A GAME OF THRONES - Discussion Thread

Thought Weird Al's poking fun at George during his Emmy's song was pretty funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GhiJ7gIvgSw

Finally got through all the books. I was kinda disappointed to actually catch all the way up, as there is no more to read.

I'm going to start reading Dune as I've heard it is like Game of Thrones but in outer space.

http://winteriscoming.net/2014/07/25/new-cast-members-game-thrones-season-5-announced/

Any chance of seeing the next book in 2015?

hi, nerds! :-h

Anyone going to the IMAX showing of the last two episodes?

I would buy one of the posters from someone if so...not sure I can go, my wife is having surgery the morning following the premiere and I will be on baby duty while she recovers.

imax.com/community/blog/game-of-thrones-in-imax-participating-theatres/

Got a few posters and the imax experience was pretty awesome, especially the battle at the wall and some of those long single shots during the battle. Recommend if it is showing near you on IMAX!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/16/george-rr-martin-warns-of-upcoming-game-of-thrones-tv-show-deaths

Seems characters will die this season that are still alive in the books. Looks like this is my jumping off point for the show. Jojen's death was a bit of a disappointment, and I worried the show might end up spoiling the books and this season might just do that. So I am gonna have to step away from the show until the books finish. I guess I'll have something to watch when I retire....

I never saw it.

Started to read the books. I am 4 chapters in, but I find its very difficult to follow. Way too many names, places, events, titles, etc and they all have pretty similar names due to the dialect. Does it get easier?

yeah, I have two 'wikipedia' style websites bookmarked and refer to those to summarize every chapter, which is nice.... but Id also like to not have to depend on it. This latest chapter (4) (Daenerys I) was not discernible by me. It was like it were in a different language.

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/A_Game_of_Thrones-Chapter_3

http://www.towerofthehand.com/books/101/004/index.html

I think I am going to like the story and the epicness of it... and the fact that it has been transcribed into what I hear is a pretty damn good show... but I don't want to grind out the books if its not a good read.