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I really, really disliked GOTs in the beginning. It seemed gratuitous with its sex and violence and over the top scenarios. Husband kept watching it so I begrudgingly hopped on the bandwagon again and was soon converted. There's still plenty that made me groan and roll my eyes but the good soon outweighed the bad. I'm not a Fantasy genre fan and if you'd told me I would be a fan of something with dragons featuring prominently I would have told you to go jump in the lake.

Those dragons are really something...

As is, Jon Snow!

You only need look at the YouTube videos of his 'death' and then rebirth to see his popularity.

Of course seeing him on talk shows sans the long hair and armour I gotta admit he is more diminutive than on the big screen.

Can't wait to watch the last season!


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The thing is that it's not about how good they are, it's the fact they've been cultural events.

People discussing what will happen week after week, year on year. Texts between friends, discussions while you're having your hair cut, at work etc

Game of Thrones may well be the last ever show that people wait for a specific time each week with baited breath. Online box sets can't have the same appeal as they can't be watched at the same time by everybody... There is no time to discuss, for the culture to build up, for fan theories etc Maybe between seasons , but it's not the same.

Watching it after the event is sort of missing the point. It was all the excitement of what might /is going to happen that made it such a great ten years. The imagination, the anticipation, the possibilities. All the stuff that doesn't make it into the actual product. That was the real magic.

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So Rick, are you saying I shouldn't bother?  

I know what you mean though. I can remember when the same thing was going on when Dallas was on back in the stoneage. It was all everyone talked about. Every week. What would happened next and who did what to whom. The anticipation of the next episode was unreal and we all felt the same way. Of course back then, in Sweden at least, we only had two channels, lol, but still.    


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Fans are the reason we have to suffer these countless franchises.
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Still worth watching.

The standard of the writing has declined a bot since they overtook the books...the TV writers are not so concerned with depth and theme as George R. Martin...but it's still good.


I think the thing to take from it is how it uses all the typical clichï¿¿..zombies, dragons, prophecies etc and luxuriates in all those fantasy tropes, whilst at the same time subverting them.
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Quoted from Scar Tissue Films

Still worth watching.

The standard of the writing has declined a bot since they overtook the books...the TV writers are not so concerned with depth and theme as George R. Martin...but it's still good.


I think the thing to take from it is how it uses all the typical clichï¿¿..zombies, dragons, prophecies etc and luxuriates in all those fantasy tropes, whilst at the same time subverting them.


I agree. Certain aspects of the show have been safer and a tad more predictable since they went off the books. They are more focused on cinematics and other aspects TV shows resort to. I think when the final books come out (if they ever do lol) then there will be some surprises, shocks and richer, more satisfying character/story conclusions.



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Yes, I hope so.


What defined the series was how anyone could die, whether they were a POV character, or not. Now, there are certain characters wearing full "plot armour"...miraculously kept alive because they are needed for future plot events. It' not quite disappointing, but still noticeable compared to what went before.
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People discussing what will happen week after week, year on year. Texts between friends, discussions while you're having your hair cut, at work etc.


You can like or dislike a show/movie, but you have to respect something that's captivated so many people's imagination.

I don't like those Harry Potter movies or books, but I know a ton of people whose childhood has been defined by those things. So, you have to respect that. That someone made something that connected with so many people.

I think GOT had a lot more interesting directions it could have gone in, as I find a lot of the supporting characters far more interesting than the main/hero ones. But most people don't think the way I do, or crave the same thing. Most want a surogate hero, so they can live the story through someone. And, I have to respect that.
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Harry Potter is The Worst Witch. GoT is Lord of the Rings. There are probably a number of similar stories. They're just stories... to be briefly entertained by before moving onto the next one.

Making them last over twelve hours takes padding... lots and lots of padding. Let alone 8 series worth. It's obviously way too much and is churned out with massive PR behind it to keep the current fans and gain new ones. You choose to jump on and then choose to stay even when shit gets so weak it shouldn't be watchable.

I also don't understand how people can watch soaps. They talk about those and text each other, etc... I just find it mindless. People are entertained by even the weakest drama.
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Making them last over twelve hours takes padding... lots and lots of padding.


The original pitch for Lord of the Rings was for two movies because it's basically 2.5 books (the third book has a lot of appendices). Eventually, they decided to shift some content around and make it three movies. Fine. Can't even call it padded because they skipped over parts like Tom Bombadil and the Scourging of the Shire.

Then they took the children's story The Hobbit and made that into a trilogy. Oh, come on! So... much... padding... (At the time I was curious how they'd handle the fact that Mirkwood Elves including Legolas were bad guys in The Hobbit. Not a fan of how it turned out.)

I'm one of the few mammals on Earth who hasn't been following GOT. I'll take my fantasy without the gratuitous sex and violence, thank you.


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I also don't understand how people can watch soaps. They talk about those and text each other, etc... I just find it mindless. People are entertained by even the weakest drama.


Soaps are the worst!! I have banned them in my house.

But yea, my sisters discuss them all the time - they also LOVE reading about what happens BEFORE watching it - WTF is the point in that?

Anyway - I really like it when TV series end while they are still entertaining, instead of dragging them out to boredom. GOT has been going a long time, but there aren't that many episodes really (73 over 8 seasons compared to Walking Dead which has 131 over 9 seasons) - Plus GOT is telling a lot more stories in those episodes than Walking Dead is.

So, I am glad GOT is ending while I still like it instead of carrying on until I hate it - like Walking Dead which I can't watch anymore.


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... without the gratuitous sex and violence, thank you.


Try watching Spartacus first - after that GOT will feel like a PG


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Quoted from DustinBowcot

I also don't understand how people can watch soaps. They talk about those and text each other, etc... I just find it mindless. People are entertained by even the weakest drama.


What amazes me is how much people watch entertainment. I used to say, I no longer watch sports because life is short and I rather live my life than sit on a couch and watch other people live their dream. I'm starting to feel the same about TV and movie watching. I can't believe how much people are watching. Binge watch this. Binge watch that. And, there's an endless supply of entertainment too. My guess is that in the future when VR becomes really good, we're all just going to stay home and live our lives in a virtual world when in reality, we never even leave our homes. Fuck that. I rather be the one that creates the material, makes some money and then go out and experience the real world myself.  


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Quoted from Grandma Bear


What amazes me is how much people watch entertainment. I used to say, I no longer watch sports because life is short and I rather live my life than sit on a couch and watch other people live their dream. I'm starting to feel the same about TV and movie watching. I can't believe how much people are watching. Binge watch this. Binge watch that. And, there's an endless supply of entertainment too. My guess is that in the future when VR becomes really good, we're all just going to stay home and live our lives in a virtual world when in reality, we never even leave our homes. Fuck that. I rather be the one that creates the material, makes some money and then go out and experience the real world myself.  


Conversely, I think a large part of the reason these types of stories are successful is that real life is so disappointing for most people.

And then on the other hand, part of the reason life is so disappointing is because we present these stories and characters to the world.

People are taught that life should be like a fairytale and they have no way to handle the reality.

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The evil characters were delightfully evil and incredibly well-casted.  Like the Sopranos, the writers had no qualms about killing them off periodically so you were always getting a very satisfactory comeuppance.

Just when you thought one of the heroes would be their for the series (e.g., Ned Stark) - they get offed (the Red Wedding was a mind-blower). The writers did a great job of introducing new heroes as the saga continued.

Production values absolutely top-notch.

I am not a fantasy fan, but I thought this series was great.  I do recommend watching with the closed caption on - it helps the clarity given the accents and odd names.


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Well, about episode 3. I expected more of Jon Snow. They didn't give him huge part, did they?



SPOILERS SPOLERS HUGE SPOILERS

BEWARE!!!

They didn't let him kill the bad dragon let alone save the good dragon. Now you may say that if he did any of his usual heroic stuff it would be predictable. But it's all predictable after all - why not?
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