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Pining for Game of Thrones
Quannoi
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Feels like ages until series 4 starts.
Series 3 is being re-run on Sky tonight from 10:00 though!
Series 3 is being re-run on Sky tonight from 10:00 though!
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Considering getting a Now tv box just so I can see Game of Thrones without having to wait a year for the DVD set - seeing as Virgin have yet to get Sky Atlantic.
There are a couple of other shows that are on Atlantic Blue Bloods being another that I would like to see.
And it gives me precious time to read all the books now!
I was googling yesterday - so I don't suppose I'm telling you anything you don't already know.
They seem to have a formula now, the DVD comes out a month before the new series.
Wiki said they think they have eight series (serieses?) to do but may only get to seven (actors leave and shows get cancelled I guess).
And likely they'll overtake the books - imo the way it's shaping up we'll be lucky to see more than one more book from George Martin before TV finishes the story for him. (Actually I suspect Martin will never finish all the books so I hope the TV series gets all eight seasons done).
Also the long gaps might turn out good giving Martin more time to get those flamin' books out before the Tv series catches up with them
It will happen, there is no way the tv series does not overtake the books.
Some think that the series will catch up with what's already published now at the end of season five. I think it will be the end of season six as I don't think books four and five could be condensed to one season without it being too rushed and unintelligible to anyone who hasn't read the books. Quite possible there will be a new book by the end of season six which could give us one or two more seasons but book seven will not be out in that time.
What are they going to do then?
If they follow Martin's idea of how the books will end then the book will be spoiled by the TV series.
Will the create there own ending? Would be stupid to have it different to the books.
Also weren't they gonna make a series based on the war in which Ned Stark & Robert Baratheon fought? versus the Mad King?
That would be amazing to see.
Series 4, 2014 - rest of book 3
Series 5, 2015 - half book 4
Series 5, 2016 - finish book 4
Series 6, 2017 - start book 5
Series 7, 2018 - finish book 5
Series 8, 2019 - start book 6
Series 9, 2020 - end book 6
Just have to hope Martin can do book 7 in the next 6 years
It's very unlikely that they will be splitting further books into 2 seasons each.
As Books 4 and 5 (more or less) run concurrently whichever seasons cover these (most likely 5 and maybe some of 6) will consist of material from both books.
In fact
The Most the TV Series will run to is 9 Seasons though 8 is the number mostly used by people involved.
There won't be a separate show based on this, the most we can hope for is maybe some flashback episodes.
So far they have declined to use flashbacks in the show (though one was filmed for Season 1 but never used) but at some point they are going to have to show more of the history and there's only so many bath scenes they can use for the characters to talk about it rather than us being shown it
GRRM has been in talks with HBO about developing other shows one of which may be based on his Dunk and Egg Novella's which are set in Westeros but about 90 years before Game of Thrones is set.
There are enough differences and storylines / characters not in the series to not spoil the books entiredly. They will still be worth ready even if you know roughly what is going to happen to some of the characters.
Both books and tv series will probably end with the same people on the Iron Throne but there will be plenty of other things that are different.
I see enough material in the books so far for six seasons. So it depends how much story is left to be told how many more season there are, they could probably tell it in two seasons but maybe they'll need three or four. We're going to have to wait.
and all they get is 3 episodes a year.
A few short scenes of Season 4 can be seen in HBO's Year in Review video.
It isn't on youtube yet but a few screengrabs can be seen here.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/board/nest/223411449
Some slight spoilers in the photo's (also in the text at the link).
Although the series looked good on TV, I found the books were far better and I am now afraid that I have lost interest in the TV series.
Big mistake reading the book first.
Seriously?! I've read all the books and they're my favourite ever book series but I still absolutely love the TV show. You've always gotta remember the tv show is just an adaptation, it's not always going to be 100% faithful to the books yet I still highly enjoy it.
I suppose that I am one of those people who when they read books, imagine the characters according to the description by the author.
It always comes as a great disappointment when a casting department miss cast the characters. (TaiPan was a classic example)
Some of the GoT casting were excellent, Charles Dance and Sean Bean were just as I imagined but others were weaker.
Had I watched the series first then read the books, it would have worked, but book first is a mistake.