horacethegrey wrote...
Well, a preview of the first 15 minutes of Episode One has just hit the net. And it's awesome. 
(SPOILERS WARNING)
I'm quite impressed by how they adapted the Prologue. It's just as creepy and downright frightening as it was when I first read the book. And I'm glad we don't get a full glimpse of the White Walkers ( I also aprrove of the name change, Others sounds too much like Lost), makes them even more chilling. Also liked how they conveyed how massive the scale of the Wall is. It looks breathtaking.
Cut to Winterfell, another winner in my eyes. The place looks dreary , and befits the grim nature of the North. Despite that, there is warmth to be found among the Stark family. All of them look and act superbly, particularly Sean Bean as Eddard. I know a few minutes is not much of measuring to how good an actor's performance is, but Bean looks and sounds natural in the role as if it were made for him.
So color me very impressed by how HBO has adapted the first few pages of George RR Martin's novel. If the quality of the remaining episode and succeeding ones match or surpass, we're in for a treat. A Song of Ice and Fire looks to be great.
I already made a topic about this, god dammit! <_< But yeah, the preview was awesome. A lot of the more hardcore fans are already freaking out about the little, inconsequiential changes, but the series will definitely dothe book justice.
Norskatt wrote...
I have never read the books but it looks like a good series.
Oh, you should. There are five books in total(I count the fifth one because it's
almost out) and they are all really good(excluding the fifth since it's not out yet). It's a pity that GRRM is a slow writer. He really is turning a lot of the fans off because of how much time his books take to get published, and it's only made worse by the fact that
A Feast for Crows was only half a book and full of cliffhangers.
Ghost Lightning wrote...
I have a friend that loves the books. But he says that all the characters you like die...quickly. Like they'll be introduced, you'll like em, then bam! They're dead.
As a fan, I'd have to say yes and no. Georgie boy kills off mainly the non-POV characters(the exception being a certain character from the beginning of the series). The prologue characters always die, but they're pretty insignificant compared to everyone else. The rest of the POV characters are fine.
Maria13 wrote...
Except Tyrion... He's still alive and kicking. And I don't believe Brienne dies, she cries out because she sees someone coming to save her...
She must have shouted, "Sword!" because at the last moment, she was looking at Podrick and she probably wanted to break her oath to save him. Also, GRRM doesn't kill off characters without purpose.
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