Game of Thrones (spoilers)

[OumaFan]

But this could be the greatest TV show ever.



HBO's doing it and its based on some amazing books by a guy named George R.R. Martin. Kind of like the Lord of the Rings if the Lord of the Rings had been really really good. Instead of ambiguously gay duos and elves, you have sister fucking and lots of people dying.

And its HBO which means it almost certainly will be good. The first season covers the first book and it premieres April 17th.

[El Kabong]

.....that is all

[TheMacMagician]

Ouma, I'm feeling this. Definately. Nothing wrong with it. To be honest the funny thing is I was on the HBO website today checking out their TV Series for something new to watch. I'm really not a big advocate of TV at all and very rarely sit down to watch anything. Got into Prison Break real bad a long while back before it turned to shit.

I'm absolutely gonna be checking this program out no worries. Looks very interesting. There was a few on the HBO site that took my fancy to be honest for passing some time. Like the look of Boardwalk Empire and also Bored To Death. Another is The Wire, which I have only yesterday watched the very first Episode. Introduced to that by Koppas, but wasn't overly enamoured with it. Just dLing episode 2 to give it another chance.

[bcollins]

I'm with you - this series looks great. Sean Bean plays the living hell out of characters in this genre.

[OumaFan]

The books are brilliant. I've recommended them to a number of people, some who would never read "fantasy" and every single person has now read all four of them. Its not really much about magic or anything like that, for the most part. The problem is there's supposed to be like seven, its about 6 years since the last one and the guy's like 60 and very overweight. So I don't know if its going to be resolved. But each season will cover one book (assuming it goes more than a year.)

Actually I like the Lord of the Rings just fine. I didn't love the books or the movies but I liked them. But this is totally different.

[TheMacMagician]

The books are brilliant. I've recommended them to a number of people, some who would never read "fantasy" and every single person has now read all four of them. Its not really much about magic or anything like that, for the most part. The problem is there's supposed to be like seven, its about 6 years since the last one and the guy's like 60 and very overweight. So I don't know if its going to be resolved. But each season will cover one book (assuming it goes more than a year.)

Actually I like the Lord of the Rings just fine. I didn't love the books or the movies but I liked them. But this is totally different.

I'm actually very excited about this series now too..... Good times.

On a side note, I finished Episode 2 of The Wire first season, and i'm in.......... Downloading the third now. Ha... Great second ep.......

[OumaFan]

The Wire is maybe the greatest TV show ever made.

[OumaFan]

Looks like its going to be shown on something called Sky Atlantic in the UK. I don't know if it will start in April like it will here.

There are some fairly big names. Sean Bean obviously, and Peter Dinklage is a very good actor and he's playing probably the best character in the whole series.

[Kev]

This does look good. Coming so soon after Spartacus, Gods of the Arena though it will have to be amazing to compete with the epicness of that show.

[OumaFan]

I liked the first season of Spartacus. Once they got over those ridiculous battle scenes it got good. But I haven't seen the prequel season yet.

[OumaFan]

[OumaFan]

HBO

HBO released the first fifteen minutes as a sneak peek.

[Dizaster]

Boromir returns!!!

God bless HBO for making these shows that are carving the way past the popcorn cookie cutter garbage that 90% of television is stuffed with...

Hopefully they make it a decent series and not one of those tiny 6 or 8 episode ones.... Just when you really get to love i,t you have to wait a year for Season 2...

[Dizaster]

I just watched the first 15 minute preview and I think it looks awesome....

Even if there isn't that much action but just lots of talking and scenery and mood and stuff, that would be great.... A bit like Deadwood... It just puts you right in that old settler town and not an incredible lot goes on, but it just puts you right there...

I can see myself absolutely loving this show....


When does it start?

[OumaFan]

April 17 here, I don't know if it will come to Australian TV but obviously you can download it. The first season will be ten episodes.

There maybe won't be all out action every episode but there will be a shitload of stuff going on, lots of different storylines.