Game Of Thrones: The Sopranos with swords or Dynasty in chainmail?

[Gemini]

At the beginning of that preview for next week, which female's voice is doing the commentary about Tywin Lannister not knowing about his kids fucking each other?

Cersei

 

[Give Me 3ft.]

Yet you're on BGOL....

i can multi-task!

& my lap-top, is in..... well my lap.

 

[SamSneed]

ya'll do know the game is on?

Don't care for both teams. Not like it's the last game

 

[JerZ]

Look who decided to grow a pair ​

Like what they did with sam this episode.

Was that the warg he killed with the crossbow?

 

[TrippCiti]

At the beginning of that preview for next week, which female's voice is doing the commentary about Tywin Lannister not knowing about his kids fucking each other?

Cersei

Really? I guess I need to listen to it again...I thought it was an enemy of the Lannisters mocking Tywin's hypocrisy.

 

[yaBoi]

I wouldn't be surprised, if they do that next week....

welp

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

Janos Slynt is bitch,Sam got more heart than him...

The episode was great

 

[M_I_CrookedLettaz]

ya'll do know the game is on?

yep and they have 5 more games.

 

[WhenTheGoingGetsTtuff]

Why didn't the wildlings go to another part of teh wall? it's 300 miles long why go there? Why not go specifically JUST there if they're trying to just get over into the south?

 

[Riggz]

Why didn't the wildlings go to another part of teh wall? it's 300 miles long why go there? Why not go specifically JUST there if they're trying to just get over into the south?

I'm guessing their strategy was to attack the gate from both sides. Once the gate defense falls, it's over.... thousands come pouring in.

It would be interesting to see how they merc'd that giant.

 

[Dirtylakerie]

Janos Slynt bitch ass hiding on the floor in the shadows

mothafucka was hollering that im from Kingslanding shit. But when it came down to put in some work. Turned into a bitch.

 

[SLY]

Man that was a disappointing episode. I much prefer the Lannisters storyline.

 

[spider705]

Janos Slynt is bitch,Sam got more heart than him...

The episode was great

And it looks like they trying to do too damn much in the last episode. Brandon makes it to the tree, Jon Snow took the bullet express to Mance, check in on King's landing, the dragons growling..... And somebody look like they about to murk tyrion so why didn't they just lop off his head right then n there unless he gone skate on w technicality.....

FFUUUUCCCKKKKKK why I gotta wait another year for this show! We need one of those CW, Arrow seasons with like 22 episodes dammit!!

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[ladyscorpio]

Why didn't the wildlings go to another part of teh wall? it's 300 miles long why go there? Why not go specifically JUST there if they're trying to just get over into the south?

The gate would be the most vulnerable spot even though it was a extremely strong gate it is only the entrance. It took a mammoth and a few giants to even get that gate open. That is why Jon sent them to hold the gate.

 

[godofwine]

Janos Slynt is bitch,Sam got more heart than him...

The episode was great

mothafucka was hollering that im from Kingslanding shit. But when it came down to put in some work. Turned into a bitch.

I thought him and the other dude that hates Jon Snow we're both bitches, but the other dude, I don't know his name, turned out to have some real heart and was willing to fight and die. Jonas Slint is just soft as that baby shit.Sam has some heart, and turned out to be are real man, even though it took a while. For him to go in the room and find Jonas Slint behind the door was just funny because he could have done the same but choose not to. Jon Snow left his sword, I don't agree with that one. I would have taken all the firepower I could take including my wolf

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

And it looks like they trying to do too damn much in the last episode. Brandon makes it to the tree, Jon Snow took the bullet express to Mance, check in on King's landing, the dragons growling..... And somebody look like they about to murk tyrion so why didn't they just lop off his head right then n there unless he gone skate on w technicality.....

FFUUUUCCCKKKKKK why I gotta wait another year for this show! We need one of those CW, Arrow seasons with like 22 episodes dammit!!

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Like I said in the spoiler thread,unless they're making the last episode 70 minutes,I don't understand why they end the episode 10 minutes early....

Each episode feels like 30 minutes to me...I wish they go back to last year's formula that allowed them to do 55-65 minutes episodes...

Too much shit is going on next week and Im expecting them show Danerys sorry ass storyline last,as usual...

Edit:Was told next week's episode is suppose to be 70-75 minutes long...

 

[OutlawR.O.C.]

Like I said in the spoiler thread,unless they're making the last episode 70 minutes,I don't understand why they end the episode 10 minutes early....

Each episode feels like 30 minutes to me...I wish they go back to last year's formula that allowed them to do 55-65 minutes episodes...

Too much shit is going on next week and Im expecting them show Danerys sorry ass storyline last,as usual...

Next week is going to be an hour and 15 minutes.

Agreed though I see no logic in ending the episode early. They probably have a ridiculous amount of footage from those fight scenes they could have used to make the episode longer.

 

[MonkeyBizness]

Next week is going to be an hour and 15 minutes.

Agreed though I see no logic in ending the episode early. They probably have a ridiculous amount of footage from those fight scenes they could have used to make the episode longer.

Each episode is budgeted. All the effects in this ep. forced them to cut the episode shorter due to how expensive all of the effects cost for this episode.

 

[spider705]

Like I said in the spoiler thread,unless they're making the last episode 70 minutes,I don't understand why they end the episode 10 minutes early....

Each episode feels like 30 minutes to me...I wish they go back to last year's formula that allowed them to do 55-65 minutes episodes...

Too much shit is going on next week and Im expecting them show Danerys sorry ass storyline last,as usual...

Edit:Was told next week's episode is suppose to be 70-75 minutes long...

Good shit we need that full hour!

Plus if you got at&t uverse next weekend is free preview weekend for HBO and cinemax so you'll be able to watch it live!

And MAN I HATE DANEYRIS STORY LINE!!! Every time that shit come on if she not naked or fuckin with the dragons I fall asleep. Shit is beyond boring man.

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[Give Me 3ft.]

john snow like i got this!

good episode!

 

[Joe Money]

At the beginning of that preview for next week, which female's voice is doing the commentary about Tywin Lannister not knowing about his kids fucking each other?

As someone said, sounds like Cersei. Although Tywin has to be aware of Cersei and Jaime's relationship, as he once alluded to the "ugly rumors" about them. I think he just blocks it out because he's all about preserving the family name and holding the throne.

 

[Lord T]

FFUUUUCCCKKKKKK why I gotta wait another year for this show! We need one of those CW, Arrow seasons with like 22 episodes dammit!!

I know! Or at least 12-13 episode seasons like "The Wire" or "Boardwalk Empire", but it would be too expensive

Here's How Much It Costs to Make a 'Game of Thrones' Episode

The average Game of Thrones episode costs $6 million to make. That's two to three times what a typical network or cable show costs per episode (Breaking Bad episodes cost around $3 million, early Big Bang Theory cost $2 million). But when you consider what the HBO team is packing in for those bucks, it's a bit of a marvel. TV shows that spend more than average are usually shelling out the dough for one of two things: big sets or big names. Though we love the actors now, Game of Thrones went for the former.

Zoom in a little on the Game of Thrones costs and you can see where the cash is going. With period costumes and epic battle sequences, not to mention the expenses of moving the cast and crew to shoot locations like Ireland, Iceland and Croatia, the money trail isn't too hard to follow.

The series has had two episodes so far that cost more than average. The pilot reportedly cost between $5 and $10 million — not entirely unexpected, as shows tend to uber-invest in their pilot in the hopes of a series pick-up. Season 2's "Blackwater," the second-to-last episode, cost $8 million to produce; it included a massive battle and required the construction of a 14th-century-inspired ship. The extra $2 million on "Blackwater" were well spent, with critics calling it the series' "best episode," a cinema-quality hour of HBO.

Considering what $8 million turned "Blackwater" into, it's interesting to see what similar sums have done at other studios. In its last season, Friends paid its six leads $1 million per episode, so that's $6 million right there. The total costs for the final season were $7 million per episode, meaning that for roughly the same price as an all-out Westeros brawl you could get the gang hanging out and gabbing at Central Perk.

Looking deeper into TV history, this production value vs. cast cost comes up repeatedly. On the production side, Boardwalk Empire's pilot cost $18 million to make (they had to recreate that boardwalk), while Lost's first two episodes reportedly cost between $10-$14 million (there was that plane crash). On the opposite side of the table, in 1998 NBC shelled out $13 million per episode to keep the long-running and highly-rated medical drama ER on the network. In essence, they were paying for the show's popularity.

When shows are spending mega-millions on single episodes, the big names pull big ratings, and the hope is that the big effects will too. If you take business out of the equation and look at things from a purely visual perspective, it's kind of amazing that Game of Thrones is delivering big screen level visuals with a Friends equivalent budget. That said there's apparently an even bigger battle coming at the end of season 4. As David Beinoff, the show's co-creator, told GQ, "We're preparing our speeches for how we're gonna ask for more money."

Burning Question: How Does 'Game of Thrones' Make Money for HBO?

By being insanely, widely, and increasingly popular, that's how.
And by the way, some episodes of "Game of Thrones" actually have cracked that obscene average budget of $6 million per. That Battle of Blackwater episode? Where the Imp leaked a ship's worth of highly flammable Mountain Dew into the harbor and blew up half of Stannis's army? That cost a reported $8 million. So there.

If math serves, we're looking at an estimated $60 million to $70 million in costs per season — almost as much as a modestly budgeted theatrical film, but without the benefit of theatrical distribution. But no matter, says Jon Lafayette, business editor at the trade publication Broadcasting & Cable.

"HBO is the most profitable network in TV," Lafayette tells me. "They're known for spending a lot of money working with hot producers, spending a lot of money on content and production, and that's why people subscribe to HBO."

More precisely, that's why there are an estimated 30 million to 40 million people between HBO and sister network Cinemax, both of which fall under the same Time Warner umbrella. And Lafayette estimates that about $10 per month goes to HBO from a cable subscriber's monthly premium package.

So. Multiply, say, $35 million times 10, and you get... much more than $70 million.

"They don't have to make money back on advertising," Lafayette says. "HBO also has a healthy aftermarket in DVDs and online products, and that's also become a way to move HBO around the world and into markets where they don't have the HBO channel."

Right around now is where we should mention piracy. "Game of Thrones" remains one of the most pirated shows on the airwaves. But even that fact doesn't make a significant dent in income — at least, not on the subscriber side, and not in the long term.

"We've been dealing with this for 20, 30 years — people sharing [subscriptions], running wires down the backs of apartment buildings," Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes told AdWeek in August. "Our experience is that it leads to more paying subs. I think you're right that 'Game of Thrones' is the most pirated show in the world.

"That's better than an Emmy."

If that analysis doesn't quite convince you, remember this: The DVD for each season of "Game of Thrones" sells for a Lannister-worthy $60-ish on HBO's website.

Still not impressed? Well, how about this nugget of info?

"Remember the HBO series 'Rome'?" Lafayette asks. "Well, that cost something like $10 million.

"Per episode."

And HBO didn't exactly go bankrupt while that was on the air.

 

[godofwine]

Man that was a disappointing episode. I much prefer the Lannisters storyline.

as a writer I enjoy or at least appreciate each side of the story that they show. think of the show like pulp fiction. They spend some time on butch, sometime on Jules Winfield & Vincent Vega, and so on. storyline though different plays into the bigger part of the movie so you have to be patient with it. Find a little piece or sold it that you like within it and go. I don't allow myself to hate any part of the story

john snow like i got this!

good episode!

yes, Jon Snow is one tough s.o.b., he is also a natural born leader that people follow even when they don't seem to know why. I wish I had people like him at my job. All they seem to hire is idiots and analysts as managers. Fake assed Jonas Slynt bastards. at the interview they ask, "Do you have any people skills? No? Then you're hired."

 

[dbrizzz]

Once again episode 9 doesn't disappoint! This has been a season of episode 9s. I can't wait for next week.

 

[godofwine]

that archer giant

somebody earlier said dude is launching wooden missiles and that is about as accurate as I have seen

Ole girl was nice with the arrows ... and writers couldn't resist the irony of having her get taken out by one.

I thought that too. But, like the battle last week hesitance can get you killed

Not even a hour?

I know. they could have extended it just a little bit. Just a little

It's over. We still have like 7 minutes left. This is some ole bullshit right here son! ​

yes they shorted us

motherfuckin Archer Giant tried to put that dude on the moon

that giant was like a human being in an ant farm

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

Good shit we need that full hour!

Plus if you got at&t uverse next weekend is free preview weekend for HBO and cinemax so you'll be able to watch it live!

And MAN I HATE DANEYRIS STORY LINE!!! Every time that shit come on if she not naked or fuckin with the dragons I fall asleep. Shit is beyond boring man.

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Her storyline in the books are worst...When listen to her chapters,in the audio books,I would fall asleep,because her story is boring as hell...

She's the only person,I would fall asleep...

 

[Simply Sickenin']

Janos Slynt bitch ass hiding on the floor in the shadows

I was nervous when he went in the room and saw Gilly in there. We already knew he was dickhead. With this episode we can officially add being bitch-made to his titles. When he walked in that room, I thought for a second that we would have to add rapist to his title as well. Glad they decided not to go that route. With so much happening in this episode, they really didn't need the shock and awe of a rape scene. ​

Why didn't the wildlings go to another part of teh wall? it's 300 miles long why go there? Why not go specifically JUST there if they're trying to just get over into the south?

I'm guessing their strategy was to attack the gate from both sides. Once the gate defense falls, it's over.... thousands come pouring in.

I'm confused as to Mance's meaning for 'the largest fire the North has ever seen." I thought that was the singal that he would be bringing his entire army over the wall. The Night's Watch just barely survived the night. If Mance had just brought about 200 more guys and a couple more giants, he would have had that shit.

He should have approached that shit like Stannis did during the Battle of Blackwater. I forget who said the line, but someone told Stannis that storming the gate head on would lose them hundreds of men, and Stannis replied, "no, thousands." Stannis was ready to throw as many men to the fire as needed to get the victory. ​

It would be interesting to see how they merc'd that giant.

I hate when shows and movies pull that shit with cutting away from battle then come back after the shit is over. I wanted to see that fight!​

Like I said in the spoiler thread,unless they're making the last episode 70 minutes,I don't understand why they end the episode 10 minutes early....

I guess they ran out of money around the 52 minute mark. Giants and explosions don't come cheap ​

motherfuckin Archer Giant tried to put that dude on the moon

Patiently waiting for some gifs

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[Gemini]

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[Gemini]

 

[Gemini]

 

[SamSneed]

I wanna see the fight in tunnel.

Giants tho

 

[Gemini]

 

[Simply Sickenin']

Man, fuck you little man.. Your brothers are getting slaughtered by the dozens, and you shot one person .... a woman ....in the back .... from like 20 feet away, and now you're head nodded like you really just did some shit. ​

This is why I love BGOL. Barely two minutes pasted.
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[Joe Money]

When Jon killed the cannibal Finn leader I felt that same way that people felt when Prince Oberyn died.

 

[Liquid7]

I wanted the red head chick to live tho