Ned the Living Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 ...make a flashback season of Robert's Rebellion. We have so many awesome anecdotes from this war in the books, it would make an excellent season to show Robert and Ned in their prime. Robert battling Rhaegar in The Trident, Ned coming to Robert's aid when Robert is wounded and they sound the bells, Ned seeing Lyanna die. Plus, there's so much untold, it would be full of possibilities to flesh out. In addition to that, you could get Sean Bean back in the cast before Ned is revealed to not have been executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Stark-Targaryen Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Many of us have been saying this for a long time... The problem is the actors, especially the younger ones, who are rapidly aging out of their roles, but there's no way I'd support recasting Bran or Arya. They can't put the series on hold to film the prequel, which would require different sets, and a whole host of other things. Also, a full RR treatment would inevitably spoil the rest of the series. I know I get tarred as a Targaryen apologist, but the fact remains that... we don't really know what happened in the lead-up to R+L's disappearance from the Riverlands. Say for instance they met up on the Isle of Faces, or Rhaegar had a conversation with the GoHH, revealing some of the events that are to come. Don't worry, though. GoT is one of the biggest phenomenons in recent TV history. As long as the show stays this exponentially popular? There WILL be a prequel. Too much money's at stake. Whether it's done on TV or as feature-length films remains to be seen, but you can rest easy that it'll happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow282 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Because there's not at least 5 years of prequel. Or because acting contracts don't work that way. Or because they'd lose viewers due to disinterest. Or because the actors are going to keep growing up. But mostly because they don't care about spoiling the ending. Why should they? They paid for the rights, everything about this situation is completely GRRM's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 In addition to that, you could get Sean Bean back in the cast before Ned is revealed to not have been executed.Wait...what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konradsmith Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Wait...what? You fell for that? On top of that Robb's a cantaloupe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilEye Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Wait...what? I know, it's absurd. There's no way they'd have Sean Bean reprise his role when he'd be something like 20 years older than his character by that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADanceWithCats Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Because it would be boring. I want to see the rest of the story, not a prequel. That said, I think that, once Jon is presumed dead, Season 6, via Bran, will give us flashbacks. Sort of like The Empire Strikes Back - everything will be falling to pieces, but at least Bran will learn who Jon's father was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aFeastForDragons Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 1 year isn't going to make a difference. George has two monstrous books out, he will be hard pressed to get TWOW out by 2017 when the final season is about to air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonSnowed Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I would 1 year isn't going to make a difference. George has two monstrous books out, he will be hard pressed to get TWOW out by 2017 when the final season is about to air. Have you seen the latest interview with the actor who plays Jamie, he states George is almost finished with Winds but won't get ADOS out before the last season. However D&D know as much as George does and have access to all his material. I think we need to accept the show will finish before the books. The above said a prequel movie would be amazing in my eyes and may come out around the same time as the final book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex999 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I asked one of my non book reader friend what he would think if HBO decided to do a flashback season about King Robert instead of making season 5 let's just say he did not have very positive things to say about that idea..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kefln Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Most fans of the TV are not book readers. I'm sure that a high percentage of those have no idea whats in the books, or that the series is still unfinished. Fans tune in to see what happens to Arya, Tyrion, Jaime, Dany, Jon and all the other characters of the show. They have watched some shocking scenes and unexpected twists, they want to see what happens next. Switching to a prequel could result in a massive drop in viewing numbers, which would result in either the show being cancelled, or the budget slashed. I want, as I'm sure many others do, for this show to go out with a bang. And not in any way like they ended Lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northbound3.0 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Wait...what?Don't even ask. It's not worth your effort and time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Prince of Dorne Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Poor old dead Ned... I do like the idea of a prequel, but AFTER the Song of Ice and Fire story is completed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Stark-Targaryen Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I do like the idea of a prequel, but AFTER the Song of Ice and Fire story is completed :agree: Yes, I want to get the ending from the current ASOIAF storyline. Then they can go back in time once the show-only viewers are clued in, and we all know the answers... :cool4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmassedFX Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I would Have you seen the latest interview with the actor who plays Jamie, he states George is almost finished with Winds but won't get ADOS out before the last season. However D&D know as much as George does and have access to all his material. I think we need to accept the show will finish before the books. The above said a prequel movie would be amazing in my eyes and may come out around the same time as the final book. No, I haven't. Where is that found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmassedFX Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 NVM found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow282 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 There's no way that's inside knowledge, he's either mistaken or taking a guess. If the book was done, or even if it was 95% done they'd be shouting that up and down the streets, and they would have put it on the release schedule for 2015. Even GRRM can't take more than 1 year to finish 5% of a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aFeastForDragons Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Have you seen the latest interview with the actor who plays Jamie, he states George is almost finished with Winds but won't get ADOS out before the last season. However D&D know as much as George does and have access to all his material. I think we need to accept the show will finish before the books. The above said a prequel movie would be amazing in my eyes and may come out around the same time as the final book. George wrote at the end of AFFC that ADWD would be out the following year. It took 6 years. Nothing anyone says can be believed until the book is firmly out in the public's hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Shiznit Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Let it go people, the show WILL overttake the books and spoil the ending, no if, buts or ways around it. Let it go..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Sams Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 The problem is the actors, especially the younger ones, who are rapidly aging out of their roles, but there's no way I'd support recasting Bran or Arya. I don't think either one is. From a narrative point of view, both characters have grown up. Especially Arya. Both her and the actress may as well be adults now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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