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Post by Nanocrystal on Nov 17, 2021 10:47:52 GMT
Titbits revealed? So it is like Game of Thrones then.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 17, 2021 10:51:45 GMT
I'd say it's a bit more chaste than Game of Thrones.
The advantage it has over GoT is that the story is finished. So there's less reason for TV writers to branch off making up their own stuff, shit the bed and ruin everything.
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Post by Nanocrystal on Nov 17, 2021 10:54:48 GMT
Eh I always understood that GRRM gave B&W detailed notes on his planned ending. No doubt he's hastily revising these following season 8's reception. Well, maybe not hastily.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 17, 2021 10:57:30 GMT
He did, but the leadup to that ending was not him.
I guess what I should have said was that the whole series is written for them to follow (and/or ignore), rather than having huge chunks missing. Not the ending as such.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 17, 2021 11:00:57 GMT
Lol, there's an "interactive timeline" on Amazon ala the Witcher Netflix show. Only problem is that there's like 4 spots on the whole thing.
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Post by lexw on Nov 18, 2021 14:20:14 GMT
Eh I always understood that GRRM gave B&W detailed notes on his planned ending. No doubt he's hastily revising these following season 8's reception. Well, maybe not hastily. GRRM has also made at least one comment implying they didn't have to follow his notes and maybe didn't, so I'm skeptical that beyond the inevitable Cleganebowl being part of things, things will be very similar. On the flip side WoT isn't so well-written you can steal entire scenes worth of dialogue from it like the showrunners of GoT could. Indeed rewriting the dialogue is likely to improve it. |
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Post by dogbot on Nov 18, 2021 14:31:32 GMT
I suspect this will not be as well received as GoT was (well, up until the last season at least  ) no matter what, but I'll still take Jordan over Martin any day. |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 18, 2021 14:34:56 GMT
I think the GoT books will have a broadly similar ending to the books just the fall of Daenerys will take a 1000 pages rather than half an hour and Jon will be the prince who was promised by leading an army against her rather than giving her a quick shanking.
And Arya will actually pay the piper rather than sailing off into the sunset.
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Post by dogbot on Nov 18, 2021 14:35:52 GMT
I wonder who will write them?
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 18, 2021 14:42:12 GMT
At this rate, an AI.
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Post by dogbot on Nov 18, 2021 14:43:23 GMT
For the sake of the fans, I hope it is not GSG/Rockstar's Upscaling AI. |
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Post by Dougs on Nov 18, 2021 20:30:52 GMT
I tried to start the book. Holy Christ that'll some shit writing. I got about 20 pages in before giving up. Awful.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 18, 2021 21:15:02 GMT
Erm, it's not that bad? I don't know what level of writing you're used to, but in terms of fantasy I've read much worse.
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Post by Dougs on Nov 18, 2021 22:03:36 GMT
I will confess I'm not really one for the fantasy genre. But it jarred quite badly. Maybe I should give it a go when in a better frame of mind.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 18, 2021 22:06:44 GMT
It gets pretty turgid later on, mind. But the first couple of books are great imo.
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Post by Goban on Nov 18, 2021 22:15:19 GMT
It's a decent enough story. Bit turgid and long winded and definitely not a great piece of literature. But it should convert fairly well to TV. With the right writers and a decent bit of editing, it could be good. Here's hoping.
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Post by Goban on Nov 18, 2021 22:17:59 GMT
In saying that, I'm a sucker for fantasy and scifi, so I have a pretty hi tolerance for shit TV. It's not as if the genre has a very high bar, I just hope it's not awful.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2021 22:27:11 GMT
First couple of books were pretty good I thought. They dragged a bit after that and I gave up on about book 4 or 5.
I think the series should be good as they just need to skip the endless traveling, adjusting of clothes and tugging of braids.
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Post by Goban on Nov 18, 2021 22:36:39 GMT
The good thing about adjusting of clothing and tugging of braids on TV, is it can be done without making a big deal of it, unlike the books.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 18, 2021 22:39:33 GMT
MEN
*pouts*
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 18, 2021 22:44:20 GMT
WOMEN
*glowers*
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 18, 2021 22:44:34 GMT
I should write dialogue for this
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 19, 2021 10:53:23 GMT
Hmm. Decent first episode!
I liked the magic bits.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2021 10:54:55 GMT
That's good to know. Hadn't realised it was today. That's tonight sorted then!
I have such an empty life... 🙁
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Post by スコットランド on Nov 19, 2021 11:07:39 GMT
So annoying that the great advancement from streaming in having full series to binge has been fucking jettisoned for this weekly episode cynical bullshit.
Think I'll cancel and just wait till the season is finished before subscribing for a month. The cunts.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Nov 19, 2021 11:14:19 GMT
Well, you get three episodes to start with, so it's not all bad.
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Post by Nemesis on Nov 19, 2021 14:04:52 GMT
By Grabthar’s Hammer did they borrow the Two Rivers costumes straight out of early ST:TNG?
Just waiting for her to say “We’ll always have the disabled’s. “
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Post by Dougs on Nov 19, 2021 17:26:08 GMT
"what about the mongs, anything in the mongs?" Direct quote from a west ham fan asking a mate of mine if there were tickets for a sold out game.
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Post by ryder35 on Nov 19, 2021 20:50:00 GMT
Enjoyed it even though they have already deviated from the books as I remember it. E.g. Perrin’s relationships and nynaves involvement?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2021 21:46:42 GMT
I'm not sure about this. I don't know why they felt they needed to have people swearing and having sex as I don't think it added anything to the story apart from trying to make it all more "grown up" and gritty I guess. The book has a much cheerier start and less bollocks.
I also thought the outfits were a bit sucky and I'm not sure why Rand is wandering around in jumpers. I think he looks a bit of a pillock in them. Perrin was good (though again, they changed his story to make it more grown up) as were Lan and Moraine. The rest were fairly forgettable, though Nynaeve already pissed me off with her attitude, so she's got to be doing alright. It's subjective, but I can't say I found her or Egwene to be stunningly beautiful as they're portrayed in the books.
Overall it was okay to watch, but will wait and see. I'm a little concerned about the lord of the Rings series they're filming at the same time (and with some of the same film units), if that's all jumpers, elves having sex and Numenorians calling people pricks then I'll be upset.
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) no matter what, but I'll still take Jordan over Martin any day.
