With our brains about to be melted by some amazing, new Game of Thrones footage tonight, I figure we should get this news roundup out of the way now.
- The First Minister of Northern Ireland has stated that the investment into HBO’s Game Of Thrones has brought back millions into the local economy, according to the BBC.
- An interview with Roxanne McKee (Doreah) at After Ellen where she mentions Thrones. Interestingly she mentions she has done all her filming in Ireland.
- Another interview, this one with Conan Stevens (Gregor) at Obesity Campaign UK, where he talks about his workout regimen and his role in Thrones. He describes Gregor as “a man of few words, more a man of action, often direct violent and very effective action.” Sounds about right to me.
- One more interview, this time with Kate Dickie (Lysa) in the Guardian. She talks about her being typecast in roles of “damaged, repressed and ostensibly unsympathetic women.” Her role on Thrones gets a mention at the end of the article, “She just has time to tell me that her character Lysa is a ‘troubled, lonely’ woman, at which revelation she pulls a self-mocking face: ‘There’s a surprise.’”
- In the fan department we have this post from Thrones fan and fashion blogger, educated pony. She gives her thoughts on what we have seen of the costumes so far.
- Also, Thrones fan and amateur composer Hilario Abad has continued to create tracks inspired by A Game of Thrones and now has plans to release a full soundtrack of music.
- Lastly, HBO’s own Making Game Of Thrones blog has been highlighting fan artwork inspired by the books. Head on over to check out some fresh looks at some familiar characters.
- UPDATE: Two more bits for you guys, and then we are complete. Here is a mention of Wilko Johnson (Ilyn Payne) on a popular culture blog featuring a short clip of Johnson presenting an award for music journalism. And here you can find an article on Aimee Richardson who has been cast as Myrcella Baratheon on Game of Thrones. Says Aimee: ‘”I loved it, it is the biggest thing I have done, and the costumes and set were very lifelike.’”
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Something to chew on while we wait for tonight! Christmas come early … should I say, Saint Nicholas ;)
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
I’m really hoping an HBO subscriber puts it up minutes after the airing. I have a feeling youtube will be refreshed nonstop by a lot of people tonight.
BurgosQuote Reply
I think HBO is going to put it up right after its aired
Rob O SevensQuote Reply
Tehnically Peter Robinsons title is First Minister not First Prime Minister.
MormegilQuote Reply
Mormegil,
Thanks for pointing out the typo. Fixed!
Post UPDATED.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Rob O Sevens,
I sure hope so, as I don’t want to lose my sleep and not seeing anything :)
Johan SporreQuote Reply
Football, Game of Thrones behind the scenes, Boardwalk Finale, Walking Dead Finale at Drafthouse.
Sounds like a great night to me, although I’m more excited for the GoT special than anything else!
Austin CleganeQuote Reply
hey, for those of us overseas
may i please ask how many hours it is until the new stuff is shown so i know when to get up for it?
thanks
GazQuote Reply
to say that I’m not exited about tonight would be a terrible lie
but as for the news at hand …
I will say that it sort of pisses me off when Actors complain about being type casted, I mean sure the roles are offered but in the ultimately it’s you that auditions and takes the role.
So please stop whining.
Aiime Richardson seems awesome … I mean I don’t know why but her character is really great and I have a feeling that she’s going to protray that. (Plus it helps that you have Lena Headey to watch and learn from.)
Phantomwriter05Quote Reply
Gaz,
8 hours 25 minutes until the GoT behind the scenes
Austin CleganeQuote Reply
gl hf, all!
Petter Kristian VikestadQuote Reply
Whats interesting is, i’ve seen far better constructive criticism of the costumes from regular posters here than the blogger “the educated pony” you posted in this. She barely covers the costumes beyond her impression and the basic “oh it looked pretty or kinda lame, and heres why i think why in the most basic sense”. As a fashion lover I was expecting more in depth nitpicking as it were about the costume designs and fits, the cuts, the fashion in comparison to any fantasy or period styles and reasons why itself. Which she doesn’t.
meh.
WolfheartQuote Reply
Austin Clegane,
thanks mate!!!!!!!
2 in the morning…..il just stay up me thinks
GazQuote Reply
HBO best show us our first better shot and footage of Richard Madden as Robb. Better than their distant glimpse in the newest trailer and the pilot still shots with him standing next to George. I want me some Robb!
WolfheartQuote Reply
Wolfheart,
I’m pretty sure Educated Pony is a poster (either here or on Westeros). Her screen name sounds familiar.
Since HBo Posted Fan-Art, the arguments about Joe’s videos should stop on here right?
Phoenix_tornQuote Reply
Sounds like Kate Dickie is being a Dickie about her role, complaining about being typecaste. The actor that played Snape didn’t complain he was just hoping to break out of that.
Then why did you, Kate, audition and take the role? Personally I would have rather they found an actress that looked more like Lysa even if they were a little more big boned then the skinny hawkish Dickie.
WolfheartQuote Reply
Well with her “*note* not everything i have to say is “nice”. some people are dismayed by any negativity towards this series, and i used to feel that way as well back when we were unsure if HBO was even going to make the show. but now that they are making it, i think it’s alright to be a bit critical because it isn’t as important at this point to just blindly support it.”
I was really excited to see a fan not holding back, then I read the rest of her post and was deflated, I was expecting to hear more bold opinion and critique on Claptons costume moves. She did share some of my sentiments, much on the Dany costume. But her comment above left me hanging for more. *sigh*
WolfheartQuote Reply
OFF TOPIC:
So I read the series about a year ago and obviously loved it.
Since the first teaser trailer, I’ve been rereading GoT. I’ve got to say, its been way more enjoyable the second readthrough. I can visualize the scenes more vividly now that I’ve seen HBO’s take on the character looks.
Ned just got captured by the gold cloaks I think this is a perfect spot in the book to be with the upcoming behind the scenes showing tonight. I think it will make the end of the book that much more enjoyable.
Question: is anyone else re-reading GoT right now? Are you enjoying it moreso now than previous readthroughs?
Austin CleganeQuote Reply
Trying to think of a way to tie in a sex scene between Tyrion/Lysa/Sweetrobin’s doll with the contents of this post, but I may well be out of ideas. Though it does get kinda crazy in those damn sky-cells, and Lysa is a ‘troubled, lonely woman’, as described by the actress herself…
May have to settle for some Gregor/Bowflex shipping instead.
Any chance this preview will be on HBO Canada?
reedgirlQuote Reply
Yes, me! Just finished the second read-through of GoT a couple days ago, and though I wasn’t surprised at the events, I could better appreciate the /layering/ of events & storylines, etc. Everything (well almost everything) comes up again later and has a reason for happening. And the settings were more vivid in my mind as I wasn’t reading so fast to see what happens next. On my first read-through, I THREW that book at the wall multiple times. Now I’m not throwing it nearly as far, but screaming “OMG THAT’S WHY so-and-so DID such-and-such!” far more often. I love/hate LF more. I hate/hate Frey more.
I am pleased to report that I have now ‘destroyed’ my third copy of GoT, simply by carrying it around EVERYWHERE – in the rain, in the snow, at the beach, while bathing the kids, shoved in my purse with the candy-wrappers and lipstick, under the seat of the car, walking the dog, etc. I am personally making GRRM a lot of money I think. But any paperback in pristine condition is an UNLOVED paperback, imho. And damn I am in love with this series. Even the 2nd time around.
Now on CoK. Dude, I understand Theon’s motivations a little more (the ‘callous asshole’ has become the ‘stupid asshole’ on the 2nd read-thru), though that guy still needs a good flaying… oh wait… *mwahahaha*
reedgirlQuote Reply
As a huge fan of Wilko, his casting as Ilyn Payne is the single most inspired piece of casting for the whole GoT (even shading Dinklage – but I’m biased of course) – but I think he is probably the ‘best fit’ of all the cast for the way I saw the characters whilst reading. Above all else, he’s a truly great bloke – who’d have thought all the way from Canvey Island to HBO.
Martin
MartinQuote Reply
reedgirl,
I totally agree. Also, the first go around there are certain important characters that I didn’t even pay attention to. I saw no significane in some characters like Barristan, Renly, Theon that I think I mentally skipped over their parts.
On second readthrough, I’m loving reading about these characters as I know they make an impact further down the road!
Austin CleganeQuote Reply
Austin Clegane,
I’m reading them again at the moment – seeing other peoples comments, I realised that there is still a lot that I don’t remember, and I always pick up on more subtleties at every re-read.
Interestingly – I still ‘see’ my original ‘imaginings’ for the characters and settings rather than anything in the HBO previews / shots that we have seen thus far.
Martin
MartinQuote Reply
Just finished re-reading the series for the *gulp* fourth time. Oy, but it was fantastic. Each time through the books brings more revelations, understandings, and favorite scenes – things you hardly noticed the first, second, or even third time through suddenly shine out as being great, memorable pieces. And Feast for Crows just gets better each time. It really is a great book, and has some of the best writing in the series. Now I just have to get back to waiting for aDwD…and of course, HBO’s Game of Thrones.
And yes, I now imagined Ned looking more like Sean Bean, Tyrion like Dinklage, Cersei as Hedey, and perhaps most surprisingly: Mance Ryder as Joe Campo.
fevredreamQuote Reply
I recently finished my 3rd reading of the series. It definitely gets better each time, although the surprise and shock factor is mostly gone. The intrigue and mystery are more enjoyable and easier to understand, and the characters are sometimes seen in a new light. For example, I now find Theon and Catelyn very different (and much more sympathetic) than on my first reading.
I also just got another friend to read the books. He doesn’t read fantasy, or even much fiction, but he’s on Book 3 and totally hooked. Mwahahaha
LexQuote Reply
Lex,
Excellent! I’m starting a second reading now to prepare for HBO’s take on it, and I can’t wait to start noticing intricacies of plot and character that I missed the first time. I’m going to try and take it slow this time, only reading 3-4 chapters a day. I was enjoying it too much the first time to really savor the details like the material deserves.
I’ve bought a friend the first few books of the series for Christmas, too! lol–I have a feeling they’re going to be my go-to gifts to the uninitiated for the foreseeable future.
ZackQuote Reply
reedgirl,
Canada. West coast. Just checked my listings , and apparently it’s computer screens for us , tonight…better than nothing.
obsidianQuote Reply
Mance Rayder as Joe Campo made me lol…I just re-read GOT for the 3rd time a few months ago. Like many of you I noticed things and characters I would I never noticed before on my first read. Like just HOW detailed the history of Robert’s Rebellion was…like how Mace Tyrell and that other fella held Storms End for a year…or how Janos Slynt’s role as Commander of the City Watch is elevated to Lord of Harrenhal.
JulianQuote Reply
I’ve been re-reading on and off for about 3 years (which I admit is a little sad). Instead of reading the books in their entirety, I usually read through characters or arcs. Just finished a Jaime read, and am currently reading GoT again (skipping Dany’s chapters)
Phoenix_tornQuote Reply
I am a huge A Feast for Crows backer. Is it the most riveting / shocking book in the series? No. Does it lag in places? Sure.
But it literally has some of GRRM’s best chapters ever. I can read Cat of the Canals a hundred times and not get tired of it
About Yea HighQuote Reply
I’m of a similar opinion, and AFFC did improve from a re-read too. I still think the worst chapters in AFFC are Brienne’s (try as I may, they still just seem kind of pointless), but I enjoy the Ironborn and Dorne chapters a lot. I do think it would have been better, though, to confine both of those storylines to 1 POV each, instead of 3 POVs each.
LexQuote Reply
I loved AFFC. I think the last 2 Cersei and last Jaime Chapter were the most riveting lannister POV’s so far in his series. The Jaime chapter cemented my love for Jaimes character evolution. And well it was all to sweet in those chapters of Cersei’s.
WolfheartQuote Reply
OT
Wish you all, my dear GOT folks across the pond a spectacular and multiple nerdgasmic evening :)
I ll join you here in about 8 hours from now.
Hoping to find speechless, enthralled and extatic comments as many as possible.
You lucky, lucky bastards :)
The RabbitQuote Reply
Wolfheart,
I agree. I went straight to Educated Pony’s blog, hoping for some in-depth costume and fabric analysis, but was rather disappointed with the lack of concrete detail. I clicked with the Aguilera quip though, she articulated my feelings about Dany’s costume exactly! Sort of ’1 Million Years BC’ meets ‘Dirrty’ video. The best part of her costume is the metal ingot belt. The filmy material may be her bridal costume, that fits the story. I always visualised Dany relaxing in silks due to the heat, only donning Dothraki costume for show and riding.
Not sure if anyone else has already posted about this, but having blown up Jaime’s image for a desktop background, I’m sure I can see white material, must be a cloak, attached to the shoulder brooches on his breast-plate.
Now, shall I stay up to watch the fourth day of the Ashes, to help me through to 2 am, and pay for it later in the day, or can I wait until morning to see the preview? Such a hard decision… not
Porcupine TreeQuote Reply
The Rabbit,
I like your post! even tho I’m still up, I won’t be anymore at 3 in the morning. Catching on things early on Monday. Enjoy it, guys!
P.S. Slightly ashamed, but I’ve just seen Eclipse. Now, THAT’s some fake snow … the scenes didn’t feel cold at all.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Reread the first three books a few months back (which probably means the total count is GoT 5, CoK 5 and SoS 3).
Didn’t really intend to do a reread but I was constantly looking things up in GoT as news of the series was released and kept finding myself reading onwards from whatever I was looking up. In the end I just went back to the beginning and started reading.
Probably not going to reread AFFC (2 times so far) till just before ADWD is released.
MormegilQuote Reply
I guess this would fit with this post. Dunno if its been mentioned yet, but the latest TV Zombies podcast (not the one with Winter) mentions Thrones again. They discuss the damage done to the Malta beach. Its a pretty funny take they have on the devastation of the beach. Part of me is sad about it, but another part of me agrees wi the zombies lol
http://www.televisionzombies.com/2010/12/01/tvz-ep-146-aquaman-versus-zombies/
Lord Ned’s HeadQuote Reply
Oh! They start talking about itsomewhere around the 5 min mark.
Lord Ned’s HeadQuote Reply
Probably a stupid question but you guys are going to post it on this website right???
A.J. LipinskiQuote Reply
Quick Hits:
Hodor/Queen Margaery?
Hot Pie/Old Nan?
Maester Luwin/Mirri Maz Duur?
DH87Quote Reply
At what time GMT does the video come out?
kanjisheikQuote Reply
Before Boardwalk Empire…15 minutes before, which is like at 7:15pm…depending on where you live
JulianQuote Reply
I’m wondering if there will be another trailer tonight ?
coltaine777Quote Reply
Wait…now I have a question…will there be a brand new trailer or just the same on we saw last week?
JulianQuote Reply
I’ve just read that there will be adult content and violence in tonight “Inside of Game of Thrones” …So it is decided – I’m staying up till 2 am!
KarolinaQuote Reply
01:45
MormegilQuote Reply
I’m wondering as well about tonight.
Did we hear if there will be a new trailer aired?
The DarkstarQuote Reply
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