'Game of Thrones' on HBO HD - NO SPOILERS or Book Discussion - Page 71

Originally Posted by Ph8te 

OK you know when youre watching a show on Network or cable, then all of a sudden in the corner or at the bottom of the TV you get this sometimes animated add for another show on the same channel? That is a Snipe. commercial breaks never happen on premium channels during a show or movie.....

Originally Posted by skullboy0 

Anybody who's looking for the Iron Throne beer might want to try Ommegang's Beer Locator:

http://www.ommegang.com/#!locator

Although my guess is it isn't an "up to the minute stock locator" but more of a "where we shipped it" locator.

Originally Posted by oink 

Thanks for that link.

Although there appears to be 3 local sources for this brewery's beer, sadly, Iron Throne doesn't seem to distributed in my area.

Originally Posted by archiguy 

Just add some tobasco and curry powder to a Busweiser and pretend you're a dragon.

Originally Posted by bobby94928 

Only with a hint of saffron to make it orange!

Originally Posted by mgkdragn 

As a Showtime subscriber / 1st season Dexter viewer / .. not defending Showtime, but I don't recall them ever running any ..

Originally Posted by oink 

Thanks for that link.

Although there appears to be 3 local sources for this brewery's beer, sadly, Iron Throne doesn't seem to distributed in my area.

Originally Posted by skullboy0 

On Twitter when people have been asking Ommegang when it's coming to their area they've been giving out dates for the rest of the month, so it seems like it's rolling out in stages. So you might wanna check in a week or so, & might not hurt to call the place that the Locator shows as having their stuff in your area.

Originally Posted by JediMastr 

After watching the Season 2 Blu-Rays almost back to back, I've decided that that's the least frustrating way to watch this show--not having to wait a week between every episode. So I'm going to save the episodes and watch them after they've all aired...or maybe save 5, then watch those--and then save the other 5...or maybe save 2...

Originally Posted by mgkdragn 


I may get slammed for this, but I am about convinced GOT may be the best show ever made for Television in any form .. artistically, plot wise, photography, sets, etc ..

As I re-watch, the depth, acting nuances, design .. the whole thing .. is just amazing ..

Originally Posted by thedeskE 

It's hard to argue against it.

Originally Posted by archiguy 

Wow. I wouldn't go that far. It's a fine example of the fantasy genre, but that wasn't a terribly high bar prior to this show. 'Rome', for example, was pretty spectacular.

Originally Posted by daryl zero 

I'm with you on this. I like it but it isn't close to my favorite tv shows of all time.

Originally Posted by archiguy 

Wow. I wouldn't go that far. It's a fine example of the fantasy genre, but that wasn't a terribly high bar prior to this show. 'Rome', for example, was pretty spectacular.

Originally Posted by gwsat 

Good point. I enjoy the "Olden Tymes" genre. That's probably why I read so much of Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett's stuff.

I failed to comment in my earlier post what was the most visually stunning scene I have ever seen in a TV show. The Battle of the Blackwater was wonderfully done. The explosions of the ships looked spectacular and the audio made my room shake. Although there was a lot of CGI, it was was all well done and convincing.

Originally Posted by mgkdragn 

Well, my opinion of the show is, of course, just my opinion .. there are many great shows, "Rome" being one of them ..

I think in my case I'm looking at it from the entire package perspective and the strange, almost hypnotic ability it has to draw me into the World it creates .. and I do have a jones for the Fantasy genre with LOTR being my favorite set of films .. so I'll admit bias ..

However, no matter the genre, I think we would all agree that GOT is up there at least in the top 10 ..

Originally Posted by Ron Temple 

Funny, I've been a fantasy fan for nearly 50 years. GOT has never done it for me. Some likeable characters, but for the most part I ended up hating probable protagonists for their stupidity . The gray characters were interesting, but appear so episodically that it's tough to swallow...then a ton of characters that I find not interesting at all, but their stories are interwoven and so bring down the pace of the good stuff. So in short, not a big fan, though the series does have it's high points.

Originally Posted by mgkdragn 

That scene should be placed on all subwoofer test discs ..

and The Grail Quest novels should be required reading ..

Originally Posted by mgkdragn 

That's what makes the World go round .. I'm 65 and have been a Fantasy fan since dirt ..

Originally Posted by Ron Temple 

I admire that you've lived so long ...though I'm only 4 years behind. I'd much rather see a verion of the Black Company starring Ray Stevenson as Croaker and Kevin McKidd in any role than Martin's overblown epic that reminds me more and more of the Wheel of Time series, which started much better, but devolved into drivel.