gdp's Comments

Winter Is Coming : Jory signs, the rest backgrounded

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:05:40 +0000

If we stay away from the Harry Potter movies we're going to eliminate a huge portion of immensely talented English actors. People, who by the way, have the ability to melt into whatever character they're playing and make you completely forget that they ever played anyone else. Twilight, though... Yeah, definitely want to stay clear of that abomination.

Winter Is Coming : Jory signs, the rest backgrounded

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:42:27 +0000

Steven Waddington has always been my mental Edmure. Although he may be a little too old for the role now. Edmure is the little brother, right?

Winter Is Coming : Jory signs, the rest backgrounded

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:47:18 +0000

I lean towards either Brendan Gleeson or Ian McShane for the Blackfish.

Winter Is Coming : Jory signs, the rest backgrounded

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:46:28 +0000

Step one would be to eliminate the Americans. Kevin Costner and Jeff Bridges, really? And surely whoever suggested Paul "Crocodile Dundee" Hogan couldn't have been serious. Oh, and Mark Strong and Ralph Fiennes are far too young. Beyond that I'd prefer to see Sting as Mance Rayder (although Roger Daltrey and David Bowie would work there as well). Lots of good ideas there, though.

Winter Is Coming : Jory signs, the rest backgrounded

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:47:07 +0000

Well, they have everybody signed that they need to start re-shooting the pilot. That buys them a couple more weeks to keep working on contracts for characters that show up later.

Winter Is Coming : Aidan Gillen is Littlefinger!

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:01:04 +0000

Simon Pegg for Dolorous Edd!

Winter Is Coming : We have a Sam!

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:24:27 +0000

I know they don't have any scenes together but I think this sets an upper limit on how tall the actor cast as Littlefinger can be. I don't recall any references to Sam being noticeably short so if 5'8" is considered within the range of average in Westeros then Petyr needs to be considerably shorter than that - 5'6" max, I would say.

Winter Is Coming : We have a Sam!

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:13:52 +0000

You do realize that Sam WAS "completely ridiculed as the fat guy who was a pussy," right?

Winter Is Coming : Quick hits: Paperbacks and horsebacks

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 18:20:05 +0000

That would be some of the worst marketing of books in the US, ever.

Winter Is Coming : Engendering Gendry

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:05:25 +0000

I don't know, kids grow. A growth spurt will just add to the realism as far as I'm concerned. Using a little person stand-in for a teenager would look even more ridiculous.

Winter Is Coming : Engendering Gendry

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:03:08 +0000

I think Sopranos and SatC would have continued if HBO felt they still had a story to tell. Didn't watch either of them but I would assume that somebody felt they had run their course and it was time to go. Broadcast networks may drag a popular series out as long as they can sell advertising but that's not what HBO does. This story has 7 years to tell, the only way it gets cancelled is if it isn't turning a profit.

Winter Is Coming : Engendering Gendry

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:50:55 +0000

I haven't been able to sit through more than about 10 minutes of two or three episodes. Probably not the fault of the actors but there you go. I have liked Forbes and Sanderson in other things I've seen them in. So I would be happy to see them in GoT. Don't know Skarsgard at all. I like Anna Paquin, too, and I am continually amazed that she connected herself to this thing.

Winter Is Coming : Engendering Gendry

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:55:49 +0000

Sorry, nope, not seeing it. He somehow manages to look both too surfer dude-ish and too mature at the same time. And I know lots of people love it but having True Blood on your resume is big strike against in my book.

Winter Is Coming : World-class make-up artist joins the game

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:49:38 +0000

Well, if the "someone" who supposedly saw the long trailer knew what he was talking about "cool looking zombies" would be the wights, not the Others. I think the Others appear so little on screen that there may be enough budget to do outstanding CGI on them. I worry that if they try to do them with make-up and CGI the blue eyes in they're going to end up looking too much like David Lynch's Fremen or Geoff Peterson.

Winter Is Coming : Quick hits: castle set, scheduling conflicts and signs

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:36:20 +0000

Not really much different from people named Edward being called Ted.

Winter Is Coming : Roy Dotrice is Grand Maester Pycelle

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:22:08 +0000

Picture of the quarry here: http://www.magheramorneworks.co.uk/img/Magheramor... Maybe the Aerie?

Winter Is Coming : GRRM is at it again!

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:06:12 +0000

That was much more fun. This time the clues were solved before I even knew there were clues to solve. Nice job, though, Bjorn and WiC!

Winter Is Coming : Loras cast, GRRM confirms and promises more

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:31:38 +0000

I tried this earlier but intense debate seems to have eaten it. I'll give it another go... I've never really been a fan of epic fantasy. I didn't even read ASOIAF for years because of this despite being a huge GRRM fan all my life. If you are looking to branch out a little you might want to take a look at Dune by Frank Herbert or Robert Silverberg's Majipoor Chronicles. They are technically science fiction but they read very much like fantasy. Also, I always recommend Spin by Robert Charles Wilson to anybody and everybody who will listen - an absolutely fantastic book with amazingly well developed characters. If you are a gamer you should also take a look at This is not a Game by Walter Jon Williams. Couldn't agree more with the people who recommended World War Z. Maybe it's just I haven't been reading the right books but I have never seen a mockumentary novel (movies yes, but not a book). It really added to the realism of the story and I don't understand how it wasn't a finalist for the Hugo or Nebula.

Winter Is Coming : GRRM talks trailer, casting and cons

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:33:07 +0000

Completely off topic but Harry Lloyd's episode of Dr. Who is on BBC America tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Never watched the show before this year but the kid discovered it and has sucked me in with her. Too bad she's too young for GoT.

Winter Is Coming : New directing power officially added

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:01:09 +0000

Still, no reason we can't be civil and post spoiler warnings.