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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2019 23:44:34 GMT
Have to say, the casting was spot on too. I've read the books, and the majority of the actors just fit the roles perfectly (I mean, apart from the age thing, but the show would never have aired with Dany being a 12 year getting raped and abused, or Jon or Robb being 14/15 years old and still leading armies). They had to increase the ages of the characters, that was fair enough. Can you imagine anyone other than Peter Dinklage as Tyrion? Charles Dance as Tywin? Rory McCann as the Hound? Emilia Clarke as Dany? The list goes on and one, all the way up and ending at Euron Greyjoy, who is a mental bad ass in the books, but a fucking waste in the show. Charles Dance. He was the ultimate scene stealer. Maybe the most wonderful casting in a TV show. Yeah the casting was generally fantastic. Crazy how many of them were unknowns from our part of the world also. |
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Post by redcase on May 21, 2019 2:20:40 GMT
What a piss poor, unjust, rushed, undeserving finale to what should have been the greatest TV Show of all time. Breaking Bad still holds that spot.
I am so cheesed off right now. I feel literally cheated. Last time I felt this way was after a United game. Fucking hell..
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Post by Rustin Cohle on May 21, 2019 8:43:04 GMT
Anyone else feel completely deflated? I'm actually gutted. Some people have said "It's a tv show, get over it." but I've fucking lived this show for 8 years. Loved most of it more than any tv show or movie I've ever watched in my life, actually I'd even go as far as to say viewing Game of Thrones has given me as much pleasure and enjoyment as almost anything. Then waited 2 years for the finale and feel let down. I just can't believe it's over and in an unsatisfactory manner. I was going to watch an old episode tonight to remember how good it was but I feel that will be more depressing than enjoyable. I do this sometimes with United, watching season reviews of late 00s teams. They’re great at the time but you feel even more empty afterwards. |
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Post by Rustin Cohle on May 21, 2019 8:45:15 GMT
Anyone else feel completely deflated? I'm actually gutted. Some people have said "It's a tv show, get over it." but I've fucking lived this show for 8 years. Loved most of it more than any tv show or movie I've ever watched in my life, actually I'd even go as far as to say viewing Game of Thrones has given me as much pleasure and enjoyment as almost anything. Then waited 2 years for the finale and feel let down. I just can't believe it's over and in an unsatisfactory manner. I was going to watch an old episode tonight to remember how good it was but I feel that will be more depressing than enjoyable. I think Endgame being so good and emotional kind of affected GOT at least timing wise. But yeah I totally feel your pain. I've read the books and watched the series through at least twice. Sad that it ends but that it ends slightly flat is the oddest part of it all. This is also true. Two decades-long sagas that have become the twin pillars of pop culture in the ‘10s’ come to an end within a month of eachother, and the first one knocks it out of the park. GoT had a much harder job to end properly, but all the same it’s been compared to Marvel and Marvel doing so well no doubt affected people’s views of it all. |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 9:16:45 GMT
Jesus. Just read that the prequel series could be out as early as June next year.
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Post by Pixel on May 21, 2019 9:44:45 GMT
Jesus. Just read that the prequel series could be out as early as June next year. Doomed to fail in my opinion. I don't think it was the world in which GoT was set that enticed the viewers, but rather the characters and I think they will be hard pushed to get the characters story and the casting right again |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 9:50:35 GMT
Jesus. Just read that the prequel series could be out as early as June next year. Doomed to fail in my opinion. I don't think it was the world in which GoT was set that enticed the viewers, but rather the characters and I think they will be hard pushed to get the characters story and the casting right again It will have a headstart because of the momentum created by GOT but I'd agree it will struggle. I'd have to assume it would be a more low key thing anyway since I can't believe they're going to be throwing those kind of budgets around too often. |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 10:13:00 GMT
Jesus. Just read that the prequel series could be out as early as June next year. Doomed to fail in my opinion. I don't think it was the world in which GoT was set that enticed the viewers, but rather the characters and I think they will be hard pushed to get the characters story and the casting right again I'd go along with that in part. The characters have always been the most engaging thing but I do enjoy fantasy shows anyway and always interested to see the history behind the setting. It's set something like 5000 years before the events in GoT.
It's being made by HBO as well which is usually a plus point.
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Post by GeniusCantona on May 21, 2019 11:03:50 GMT
Doomed to fail in my opinion. I don't think it was the world in which GoT was set that enticed the viewers, but rather the characters and I think they will be hard pushed to get the characters story and the casting right again I'd go along with that in part. The characters have always been the most engaging thing but I do enjoy fantasy shows anyway and always interested to see the history behind the setting. It's set something like 5000 years before the events in GoT.
It's being made by HBO as well which is usually a plus point.
The spin off series have a lot of potential. The one based around the first men you think would explore the origins of the night king. But they don’t have to stop there, as they could do a series on Aegon’s conquest, the Targaryen-Blackfyre war, Robert’s rebellion etc. They could do a lot right with the spin offs after the shitshow that was season 8. |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 11:19:31 GMT
Arya goes West could potentially be an interesting one. No one knows anything about it at all unlike the prequel ideas floating around. I'm no expert but that did seem to be something they were hinting at in episode 8 anyway.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 11:25:10 GMT
Arya goes West could potentially be an interesting one. No one knows anything about it at all unlike the prequel ideas floating around. I'm no expert but that did seem to be something they were hinting at in episode 8 anyway. Yeah I'd love to see that. |
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Post by Rustin Cohle on May 21, 2019 11:50:42 GMT
I’d be shocked if they weren’t offering Maisie Williams whatever she wants for a spinoff.
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Post by Rustin Cohle on May 21, 2019 12:45:30 GMT
Two people at work have wound me right up talking about the show. Listening to them sitting opposite me was so frustrating.
- Arya is now ‘Harry-yah’. You watch the show and hear them pronounce her name ffs
- They confused Winterfell and Kings Landing
- Kit Harington, Sophie Turner and Emilia Clarke are terrible actors apparently
- Worst of all, one said that her favourite character in the show is EURON. Book Euron is interesting, but all the amazing characters and you pick show Euron?!
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Post by redcase on May 21, 2019 12:51:28 GMT
Two people at work have wound me right up talking about the show. Listening to them sitting opposite me was so frustrating. - Arya is now ‘Harry-yah’. You watch the show and hear them pronounce her name ffs - They confused Winterfell and Kings Landing - Kit Harington, Sophie Turner and Emilia Clarke are terrible actors apparently - Worst of all, one said that her favourite character in the show is EURON. Book Euron is interesting, but all the amazing characters and you pick show Euron?! And you just sat there and listened. You lilly livered piece of dothraki horse turd .. Given them a smack is what you should've done ! |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 13:05:55 GMT
Two people at work have wound me right up talking about the show. Listening to them sitting opposite me was so frustrating. - Arya is now ‘Harry-yah’. You watch the show and hear them pronounce her name ffs - They confused Winterfell and Kings Landing - Kit Harington, Sophie Turner and Emilia Clarke are terrible actors apparently - Worst of all, one said that her favourite character in the show is EURON. Book Euron is interesting, but all the amazing characters and you pick show Euron?! I've veered all over the place with my favourite characters at any given time, but Euron is conference league at best. Not read the books so can't compare him with that but he's painfully one note. Still not sure who I'd actually settle on as my favourite though. |
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