Game of Thrones Sneak preview

[Knightfall]

Very cool.

I don't have HBO [Canada], but I'll be looking for the DVD when it comes out. Hmm, then again, maybe it will end up on NetFlix.

 

[Rhun]

It does, indeed, look well done. It also doesn't look as if it will feel rushed. Though some might counter its sombre nature is going to make it feel a bit slow, I'm liking this direction. I haven't read the books so I am not sure if that is true to the text, but it works for what I am seeing being presented thus far.

From the preview, it seems they are staying pretty true to the books. I'm sure the (minor) changes I noticed were done simply to make it play better on screen.

 

[Zaukrie]

Great preview, but it has so little to do with the first book...or many of the books. What percent of the action actually involves that level of fantasy? I don't know if people that see that will have any idea what is coming.

But, man, I wish I had HBO...

 

[Klaus]

Great preview, but it has so little to do with the first book...or many of the books. What percent of the action actually involves that level of fantasy? I don't know if people that see that will have any idea what is coming.

But, man, I wish I had HBO...

Well, the preview is pretty much straight out of the the first two chapters of the first book.

 

[Morrus]

Great preview, but it has so little to do with the first book...or many of the books. What percent of the action actually involves that level of fantasy? I don't know if people that see that will have any idea what is coming.

It's exactly the same as the start of the first book.

In other good news - we in the UK are getting it at the same time as the US. This is happening a lot now (in both directions - the US gets Doctor Who same day this year). I'm guessing they've discovered this cuts down drastically on piracy.

Although we're getting it on a free channel (Sky Atlantic) which will probably annoy HBO subscribers!

 

[Jan van Leyden]

Apparently a Pay TV company has acquired the rights for Germany. So I'll have to wait for half a year for the synchronization and the same time for the show to spill over to a free channel.

Oh well.

 

[catsclaw227]

Great preview, but it has so little to do with the first book...or many of the books. What percent of the action actually involves that level of fantasy? I don't know if people that see that will have any idea what is coming.

The previous clips were all trailers for the season as a whole, but this preview is supposed to be the first 10-15 minutes of the first episode. Maybe that's where you were a bit confused?

 

[Fast Learner]

The previous clips were all trailers for the season as a whole, but this preview is supposed to be the first 10-15 minutes of the first episode. Maybe that's where you were a bit confused?

No, I think he's saying that the whole thing with the white walkers is a real element of fantasy, the supernatural, while the vast bulk of the story has no real fantasy on-screen. People judging what the series will be like based on that prologue might think the story is more magic-filled, thus being effectively misled.

 

[catsclaw227]

No, I think he's saying that the whole thing with the white walkers is a real element of fantasy, the supernatural, while the vast bulk of the story has no real fantasy on-screen. People judging what the series will be like based on that prologue might think the story is more magic-filled, thus being effectively misled.

Ahhh. I get it.

There is certainly some "magic" in the series, but you are right. AGoT is decidedly low magic / dangerous magic and gritty fantasy,

But I don't think a few glowing eyes will make people presume it is a magic-heavy story.

 

[Rhun]

No, I think he's saying that the whole thing with the white walkers is a real element of fantasy, the supernatural, while the vast bulk of the story has no real fantasy on-screen. People judging what the series will be like based on that prologue might think the story is more magic-filled, thus being effectively misled.

It is definitely low-magic, and I can understand this...but the preview was really close to the books. And I certainly didn't feel misled when I read the prologue of A Game of Thrones.