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The Better Half wanted to watch the first several episodes of Magnum P.I. last night. It was awesome.![]()
It gets worse every season.Warden & I just started Game of Thrones and finished season 1. Its ok but definitely not seeing what all the fuss is about. Breaking Bad season 1 had me way more hype (Hell even BCS).
Hoping these baby dragons add more to it. Pretty excited to see what they bring to the show.
It's one of those, "Different strokes for different folks" types of things.I have restarted Game of Thrones several times. For whatever reason, I just can never get into it. I am easily entertained and I have a soft spot for sword and sorcery, medieval violence types. I just couldn't get into the series.
Part of it could be that I read the books - the irreverence for life is an effective plot device in the novels but it's definitely a bummer and a bit hard to have it play out all over again on screen.
Didn't read the books, but watched the show. I think what made the first "shocking kill" even more surprising was who played the character (trying to be vague for any that haven't seen it lol). You kinda figure if they bring in a well known person, they're gonna be in it for the long haul.It's one of those, "Different strokes for different folks" types of things.
Some folks are turned off by all the explicitly depicted violence and brutality, other folks are turned on by it. In my case, having studied HEMA as well as Asian sword arts (along with some of the history, which to me, is part and parcel of the learning experience), violence and brutality were very real parts of our own history, which the series is partially based on.
Royals and elites DID go about slaughtering and executing commoners, on a whim, and over perceived slights.
Personally, I found it interesting and refreshing that GRRM had no problem with killing off or maiming main/important characters, unlike many writers where the main characters somehow continually avoid any severe outcomes. And only side/unimportant characters die.
I will say that the difference between GRRM's intricate, complex storylines vs whatever the heck they came up with once they ran out of GRRM's material to follow, was pretty stark.
Therein lie the inherent pitfalls of starting a show based on the popularity of the first couple books in a series, written by an author who writes slower than molasses in January.
Yeah, it's not like they cast Michael Biehn, where you see him and know, "Well, this dude's going to die..."Didn't read the books, but watched the show. I think what made the first "shocking kill" even more surprising was who played the character (trying to be vague for any that haven't seen it lol). You kinda figure if they bring in a well known person, they're gonna be in it for the long haul.
It's one of those, "Different strokes for different folks" types of things.
Some folks are turned off by all the explicitly depicted violence and brutality, other folks are turned on by it. In my case, having studied HEMA as well as Asian sword arts (along with some of the history, which to me, is part and parcel of the learning experience), violence and brutality were very real parts of our own history, which the series is partially based on.
Royals and elites DID go about slaughtering and executing commoners, on a whim, and over perceived slights.
Personally, I found it interesting and refreshing that GRRM had no problem with killing off or maiming main/important characters, unlike many writers where the main characters somehow continually avoid any severe outcomes. And only side/unimportant characters die.
I will say that the difference between GRRM's intricate, complex storylines vs whatever the heck they came up with once they ran out of GRRM's material to follow, was pretty stark.
Therein lie the inherent pitfalls of starting a show based on the popularity of the first couple books in a series, written by an author who writes slower than molasses in January.
He was just fooling about...Yeah, it's not like they cast Michael Biehn, where you see him and know, "Well, this dude's going to die..."
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Wearing a red shirt?Yeah, it's not like they cast Michael Biehn, where you see him and know, "Well, this dude's going to die..."
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The ultimate cliffhanger! Think of how awesome the ending will be when we get it in 2055, though!!People who watched Game of Thrones were drawn in by the million plot points which we wanted to see resolved. Who the heck is this person, what's going on with these people, why did this person do this...the problem was the show never resolved 99% of them, and the guy never bothered to finish the books either.
People who watched Game of Thrones were drawn in by the million plot points which we wanted to see resolved....