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speaking of binge watching; after seeing netflix adopt it for house of cards does anyone see this becoming more common. I hope it does because i cant stand waiting a week for intense shows like Game of Thrones.
 
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IrishSpartan said:
speaking of binge watching; after seeing netflix adopt it for house of cards does anyone see this becoming more common. I hope it does because i cant stand waiting a week for intense shows like Game of Thrones.
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Agree. If I had any willpower at all, I'd wait a few weeks while recording the shows on my DVR, then watch them all at once.
 
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speaking of binge watching; after seeing netflix adopt it for house of cards does anyone see this becoming more common. I hope it does because i cant stand waiting a week for intense shows like Game of Thrones.
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I would ****ing love that.
 
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IrishSpartan said:
speaking of binge watching; after seeing netflix adopt it for house of cards does anyone see this becoming more common. I hope it does because i cant stand waiting a week for intense shows like Game of Thrones.
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House of Cards was awesome and I really hope it changes television. I saw a quote somewhere that said "HBO should try to become Netflix before Netflix becomes HBO." I agree and I hope it happens. Honestly I just am ready for them to give us HBOGo. I want to binge HBO shows all the time without pirating. I hate pirating TV shows.
 
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House of Cards was awesome and I really hope it changes television. I saw a quote somewhere that said "HBO should try to become Netflix before Netflix becomes HBO." I agree and I hope it happens. Honestly I just am ready for them to give us HBOGo. I want to binge HBO shows all the time without pirating. I hate pirating TV shows.
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HBOgo is genius. Especially for ipad users, xbox users, and college students
 
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There's going to be more of this. Not only will the show leave out characters who appear in the books, but I've read that the show will begin to kill off characters who are still alive in the books. The problem is that logistically they just can't have a cast as large as Martin's character list. They can't pay that many actors and they can't coordinate that many schedules, on top of the fact that having countless characters bewilders the viewers who haven't read the books. The show producers just have to simplify the story a little.

That is annoying, but the silver lining is that with any luck we may get hints at some of the plot developments that will take place in books that haven't been written yet. The show producers collaborate with GRRM and GRRM has revealed some details of the story's end to people involved with the show (not even just producers ... he has told the actor who plays Theon Greyjoy the secret of Jon Snow's parentage, for instance). When the show kills off a character, I think we can assume that even if that character isn't dead in the books, he won't do anything significant in them. I don't think we will learn anything major that way, but maybe something.
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I haven't finished the 4th or 5th book yet, but I feel like, from what I've read on the Internet, we know Jon Snow's parentage. I'm disappointed that I saw it before I finished the books but I can't wait to see how people get to that conclusion.
 
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So i come to find out, after Comcast telling me i still have HBO even though i dropped down in the tv package. I go to watch the season premier the other night and BAM the screen says.......the channel is not available in your package. If my TV screen wasn't so incredibly beautiful i have a feeling i would have punched a hole through it
 
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Emcee77 said:
There's going to be more of this. Not only will the show leave out characters who appear in the books, but I've read that the show will begin to kill off characters who are still alive in the books. The problem is that logistically they just can't have a cast as large as Martin's character list. They can't pay that many actors and they can't coordinate that many schedules, on top of the fact that having countless characters bewilders the viewers who haven't read the books. The show producers just have to simplify the story a little.

That is annoying, but the silver lining is that with any luck we may get hints at some of the plot developments that will take place in books that haven't been written yet. The show producers collaborate with GRRM and GRRM has revealed some details of the story's end to people involved with the show (not even just producers ... he has told the actor who plays Theon Greyjoy the secret of Jon Snow's parentage, for instance). When the show kills off a character, I think we can assume that even if that character isn't dead in the books, he won't do anything significant in them. I don't think we will learn anything major that way, but maybe something.
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I may be way off, but maybe we are seeing this with Arstan Whitebeard/Barristan Selmy revealing his identity right away. It seems like the show wants to emphasize his character, from the scene where he is dismissed by Joffrey to the scene where he reveals himself in Astapor. His importance may be why Belwas is unneeded, if he is a key character later.

Disclaimer: I only got halfway through book 5, so I don't know if anything major happens with his character after that point. But I have a feeling the show is setting him up as a major character more so than the books have to this point.
 
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IrishLion10 said:
I may be way off, but maybe we are seeing this with Arstan Whitebeard/Barristan Selmy revealing his identity right away. It seems like the show wants to emphasize his character, from the scene where he is dismissed by Joffrey to the scene where he reveals himself in Astapor. His importance may be why Belwas is unneeded, if he is a key character later.
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I wouldn't read too much into it. The producers are always looking to condense the plot and do away with unnecessary characters. Cutting Belwas and having Selmy reveal himself right away was likely done for efficiency.

In any case, Selmy is the source of a lot of Targaryen family history for Dany. Depending how they arrange her storyline, his revelations may be needed sooner than later.

Disclaimer: I only got halfway through book 5, so I don't know if anything major happens with his character after that point. But I have a feeling the show is setting him up as a major character more so than the books have to this point.
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Out of all the books, Selmy features most prominently in the 2nd half of ADwD.
 
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Whiskeyjack said:
Out of all the books, Selmy features most prominently in the 2nd half of ADwD.
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Well there you go.

I'm currently halfway through book 3, and am finding some interesting and potential spoilers on my second read through.

A couple good examples from the dreams that the lady on the High Hill has, that one would only catch on a second read-through.

Purple serpents dripping poison from a maiden's hair is something I caught, after knowing what will happen later. The second half of the dream about the maiden is a ?POTENTIAL SPOILER? to follow:





now that I know that the old lady's dreams come true in some way, something about the maiden returning home and slaying a giant, which I have a couple decent ideas on now.
 
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I'm sort of worried about what they are doing with the Bloody Mummers this season. That was one of my favorite parts of aSoS.
 
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Solid. Not a fan of the ending credits music though. Took me away from the feeling of the episode way too quickly.
 
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peoriairish said:
Solid. Not a fan of the ending credits music though. Took me away from the feeling of the episode way too quickly.
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That song is actually part of the series (just performed by an actual band, and a punk band too, I think). It is mentioned in the books but not sure if it was ever referenced in the TV show until this episode.

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GRRM has done this before too, The National performed "The Rains of Castamere" in the credits of an episode in season two.
 
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There are way too many story lines going on. We only get bits and pieces in an episode, and then nothing at all in the next episode.
 
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Welcome to the world of GRRM lol. It's even more expansive in the books.
 
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IrishSpartan said:
holy sh** his hand is gone
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His right hand. For a guy who's entire identity is bound up in being a bad *** knight, Jaime's loss of his dominant hand is pretty significant.

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Solid. Not a fan of the ending credits music though. Took me away from the feeling of the episode way too quickly.
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Agreed. I'm not opposed to having a modern band play one of GRRM's songs over the credits (as NDinMich mentioned, it was done last season too), but Jaime losing his hand is both significant and shocking. Launching into a punk song right afterward robbed the scene of some effect.
 
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