OldBoy

so in anticipation of April 6, i decided to get the 1st 2 seasons cheap and will get S3 tomorrow.

decided to marathon them all. thought anyone else who is might want to share 1st time views, views once again, what have you...

so i begin with ep. 1 "Winter is Coming" via Netflix since i didn't get my sets yet.

what a difference the 1st ep makes in understanding the families and thus the feuds! wow! is all i can say. i was in awe yet again and can't wait to go through the Blu-rays with the in-episode guide turned on so i can can full Boyle out of it.

anyone else planning on doing this?

sven

I'll be doing it at some point. But its way too soon right now.

Before I do that I really need to marathon season 1 of The Americans.

Why So Blu?

Not this year. I did that last year but I'm behind on a quite a few shows, so I gotta focus on them right now.

DeputyDave

The pause in TV from the Olympics caused me to be caught up on TV. That and a DVR disaster that wiped the hard drive, erasing all of the old stuff I was endlessly saving. I preordered S3 so I might just marathon them again.

Moopher

Had a free weekend. Blew through season one re-watch on Saturday and blew through season two yesterday.

dta316

Me too!! It is great to re-watch and pick up on things not seen through first viewing.

davidh777

I did something of a rewatch last year when I watched season 2 then went back through most of the first two seasons to refresh myself. I'd love to sit down and watch in order, though.

Moopher

I can safely say this was my fourth time watching-through and I was still catching little symbols and bits of foreshadowing I hadn't seen before. Ready to gear up for season three tomorrow.

OldBoy

on S1, E3 myself. loving every minute of it and even though i know what happens at the end of S1, i can't wait to see it again...

Bill Needle

I re-watched all the previous episodes before season 2 and again before season 3. I may go back and re-watch 2 & 3 again (3 for sure), but I can't see going all the way back to season 1 again for what would be the fourth time. I completely agree that it was a new experience re-watching them compared to the first time. Definitely worth doing at least once. So many layers to the story that were floating just underneath the surface are revealed on a second viewing.

DeputyDave

This will be my 4th time seeing S1, 3rd seeing S2, and 2nd seeing S3.

aktick

Same here. I'll wait until later March to start.

DeputyDave

Season 3 just came in the mail... I don't know if I can wait.

Xiroteus

I tried season one, it's just too dark, depressing and cruel, (I can watch the walking dead just fine, Game Of Thrones Just goes too far) there are a couple story lines I am curious about and will likely have to take a look at whatever season and episode Joffrey dies a MILLION deaths!

DaveyJoe

Seriously? The Walking Dead is the most relentlessly miserable show I've ever seen. There is not a single joke or moment of comic relief, it's just despair followed by more despair. Game of Thrones goes to some dark places but there's a lot of humor and hope along the way.

aktick

^ And tits.

DaveyJoe

bootsy

And even some ass.

Female ass preferably that is.

aktick

Exactly. How can you quit this series out of depression with all that quality T&A?

Xiroteus

Yeah, it's odd. One thing with The Walking Dead is you can't really care about any characters as they could die at any time. It's the darkest show I watch and I think there is only so many shows like that I could, basically one being enough.

Something about how the evil, depressing, cruel, dark of Game Of Thrones is done just bothers me more.

I can agree that the Walking Dead is quite relentlessly miserable and the other shows I watch don't tend to be so dark.

Defiant1

If you thought Season 1 of GoT was cruel and dark...well, it's probably for the best you stopped watching.

hanshotfirst1138

I'm told repeatedly by many people that I have to catch up with this show because I'd love it, but between wanting to read the books first and fact that it doesn't stream anywhere, I get the sense it'll be a long time before I can .

OldBoy

so i just bought a new Blu-ray player just so i can avoid changing discs when i want to play a movie vs. tv show and this marathon made me do it. no swapping in and out. plus, i got a little better Sony model. luckily, i got the 3 seasons for under $30 so the $120 for the player doesn't hurt too much

GoldenJCJ

I couldn't. I watched the quick season 1 and 2 recap that's available on the season 3 Blu-ray and then proceeded directly to season 3 episode 1!

I've only been watching the series as it hits Blu-ray so it's been about a year since I finished season 2. I probably could have gone the marathon route for a full refresher but I couldn't wait to watch season 3.

I'll do a full marathon as soon as the series is complete.

windom

I just started watching S1E1 yesterday for the first time. Hoping I can catch up before S4 starts. Unfortunately, I couldn't even finish the first episode as I started it too late and was about to fall asleep with about 10 minutes left. Are all episodes a full 60 minutes long? This could take me awhile.