Yeah. LOTR is very refreshing now though and I'm glad that it has the same feel as the what it's meant to. I find myself bored by the over the top sex scenes in GOT, just feels overdone at this point.
I feel the exact same. Although I am enjoying HOTD, it feels like a bit of a slog at times. Perhaps having 8 seasons of GoT has done that to me. Rings of Power has me up at 6am on Friday to watch before work, it's something I'm looking forward to each week
Clearly. In fact, I don't even really think of GOT as essentially fantasy. Aside from some fantastical elements (dragons, white walkers and so on), it's really very grimly realistic. It's a perfectly plausible depiction of ruthless power struggle in a pre-modern society.
Yeah like I'll definitely watch all of HotD, but if I compare it to the RoP show then it's just going to be a distant second.
Agreed after binging a lot of series on HBO and Netflix, i've begun to find the over the top sex scenes and nudity a real bore. I'm completely fine with these things being left to the imagination. Although a Galadriel and Sauron sex scene would be something else. Especially if it includes dirty talk.
I feel like some sort of nun saying that all the sex scenes are overdone and boring now
Which is the key for its success and crossover appeal, hooked people with its historical fiction trappings while slowing introducing the fantastical, and would have worked just as well I think with those removed. Companies looking at that success and then snapping up fantasy IP's hoping for a repeat seem to have ignored or ,misunderstood that critical point. Something like The First Law by Abercrombie might do the trick.
I’m with you on the first two sentences. I’d give the episodes a 6, 8, & 7 and a 6.5 overall after being docked half a point for the horse shampoo commercial.
Spot on. In terms of plot function, the dragons really just amount to one party having a special weapon, and the white walkers to the emergence of a catastrophic external threat. You could have done something more or less equivalent with no fantasy at all. And I think you're right about that being the crucial point.
Yeah something similar for me, all 6s and 7s, which exceeded my expectations going in.
His Dark Materials [HBO] is one of my favorite ones going, or at least is the most fun. Some people like Shadow and Bone [netflix] but it veers a bit too cheesy in its presentation for me, similar to Wheel of Time [amazon] in that regard I guess.
The Witcher on Netflix? Its a pretty thin field, particularly where high budget cinematography is concerned. There was a few Terry Pratchet series made by BBC a few years back. They were quite good.
I'm definitely in that boat. It's not exciting enough to get more than an alright but certainly not terribly bad overall. Some cringey moments like the whole horse riding scene here and there but overall ok. Although the only storyline that interests me at this moment is the one down south. The orcs are very well done and it provides some action in constrast to the rather boring storylines of the Hobbits and Galadriel. So far at least.
Much appreciated. Not seen any of these so will check them out.
His Dark Materials? A bit heavy on steampunk nonsense for my taste, but it's got some philosophical depth.
Really like The Sandman right now and love the witcher, both on Netflix.
Pratchett, right. That jogged a few extra entries out of my mind ( partly by association): Good Omens and The Sandman and American Gods. If they can be considered fantasy.
The Wheel of Time is a somewhat similar fantasy-based world but pales in comparison to the production values on LOTR, still worth a watch though. Have you ever watched the Witcher series on Netflix?
This is probably the only one I haven't seen. Might add this to my list. I love pretty much anything Fantasy.
Not seen any of them. Thanks all. Sorry to slightly derail the thread. If I check any of these out and really enjoy them, I'll probably talk about them on the TV Shows thread.
Best show on TV without a doubt
You reckon yeh? I thought it was good but not amazing. Definitely unique though so that’s a plus point.
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Does GOT explore the ugliness of human nature, or is GRRM just a pervert?
Why would you think he is a pervert?
Because I started reading the first book and then put it down when he went into great detail having a child describe how semen feels in her vagina.
Glad it gets better…because I only made it half way through episode 3 last night. Clunky is generous, the dialogue was fecking painful
I think the dialogue was far better in comparison to the first 3.
I’ll have to trust you….I hate spoilers
Couldn't be as that story only appears in the Silmarillion?
Khazad-dum is spectacular. And yeah, I am not feeling Galadriel who I would rather not see despite her beauty. Give me more Elrond, or Elendil who I could just listen to talk for like a whole episode.
I think the potential is there for it to be an outstanding show, but they need to massively upgrade their writing team to get there next season.
