Kat Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Variety articleGRRM's official announcementFrom the old thread:For those too tired to read every post here's my summary of must reads:dajamison; post #64 p4 - what we hope for.johnhorner; post #235 p12 - an insight from an industry insider.Parris; post #287 p15 - putting everything into perspective.Ran; post #544 p28 - tips on how it can be done for TV.(I can't believe you closed my thread, Ran....I was trying to beat the # of views that NHAW had. ;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 From the old thread:For those too tired to read every post here's my summary of must reads:dajamison; post #64 p4 - what we hope for.johnhorner; post #235 p12 - an insight from an industry insider.Parris; post #287 p15 - putting everything into perspective.Ran; post #544 p28 - tips on how it can be done for TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyanna Stark-Targaryen Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Should we try to get people together for giant viewing parties? That could be fun. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrael Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Should we try to get people together for giant viewing parties? That could be fun. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 The members of this board? They'd be drunk before the show started... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverrain Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 The members of this board? They'd be drunk before the show started... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faceless Dude Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 The members of this board? They'd be drunk before the show started... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faceless Man of Braavos Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 To help lure potential viewers I think HBO should come up with a line like: "A Song of Ice and Fire - think Lord of the Rings for adults only."Legally, perhaps they can't mention LOTR, but I really think they should emphasize the fact that this is a version of fantasy that NOBODY has ever seen on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 To help lure potential viewers I think HBO should come up with a line like: "A Song of Ice and Fire - think Lord of the Rings for adults only."Legally, perhaps they can't mention LOTR, but I really think they should emphasize the fact that this is a version of fantasy that NOBODY has ever seen on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faceless Man of Braavos Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 “It’s like those movies with the short people and magic jewelry, only with gratuitous sex and violence.â€How's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverrain Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 “It’s like those movies with the short people and magic jewelry, only with gratuitous sex and violence.â€How's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faceless Man of Braavos Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Yeah, attract casuals with the allure of a medieval sex romp, and then surprise them with a great story and characters... AND THEY WILL BE ASOIAF ADDICTS... like the rest of us on this board. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 The violence maybe, but the sex really isn't gratitious, I wouldn't say. Some of Tyrion's scenes seem excessive, and the descriptions of Samwell may be nothing anyone wants to imagine, but generally it serves a purpose. Hence, good writing. I dont' imagine I'm going too far out on a limb sticking up for Martin on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Bruce the Hound KG Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Legally, perhaps they can't mention LOTR, but I really think they should emphasize the fact that this is a version of fantasy that NOBODY has ever seen on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blah Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 omg this series is the easiest sell in the world! It's got hot characters..sex..violence/action..those are promo gold. After that the actual story is enough to keep people hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergioCQH Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Man, I wonder how many people are going to turn off their TVs when it's time for the actor portraying Tyrion to get naked. Or Sam for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jon Snow Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Sam's scene could be done without a tremendous amount of full frontal nudity. It would also be a chance for the audience to see that he is not a flubby as he was when he first got to the wall. Not beefcake, but better. Tyrion would be harder, mostly due to th quantity of the scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collaroy Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Okay- I know I'm horribly late posting here (at least I have an excuse- I'm a newbie) and that I won't have anything new to add, but here's my two cents anyway because I'm too damn excited to hold it in! I was always pretty sure I'd NEVER see ASOIAF on screen- it's just way too long; LOTR is a, what 14, 15 hour trilogy and ASOIAF would be much longer. But a TV show might just work. Especially with HBO who don't necessarily shy away from violence and sex. Now my only concern would be that they won't have the budget to bring it to life in a decent manner. Most fantasy adaptions disappointed me with cheap effects and sets compared to the rich detailed settings described in the books. But all in all, these are glad tidings!ETA: How will the show affect the remaining novels? This has got to be taking a lot of time off Martin's writing schedule, don't you think? Damn. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraig Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hey Collaroy, well the advantage with aGoT is not its not terribly effects oriented. There are some battles but they can be minimised and the series isn't overrun with mythical creatures (besides the direwolves). If the first series is a success, then HBO could increase the budget, which should offset the increase of magic in future books.Also, since we are unlikely to see this series before 2009, GRRM has plenty time to get aDwD out of the way and start work on tWoW. It certainly could be a distraction but we can but hope that it will actually spur him on to finish the series. He commented himself that the books must still be written. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collaroy Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hey Padraig, thanks for making me feel better- I tend to worry too much about things I care about a lot. :) Anyway, I just finished reading his official announcement and that sounds pretty positive; who knows, maybe he'll drop some of his non-ASOIAF projects to make room.You're right, since ASOIAF is medieval rather than overly fantastic it might work. Considering it takes place during a civil war there's not that much fighting, and they might even be able to leave most of them out and only report the outcome somehow. Well, maybe not Whispering Woods and Wildlings vs. Wall, but it might work in some cases. Still, there are some mythical creatures (giants, direwolves, mammoths, dragons, at least later on in the series) that'll need CGI and what feels like a million different landscapes and locations... it's definitely a challenge. But like you said, aGoT is pretty 'tame' that way compared to the other books.And damn! It could be so awesome! Whoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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