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Post by Shurik » Mon May 11, 2009 2:13 am

@Shurik, do you visit the Westeros messageboard? There is a section there called "Predictions" and its fun to read what fans think will be the future, or outcome of the characters! Smile Also, lots of posting here lately regarding casting of the HBO series---who people think will be the greatest portrayer of a particular character.
No, I don't visit that board ... I know it's pointless to try to predict what GRRM will do his characters after Red Wedding and what happened to Cercei in the end of A Feast For Crows (though it was sort of expected, knowing how fucking dumb and perverted she is).
Most of them will die anyway, some more horribly than others :twisted:
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Post by browneyedgirl » Mon May 11, 2009 1:47 pm

Well, the writers of the HBO series "Game of Thrones" have their own thread there. I'm wondering if they will take any of the posters suggestions seriously...... :D

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A Dance with Dragons
Read an advance extract from A Dance with Dragons.
An extract from George R R Martin's A Dance with Dragons

The rat squealed as he bit into it, squirming wildly in his hands. The belly was the softest part. He tore at the sweet meat, the warm blood running over his lips. It was so good that it brought tears to his eyes. His belly rumbled and he swallowed. By the third bite the rat had ceased to struggle, and he was feeling almost content.
Then he heard the sounds of voices outside the dungeon door.
At once he stilled, fearing even to chew. His mouth was full of blood and flesh and hair, but he dared not spit or swallow. He listened in terror to the scuff of boots and the clanking of iron keys. No, he thought, please gods, not now. It had taken him so long to catch the rat. If they catch me with it they will take it away, and then Lord Ramsay will hurt me.
He knew he ought to hide the rat, but he was so hungry. It had been two days since he had eaten, or maybe three. Down here in the dark it was hard to tell. Though his arms and legs were thin as reeds, his belly was swollen and hollow, and ached so much that he found himself remembering Lady Hornwood. After their wedding, Lord Ramsay had locked her away in a tower and starved her to death. In the end she had eaten her own fingers.
He crouched down in a corner of his cell, clutching his prize. Blood ran from the corners of his mouth as he tore at the rat with his teeth, trying to bolt down as much of the warm flesh as he could. The meat was stringy, but so rich he thought he might be sick. He chewed and swallowed, feeling the small bones crunch between his teeth.
The sounds were growing louder. Please gods, he isn't coming for me. There were other cells, other prisoners. Sometimes he heard them screaming, even through the thick stone walls. The women always scream the loudest. He sucked at the raw meat and tried to spit out the leg bone, but it only dribbled over his lower lip and tangled in his beard. Go away, he prayed, go away, pass me by, please, please.
But the footsteps stopped just when they were loudest, and the keys clattered right outside the door. The rat fell from his fingers. His heels scrabbled at the straw as he tried to push himself into the corner.
The sound of the lock turning was the most terrible of all. When the light hit him full in the face, he let out a shriek.
"That's not him," said a boy's voice. "Look at him. We've got the wrong cell."
"Last cell on the left," another boy replied. "This is the last cell on the left, isn't it?"
"Aye." A pause. "What's he saying?"
"I don't think he likes the light."
"Would you, if you looked like that?" The boy hawked and spat. "And the stench of him. I'm like to choke."
"He's been eating rats," said the second boy. "Look."
The first boy laughed. "He has. That's funny."
I had to, he thought. The rats bit him when he slept, gnawing at his fingers and his toes, even at his face, so when he got his hands on one he did not hesitate. Eat or be eaten, those were the only choices. "I did it," he mumbled, "I did, I did, I ate him, they do the same to me, please..."
The boys moved closer, the straw crunching softly under their feet. "Talk to me," said one of them. He was the smaller of the two, a thin boy, but clever. "Tell me your name."
My name. A scream caught in his throat. They had taught him his name, they had, but it had been so long that he'd forgotten. If I say it was wrong he'll take another finger, or worse, he'll... "Please," he squeaked, his voice thin and weak. He sounded a hundred years old. Perhaps he was. How long have I been in here?
"Reek," said the larger of the boys. "Your name is Reek. Remember?" He was the one with the torch. The smaller boy had the ring of iron keys.
Reek? Tears ran down his cheeks. "I remember. I do." His mouth opened and closed. "My name is Reek. It rhymes with bleak." In the dark he did not need a name, so it was easy to forget. Reek, Reek, my name is Reek. He had not been born with that name. In another life he had been someone else, but here and now, his name was Reek. He remembered.
He remembered the boys as well. They were clad in matching lambswool doublets, silver-grey with dark blue trim. Both were squires, both were eight, and both were Walder Frey. Big Walder and Little Walder, yes. Only the big one was Little, and the little one was Big, which amused the boys and confused the rest of the world. "I know you," he whispered, through cracked lips. "I know your names."
"You're to come with us," said Little Walder.
"His lordship has need of you," said Big Walder.
Fear went through him like a knife. They are only children, he thought. Two boys of eight. He could overcome two boys of eight, surely. Even as weak as he was, he could take the torch, take the keys, take the dagger sheathed on Little Walder's hip, escape. No, it is too easy. It is a trap. If I run, he will take another finger from me, he will take more of my teeth.
Serve and obey and remember who you are, and no more harm will come to you. He promised, his lordship promised. Even if he had wanted to resist, he did not have the strength. It had been scourged from him, starved from him, flayed from him. When Big Walder pulled him up and Little Walder waved the torch at him to herd him from the cell, he went along as docile as a dog. If he had a tail, he would have tucked it down between his legs.
Out in the yard, night was settling over the Dreadfort and a full moon was rising over the castle's eastern walls. Its pale light cast the shadows of the tall triangular merlons across the frozen ground, a line of sharp black teeth. The air was cold and damp and full of half-forgotten smells. The world, Reek told himself, this is what the world smells like. He did not know how long he had been down there in the dungeons, but it had to have been half a year at least. What if it had been five years, or ten, or twenty? Would I even know? What if I went mad down there, and half my life is gone? But no, that was folly. The boys were still boys. If it had been ten years, they would have grown into men. He had to remember that. I must not let him drive me mad. He can take my fingers and my toes, he can put out my eyes and slice my ears off, but he cannot take my wits unless I let him.
Little Walder led the way with torch in hand. Reek followed meekly, with Big Walder just behind him. The dogs in the kennels barked as they went by. Wind swirled through the yard, cutting through the thin cloth of the filthy rags he wore and raising gooseprickles on his skin. The night air was cold and damp, but he saw no sign of snow, though surely winter was close at hand. Reek wondered if he would be alive to see the snows come. How many fingers will I have? How many toes? When he raised a hand, he was shocked to see how white it was, how fleshless. I have an old man's hands. Could he have been wrong about the boys? What if they were not Little Walder and Big Walder after all, but the sons of the boys he'd known?
The great hall was dim and smoky. Rows of torches burned to the left and right, grasped by skeletal human hands jutting from the walls. High overhead were wooden rafters black from smoke, and a vaulted ceiling lost in shadow. The air was heavy with the smells of wine and ale and roasted meat. Reek's stomach rumbled noisily at the scents, and his mouth began to water.
Little Walder pushed him stumbling past the long tables where the men of the garrison were eating. He could feel their eyes upon him. The best places, up near the dais, were occupied by Ramsay's favorites. But there were strangers too, faces he did not know. Some wrinkled their noses as he passed, whilst others laughed at the sight of him.
At the high table the Bastard of Bolton sat in his lord father's seat, drinking from his father's cup. Two old men shared the high table with him, and Reek knew at a glance that both were lords. One was gaunt, with flinty eyes, a long white beard, and a face as hard as a winter frost. His jerkin was a ragged bearskin, worn and greasy. Underneath he wore a ringmail byrnie, even here at table. The second lord was thin as well, but twisted where the first was straight. One of his shoulders was much higher than the other, and he stooped over his trencher like a vulture over carrion. His eyes were grey and greedy, his teeth yellow, his forked beard a tangle of snow and silver. Only a few wisps of white hair still clung to his spotted skull, but the cloak he wore was soft and fine, grey wool trimmed with clack sable and fastened at the shoulder with a starburst wrought in beaten silver.
Ramsay was clad in black and pink; black boots, black belt and scabbard, black leather jerkin over a pink velvet doublet slashed with dark red satin. In his right ear gleamed a garnet cut in the shape of a drop of blood. Yet for all the splendor of his garb, he remained an ugly man, big-boned and slope-shouldered, with a fleshiness to him that suggested that in later life he would run to fat. His skin was pink and blotchy, his nose broad, his mouth small, his hair long and dark and dry. His lips were wide and meaty, but the thing men noticed first about him were his eyes. He had his lord father's eyes; small, close-set, queerly pale. Ghost grey, some men called the shade, but in truth his eyes were all but colorless, like two chips of dirty ice.
At the sight of Reek, he smiled. "There he is. My sour old friend." To the men beside him he said, "Reek has been with me since I was a boy. My lord father gave him to me, as a token of his love."
The two lords exchanged a look. "I had heard your serving man was dead," said the one with the stooped shoulder. "Slain by the Starks, they said."
Lord Ramsay chuckled. "The ironmen will tell you that what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger. Like Reek. He smells of the grave, though, I grant you that."
"He smells of nightsoil and stale vomit." The stoop-shouldered old lord tossed aside the bone that he'd been gnawing on and wiped his fingers on the tablecloth. "Is there some reason you must needs inflict him upon us whilst we're eating?"
The straight-backed old man in the mail byrnie studied Reek with flinty eyes. "Look again," he urged the other lord. "His hair's gone white and he is three stone thinner, but this is no serving man. Have you forgotten?"
The crookback lord looked again and gave a sudden snort. "Him? Can it be? Stark's ward. Smiling, always smiling."
"He smiles less often now," Lord Ramsay confessed. "I may have broken some of his pretty white teeth."
"You would have done better to slit his throat," said the lord in mail. "A dog who turns against his master is fit for naught but skinning."
"Oh, he's been skinned, here and there," said Ramsay.
"Yes, my lord. I was bad, my lord. Insolent and..." He licked his lip, trying to think of what else he had done. Serve and obey, he told himself, and he'll let you live, and keep the parts that you still have. Serve and obey and remember your name. Reek, Reek, it rhymes with meek.
"There's blood on your mouth," Ramsay observed. "Have you been chewing on your fingers again, Reek?"
"No. No, my lord, I swear." Reek had tried to bite his own ring finger off once, to stop it hurting after they had stripped the skin from it. Lord Ramsay would never simply cut off a man's finger. He preferred to flay it, and let the exposed flesh dry and crack and fester. Reek had been whipped and racked and cut, but there was no pain half so excruciating as the pain that followed flaying. It was the sort of pain that drove men mad, and it could not be endured for long. Sooner or later the victim would scream, "Please, no more, stop it hurting, cut it off," and Lord Ramsay would oblige. It was a game they played. Reek had learned the rules well, but the one time he had forgotten and tried to end the pain himself with his teeth, Ramsay had not been pleased, and the offense had cost Reek another toe. "I ate a rat," he mumbled.
"A rat?" Ramsay's pale eyes glittered in the torchlight. "All the rats in the Dreadfort belong to my lord father. How dare you make a meal of one without my leave?"
Reek did not know what to say, so he said nothing. One wrong word could cost him another toe, even a finger. Thus far he had lost two fingers off his left hand and the pinky off his right, but only the little toe off his right foot against three from his left. Sometimes Ramsay would make japes about balancing him out. He does not want to hurt me, he told me so, he only does it when I give him cause. His lord was merciful and kind. He might have flayed his face off for some of the things Reek had said, before he learned his true name and proper place.
Lord Ramsay filled his cup with ale. "Reek, I have glad tidings for you. I am to be wed. My lord father is bringing me a Stark girl. Lord Eddard's daughter, Arya. You remember little Arya, don't you?"
Arya Underfoot, he almost said. Arya Horseface. Robb's younger sister, brown-haired, long-faced, skinny as a stick, always dirty. Sansa was the pretty one. He remembered a time when he had thought that Lord Eddard Stark might marry him to Sansa and claim him for a son, but that had only been a child's fancy. Arya, though... "I remember her. Arya."
"She shall be the Lady of Winterfell, and me her lord."
She is only a girl. "Yes, my lord. Congratulations."
"Will you attend me at my wedding, Reek?"
He hesitated. "If you wish it, my lord."
"Oh, I do."
He hesitated again, wondering if this was some cruel trap. "Yes, my lord. If it please you. I would be honored."
"We must take you out of that vile dungeon, then. Scrub you pink again, get you some clean clothes, some food to eat. I have a little task for you, and you'll need your strength back if you are to serve me. You do want to serve me, I know."
"Yes, my lord. More than anything." A shiver went through him. "I'm your Reek. Please let me serve you. Please."
"Since you ask so nicely, how can I deny you?" Ramsay Bolton smiled. "I ride to war, Reek. And you will be coming with me, to help me fetch home my virgin bride."


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I thought people should know more what these books are about.

If the HBO series gets this far into the books, I kinda pictureVelibor Topic as the sociopathic Ramsay Bolton, and Raoul Trujillo, as Roose Bolton, Ramsay's equally cruel father.

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Post by Shurik » Sat May 23, 2009 1:19 am

Ah, that dumbass Theon getting what he deserved ... Actually, I'm glad GRRM didn't kill him because it would be an easy exit for someone who betrayed the people he lived with for 10 or so years, killing some of them and making everyone think that Stark boys are dead ...

There are at least 2 additional chapters that were published by GRRM - one for Dany and one for Tyrion.
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Post by browneyedgirl » Sat May 23, 2009 4:03 am

Shurik wrote:Ah, that dumbass Theon getting what he deserved ... Actually, I'm glad GRRM didn't kill him because it would be an easy exit for someone who betrayed the people he lived with for 10 or so years, killing some of them and making everyone think that Stark boys are dead ...

There are at least 2 additional chapters that were published by GRRM - one for Dany and one for Tyrion.
LOL, the situation I copied&pasted is going to be VERY interesting because "Arya" is actually Sansa's friend that went missing in Game of Thrones. Littlefinger said he'd take care of her. Yeah, right---marrying her off to a sadistic creep like Ramsay Bolton. :roll:
The point is---Theon/Reek will know this is a false Arya when he sees her, and what is he going to do? Also, what is psychotic Ramsey going to do when he realizes he has been tricked? ;)

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Post by Shurik » Sat May 23, 2009 9:13 pm

browneyedgirl wrote:
Shurik wrote:Ah, that dumbass Theon getting what he deserved ... Actually, I'm glad GRRM didn't kill him because it would be an easy exit for someone who betrayed the people he lived with for 10 or so years, killing some of them and making everyone think that Stark boys are dead ...

There are at least 2 additional chapters that were published by GRRM - one for Dany and one for Tyrion.
LOL, the situation I copied&pasted is going to be VERY interesting because "Arya" is actually Sansa's friend that went missing in Game of Thrones. Littlefinger said he'd take care of her. Yeah, right---marrying her off to a sadistic creep like Ramsay Bolton. :roll:
The point is---Theon/Reek will know this is a false Arya when he sees her, and what is he going to do? Also, what is psychotic Ramsey going to do when he realizes he has been tricked? ;)
Another war, thousands of dead and stuff? Bolton betrayed his former masters, the Starks, and got some servant girl in return. Judging by previous 4 books, he won't be pleased ... On the other hand, almost everyone who might know that this girl isn't Arya is either dead, missing, in prison, very far away or doesn't care.

This book has to come out soon, the waiting is hard.
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Post by browneyedgirl » Mon May 25, 2009 3:17 pm

Dances with Dragons supposedly takes place at the same time as A Feast For Crows, but I think GRRM is going to add, like, 100 pages to advance it right into The Winters of Winter.
One thing: What was Brienne's last word&did it save her? ;)
I think it was "Stannis". Brienne made a pact with Catelyn that she would kill Stannis because he supposedly killed Renly(in spirit). Catelyn will probably have the rope cut before Brienne dies so the pact might be fulfilled. Thats just my opinion. ???
Also, I wonder if Jaime did reject Ceresi, or he will, at the last minute rush to save her&be her champion at her trial?

By the way, a spoiler from The Winds of Winter: Loras, and Queen Margeary are still alive, but there is a suggestion that except for Tyrion, all the Lannisters will be wiped out--even the children. And, there is possibility Tyrion is not really a Lannister at all! :D

Yes, I am so looking forward to the DWD book. I hope its is October and no more delays!!!!! TWoW is due out in 2010, but we know how that goes! :lol:

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Post by Shurik » Mon May 25, 2009 3:44 pm

Dances with Dragons supposedly takes place at the same time as A Feast For Crows, but I think GRRM is going to add, like, 100 pages to advance it right into The Winters of Winter.
ADWD and AFFC were supposed to be one book, but then Martin saw that it reached astronomical proportions, divided it in two, rewrote most of the books, that's why it took smth like 4 years to publish AFFC and as many to publish ADWD.
One thing: What was Brienne's last word&did it save her?
As far as I remember, she knows that Arya and Sansa are alive.
Also, I wonder if Jaime did reject Ceresi, or he will, at the last minute rush to save her&be her champion at her trial?
I hope he rejected her and it will be in character for him, judging by who he became since he was imprisoned and freed. Cercei will die, because dumb characters always die in those books :)
TWoW is due out in 2010, but we know how that goes! Laughing

Yeah, 2010 :lol: I'd say 2012 at the earliest.
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Post by browneyedgirl » Wed May 27, 2009 2:03 pm

I think my most anticipated event in ASOIAF will be to see "the beautiful queen to come"(Dany?) prophecy fulfilled and knock Cercei on her ass and off the throne. :D I don't really care if Cercei dies or not, but I would love to see her pride and arrogance totally broken. Her character thinks just because she is a rich, beautiful, blue-eyed blonde she can get away with anything, even destroying other peoples life. Cercei needs to be taught a hard lesson about life and I'm afraid its going to be her own children's demise to finally teach her. :(

My second wish is to see Tyrion happy.
Is the three-headed dragon Dany, Tyrion, and Jon? ??? ;) Or is than too obvious? :D GRRM loves to surprise his fans!

My third wish is to see Jon Snow legitimized so he can share the Iron Throne with his sister(and wife?) Dany. Then, finally Peace will arrive to Westeros.

But, before all that, the Freys, Boltons, Greyjoys, and remaining Baretheons have to be humbled, and I know they will not willingly do that. :D (I think the Greyjoy boys downfall, Vic and Euron, will actually be fighting over the love of a beautiful woman---Dany. But, thats just my opinion.)
However, I think the Tyrells and the Martells will "bend the knee". Those two familys seem like the most easy-going of all the battling Houses. Once again, my own opinion. But, the Martells poisonous spears&swords do tend to get respect! :D

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Post by Shurik » Wed May 27, 2009 11:35 pm

I don't really care if Cercei dies or not, but I would love to see her pride and arrogance totally broken. Her character thinks just because she is a rich, beautiful, blue-eyed blonde she can get away with anything, even destroying other peoples life. Cercei needs to be taught a hard lesson about life and I'm afraid its going to be her own children's demise to finally teach her.
Well, one of her children is already dead and her daughter has an ugly scar on her face. Only one left relatively untouched, but he's too insignificant to bother ...
My second wish is to see Tyrion happy.
Mine too.
My third wish is to see Jon Snow legitimized so he can share the Iron Throne with his sister(and wife?) Dany. Then, finally Peace will arrive to Westeros.
Now that will be interesting :)
But I think the real ending will be much more tragic. Don't forget the Others menace coming from the deep North.
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Post by browneyedgirl » Fri May 29, 2009 3:27 pm

Yes, many people have theorized that the menace from the Others will be what brings Dany and her dragons to Westeros.
Probably Melisandre, with her religious mumbo-jumbo, thinks she can rid the Others from the North but it won't work. This will be possibly where Stannis meets his doom because he has got a touch of megalomania himself. :D
BTW, I wonder if it is true that Dragonstone Island has been sacked? If so, Davos, Stannis wife and little girl have been killed. ??? Even more reason for Stannis to not give a damn anymore and throw all caution to the winds, I guess. I guess that answer will be in Dances with Dragons, too.

I know its totally pointless but I have more cast wish list. :D
Prince Doran Martell---Ghassan Massoud
Arrianne Martell---Aishwarya Rai
Prince Oberyn(the Red Viper)---Alexander Siddiq
Ellaria Sand---Eva Green
(I get the impression that the Dornish people are Arabic or Indian in appearance and culture. But, thats just my opinion.)
Oberyns 8 daughters--the "Sand Snakes"
Obara--Bridget Regan
Nymeria---Liv Tyler
Tyene---Monica Cruz
Sarella---Anna Robb
Then, there are the 4 little girls.
WTF are they called Snakes? I understand the "Sand", but Snakes? ???
Sir Aerys Oakheart---Craig Parker


Khal Drogo---Rudy Youngblood
Dany---Sasha Jackson
Viserys--Rodrigo Sandiogo

Edmure Tully---Eric Stolz
Lord Hooster Tully---Bruce Spence
Blackfish Tully---Jeremy Irons

Hodor---Jonathan Brewer
Illyrio---Andrew Robinson
Varys---Brent Spiner
Vargo Hoat--Vincent D'Onofrio

Benjen---Adrian Paul
Aurane Waters---Hugh Laurie
Mace Tyrell---David Thewlis
Queen Margery--Summer Glau

Cercei--Nathalie Cox or Katheryn Morris
Tywin---Daniel Benzali
Jaime---Simon Baker
Sheylse Bartheon--Linda Hamilton
Euron--Jason Isaacs
Victarian--Greg Horner

Osha--Uma Thurman
Brienne---Autumn Chiklis
Robert--Angus McFayden
Stannis---Martin Csokas or Colm Feore
Catelyn--Gillian Anderson or Lena Headey
Ned--Colin Firth or Noah Wylie
Illyn Payne(the Executioner)---Lance Hendrickson

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I'll think of more later.......:D
On the ASOIAF Board there are actually little "flame wars" over these casting notions. :lol: Which is really funny because it has already been announced that most of the actors will be from UK, and unknown. But, to hell with it! Its fun, anyway. :D

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Post by Shurik » Fri May 29, 2009 7:35 pm

BTW, I wonder if it is true that Dragonstone Island has been sacked? If so, Davos, Stannis wife and little girl have been killed. Confused Even more reason for Stannis to not give a damn anymore and throw all caution to the winds, I guess. I guess that answer will be in Dances with Dragons, too.
Wasn't the sack of Dragonstone one of the last things that were mentioned in AFFC? And was said earlier in that book that Davos was captured and killed, but Wikipedia lists him as one of the POV characters for the next book ...

This book should really come out soon.
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Post by NeverendingAbyss » Fri May 29, 2009 9:06 pm

WTF? :lol:
I shall interfere with this p2p conversation and break the chain.

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Post by browneyedgirl » Sat May 30, 2009 11:36 am

Shurik wrote:
BTW, I wonder if it is true that Dragonstone Island has been sacked? If so, Davos, Stannis wife and little girl have been killed. Confused Even more reason for Stannis to not give a damn anymore and throw all caution to the winds, I guess. I guess that answer will be in Dances with Dragons, too.
Wasn't the sack of Dragonstone one of the last things that were mentioned in AFFC? And was said earlier in that book that Davos was captured and killed, but Wikipedia lists him as one of the POV characters for the next book ...

This book should really come out soon.
Gee, I hope Davos did not get killed because he is a very likeable and honorable character.(Oops, I forgot---those are the guys&gals who DO get killed off! :lol: )
Also, this Dragonstone invasion was supposedly where Sir Loras was almost burned to death. Yet, spoilers have indicated he is alive in TWoW.
I was hoping this talk of the Dragonstone sack was just a ruse told to Cercei to distract her, or something. ??? I guess we will see! :D

@NeverendingAbyss, you need to read these books and you will know what all the Hoopla is about! :D
Its like a soap opera but classier, and more "realistic". Well, its fantasy stuff, but alot of the material was gleaned from Medieval history and such, so maybe thats a part of why its so interesting. My 2 cents. :D
And, GRRM is one of the most descriptive writers I have ever came across. Terry Goodkind writes great fantasy, but GRRM has Terry beat I do believe! I mean, when you read something that GRRM writes, you can just picture it happening in your mind---or at least I can. :err: I dunno if thats good or not! :lol:
But, most folks really "get into" these books and greatly enjoy them. I guess thats why there are literally thousands of websites devoted to the ASOIAF stuff. :)

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Post by Shurik » Sat May 30, 2009 11:50 am

Its like a soap opera but classier, and more "realistic". Well, its fantasy stuff, but alot of the material was gleaned from Medieval history and such, so maybe thats a part of why its so interesting. My 2 cents. Very Happy
And, GRRM is one of the most descriptive writers I have ever came across. Terry Goodkind writes great fantasy, but GRRM has Terry beat I do believe! I mean, when you read something that GRRM writes, you can just picture it happening in your mind---or at least I can. Worried I dunno if thats good or not! Laughing
But, most folks really "get into" these books and greatly enjoy them. I guess thats why there are literally thousands of websites devoted to the ASOIAF stuff.
Yeah, it has soap-operaish stuff but just like fantasy parts - it is only a background. In general, reading those books is like reading a very detailed history of some medieval country told by the participants of the events. It's brutal, favorite characters die pretty frequently and life is crappy for simple folk who bear the consequences of one lord fighting another for stuff that simple folk doesn't care about, just like it was in middle ages. Nowadays I think this series beat even LOTR ...
So, those who don't understand what are me an browneyedgirl are talking about - start reading. :)
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Post by browneyedgirl » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:12 pm

I will post pics of the 4 books available, and the future, Dance with Dragons.
First, A Game of Thrones:
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Second, A Clash of Kings:
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Third, A Storm of Swords: (a VERY thick book! In UK it was divided into 2 seperate books!)
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Fourth, A Feast For Crows:
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And, the upcoming A Dance With Dragons:
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But, the covers actually vary with different editions. I just thought I'd post the covers if anyone is interested in buying the books. :)

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BEG'S ASOIAF DREAM CAST PART 1

Post by browneyedgirl » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:56 pm

Since blogs are popping up all over the internet about this fan casting, I thought I'd get into the act! Its harmless fun, and the real cast won't be chosen for another month, so...........

QUEEN DANY TARGARYEN=Sasha Jackson
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KHAL DROGO=Rudy Youngblood
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LORD NED STARK=Noah Wylie
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LADY CATELYN TULLY STARK=Lena Headey
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LYANNA STARK(NED's Sister)=Mary Kate Olsen
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KING ROBERT BARATHEON=Angus MacFadyen
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QUEEN CERSEI LANNISTER BARATHEON=Kathyrn Morris
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KING STANNIS BARATHEON=Colm Feore
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QUEEN SELYSE FLORENT BARATHEON=Linda Hamilton
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MELISANDRE(The Red Priestess)=Dina Meyer
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PRINCE RHAEGAR=Orlando Bloom
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JAIME LANNISTER=Matthew McConaughey
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LORD TYWIN LANNISTER=Daniel Benzali
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MAESTER LUWIN=Tobin Bell
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MAESTER PYCELLE=MAXIMILLIAN SCHELL
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LADY LYSA TULLY ARRYN=Alison Sweeney
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LITTLEFINGER=Edward Norton
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HODOR=Jonathan Brewer
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QUENTYN MARTELL=Danny Pino
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SHIREEN BARATHEON(Stannis' daughter)=Maisy McLeod-Riera
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Well, thats the first batch. Its a BIG cast! :D

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Ok, the second batch of characters:

KING RENLY BARATHEON=Jake Gyllenhaal
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YOUNG KING ROBB STARK=Thomas Dekker
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LORD EDMURE TULLY=Eric Stoltz
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LORD HOOSER TULLY=Bruce Spence
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BLACKFISH TULLY=David Caruso
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LADY ROSLIN TULLY=Selena Gomez
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LORD WYMAN MANDERLY=Robbie Coltrane
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SIR WYLIS MANDERLY=Jeremy Ratchford
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SIR WENDEL MANDERLY=Kevin James
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THE MAD KING TARGARYEN=Jon Finch
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VISERYS TARGARYEN=Rodrigo Santoro
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DAVOS SEAWORTH=Jeremy Irons
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JANOS SLYNT=David Morrissey
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AURANE WATERS=Hugh Laurie
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LORD MACE TYRELL=David Thewlis
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QUEEN MARGAERY TYRELL BARATHEON LANNISTER LANNISTER=Summer Glau
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OLD LADY TYRELL(Mace's mom)=Judy Dench
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LADY STOKEWORTH=Sheryl Lee
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LOLLYS STOKEWORTH=Brittany Spears
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SIR BRONN=Dominic West
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SHAE=Hillary Swank
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SIR JORAH MORMONT=Chris Meloni
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BEGS DREAM ASOIAF CAST: Part 3

Post by browneyedgirl » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:44 pm

PRINCE DORAN MARTELL---Ghassan Massoud
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PRINCESS ELIA MARTELL TARGARYEN--Eva Green
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PRINCESS ARIANNE MARTELL---Aishwarya Rai
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SIR ARYS OAKHEART--Garrett Dillahunt
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SIR OBERYN(the Red Viper)MARTELL--Alexander Siddig
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ELLARIA SAND---Bahar Soomekh
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AERO HOTAH---Thom Barry
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OBARA SAND---Bridget Regan
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NYMERIA SAND--Liv Tyler
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TYENE SAND--Monica Cruz
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SARELLA SAND---Miley Cyrus
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LORD BALON GREYJOY---John Noble
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AERON GREYJOY---Ralph Fiennes
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EURON GREYJOY--Jason Isaacs
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VICTARIAN GREYJOY--Craig Horner
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THEON GREYJOY--Tom Payne
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ASHA GREYJOY---Katie Holmes Cruise
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LORD "OLD MAN" WALDER FREY---Robin Williams
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LORD EMMON FREY--Tommy Lee Jones
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LADY GENNA LANNISTER FREY---Dolly Parton
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Post by Shurik » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:22 pm

BEG, can you maybe post links to your dream castings, instead of pictures?
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Post by browneyedgirl » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:30 pm

Shurik wrote:BEG, can you maybe post links to your dream castings, instead of pictures?
Do you think that would be best? I keep forgetting pictures show up bigger on a monitor than on a TV! :oops: Well, I can post bigger pics on a link, too, so Ill try it.

OSHA: Shawnee Smith
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MANCE RAYDER: Craig Parker
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YGRITTE, the wildling: Leighton Meester
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JEYNE WESTERLING STARK: Blake Lively
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MAESTER AEMON TARGARYEN: Peter O'Toole
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GILLY: Lauren Conrad
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SANSA STARK: Annasophia Robb
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ARYA STARK: Jordana Beatty
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MAESTER QYBURN: Phil Peleton
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PRINCESS MELLARIO MARTELL: Jada Pinkett Smith
http://a820.g.akamai.net/f/820/822/1d/i ... inkett.jpg

DAVEN LANNISTER: Dean Winters
http://www.listal.com/image/89429/180fu ... inters.jpg

LADY TAENA MERRYWEATHER: Lindsay Lohan
http://www.starblogs.net/archives/Linds ... edhead.jpg

KEVAN LANNISTER: Ed Harris
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SIR ILLYN PAYNE(the EXECUTIONER): Lance Hendricksen
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VARGO HOAT: Vincent D'Onofrio
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VARYS(the Spyder): Brent Spiner
http://www.123celebs.net/b/brent-spiner ... spiner.jpg

ILLYRIO: Andrew Robinson
http://www.cult-cinema.ru/pictures/acto ... binson.jpg

CRASTER: Michael Hurst
http://www.isnanchordesk.com/autos/pix/mhurst.jpg

PRINCE XHO: Idris Elba
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BEN JEN STARK: Adrian Paul
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MIA STONE: Vanessa Hudgens
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DOLOROUS EDD: Bruce Campbell
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PIA: Paget Brewster
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Post by Shurik » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:24 pm

That's better :)

But fantasy casts are pretty silly idea, IMO. No major Hollywood star will be cast because of the costs. The cast will probably have some known TV stars, few actors who are also known for movie work (Peter Dinklage is already cast as Tyrion) and the rest will be British/Irish unknowns. The cast of Rome can give you a general idea of what we can expect ...

Anyway, I started re-reading the entire series in hopes to finish it by the time ADWD comes out.
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Post by browneyedgirl » Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:57 pm

Yeah, its kinda silly, but its fun, too. :D
Seriously, it has been said on a couple of the credible websites that the real cast will probably be chosen by mid-July, if not sooner. Several casting calls are going out in LA! But, probably, preferably for people from UK with the Equity card, which is something a star from USA has to have to do movies in UK.

Now if only ADwD would hurry and be released! :D I want to know if Cercei is beheaded, Stannis loses his crown, Melisandre exposed as a fake, Brienne is saved, Jaime comes to his senses, and Tyrion finally finds true love! :D Etc........

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LADY BRIENNE OF TARTH: Autumn Chiklis
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GREGOR CLEGANE: Triple H OR Juoka Ahola
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SANDOR CLEGANE: Zachary TY Bryan
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BRAN STARK: Sonny Rodriquez
http://www.johnrobertpowers.net/Locpics ... sonnyr.jpg

JEYNE POOLE: Katy Perry
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SIR DONTOS: Michael Sheen
http://www.latinoreview.com/images/uplo ... ic1060.jpg

MAESTER COLEMON: IAN HOLM
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SIR CLEOS FREY: David Duchovney
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SIR LANCEL LANNISTER: Jesse McCartney
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SQUIRE DEVAN SEAWORTH: Jaric Henson
http://www.johnrobertpowers.net/Locpics ... _jaric.jpg

SIR ALLISER THORNE: Liam Neeson
http://biografie.leonardo.it/img/bio/l/Liam_Neeson.jpg

LORD GYLES ROSBY: Roger Daltry
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GENDRY HILL: Colin Morgan
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EDRIC STORM: Johnny McLeod
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WHILESMILE, THE SINGER: Josh Groban
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MADAM CHATAYA: Queen Latifah
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ALAYAYA: Zoe Saldana
http://www.kino-govno.com/imgdb/a_zoe_s ... center.jpg

SIR JEOR MORMONT: Omar Sharif
http://www.showfiles.de/stars/images/Omar%20Sharif.jpg

SYRIO FOREL: Luke Goss
http://www.lynx2.com/mattgoss/mattgoss3 ... keGoss.jpg

SIR HYLE HUNT: Giovanni Ribisi
http://www.jupeal.com/Actores/Giovanni_ ... iovan1.jpg

YOREN: Bredan Gleeson
http://images.killermovies.com/t/troy/B ... leeson.jpg

SIR LORA TYRELL: Bradley James
http://www.yugatech.com/ringtones/wp-co ... merlin.jpg

JON SNOW: Luke Pasqualino
http://www.thebwhagency.co.uk/s1te/imag ... ualino.jpg

SIR OSMUND KETTLEBLACK: Alec Balwin
http://www.lahiguera.net/cinemania/acto ... aldwin.jpg

SIR OSFRYD KETTLEBACK: Daniel Baldwin
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SIR OSNEY KETTLEBLACK: Adam Baldwin
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There you have it, my billion dollar cast! :lol:
Hopefully, a few wellknown stars can make an appearance, but Im sure from all I have read, the crew will do a fine job creating this wonderful story into an interesting and hit, TV show. :)

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Post by Shurik » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:53 am

Now if only ADwD would hurry and be released! Very Happy I want to know if Cercei is beheaded, Stannis loses his crown, Melisandre exposed as a fake, Brienne is saved, Jaime comes to his senses, and Tyrion finally finds true love! Very Happy Etc........
Actually, I wouldn't mind if Brienne would disappear. Her chapters in AFFC bored me to death - yeah, we got it, she's a tragic hero on a pointless quest. The only good thing in her chapters was the description of the influence of the war on simple folk ...
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Post by browneyedgirl » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:42 pm

It has been said on several asoiaf sites that Tom Payne had almost snagged the part of Viserys, but he started bragging on Twitter about the deal before it was finalized and now, he does not know what they plan on doing. Discussing such things so far in advance apparently is taboo in the show business media. ???

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Post by Shurik » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:22 pm

browneyedgirl wrote:It has been said on several asoiaf sites that Tom Payne had almost snagged the part of Viserys, but he started bragging on Twitter about the deal before it was finalized and now, he does not know what they plan on doing. Discussing such things so far in advance apparently is taboo in the show business media. ???
Yeah, I heard it. Who is this guy anyway?
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Post by browneyedgirl » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:25 am

Shurik wrote:
browneyedgirl wrote:It has been said on several asoiaf sites that Tom Payne had almost snagged the part of Viserys, but he started bragging on Twitter about the deal before it was finalized and now, he does not know what they plan on doing. Discussing such things so far in advance apparently is taboo in the show business media. ???
Yeah, I heard it. Who is this guy anyway?
I think he had some role on ROME, or some other HBO or BBC series. ??? Many people have made comments that Tom would do a better job being Theon, given that he had played badboy roles before. And I think it was mentioned he did try out for Theon(and I think Robb Stark), too.

A funny comment was made about the casting. It is believed that the Lannisters are going to be cast from the LA area, and comments were made that it was fitting, since USAers are known for their arrogance like the Lannister characters. :lol:

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Post by browneyedgirl » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:58 pm

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DANTE NERO
A NYC actor who is trying for the part of character of Khal Drogo. He got a callback, so he is one of the lead contenders.
Personally, I do not think he is suited for the role. Sorry, but I am picturing someone more Native American, Asian, or even Middle Eastern to play this part. Just my opinion. :)

Here is another lady who I can see as Dany, his wife:
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Casting for The Game of Thrones is really making progress, probably by mid July we should know who will play the major characters. I think, though, casting the children is proving abit tough, but the casting directors are getting there! :)

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Post by Shurik » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:51 pm

A NYC actor who is trying for the part of character of Khal Drogo. He got a callback, so he is one of the lead contenders.
Personally, I do not think he is suited for the role. Sorry, but I am picturing someone more Native American, Asian, or even Middle Eastern to play this part. Just my opinion. Smile
Khal Drogo doesn't do much in the book, frankly. The actor just have to look scary most of the time and look gentle during the few scenes where he's alone with Dany. This guy will do. Don't forget that he will have a wig, a fake moustache and whole lot of other things for the role ...
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a possible joffery.

Post by browneyedgirl » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:46 pm

Eugene Simon
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he is 15 or 16---a couple years older than the character in the books that he would represent. But,IMO, he does capture that smug, arrogant look of the very bratty Joffery Baratheon. :bigok:
I think the casting directors pegged this one right if indeed, this choice passes.

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