I'm sorry. Did you know it was a book series?dsheinem wrote:I've not read ASoIaF, so my statement is true.
What was the last movie you've seen?
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of course. i've not read it.Ack wrote:I'm sorry. Did you know it was a book series?dsheinem wrote:I've not read ASoIaF, so my statement is true.
how so?indecks wrote:I think you mean flawed.dsheinem wrote:
I've not read GoT, so my statement is true.
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Well, if you ever decide to try reading it, I would highly suggest waiting until Martin dies or finishes it first. It was supposed to have been a trilogy...now it's set at 7 books (not including his side novellas set in the same universe).
For the record, I never read any of Harry Potter. My mother, a children's librarian, has been upset with me for years over this.
For the record, I never read any of Harry Potter. My mother, a children's librarian, has been upset with me for years over this.
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dsheinem wrote:
how so?
Your rationalization for the movies being episodic, too long and convoluted is in direct conflict with how you feel about the Game of Thrones show, especially that it's exactly the same situation.
Unless you didn't read my post about how long GoT is supposed to be (and currently is) then you should know what I meant.
And we're not talking novels, here. We're talking about episodic moving pictures.
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thought: Luke and Dave should get together and do a podcast or something where they just talk about movies.
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if you are saying the Potter books would have worked better as hour long episodes with books broken up into seasons, I think I agree.
Otherwise you are making a false equivalency argument.
Otherwise you are making a false equivalency argument.
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That's my plan.Ack wrote:Well, if you ever decide to try reading it, I would highly suggest waiting until Martin dies or finishes it first.
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dsheinem wrote:if you are saying the Potter books would have worked better as hour long episodes with books broken up into seasons, I think I agree.
Otherwise you are making a false equivalency argument.
Are you serious?
You're arguing that the Potter movies are too convoluted and 'too much' when they clock in at 17 hours or so in total and are based on a series of children's books. But if you've kept up with Game of Thrones and have finished the 3rd season you've watched THIRTY HOURS of a MUCH more detailed universe than Potter ever was, with another FORTY+ HOURS planned, and you still haven't 'lost interest'.
If you don't like sitting for two hours, you can always pause the damn DVD player every 60 minutes. The argument here isn't which is better, or which is worse. Your argument against 'tolerating' Potter versus being a fan of GoT because of this is completely and utterly invalid because of simple mathematics.
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indecks wrote:dsheinem wrote:if you are saying the Potter books would have worked better as hour long episodes with books broken up into seasons, I think I agree.
Otherwise you are making a false equivalency argument.
Are you serious?
You're arguing that the Potter movies are too convoluted and 'too much' when they clock in at 17 hours or so in total and are based on a series of children's books. But if you've kept up with Game of Thrones and have finished the 3rd season you've watched THIRTY HOURS of a MUCH more detailed universe than Potter ever was, with another FORTY+ HOURS planned, and you still haven't 'lost interest'.
If you don't like sitting for two hours, you can always pause the damn DVD player every 60 minutes. The argument here isn't which is better, or which is worse. Your argument against 'tolerating' Potter versus being a fan of GoT because of this is completely and utterly invalid because of simple mathematics.
Wow. Where to start?
Instead of trying to tackle this full force, I'll just reiterate that adapting/writing for the small screen is not the same as adapting/writing for the big screen. Some stories work better in one medium over another.
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I suppose I should take a moment to note that I once used World War Z as the basis for a television script I had to develop for a university course. Episodic content does endear itself to the television medium exceedingly well.