A Song of Ice and Fire (Spoilers! Only enter if you have read all books)

That blows, barely a series.

Fbolt said:

That blows, barely a series.

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It's based off a short story that's like 90 pages.

It's actually refreshing that they're being true to the source material and not dragging everything out just to pad the runtime like so many shows do.

Another benefit is that they will air a new season every year instead of having to wait 3 years between seasons like HotD. Season 2 is already done filming. I hope more shows follow this pattern. Slow Horses is another good example.

From the "No Shit, Sherlock" Department:

George R. R. Martin Is "Not in the Mood" to Finish The Winds of Winter

I watched the first 5 episodes all in one day, I think the best way to think about this is a ~3.5 hour long movie. It works great that way from a narrative standpoint. I had the day off today, otherwise I wish I would have waited until all 6 were available.

GATTACA! said:

It's based off a short story that's like 90 pages.

It's actually refreshing that they're being true to the source material and not dragging everything out just to pad the runtime like so many shows do.

Another benefit is that they will air a new season every year instead of having to wait 3 years between seasons like HotD. Season 2 is already done filming. I hope more shows follow this pattern. Slow Horses is another good example.

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Yeah I think it's pretty important to put out seasons within a year or so. Otherwise people will check out or get annoyed

GATTACA! said:

It's based off a short story that's like 90 pages.

It's actually refreshing that they're being true to the source material and not dragging everything out just to pad the runtime like so many shows do.

Another benefit is that they will air a new season every year instead of having to wait 3 years between seasons like HotD. Season 2 is already done filming. I hope more shows follow this pattern. Slow Horses is another good example.

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They're also doing a good job 1) reflecting that a majority of the novellas are Dunk's internal dialogue, which can be tricky getting from page to screen, and 2) setting up the storylines for upcoming seasons. I wished we had stayed with the Trial of the 7 for the entirety of Sunday's episode, but they needed to tease the first Blackfyre rebellion through Dunk's past in order to have the needed context for the Sworn Sword and Mystery Knight storylines.

Really enjoying the show, and REALLY hoping that we get flashbacks to the Blackfyre Rebellions in upcoming seasons. That's a phenomenal storyline to tap.