Yea, you are correct. It’s useful to keep in mind that most of the people on this site who make references to books haven’t read said books, or at best skimmed them 20 years ago when they were in school. It’s just a lazy way to summarize why they think people like the ASIOF books. In Tolkien’s case, basically all…
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One would think that Tolkien would get the benefit ofthe doubt, given that he was in one world war and lived through another one. It’s just possible that his books’ optimistic yet fatalistic tone was a careful aesthetic choice and not whimsical naivete.
This makes me really sad. I once met the good Doctor. I was standing in line waiting to pay at a store here in New York City - this was around 2003 or 2004 - when I thought the guy in front of my who was quietly talking to his wife was very probably Dr. John. I knew his real name was Mac Rebennack, so when he took his…
Finally, a video that belongs on Deadspin.
Dude did a heroic amount of hallucinogenics in the 60s and 70s. So this is not surprising.
The legal age in England was 12. My feeling that most got married between around 17- 24ish with some exceptions (I’m extrapolating from the average of 20) on either end. I want to say to say the average age of a girl menstruating was a bit older then now. I remember reading 15-16, I want to say it was due to poor…
Yeah, that’s generally what I’m getting at, but more that if you’re looking for advanced stats or an analytical model specifically built around your gameplan, you’re putting the chicken before the egg.
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Watch Screen Rant’s “Pitch Meeting” for Season 8. They pretty much nail it.
The whole Daenerys as Mad Queen thing is strange. Like my definition of “Mad” monarch is based on the book/show interpretation of the Mad King which was that he was insane. I never got that Daenerys was insane. She’s ruthless, but not moreso than Stannis Baratheon or Tywin Lannister or any other major power player in…
As to the former, treating faith as something only concerning the smallfolk is already a shortcoming in my eyes. Not only does the nobility depend on oaths, which are usually given invoking not just worldly but divine powers - a critical psychological barrier against usurpation. The divine have also often been the…
The point is going completely over your head. If Ty Burrell had a cameo in a Modern Family spinoff, would he get “standard guest star” pay? Hell no. If Keifer Sutherland guested on a 24 spinoff, would he get “standard guest star” pay? Fuck no. I would bet the farm they’d get a huge payday and nobody would bat an eye.…
Lindsay Ellis had a fantastic point in her autopsy of The Hobbit trilogy when she noted that, while there is a spectrum of women’s representation in fantasy, from what is essentially gender-as-nonissue-equality in something like Skyrim, to depictions like the ASOIAF book series where misogyny is not only assumed, but…
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Instead of this movie, does anyone wanna see this new Lindsay Ellis video about Disney screwing over Robin Williams and leading the floodgates open to movies who rely on a-list celebrity voice talent alone?
Westereros.
The choices D&D made re: character changes and beats from the books to the show are interesting, particularly Dany, Cersei, and Jaime; maybe Sansa and Bran, too. Based on how their arcs shape up, things they’ve said in the commentary, I think they disagreed with Martin on a few things that feel fundamentally…
I’m also with the internet theory that Young Griff is a Blackfyre, a product of Ilyrio’s marriage to a Blackfyre woman (explains the Golden Company support). Wasn’t he raised to be a just and good King since he was little? That might be enough for Varys, he just wants a decent ruler. But who knows?
Adding to this list - the show has had a decidedly more sympathetic view of House Lannister that could cause several of their arcs to play out differently.
-Jaime has been in a sort of mental freefall since returning to King’s Landing in ASoS that has ultimately been leading him to the conclusion ‘My family is toxic as…
Look what Anna Gunn had to go through for playing a character who served veggie bacon.
Yes, the server and the cooks screwed up, but they did offer something free in return. It might not have been what the letter writer wanted,