Hiro11

Could that casting be any more perfect?

Looking forward to this season.

Dr. DVD

Potential spoilers for Season 5 on IMDB, should make some fans happy.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0265610/?ref_=rvi_nm

pinata242

If true, it's interesting that

Defiant1

Take IMDB with a grain of salt. Honestly, I think it's better if the fans just forgot about it. If it happens, then cool. If it doesn't happen, then you didn't waste all of that hope for nothing and you don't feel disappointed.

superdeluxe

Uhhh..anyone can update IMDB correct? No way anyone officially would put that out there.

superdeluxe

should have been season 3..or season 4....but I'll take it anyway.

B.A.

It was worth it for "The Watchers on the Wall" ep alone.

OldBoy

Dr. DVD

Finally finished "A Dance with Dragons," hence completing all that has been written by George R.R. Martin for the Song of Ice and Fire series. While I wanted to wait until another book was out before I tried completing it, I really need a LONG break from this writing style before embarking on another book. I now know that the TV series will need to make major changes not just due to a lack of source material, but for quality reasons as well. The first three books were great, the fourth not as great, and the fifth was mostly tedious. I really fear that Martin will either A)die before he completes the books or B) his editors won't do their jobs and just accept whatever he turns in for immediate publication. I truly think it was the latter that lead to the now ponderous nature of the books.

I am happy that the show is going to now takes it own path. It will kind of have to as there is a lot that can be cut

In all honesty, the books have so much fat to trim that I welcome a version of the story that actually moves everything forward on a consistent basis.

DaveyJoe

New trailer:

http://calliander.net/stuff/85fe85a3...main-2028k.mp4

Josh-da-man

A screening for the first episode of season five was recently held...

One big spoiler that confirms one of the claims about season five and its differences with the books, namely that...



Like, for example (regarding the above spoiler about a character death; don't read if you don't want to know who it is)

Another interesting thing is that this episode also has the first 'flashback' sequence, which is of a young

spainlinx0

Fuck. I should not have read that spoiler.

DaveyJoe

In regards to that spoiler:

Rival11

Finished up season 4 last week - EASILY the best season yet and I can't believe some of the stuff that happened. Although, I have to admit, I really liked season 3 as well - had a different pace and really fleshed things out.

Can't wait to watch season 5......a year after it's done.

Josh-da-man

Yes, however,

mwbmis

MrX

Spoilering this just in case, but Benioff and Weiss answer the question of whether or not the show and books will have the same ending

aktick

"Arya" is on Kimmel tonight...

sven

Not likely since the books will never actually get finished.

spainlinx0

So now book readers have to avoid the show so they don't get spoiled?

Josh-da-man

Starting to look that way.

I don't think that the final book will be out in the next ten years, so it will probably be a loooooooooong wait.

Defiant1

And I sincerely hope that show watchers spoil all the good stuff on Youtube comments, Facebook videos, and so on. It is so incredibly annoying when book readers who want to be internet cool throw out major spoilers. Congrats asshole, you read a book.

slop101

*Ahem*
Is there an echo in here?

Dave99

as a book reader, I'll keep current with the show. Don't care if it spoils, because I'm about 70/30 against that the fat man finishes the series anyways before he kicks off.

hanshotfirst1138

I'd assume he must be telling the showrunners about plans he has for the future.