Game of Thrones Season 3 (aka A Storm of Swords)

[DonkeyJote]

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2 seasons would seem to make sense to me as AFFC and ADWD are happening at the exact same time. Not to mention they are a tad boring IMO.


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I agree that AFFC and ADWD won't be separate seasons. But books 4 and 5 are both pretty big. They'll have to cut a ton to get that to 20 episodes.

And I would disagree about them being boring. AFFC suffered from certain characters not being in that book. That will be rectified by airing the books concurrently. There are more significant plot points, i.e.

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Jon being the Commander (and then being attacked), Bran's increasing powers, Samwell in the Citadel, Dany's marriage, the Martels, Tyrion's exile and return, Sansa and Littlefinger, Arya in the Free Cities etc.

than in Storm of Swords, which is getting two seasons.

[AuburnAlumni]

Anyone saying ADWD is boring didn't read the same book I did.

The epilogue alone is pretty freaking awesome. As are the final 3 paragraphs.

[N51_rob]

Anyone saying ADWD is boring didn't read the same book I did.

The epilogue alone is pretty freaking awesome. As are the final 3 paragraphs.

Might explain my feelings then. I'm stuck on page 477 and have been since December/January. With the season ending I may get back into it I suppose.


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[SlimKibbles]

I'm reading ADWD right now. Was waiting for the paperback but since that may not come out this decade at this rate I borrowed a friend's hardcover version. Not too far into it yet. Have taken a couple of years off from reading the books. It has to be better than AFFC. That wasn't very exciting until maybe the very end.

As far as episode 9 goes. I thought it was fantastic. They did the Red Wedding scene perfectly.

[DrJones]

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I think those two books will take 3 seasons. If a Storm of Swords is two seasons, how could they possibly do A Dance with Dragons in one?

By getting rid of a whole lot of filler.

This is an expensive series to make, and the Stark kids aren't getting any younger. It's not going to last 10-12 seasons; one of the GoT producers has already mentioned 7 seasons. Books 4 and 5 are going to be condensed, and a lot of fat is gonna get cut.

[Leon]

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By getting rid of a whole lot of filler.

This is an expensive series to make, and the Stark kids aren't getting any younger. It's not going to last 10-12 seasons; one of the GoT producers has already mentioned 7 seasons. Books 4 and 5 are going to be condensed, and a lot of fat is gonna get cut.

7 seasons for the whole show? Highly doubt that.

[DrJones]

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7 seasons for the whole show? Highly doubt that.

Dunno, I'm not producing it.

(Non-book-readers shouldn't click on the following link)

http://io9.com/game-of-thrones-will-end-with-season-7-according-to-pr-508275905

Even if the show gets 8 or 9 seasons, books 4 & 5 will still need a lot of fat trimmed, as I'm guessing there's a whole lot going on in books 6+, and they'll need more focus than the events of AFFC and ADWD.

[Sundown2600]

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Dunno, I'm not producing it.

(Non-book-readers shouldn't click on the following link)

http://io9.com/game-of-thrones-will-end-with-season-7-according-to-pr-508275905

Even if the show gets 8 or 9 seasons, books 4 & 5 will still need a lot of fat trimmed, as I'm guessing there's a whole lot going on in books 6+, and they'll need more focus than the events of AFFC and ADWD.

Didn't read the article since I haven't read the books, but I read another article somewhere that there is no way the producers of this show would be able to wait for all of these books to be completed. The child actors are growing too fast.

[Leon]

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Didn't read the article since I haven't read the books, but I read another article somewhere that there is no way the producers of this show would be able to wait for all of these books to be completed. The child actors are growing too fast.

What's the problem with that? Let them grow up in the show. It's not like they haven't made deviations from the books already. As long as they remain faithful to the core story and whatever else is important, then I don't see what's wrong with seeing these guys grow up.

The only problem I see popping up is IF they catch up to George RR Martin before he has finished the 6th and/or 7th book. Assuming he's healthy enough but the show has caught up, GoT will either have to a) take a hiatus, b) do a prequel or some sort or c) forge its own path to their shared ending.

I'd rather they do B.

[DrJones]

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What's the problem with that? Let them grow up in the show. It's not like they haven't made deviations from the books already. As long as they remain faithful to the core story and whatever else is important, then I don't see what's wrong with seeing these guys grow up.

The only problem I see popping up is IF they catch up to George RR Martin before he has finished the 6th and/or 7th book. Assuming he's healthy enough but the show has caught up, GoT will either have to a) take a hiatus, b) do a prequel or some sort or c) forge its own path to their shared ending.

I'd rather they do B.

My money's on C. I think there will end up being 8 books in the series (GRRM has already started to hint as much), and I very much doubt if he finishes before 2020.

[DonkeyJote]

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I don't see how the actors growing is a big deal. A lot of time is supposed to pass between the beginning of book 4 and the end of book 5. And some of them aren't going to grow up to much more. The girl that plays Sansa is already 17, and the girl that plays Arya is already 16. By the time season 4 (book 3) is over, they'll both essentially be adults. The only ones to really worry about would be Bran and Rickon, and Bran's disability would hide a lot of it.

And the 7 season thing is BS. That, in theory, ends the series in 2017. Does anyone truly believe the last two books will be finished by then?

[MachoMyers]

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I don't see how the actors growing is a big deal. A lot of time is supposed to pass between the beginning of book 4 and the end of book 5. And some of them aren't going to grow up to much more. The girl that plays Sansa is already 17, and the girl that plays Arya is already 16. By the time season 4 (book 3) is over, they'll both essentially be adults. The only ones to really worry about would be Bran and Rickon, and Bran's disability would hide a lot of it.

And the 7 season thing is BS. That, in theory, ends the series in 2017. Does anyone truly believe the last two books will be finished by then?

The way Bran is aging he'll probably look like GRRM by the time the series is over.

[N51_rob]

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What's the problem with that? Let them grow up in the show. It's not like they haven't made deviations from the books already. As long as they remain faithful to the core story and whatever else is important, then I don't see what's wrong with seeing these guys grow up.

The only problem I see popping up is IF they catch up to George RR Martin before he has finished the 6th and/or 7th book. Assuming he's healthy enough but the show has caught up, GoT will either have to a) take a hiatus, b) do a prequel or some sort or c) forge its own path to their shared ending.

I'd rather they do B.

Its be said a few times, that Martin, has told the producers how it all ends and what happens to the most important characters should the show catch up to the books before he is finished. I personally won't be able to watch the show once they get past ADWD. I will wait on the books, only because of the corners the show cuts.

[DrJones]

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A lot of time is supposed to pass between the beginning of book 4 and the end of book 5.

Are you sure? I'd estimate that the entirety of Books 4 & 5 take place in a 6-12 month period at most.

And the 7 season thing is BS. That, in theory, ends the series in 2017. Does anyone truly believe the last two books will be finished by then?

That's the point. GRRM has released 2 books in the last 13 years, and those books mostly involve

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a lot of treading water.

Either the series is going to end unfinished (unlikely), or it's going to end long before Martin finishes the books (much more likely).

HBO isn't going to keep this going forever. Even though it's achieved a lot of mainstream buzz, Game of Thrones still hasn't approached half the ratings that The Sopranos did, and GoT costs considerably more. I agree that it'll (hopefully) get more than 7 seasons, but it's not getting 10-12. There's an awful lot of plot to cover post-book 5; I'd prefer HBO concentrate on the endgame, and condense Books 4 & 5 as much as possible.

[Leon]

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^
No show today approaches the ratings of shows 6-10 years ago. People's viewing habits have changed and I highly doubt HBO would stop their premiere show because of that. These guys also make use of their budget quite well and there hasn't been a single hint of Game of Thrones running into any production problems that would make HBO think twice about continuing the show.

TL: DR, your signature is definitely wrong when it comes to this.