Game of Thrones.2: HBO Only [R]

Screw it, it's not too early to start this thread!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBrsM_WlfV8"]Game Of Thrones: Season 2 "Cold Winds" Tease - YouTube[/ame]

Very much looking forward to it.

I am still not finished with the books, have about 200+ pages left of A Feast for Crows and then still A Dance with Dragons to go.

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Can't wait- Finished DOD way back in the summer.

When does the first season come out on DVD/Blue Ray?

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March 6th:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-Complete-First-Season/dp/B002IFT1ZA"]Amazon.com: Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season: Lena Headey, Jack Gleeson, Michelle Fairley, Emilia Clarke, Iain Glen, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, Peter Dinklage, Sean Bean, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aidan Gillen, D.B. Weiss, David Benioff: Movies & TV[/ame]

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My favorite part of that teaser is the horn sounding three times at the end.

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7th

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I think it will more or less cover book two, although I suspect some stuff from book three might overlap the last episodes of this season and the first episodes of the next season.

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I've read they're gonna juggle some things around, particularly with Jaime's storyline there'll be stuff from the 3rd, and in general this season will stick a lot less closely to the books than the last. And it's not necessarily that they're trying to improve it, but just trying to manage the bewildering logistics of all these different storylines, locations, and actors. So for example Jaime's storyline will get moved up because otherwise he would've had almost nothing to do this season, certain characters won't appear yet or will have others fill their roles, etc.

I also read there'll be a lot more action this season, which should be a big improvement, some of the fight scenes got short shrift last time (like the battle Tyrion was almost in).

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I think the lack of any real battles in season one was almost entirely because of budget constraints.

Even with the budget supposedly being raised considerably for season two, there is no way they will be able to do justice to [result] the Battle of the Blackwater [/result] on a TV budget.

I think they will likely focus on a few skirmishes ([result]like the sorties by the Hound and then Tyrion during the aforementioned battle[/result] rather than the big picture battle.

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that's what i thought.

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Looking forward to another season of tits and swords.

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Then you should be watching Spartacus.

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Some of the new faces for season two:

http://www.tvovermind.com/game-of-thrones/game-thrones-meet-faces-season-2/86984

Warning, somewhat spoilerish for those who haven't read the books.
I love the casting choices for Roose Bolton and Dolorous Edd, they are spot on.

My least favorite choice appearance-wise is Asha Greyjoy (who they have also renamed for some reason). Not at all what I imagined a naval warlord princess to look like.

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Asha is supposed to have short hair - if she weren't smiling like that, she about looks the part. I'm willing to wait and see how it goes; her introduction is one of the better early scenes. I believe they changed her name because it's similar to Tysha, Tyrion's prostitute.
I think Balon and Davos should be reversed but completely agree that the Roose Bolton casting choice looks inspired.

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Another one that could be good based on the one picture in that article is the girl playing Gilly. Though I have to wonder how much she'll feature in this season? [result]She isn't in A Clash of Kings beyond the first passage of the Night's Watch through Craster's keep, right?[/result]

The guy playing Balon looks a little like Kurtwood Smith.

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Or Osha, which I always pronounced with a long O in my head but could sound almost identical.

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Her too - I tend to ignore her (and the comic relief characters on the Wall too, to be honest.)
Did they cast Ygritte? If they did, I missed it. With the amount of red headed characters I saw on that link, GOT feels like affirmative action for ginger actors.

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I don't think they did, probably they moved her (and a big part of Jon's story arc) to season 3.

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She's not really in book 2 though, except for the very end, so that fits.

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They did, Ygritte is Rose Leslie.



And found this site while looking for her, has the new cast next to fan art of the characters.

Game of Thrones: Season 2 cast additions

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You don't like Dolorous Edd Tolett? Well that's just his luck...