220240p1.html
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For anyone who bought the set on DVD rather than Blu-Ray, each of those audition tapes have been uploaded to YouTube.
HBO has released a Season 2 character profile for Daenerys: (quite a bit of new footage)
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqD-Ebfd2WA&feature=player_embedded[/yt]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqD-Ebfd2WA&feature=player_embedded
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqD-Ebfd2WA&feature=player_embedded[/yt]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqD-Ebfd2WA&feature=player_embedded
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Does that link to a livejournal website? My Norton360 is detecting a computer threat on ths particular website ohnoyoudidnt livejournal.
^ It does. That LJ page has the individual YT videos embedded, because the person who uploaded the videos has them unlisted. I'll go ahead and link to each one individually here.
Harry Lloyd (Viserys Targaryen)
Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo)
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark)
Miltos Yerolemou (Syrio Forel)
Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark)
Rory McCann (Sandor Clegane)
Harry Lloyd (Viserys Targaryen)
Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo)
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark)
Miltos Yerolemou (Syrio Forel)
Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark)
Rory McCann (Sandor Clegane)
FYI - A Vimeo user has uploaded 8 of the blu-ray animated histories of the houses and religions features:
http://vimeo.com/user4233953/videos/sort:date
These are all great stuff! Much of the book back-story is condensed beautifully in these clips.
http://vimeo.com/user4233953/videos/sort:date
These are all great stuff! Much of the book back-story is condensed beautifully in these clips.
For anyone who hasn't gotten it yet, Wal-Mart's BRs have an exclusive extra disc with some interviews with GRRM. I just found out I'm getting a bonus from work along with a bunch of money for my taxes, so now I'm very serious considering picking up the BR on my way out of work tomorrow.
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