The casting for this show may be some of the best casting yet. Just perfect picks almost nearly across the board. Dillane should make for a very good Stannis.
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Yeah I read that too, Mental Giant. I think this pic has a "Brienne quality" to it. Is she prettier than you'd expect? Absolutely (see Tyrion) but there is enough plainess in there to capture the character. The real selling point is going to be her freakish height, which is really where a lot of Briennes insecurities come from much in the same way with Tyrion. Also remember Jaime notes she has beautiful eyes.
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Originally Posted by MentalMaden
Yeah I read that too, Mental Giant. I think this pic has a "Brienne quality" to it. Is she prettier than you'd expect? Absolutely (see Tyrion) but there is enough plainess in there to capture the character. The real selling point is going to be her freakish height, which is really where a lot of Briennes insecurities come from much in the same way with Tyrion. Also remember Jaime notes she has beautiful eyes. |
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While I haven't gotten to book two yet, seeing Dillane get hired by HBO again makes sense. They love to keep actors around in their various series. Getting Mayor Carcetti from "The Wire" to play Littlefinger was brilliant.
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Season 2 Casting news: Semi spoilerish if you haven't read Book 2. Look at your own risk.
Stannis and Melisandre cast. Another article with different pics which I think are more suitable for the characters. I don't know much about her but I loved him as Jefferson in John Adams. Brienne of Tarth cast. And she's 6'3"! I really like this casting. If you look around for some pics of her I really think she can pull this off well. Like Tyrion, not "ugly" like the book suggests, but in the right hands it's a great role. |
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Not saying that he can't pull it off, but Dillane looks a little too old for Stannis. I think he's suppose to be around 35 in the book, anyone know about the show since all of the characters ages have been changed?
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Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
The Stannis and Melisandre castings look spot on as well.
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I think for the show they pretty much bumped the ages up a bit overall. Also I always pictured Stannis as looking gaunt and haggard compared to Robert thus making him seem older even though he's younger.
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Originally Posted by MentalMaden
Yeah I read that too, Mental Giant. I think this pic has a "Brienne quality" to it. Is she prettier than you'd expect? Absolutely (see Tyrion) but there is enough plainess in there to capture the character. The real selling point is going to be her freakish height, which is really where a lot of Briennes insecurities come from much in the same way with Tyrion. Also remember Jaime notes she has beautiful eyes. |
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But I guess wonders can be worked with makeup. And yep, after seeing pictures of her towering over more 'normal' sized women, that's definitely going to help.
It's been a long time since I read A Clash of Kings - is that where Brienne is introduced? For some reason I was thinking it was later on...
She's introduced later in the book as one of Renly's Kingsguard.
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Catlyn goes to meet with Renly to try and form a truce with the North. It is there when the shadow kills Renly and Brienne is blamed and Catlyn takes her and they escape together.
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I haven't been following this thread, mostly cause I just now watched the first couple of episodes. You know the one thing that stuck out in my mind the most?
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Originally Posted by Flarstux
First thought: way too pretty!
Actress: I didn't get the part! Friend: Why not? Actress: They said I was... too good looking! Waaah! Friend: Yeah, boo hoo. But I guess wonders can be worked with makeup. And yep, after seeing pictures of her towering over more 'normal' sized women, that's definitely going to help. It's been a long time since I read A Clash of Kings - is that where Brienne is introduced? For some reason I was thinking it was later on... |
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I haven't been following this thread, mostly cause I just now watched the first couple of episodes. You know the one thing that stuck out in my mind the most?
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Come on now......a little hyperbole maybe? "Requires"??? Pffft! HBO does have more grown up content yes. Because they can and that's where people take content that requires those sensiblities. And truth be told there is more sex in the books than in the series. I personally appreciate more realistic depictions of life than the sanitized drivel produced by most broadcast network shows.
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HBO requires this by contract in all their series. (Seriously, I've noticed that about most of the HBO shows I've seen, and it's one of the reasons I'm so disdainful of them.)
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The series only gets more harsh as it progresses; I'm thinking of Lollys, I'm thinking of one whole PoV from DwD, and most of the Mereen stuff. A lot of this will have to be toned down for HBO.
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Come on now......a little hyperbole maybe? "Requires"??? Pffft! HBO does have more grown up content yes. Because they can and that's where people take content that requires those sensiblities. And truth be told there is more sex in the books than in the series. I personally appreciate more realistic depictions of life than the sanitized drivel produced by most broadcast network shows.
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Considering that Daenerys is only 13 when the first book starts, aging the characters was part of that toning down. There are things HBO can get away with, but probably not something like that.
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The series only gets more harsh as it progresses; I'm thinking of Lollys, I'm thinking of one whole PoV from DwD, and most of the Mereen stuff. A lot of this will have to be toned down for HBO.
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Finished a Dance with Dragons yesterday. Good stuff.
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Now I'm waiting for Dancer with Dragons to release. *le sigh* Only a few more months to go!
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"A Dance with Dragons" is already out, released on July 12. Or are you talking about a different book?
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Ordered the first four books yesterday. Already have them, but my sister stole most of them so I figured it'd be good to have a fresh full set.
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Released here, but maybe not yet released in the Fortress of Regrets?
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"A Dance with Dragons" is already out, released on July 12. Or are you talking about a different book?
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Liam Cunningham was cast as Davos. Good choice I think.
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One of things I love most about the show is the casting. A lot of the characters are really close to how I imagined them while reading the novels. As others have said, the child actors have done a brilliant job as well.
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Yeah you'll need to read the rest of the books to understand that interaction. The direwolves are -simply put- not regular animals. This is a mystical world you're reading within, so don't get fooled by the very gritty nature of the first two books (or the first season of Game of Thrones). The depth of content and world background expands every book.
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Yeah I don't have a problem with the dire wolves being fiercely loyal to their owners and I don't even have a problem with one of them coming out of nowhere to maul another person who's threatening their owners. But twice in one episode? I thought that was pushing it a little. Now I'm almost going to be expecting a "random wolf attack" in every episode. All I'm saying is that from a literary point of view that kind of minor deus ex machina can quickly lose its significance if it gets used every half-hour of the show. Other than that I thought it was a great episode and looking forward to seeing more of this series. |
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finished book 5 last night omg crazy stuff happens.
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The Stannis and Melisandre castings look spot on as well.
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