Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our readers!
As per tradition, we want to hear everyone’s Game of Thrones-related Christmas wishes. Here are mine …
1. A strong season three beloved by fans and critics alike
2. Mads Mikkelsen cast as Euron Greyjoy
3. Season four greenlight!
What about you? What are your Thrones Christmas wishes?
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143 Comments
I wish Season 3 would air tomorrow! I can’t wait 96 more days
SnowIdeaQuote Reply
Mads as Euron and James Purefoy as Victarion, in an expanded role. The show has a chance to make the Ironborn more interesting than I think they came across in the novels, and strong, charismatic actors are the way to do it.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Khal-A-BungaQuote Reply
A strong season three beloved by fans and critics alike
No matter if the continues, it all depends by this
Andrea ‘Black’ DrakeQuote Reply
I second those actor wishes.
MockingTheFlayedLionQuote Reply
A brutal and beautiful season three, and some accurate Martell casting for season 4!
Ours is the FuryQuote Reply
Merry Christmas and holiday cheer to the entire WIC family and the ASOIF community at large! Thank you for your hard work on behalf of us all! All the best to Joshua Taylor, Ms. H’ghar and Sunspear for always being kind and replying to my posts and questions!
As for wishes:
1. Seeing Ana Torv cast in GoT! Please, pretty please HBO give her a chance on the show! She would be great! Maybe as Val? We already got a taste of delicious Ms. Torv in a small, but quite eye openning role in “The Pacific”! So the HBO/Anna Torv combo is proven to work already!
2. Seeing fellow aussie John Noble cast as well! Maybe as Mad King Aerys in a flashback sequence or even episode? He sure can play the part! He was Denethor in the LOTR movie trilogy after all!
3.Getting Conan Stevens back as The Mountain!!!!
PS As for James Purefoy, as much as I would like him on GoT, I think that for now he is quite out of reach for us, he’ll be starring in a new show next year alongside Kevin Bacon, it is titled “The Following”.
See trailer below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5cHX1MYRxc
(Damn him…he is good!)
I was never a huge fan of the “Spartacus” series, especially since Andy Whitfield’s untimely death, but its pretty good eye candy at least, and it could help us with our GoT winter blues!
Here is the trailer for the last season of the series…WARNING…NSFW!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYHY6JpYkVA
loco73Quote Reply
I wish for an awesome Season 3, to meet at least 1 cast member next year and a for my dog to act more like a direwolf!
Merry Christmas Everyone! Be sure to over-eat, drink lots and above all, have fun!
- Grijnwaald
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
Won’t somebody please think of Victarion Greyjoy?
CathodeRayQuote Reply
1. An excellent season, followed by S4 greenlit.
2. Twitter repairing its logon (or whatever) that my rabbit-head could be seen everywhwere.
3. Health, happyness, and all sort of good things for each and every Wic-net poster/reader/writer
The RabbitQuote Reply
Good tidings for all my fellow fans, a kickass third season, confirmation of a fourth season, and you know what, I’ll second the John Noble suggestion. And then I’ll throw in Claudia Black as well.
Jeff O’ConnorQuote Reply
Thank you kind Ser, same to you and all your Kin! :)
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
Best Season and New Year to all my GoT brethren! I ask Santa for all of the above AND a special wish that GRRM would publish WoW in 2013!
Patchy FaceQuote Reply
I wish it was 96 days and 23 minutes into the future so I can watch some game of thrones!
KaethQuote Reply
Strong Belwas. That is all.
glennQuote Reply
Season 4 just to see the purple wedding. For season three….missing flaming arrows on a floating funeral pyre
michael mcgQuote Reply
1. Strong Belwas
2. The best wedding episode in the history of television.
3. Less Ros
feyrbandQuote Reply
Watch the first in-production video of season 3 very closely ;)
Hello and GoodbyeQuote Reply
glenn,
YES FOREVER
LelaQuote Reply
Jaime in a tub with beads of water dripping off his sword. That is all.
RygarQuote Reply
A revised contract from Lena allowing her to be fully exposed.
Joe BlancheQuote Reply
Mikkelsen’s role as doctor Struensee in Royal Affair was so good that I think that he can play any role in GOT. Also that swedish actress (Alicia Vikander) that played queen Caroline Mathilda could play here . I thought about role of Alys Karstark for here.
bonQuote Reply
Mikkelsen as Euron is my dreamcast !
ArkashQuote Reply
A release date for Winds of Winter. :D
JakeQuote Reply
I would wish for a Euron that is hotter and more sexy than Mads Mikkelsen to be quite honest.
RygarQuote Reply
1 Winds of Winter to come out sooner
2 Dunk and Egg Novellas to be collected in a single book
3 For season 3 to top everything we have ever seen on television
4 For Oded Fehr to be cast as the Red Viper
Aegon the ConquerorQuote Reply
Hmmm…aren’t Mads and Nikolaj friends and business partners? So…here’s hoping Nikolaj still reads these posts/comments. Because those casting ideas are BRILLIANT!
GatorfischQuote Reply
Aegon the Conqueror,
I have to ask – what role has Oded Fehr done that makes people think he’d be a good fit for the Red Vioer? Honestly, just about every movie I’ve seen him in has been awful, even if his performances weren’t. He’s a pretty mediocre actor, all in all. Alexander Siddig or Cliff Simon, all the way.
Khal-A-BungaQuote Reply
Thanks WIC for the Christmas wishes and the same to you and all GoT fans that gather here ;) Finished aFfC (finally :D) and started with aDwD, thanks to Aegon the Conquerer. Love it so far. Have a lot of questions, but will post when I can spoiler tag.
1. A wish for a kick-ass Season 3, plus more screentime for Jon.
2. Green light for S4, and a kick-ass episode dedicated to a certain battle sequence.
3. Hopefully L+R≈J turns out to be true and an ensuing birth/rebirth amongst salt and smoke occurs….
mags giantsbabeQuote Reply
Oh, and for my wishes:
1. A nonabbreviated tv version of Brienne and Jaime’s excellent adventure
2. An expanded Queen of Thorns
3. Jaime in a steamy tub in Harrenhal.
GatorfischQuote Reply
Happy Christmas everyone!
1. Season Three to be everything that it’s hyped to be and more. Knock my socks off, David and Dan!
2. The Lord’s Kiss to make it on-screen in all its glory :-)
3. Winds of Winter!
Hear hear!
IsabelleQuote Reply
A very hearty second to this! And a wish for winter to be perpetually coming. Merry Christmas to all ASOIAF fans!
uno0Quote Reply
1. A Jaime’ s flashback with the final moments of Mad king
2. Less Ross
3.Strong introduction of Freys and Boltons , and perhaps few other Stark-ally houses
4.Tyrells as one of the 7 great houses , not only as one simple Lannister ally
Vlahakos StefanosQuote Reply
Any sort of progress report on The Winds of Winter!
PhilQuote Reply
I’ve got some too. Mostly the obvious ones.
1. An awesome season 3
2. Increased or steady ratings from s2.
3. For what we are all waiting for to turn out to be one of the very best scene(s) on a television show ever.
4. Season 4 greenlight. Some say if we get season 3 with THE event, the rest is just gravy – I say if we get all the rest of ASOS with the fourth season, I’m content.
5. For D&D to have found a fitting way to end s3. I’m not so sure this time around. The first season was easy peasy with the dragons. The second, not as obvious, post Blackwater, yet the all-out reveal of the Walkers at TFOTFM, was almost as satisfying. This time around? Meeh… not so sure what would match it.
sjweningsQuote Reply
Conan Stevens back as The Mountain!
RiendoQuote Reply
YES!!!
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
I wish we could get THE MOUNTAIN back! (the original). The replacement is so underwhelming.
Plus I wish MY BEAR could have extra screen time of his own, and THAT KISS has to be awesome too! Merry Christmas to you all !!!
JoslaQuote Reply
Good health to all involved with GOT and all GOT fans!
An amazing season 3
Season 4 greenlit
winds of winter ASAP !!!
Mads Mikkelsen as Euron
The Greyjoy brothers written as more intesting charactets than in the books.
Also has anyone on here seen the BBC’s new sherlock series? Benedict Cumberbatch is huge now because of it (Smaug in the hobbit and villian of new star trek) but theres an actor called Andrew Scott who plays moriarty and hes amazing. Would love to see him in thrones. Also, imagine Andy Serkis as the Damphair!
Andrew Scott
towerofjoyQuote Reply
I don’t think anyone needs to worry about Season 4 getting the green light. I may be wrong, but doesn’t GoT make “dump truck loads of money”, as GRRM likes to say? I mean, everyone’s happy, right? Successful show, happy fans, seems like a win-win to me.
JakeQuote Reply
1. Mads as Euron
2 Conan back for The Mountain
3 Dany to be less bitchy
4 Joffreys face when he chokes to be a youtube hit
FrankQuote Reply
Oh yeah, I want to throw in a nod to TWoW getting released sooner rather than later. Of course, I want it to be a good book, too, so yeah, cake and eaten please.
Jeff O’ConnorQuote Reply
Fourth season greenlight, indeed
Gerson MontozziQuote Reply
1. I do like the idea of Mads Mikkelsen as Euron too
2. Benno Fürmann to be cast as Oberyn
3. Season 3 to end with a Purple wedding
4. A release date for the Winds of Winter
utherwolfQuote Reply
Mikkelsen would be perfect, I hope he would take a television role.
The chorus of support for him ought to be a sign!
The other popular suggestions are good as well, I hope Conan is free after the Hobbit stuff for filming next summer.
And let’s get a Q2/Q3 2014 announcement for The Winds of Winter!
ZackQuote Reply
Merry Merry Happy Happy, y’all (One is from Texas.)
1. Abundant health and bounding enery for GRRM and for Santa to bring him a compulsive need to write endlessly.
2. Health, love, tolerance and peace for all.
Thanks for the headsup about The Following. Looks interesting.
Currer BellQuote Reply
Khal-A-Bunga,
when my mind first turned to the casting of Oberyn I thought “he should look like that dude from the Mummy” (Oded Fehr) but I’m not sure sure of his acting ability. I haven’t heard of the actors you suggested but googled them and Cliff Simon definitely looks the part! Do you reckon he has the acting chops to pull off a role as one of the biggest bad-asses in Westeros?
QuowalaQuote Reply
More Boobs. More Killing. More Major Character Deaths….. oh wait a second.
Harry The HeirQuote Reply
Siddig and Simon are excellent actors. Actually, as much of a Trekkie as I am, I think I’d sooner go with Simon. He lent such irresistible charisma to his role on SG-1. Easily the best-acted recurring antagonist in the series.
Jeff O’ConnorQuote Reply
No wishes but a nice bit of news:
GAME OF THRONES reference in the 2012 DOCTOR WHO Christmas special: the villain screams “WINTER IS COMING!” twice for effect. Possibly a nod to both GoT and also the fact that new companion Jenna Louise Coleman is dating Richard Madden :)
Adam WhiteheadQuote Reply
Cheers to hoping that a certain event that happens to Jaime in book 3 does not happen in season 3 and Jaime takes a ship to Qarth, fucks Dany, fucks Jorah, then takes the Iron Throne, which is rightfully his.
RygarQuote Reply
My wish is for some news on the release of Winds of Winter.
John WQuote Reply
1) A bad ass new trailer featuring actors reading out the house mottos in various styles.
(In hushed tones, in battle, etc.)
2) That they end up going with a speech impediment for Vargo Hoat.
3) That my dog acted less like a Direwolf.
RavynncloudQuote Reply
A healthy and happy new year, a great season and Ace Bhatti and Om Puri and The Red Viper and the Prince Doran! Xoxox
See LemoncakesQuote Reply
That medicine finally finds a cure for being a cunt.
Petyr PyntQuote Reply
1. A wish that, a year down the kingsroad, we’re back here wishing about S4
2. A role for Peter Wingfield
3. A role for Robert Carlyle
4. TWoW and a future for Jaqen – a man has some ‘splainin to do
donnanaQuote Reply
Alexander siddig to be cast as the red viper!
joaquinQuote Reply
1.) antonio banderas as Oberyn
2.)ben kingsley as doran
3.) well done giants
hellharlequinQuote Reply
mags giantsbabe,
Alexander Siddig just does not have that charm I’m looking for the in the Red Viper. I loved Oded in the Mummy.
Aegon the ConquerorQuote Reply
Another Christmas wish, for all other ASOIAF fans to read this.
I’m just gonna leave it here http://beximilian.tumblr.com/post/38792890777/get-your-cunt-stained-fingers-off-my-mush-the-ballad
WIC you guys might want to check it out, you are mentioned by name. But you guys are probably way ahead of me.
Aegon the ConquerorQuote Reply
I would love Mads Mikkelsen as Euron, though I fear they would then have to beef up the role significantly. Dude gets a lot of work. Maybe (somehow) make him Victareuron…?
I am still one of many hoping for the return of Conan Stevens as the Mountain. Or at the very least someone with shoulders to compliment the height. (In fact, I’d take someone bulky and play camera tricks to make us believe he has the height if it came down to it.) For me, Ian Whyte just doesn’t fill the shoes. His Gregor was the least-menacing Mountain I could imagine.
If I could have Alexander Siddig as the Red Viper, I’d be extremely happy.
ETA: Aegon the Conqueror,
Yeah, I read that on Tumblr. Wow. I think this round goes to Bex. That’s a nigh-crippling salvo.
Fire And BloodQuote Reply
I’d wish for
1.season 4 greenlight
2.see bran’s green visions
3.flashbacks of the mad king and robert’s rebellion
4.as much battle scenes as possible
SleeveQuote Reply
Fire And Blood,
Also thought it was a very well written article exposing something very ugly and sinister, she who we do not name.
Dude I’m with you on Conan Stevens! Sigh we can only dream of having a bulky Mountain again. Maybe just maybe Ian heard about this and decided to visit the gym!
Aegon the ConquerorQuote Reply
Sleeve,
I’m going to take your wish number 4 and expand it! An entire season or movie showing the events of Robert’s Rebellion starring Joe Dempsie as Robert.
Aegon the ConquerorQuote Reply
for xmas this year i want trailors, trailors and trailors galore
i want to see arya in an acorn dress, i want to see talisa prove that lions still have claws, and i want more music incorporation… maybe a bear! a bear!
ACVGQuote Reply
For Trolls and Intellijerks to all get along and live in internet harmony.
RygarQuote Reply
I always imagined Balon Greyjoy almost exactly like John Noble. I would much rather of seen him cast as him but he would still be a nice addition. As for my wishes: Dany needs to stop being annoying and should really start being a badass (God knows the series needs to make up for what some of the books lack on that front and no I’m not talking about weak plot twists like dragon theft). Secondly, season three surpasses anything the first or second have done thus far. Lastly, I want Jamie’s character to truly get the attention it deserves, being that it is not only my favorite but also one of the most compelling.
The Dear HunterQuote Reply
The Dear Hunter,
Yes, we need full frontal Jaime Kraken!
RygarQuote Reply
Well… Maybe haha not that I would particularly enjoy that but it seems like a lot of people would after reading these posts. For everyone else’s sake, why not?
The Dear HunterQuote Reply
John W,
Take heart, Mr. Martin has confirmed in a comment of his December 3 NAB entry that he is well past the midway point.
AtreyuQuote Reply
Ha the History channel has a new program about the Norse Vikings and the commerical for it has the date of the premiere (looks similar to the same date design for Thrones) and the tag line is “The Storm is Coming”. Lol.
FYI, you heard it heard first, Adam Whitehead! :)
RygarQuote Reply
Hodor!! Hooooooooodooooooorr!!!
Well I don’t know why people are all wishing for a season 4 green light. Listen; it’s going to happen people. I personally wish for a RW done to the justice it deserves, A WoW update (and release date), and a season 3 official trailer soon. Merry Christmas all GoT fans (dedicated and new watchers) and it appears like we all have an amazing season waiting around the corner!!!
Hooooooodddddddooorrrrrrr!!
Hodor the DreadQuote Reply
Aegon the Conqueror,
I skimmed it… Whats the deal? Whats this woman done?
towerofjoyQuote Reply
Happy Holidays everyone!!
My wishlist:
1. Book 6 PLEASE
2. 2 Epic battle with the same scale as the Blackwater. We know which ones.
3. Strong Belwas
4. Conan Stevens
5. Did I mention Book 6?
6. More Direwolf interactions!
7. Mads Mikkelsen (whichever role)
8. James Purefoy (whichever role)
9. Sand Snakes that will melt the screen with their sexiness.
10. 12 episodes per year.
11. Season 5 confirmed.
12. GoT movie franchise based on prequel storylines.
13. Book 6 zomg……………..
DrfunkQuote Reply
My pick is Oded too. I love Alexander Siddig, don’t get me wrong, but he’s not a big warrior type.
Cary StormQuote Reply
1- Brienne and Jaime’s complete bathouse’s scene.
2- Viva Bianca cast as Val.
3- HBO giving greenlight to Season 4 and 5
4- That Winds of winter be my christmas 2013′s present.
IramQuote Reply
Victarion Is my favorite caracter from the books and I reckon Bobby Cannavale would be an excelent choice. He was Gyp Rosseti in Boardwalk Empire and since he already worked with HBO… well… Why not again?
RazzaQuote Reply
loco73,
Merry Christmas back!
Re: the Spartacus trailer looks awesome, but I am somewhat taken aback that Julius Caesar has long barbarian hair….what? But I saw another featurette where he had short hair and was in Roman uniform. So I’m thinking they may be acknowledging Caesar’s captivity by the pirates before he served under Crassus. I hope so.
Crassus is going to be awesome though. We will see how this actor tackles a role that Lawrence Olivier made famous.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Mads Mikkelsen is appearing on this thread quite a lot. I guess we will have to see how his Hannibal Lector turns out. NBC is pouring a lot into the series. They even cast Gillian Anderson, which will be her first time on American network television in years.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
One would like
An explanation of why cunt is used when prick would seem more appropriate. Is prick an American usage?
Currer BellQuote Reply
Winds of Winter
Winds of Winter
Winds of Winter
I also want the RW to be on par with the Blackwater episode.
DuffManQuote Reply
winds winds winds!
and then some good quality TV w/ S3
Omar SherwaniQuote Reply
Well I wished for an end to genocide sooo…
NerdQuote Reply
1. The Winds of Winter
2. The Winds of Winter
3. Season 3 being the best one yet (with lots of Mance Rayder!).
LexQuote Reply
Oded FTW
FrankQuote Reply
Yes, we Americans use “prick” and “cunt” is used so much by the Brits, that it is almost a running joke!
GatorfischQuote Reply
Mads would be great but I’m intrigued by his new Hannibal show too…
1. Ciaran Hinds to wow us with his take on Mance
2. The Reeds to tell some back-story.
3. My roommate not have the RW spoiled to I can watch her lose her mind during the episode.
Happy Holidays everyone. It’s been awhile since I’ve posted and I felt I should remedy that…
Phoenix_tornQuote Reply
1) Polliver to find out if there’s gold in the village courtesy of Arya
2) Bronn as a knight
3) A faceless man commiting a certain assassination
4) Arstan talking to Dany about her brother Rhaegar
Tom O’ SevensQuote Reply
James Purefoy to be cast as Euron Greyjoy
Ray Stevenson as Victarion Greyjoy
Oded Fehr as The Red Viper
The original Mountain to return
Season 4 to be increased to 12 or 13 episodes
Strong Belwas
George R.R Martin to finish The Winds Of Winter
Season 3 to win all the major dramatic awards
Lena Headey to show a bit of flesh (sorry)
A flashback featuring any of the pivotal characters from Rhaegar, Aerys, Lyanna, Brandon and Howland Reed.
Al SwearengenQuote Reply
Oh how could I forget……Nathan Fillion to play any part in s4, I’d even settle having him as one of the sand snakes :-)
Also I’d like to see some high profile directors get the chance to direct episodes in s4. Also bring back Neil Marshall !!!
Al SwearengenQuote Reply
loco73,
A woman wishes all the best to you too loco! May your new year be bright and fruitful!
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
Good tidings to all my fellow ASOIAF and GoT fans for a happy and healthy holiday season! A woman also has a few wishes:
1. More “sneak peeks” of GoT S3 to keep the excitement level up till 3/31/13;
2. Equal time in the nudity displayed on the show (do only woman get naked in Westeros?);
3. That commenters here keep a civil tone and respect each other’s rights to differing opinions without confrontation;
4. Jaqen again, oh yes, PLEASE more TomW/Jaqen story line, we don’t care how you do it! So many possibilities…
5. A woman would like to warg into her shadowcats to see what they really think. No, really.
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
Rygar,
A man is on fire this fine day/night! Lolz
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
1. An awesome Season 3 – with extra screentime for Richard Madden.
2. Early greenlight for Season 4.
3. The Winds of Winter being released in 2013.
SerenaQuote Reply
donnana,
A woman agrees with you…Jaqen sure has some “splainin’ ” to do!
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
I just hope they do Reek right.
Mister StarkQuote Reply
Kit Harington, swimming in a cave, naked. One can only hope ;)
mags giantsbabeQuote Reply
towerofjoy,
Basically she’s very close to GRRM, makes money off of the books and the tv series and one of the two founders of westeros.org. But she takes every opportunity to act like a sexist, racist, bully and is the worst ambassador for this series you could ask for. Anyone who doesn’t agree with her is either and idiot or doesn’t know anything bout the ASOIAF at all. It goes on and on.
Aegon the ConquerorQuote Reply
A bit late, but Happy Holidays and all that to my WiC friends!
S2 Finale Scene and Die Hard are my favourite christmas movie…things. Wight Christmas, indeed.
AndrewQuote Reply
Let’s see:
1) Season 3 sticking closer to the book than Season 2. The material is so good, why deviate from it too much? If they can pull it off, they’ll be back to being nominated as one of the best dramas again.
2) Good casting news – Conan Stevens returns as The Mountain, Strong Belwas makes an appearance, and we get less Ros.
3) An announcement that GRRM has sent Winds of Winter to the editors by the end of Season 3.
NewJeffCTQuote Reply
This is happening in late 2014. The first 4 stories will be published in one volume, likely called THE TALES OF DUNK AND EGG, VOLUME 1, or something similar.
From that very post:
Based on the last page-count we got (400 MS pages done, but not finalised), it be between one-quarter and one-third done, however.
Adam WhiteheadQuote Reply
Adam Whitehead,
He said nowhere near half done, he didn’t say if that milestone was in front of him or behind.
I’m an optimist.
AtreyuQuote Reply
Gatorfisch,
Thank you for the explanation. One is embarrassed to be so insular, but one does live in Texas and so is stranded in mid-continent in fly over country. WiC has been a revelation.
Currer BellQuote Reply
Adam Whitehead,
I thought that same thing watching the Xmas episode last night.
Bryon BlofsteinQuote Reply
1) Perfection for the RW scene.
2) Hope to meet GRRM again, this time at Bubonicon in August 2013.
3) For the shock and pandora’s box that is ASOS to be translated as well as possible to the small screen.
4) J and B’s adventures and how it changes J, physically and mentally.
5) I know it won’t happen but a date for TWOW.
Bryon BlofsteinQuote Reply
Atreyu,
At I’m hoping for the best, but I’m expecting the worst.
Aegon the ConquerorQuote Reply
Merry Christmas (belated)
1) Season 3 being the best yet and winning drama accolades galore.
2) Winds of Winter (nuff said)
3) Lena and NCW naked (like in the freakin books) pay them extra HBO
4) Rose staying around for another season (don’t care what the book fans think)
5) HBO announcing a Robert’s Rebellion spin-off series
6) More Dunk n’ Egg please
7) Game of Thrones Chess set with each House represented
8) Angry Birds GoT edition
9) Oberyn appearing in last episode and played by either the Deppmeister or Irfan Khan
10) Arianne played by Parminder Nagra period.
11) D&D to make cameos as Frey’s (lol)
12) More Carice (Mel) please!
tysnowQuote Reply
While the prospect of Lena Headey bereft clothing is an enticing one, that is ALOT of tattoos to cover up.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Yep, Oded Fehr as Red Viper, spot on, your Grace
Jen@House StarkQuote Reply
My Christmas wish is a 5 part HBO miniseries spin-off of GOT that depicts Robert’s Rebellion.
saarkQuote Reply
tysnow,
Oh yes, Parminder Nagra as Arianne! It is known that would be a GREAT choice!
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
saark,
Only 5 parts?
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
Mrs. H’ghar,
Yeah she would be good as a sand snake. What about Morena Baccarin? Probably too busy with Homeland though…
QuowalaQuote Reply
Quowala,
I always thought that Lynn Collins would make a great princess Martell, but
unlikely choice.
WildSeedQuote Reply
Quowala,
Did you see the Homeland finale? It seems Morena B. might have a smaller role in Season 3. She would be SO COOL as a sand snake. So pretty. My b/f and I were BLOWN AWAY by the Homeland finale. We weren’t expecting that at all.
If Oded Fehr, Alexander Siddiq, and Eric Bana are not available for the Red Viper – what about Amir Arison? He’s the actor who played Saudi Prince Farid bin Abbud in Homeland – remember the bedroom scene with the CIA undercover agent Lynne Reed and the diamond necklace? He’s 6’1″ – kind of looks like Oded Fehr.
TBH – I would LOVE Jason Momoa to come back as the Red Viper! The make-up people on GoT are so good they could make him look totally different than he looked as Khal Drogo, and that way, we would get to see him again!
Tereeza777Quote Reply
Mrs. H’ghar,
Parminder Nagra is beautiful but in her late 30s, maybe a little old to be Arianne Martell, I think. How about Anjli Mohindra for Arianne?
My wishlist? A fitting end to season 3, that leaves some balance or at least hope of payback for the Red Wedding. My preference would be a season written around the major events of Hoster’s funeral and the three weddings – Sansa/Tyrion, Red and Purple with Joffrey’s death and Sansa’s escape from Kings Landing to leave the audience feeling there’s at least some light at the end of the tunnel leading into season 4. I don’t expect that, but I do expect and wish for a phenomenal finale.
MaryS-NJQuote Reply
1) Winds of Winter
2) Strong Belwas
3) a glimpse of giants in Season 3
MrsWunQuote Reply
Mrs. H’ghar,
True, I could see a whole series about that. Let imaginations run wild, let writers play in GRRMs godswood. But, baby steps…. :)
SaarkQuote Reply
… Oh yeah, and Conan Stevens back for a certain … Something with the someone someone
MrsWunQuote Reply
Joshua Taylor,
Nothing a strategically placed piece of cloth can handle.
tysnowQuote Reply
1. Tight scripts w/snappy dialogue
2. Some more laughs (Season 2 – “Born in salt & smoke, is he a ham?”)
3. Stay close to the source material, we like the books!
MonicaQuote Reply
Hello, Happy Holiday’s to all :)
Christmas wish list for GoT….
1) Bring NED back!
2) Mads Mikkelsen,Cillian Murphy,Ray Winstone,Rufus Sewell,Clive Owen,Tim Roth,Alan Rickman would make great cast choices omg any of the UK actors would be fine lol
3) Um, did I say Bring NED,Serio,Jaqen H’ghar and Lady back ;)
PEACE ON EARTH
HeidiQuote Reply
tysnow,
Lol you wouldn’t see her naked at all then.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Just had a brainstorm: I’m catching up on Spartacus season 2 via bluray and absolutely love/hate Nick Tarabay’s Asher. What a great villain. That said, he may be a bit young but he would be a perfect Oberyn Martell.
Thoughts?
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Heidi,
Bring Ned back? Oh my sweet summer child think your missing the point of A Song of Ice and Fire. It’s not traditional fantasy where the good guys win and the bad guys lose. No one is truly good and no one is truly evil. It’s humanity at its worst/at its best. To hope for good things to happen will only heighten your dissapointment. Just enjoy the characters and how each struggles to survive in Martin ‘s hyper realistic fantasy world. You win or you die.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
My wishes for season 3
1) Carice Van Houten gets a wig fix like Lena Heady got in season 2. She’s a beautiful woman and her wig this season made her look too “crone”-ish
2) to see visually on screen why Roose Bolton is called the Leech Lord.
3) that Burn Gorman is either a Frey or Patchface.
4) that Gary Lightbody will sing the Rains of Castamere
5) to hear the Last of the Giants, the Bear and the Maiden Fair and the Dornishman’s wife (in the next two seasons)
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Tereeza777,
Yeah Amir Arison certainly looks the part. My favourite choice for the Red Viper so far is Cliff Simon though.
And yes I have seen the Homeland finale. It was very good although I never seem to find Homeland to be quoite as good as most people seem to find it. I thought season 1 was very good but season 2 was very average with only a few really good episodes. But yes, now that Brody’s on the run, I imagine we won’t be seeing as much of his family anymore which might free up Morena Baccarin (although she’s very good in Homeland I always preferred her in Firefly).
A show that I’ve always found far superior to Homeland is Breaking Bad. It’s shooting its final episodes right now so the actors will be freed up for other things. I would love to see literally anyone from BB in Game of Thrones. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Dean Norris. All amazing.
Also the BBC’s new Sherlock series is really good. The leads that are Sherlock and Watson (Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman) are wayyy too busy now with Star Trek and The Hobbit but the guy that plays Moriarty – Andrew Scott would be amazing in Thrones. Not sure who though… maybe a Frey?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOGXSFK3Xsw
QuowalaQuote Reply
A bit early but I think I’ve found the perfect Areo Hotah.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071847/
Al SwearengenQuote Reply
Al Swearengen,
Yeah he would be great. He’s awesome as Crixus in Spartacus
QuowalaQuote Reply
Quowala,
I only discovered Manu the other day when I found out he was Azog in The Hobbit.
Al SwearengenQuote Reply
Al Swearengen,
His Crixus is fantastic. The first 4 episodes of Spartacus are forgettable but after that…fantastic series. It is what it is and proud of it yet manages to transcend itself. This is mostly through the performances of Bennett, Lucy Lawless, Viva Bianca, John Hannah and the late Andy Whitfield who gave it heart and soul even after his passing.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
No problem! I never thought being the best friend of an Anglophile and marrying the son of a British expatriot would come in handy! LOL
GatorfischQuote Reply
“If Oded Fehr, Alexander Siddiq, and Eric Bana are not available for the Red Viper”
Eric Bana as the Red Viper? Ooohhhh…..and guess who he is friends with? After doing “Black Hawk Down”? Yep…you got it…NCW. (And, no, I am not a NCW stalker…I promise)
GatorfischQuote Reply
James Purefoy as Rhaegar Targaryen!!!
lolaQuote Reply
Quowala,
My b/f (the Stargate SG-1 expert) said yes – Cliff Simon would be a good choice for the Red Viper. Still – the more I think about it – I would love to see Eric Bana get the role. He hasn’t had a good part in a while and he’s such a good actor and sword-fighter (Prince Hector in “Troy”).
I think Homeland is so popular because it feels so current – like watching CNN Breaking News with good-looking people. It kind of reminds me of “Syriana” – one of my favorite movies of all time (once I understood everything that was going on). Have only watched a few episodes of BB – but the acting is excellent. That actor that you mentioned – Andrew Scott – would be good in GoT. He was in The Hour – everyone is in The Hour – Dominic, Ben, Burn, Oona, Romola – that one is good too.
Tereeza777Quote Reply
Tereeza777,
Haha on first name terms with a lot of actors there!
Oh yeah haven’t seen the Hour but heard its very good.
Eric Bana would be cool but I think thats pretty unlikely…
And would recommend Breaking Bad so so so so so much. Its up there with GOT. GOT, BB and The Sopranos… dont think I could choose between them…
QuowalaQuote Reply
Gatorfisch,
It’s OK – LOVE NCW. (In my fangirl fantasies, he comes in a very close 2nd to Jaqen H’ghar.) Didn’t know he and Eric Bana were good friends. Wow – NCW and Eric Bana in King’s Landing at the same time – time to plan a trip to Dubrovnik! These clips have been out for a long time but in case you haven’t seen them – 1st one is NCW at a Copenhagen Fitness Center as part of a Danish TV show called “This Is Your Life” (like Candid Camera). NCW doesn’t realize the “flash mob” is for him. He’s so cute and so tall. 2nd clip is a trailer from the movie “Headhunters” – it’s in Norwegian with subtitles – it’s a really good movie and NCW is great in it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLEbz-nXVaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGqqnTbx80I
Tereeza777Quote Reply
Aegon the Conqueror,
Oded Fehr as the Red Viper?… Hmm….. Maybe…
The Broken WolfQuote Reply
Wow. Eric Bana as the Viper would be amazing. And he’s not as high profile as he used to be. We need to get NCW to talk to HBO and Bana about the role. He would only have to be in a couple of episodes.
Don’t forget David Benioff wrote Troy. So there’s another connection there.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
feyrband,
My wishes exactly!!
Laura Ponce De LeónQuote Reply
‘Nowhere near half done’ means he is nowhere near to being half done, i.e. substantially less than being half-done.
Adam WhiteheadQuote Reply
How do you know? This is the American Tolkien you’re talking about. I admit, I am not privy to what goes on in GRRM’s head. But, “nowhere near half done” could mean anything. He could be wallowing in the depths of Dany’s storyline, crushed beneath the depths of the halfway point. Or soaring about it, like warged pigeon freed from the shackles of editorial control. I have been accused of living in the fourth, sometimes fifth, dimension, but your pessimistic outlook speaks of a people unwilling to open their consciousness to the Great Pink Wink of the cosmos that spreads itself above mortal humans inviting them to lap up total awareness. You need a good foot rub and some cucumber water.
TWOW Fall of 2013. It is known.
AtreyuQuote Reply
Yes!
YvyBQuote Reply
I admire your tenacity about a Autumn 2013 release date for TWOW :D
Martin’s writing progress, especially amid holiday slowdowns is anyone’s
guess, but for there are many dates ( 2013 included ) speculated upon.
US publishers , Bantam Spectra , lists a tentative date of 2015, and a
mid October interview with Martin quoted him as stating possibly 2014.
I’m holding onto some optimism of a fourth installment of ” Dunk and Egg ”
bound selection ( Novellas 1-4 ) by 2014, from GRRM’s last mention of it,
perhaps before ” The Winds of Winter “. To be sure, the release dates will
likely updated forward, until the publishers are satisfied. It’s all worth the
wait, sip some chamomile tea and relax. It is not known…..yet .
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