HBO's Game of Thrones. ( No Book Spoilers Allowed -- Go to Hell.)

[Apollo]

12 reasons to boycott Game of Thrones

In essence, Game of Thrones is a poorly produced copy of Mel Gibson’s Braveheart with a dash of smut straight out of Hustler Magazine added to spice up the frustratingly complicated drama. It can be preachy and pretentious one moment, and decidedly X-rated the next. You will witness effeminate men having sex in bathtubs while speaking about dragons, dead bodies splayed out in satanic pentagrams in the snow and some of the most artificial acting ever broadcast on the small screen.

1. Sexual abnormality, including incest and lesbianism, appears in graphic detail.
From casual rape to group orgies, each episode of Game of Thrones has something astonishing for viewers. For many children, this will be the first time they are introduced to wanton fornication. Will they choose to experiment like this in real life?

2. Witchcraft is presented as empowering while Christian values are utterly insulted.
Deadly potions and menacing spirits dominate the storyline, but there is no mention of Jesus despite the fact that His love was the backbone of wisdom in the Middle Ages.

parody website
http://christwire.org/2012/01/12-reasons-to-boycott-game-of-thrones-in-2012-2/

 

[Críostóir]

Re: 12 reasons to boycott Game of Thrones

OK, I'm not watching GOT for reasons of my own (NOT about the quality of the program), but the author of that article is a fucking idiot. Obviously is completely unfamiliar with the program, or he would have known that it's not set in the Earth middle ages.

Loser.

 

[Críostóir]

Re: 12 reasons to boycott Game of Thrones

Wait...that's a parody site, right?

You know...it's impossible to do a parody of right-wing Talibangelical "Christianity" that's anywhere near as crazy as the real thing. It's hard to be sure.

 

[Apollo]

Re: 12 reasons to boycott Game of Thrones

Wait...that's a parody site, right?

You know...it's impossible to do a parody of right-wing Talibangelical "Christianity" that's anywhere near as crazy as the real thing. It's hard to be sure.

lol well at least you caught on eventually.

 

[winterknight]

Re: 12 reasons to boycott Game of Thrones

Wait...that's a parody site, right?

You know...it's impossible to do a parody of right-wing Talibangelical "Christianity" that's anywhere near as crazy as the real thing. It's hard to be sure.

Ah, Poe's Law.

 

[AbnormalDann]

Re: 12 reasons to boycott Game of Thrones

The title almost had me in tears, then I saw Christwire as the link and couldn't stop laughing.

 

[Ohiospeedo]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

It is official. Premiere for 2nd season is April 1st.

 

[maxpowr9]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

We need some eye candy to get us all hot and bothered for A Clash of Kings coming in a fortnight...

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau/Jaime Lannister

Kit Harington/Jon Snow

Iain Glenn/Ser Jorah Mormont

Harry Lloyd/Viserys Targaryan, Emilia Clarke/Daenerys Targaryan and Richard Madden/Robb Stark

 

[IMPALA]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

My season 1 dvds arrived the other day, I can't wait till season 2 starts. lol did'nt recognize Viserys or Daenerys without the blonde hair,

 

[maxpowr9]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

My season 1 dvds arrived the other day, I can't wait till season 2 starts. lol did'nt recognize Viserys or Daenerys without the blonde hair,

Since you're bi, this was also a pic of Emilia Clarke from the pajiba article...

Reckon you have seen her titties already if you have watched the series.

We also have the "virginal" Margeary Tyrell played by Natalie Dormer

I notice the role reversal in hair color. She plays a brunet while Emilia plays a platinum blonde.

 

[TX-Beau]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

TBH I found A Storm of Swords to be the best book thus far. I thought A Clash of Kings was bad but A Feast for Crows is far worse. I haven't touched A Dance with Dragons yet but I hear it's just marginally better than AFFC.

The whole Stark vs Lannister vs Baratheon (and other relatives) plot is enough as is. The Iron Isles and Dornish subplots are fine as a minute but as an actual plotline, it's dreadful. I only tolerate the Danny subplot because dragons are awesome and it actually makes the readers feel like all this petty quarreling in Westeros is for naught when the big bad dragons show up to kill everyone. The Black/Wall subplot is decent like the Danny plot to emphasize the "ivory tower" that is King's Landing.

The problem I fear for A Clash of Kings series is that there is a lot of sabre rattling for most of the book which is quite boring to both read and watch. I wouldn't be surprised if some plot elements are shuffled around to make it more interesting.

The Iron Isles and the Dorne plot lines are entirely superfluous, but the wall and the Dany plot lines I suspect are integral to how the whole thing plays out.

I.E. the others/white walkers overrun all the petty squabbling and Dany and her dragons swoop in to save everyone's bacon. Or at least the bacon of whoever's left alive.

 

[Apollo]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

TBH I found A Storm of Swords to be the best book thus far. I thought A Clash of Kings was bad but A Feast for Crows is far worse. I haven't touched A Dance with Dragons yet but I hear it's just marginally better than AFFC.

The whole Stark vs Lannister vs Baratheon (and other relatives) plot is enough as is. The Iron Isles and Dornish subplots are fine as a minute but as an actual plotline, it's dreadful. I only tolerate the Danny subplot because dragons are awesome and it actually makes the readers feel like all this petty quarreling in Westeros is for naught when the big bad dragons show up to kill everyone. The Black/Wall subplot is decent like the Danny plot to emphasize the "ivory tower" that is King's Landing.

The problem I fear for A Clash of Kings series is that there is a lot of sabre rattling for most of the book which is quite boring to both read and watch. I wouldn't be surprised if some plot elements are shuffled around to make it more interesting.

Reading A Dance With Dragons, all the subplots do start to fit into the bigger storyline and reveal where GRRM is trying to go with his story.

I used to agree that the books seemed to loose their way and make so little since once you got to AFfC, but in the most current book, it all starts to make sense and finally come together.

IMO at least

 

[zoltanspawn]

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I.E. the others/white walkers overrun all the petty squabbling and Dany and her dragons swoop in to save everyone's bacon. Or at least the bacon of whoever's left alive.

I hope Mr. Martin has set us up to believe that, but delivers a different storyline.

 

[maxpowr9]

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The Iron Isles and the Dorne plot lines are entirely superfluous, but the wall and the Dany plot lines I suspect are integral to how the whole thing plays out.

I.E. the others/white walkers overrun all the petty squabbling and Dany and her dragons swoop in to save everyone's bacon. Or at least the bacon of whoever's left alive.

I finished ADwD so I know all about the ending of that book so that comment is a bit of a spoiler. As much as I love Dany as a character, I hated her ending in the book.

Now that I see sexy Iain in Downton Abbey, I love him scruffy. I usually don't like much older men but he makes tingly.

 

[maxpowr9]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

If you want to catch up on all of season 1, HBO just released a "recap" video.

 

[hanzosword]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

April is coming! And winter is coming, bitches!

 

[Corny]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

If you want to catch up on all of season 1, HBO just released a "recap" video.

be warned: this has some major season2 spoilers for a "recap".

 

[maxpowr9]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

be warned: this has some major season2 spoilers for a "recap".

Not really. Have you seen how many teasers/trailers that HBO has released already?

This one alone has more than 6 million views.

 

[Corny]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

yeah, from a teaser i expect to see some elements of the new story line. that's why i don't watch the true blood teasers.

from a recap i expect .. well a recap. and no spoilers. not that they could spoil anything for me in this case, but probably for others.

 

[maxpowr9]

Re: A song of ice and fire: HBO's Game of Thrones

There are several clips up on youtube from the first 2 episodes (about 10 mins in each one) I won't post them but OMG I can't wait...

Spoiler

Until Tyrion loses his nose and gets knocked down several pegs into disarray to piss off the media's infatuation with him. Always we we got a few more deaths to toil with first.

Also I loved this little vid between 4 of the castmates. Emilia's bubbly personality is so infectious. I seriously hope her career takes off from here and only gets better.
Rolling Stones: Game of Thrones shoot

PS: Why can't we embed videos?