I do feel bad for you GoT readers. The more they pressure him to write, the more those books are gonna suck. The characters are going to become more stereotyped, the plot devices less inventive, the intelligence dumbed down, until the last installment is just a collection of bad cliches.
It's really a beautiful sunny Sunday morning in my neck of the woods.
@jonahpwll Giving up on a fantasy series isn't the worst thing to happen for a reader. Lord knows the irony of The Wheel of Time outliving its creator and so many other epic fantasy series that seem to get away from the writer. I'm looking at you Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks, and Raymond Fiest.
...and Stephen Donaldson. At the moment I can muster no desire to tackle the last Covenant volume. The first three are among my favorite books, but they are now buried under too much subsequent debris.
Hey, hey, hey, that reminds me. Feist's Magician trilogy... I was thinking about re-reading those books, and I noticed that there's something like an expanded newer version... I think. Are the new editions of Magician actually different than the book I read, hm, maybe twenty years ago? And if they are different, should I read the newer version or stick to the older version?
Okay, finally saw the new Game of Thrones. Spoilers? I guess, sure. But considering how badly the writers/producers/directors are telegraphing the plot lines, can anything on the show this season be considered a spoiler? No, not really.
And yet, here we are, making extra spaces so nobody accidentally reads anything.
Guh.
-So not only is Dog still alive, but now he gets a fucking monologue? Boring!
-The scene with Tyriol the dwarf was pretty good, all of them, and again, it showed he's the class of the show when it comes to acting. His facial cues and mannerisms say more than the verbalized lines of others. But that whole thing about the Sand guy talking about how he wanted revenge and would be Tyriol's champion (hey, we got some bromance going on here, yessir!), I mean, seriously, how could you not see that coming a mile away? Duh. And... boring!
-Daria and the dragons... still around. But no dragons, which, actually, considering what assholes those dragons are turning out to be, I'm not as discouraged. Still, Daria makes pouty looks and, y'know what? I don't know what the hell she's supposed to be doing. Boring!
-That thing of Aria needing to know the guy's name before she killed him, that was pretty neat.
-The blonde knight and her bumbling squire. Boring! God, so damn boring.
-Shocking! The mayor of Baltimore on the Wire killed the weird breast feeding lady by shoving her through the moon hole. Wow. I didn't see that coming like two episodes ago. But that was a cool scene with Samsa in the winter courtyard. Had a touch of Narnia to that scene, yeah?
-God, this episode really dragged... even more than normal. I mean, there were times when nothing was happening. There were actors on the screen and they were saying stuff and people and things were moving around, but not a damn thing was really happening. Boring!
-Great, that creepy red headed witch and the equally creepy Borackian wanna-be king wife with their creepy nudity and their bad acting. Guh.
-They've even managed to make the Wall boring. Just a couple quick scenes, with the lame ass story line of the bumbling leader jealous of Joe Snow and making life hell for him. Seriously? This is the best they can come up with? It's like the intelligence of this show packed up and moved in with True Detective. Boring! (and stupid)
-Good to see one of those white wolves again, even if it was just for a minute.
-No legless Stark kid and his stupid Fob friends with their stupid Fob powers. It's getting to where I feel like it's a good show when certain characters don't make an appearance. That's not a good sign.
-I hate that fucking theme song, but those castles just keep getting cooler.
-Speaking of castles, awesome horizon shot of the pyramid city that Daria is shacked up at. But that's about all that the show is doing consistently well this season... wide shots of majestic scenes. Whatever. Boring!
-It just occurred to me... is this season almost over? Is this all we get for another year? Because lemme tell ya... we're getting gypped right now. Lame.
Watching an episode of Black Books, where Fran is trying to learn to play the piano. She's getting discouraged at not being a virtuoso after the 1st lesson.
"It's so unfair! I must be musical. I've got hundreds of CDs."
Just thought it was a joke where people on this forum would appreciate it.
It certainly is a great show! Although, I thought last season's finale was a LOT better, with Arkady putting the abort signals on the embassy cars, Elizabeth barely getting saved by Phillip. Man, that was a HOT scene where he whipped that old V-8 around and peeled out of there. For a car chase scene, it was really low budget but still quite tense.
This season, I didn't much care for the kid Jared being revealed as a killer. It seemed preposterous to me that he'd do that to his family.
That Stan, I suspected he'd wimp out and leave Nina hanging.
Really looking forward to next season!
edit - the former Felicity actress, having gotten all sorts of grief by changing her hairstyle during that series run, must be delighted at wearing all those wigs.
Wimped out? He finally manned up and didn't sell out his country even though it cost him both of his women! (Even though it sounds like Nina might not be gone for good).
I'm indifferent about Jared being the killer, but loved the reveal that The Centre was going after the kids. Thought that was perfect.
What I meant about wimped out was leaving that lame-ass note, "Tell Nina I'm sorry". Manning up would have been getting her out of there!
Yes, the scene in the bookshop where Phillip told Arkady Ivanovich to stay away from his kids was super.
The revelation of the murderer worked for me, especially since it ties into the whole theme of the show which is seeing the impersonal clash of empires through the personal struggles, compromises, messiness etc of people.
Orphan Black, Season 2 - "sistrah" Helena has developed into one of our favorite characters on TV - scary and hilarious.
AMC Sunday nights, we have liked Turn, which has become better as it has progressed, and of course Mad Men.
OMG, just watched the mid-season finale (whatever the heck that means) of Mad Men. I was WAITING for them to do the moon landing episode.
They nailed it - everyone sitting around a B&W TV, listening to every word....except we kept the lights on at our house. winky
Burt's dance number at the end was a nice surprise. I think I'll play that one again, starting now!
Also - I really enjoyed the comments from the onlookers. "$25 billion and we could have used that to feed people!" I vaguely remember hearing comments like those back in the day, but they take on a new light now that I'm older. A lot of technical advances came out of the space programs, and I don't think a dollar amount can be put on them. I think we'll see Don Draper, or someone in his circle, drinking Tang in the last season. hahaha.
As for me, I just got a darling silicone iphone case with cat ears...and my hubby got some stents in his heart.
Also loved Peggy's presentation scene...the lone woman looking out at a table of mostly fat old white guys. Reminded me of my early engineering days.
That's funny - I thought "Burger Chef" was an amalgamation of McDonald's, Burger King, and other fast-food chain restaurants.
Didn't realize it was an actual company back in the day.
I remember not only Burger Chef, but also Jeff.
What's worse, I even remember going there after a night of drinking (they were open late). Don't remember if they were actually Incrediburgible or not
I remember getting some cool free toys with a kid's meal. It was right in front of a Hart's and Big Bear Grocery store. Jeff sounds like someone they add to a show to prop it up (Simpsons reference)
So don't look below this unless you like spoilers.
Or you hate yourself so badly that you feel like you deserve the punishment of reading what follows.
In which case, you and the GoT writers/producers would get along famously.
So, let's begin...
-Well, that's too bad about the sex addict. I was just starting to really like that character, but I assume now that his head has exploded like a ripe tomato, he's off the show.
-Unless, of course, they bring him back as some sort of medieval ninja, which, actually, would be the coolest development on the show this season by far.
-"They don't just give you a name like Red Viper of Dawn unless you're deadly, right?" Ah, classic Tyriol.
-Okay, that fight scene with the sex addict spinning the spear around and leaping around like a ninja was pretty cool. Reminded me of the cool scene when the unsullied were fighting with spears in tight areas.
-That last comment, that may have been something that she said.
-Great, more time with Theo and his overacting dominatrix boyfriend. Awesome. Boy, those scenes sure are compelling. Whatever. Boring!
-The Dog scene was mercifully short. I guess the thing about Aria seeing the humor in her aunt dying and Dog out of cash yet again was sort of funny.
-It just now sunk in that Sansa is still alive. Why? She can't act, her character is boring, and, I don't know, blah blah blah. That's her character. Blah blah blah.
-At this point, I'll take a Tyriol monologue whenever I can get it, since, y'know, the writers have dropped any pretense at storyline or development. I mean, this whole season has pretty much just been a long fucking boring interlude for the final two episodes. And since the season finale is always kind of boring, that means this whole season has been sacrificed just to have a bunch of dramatic killing in the season's penultimate episode. Whatever. Fuck you, all you GoT writers/producers/directors/anyonehavinganythingtodowiththeshow. Boring!
-The Mayor of Baltimore on The Wire has become a real drag. He should go back to Baltimore. Hey, wait, his name isn't Lord Baltimore, is it? I think I might be making that up. Is there a Lord Baltimore on this show? I feel like maybe there's a Lord Baltimore on GoT somewhere.
-Okay, GoT writers, I just want you to know that if you just simply drop the whole Daria and the Dragons storyline, I won't say a word. I promise. Let's just pretend the whole thing never happened.
-Great. More Northerners killing people. Whatever. Boring!
-Did I forget anything? I feel like maybe I did, but I don't think it matters. I guess next episode is the big one. This whole season has sucked. I fear that the magic is over. They're rushing through all this so much that all the nuance and subtlety is gone from the show, both in the plot and in the writing. I don't have much hope that next season is going to be any better. I could almost see myself dropping the show from my schedule if next season is like this one.
Lol@jonah. Yep some very dragging moments. Hmm just like in book four that i'm wrapping up and have started skipping the boring iron born story line, among other needless side plots, characters, and descriptions of what everyone's eating.
I will say the most recent episode once again plays with people who've read ahead. I thought for a minute the duel's outcome might be changed. Then my hopes were ::ahem:: crushed.
I don't know if anyone here has been watching "Silicon Valley", but there is an amazing scene from last night. It contains the single greatest 'dick joke' in TV history. Even my wife, who is much less childish than I, was laughing hysterically.
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It's really a beautiful sunny Sunday morning in my neck of the woods.
/Monies
And yet, here we are, making extra spaces so nobody accidentally reads anything.
Guh.
-So not only is Dog still alive, but now he gets a fucking monologue? Boring!
-The scene with Tyriol the dwarf was pretty good, all of them, and again, it showed he's the class of the show when it comes to acting. His facial cues and mannerisms say more than the verbalized lines of others. But that whole thing about the Sand guy talking about how he wanted revenge and would be Tyriol's champion (hey, we got some bromance going on here, yessir!), I mean, seriously, how could you not see that coming a mile away? Duh. And... boring!
-Daria and the dragons... still around. But no dragons, which, actually, considering what assholes those dragons are turning out to be, I'm not as discouraged. Still, Daria makes pouty looks and, y'know what? I don't know what the hell she's supposed to be doing. Boring!
-That thing of Aria needing to know the guy's name before she killed him, that was pretty neat.
-The blonde knight and her bumbling squire. Boring! God, so damn boring.
-Shocking! The mayor of Baltimore on the Wire killed the weird breast feeding lady by shoving her through the moon hole. Wow. I didn't see that coming like two episodes ago. But that was a cool scene with Samsa in the winter courtyard. Had a touch of Narnia to that scene, yeah?
-God, this episode really dragged... even more than normal. I mean, there were times when nothing was happening. There were actors on the screen and they were saying stuff and people and things were moving around, but not a damn thing was really happening. Boring!
-Great, that creepy red headed witch and the equally creepy Borackian wanna-be king wife with their creepy nudity and their bad acting. Guh.
-They've even managed to make the Wall boring. Just a couple quick scenes, with the lame ass story line of the bumbling leader jealous of Joe Snow and making life hell for him. Seriously? This is the best they can come up with? It's like the intelligence of this show packed up and moved in with True Detective. Boring! (and stupid)
-Good to see one of those white wolves again, even if it was just for a minute.
-No legless Stark kid and his stupid Fob friends with their stupid Fob powers. It's getting to where I feel like it's a good show when certain characters don't make an appearance. That's not a good sign.
-I hate that fucking theme song, but those castles just keep getting cooler.
-Speaking of castles, awesome horizon shot of the pyramid city that Daria is shacked up at. But that's about all that the show is doing consistently well this season... wide shots of majestic scenes. Whatever. Boring!
-It just occurred to me... is this season almost over? Is this all we get for another year? Because lemme tell ya... we're getting gypped right now. Lame.
C'mon GoT people, step it up, dammit!
I think my favourite is Arya's Prayer ....
"It's so unfair! I must be musical. I've got hundreds of CDs."
Just thought it was a joke where people on this forum would appreciate it.
Okay, as much as I love Game of Thrones, Mad Men, and others, The Americans is the best show on TV right now. Dang that finale was awesome.
Craig
This season, I didn't much care for the kid Jared being revealed as a killer. It seemed preposterous to me that he'd do that to his family.
That Stan, I suspected he'd wimp out and leave Nina hanging.
Really looking forward to next season!
edit - the former Felicity actress, having gotten all sorts of grief by changing her hairstyle during that series run, must be delighted at wearing all those wigs.
Wimped out? He finally manned up and didn't sell out his country even though it cost him both of his women! (Even though it sounds like Nina might not be gone for good).
I'm indifferent about Jared being the killer, but loved the reveal that The Centre was going after the kids. Thought that was perfect.
Craig
Yes, the scene in the bookshop where Phillip told Arkady Ivanovich to stay away from his kids was super.
Craig
AMC Sunday nights, we have liked Turn, which has become better as it has progressed, and of course Mad Men.
They nailed it - everyone sitting around a B&W TV, listening to every word....except we kept the lights on at our house. winky
Burt's dance number at the end was a nice surprise. I think I'll play that one again, starting now!
Also - I really enjoyed the comments from the onlookers. "$25 billion and we could have used that to feed people!" I vaguely remember hearing comments like those back in the day, but they take on a new light now that I'm older. A lot of technical advances came out of the space programs, and I don't think a dollar amount can be put on them. I think we'll see Don Draper, or someone in his circle, drinking Tang in the last season. hahaha.
As for me, I just got a darling silicone iphone case with cat ears...and my hubby got some stents in his heart.
Also loved Peggy's presentation scene...the lone woman looking out at a table of mostly fat old white guys. Reminded me of my early engineering days.
Nailed it.
Also just old enough to remember Burger Chef's plastic bags for their burgers.
You must have me by a couple years, choice. I have memories of Burger Chef existing, but none of actually going there.
Craig
Didn't realize it was an actual company back in the day.
Rats, I forgot to put Fargo on my DVR list!
What's worse, I even remember going there after a night of drinking (they were open late). Don't remember if they were actually Incrediburgible or not
Game of Thrones spoilers to follow.
So don't look below this unless you like spoilers.
Or you hate yourself so badly that you feel like you deserve the punishment of reading what follows.
In which case, you and the GoT writers/producers would get along famously.
So, let's begin...
-Well, that's too bad about the sex addict. I was just starting to really like that character, but I assume now that his head has exploded like a ripe tomato, he's off the show.
-Unless, of course, they bring him back as some sort of medieval ninja, which, actually, would be the coolest development on the show this season by far.
-"They don't just give you a name like Red Viper of Dawn unless you're deadly, right?" Ah, classic Tyriol.
-Okay, that fight scene with the sex addict spinning the spear around and leaping around like a ninja was pretty cool. Reminded me of the cool scene when the unsullied were fighting with spears in tight areas.
-That last comment, that may have been something that she said.
-Great, more time with Theo and his overacting dominatrix boyfriend. Awesome. Boy, those scenes sure are compelling. Whatever. Boring!
-The Dog scene was mercifully short. I guess the thing about Aria seeing the humor in her aunt dying and Dog out of cash yet again was sort of funny.
-It just now sunk in that Sansa is still alive. Why? She can't act, her character is boring, and, I don't know, blah blah blah. That's her character. Blah blah blah.
-At this point, I'll take a Tyriol monologue whenever I can get it, since, y'know, the writers have dropped any pretense at storyline or development. I mean, this whole season has pretty much just been a long fucking boring interlude for the final two episodes. And since the season finale is always kind of boring, that means this whole season has been sacrificed just to have a bunch of dramatic killing in the season's penultimate episode. Whatever. Fuck you, all you GoT writers/producers/directors/anyonehavinganythingtodowiththeshow. Boring!
-The Mayor of Baltimore on The Wire has become a real drag. He should go back to Baltimore. Hey, wait, his name isn't Lord Baltimore, is it? I think I might be making that up. Is there a Lord Baltimore on this show? I feel like maybe there's a Lord Baltimore on GoT somewhere.
-Okay, GoT writers, I just want you to know that if you just simply drop the whole Daria and the Dragons storyline, I won't say a word. I promise. Let's just pretend the whole thing never happened.
-Great. More Northerners killing people. Whatever. Boring!
-Did I forget anything? I feel like maybe I did, but I don't think it matters. I guess next episode is the big one. This whole season has sucked. I fear that the magic is over. They're rushing through all this so much that all the nuance and subtlety is gone from the show, both in the plot and in the writing. I don't have much hope that next season is going to be any better. I could almost see myself dropping the show from my schedule if next season is like this one.
/monies
I will say the most recent episode once again plays with people who've read ahead. I thought for a minute the duel's outcome might be changed. Then my hopes were ::ahem:: crushed.
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