Starting on Sky Atlantic on April 18th:

And the book has a new release date! (again...)

Martin's announcement

I shall certainly give this a go - I'm not much of a Sean Bean fan .......... too wooden for my taste, but hopefully the story will carry him.

Cheers,

Kev

Another one to set the Sky+ for then...

Yep, it looks like Boromir survived after all!  6 arrows, meh...

I'm very impatient and courious about the series. The books are beautifull (except Bran related-stories, very boring). I started last week a very long terms project: convert the "a games of throne" boardgame using 10mm figs stand. Pendraken' Norsemen and AngloSaxons are my Stark army.

Quote from: Kassad on 16 March 2011, 01:59:20 PM
I started last week a very long terms project: convert the "a games of throne" boardgame using 10mm figs stand. Pendraken' Norsemen and AngloSaxons are my Stark army.

Sweet! I'm thinking I'll probably paint up my Battles of Westeros set first but a miniature project has been growing in the back of my head for quite some time now. Must resist.

Anyone watch the first episode?  I'm hoping things get clearer as it goes on, as I'm completely confused at the moment!

I watched the first thirty minutes more out of curiosity than anything and have to say that i found it even less watchable than The Pacific. There was no real introduction to the characters, Beans acting was a wooden as ever and the story seeemd to jump about more than my kids guinea pigs.

I also found the language offensive. I'm an ex squaddie so consider myself pretty hardened to that type of stuff but I dont think there is any place for it on TV.

Another HBO less than average programme preceded by Spartacus of a few weeks ago which was/equally as bad

Hmm - I've got it recorded, will watch tonight then...

Yep totally confused. I thought I must have missed an episode. Was surprised to see the tesco advert man as the king.

The books are difficult to begin but at the end of the first, many things are explained. I just watch the first episode and that look good to me.

Wait & see.

The problem with this HBO stuff is its too long.

How many episodes? 

Cut it down to 6 and you can't go on a tedious rambling, half-baked journey - you actually have to fill each episode with story development and 'action'.

I found myself 30 mins in to the first episode and as usual with this HBO stuf started shouting at the screen 'GET ON WITH IT!'

Switched over never to return.

Welll, having read the book I thought it was very good (aprt from the swearing which does jar somewhat).

This isn't fantasy in the traditional sense so no dragons and goblins. But greta characters and intrigue. Whoever said it was the 'Sopranos' with swords was spot on.

Quote from: salagam on 21 April 2011, 07:41:48 PM
Whoever said it was the 'Sopranos' with swords was spot on.

That's the bit that got me interested, cos The Soprano's is one my favourite shows.  But in this first episode, they tried to introduce too many characters at once, each with their own backstory, and it left me completely confused as to who was who and what was going on.