The Call of Captain-thulhu

[Chaosmark]

Happy birthday to me.

[Murometz]

Happy day of birth, Chaos!

[Scrasamax]

I want to like Game of Thrones and really I should. It has everything in it I like, it has dragons, political intrigue, war, well developed characters, and thanks to HBO no shortage of tits.

But God help me I just don't care about the show.

I loved the first season, but then all the strong characters were axed (some literally) and I all but completely lost interest in the series.

On a related note, I haven't read so much as more than the first 60 pages of the first book, but had the same reaction there as well.

[Strolen]

Funny you say that. I watched season 1 three times. First time with rapt attention, couldn't wait till season 2. Second and third watching were with friends playing a drinking game so sort of (a lot) drunk. But we loved it.

I have watched maybe 4 episodes of season 2 and keep meaning to watch them but haven't found the time. Meanwhile I have watched plenty of other TV so time is not an excuse. I am not sure why it doesn't call me but I want to watch it but I don't feel drawn to it if that makes sense.

Books, I have always been meh with them. There are some AWESOME mind numbing scenes, don't get me wrong, but as a complete series there are many that I enjoy much more.

I will watch them, if only for Tyrion and Sansa, but they are not on my priority list for some reason. I find myself watching Criminal Minds instead...which isn't even that great but takes my attention and the kids can watch it.

Anyway, I agree but I don't understand why.

[Scrasamax]

Funny you say that. I watched season 1 three times. First time with rapt attention, couldn't wait till season 2. Second and third watching were with friends playing a drinking game so sort of (a lot) drunk. But we loved it.

I have watched maybe 4 episodes of season 2 and keep meaning to watch them but haven't found the time. Meanwhile I have watched plenty of other TV so time is not an excuse. I am not sure why it doesn't call me but I want to watch it but I don't feel drawn to it if that makes sense.

Books, I have always been meh with them. There are some AWESOME mind numbing scenes, don't get me wrong, but as a complete series there are many that I enjoy much more.

I will watch them, if only for Tyrion and Sansa, but they are not on my priority list for some reason. I find myself watching Criminal Minds instead...which isn't even that great but takes my attention and the kids can watch it.

Anyway, I agree but I don't understand why.

There were so many fascinating characters in the first season, they made me want to watch the series. Kal Drogo and the Dothraki were amazing, and his conquest of Daenrys was captivating. Likewise, the banter and politics between Ned and King Robert drew me in. I like Tyrion, but now it feels like he's all that's left, and lacking strong characters to foil off of, he's less The Imp and more Peter Dinklage and he's playing the same character as he does in other shows I've seen him in, such as Threshold

[Strolen]

<getting threshold as we speak>

[Scrasamax]

<getting threshold as we speak>

One season, 13 episodes and Carla Gucino or whatever her name is does well. It also has Dinklage as a womanizing genius polyglot and Brent Spiner as the easily offended by spineless doctor

[Murometz]

Blasphemers, the lot of you.


Jaime Lannister is misunderstood. Sure, he threw an innocent child from a tower, for spying on him while he porked his sister, but hey, who hasn't? We've all been there, am I right?

Now he's lost his hand, been forced to drink horse piss, and is falling in love with a giant lesbian.

Touche, Fates. But now he's back in the balance, kay?

[Scrasamax]

Blasphemers, the lot of you.


Jaime Lannister is misunderstood. Sure, he threw an innocent child from a tower, for spying on him while he porked his sister, but hey, who hasn't? We've all been there, am I right?

Now he's lost his hand, been forced to drink horse piss, and is falling in love with a giant lesbian.

Touche, Fates. But now he's back in the balance, kay?

Luke Skywalker and Jaime Lannister walk into a bar...

[axlerowes]

On a related note, I haven't read so much as more than the first 60 pages of the first book, but had the same reaction there as well.

Both I and at least one of my friends at the same reaction to the books when they first came out, the first book took a long while to draw me in. But by the second and third book the page turner formula is firing on all cylinders and you will lose sleep.    The 4th and 5th books....I think the author will need to be hit by a car or have a heart attack before he can finish the series. The last two books were tangent driven space fillers written by somebody who loves his imaginary world more than his story. 

[Gossamer]

Yeah, I've heard the books are of very varying quality. Really like the show though. GoT is acctually the only show/movie I've seen where a dwarf have gotten to play a non-derisive role. I mean sure, Peter Dinklage is called the Imp, but other than that, at least they don't have him talking in a squeaky voice and running around doing cheap comedy. I hate being behind a season though...So I probably shouldn't be in this thread. >.<