Game of Thrones

[rajpoot]

Yup. First episode was full of win. Many great moments.

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Tyrion's meeting with Cersei, Robb and Jamie's little chat and finally Littlefinger's scene with Cersei

Although I'm afraid the whole thing felt a bit disjointed. Which going by the books will probably become a common norm for all the episodes.

[Hooahguy]

Yeah, it felt a bit disjointed, but thats to be expected.

[Beskar]

It feels more like a "Catch Up" episode. It is as if they are trying to cram in elements of the book in as little of time as possible, so it is moving very fast.

The budget constraints are quite hilarious though. Joffrey's tournament was very laughable, it is a couple of guys fighting on a wall with people crammed in around them. I know in the books it was meant to be a complete joke, but not -this- bad.

[Arjos]

They have 50 mins to put all together, imo was masterly done...
Yes was sad not seeing more of Cressen or charas like Patchface, Shireen or Brynden, but again they have lots of limitations to deal with...

In the future though, like ASoS, I can't see it covered in just 10 eps...

[rajpoot]

They'll probably cram scenes from the book together and remove the relatively unnecessary once entirely.

For instance I think that the bit about Daenerys

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Stopping in the ruined city in the middle of the Red Waste will be removed entirely and next she'll be shown at the gates of Qarth.

[CountArach]

The budget constraints are quite hilarious though. Joffrey's tournament was very laughable, it is a couple of guys fighting on a wall with people crammed in around them. I know in the books it was meant to be a complete joke, but not -this- bad.

Their budget is massive though. They got a 15% increase on the $50-60 Million that they had from last year.

[Beskar]

Some of the scenes are really shoddy though and poor Stannis.. he is depicted as a big child who will kick and scream if he doesn't get his own way. Those "corrections" are also silly, they come across as rushed and a little highpitched. I imagined him slower and a little more demanding, forceful. A far more calculated and powerful character, only limited by his strong lawful morality.

[CountArach]

Some of the scenes are really shoddy though and poor Stannis.. he is depicted as a big child who will kick and scream if he doesn't get his own way. Those "corrections" are also silly, they come across as rushed and a little highpitched. I imagined him slower and a little more demanding, forceful. A far more calculated and powerful character, only limited by his strong lawful morality.

I love Stannis and I was quite happy with the way that he was portrayed. I imagine after a couple more episodes the actor will sink more into the role. As has been said, they were in a rush to get everything into there.

[Arjos]

Yeah, far too early to tell...
But so far I agree with Beskie, I expected more pauses and "clenched teeth" :P

[Greyblades]

Some of the scenes are really shoddy though and poor Stannis.. he is depicted as a big child who will kick and scream if he doesn't get his own way. Those "corrections" are also silly, they come across as rushed and a little highpitched. I imagined him slower and a little more demanding, forceful. A far more calculated and powerful character, only limited by his strong lawful morality.

I think your saying that because you're attached to him after playing him in the gameroom, I still cringe when I read the chapters with tywin.