The Unknown Poster Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I never read the books so the TV show is all new to me. I generally dislike fantasy. I hated Lord of the Rings (boooooooring) and Hobbit and that crap. But I do like GoT. Although the "kill all the favourite characters for shock value" thing has worn off. I assume (hope?) they pull a "Walking Dead & Glenn" scenario with Jon Snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Getting into possible spoiler territory (you have been warned!), there could very well be a couple "Glenn" scenarios. One of the things the show has always done when they kill off a major character is they make 100% sure you know the character is dead (Eddard, Joffrey, Robb etc)... they didn't do that with Jon or with Stannis last season so there is speculation that both return. Jon's "death" was the cliff hanger in the book as well so nobody is quite sure how that plays out but Stannis is very much alive at the end of the last book so that's why people are thinking Brienne might not have killed him (they show her swinging her sword but you never see his body). The Unknown Poster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I never read the books so the TV show is all new to me. I generally dislike fantasy. I hated Lord of the Rings (boooooooring) and Hobbit and that crap. But I do like GoT. Although the "kill all the favourite characters for shock value" thing has worn off. I assume (hope?) they pull a "Walking Dead & Glenn" scenario with Jon Snow. That's mostly a show thing and I ******* hate it. The show missed the point of Ned and Robbs death entirely and opted to just try and continually shock people with meaningless deaths. Serious season 1 was good because it was pretty faithful but season 2 on they just butchered it. Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit are boring as **** books and hardly a representation of current fantasy. Show only watchers are missing just about everything that makes the books great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Maybe the reason you guys hate Lord of the Rings is because you suck. bigg jay and Brandon Blue&Gold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 bigg jay and Brandon Blue&Gold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Maybe the reason you guys hate Lord of the Rings is because you suck. I liked the movies but Tolkien was boring as **** to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Maybe the reason you guys hate Lord of the Rings is because you suck. I liked the movies but Tolkien was boring as **** to read. Ah...well...then yeah. I couldn't read them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I appreciate the films for their artistic merit. They look beautiful. I just find them incredibly boring. I actually fell asleep during all three LOTR films in the theater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 That's mostly a show thing and I ******* hate it. The show missed the point of Ned and Robbs death entirely and opted to just try and continually shock people with meaningless deaths. Serious season 1 was good because it was pretty faithful but season 2 on they just butchered it. Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit are boring as **** books and hardly a representation of current fantasy. Show only watchers are missing just about everything that makes the books great. I disagree, I've read the books and love the show, sure they've changed things, but the only thing that really bothered me this last season was the Sansa story line. It didn't make much sense to have Sansa switch with Fake Arya (Jeyne) and also mix in a bit of Lady Stoneheart. Although, in fairness to the show, I'm sure budget plays into some of their decisions. I also thought they did a pretty good job with Ned's death and what it meant, unless you talking about the "promise me Ned" visions, which I'm sure they took out so that people don't figure out who Jon Snow is in Season 1. Robb's death, I agree, seems like they just wanted shocked value. I actually think the show did a better job overall last season than Martin did with books 4 and 5, I struggled to get through those 2. As for the teaser, I think it's hilarious how hard they're pushing Jon Snow and how people still don't seem to understand that he's 100% dead, but............................... Melisandre came back right before it happened for a reason and you know, Jon is a very important character, because of who he is and what he represents. It should be noted that Mr. Martin has said, Jon, Daenerys and Tyrion are the most important characters, so yet another hint about Jon's death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 The book laid out pretty clear what was happening with Jon. The entire Melisandre chapter said it explicitly and the prologue happened for a reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 So are you telling me Jon lives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 The book laid out pretty clear what was happening with Jon. The entire Melisandre chapter said it explicitly and the prologue happened for a reason Yes, I know. I was talking about the teaser and show specifically. So are you telling me Jon lives? He's dead as of right now. I'll leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 The fourth season of House of Cards premieres Friday, March 4, 2016 on Netflix. Read more at: https://tr.im/mz0pb Really good show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I got around to finishing Jessica Jones last week, pretty solid but yeah if you're squeamish about stuff it might be hard to watch and it's dark as **** but a good watch I thought. I liked it better than Daredevil, but maybe that's because I didn't really like the actors in Daredevil where as I thought Krysten Ritter did a real good job in this show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I was bored on Sunday and looking for something to watch, so I decided to start streaming the 90s classic NYPD Blue, from the beginning. I know I watched it back then, but it's obviously been awhile, and man does it ever hold up. I'd forgotten just how great Dennis Franz was in that role... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I was bored on Sunday and looking for something to watch, so I decided to start streaming the 90s classic NYPD Blue, from the beginning. I know I watched it back then, but it's obviously been awhile, and man does it ever hold up. I'd forgotten just how great Dennis Franz was in that role... Is it on Netflix? I never did watch it.... Anyone looking for an old series to watch, I suggest X-Files, to prepare for the relaunch. Its a tough commitment. A few years ago, when Californication debuted my gf fell for David Duchovney and admitted she had never watched X Files. So I bought the series (and films) and we watched the whole thing. Great series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I was bored on Sunday and looking for something to watch, so I decided to start streaming the 90s classic NYPD Blue, from the beginning. I know I watched it back then, but it's obviously been awhile, and man does it ever hold up. I'd forgotten just how great Dennis Franz was in that role... Is it on Netflix? I never did watch it.... Anyone looking for an old series to watch, I suggest X-Files, to prepare for the relaunch. Its a tough commitment. A few years ago, when Californication debuted my gf fell for David Duchovney and admitted she had never watched X Files. So I bought the series (and films) and we watched the whole thing. Great series. Nah, using TVMC (formerly XBMC) to stream.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I was bored on Sunday and looking for something to watch, so I decided to start streaming the 90s classic NYPD Blue, from the beginning. I know I watched it back then, but it's obviously been awhile, and man does it ever hold up. I'd forgotten just how great Dennis Franz was in that role... Ooooo portrait, sounds classy Noeller and Brandon Blue&Gold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 "With a MAN....in the WHITEHOUSE??!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I havent been getting hooked on anything lately, if anything been slacking on my tv viewing. though I did try out the 2 episode kick off for the expanse on space with thomas jane, pretty much only cuz it was called Game of Thrones in space by one critic... not sure how i feel after the 2 episodes, though was surprised they started a "talking dead" type show after it called "after the expanse" already. guess they are really banking that this series will take off hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 You got it dude! The Tanner family is back...but the house is a little Fuller this time around. On Friday, February 26 Netflix will debut the 13-episode spinoff, Fuller House, in all territories where Netflix is available Read more at: https://tr.im/MDwol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Why? I assume old episodes of Full House on Netflix were well watched. Thus, the reboot. I bet it does well and will be rather cheap to produce. There was talk of Netflix being interested in Star Trek for the same reason - they have very detailed information on their viewership which showed Trek reruns were very popular. One of the benefits of the Netflix model is how much information they can get from their viewership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Uggh...I hated Full House after the first season or two. It was just so gushy and everything was too perfect and clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Uggh...I hated Full House after the first season or two. It was just so gushy and everything was too perfect and clean. Maybe they will modernize it. Kimmy sleeps around. Stephanie is addicted to drugs. Joey's in prison. Considering Candace Bure's religious believes, I doubt it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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