Just finished reading the last book (book 5). All I can say is that this series is teaching me to not become emotionally invested in any character. Martin loves to kill them. I get the feeling that in another X number of books the last character standing hasn't even been born yet.
He's not that far off. Her brother is like the pimp.
i had no idea there were plans to make more. i'm working my way through the 2nd book & finally got season 1 on blu ray to re-watch it.
I think the plan is for 7 books, but I've heard he's intending on something like 1200 pages already for book 6.
Though HBO has latitude to futz around with some chronology and even remove entire arcs when they're inconsequential to the overall storyline, book 3 definitely needs to be split in to at least two seasons. Way too much content to cover in one season, imo. Also hopefully gives GRRM some more buffer to get through the final books before HBO catches up.
After watching the HBO series, I decided to start reading the books. The books definitely have a lot more detail into the characters and what goes through their heads. The books are fantastic, but really long.
So far I'm about 3/4 through the second book, taking my sweet time with it. I can't wait for season 3 to come out, and wish they had a boxed set for season 2.
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Just saw that they have season 2 in blu-ray on amazon; woo-hoo!
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Bah the amazon version is pre-order.
You still have a treat in front of you. Book 3 is absolutely the best. Some dont like 4 and 5 but I still enjoyed them.
You still have a treat in front of you. Book 3 is absolutely the best. Some dont like 4 and 5 but I still enjoyed them.
I'm finding 4 harder to get through, so far (about 1/3 through), though I've been told 5 is better.
10 years per book; not sure if he'll live that long.
Nice, can't waitto see Joffrey get poisoned, that little sh!t.
10 years per book; not sure if he'll live that long. I'm hoping he gets his arse in gear and finishes up book 6 with the quickness. Supposedly the HBO writers / show producers met with him and were able to get an outline of books 6 and 7, just in case he dies before the books are written, so that they can conclude the series.
I think the plan is for 7 books, but I've heard he's intending on something like 1200 pages already for book 6.
Though HBO has latitude to futz around with some chronology and even remove entire arcs when they're inconsequential to the overall storyline, book 3 definitely needs to be split in to at least two seasons. Way too much content to cover in one season, imo. Also hopefully gives GRRM some more buffer to get through the final books before HBO catches up.
I believe I read somewhere that the 3rd book will span 2 seasons on the series.
Does anyone see a way that the last book of ASOIAF can make it to TV as part of the current HBO series? There's no way for the timing to work.
Well, as mentioned, the writers and producers have had discussions with GRRM (and will continue to do so, I'd expect) about his outline for the remaining story. However, an outline without enough small details could still result in very different stories, I worry.
Yes, so they can finish if he dies, but I'm sure they can't get ahead of the books. There's no way HBO can do A Dream of Spring before it hits the shelves and the best case scenario would have it hitting the shelves around 2022. How does HBO stretch the series that long while keeping viewers interested in it?