I'm hearing that there are fans who've actually flounced out of Game of Thrones over Ned Stark's sad ending.
I was hearing that too. I wonder how much it will affect ratings for the finale?
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sj - Jun 13, 2011 4:04:56 pm PDT #3700 of 7329
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sumi - Jun 13, 2011 4:10:35 pm PDT #3701 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
Wow.
Rayne - Jun 13, 2011 4:22:09 pm PDT #3702 of 7329
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
I don't believe it. A lot of people threatened to flounce out after they killed Lady and ratings didn't change.
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2011 5:13:52 pm PDT #3703 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
People who flounce because Sean Bean's character doesn't make it to the ending credits have well-developed ass muscles.
le nubian - Jun 13, 2011 5:28:18 pm PDT #3704 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Thing is? Stark's end was pretty clear. No one has fared particularly well thus far, so I have long been expecting everyone to die. So far, that's a good strategy.
Amy - Jun 13, 2011 5:30:33 pm PDT #3705 of 7329
Because books.
I sort of assumed a lot of the viewers would be the book fans, so that surprised me. And it seemed pretty clear from the get-go that no one was going to be completely safe in this universe.
le nubian - Jun 13, 2011 5:35:11 pm PDT #3706 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I haven't read the books, but the foreboding is pretty heavy in this series. I assume that's intentional for the book readers.
sumi - Jun 14, 2011 2:15:35 pm PDT #3707 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
GoT was nominated for 4 Television Critics Awards:
Potentially lost in all the buzz and conversation yesterday about the latest episode of Game of Thrones was the announcing of the nominees for this year’s Television Critics’ Association awards. Game of Thrones was tied for the most nominations with four (Justified and Parks and Recreation also received four noms). Thrones was nominated for best drama, best new program, best performance (Peter Dinklage) and program of the year. The winners will be announced in an unaired ceremony on August 6th. The full list of nominees can be found at the TCA’s official site.
Taken from: SpoilerTV
erin_obscure - Jun 14, 2011 8:40:03 pm PDT #3708 of 7329
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I'm almost through True Blood S2 and oh my how delicious is Eric!! I don't even like blondes, but i'd jump that tall drink o water any day. "Good night tiny humans", indeed. But why does he always look so sick? I get Bill looking all green skinned and red-eyed since he subsists only on artifial blood, but other human-drinking vamps look fine and it seems like Eric has ample access to the real thing. Did i miss something?
sumi - Jun 15, 2011 4:09:00 am PDT #3709 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
No, he's just a pale, pale person.