Game of Thrones General (Non-Book Related) Discussion Thread

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I'd love to see Liam get a nom. Screw Dillane though, can't stand that guy and I'm glad they killed him off.

 

[Iceman]

Wouldn't have complained at any of Dillane, Cunningham or Coster-Waldau getting something.

 

[Roose Bolton]

Dillane was the best part of Season 5, even with derailed the character arc and all the BTS stuff that went on. In every scene he delivered a really great layered performance, often without saying very much. I'd have loved to have seen him do the full arc from the books and the liberation of the North.

 

[BatmanBeyond]

Dillane was the best part of Season 5, even with derailed the character arc and all the BTS stuff that went on. In every scene he delivered a really great layered performance, often without saying very much. I'd have loved to have seen him do the full arc from the books and the liberation of the North.

Well, at least we can now hear him being fed up with random Scottish golfers.

I swear, the man just exudes Stannis in whatever he does.

 

[Reek]

Screw Dillane though, can't stand that guy and I'm glad they killed him off.

Strikes 1, 2, and 3.

 

[Reek]

Shame on Rowsnailer

 

[Roose Bolton]

Well, at least we can now hear him being fed up with random Scottish golfers.

I swear, the man just exudes Stannis in whatever he does.

That's perfect

 

[Victarion]

Liam Cunningham has been overdue for one. The scene where he confronts the Red Woman alone is worth a nomination.

Yes. Great acting from Liam.

I'm really gonna miss Dillane's Stannis.

 

[BestGirl]

Dillane was the best part of Season 5, even with derailed the character arc and all the BTS stuff that went on. In every scene he delivered a really great layered performance, often without saying very much. I'd have loved to have seen him do the full arc from the books and the liberation of the North.

What behind the scenes stuff that went on?

 

[Roose Bolton]

Basically they hired Stephen Dillane for the role very last minute and told him nothing of the part or any of the character's backstory and told him to avoid the books. Over the course of four seasons they kept him at arms length during production and Dillane later remarked that he had no idea who his character was supposed to be or what sort of role he had within the story. Specifically the only thing anyone told him was that "Stannis has won some battles in the past" and he basically had to build his character off that.

 

[Marvolo]

Basically they hired Stephen Dillane for the role very last minute and told him nothing of the part or any of the character's backstory and told him to avoid the books. Over the course of four seasons they kept him at arms length during production and Dillane later remarked that he had no idea who his character was supposed to be or what sort of role he had within the story. Specifically the only thing anyone told him was that "Stannis has won some battles in the past" and he basically had to build his character off that.

He could have just used this cool little tool called Google and researched his character himself.

 

[Roose Bolton]

He could have just used this cool little tool called Google and researched his character himself.

He mentioned that he regretted not actually reading the books (which is a far better source of research than your plebeian Google ) but it would have meant going directly against what D&D told him. They said the same thing to all the members of Team Dragonstone, but not with other members of the cast weirdly enough.

 

[Victarion]

Imagine the meeting between Dillane and D&D if Dillane had read A Dance with Dragons before filming began on season five.

 

[Roose Bolton]

There'd be a lot of teeth grinding.


On a related note, Pilou Asbaek apparently loved "The Forsaken"....hopefully that means we'll get a performance from him in Season 7 that's more Nyarlathotep and less Donald Trump

 

[Victarion]

The changes between episode two and whenever the Kingsmoot happened were incredibly jarring.

 

[Ruth Fisher]

Lena/Cersei is obvs a iconic queen goddess, butttt I don't think any of the GOT actors really did anything that spectacular this season to warrant them a win.

 

[Roose Bolton]

The changes between episode two and whenever the Kingsmoot happened were incredibly jarring.

Dave Hill wrote episode 2, and he's kind of like Cogman on steroids when it comes to using book dialogue. Pretty much everything Euron said on the bridge was from AFFC in that regard

 

[Victarion]

Yep, it was a strong introduction to the character imo. I'm hoping they're going to try to pull a fast one on the audience - have the character make a big impression as a kind of inept boor, then have him take everyone by surprise in the coming season.

How do you all explain the vast difference in quality between The Mother's Mercy and The Winds of Winter? Both from the pens of D&D, but TWOW was by far the better finale.

 

[Iceman]

Basically they hired Stephen Dillane for the role very last minute and told him nothing of the part or any of the character's backstory and told him to avoid the books. Over the course of four seasons they kept him at arms length during production and Dillane later remarked that he had no idea who his character was supposed to be or what sort of role he had within the story. Specifically the only thing anyone told him was that "Stannis has won some battles in the past" and he basically had to build his character off that.

What was the reason for doing this?

 

[Roose Bolton]

Yep, it was a strong introduction to the character imo. I'm hoping they're going to try to pull a fast one on the audience - have the character make a big impression as a kind of inept boor, then have him take everyone by surprise in the coming season.

How do you all explain the vast difference in quality between The Mother's Mercy and The Winds of Winter? Both from the pens of D&D, but TWOW was by far the better finale.

Well I think Mother's Mercy had the problem of them rushing things a lot, they were trying to tie up as much as they could as quickly as they could so that led to the episode feeling like it was a bulletpoint version. They did one big thing then moved to the next, and then the next. I suspect they didn't really have much time, and that David Nutter wasn't 100% ready to do something as big as that episode required. TWOW had the advantage of D&D having more screentime to comfortably tell the story they wanted without any sort of adaptation constraints. Plus Miguel Sapochnik basically being a pro.

What was the reason for doing this?

Probably a combination of the characters not especially being high priority or ones the writers were into, and a very fast production schedule.

 

[dude stannis]

Miguel Sapochnik worked on the season 1 finale of Banshee, which is enough to prepare anyone for major action sequenes on a TV schedule.

 

[Drizzle]

So the silver lining to Season 7 being delayed until next summer is that the Season 6 Blu-ray will be released on November 15, making this the first time any GOT season has been released on Blu-ray and DVD before the holidays.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=19443

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES:
In-Episode Guide – Dig deeper into the show with this in-feature resource that provides background information about on-screen characters, locations, and relevant histories.
Histories and Lore – Learn about the mythology of Westeros and Essos as told from the varying perspectives of the characters themselves in 18 history pieces.
The Old Way: narrated by Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbæk)
The Kingsmoot: narrated by Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbæk)
The Sunset Sea: narrated by Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbæk)
War of the Ninepenny Kings: narrated by Brother Ray (Ian McShane)
The Great Tourney at Harrenhal: narrated by Meera Reed (Ellie Kendrick)
Robert's Rebellion: narrated by Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)
Vaes Dothrak: narrated by Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen)
The Dothraki: narrated by Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen)
Northern Allegiances to House Stark: narrated by Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner)
Children of the Forest vs. the First Men: narrated by the Three-Eyed Raven (Max von Sydow)
Brotherhood Without Banners: narrated by Thoros of Myr (Paul Kaye)
Oldtown: narrated by Grand Maester Pycelle (Julian Glover) and Qyburn (Anton Lesser)
House Dayne: narrated by Young Ned Stark (Robert Aramayo)
The Little Birds: narrated by Lord Varys (Conleth Hill)
Knights of the Vale: narrated by Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish (Aidan Gillen)
House Tarly: narrated by Randyll Tarly (James Faulkner)
Riverrun: narrated by Brynden 'the Blackfish' Tully (Clive Russell)
Great Sept of Baelor: narrated by the High Sparrow (Jonathan Pryce)
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL FEATURES:
The Battle of the Bastards: An In-Depth Look – Behind-the-scenes piece examining the production challenges of creating this epic event, including explorations of VFX, stunts, and interviews with key cast and crew.
Recreating the Dothraki World – Behind-the-scenes piece looking at the creation of Vaes Dothrak and its importance to Dany's evolution.
18 Hours at the Paint Hall –Follow all three shooting units as they converge in this behind-the-scenes snapshot of a day in the life of the largest show on television
Audio Commentaries – The most commentaries ever recorded for Game of Thrones, featuring:
Episode 601: Director Jeremy Podeswa, Director of Photography Greg Middleton, and Daniel Portman (Podrick Payne)
Episode 602: Writer Dave Hill, Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), and Ben Crompton (Dolorous Edd)
Episode 603: Director Daniel Sackheim, Production Designer Deborah Riley, and Dean-Charles Chapman (Tommen Baratheon)
Episode 604: Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), and Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm)
Episode 605 (2 commentaries): Gemma Whelan (Yara Greyjoy), Pilou Asbæk (Euron Greyjoy), Ellie Kendrick (Meera Reed), and Kristian Nairn (Hodor); Prosthetics Supervisor Barrie Gower, Camera Operators Chris Plevin and Ben Wilson, and Executive Producer Bernadette Caulfield
Episode 606: Director Jack Bender, Director of Photography Jonathan Freeman, John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), and Hannah Murray (Gilly)
Episode 607: Producer/Writer Bryan Cogman, Ian McShane (Septon Ray), and Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell)
Episode 608: Director Mark Mylod, Essie Davis (Lady Crane), and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister)
Episode 609 (2 commentaries): Director Miguel Sapochnik, Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), and Kit Harington (Jon Snow); Director of Photography Fabian Wagner, Visual Effects Producer Steve Kullback, and Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Bauer
Episode 610 (2 commentaries): Executive Producers/Writers David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), and Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister); Special Effects Supervisor Sam Conway, Camera Operator Sean Savage, and Producer Chris Newman
Deleted Scenes – Four deleted scenes.

 

[harlequinade]

I'm so psyched for McShane audio commentary

 

[Reek]

will be buying simply for all the commentaries.

 

[Reek]

November 15 seems like a good day to release THE WINDS OF WINTER too