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Anyone else as excited as I am for this?

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  1. dallasttu dallasttu is offline

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    Dec 7th, 2010 (12/7/2010 8:23pm)

    I think I read somewhere that HBO gave this show the biggest per-episode budget of any series its ever produced. While I can't wait to watch it, the fact of the matter is that each of the 4 books (and 3 to come---if "A Dance..." doesn't get here soon, I'm breaking something) is 2000 pages in size 6 font, so it will be interesting to see what's left out (hopefully the Bran stuff)

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    Dec 7th, 2010 (12/7/2010 8:27pm) in reply to dallasttu

    do want

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    Dec 7th, 2010 (12/7/2010 8:35pm) in reply to Glo4m

    I'm pumped. I did hear that he is breaking book 5 into two books and that is what is taking so long. I'll believe it when I see it.
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    Dec 7th, 2010 (12/7/2010 8:37pm) in reply to Gelvin44

    never heard of this before but looks pretty fucking sweet. are the books really good too?
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    Dec 7th, 2010 (12/7/2010 8:38pm) in reply to Gelvin44

     
    Originally Posted by Gelvin44 View Post

    I'm pumped. I did hear that he is breaking book 5 into two books and that is what is taking so long. I'll believe it when I see it.

    He broke book 4 (A Feast for Crows) into two parts and that book is part 1; the upcoming release is part 2 plus more, so the he's been done with the majority of it for several years. I think his publishers have (smartly I suppose) delayed this release to coincide with the HBO series.
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    Dec 7th, 2010 (12/7/2010 8:49pm) in reply to dallasttu

    Never heard of the books, but this show seems cool
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    Dec 7th, 2010 (12/7/2010 8:52pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

    Looks pretty tight.
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    Dec 7th, 2010 (12/7/2010 8:58pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

     
    Originally Posted by FenwayKing View Post

    never heard of this before but looks pretty fucking sweet. are the books really good too?

     
    Originally Posted by Lord Supremo View Post

    Never heard of the books, but this show seems cool

    i strongly recommend reading these books... someone mentioned them on here a few months ago and i pretty much didnt leave my house for a while after starting them

    i'm not a huge fantasy guy either, i thought lord of the rings was entertaining but i would never recommend it to anyone, but this story is fucking awesome... i guess i'd describe it as a lord of the rings geared towards adults, and 1000x better. If you have an imagination you'll dig them.

    and to OP, yeah i'm really lookin forward to this show, although i don't think it'll come close to the books, as these things never do. I actually guessed this is what this thread was about when i saw the title
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    Dec 7th, 2010 (12/7/2010 9:31pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

     
    Originally Posted by Lord Supremo View Post

    Never heard of the books, but this show seems cool

    The books are incredible; like the poster above me, I'd never read fantasy before being introduced to this series and you absolutely cannot put them down. After I started the first one, I took the next two days off of work and didn't leave my couch. They're long, but they fly by and are just unbelievable. Every chapter is told from a different character's viewpoint as the story progresses, which is atypical and makes it even a more enjoyable read.
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