Poll: Winter Is Coming - HBO's A Game of Thrones [READ WARNING]

Who will rule Westeros?

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There's also the fact that someone would have to mod it, and might not want the spoilers...

If you hang on til the end of this season I'm gonna read the books and I'll sort something out.
 
Just don't talk about things that haven't happened? :confused:

I'd say thats pretty simple, I have read the books and will only even mention the books if something has been shown in the show and someon has grasped the wrong end of the stick. Then I will flag something to help someone understand.

There is no need to spoil things for people and I really can't understand why some do it. No need for a second thread just wind your necks in if you have read the books and respect those who want to enjoy the TV show.
 
people get suspended for the tiniest of things in the random image thread, yet in here they are allowed to ruin / spoil a show for others with zero consequences.

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Shamikebab said:
But why don't we have a right to discuss it? It seems perfectly reasonable that people watching an adaptation of something to another medium would want to discuss the source material :confused:
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Because it ruins the plot for the people who haven't read the books? This is so mind-numbingly obvious that the very fact someone has to point it out should worry you.
 
I have a question for those who haven't read the books and are only watching the show.

Do you have a realistic idea of the passage of time between scenes and events. I thought I did until I read the books.

For example Tyrion's journey from The Eyrie back to his fathers camp, in the series you could imagine this was just a day or two, I get the impression from the book it was easily a few weeks.

That's just one such example, there are others as well. It's my only grumble with the show, you never really realise how much time has passed between events and scenes, the journey from Winterfell to Kingslanding is a month or so IIRC from the book.
 
SixTwoSix said:
I have a question for those who haven't read the books and are only watching the show.

Do you have a realistic idea of the passage of time between scenes and events. I thought I did until I read the books.

For example Tyrion's journey from The Eyrie back to his fathers camp, in the series you could imagine this was just a day or two, I get the impression from the book it was easily a few weeks.

That's just one such example, there are others as well. It's my only grumble with the show, you never really realise how much time has passed between events and scenes, the journey from Winterfell to Kingslanding is a month or so IIRC from the book.
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they are hundreds of miles apart. they are on foot and there are no decent roads. even on horses it would take ages.

example try walking from london to manchester.

i have no idea how big the map is of the whole area, but i always assumed it to be equivalent to the UK. does anyone know the exact size and could compare it with a country?

the distance between winterfell and kings landing is like glasgow to london in my head.
 
Richdog said:
Because it ruins the plot for the people who haven't read the books? This is so mind-numbingly obvious that the very fact someone has to point it out should worry you.
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It's also mind numbingly obvious that someone would read the thread before commenting. If you take this very simple step then you'll see I was talking about having a seperate thread for people who have read the book, therefore not spoiling it for those that haven't read the book.

Perhaps it should worry you that you can't read a thread?
 
Shamikebab said:
It's also mind numbingly obvious that someone would read the thread before commenting. If you take this very simple step then you'll see I was talking about having a seperate thread for people who have read the book, therefore not spoiling it for those that haven't read the book.

Perhaps it should worry you that you can't read a thread?
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i actually said this ages ago (look back through the thread), separate thread for book readers, people were against it at the time.
 
Shamikebab said:
It's also mind numbingly obvious that someone would read the thread before commenting. If you take this very simple step then you'll see I was talking about having a seperate thread for people who have read the book, therefore not spoiling it for those that haven't read the book.

Perhaps it should worry you that you can't read a thread?
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Genuine apologies my good man, I misread and therefore am a veritable plank i this instance. :(
 
SixTwoSix said:
I have a question for those who haven't read the books and are only watching the show.

Do you have a realistic idea of the passage of time between scenes and events. I thought I did until I read the books.

For example Tyrion's journey from The Eyrie back to his fathers camp, in the series you could imagine this was just a day or two, I get the impression from the book it was easily a few weeks.

That's just one such example, there are others as well. It's my only grumble with the show, you never really realise how much time has passed between events and scenes, the journey from Winterfell to Kingslanding is a month or so IIRC from the book.
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That sone thing my missus has been thinking, that things are not that far apart. Obviously for the sake of the show things are moving fast, and have to, but I think they have made the land seem a little small because of this, they cannot have them journeying all the time but it does seem they get from A to B in no time. Even the journey from the bottom fort at the Eyrie to the top took 2 days in the book iirc, in the show it took one scene from the border of the vale to the Eyrie. :p
 
No1newts said:
Even the journey from the bottom fort at the Eyrie to the top took 2 days in the book iirc
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Ah yes, there are 3 different keeps IIRC and it really hits home how impossible an assault on the Eyrie would be. I think in the series there is a throwaway line about it being impenetrable by Tyrion to which the sellsword replies "give me 3 guys and some grappling hooks", really takes away the impact of what a fortress this place really is.
 
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