Game of Thrones

[wh0urdady]

"Game Of Thrones" As An NBC Sitcom

does that one come with more than 8 episodes a season?

 

[SmilingOtter]

New cast members for season 3.
Game of Thrones Season 3: New Cast Members - Comic Con - YouTube

 

[PotionMistress]

New cast members for season 3.
Game of Thrones Season 3: New Cast Members - Comic Con - YouTube

Oh, that brought tears to my eyes....I can hardly wait for Season 3!!!

 

[wandrm]

working on the audiobook, because it take to much time befor starting Season 3 :-(

 

[kibosh]

New cast members for season 3.
Game of Thrones Season 3: New Cast Members - Comic Con - YouTube

EXCELLENT casting, as usual!

 

[Solo4114]

Interesting. I'm glad the Reeds are showing up. Based on this past season, I wasn't sure if they would.

 

[0neiros]

 

[ghostryder]

Amazon.com: Inside HBO's Game of Thrones: The Collector's Edition (9781612185736): Bryan Cogman, Will Simpson: Books

 

[ghostryder]

GAME OF THRONES Behind-the-Scenes Video and Companion Book Reveals Concept Art and Production Design | Collider

 

[JoeG]

Mance Rayder has been cast!

'Game of Thrones' casts Mance Rayder | Inside TV | EW.com

Little older than I envisioned, but they certainly picked a great actor. I think the show is lucky to have him.

 

[Jedi2016]

Interesting choice, I approve. I just met Rayder in the books, and he fits the character. So far, so good.

 

[Goodwolf]

I always envisioned Rayder as older... or maybe more weatherworn. Put a wig on Hugh Laurie and we'd be golden. He could even do the singing.

Still, Ciarán Hinds is a good actor. Loved him in Rome so he should do well here.

 

[Solo4114]

Interesting choice, I approve. I just met Rayder in the books, and he fits the character. So far, so good.

Ha! We must be reading Book 3 at about the same pace.

 

[Jedi2016]

It's going faster now.. before, I was re-treading ground I'd seen in the show, so it was kind of slow going (nothing really revelatory), but now I'm in uncharted territory, so I've picked up the pace quite a bit.

 

[JoeG]

For some reason I always pictured Mance looking like Pope from Falling Skies, just a bit older. Ciaran doesn't fit my mental picture of the character at all and I believe he's a bit older than described in the book, but I'm sure they'll make it work. Just trying to picture him as a singer. :lol

 

[Solo4114]

It's going faster now.. before, I was re-treading ground I'd seen in the show, so it was kind of slow going (nothing really revelatory), but now I'm in uncharted territory, so I've picked up the pace quite a bit.

Yeah, I'm maybe 1/3 of the way through now, myself. It definitely picks up when you start getting past the first or second chapter where Sam gets a point of view. That was where it really started going places.

 

[kibosh]

Mance Rayder has been cast!

'Game of Thrones' casts Mance Rayder | Inside TV | EW.com

Little older than I envisioned, but they certainly picked a great actor. I think the show is lucky to have him.

Hmm. Not what I envisioned, either, but I think every casting decision has been fantastic so far.

 

[Solo4114]

He's a terrific actor so, while he doesn't quite match my mental image, I'm sure (A) they'll make him look close enough, and (B) I won't care because his acting will rock.

I mean, my mental image of Theon's sister is WAY different from what we saw, but I thought the actress played her quite well.

 

[PotionMistress]

Ciarán Hinds is such a great character actor, with such a commanding presence, I'm quite sure he'll be excellent!

 

[JoeG]

Ciarán Hinds is such a great character actor, with such a commanding presence, I'm quite sure he'll be excellent!

See, that's the thing. Even though in the books, Mance is referred to as "King Beyond the Wall" and normally a commanding presence is what you'd want for a king, Mance doesn't really act that way at all. He's rather unassuming as far as kings go in this story. I just hope the writing and acting come together to capture that aspect of the character. I'm pretty optimistic that they will, but you never know.