Game of Thrones (Song of Ice and Fire) The Fantasy Thread

TheBig3 · 06-25-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Hermione

Your reading comprehension levels seem to be the faulty ones, obviously Martin knows how to do narrative, but that hardly translates to television well and D&D don't exactly write the series as it should be written, I'd have expected you to pick up on the subtle nuances of characterisation that are lost in translation but I can't really expect someone who think the Great Gatsby is the best American novel to really /get/ good fiction

Who'd ever listen to a fan girl, I don't know, but if you're suggesting (and you are) that Gatsby is less well written than Game of Thrones or Feast of Crows, you're out of your mind.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 06-25-2013, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

Who'd ever listen to a fan girl, I don't know, but if you're suggesting (and you are) that Gatsby is less well written than Game of Thrones or Feast of Crows, you're out of your mind.

I was making a joke you crotchety old bastard

PoorOldPo · 06-29-2013, 10:38 AM

I give you the Red Viper.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 06-29-2013, 10:38 AM

too white

I'm so mad

this means they're gonna whitewash the Sand Snakes if they even include them

bob. · 06-29-2013, 01:41 PM

a little bit more olive skin in this pic....but i agree with you.....should have gone with a full blown Mediterranean

they better not fuck up when casting Arianne....she is practically described as the goddess of beauty in mine eyes

PoorOldPo · 06-30-2013, 02:53 AM

I don't mind him at all, to be honest. Daario's actor looked nothing like the character when I first saw him, and he was perfect. I am sure this guy was picked for ability in portrayal over looks. I always imagined the Dornish as Hispanic/ Moorish. This guy is clearly of the hispanic pool.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 06-30-2013, 08:44 AM

The Dornish should be Middle Easternish because they eat flatbread and hummus

PoorOldPo · 06-30-2013, 09:18 AM

Well this is a different world, maybe Caucasian/Moorish people eat flatbread and hummus in Westeros. The Dornish are definitely different than the rest of Westeros in terms of ethnicity, they share the same language but have a different accent, it is like southern spain in comparison to Northern Spain during the Moorish occupation of medieval Hispania.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 06-30-2013, 09:20 AM

No they don't, hummus and flatbread are appropriated from the Middle East, as well as things like stuffed grape leaves. The Dornish are said to be olive skinned too.

Circe · 06-30-2013, 10:08 AM

The show and book have never been solidly grounded in the real world though. I mean Westeros' answer to London is actually hot and sunny in the summer months which is blatantly inaccurate. But on Oberyn's casting: eh, he seems alright. I'm quite glad they went for the rugged look instead of the usual long-haired vaguely ethnic pretty boy I was expecting them to cast and while I've never heard of the guy... well, his acting ability won't be crucial to the long-term future of the show if it isn't anything special.

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bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	a little bit more olive skin in this pic....but i agree with you.....should have gone with a full blown Mediterranean they better not fuck up when casting Arianne....she is practically described as the goddess of beauty in mine eyes __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

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PoorOldPo Blue Pill Oww Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Luimneach, Eire Posts: 1,107	I don't mind him at all, to be honest. Daario's actor looked nothing like the character when I first saw him, and he was perfect. I am sure this guy was picked for ability in portrayal over looks. I always imagined the Dornish as Hispanic/ Moorish. This guy is clearly of the hispanic pool. __________________ https://www.instagram.com/hennas.lullaby/

06-30-2013, 09:18 AM	#668 (permalink)
PoorOldPo Blue Pill Oww Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Luimneach, Eire Posts: 1,107	Well this is a different world, maybe Caucasian/Moorish people eat flatbread and hummus in Westeros. The Dornish are definitely different than the rest of Westeros in terms of ethnicity, they share the same language but have a different accent, it is like southern spain in comparison to Northern Spain during the Moorish occupation of medieval Hispania. __________________ https://www.instagram.com/hennas.lullaby/

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~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	too white I'm so mad this means they're gonna whitewash the Sand Snakes if they even include them

06-30-2013, 08:44 AM	#667 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	The Dornish should be Middle Easternish because they eat flatbread and hummus

06-30-2013, 09:20 AM	#669 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	No they don't, hummus and flatbread are appropriated from the Middle East, as well as things like stuffed grape leaves. The Dornish are said to be olive skinned too.

06-30-2013, 10:08 AM	#670 (permalink)
Circe Blunt After Blunt After Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a French-ass restaurant Posts: 337	The show and book have never been solidly grounded in the real world though. I mean Westeros' answer to London is actually hot and sunny in the summer months which is blatantly inaccurate. But on Oberyn's casting: eh, he seems alright. I'm quite glad they went for the rugged look instead of the usual long-haired vaguely ethnic pretty boy I was expecting them to cast and while I've never heard of the guy... well, his acting ability won't be crucial to the long-term future of the show if it isn't anything special.