Love this show. Season 2 Has aired now, right?

Finally got around to reading the first book, recently and I was hooked, it was a fantastic read, also surprised how rather faithful the show is to the source material, compared to some TV shows and movies, that are loosely based on the original source. Also season 2 is airing next week on showcase, so I am really looking forward to watching it.

Now that Renley is dead there will be no more homosexualist activities as the author never introduces a new gay character.

Sorry to hate on your post, Shazz, but you really should put a spoiler warning at the beginning of your comments on GoT, some people might not have seen/read it yet (luckily I have)... I guess that goes for anyone else too!

Wildfire... BOOM.

Definitely up there with some of the best TV I have ever seen. What a fucking episode. Anyone else seen it yet?

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Sorry to hate on your post, Shazz, but you really should put a spoiler warning at the beginning of your comments on GoT, some people might not have seen/read it yet (luckily I have)... I guess that goes for anyone else too!

the book has been out since the 1990s. It's hardly spoiler worthy. The series follows very closely to the books so we all know what's gonna happen to Rob and that bitch Catelyn

Yeah... But a lot of people, like myself, haven't read the books and the second series hasn't started here yet. So yes, it is a spoiler.

Ah. So spoilers are for the dumb generation who can't read books! Lol

Yes, clearly. Because I and many others, who have not read the books and blindly follow the dumbing-down machine that is HBO, are intellectually inferior to people like yourself and fully deserve to have the plot given-away to us. Brilliant reasoning.

How ironic that you should finish your sentence with, "lol".

I read plenty of books...just fuck fiction in the arse and get it out of the way. I prefer reality to fantasy....unless we're talking games! :P

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Yes, clearly. Because I and many others, who have not read the books and blindly follow the dumbing-down machine that is HBO, are intellectually inferior to people like yourself and fully deserve to have the plot given-away to us. Brilliant reasoning.

How ironic that you should finish your sentence with, "lol".

As I said the 2nd book has been around for FIFTEEN years. Ie since I was 8. Hardly spoiling anything except for those people who weren't aware of the series except from the tv series only. So yes spoiler alerts are just for those who don't read.

Lol lol lol

So you're basically saying that any plot that has been printed in book form (and there are literally thousands) should be given away to people who have been made aware of them but have yet to read them. Awful, awful logic.

If the book has been around for 10 plus years yes. R u saying that people shouldn't discuss that darth vader is Luke skywalkers father as some people may nit yet know this info and it may spoil empire strikes back? Or that the titanic sinks in the end on the off chance they don't know the real life events?

Seriously the 2nd and 3rd books have been around for years and have been read by millions. Hbo wouldn't of adapted the series if it wasn't already a hit in book form. But stuff the originalreaders who made the tv show possible right??? Awful awful logic.

The original spoiler in the thread is wrong anyway.

So you're comparing Thrones, a cult favourite but by no means widely read, to an iconic blockbuster smash like Star Wars, which has also been out for 30 years? The Titanic is a fucking historical event. Your examples to back up your argument are laughably bad, mate. Also, the end of your second sentence makes absolutely no sense.

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So you're comparing Thrones, a cult favourite but by no means widely read, to an iconic blockbuster smash like Star Wars, which has also been out for 30 years? The Titanic is a fucking historical event. Your examples to back up your argument are laughably bad, mate. Also, the end of your second sentence makes absolutely no sense.

15yrs, 30yrs, 100yrs. It makes no difference. It was all from when I was a child and earlier. You are clutching at straws to protect your dumbed down tv generation enjoyment of what is a great set of novels. How 2012 of u. This is what we've become! Dumb dumb dumb.

So now Us readers have to wait for at least 2 years before we can openly discuss what happens in book 3. Great!! Even longer for books 4 & 5!

And There are other same sex references in the other books.


But it's not overt - renly and loras weren't either so they had to make it obvious for the dumb dumb dumb "I only wanna see tits and ass" generation.

And I'll break down my second last sentence for you since its too complicated.

No readers of the original books (published 15+ years ago) = no tv show.

Millions of worldwide readers of the original books = hbo execs seeing $$$$ if they adapt the books

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15yrs, 30yrs, 100yrs. It makes no difference. It was all from when I was a child and earlier. You are clutching at straws to protect your dumbed down tv generation enjoyment of what is a great set of novels. How 2012 of u. This is what we've become! Dumb dumb dumb.

So now Us readers have to wait for at least 2 years before we can openly discuss what happens in book 3. Great!! Even longer for books 4 & 5!

And There are other same sex references in the other books.


But it's not overt - renly and loras weren't either so they had to make it obvious for the dumb dumb dumb "I only wanna see tits and ass" generation.

MY dumbed down TV generation? I don't represent television, infact I hardly watch it, but that's not to say it isn't a valid form of media. You keep changing the point to suit your argument and make yourself look like a learned beacon of a by-gone era (with occasionally poor grammar). I've read books, I am also more-than-aware that GoT was originally a set of novels, but why should that make the TV series that follows redundant and cause you to harbour such a selfish and snobby attitude towards those that haven't read the stories yet?

Also, going waaaay back to my original point to Shazz, which wasn't even in anger, more of a 'heads up', I never for one moment said the books couldn't be discussed, I suggested a spoiler warning. Given that you are the neo-Luddite that you proclaim to be, you wouldn't have noticed several media websites, who review GoT, WARN readers that the article will contain spoilers... I.e. we actually have consideration for fellow man and do not want to ruin it for everyone.

I read the books a few years ago, and was pretty skeptical about the TV series, but the TV series is just as good, which was a nice surprise.

The books actually have a little bit of lesbian action, but it's not central to the plot so I doubt it will appear on the TV series.

I wonder if the show will cover all 7 of the books (when the final two actually get written!). The books get longer and more complex as the plot progresses, and they are planning to adapt book 3 into two seasons, so it would take at least 10 seasons to cover the whole book series!

Just finished the 2nd season. - Awesome!!

Now I have to watch it all over again and pick up the bits I missed first time around...

<3 Game of thrones!

I've read the books but my housemates haven't so watching season 2 with them has been hilarious. Their reaction to "smoke baby" was priceless, they just start screaming at me "What the fuck was that?"

last week I watched two seasons in four days. fucking brilliant! best show ever! onto the books now!

The imp is outstanding!

Recently finished season two and it was just as brilliant as the first season from the opening episode to the rather creepy finale.

winter is coming

Why dint you all just read the books (as that's the way the story was originally intended to be told) and then you can't be spoiled.

Or maybe reading is too much effort for fans of "a game of boobs" (as the show is now being referred to by fans of the books).

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I read the books a few years ago, and was pretty skeptical about the TV series, but the TV series is just as good, which was a nice surprise.

The books actually have a little bit of lesbian action, but it's not central to the plot so I doubt it will appear on the TV series.

I wonder if the show will cover all 7 of the books (when the final two actually get written!). The books get longer and more complex as the plot progresses, and they are planning to adapt book 3 into two seasons, so it would take at least 10 seasons to cover the whole book series!

They'll include any lesbian action they can. After all it gives them twice teh boobs for the one scene.

As for the last two books, on various forums fans are openly discussing who'll finish writing them when the author inevitably croaks. He's sch a slow writer and immensely overweight (not to mention old) that fans are now acceptng the fact he won't finish the books and are stating preferences for what should be done post author death.

I've been getting into the tv show and am up to the finale of Season 2.

Love Arya, Khaleesi, Lord Baelish and Tyrion Lannister. John Snow shits me for some reason and of course Joffery....

Having not read the books, I would like to see the blacksmith apprentice take the crown and have Arya for his wife.

I was off for a few days earlier this week (ouch... lower back) - and FINALLY got around to watching GAME OF THRONES from the start.

I must confess it has taken me a while - and a few 'attempts' at the first episode.

8 hours later over the past 3 days.....

I'm HOOKED 2 MORE left... I could do that tonight... then get into S2 ..............and then S3.... but I'd much prefer having a few eps together.

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John Snow shits me for some reason

oh but he's so 'cute'. How could you not love this ????????????



Unless he changes in Season 2.................now no spoilers.

I much prefer Renly. Long hair on guys does nothing for me.