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le nubian - Mar 21, 2014 1:58:00 pm PDT #22198 of 28344

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Y'all, I have been reading some columns on Pajiba about George R R Martin and the GOT books/series on HBO.

One author said that they wished GRRM would finish the series ASAP so it is his story to tell and not have to be finished by another in case he dies before finishing it. Another claims that his pitching to HBO a prequel series will help delay the filming of the conclusion of GOT to give him time to finish the final 2 (?) books.

For those of you who are fans of the novels (I have never read them, only have seen the HBO show), and keeping in mind authors' time, effort, and any responsibility they may have fans, what are your thoughts on the above?

On the one hand, I am of the position: it is his work, let him do whatever the fuck he wants. On the other, he sold the rights to HBO, and HBO needs closure. Oh well if the tv series finishes before the books do.

-t - Mar 21, 2014 2:04:25 pm PDT #22199 of 28344

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

"GRRM is not your bitch" as the saying goes.

Not you personally, le nubian. I don't know your life, you might have him in your closet.

HBO can keep breaking each book into multiple seasons if they want. Those books are huge and packed with stuff that could be filmed.

DebetEsse - Mar 21, 2014 2:17:44 pm PDT #22200 of 28344

Woe to the fucking wicked.

Yes, GRRM is not my bitch. I will admit to being frustrated with all the things not the core series that he has been writing, but I would NEVER suggest that my frustration means that he should bend to my will (nor would I ever express it to him). I'm confident that 6 will come out before they get there with the show. I'm less sure about 7.

I hope that the series doesn't catch up to the books not least because I want to read it first. If they go to the prequel content (Dunk and Egg, I assume) as a stop-gap, then that makes it REALLY hard to finish, especially with the kids in the cast. I do think that they could easily take the next two books (which are concurrent) and make them at least 3 seasons. I think that, if they do catch up, then I'm sure George will have a lot of input on how things pan out on the show, as he's quite involved.

Amy - Mar 21, 2014 2:33:43 pm PDT #22201 of 28344

Because books.

not have to be finished by another in case he dies before finishing it

Is he not well? He's not that old, is he?

Polter-Cow - Mar 21, 2014 3:23:29 pm PDT #22202 of 28344

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Robert Jordan made everyone panicky, and he was 58. GRRM is 68 and seems to be in fine health.

-t - Mar 21, 2014 3:34:06 pm PDT #22203 of 28344

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That would be weird, if the show caught up to the books. I'd be interested to see how that played out, I think. Not that I'm hoping for it, but it would be interesting.

Gris - Mar 21, 2014 4:13:09 pm PDT #22204 of 28344

Hey. New board.

I think it would be interesting, too. It would be an odd experience to watch the show before reading the books, for me.

I like the rambling in the latest books but I think the show would be insane to expand the books into more than an average of one book/season, as there are lots of trimmings that need to be trum for TV. And I don't think the HBO people want to do that; they seem pretty set on 7 seasons for 7 books and 7 gods and 7 kingdoms and so forth.

-t - Mar 21, 2014 4:18:50 pm PDT #22205 of 28344

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The old gods have no need of such numerological claptrap.

DebetEsse - Mar 21, 2014 4:29:45 pm PDT #22206 of 28344

Woe to the fucking wicked.

The Lord of Light is one god for one series.

le nubian - Mar 21, 2014 5:21:35 pm PDT #22207 of 28344

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

ha! I do not have GRMM in my closet. Yeah, I am fascinated by the passion of some people regarding GOT, but perhaps I would identify with it if I were a fan of the books.

What would I have done if JK Rowling hadn't finished HP series for some reason?

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