Game of Thrones (TV miniseries)

[finboy]

Originally posted by Myrrinda


I don't think there's enough of book 3 left to fill a whole season, but there are still parts of book 3 that haven't been covered yet, so I'm guessing season 4 will be the last bit of book 3, and then part of books 4 and 5 combined.

That would be my guess, they can go into a bit more depth now that the story lines are geographically changing, and the "war" is basically done.

[D'z Nutz]

Originally posted by benyl
I thought season 3 and 4 were split for book 3 as there was too much to cover?

Nope. It's been said the seasons will no longer directly correspond with any particular book.

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/n...n-yet-20130320

So far, the basic battle plan for the show has been "one season = one book." This year, for the first time, you'll be stopping well short of the conclusion of the volume in question. Why?

Well, A Storm of Swords is a massive volume, and it seemed like it would be shortchanging it to try to cram it into ten episodes. There are some huge scenes in that book, and I'm not just talking about action or VFX heavy stuff, though there's plenty of that. There are tons of emotionally charged, game-changing character moments, all of which have huge ramifications going forward. I think it was felt that if we piled too many of those moments on top of each other, they would lose some of their impact.

And it should be noted: We're taking the approach, from now on, that this TV series is one big adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, so elements from any of the books could show up in any given season, if that's what is required. That said, essentially, Season Three is about half of A Storm of Swords.

[benyl]

That said, essentially, Season Three is about half of A Storm of Swords

Isn't storm of swords book 3?

So not totally wrong, but not totally right. haha

[anarchy]

Originally posted by benyl


Isn't storm of swords book 3?

So not totally wrong, but not totally right. haha

Yes - so more or less haha.

But the Theon/Reek storyline is from Book 5, so you're starting to see elements of books merging through the seasons.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by anarchy


But the Theon/Reek storyline is from Book 5, so you're starting to see elements of books merging through the seasons.

Spoiler:

Yeah, it would've been hard to explain Reek without doing flashbacks, since 95% of his story was just him thinking to himself and remembering. I don't think flashbacks would have suited the series at all.

That being said, it would have been awesome to NOT see Alfie Allen (Theon) for several seasons, then have him return in complete make-up so most people wouldn't recognize him until his character developed a little.

[JfuckinC]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok


Yeah, it would've been hard to explain Reek without doing flashbacks, since 95% of his story was just him thinking to himself and remembering. I don't think flashbacks would have suited the series at all.

That being said, it would have been awesome to NOT see Alfie Allen (Theon) for several seasons, then have him return in complete make-up so most people wouldn't recognize him until his character developed a little.

haaaaaaa I didn't read the books but I figured he would come back as some crazy demented killer..

Same with the little stark broad, she's gon murk some people in the future for sure.......

[Tik-Tok]

My bad, spoiler tag up, lol.

[Tram Common]

Originally posted by JfuckinC



haaaaaaa I didn't read the books but I figured he would come back as some crazy demented killer..

Same with the little stark broad, she's gon murk some people in the future for sure.......

Spoiler:

Nope, Reek's pathetic... Good Ol' R.R. hasn't really done anything with his character as of book five.

I do not have faith in this series... R.R. is not going to be able to keep up and then all the t.v. series fanbois are going to throw a fit and it will simply end without an ending... my thoughts, at least.

I predict Wheel Of Time all over again.

[D'z Nutz]

[Orbie]

Wow, completely forgot that this season is basically book 3 part 2. Didn't really like the 4th one, so this makes me happy as there's still a lot of great storyline in book 3 to go through. You can almost pick out all the major scenes where they took cuts from in this trailer, only thing I'll say is I pictured Oberyn Martell a lot differently than how he appears on the show.

[D'z Nutz]

14 minute long preview of season 4

[ekguy]

I hate waiting for this season...

Thanks for sharing that 14 min preview!!!

[klumsy_tumbler]

Oh man, I can't wait.

I feel like I should start watching it from the beginning so that I can maybe catch up by the time it starts again so that it's all fresh in my mind again.

[ekguy]

Originally posted by klumsy_tumbler
Oh man, I can't wait.

I feel like I should start watching it from the beginning so that I can maybe catch up by the time it starts again so that it's all fresh in my mind again.

funny you should say that, it's super slow at work lately so lot's of time off so im halfway through season 1 again haha.

[Tram Common]

Or, you know... read the books?

Anyone want spoilers?! :P

[ekguy]

im almost done book 3.

they keep mostly to the books so far.

[klumsy_tumbler]

Originally posted by Tram Common
Or, you know... read the books?

I'm doing that, too

I find that having watched the show first has helped quite a bit, as I have an idea of who each character is as I'm reading through. It helps me keep track of everything going on, as I think I would be totally lost for a bit in the first book due to the amount of stuff going on.

[D'z Nutz]

[MGCM]

omgs only 1 more week

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by Tram Common
Or, you know... read the books?

Or you know, have an apt comparison