Farerb Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I said it before, it's unrealistic to avoid spoilers for 7-8 years till the last book is published. You're going to find spoilers sooner or later whether it's the show or a meme or some comment somewhere. I'll watch the show and enjoy it for what it is as I will do with the books when they are published. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macgregor of the North Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 After S5 I have begun to treat the show and the books as two different versions of the story anyways. I am more of a book man 100% but love the show also even though the Jaime dorne story line and Stannis & Shireen plots were ridiculous in my eyes. But it won't stop me watching and enjoying S6 at all. There are still characters I enjoy watching very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemond's Eye Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I'm not watching. Not because of spoilers, as the show cut a lot of what I wanted to see after the third season anyway. I'm not watching as I thought the fourth season was poor, Pascal aside; gave up after their handling of Aemon's death. If I thought the show would be good I'd watch, as I think a lot of things bar maybe the end game will play out differently anyway. But I don't, so I won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbart Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I think i will watch it. Most things that happen won't happen like this in the books. Actually, i don't know why i want to see it. Season 1 was great; Seasons 2 and 3 had good moments (but already a lot of crap). Season 4 had some really stupid stuff and some gread episodes. Season 5 was terrible. It had good scenes, of course. But they dumb everything down way to much, and let's just never again talk of everything revolving about Dorne. The show is strongest when it follows the books closely (and in Season 1 they transfer some Dialogues 1:1!). The "new" stuff is horrible. So there is no reason to think Season 6 will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neds Secret Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 10 hours ago, Good Guy Garlan said: Welcome! Yes, I'll be watching, mostly because I think there's just no certainty with GRRM. Honestly, if GRRM doesn't care about the show spoiling the books, why should I? That just about sums it up for me as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woman of War Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Of course I will watch! Frankly, I do not understand people who are afraid of getting spoiled. If I were afraid of spoilers, meaning angry because I already know the main Landmarks of the story then I'd never read a book twice. Actually I love to read good books for a second time since then I am more relaxed and can concentrate on the finer details and the beauty of the language. And, anyone who loves historical fiction has to live with spoilers. Or do you conveniently forget that Joan of Arc got burned in the end and that Richard III died during the battle of Bosworth? Stay away from historical fiction if you remember anything you have learned at school! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victarion Chainbreaker Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 1 hour ago, farerb said: I said it before, it's unrealistic to avoid spoilers for 7-8 years till the last book is published. You're going to find spoilers sooner or later whether it's the show or a meme or some comment somewhere. I'll watch the show and enjoy it for what it is as I will do with the books when they are published. I feel the same about seasons 7&8, but for season 6, it may be only a matter of months to avoid spoilers. Personally, if we get a release date for TWoW by the time season 6 starts, then I'll try to avoid the show and spoilers. But if there's no release date, I'm watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melisandre's White Pubes Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I won't be watching it, I haven't watched the show since the third season as it's not good enough for me to waste the time on - TV is just so painfully slow for someone who can read a thousand pages in a day and it has to be exceptional to be worth the time. The show, though decent, is not that great. I will be teaching all the spoilers from lessons who watch and analyze the show, though, like I have for the last couple of seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWhiteWalker Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I will not watch S6 until i read TWOW. Then, I will see how much similarities it had with the book, and then decide on S7. BTW I have no problem of being spoiled on the internet, but will sure as hell stay away from this forum from April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mac Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 No. I didn't watch season 5 either. I've tried separating books and show, because the show has merit, but it's become too difficult for me, and I find myself angry. Maybe when all is said and done I'll sit down and watch it. But for now, I don't think I will. Don't really care about the spoilers though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattleSnake Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I will be watching the show even if it will spoil Winds. The show is not perfect...but I still love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Fauntleroy Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I'll watch the show, it will be like watching a train crash because the conductor hopped off. Without the source material it's going to be horrendous. In a fascinating way. None of the twists and turns that caught social media by storm have been D&D ideas, it's all been from the books. Red wedding, Jon's stabbing, Ned's death. Contrast it with things D&D put in; Jaime raping Cersei, Sansa getting raped, Stannis' death. People either didn't care or straight up disliked those things. So with just the bare outline, they'll smack right into a brick wall creatively. It's gonna be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liaraeyne Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 No. Sure, social media, friends and others will all spoil me. But the ASOIAF/GOT story is huge and complicated. I cannot possibly be spoiled about every single scene, action, quote, location etc. No matter how much is spoiled to me, I will definitely miss at least SOME stuff. That I will first experience when I read TWOW. And even if that is just one aspect, that will be worth not watching the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A spoon of knife and fork Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Everything I have disliked about the show has been because of having read the books first and being annoyed by (often arbitrary) changes. Sometimes to the point of being really angry (Sansa stuff this year). However in nearly all of those cases I believe that I would not have batted an eye if I'd seen the show first. As a result to maximize my enjoyment of both forms, I am not planning to read any more of the books until three years from now when the show is finished. 50-50 shot for GRRM even having completed TWOW by then anyway... And zero chance ADOS will be done. I was pretty disappointed to be honest that a lot of the storylines have yet to complete DWD/AFFC material and that they are including that stuff next season. I couldn't give two figs about seeing Jaime in the riverlands or the Greyjoy uncles on screen. Was hoping it was cut. Spoil me D and D - it's the only way I'll be able to finally watch the show with a completely open mind, instead of constantly second guessing every stupid detail even when I would rather not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonsmurf Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I think people who say that the books and show are two different things now are taking it a bit too far. Sure, they are quite different now, but you can still make pretty good assumptions based on the show. For example, Aegon won't be sitting on the Iron throne, and neither will Stannis. Mance Rayder is probably dead or is going to be dead soon. There will be spoilers in the show and it will probably be over before GRRM has finished the books. A bit sad, but I can't wait a minute more than I have to to know the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qhorin Halfhand and Yoren Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I am watching because I have watched all of the show until now and I am invested in it and its version of the story and characters. I don't think they have done a particularly good job with the last season, and my expectation for this one are low but I will watch. There is probably enough entertainment value in it I am also curious about what happens next and the fates of the characters. Most importantly, I expect people to post spoilers all over the place, and I am not talking about show watchers being the problem, but also about people who are both book readers and show watchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I 'm really getting sick and tired of the spoiler fetish a huge chunk of humanity seems to have. Why by all the gods, real and imagined, above, below and sideways, would knowing plot points in advance lessen my enjoyment of a story in any way? And since I still enjoy the show, despite its various shortcomings (it's not like the books are perfect) and we still don't have any word on WoW I see no point of depriving myself of the show, only because the books have (predictably) fallen behind. I won't discuss any events from season 6 in the book forums of course, but I will watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalerionTheCat Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I'll watch. Too weak to resist anyway. Most stories are much different now, And for the general direction... Either it will be what I expect, and that will not be spoiler really. Or it will be different, and I will believe it's another deviation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyBazooka Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yeah I will, and it won't spoil TWOW one iota for me, because they are so different, the stories in the show are barely recognisable anymore. Stannis dying in the show doesn't necessarily mean he'll lose the Battle of Ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyJAM Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 22 minutes ago, Orphalesion said: I 'm really getting sick and tired of the spoiler fetish a huge chunk of humanity seems to have. Why by all the gods, real and imagined, above, below and sideways, would knowing plot points in advance lessen my enjoyment of a story in any way? And since I still enjoy the show, despite its various shortcomings (it's not like the books are perfect) and we still don't have any word on WoW I see no point of depriving myself of the show, only because the books have (predictably) fallen behind. I won't discuss any events from season 6 in the book forums of course, but I will watch it. Suspense is a pretty normal element to be appreciated in a narrative. By no means is it the only element - people can watch 100 different versions of Shakespeare, after all - but it can add to a work. Just because you apparently don't care in the slightest doesn't mean people are doing something wrong if they do. It's definitely something Martin is trying to provide so you're the one missing out on an element of the work if it doesn't impact you at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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