Speaking of costuming, HBO has made the much talked about costume video freely available on their YouTube channel, to everyone’s delight.
Hear Me Roar: Lots of new shots in this one. Not entire scenes, of course, and I am glad it is so, but it teases nicely, giving us an even better idea about the looks while the commentary provides the rationale behind the decisions. I love it all. Though we feel we have seen so much already, there is actually still room for surprise and awe aplenty when the show premieres in 18 days … and then every Sunday again, week by week, episode by episode.
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awesome!
OracleQuote Reply
You were late with this one… ;)
Damn, this costume designer (Michele Clapton) is hot…
Julian BudkeQuote Reply
Mycah :(
I’m loving this video. All this commentary is very sensible.
ZackQuote Reply
Off topic: hbogo.com has posted a six minute video titled “other houses” that features grrm discussing the Tullys, Freys, etc. You have to be an HBO subscriber to access the video.
JimQuote Reply
I actually feel saturated for a while already and havn’t been looking at all the clips anymore since two weeks. The massive amount of ‘making of’ stuff that HBO has put out already would be more than enough to nicely fill up the DVD extras!
Tar KidhoQuote Reply
I love costumes in general (I’ve been known to see rather bad movies solely for the costumes) and I loved hearing about the different influences that they used for these rather than just going generic “Middle Ages European.” And Michele Clapton has very interesting ideas about the characters, like her shrewd assessment of Robert and how she says Cersei is always wearing metal belts like armor (girdled for war, as it were!)
I’m consistently amazed at the level of thought that’s gone into every detail of this production.
Regina ThorneQuote Reply
Finally I get to see this video!
As a costumer, I love listening to what inspired costume designers to go one way or another, so this was a real treat for me.
The choices were very interesting. Not really what I had in mind or what I would have done (in regards to King’s Landing, mostly), but I liked hearing about why the choices were made. Very good stuff.
On a side note… I am getting a tad concerned about Sansa as well now… I’m in the minority being a Sansa fan (she’s my favorite character)… and from the clips we have seen, Sophie is coming off a bit silted. And Sansa seems to be portrayed much stiffer and snobbier than I had envisioned her… I always thought she was a bit more dreamy and giggly, like her head was always in the clouds, but from what I’ve seen she’s coming off more along the lines of Veruca Salt. But I guess it’s only been a few clips so I’ll have to wait and see… and I am looking forward to seeing how she transforms over the story.
The Winter RoseQuote Reply
Is there any posibility that someone could upload it to youtube? It’s just US only…
Back to the “Custumes” … really nice shots… liked the way it was moderated.
Matthias HinkelmannQuote Reply
Nice to see how they cut Donal Noye: Tyrion simply gets his piece. If you’re very literally on the books, it doesn’t make too much sense, but I think the way they portray Tyrion fits the series well.
StefanQuote Reply
Wow. First look at Roberts stag-helmet? In the bare belly scene.
StefanQuote Reply
Love the wide shot of the Winterfell courtyard with the Gods Wood and Weirwood in the background.
As I said on the previous thread I do hope they settle on which pronunciation of Arya they are going to use.
We’ve had Are-ya and Ah-ree-ah in clips so far.
MormegilQuote Reply
I love how Arya sighes at Sansa “Seven Hells…”
Masie may have a very bright future in front of her.
dizzy_34Quote Reply
This is the most awesome promo video yet.
Alexander DubrovskyQuote Reply
Anyone else notice that the necklaces the costume designer wears are eerily similar to the Maester’s chains from the Maesters path?
dizzy_34Quote Reply
Mormegil,
It’s not uncommon for people to pronounce the same name differently. A lot of it is regional accents or tradition. They’re just continuing this in the program, it looks like.
ZackQuote Reply
Who is the guy with red hair in King Robert’s hunting party? I think I see Barristan and a few other notables. But who’d the guy with red hair and cloak?
Daniel FoxQuote Reply
Stefan,
I think you´re right but it´s hard to tell. Could be same kind of skull as well.
AbyssQuote Reply
Daniel Fox, I think you’re seeing Lancel. His hair is kind of a strawberry blonde.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
And there I was thinking that I was behond the point of being surprised… silly me! This vid made me bouncing all over the room again XD
NCW’s comment about his armour was very funny and Jason Momoa still rocks :)
LiesieQuote Reply
Except we’ve had Sansa say both versions .
Lancel Lannister
MormegilQuote Reply
Nice video. Great to have additional scenes stuck in there too. Quite like Dany’s dresses. Love Jaime’s leather coat. My fav costumes would have to be the Stark ones. Love the cloaks and the look as a whole.
As for the extra scenes, loved the one with Jon and Tyrion. Pity it’s not Donal Noye though… Arya “seven hells”! Exactly my reaction to Sansa. I find her very irritating as a character but that’s ok. Robert and his belly! I wonder what Dany was saying in Dothraki….
So now all we need is the direwolf scene and the extended Stark feature, hint hint HBO!
BroQuote Reply
Jim,
Where is our beloved Steve the pirate?
IkertzekeQuote Reply
Abyss,
Look at 5:17 right after Robert says ‘An inspiring sight.’
OhDanyBoyQuote Reply
I can tell I’m really going to hate Sansa in the show. The overdramatic acting along with her general personality is really going to piss me off.
As for Tyrion, the accent is still somewhat bothering me but I’m guessing I’ll adjust eventually.
Overall though I’m very impressed with the amount of attention that went into the costumes and how she designed the costumes around the characters and their backgrounds.
Jarred MelanconQuote Reply
I can’t watch it on the HBOGo (even though I am a subscriber) and it is not on XFinity which they direct me to. I have Comcast.
HollyoakQuote Reply
OhDanyBoy,
:-) Thanks for pointing this out to me. That´s what I call a helmet!
AbyssQuote Reply
I wonder if the audience will hate Cersei less than in the books. It seems like every scene of her is followed by a scene of Robert doing something crude or unfaithful, so I can see it being harder to hate her like in the novels.
AnonymousQuote Reply
Towards the end we also see that it’s Irri that has gotten the task of teaching dothraki to Dany since the role of Jhiqui hasn’t been cast. The word she is teaching Dany is athjahakar which means pride or prowess which is a word that derives from the word jahak which means hairbraid.
Ingemar SvenssonQuote Reply
Hollyoak,
I have at&t uverse. Lots of new footage in the video, tho i almost feel like they’re showing too much, especially for people who have not read the books. HBO’s on demand schedule shows it being released this coming Monday.
JimQuote Reply
Mormegil,
Say Are-ya a tad bit slower.
salukQuote Reply
Gameofthrones youtube channel added a few character features that are a bit different (at least Neds is)
Oi!Quote Reply
Hollyoak,
Same here, it tells me to go the Comcast Infinity page, which doesn’t have it yet. :(
There is a few new videos on the HBO On Demand schedule though for next week:
GAME OF THRONES: CREATING THE DOTHRA… New
GAME OF THRONES: DIREWOLVES SCENE New
GAME OF THRONES: EXTERIOR SETS & LOC… New
GAME OF THRONES: INSIDE THE NIGHT’S … New
GAME OF THRONES: THE OTHER HOUSES New
Also, the 15 minute sneak peak looks like it will be up there.
They sure are releasing a crap-ton of content. Not complaining, but it makes me curious what they will put on the DVD special features. Maybe they will just re-use all this stuff and get the fans a-whining :)
ChrisQuote Reply
Every bit of new content just makes the series appear more and more amazing.
From the start the casting decision i’ve been most doubtful of has been Addy as Robert. Just couldn’t see how someone of his stature and acting background could pull off the renowned warrior and reluctant king… but he sure seems to be doing well with it!
That bare belly scene is priceless.
MattQuote Reply
“But it LOOKS fan-TAS-tic!”
Ohhh yes: Yes it does, ser. (swoons)
KGQuote Reply
Julian Budke,
Just for the record, we staved off publishing it, so that people could enjoy the photos more ;)
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Oi!,
jup, quite a bit different. Good excuse for going to watch all those 43 (!!) videos again I assume…
KnurkQuote Reply
Chris,
Arrrgh, just moved into a new place and got my internet and cable (w/HBO of course) hooked up yesterday from Time Warner Cable. The HBO On Demand has a bunch of stuff (Costumes, Extended Houses clips), but they won’t launch on HBO Go until the end of April! Hopefully we will get the same clips as Comcast On Demand, but likely a week later.
Slightly off-topic, but when I was unpacking my books I pulled out my old UK hardcover of AFFC and noticed the cover has a quote from the Guardian, “Characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias.” Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes! Even back in 2005 they knew which show would be better!
the goatQuote Reply
I am going to have to stop with all the extras and features. You know why? Because after a while, when you see the actual show, you are no longer seeing the character, but the actor. Does anyone know what I mean by that? So when we’re watching Lord Eddard Stark in a scene, I’m really seeing Sean Bean because I will have remembered him talking about his wardrobe or something. Does that make sense? Or instead of seeing Tyrion, I will see Peter Dinklage saying the words “Wits and charm,” like he has done in all the clips.
Ack…
HollyoakQuote Reply
Wow, just watched the direwolves scene and the Other Houses feature on HBOGo. The Other Houses feature is fantastic! Had no idea Theon looked so good naked. And I really love GRRM’s description of the Reach as being “where the whole concept of chivalry and knighthood and Queens of Love and Beauty was born” or something like that. Makes perfect sense.
David ThomasQuote Reply
I thought this was a wonderful video, and timed very well with the show premiering in less than three weeks (I think I just peed a little). I found it interesting that they say time and again how, when the show comes out, they want people to just “get lost in it.” And yet to be perfectly honest, I got completely lost in just this video alone. It ended and I sort of snapped back into reality. This show looks gorgeous…one hell of a project. Not long now until Winter truly arrives.
Jake StormoenQuote Reply
YES!!! I SO want a necklace like hers. Wish someone (HBO?) would sell them…….maybe even a local jewelry maker could handle that design. Hmmmmm….I’ll check ETSY.
mimiQuote Reply
Anonymous,
I think that’s true. I think Cersei is going to seem more dimensional and more sympathetic.
That quick glimpse where she is seated next to Catelyn at dinner time, and Cat asks her if it’s her first time in the North, her expression and the way she says ‘Lovely country’ is really dead-on perfect. I think Lena is bringing a certain prim subtlety to Cersei that improves upon the character.
purplejillyQuote Reply
anyone else think at 4.48, Robert has make up on to make him look ill…or dying..
also from the benjen scene it appears the wall is entrenched like the little reward game.
GazQuote Reply
I think Sansa will be perfectly fine…What ? Teenage girls being overly dramatic ? Unheard of.
I do have one tiny costume quibble, though.I don’t like the way Dany’s wedding dress looks like it’s built over a bra..grrrr.( OTOH I like her “inspection” dress very much)
Oh well ,on the upside ,I seem to recall she won’t be in it for long. :)
obsidianQuote Reply
I don’t really think that matters. The difference is common in lots of words when spoken at normal speed, and even moreso when somebody is speaking quickly, or in anger or frustration, and doesn’t take the time to properly enunciate.
Americans (and perhaps other English speakers, I wouldn’t know) turn “I” into something like “ah” when they say, for example, “I’m going out. I should be back in a few hours”
Multi syllable names (Ter-e-sa, O-liv-i-a) are often shortened to two…Treesa, O-liv-ya. Not many people put a lot of emphasis on enunciation. Arya is similar to Olivia in this example.
I don’t think there’s any more to it than that.
ZackQuote Reply
David Thomas,
if it’s on hbogo, this means you can rip it and put it on youtube right? P-p-p-pleaseeeee?
KnurkQuote Reply
Knurk,
I don’t know how to rip it! Give me a link to the process (shareware requried?) and I’ll give it a try. The direwolves scene is almost a let-down because it’s such an iconic, pivotal moment but it seemed very low-budget to me–primarily because there is a hissing noise in the background (especially at first) that makes it seem like they recorded the sound right there on the spot instead of dubbing. Also, the direwolf isn’t nearly as big as it seems in most of the stills–it’s up on a rock so it seemed like this gigantic creature, then you get a look from the back and it’s maybe twice the size of a large dog (instead of four or six times as large). The lack of snow also seemed kind of wrong to me, but I hate complaining about such things because I’m a big believer in the producers and what they’re doing (no eyebrow-gate for me).
David ThomasQuote Reply
I thought the direwolf looked ginormous!
The audio was weird though. At first I thought it was the stream, but there seems to be a low level drone throughout the whole scene. I don’t know. Maybe it’s just the sound design. I thought there would be a squelch when Ned pulled the antler out. Speaking of antlers, in the book, I think it is Caetlyn’s pov, she is very worried by this sign or omen of a dead direwolf with an antler in its throat. It never comes up again, but when I first read it, I expected some kind of antler people invading Winterfell. Does it have some other significance?
HollyoakQuote Reply
What do you mean? The direwolf is the Stark sigil, the stag is the Baratheon sigil. The omen they feared, then, with the direwolf dying from the stag’s antlers in its throat, should be rather clear. Both houses would do great harm to each other…
ZackQuote Reply
David Thomas,
I’ve seen the direwolf scene (bad youtubeversion) but the other houses video is new to me.
Just pick a program from one of these.
KnurkQuote Reply
Umm, you’re smarter than I am.
I never made that connection on first read. I can’t’ remember if GRRM mentions the Stark sigil before that scene. Makes sense now, though.
*Wanders off with doubts about how he can support the bottom anymore with his lack of Thrones knowledge*
HollyoakQuote Reply
Hollyoak,
I know what you’re sayin, I have that problem with actors/actresses in certain shows sometimes, but I have no fear that this one will give me no trouble in terms of suspending my disbelief. I’m much more worried about controlling my bodily functions.
Also, Robert’s stag helm…pimp-f’ing-tacular!
the goatQuote Reply
Holy spoilers Batman! I feel like I have seen most of the big beat emotional moments in episode 1!
Larry D CurtisQuote Reply
House Sigil Wallpapers
http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/inside/extras/download/house-wallpapers.html?cmpid=ABC587
MormegilQuote Reply
Here’s some rough screencaps from the Other Houses video.
Lysa:
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr8/Basileus777/Lysa.png
Theon:
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr8/Basileus777/Theon.png
Walder Frey:
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr8/Basileus777/WalderFrey.png
The Sky Cells:
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr8/Basileus777/skycells.png
Loras
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr8/Basileus777/Loras-1.png
Basileus777Quote Reply
Cool. I had read your comment and had hopes to see all the heraldry in their full glory. But its just the sigils silhouettes. Still really cool. Not a fan of the use of just antlers for Baratheon. That would be House Buckwell in ASOIAF house lore. *le sigh* Would have loved the Stag head and crown.
WolfheartQuote Reply
That Lysa screencap *facepalm*
WolfheartQuote Reply
Basileus777,
thanks for these!!!!
hope we get to see the vids soon!
GazQuote Reply
For heaven’s sake just rip it!!!!
I am about to collaps!
And I am in bloody Europe, never able to watch it… AARRRRRRGH!!!!!
JennyQuote Reply
I think I LOVE you…
LYSA ARRYN is GOLLUM
JennyQuote Reply
Am I the only one who thinks Lysa looks in the screenshot a little bit like Gollum? ;)
Anyways, the video was nice, I really dig the costumes, they seem to have really put a lot of thought into it. I also liked the background music in this one, hopefully this is already from the original soundtrack.
I wanna see the other videos, though…
Stefan LangmannQuote Reply
Stefan, we are of one mind… just look at the post above yours ;D
JennyQuote Reply
Woa! Lysa may be thinner than the book’s description, but she certainly looks insane!
Is that Esme Bianco with Theon? Lucky bastard.
Walder is just great, heh!
DomQuote Reply
I LOVE this screenshot!
Theon: Why babe, how was I?
Woman (thinking): Quick, that´s what you were cutie…
:-)
AbyssQuote Reply
Jenny,
haha, good thing I’m not alone :D
When reading the books I always imagined Lysa a lot different, her whole appearance in this picture just screams for “Batshit Crazy”. But I’m thrilled to see how the actress pulls her off and hope we get to see the third season, where one of my favourite scenes in the series takes places with her…
Stefan LangmannQuote Reply
Yeah she doesnt really need to speak to get that “hawkish crazy” look. Now just imagine her breastfeeding her sweet Robin. If I remember correctly from the books she still breast feeds her toddler. But her child in the book is younger than HBO aged the child I believe. It would be just interesting to know if they kept that aspect of her overprotective creepy mothering in the show.
WolfheartQuote Reply
Theon: (hittin’ it from the back)
Ros: Little squid….
JulianQuote Reply
Dom,
Wasn’t Ros a KL-whore with red hair? I thought she had a part with Dinklage but i could be totally wrong.
Edit: went to her website and she does look like it, so guess I’m wrong.
KnurkQuote Reply
All crude joking aside…does anyone else think that Theon’s scene with Ros might be used to wisely establish his background? I like to think that after this sex scene that Theon explains his father’s rebellion and him becoming a ward to Ned Stark. I also think that one scene with Tyrion shown in the Lannister’s video might give more insight to him as a character.
JulianQuote Reply
I believe Esme does have a part/tumble with Dinklage..wasn’t there talk here about Ros &co having trailed after Robert’s party on their progress north ? Was that just our speculation ?
obsidianQuote Reply
LOL at the bored expression of the woman with Theon
Gytha OggQuote Reply
Julian,
The video does show Theon talking about his family and the Iron islands during the sex scene.
Basileus777Quote Reply
It looks like Ros travels up with the Kings Party.
I had suggested that it could be Ros* who leaves the box with Lysa’s message (in the book we never know who it is but it had to be someone in the Kings party) but the show is just going with a message via Raven.
*If it was also shown that she worked for Littlefinger it would have been a bit of a clue for the audience of who was behind things.
MormegilQuote Reply
Stefan,
I’m surprised that the fact they gave Donal Noye’s talk here to Tyrion hasn’t garnered more comment. Considering how huge the cast already is I think we are going to see a lot of this. (key plot points executed by minor characters being either consolidated into each other or given to the leads) Unavoidable if they don’t want to seriously confuse the viewer. I think that their handling of this one indicates that we really don’t need to be worried about it though. (they seem to know what they are doing)
Eric JonesQuote Reply
Esme is shown towards the end of several of the trailers with Dinklage….You see her back towards the camera in the 3rd trailer.
JulianQuote Reply
I guess I gotta finish the video then. Thanks!!
JulianQuote Reply
Mainly I think because it’s been known about for months, GRRM himself mentioned it a while ago.
MormegilQuote Reply
Its just cpu wallpapers. Get over it.
the goatQuote Reply
It sucks that I can’t see this video even though I have HBO, HBO Go and Xfinity!!!
When I try to play it on HBO Go it tells me that Comcast subscribers must watch on Xfinity. So I go to Xfinity and it’s not there. All the others are, but not the Other Houses video.
This is a mummer’s farce!
HollyoakQuote Reply
Having seen a little more Tyrion in this video, I now think Dinklage’s performance is very arch and stiff. Not only is he too good-looking for Tyrion, he is visibly struggling to portray his English(ish) accent.
In the books, wasn’t Tyrion often self-effacing? In all these clips he is never that.. never earthy.. never wise.. just arch.
We’ll see.
BradQuote Reply
the goat,
Ha, they had this quote on the first paper back I read way back in ’97 and have simply recycled it. Very good shout out tho, I haven’t really heard too much about The Borgias and to be honest, I’m not that bothered either.
Jim HiggittQuote Reply
How did someone put it…ah yes.
Please exit via the nearest Moon Door
WolfheartQuote Reply
You’re doing it wrong.
the goatQuote Reply
Same here……………………….trying to be patient……..*tap tap tap*….
mimiQuote Reply
George had a new puzzle on Not A Blog – not about Dance or Casting, though…something to do with The Beast (Robbie Benson, Jean Marais and Ron Perlman). Help figure it out!
persephone88Quote Reply
persephone88,
or he’s finally gone mad.
Felix ZschieschowQuote Reply
Whoops, I guess I should’ve posted the link in this thread. The Other Houses video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmxRIgBtThk
Steve the PirateQuote Reply
George cracks me up in the House Targaryen video when he says:
“Every house in Westeros has its heraldry, and for the Targaryens, of course, it’s a three-headed dragon.”
LOl. Of course! Everyone knows the Targaryens have a three-headed dragon as their sign!
He is living in his characters and that is a great thing for a writer to experience.
HollyoakQuote Reply
New stuff in the Sansa video (and in the others, I expect): http://www.youtube.com/user/GameofThrones#p/c/4864C0B1051A7427/12/NHaCyTFwjvw
Steve Hugh WestenraQuote Reply
Steve Hugh Westenra,
Holy ****, you’re right! Now I must watch them all over again feverishly!
Shawn Edward CantuQuote Reply
Steve the Pirate,
“Give me 10 men and some climbing spikes, I’ll impregnate the bitch.” – Bronn
Haha, Jerome Flynn is proving all the doubters wrong by looking like one of the best castings of the whole show(IMO).
It’s also awesome that some of the most contested castings(King Rob, Bronn, Catelyn, etc) are putting forth some of the stronger performances, at least from what we can see so far.
*Sorry, posted this on the other thread but seemed like the wrong spot.
ChrisQuote Reply
So here’s my big question. I hope somone out there is able to shed some light on it. This sunday we get the first fifteen minutes right? Will that include the opening credits? I totally hope so!!!
Lord Ned’s HeadQuote Reply
It should. From what I hear, the show has a cold open with the prologue, followed by the title sequence, and then chapter 1….
ZackQuote Reply
For those that have watched the direwolf finding scene that Stevethepirate so kindly posted on youtube. What do you think of the moment where Jon finds the albino pup and Theons reaction?
I personally REAALLY don’t like the change from the books. I can handle the no snow(no hidden baby white wolfy making a yip to be found) but the removal of what I see as a critical line to just the finding and a quick quip by Theon a odd and senseless change.
WolfheartQuote Reply
Okay sounds encouraging. Next question. I wonder what HBO will do for the ratings and “presented in HD” scenes. True Blood has some fun ones with blood and fangs popping out of the graphics. BE has a cool look with the bottle graphics too.
Something with dragonfire might be cool, but it might also be TMI, so I’m going to guess they will go with something like the snow effects or possibly the raven effects they use in the trailers. Any other guesses?
Lord Ned’s HeadQuote Reply
Wolfheart,
Started to watch the scene (thanks steve), but I bailed about 10 seconds in from the sound quality. I don’t want to watch it if its not good quality. Appreciated Stevethepirate’s effort, but I want to get the best presentation I can when I initially view somethig GoT-related. That being said, is there any other way to view it (On Demand or otherwise)?
Lord Ned’s HeadQuote Reply
I agree with all this. I can’t help it, I’m concerned. Sansa is my favourite — her and Petyr. I love Sophie as a person, but I’m worried she’s being pushed to play Sansa as unlikable?
RoseQuote Reply
Great video.
On an unrelated note, when I was driving around LA today, I saw that half of the buses had Sean Bean (or Kit Harrington)’s face plastered on the side. Hadn’t seen that before… Winter is Coming to SoCal.
Strong BelwasQuote Reply
Has anyone else noticed that they fixed the heart tree of Winterfell?
In the previous features there was always a spot visible that was not painted white. It was quite obvious at the beginning of the scene as Caitlin walked towards Ned.
They changed the angle somehow (zoomed in a bit I think) and now its all white. I compared the scenes and it is not just shortened. Cat starts walking at the same spot in all of them.
I guess we can consider “Tree”-Gate closed :)
MelicampQuote Reply
Wolfheart,
televisionary on twitter keeps saying good things about the show; his one semi-negative point is that there is a lot of “condensing”. The truth is, there are going to be a lot of minor things like this that are shortened to quips out of necessity to keep things moving at a good pace, and judging by the reactions so far from critics that was a wise decision. GoT seems the opposite of shows like the Borgias, which are most people in rooms talking – it feels like things are happening all the time and there is always something exciting around the corner!
But I do hope that this bit was edited from what is in the actual show, because it felt a bit jumpy and cut-off.
salukQuote Reply
They fixed the Heart Tree at Winterfell – I believe they zoomed the camera slightly to not show the brown branch
Jordan HealeyQuote Reply
Just read an awesome article at TheOneRing.net, comparing it with this place and calling them sister sites. Very cool. Can’t wait for you guys to post it here!
LexQuote Reply
I think no credits, some critic on twitter said that the first episode has no credits and that they role on the second episode (that of course can be changed).
Also anyone has any idea what the credits will be like?? I’m thinking something with the use of maps.
MirriMazQuote Reply
MirriMaz,
The pilot script described a raven flying over the map of Westeros, occasionally zooming in on the real castles/locations. I think I saw a recent tweet saying it was something along those lines. Sounds awesome.
LexQuote Reply
Hey Lex,
TORN and WIC are the first site I check for updates every morning;)
Like your Lexicopia as well.
Chris77Quote Reply
I’ve noticed that GRRM in the “Other Houses” video pointedly avoids to mention that Hoster Tully was trying to marry off his daughters AND HIS BROTHER. I hope this is just to avoid involving another confusing character just now, and keep the suspense for when the Blackfish appears in S2. (fingers crossed).
Is there on YT a good quality vid of the direwolves? I saw it in the cell video version and it moved me no end. I actually jumped when Theon grabbed Summer from Bran and the puppy yipped. And Jon finding Ghost gave me the shivers.
Blackfish BluesQuote Reply
Exactly my thoughts when I read the complaints.
Then again even the bigger gates have come from lack of knowledge it seems. Even eyebrow gate is pointless since I went to school with a girl with natural blond hair and black eyebrows. A far bigger contrast than what the Targaryens have. It’s even possible to have two different colored eyebrows so it’s all about reading up on how it is.
Tywin's BastardQuote Reply
Stefan Langmann,
I saw Alfred E. Newman actually!
Franny BeeQuote Reply
Blackfish Blues,
What suspense about the Blackfish?
Does his orientation/lack of marriage have impact on the storyline, (aside from bruised relations with his brother)? Is there a cool conspiracy theory I am missing?
Kindly enlighten?
Franny BeeQuote Reply
The original idea* was for a Raven to fly over a map from the Wall to Kings’s Landing via Winterfell and other places with the map becoming reality at each Castle.
A tweet from one of the reviewers however mentions gears so I’m guessing rather than becoming reality the various castles turn from flat map images into 3D models via some clockwork mechinism.
As you said though we’ll have to wait for Episode 2 to see if this guess is correct.
*This was the description from the leaked pilot script
CREDIT SEQUENCE
CLOSE on a pair of ancient, gnarled hands writing a message
on a small parchment scroll. The old man (we never see his
face) tightly rolls the scroll, binds it with a black ribbon,
and ties it with a leather strip to the leg of a BLACK RAVEN.
The old man lifts the raven off his desk; it flaps its dark
wings and flies out of the open chamber window.
The raven flies away from Castle Black, a large and ancient
fortress dwarfed by what lies behind it: the Wall. Older than
history, this is the 800-foot-high barrier of ice and stone
that guards the northern edge of the Seven Kingdoms.
As the raven gains altitude, the landscape below it
TRANSFORMS into a map of Westeros. The Wall is revealed to
cross the entire continent, a boundary between the Haunted
Forest to the north and the civilized lands to the south.
The raven flies south over the map, on which the cities,
regions and features of the land are named: Winterfell, the
Kingsroad, Moat Cailin, the Riverlands, the Vale of Arryn.
Occasionally the bird dips down, and the map resolves back
into reality for just long enough to give us a view of some
points of interest: Winterfell’s old stone towers, full of
cold beauty. The foreboding Eyrie castle high atop the Vale
of Arryn, a feat of montane architecture that would have been
impossible for medieval engineers.
When the raven reaches King’s Landing, the map resolves back
into reality as the bird drops down into the dirty sprawl of
the capital.
The raven flies through the open gates of the Red Keep, a
massive compound with red walls the color of blood. The bird
flies through an open window into the throne room, to land on
the Iron Throne itself– a throne built from the hammered
swords of a thousand defeated enemies.
The raven pecks at its wings, cleaning itself after the long
journey, alone in the empty throne room.
END CREDIT SEQUENCE
MormegilQuote Reply
The Winter Rose,
Agreed 100% about Sansa. She seems really snobby and haughty but I always imagined her as a bit silly and as you say “head in the clouds”
anna e howardQuote Reply
MirriMaz,
He said it was a cold open – which doesn’t mean there are no credits, just that they aren’t right at the start. Probably Prologue, Credits, Chapter 1.
OhDanyBoyQuote Reply
I have tons of cool conspiracy theories about the BF! :D
But no, this time I was merely referring to him appearing in a supposed Season 2. If Martin makes no mention of him, the suspense grows; when (hopefully) his presence in S2 is announced, fans will go “YAY Blackfish!” and new viewers will go “Oh look, Cat has a cool eccentric warrior uncle.”
Also hopefully it could be a nice surprise because they likely will choose a charismatic actor, to compensate for the massacre of charismatic characters in S1.
Blackfish BluesQuote Reply
Thanks for the video, Steve! Our crotchety Late Lord Frey is going to be so awesome.
Minor gripe, but it makes me sigh to see that awful wig on Finn Jones when he already has (had?) the lovely brown curls naturally.
anuhealaniQuote Reply
Tywin's Bastard,
I think stating that all teenage girls behave a certain way is a far cry from being a fact (such as the eyebrow thing, or any of the various other gate-related fact checks people have done on here).
To me, this feels more like a difference in interpretation of the character. People who like Sansa tend to focus on the dreamy, naive side of her personality, and those who don’t like her mostly read her in terms of how stuck-up she is. I admit, when I first read GoT, I didn’t like Sansa at all and tended to view her beneath a rather judgmental and simplistic lens. After thinking about it, however, I realized that there was a lot more to her, and that it is precisely that head-in-the-clouds attitude that informs everything she does. I mean, you can have her be bitchy and still get that across (I wasn’t completely blind to it on my first read), but I think it is a disservice to the character to make her just a bratty teenager.
THAT SAID, I don’t think we can know from what we’ve seen that she is universally portrayed that way in the show. So far we’ve seen very few snippets of dialogue from her, and most of what the audience has been given has relied heavily on the juxtaposition of Arya and Sansa, versus looking at Sansa’s motivations on their own merits.
I do think the line with “please, please” was poorly delivered, and I don’t think that can excused on the basis that she’s playing a teenager. I do, however, also think that it was a poorly written line as well, and I’m not sure anyone could say it and not make it sound terrible. Not sure if it’s from the book or not (damnit, do I need to do another re-read already? Haha), but I suspect that it is not, as that scene certainly isn’t.
I think Sophie will turn out to be quite good in the role overall, despite that one bad line.
ALSO. Did we talk about this before??? I feel like you and I had this exact discussion a few posts back?? OR AM I GOING INSANE?
I am probably going insane.
Thanks, Steve (of the piratical variety) for supporting the bottom. (:
As to the opening, it may benefit them to air the first episode with the credits, since in the case of this show it might help newcomers to orient themselves better.
Steve Hugh WestenraQuote Reply
For those worried about some of the Sansa lines, I think it’s pretty obviously edited down to get in the lines as quick as possible. It’ll feel more natural in the show
KanaQuote Reply
Kana,
Yea, we have seen the beheading scene multiple times, and Ned’s lines have had a totally different feel depending on how the lines were spliced up and edited together.
It’s totally justified to have worries if you aren’t feeling it, but I’m trying to save my final judgements until I see the final product and see full dialogue in the intended flow of the show.
ChrisQuote Reply
So I don’t think I’ve seen a post here but the “inside the night’s watch” video is up on xfinity at least and it is pretty awesome. (also a video on the dothraki language and one on exterior sets and locations, haven’t watched them yet, going back to watch them now)
Also there was something at the end of it about a contest at winthethronesweeps.com but that address doesn’t point anywhere at the moment. I figure the contest must be forthcoming but thought I’d look to see if anyone knew more about it here.
Eric JonesQuote Reply