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[Peter T Chattaway]

[Jason Panella]

I started reading A Game of Thrones a week or two ago, and I'm loving it quite a bit. I unfortunately had a few things spoiled for me years ago (before I even thought of reading the series), but knowing them isn't affecting my enjoyment so far. Martin is doing a good job of ratcheting up the dread with the subtle (and not so subtle) political intrigue. I'm hoping (and assuming) this will come through clear in the show.

[Jason Panella]

Here's a lengthier trailer (kudos to Mr. Morehead for this!)

[Jason Panella]

Entertainment Weekly has a small but nice gallery of production stills. I'm impressed.

[M. Leary]

No stills of Hot Pie in action yet. Bummer.

Edited by M. Leary, 18 November 2010 - 12:11 PM.

[Jason Panella]

M. Leary, on 18 November 2010 - 12:11 PM, said:

No stills of Hot Pie in action yet. Bummer.

Gotta wait for season two, I think.

But I think I spy Bronn and Samwell in two of those photos. Nice.

[M. Leary]

Ah, but Hot Pie has been cast.

[Jason Panella]

M. Leary, on 18 November 2010 - 01:20 PM, said:

Ah, but Hot Pie has been cast.

WHAT. That's amazing. I see they cast Lommy too. Oh, Lommy...remember to yield!

[opus]

A new teaser...

[Thom Wade]

So, is this Lord of The Rings Fantasy (magic, fantastic creatures, etc) or Pillars of the Earth Fantasy (historical fiction)?

[Jason Panella]

Nezpop, on 29 November 2010 - 12:05 PM, said:

So, is this Lord of The Rings Fantasy (magic, fantastic creatures, etc) or Pillars of the Earth Fantasy (historical fiction)?

The former, but with a major dose of the latter — there's a major downplay on all things fantastical, and the book series focuses mostly on the political intrigue and military clashing between various (human) kingdoms.

[opus]

What Jason said. And that's why I like it so much. There's talk of magic, dragons, and other fantastical things, but they (mostly) exist on the series' periphery, adding a nice amount of exoticism to the political and personal intrigue that forms the series' core. However, I have a feeling that the series' magic quotient is going to increase a bit as it nears its end and we find out more about the Others, the true nature of Westeros' seasons, etc.

[M. Leary]

Ten whole minutes.

There is a larger youtube version out there too.

[Jason Panella]

Oh, thanks, Michael! I meant to post this earlier, but forgot. (Probably because I was too focused on looking at screencap reports from the video.)

I'm seriously considering getting HBO just to watch this.

[opus]

Very cool little teaser. A bit more surreal and abstract than the others, but does a good job of capturing the tone methinks.

[Overstreet]

That really, really looks like Joan Allen at seconds 12 and 13. Is she in this now too?

[Jason Panella]

Overstreet, on 17 January 2011 - 01:02 PM, said:

That really, really looks like Joan Allen at seconds 12 and 13. Is she in this now too?

Nope, it's Michelle Fairley. The only thing I know her from is playing Hermione's mom in the Harry Potter films.

[opus]

Here's a link to Fairley's page on the Game of Thrones wiki.

Edited by opus, 17 January 2011 - 03:08 PM.

[Overstreet]

Good heavens. The resemblance is remarkable, both in the preview and on that page.

[Peter T Chattaway]

Jason Panella wrote:
: Nope, it's Michelle Fairley. The only thing I know her from is playing Hermione's mom in the Harry Potter films.

Slight nitpick: she only played Hermione's mom in Deathly Hallows (both parts, admittedly, but still).

Hermione's mom was played by Heather Bleasdale in Chamber of Secrets.