Game of Thrones - Season 2 Discussion

[A nonny mouse]

Davos!

Liam Cunningham is Davos



Not what I had pictured.

Dude! This guy is the president of the planet Carpathia in the BBC series Outcasts (one of my current favs on BBC America). I think he's an amazing actor...maybe a bit too "regal" to play someone as baseborn as Davos, but with his chops, I'll bet he can pull it off.

Ahh, but the interesting thing about Davos is that he is more like a highborn in honor. I thought he is (was? I am only 1/2 way through a storm of swords) a very interesting character

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especially with the backstory of the tips of his fingers being chopped off by Stannis, even though he smuggled food during the siege

I don't have HBO and cannot wait until a Game of Thrones is released on disc so I can Netflix it. My wife never seems to have interest in things like these, but once we start watching, she gets into it. Re: Walking Dead, Terra Nova (for what it is worth), Deadwood, etc.

[Zaxxon]

Season 2 Trailer

THANK YOU, SIR. MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?

Sent from my mobile device.

[Inverarity]

Just a couple of months to go....

[Odin]

I'd been wondering (and probably missing) when exactly the new season started. Now that I see it's April 1st, I was prompted to put a reminder in my calendar for the last week of March to re-acquire HBO (hopefully on another 3-month free trial).

The trailer itself looks awesome, just to see all the characters back in action. Everything flits by so damn fast, though! I want to have the real thing in front of me so I can savor it! Ah, well, April's not really all that far off in the grand scheme of things.

[Zaxxon]

Hey, look! A boatload of S2 publicity photos!

Some of my favorites:

Brienne:

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Melisandre & Stannis:

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Bran & Hodor:

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Balon:

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Joffrey on the throne:

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Davos:

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Dany realizing that something something:

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Arya:

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I think Brienne is as close to perfect as we could have expected.

[MHS]

I think Brienne is as close to perfect as we could have expected.

I want to see her teeth before I make that decision.

And The Red Woman doesn't look red enough.

[Exodor]

Dany realizing that she may have a shitty couple of books:

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So she survives season two? Way to spoil!

[Zaxxon]

So XXXXX? Way to spoil!

Shizzle. Editing.

[Zaxxon]

I think Brienne is as close to perfect as we could have expected.

I want to see her teeth before I make that decision.

And The Red Woman doesn't look red enough.

True!

[Daveman]

Random thoughts...

- Brienne looks great, as do Davos and Balon, minor character though he is.
- While I like the actor, I'm not fond of the casting choice for Stannis, and that picture just doesn't look right in my mind. From all of the "dream casting" choices I much preferred Rufus Sewell.
- Melissandre looks a little too matronly in that pic.

[Odin]

I'm going to call them all close enough for now. I'll judge them when I see/hear them in action. Certainly nobody leaped out at me as "OMG Wrong!!" though Melisandre isn't entirely working for me.

[Inverarity]

Anyone else re-watching Season One in anticipation of the new season? I've been doing it over the past week. It's really a brilliant story/show. I can't wait for April 1st. If you happen to have HBO on Demand (via comcast in my case) you can watch two brief features on the new season. One is about Croatia and one features some comments from the actors.

[Isgrimnur]

As I am cable-less, I will be without access to Season 2. We tried to do the gf's place for Walking Dead, but that kind of petered out after 4 episodes last fall.

[Odin]

As I am cable-less, I will be without access to Season 2. We tried to do the gf's place for Walking Dead, but that kind of petered out after 4 episodes last fall.

I'm totally dependent on Verizon letting me do another 3-month trial of HBO. Okay, I suppose I might pay for it for the duration of the season if I have to, but I really don't wanna.

[Inverarity]

HBO is a little less than $14 a month on my cable plan. So for ten episodes, that's three months, or $42. Not a bad deal in my opinion. Granted, it could be a lot more if you don't have cable at all, or don't have the particular package that allows you to get HBO, so your mileage may vary.

[Odin]

HBO is a little less than $14 a month on my cable plan. So for ten episodes, that's three months, or $42. Not a bad deal in my opinion. Granted, it could be a lot more if you don't have cable at all, or don't have the particular package that allows you to get HBO, so your mileage may vary.

Yeah, I believe that's about what it would cost me. But I literally have zero interest in anything else on HBO (a bias that I proved out when I was on last year's 3-month trial), so I hate to pay full-shot for something I'm only going to use to watch a single show.

[Carpet_pissr]

Man, I was hoping they would actually get an ugly woman to play Brienne, as it is, we have "Hollywood ugly" (take a pretty or pretty-ish actress and ugly her up with make up). Not a big deal for me, but considering how many times it was emphasized that she is truly ugly...

[Blackhawk]

No cable, so I'd be paying $300+ just to watch one show. That isn't going to happen.

[Anonymous Bosch]

Indeed, The Oatmeal perfectly illustrates some of the difficulties of trying to watch the series legitimately.

[Odin]

Indeed, The Oatmeal perfectly illustrates some of the difficulties of trying to watch the series legitimately.

Agreed. That comic did a great job of illustrating how IP owners need to get with the program and make their products available in the ways people want and will pay for them. Otherwise, they drive people away, which is especially problematic when dealing with a medium that's so easily copied and transferred. Instead of embracing new markets, they resort to bulling through legislation like SOPA and the other laws still being quietly slid through around the world.

[Sepiche]

FWIW Amazon has pre-orders for the first season available for $30... due out March 6th.

I'm looking forward to some of the extras I've read about too like Tywin Lannister narrating the history of House Lannister.

[Zaxxon]

Wow; thanks for the tip. The Blu-ray was $45 up until yesterday and I was holding out.

Guess I need to get me a Blu-ray player now...

[Grifman]

How many seasons is this going to be? Anyone know?

[Daveman]

If they adhere to one season per book like they did with season 1... book 5 was released last year, so 4 more seasons? Who knows.

[Odin]

How many seasons is this going to be? Anyone know?

Last time I got out my fingers and toes and counted, Martin was aiming for 7 total books (that number has wobbled a bit and expanded over the years, but I think that's where he is now). Assuming they stick with one per season - and assuming that Martin doesn't take 10+ years to write the final two books - then seven seasons. I think. Could be wrong.

[Inverarity]

The show is costing around $5 million per episode, so don't hold your breath that we'll get a season for each book.

[Odin]

The show is costing around $5 million per episode, so don't hold your breath that we'll get a season for each book.

As long as it earns more than it costs, I wouldn't sweat it. This is a flagship show for HBO. Although to be fair, the costs per season tend to go up as the actors and other key figures tend to get raises and such over time. Still, if it's profitable, it'll continue.

I'd be more apt to say that "A Feast for Crows" and "A Dance with Dragons" were overstuffed and could easily have been crammed down into one much more fast-paced story, so I could easily see the series doing something along those lines. By the same token, a Storm of Swords is HUGE and could easily bleed into the next season or require more episodes to handle properly. Time will tell.

[Zaxxon]

They've actually stated that there will be more seasons than books. They're not even going to try ASoS in one season.

[pr0ner]

They've actually stated that there will be more seasons than books. They're not even going to try ASoS in one season.

At least this will give Martin more time to get ahead of the show!

[Zaxxon]

They've actually stated that there will be more seasons than books. They're not even going to try ASoS in one season.

At least this will give Martin more time to get ahead of the show!

Tee hee hee. We may end up getting

Spoiler:

...season 6, consisting of 5 episodes where Daenerys frets incessantly about how difficult ruling is, plus 5 episodes of Tyrion traveling. Then the rest of ADWD in season 7.

[pr0ner]

They've actually stated that there will be more seasons than books. They're not even going to try ASoS in one season.

At least this will give Martin more time to get ahead of the show!

Tee hee hee. We may end up getting

Spoiler:

...season 6, consisting of 5 episodes where Daenerys frets incessantly about how difficult ruling is, plus 5 episodes of Tyrion traveling. Then the rest of ADWD in season 7.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[TiLT]

Book 3 is getting two seasons, and they are likely to be filmed back to back this summer. Dunno if they'll show both closer together, but I doubt it. A Feast for Crows and A Dance With Dragons occur at the same time for the most part, so they'll probably be joined together and filmed as two seasons as well, with the first of the two stopping midway through both books. So for the books currently out we're looking at 6 seasons. Aidan Gillen (Littlefinger) also revealed in a very recent interview that he has signed up for 6 seasons (it's unknown if he was making a ballpark figure or actually stating what's in his contract).

[Boudreaux]

Aidan Gillen (Littlefinger) also revealed in a very recent interview that he has signed up for 6 seasons (it's unknown if he was making a ballpark figure or actually stating what's in his contract).

I guess fans can stop rooting for Baelish to die?

[Odin]

Aidan Gillen (Littlefinger) also revealed in a very recent interview that he has signed up for 6 seasons (it's unknown if he was making a ballpark figure or actually stating what's in his contract).

I guess fans can stop rooting for Baelish to die?

I wouldn't rule anything out, but I can see Martin keeping him till the bitter end.

[Blackhawk]

The new trailer is out, but only on HBO Go. I'll just wait for the inevitable leak.

[coopasonic]

I got a "no strings attached" offer for 3 free months of HBO in the mail yesterday. The timing couldn't have been much better.

[Carpet_pissr]

Simpsons intro ...obviously they are fans:

http://io9.com/5890410/watch-the-simpso ... eofthrones

[coopasonic]

season 2 trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... V3RflsNxak

[Odin]

Unsullied! Watchfires! Beyond the Wall! Oooh, Oooh! I cannot wait!!

[Skinypupy]

Apologies if this has been posted already, but I found it quite interesting. 45 minute cast panel discussion from Comicon 2011