DJariya

So you didn't even bother talking to your cable company to see if you can at least get a discount for 3 months? Ahhh David you disappoint me.

Directv normally changes $16 a month, but I asked about a discount and they are taking $5 off per month for 3 months. I initially wasn't planning on keeping it after the 3 months, but I love the original programs and them also including the HBO Go website where I can stream the movies and all their HBO series was an extra bonus, so I think I'm keeping it.

starman9000

Same here. I even broke my fast this morning, instead of just having a boring old breakfast.

Groucho

superdeluxe

No way is GoT similar to Camelot and Spartacus.

DJariya

I think Deftones issue is that he doesn't like period dramas of any sorts whether it's fantasy like this or historical.

Deftones

I'm not comparing them to that. I'm talking about period pieces, which Camelot and Spartacus very clearly are, as is GoT.

Deftones

Bingo. the only one I have ever enjoyed was Deadwood.

sven

Well here is to hoping this turns out as good as Deadwood.

Groucho

I, too, hope this gets cancelled just as things are getting interesting.

Mike86

This. I was all excited about Camelot and ended up hating it. I'll check out at least the first episode tonight since I've got HBO. Hoping it's good it looks like it should be pretty awesome.

MoviePage

I agree -- today almost feels like my name day!

Dr. DVD

Oh, forgot to mention in my earlier post. I'm a regular HBO subscriber. It's a premium channel worth keeping for its series.

MoviePage

I'd be very careful about looking at anything online if you're worried about spoilers. I noticed that the nickname of one frequent commenter over at winter-is-coming.net is itself probably the biggest possible spoiler for the first season/book.

Of course, the best way to negate spoilers is to just go ahead and read the book ASAP.

HE Pennypacker

Haven't read book two. Anyone know if the show spills over into Clash of Kings?

DJariya

FYI, the 15 minute countdown/pre-show starts at 8:45pm ET. Your Game of Thrones season pass won't pick it up, you will have to record it separately.

superdeluxe

nope first season is GoT.

superdeluxe

Less about GOT and more about HBO's other programs.

superdeluxe

here we go b ros!

MikahC

"Worried" might be overstating it, but I don't want to see them. I only read this forum and one other (HTF), both of which have rules against spoilers, so I'm hopeful. The Walking Dead thread did pretty good. People identified when they were going to spoil something, and often even put what the spoiler was about before the spoiler tag (so you could decide if the subject in question is a spoiler you'd be interested in reading).

DJariya

Well the 15 minute preshow was indeed mostly promos for HBO's series and new series.

Bad news, according to the promos, Boardwalk Empire returns in the Fall.

Also, we finally got to see some footage from David Milch's new show "Luck" that stars Dustin Hoffman. No airdate yet. I heard it's either Fall or early 2012.

It looks like Tim Van Patten is directing episodes 1 and 2 of GOT. Seems like he's HBO's go-to director for their shows and miniseries.

Dr. DVD

Pretty damn good. Peter Dinklage walked away with every scene he had, he completely rocked!

Looks like I called the ending point for the first ep. accurately, except:



The only problem I see this show having is the same that happened with Rome and Deadwood; it costs way too much to make for the viewership it draws. This looks like it cost a crapload to make, and we're only one episode into it. I hope it gets decent numbers, but fantasy is a hard sell, even after Lord of the Rings.

Rypro 525

I really enjoyed that. I can see why some people won't like it (some of the comments on twitter aren't too kind, calling it slow and boring).

I would assume that the pace picks up once we get to know everyone.

starman9000

Pretty good. The look is great, and I loved the title sequence. The only thing that felt/looked a little off was the Bran climbings scenes and the dry humping at the wedding.

Shady12

Both of those were straight from the books from what I remember.

As for the cost, it's not nearly as expensive as Rome from what I remember reading, also it's getting more money sold overseas than any show they've had by far..sounds like that will help keep it going as long as it gets pretty good ratings.

I liked the pilot..the ending is where things start to get interesting in the books so I expect this to be the worst episode. I know those who were sent the first six episodes for review say the 5th and 6th were the best of the first six..and the last half of the book is better than the first half.

Dr. DVD

FWIW, I remember people saying the same about True Blood when it started. Of course while it also is technically a fantasy, it's grounded in modern times and takes place in the "real world" so to say. Stuff that takes place in a complete fantasy world proves a bit more difficult to hook non-geeks.