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Game of Thrones
cactusfan:
if you haven't read the Ice & Fire series of books by George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones is book 1), you're missing out in a big way. i loathe fantasy books, but a friend finally forced these on me, and they're amazing.
a few years back i thought to myself that the only way they could ever be filmed was to make each book (they're about 1000 pages each) into a 12 episode HBO series. i even wrote out treatments for all 12 episodes of the first book and got in touch with Martin's lawyer to see if the rights had been bought. they hadn't. i was hoping to interest some friends of friends in the world of TV... six months passed... and i read in variety that someone was turning the books into an HBO series. doh!
not sure how this making of/preview will play to those who haven't read the books, but from my view, it looks like they did a great job. this could be exceptional.
and a warning to those watching/reading anything about this series: big spoilers are out there. very little that happens in this story is expected. either read the books--or be very cautious reading about this series, i.e. avoid youtube comments sections...
blatboom:
I am a Fantasy nerd and these are the best books I've ever read. too bad Martin is going to croak before he ever finishes the series. super stoked for this.
postjack:
--- Quote from: blatboom on December 07, 2010, 09:14:12 AM ---I am a Fantasy nerd and these are the best books I've ever read. too bad Martin is going to croak before he ever finishes the series. super stoked for this.
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I am also a fantasy nerd, and I also love ASoIaF, but I think Erikson's Malazan series is the best "fat fantasy" series out there. not to mention Erikson isn't obese, and actually releases his books regularly. :) in fact he might have finished it already. I started reading the 8th book, but had no clue what was going on since I'd waited too long to pick it up, so I decided to reread the series. I'm having a blast delving into the first book again!
anywho, I haven't read past the first three books in ASoIaF, specifically because I want it to be finished before I invest anymore time in it, and I don't have full confidence that will happen. BUT, with the series coming up, I will reread Game.
blatboom:
supposedly he's only got parts of 5 chapters left in A Dance With Dragons but that's been the status for months :roll:
postjack:
--- Quote from: blatboom on December 07, 2010, 10:49:19 AM ---supposedly he's only got parts of 5 chapters left in A Dance With Dragons but that's been the status for months :roll:
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wow, wasn't it "supposed" to come out in 2008? :) I still haven't read Feast, but Storm remains one of the greatest epic fantasies I've read.
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