Game of Thrones: Season 3 (A Storm of Swords) (NO SPOILERS ALLOWED!!)

[Chachie]

When does the season start?

[StillUnknown]

When does the season start?

March 31st

[SteveFromYellowstone]

house rule, no talking of book at all in this thread. There's a GoT book thread.

All I said was that I read the book and the seasons going to be good. I think I can read the words "no spoilers". Thanks though

[Elessar78]

Who knows how far you booktalkers will go? As evidenced in the walking dead thread, some posters really have a vague concept of what spoiler is/can be.

[JMS]

Hmm...as the thread starter and book reader shouldn't I get to make the call on that one? Bunch of thread hijacking jackals!

Yes, that's Mance Rayder.

The militarism in these threads by people don't read yet scream with the mere mention of the hint of the written word is amazing. I got called out in another thread on this topic for discussing what occurred in the TV show by someone who thought I might be discussing what occurred in the books.

I think the anti book, reading folks should just get over it. The movie is a little different than the book, one isn't the same as the other.. if you don't want to hear what might occur in the show ( which nobody knows for sure).. don't read a thread about the show which has the title of the book in it..

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Who knows how far you booktalkers will go? As evidenced in the walking dead thread, some posters really have a vague concept of what spoiler is/can be.

Elessar, George RR Martin has written 5 books out of a proposed 7, if you had read them you would know that he really has just set the stage with those books. It's not even clear that Martin himself has any idea with how he's going to end any of these threads yet.



BTW... Song of Ice and Fire is the title for all three seasons of the show. That's the name of the seven book arch, of which only 5 have been written. Game of Thrones was the title of the first book, not the seven book arch.

[Elessar78]

Thanks. I've finished up to book 5. I don't understand the point of your post.

[JMS]

Thanks. I've finished up to book 5. I don't understand the point of your post.

Then why are you calling people out for mentioning the existence of the books?

If you have finished up through book 5 then you know what happens with Sansa, Arya, Bran, Jon Snow, Tyrion, Sam, and Daenerys right?...
No you don't. You don't know if they are alive, dead, if any are going to succeed, fail, have already failed, are about to fail in their allotted goals....
You don't know anything about them really except what has already been covered in the TV shows... You know generally what their characters are pursuing.. Really no more.
That's it after 5 books. You know generally what their characters goals are, same thing you know from the books.

You actually knew more about them before you started reading these bloody tomes having only watched the TV show. It's like when you study for a final exam. Before you
start studying there is a confidence that you know everything because you lack even the information to know how much you don't know.
After reading all five books you are just beginning to understand everything you don't know about the characters.

It's seems to me George RR Martin's art, what he excels at is the spinning of the story. He has not demonstrated any ability finalize anything yet. Thus is in these series more than any other series or collection of stories...
there really are no spoilers. Not yet. Hell in the book if you had read 3 or 4 books you might actually think you know more than you do and falsely spil a story line only to be found you were in error after further reading.
Martin keeps everybody guessing.. At least he has so far.

[Elessar78]

Yes there are spoilers and all I said was, in accordance with forum rules, that we don't discuss the books in the show thread.

For people who haven't read the books, certain comments (No, Steve did not make any) are clues in it of itself. Just you talking about what is and what isn't wrapped up is a spoiler in it of itself—because it gives clues to the nature of the show. Just let the show unravel for people the way it would normally, as if they were in the dark.

[Jumbo]

The militarism in these threads by people don't read yet scream with the mere mention of the hint of the written word is amazing. I got called out in another thread on this topic for discussing what occurred in the TV show by someone who thought I might be discussing what occurred in the books.

What you think doesn't matter in this. What matters is the moderator directives (and they're all that truly matters beyond expressing opinions), which it appears you may have missed. It's simple. You drop anything a moderator considers a spoiler, you get time off. The risk of "what's a spolier durrr" is totally on the poster.

It;s been pointed out there's a thread to talk about the books. If anyone is so anal that they NEED to talk about the books in the TV show thread, that's fine. Really. (at this point).

Make an "error" however, and you'll be off the forum with the length of time depending on the circumstance (which will include user note history).

You want to talk "militarism", consider yourself blitzkrieged. For your "anti book reading folks need to get over it" overview, and for you just being the endlessly augmentative "you" we all know and love (and we do---you are a great part of the forum IMO, warts and all) YOU specifically, are NOT to mention the books in this thread again.


To repeat---there is no edict (other than for JMS currently) to not mention books---that's (at this point) a dialog between posters they can argue about (until it becomes a real thread distraction). But at any point anything that even smells like a spoiler, the penalties will be stiff after all these warnings. There can always be a book thread on anything. No good reason for anyone to feel slighted.

[JMS]

You want to talk "militarism", consider yourself blitzkrieged. For your "anti book reading folks need to get over it" overview, and for you just being the endlessly augmentative "you" we all know and love (and we do---you are a great part of the forum IMO, warts and all) YOU specifically, are NOT to mention the books in this thread again.

I will absolutely defer to your unbiased and as always impartial ruling. Without an argument.

To repeat---there is no edict (other than for JMS currently) to not mention books---that's (at this point) a dialog between posters they can argue about (until it becomes a real thread distraction). But at any point anything that even smells like a spoiler, the penalties will be stiff after all these warnings. There can always be a book thread on anything. No good reason for anyone to feel slighted.

Gotcha. :

[Jumbo]

Well done, sparky.

And boy, can I call 'em.

[JMS]

Well done, sparky.

And boy, can I call 'em.

I survive another day...!!

[That Redskins Fan]

so ready for this show return.. i am praying it does not go by the books

[visionary]

http://social.entertainment.msn.com/...8cdda820%3Fgt1

"Game of Thrones" fans will get a lot more of the fantasy-driven drama when it returns for a third season.


There will be 10 episodes still. But showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss said they will expand each installment to accommodate the heady content from the nearly 1000-paged "A Storm of Swords," the inspiration for Season 3 and George R.R. Martin's lengthiest novel in the series.

"Last year we had a lot of 52-minute episodes," Benioff said. "This year is a lot of 56, 57."


As for the Season 3 finale, it's expected to be more than an hour long. The extension requires special permission from HBO executives, who in the past gave Benioff and Weiss the green light for an extended pilot and second-season finale. Both installments exceeded an hour.

[Mufumonk]