Kyle Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 for those interested, the 1st season of this is released on dvd on the 5th of March next year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee_well_chick Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Season 2 teaser... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBrsM_WlfV8 OMG - the three horn calls at the end gave me the chills!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I've been really getting into the books and hadn't given the TV programme any thought, but just came across this trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X66PDW1Mjf8 Looks absolutely superb. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lanarkshire Jag Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 It returns. 2nd of April. 9pm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I've been really getting into the books and hadn't given the TV programme any thought, but just came across this trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X66PDW1Mjf8 Looks absolutely superb. Moist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northsea80 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Got the box set on Monday, finished it in a few days. Tremendous stuff. Starting A Clash of Kings today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I've read and can guess from the trailers that the budget is significantly bigger for the second series. Which I suppose it kind of has to be. They obviously decided not to film the only big battle scene from the first book, probably because of money, but they're devoting a whole episode to the big battle in the second book. Cannot fucking wait! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I've read and can guess from the trailers that the budget is significantly bigger for the second series. Which I suppose it kind of has to be. They obviously decided not to film the only big battle scene from the first book, probably because of money, but they're devoting a whole episode to the big battle in the second book. Cannot fucking wait! Looks from the trailer like they've gone for CGI direwolves this series too, which makes sense. Not only are they supposed to be much larger than normal dogs, but they seem to have a pretty significant part to play at times and I think they didn't feature them too much in the 1st series because they weren't easy to train. I imagine generally a lot more will be getting spent on CGI this series too. Can't fucking wait either! Got the Blu-Ray to keep me til then anyway - Don't want to pirate this because I really don't want to see it cancelled before they film A Storm of Swords, and it just looks spectacular. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Looks from the trailer like they've gone for CGI direwolves this series too, which makes sense. Not only are they supposed to be much larger than normal dogs, but they seem to have a pretty significant part to play at times and I think they didn't feature them too much in the 1st series because they weren't easy to train. Aye, that's the only option I think. Ghost and Grey Wind'll probably get a lot of action in season 2. Can't fucking wait either! Got the Blu-Ray to keep me til then anyway - Don't want to pirate this because I really don't want to see it cancelled before they film A Storm of Swords, and it just looks spectacular. I've re-watched the 1st series on streaming sites but I'll probably buy the DVDs at some point. It's something that's properly deserving of my cash. I really hope they stick with this until the end. I'm encouraged because the first season was such a success. The subsequent seasons will obviously take more money to film well so hopefully they keep making money off it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Aye, that's the only option I think. Ghost and Grey Wind'll probably get a lot of action in season 2. I've re-watched the 1st series on streaming sites but I'll probably buy the DVDs at some point. It's something that's properly deserving of my cash. I really hope they stick with this until the end. I'm encouraged because the first season was such a success. The subsequent seasons will obviously take more money to film well so hopefully they keep making money off it. The problem they potentially face is there is still 2 books to come (The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring - and there's a good chance they'll be split into two halves) so the story isn't actually finished yet. The hiatus between a Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons was approximately six years, and from reading some interviews etc with George R R Martin, he's not in any real rush to finish the books either. They'll get away with a season a year for the next few years probably, but there will come a time when the child actors will outgrow their characters' ages in the books and they'll run out of story to tell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 The problem they potentially face is there is still 2 books to come (The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring - and there's a good chance they'll be split into two halves) so the story isn't actually finished yet. The hiatus between a Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons was approximately six years, and from reading some interviews etc with George R R Martin, he's not in any real rush to finish the books either. They'll get away with a season a year for the next few years probably, but there will come a time when the child actors will outgrow their characters' ages in the books and they'll run out of story to tell. He was writing a book every two years until the long gap between aFfC and aDwD. I've read that he took a long time as he was changing story lines and didn't know exactly how to fit it all together. I'd hope that he knows pretty much how it's all going to pan out, more or less, from this point so that the last two books will be more like the first few and be written in around two years each. Assuming he doesn't cut them in two like aSoS. If HBO do a season every year, they'd finish Dance with Dragons in 2015. That would mean if Martin can write Winds of Winter by 2015 and Song of Spring by 2016, it's still do-able at one a year. I don't think the children growing up will be a significant challenge and they're all already older than they were in the books. All the kids now could easily be young adults by the fifth book. Won't give too much away but I can't think of any character who would be too old for their story by book 5 anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo_dee Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've got the first season of this in the house but haven't watched it yet. Is it worthwhile reading the series of books first or should I just go straight on to watching the first season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've got the first season of this in the house but haven't watched it yet. Is it worthwhile reading the series of books first or should I just go straight on to watching the first season? I'd watch the show 1st I reckon. The big moments are more impactful on the custard and jelly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo_dee Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'd watch the show 1st I reckon. The big moments are more impactful on the custard and jelly. Cheers. I'll just now need to find the time to get round to watching it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I've got the first season of this in the house but haven't watched it yet. Is it worthwhile reading the series of books first or should I just go straight on to watching the first season? Depends what you like I suppose. I watched the series first and then read all the books. I wished I'd read the books first but I always like reading the books before the film or TV versions of everything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo_dee Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Depends what you like I suppose. I watched the series first and then read all the books. I wished I'd read the books first but I always like reading the books before the film or TV versions of everything. I'm usually the same as you to be honest. I know we're going back a few years, but I much preferred the Harry Potter books to any of the films. The good thing is I can probably get the books quite cheap online these days so I'll buy them and try and get through them before the temptation to watch the series becomes too great. I'm such an indecisive c**t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I'm usually the same as you to be honest. I know we're going back a few years, but I much preferred the Harry Potter books to any of the films. The good thing is I can probably get the books quite cheap online these days so I'll buy them and try and get through them before the temptation to watch the series becomes too great. I'm such an indecisive c**t. At least read the first book, then you're free to watch the first series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poang Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVkr9oYsIbo Another trailer. And its probably one the greatest trailers I've ever seen. I'm not really a fan of Florence and the Machine, but the song just fits perfectly.I cant wait for the second series, its probably the most excited I've been about a TV show since the Sopranos. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poang Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 And this is the best thing The Simpsons have done in about 10 years! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkuHx8pZXPw -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 *bump* Monday night, 9pm! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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