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Folks who don't watch this show, for any number of myriad hypothetical reasons, are missing out. (Original Post) Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 OP
I really need to just buy the damned dvds... opiate69 Sep 2012 #1
I'm just too damn cheap to subscribe to HBO Major Nikon Sep 2012 #2
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I don't doubt this Major Nikon Sep 2012 #6
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The only two shows I follow are on AMC Major Nikon Sep 2012 #9
We got rid of cable altogether ages ago... opiate69 Sep 2012 #8
I don't watch it because I can't stand Lord of the Rings type shit ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #3
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I do watch Mad Men, however.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #17
I love that show! William769 Sep 2012 #10
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Has that been aired? If so, Where the hell was my head during this. William769 Sep 2012 #13
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You've become addicted to the porn in it 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #11
I hate GRRM and I hate ASOIAF Shitty Mitty Sep 2012 #15
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I really like the music.. MicaelS Sep 2012 #18
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It really doesn't have much sex at all. You want sex? SPARTACUS! Behind the Aegis Sep 2012 #20
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I only watch it for the dragons. westerebus Apr 2013 #24
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I'm still on S2. westerebus Apr 2013 #26
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On your recomendation. westerebus Apr 2013 #28
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Not at all. Hayabusa Apr 2013 #32
You're not supposed to feel bad for that asshole Jamie. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #30
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It's finally getting good again. nt Bonobo Apr 2013 #33
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I sure did. Bonobo Apr 2013 #35
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So how many porn actors participate? jakeXT May 2013 #38
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It took some time, but I have all the previous episodes recording RiffRandell May 2013 #40
No more Esme Bianco. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #41
I thought for certain she'd replace tongueless Marillion Hayabusa May 2013 #42
I have edited this OP to more accurately reflect the time it was written. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #43
FWIW, I thought the last episode was very well put together. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #44
This is a great article, really sums up how I felt about the last episode. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #45
"The Climb" was one of the best episodes so far. Bonobo May 2013 #52
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Second I saw that scene, I thought: Hayabusa May 2013 #47
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Only one that bugged me was Hayabusa May 2013 #49
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He knows he's a handsome man and one of the best warriors in Westeros Hayabusa May 2013 #51
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OK.. there's gotta be more than meets the eye with that edit? opiate69 May 2013 #53
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Ahh... gotcha... opiate69 May 2013 #56
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Time to inspect the walk-in! opiate69 May 2013 #58
What's up with the torture guy? MrSlayer May 2013 #60
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Holy fucking shit! MrSlayer Jun 2013 #62
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One of the greatest TV shows ever. Bonobo Jun 2013 #64
Finally got around to checking this out.. opiate69 Jun 2013 #65
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I can see that.. opiate69 Jun 2013 #67
 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
1. I really need to just buy the damned dvds...
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 03:21 PM
Sep 2012

since netflix and hulu don`t seem to be in any big rush to offer it for streaming

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Major Nikon

(36,899 posts)
6. I don't doubt this
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:01 PM
Sep 2012

It's just that my family has no interest in them, so I'd be the only one watching. About the only thing I really miss is Bill Maher, because even if I could find his shows on other outlets, by the time they got there they wouldn't be as relevant.

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opiate69

(10,129 posts)
8. We got rid of cable altogether ages ago...
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 06:07 PM
Sep 2012

Now we just do netflix and hulu plus... I miss my Hockey Night in Canada, but I get my Gordon Ramsay, Bar Rescue, Hollywood Treasures and such... And the wife gets to see all her crazy-ass horror movies so it works for now.

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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)
17. I do watch Mad Men, however....
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 09:39 PM
Sep 2012

And find it funny how anyone could think the show "glorifies" the sexist and hard drinking days of the 60's. Once again, obviously people who don't watch, but appoint themselves experts on all that is patriarchal control.

Aside from the fact that the actors and actresses in their wardrobe make great magazine layouts, the characters on the show are clearly among the most miserable and saddest folks on TV, even if they themselves don't realize it.

Speaking of which.....your Christina Hendricks Emmy update!



What a woman.

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William769

(55,815 posts)
13. Has that been aired? If so, Where the hell was my head during this.
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 08:34 PM
Sep 2012

Will have to go scan HBOGO to see if I can find this.

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4th law of robotics

(6,801 posts)
11. You've become addicted to the porn in it
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 08:03 PM
Sep 2012

I think they make a patch for that. Or maybe a 12 step program.

The first step is to admit you have a problem. Realize that no healthy person has any interest in seeing two sexy people engage in sex acts. That is disgusting to anyone with a normal (lack of) sex drive.

Shitty Mitty

(138 posts)
15. I hate GRRM and I hate ASOIAF
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 08:24 PM
Sep 2012

It's TOO gray. ALL the characters are assholes. I simply can't fathom how anyone could find enjoyment in it.

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Behind the Aegis

(54,840 posts)
20. It really doesn't have much sex at all. You want sex? SPARTACUS!
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 11:24 PM
Sep 2012

Also, much more of my type of sex. The downside is there is way too much gore.

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westerebus

(2,977 posts)
26. I'm still on S2.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 04:15 PM
Apr 2013

I got S1 as a present and was hooked. I don't watch much on the box and won't pay a premium to the com cast crooks, so I will be a little behind. It is an excellent production. I might even read the books one of these days.

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MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
30. You're not supposed to feel bad for that asshole Jamie.
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 10:21 PM
Apr 2013

And yet, there I was, feeling sorry for the bastard this week.

I didn't feel bad for Theon though. I don't like traitors.

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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
38. So how many porn actors participate?
Sun May 5, 2013, 04:24 AM
May 2013

I know only Sibel Kekilli... but sometimes the sex feels out of place.

I watched season 2 one year after season 1, without consulting the "fire and ice wiki" it would have been difficult to follow for me.
Watching all the seasons on DVD in one week is probably the best thing to do.

Battlestar Galactica always had little flashbacks as a reminder before each episode, I liked that.


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RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)
40. It took some time, but I have all the previous episodes recording
Sun May 5, 2013, 01:31 PM
May 2013

from on demand right now then will set to season pass. I had to clean out our DVR but we've been hurting for things to watch since Walking Dead ended.

My best friend loves it and we usually have the same taste in shows. Of all the movie channels, I think HBO put out the best shows and movies. Sopranos, Oz, Six Feet Under, Entourage, Boardwalk Empire, True Blood (it is pretty lame now though). I don't like Girls but watch it anyway and I had hopes for Enlightened but got bored with it. I'm pissed I never watched The Wire as I heard that was great.

I like Californication and Nurse Jackie on Showtime and we love Breaking Bad.

We finally got into it before the last season started when AMC ran a marathon which was great because we would watch 4-5 episodes a night. Just when we thought we had enough we would have to know what happened in the next episode so my husband and I would laugh and say just one more...we have to get some sleep!

We were so spoiled when the next season started as we were all caught up and we hated waiting an entire week for the next episode.

Hayabusa

(2,135 posts)
42. I thought for certain she'd replace tongueless Marillion
Mon May 6, 2013, 10:05 PM
May 2013

in the "only Cat" scene. Looks like I was wrong.

She tried to play a part in the game of thrones. She lost and she died.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
44. FWIW, I thought the last episode was very well put together.
Tue May 7, 2013, 11:15 AM
May 2013

I felt they moved beyond just getting the pieces around the board, and started doing some very clever writing on their own.

Each episode this season has been better than the last. I'm quite enjoying it.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
45. This is a great article, really sums up how I felt about the last episode.
Wed May 8, 2013, 12:36 AM
May 2013

Big thanks to our friends upstairs for finding it!

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/-i-game-of-thrones-i-ditches-the-book/275557/

So my initial response to the episode, especially considered in conjunction with the previous one, "Kissed by Fire" (the script of which was delegated to another writer and was extremely faithful to the novel), was: Uh-oh, Benioff and Weiss have started speeding through Martin's material so they have more time to explore their own variations on his theme.

But my second response, which registered seconds after the first, was: Who cares? If Benioff and Weiss can come up with material as strong as this on a regular basis, let them go for it. While a straight page-to-screen translation of Storm of Swords would make for terrific television (it's the best of the novels by a significant margin), in future seasons the showrunners' ability to save Martin from his own excesses will become evermore crucial.

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Hayabusa

(2,135 posts)
49. Only one that bugged me was
Wed May 8, 2013, 08:45 PM
May 2013

Loras and Littlefinger's agent. Just seemed kind of out of character for Loras, especially after Renly's death.

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MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
60. What's up with the torture guy?
Sat May 11, 2013, 10:11 PM
May 2013

That dude is freaking me out and I'm all about that shit. Granted, Theon is a traitorous douchebag but I'd like some context. Is the torture dude a Stark? A Greyjoy? Just a random nutcase?

At some point they have to reveal, right?

If you read the books and know, please don't spoil. But if anyone wants to speculate, go ahead.

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MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
62. Holy fucking shit!
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:45 PM
Jun 2013

Now that was a gamechanger. The entire King in the North thing was just snuffed out with extreme prejudice and I never saw it coming.

Wonderfully brutal slaughter scene. I blame mama Stark for the whole thing.

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opiate69

(10,129 posts)
65. Finally got around to checking this out..
Tue Jun 18, 2013, 09:26 AM
Jun 2013

3 episodes in to season one and we're completely hooked. Gonna take a while to get all the names and alliances down though, but so far, I love the dwarf character...

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opiate69

(10,129 posts)
67. I can see that..
Wed Jun 19, 2013, 04:52 PM
Jun 2013

Just 6 episodes in and I just know he knows all the dirt in the 7 kingdoms... like he said to John Snow, his only asset as far as his family is concerned is his intelligence, so he's honed it over his lifetime. Very intriguing guy.

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