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#671 Re: The Sunset Strip » HBO's A Game of Thrones » 570 weeks ago
Enjoyed the episode, although I think last weeks was better.
I'm guessing the Jon Snow scene was just to add some tension to the return but yeah not very logical.
Wasn't that shocked by the by the burning even though it seems to have outraged many. It had been on the cards since melisandre mentioned it a couple of weeks ago. As for Stannis I've never been the biggest fan anyway so his actions haven't bothered me too much as I wasn't reallly rooting for him in the first place.
The Dorne stuff has felt like filler so far, I don't know what happens in the books but it feels like so far it's being used as padding for the series. I do like the fact that things are changing from the books though as it keeps it fresh for everyone and even the book readers don't know necessarily what's to come.
Excellent final scene overall, although the flying cgi did look a bit cheap but the rest was great. Felt like it threw up more questions for me than answers though. Who's the leader of the sons of harpy if not Danys husband to be? Did Jorah give Dany greyscale? When's she going to give up mereen as a bad job and burn the place to the ground and move on?
#672 Re: The Sunset Strip » HBO's A Game of Thrones » 571 weeks ago
Excellent episode this week, I wondered when we'd see the walkers again.
Ep 9 next which is traditionally a big one, can't wait!
#673 Re: The Sunset Strip » HBO's A Game of Thrones » 572 weeks ago
Well they still have to have a trial *hint hint*, but that was said already last episode.
Nah Littlefinger is probably loving this. In AAFC/ADWD this has nothing to do with him, but it completely plays into his hands in both books/TV show.
Why on earth would Littlefinger want to save Cersei?
They've mentioned trials a couple of times so I'd guessed that had a part to play.
My theory and I've not read the books so im just guessing is Margaery will ask for trial by combat and talk Tommen into being her champion as a way of getting back at Cersei as Tommen will almost certainly lose. She'd obviously no longer be queen but maybe she's willing to sacrifice that to hurt Cersei.
As for littlefinger I think he's in the empire business (as a great man once said). He's already lord of the vale and he asked Cersei to make him warden of the north. If he helps her she no doubt will grant that wish. That makes him lord of half of westeros, not to mention what he might get in return for helping the Tyrells. The guys going to have more power than the king by seasons end.
#674 Re: Guns N' Roses » The enigmatic Beavan album ('98-00) » 572 weeks ago
A Private Eye wrote:My guess is one of the rumoured label rejections occured in this period, everything seemed ready to go mid August and yet you can almost watch the wheels fall off over the next 8 weeks.
I agree with you on that whatever happened, it seemingly went down in between June and August. The tour was about to happen and the pressure was mounting. Unfortunately, this leaves us with the same basic question; why was the album pulled from the tentative September 2nd slot?
The label rejection, while possible, seems a bit awkward. Interscope was in the game for the money, frankly. The tour and the media hype would've surely sold them enough copies of the album to warrant a release, if only Axl was happy to give to them. Instead of a strong album, Interscope would've sufficed to a strong single, which they could've touted to panhandle the album.
Cold feet due to a lack of a single is possible, but you'd think they would've cut to the chase at this point, regardless.
I think a rejection on the basis of a lack of single is entirely possible. Hype would have got the album so far, yes, but maybe the label expected/needed a bit more by that point? Didn't we date Better to 03, which is arguably the bands strongest single type track to date? If that's true an 02 album has no Better on it and I believe CITR was rumoured to be the first single. I can understand, perhaps, why the label may have been twitchy at that prospect.
I seem to recall in 06 when Better first leaked someone who had worked on the album said they had never heard it before and that it was a new song to them and believed it was the bands attempt to consciously produce a 'hit single'? No idea who it was now but I'm sure I read it.
If that's the memo to Axl upon album submission in summer 02 ie come back with a couple of singles, it's perhaps no wonder things went south. Tweaks, finishing touches etc could be done between shows on a tour (in theory, 06 suggests easier said than done), however producing a couple of hit singles out of thin air while on the road probably looked a bit more daunting. We know Axl's no lover of touring anyway, it wouldn't take much to make him drag his heels and the prospect of a world tour supporting an album that was now further away than ever was probably too much to stomach.
#675 Re: Guns N' Roses » The enigmatic Beavan album ('98-00) » 572 weeks ago
A bigger mystery is what the hell happened with the album from 2002 onwards, with Axl as the designated driver. Instead of just mixing and packaging the work done with RTB and Zutaut, Axl commissioned Marco Beltrami and Paul Buckmaster to work with orchestrations on songs. To me, that's a mindbending moment - all we know adds up to the conclusion that the album could've been released by the 2002 tour.
They had the RTB mixes, the works. Axl would've done himself an immense favour by letting the first album drop there and then, while fiddling around with the second one for the next 2 years, if he'd like.
I'd really like to know that part of the story. Axl seemed out of place on the '02 tour. While he said he was touring against his better judgement on the UYI's, that goes double for the ill-fated ClearChannel tour. Something had really gotten underneath his skin since completing mixes the year before.
I think you can nearly pin point the week that the wheels fell off. Reading through a few bits August 02 seems like a crucial period in the saga. On the 15th Axl himself gives an interview indicating the album is essentially done and it's time to 'wrap up the baby'. He talks of UYI style world tour taking up the next 2/3 years along with the album release. He was ready and seemingly willing to go into full touring/promotion mode for the next few years.
Yet by August 30th, the VMA's he deliberately corrects Loader when he ask if they're going to see it soon. All previous info had hinted at a September release yet at the end of August 'soon' was not the word. Within a couple of months a tour that was meant to span years is in ruins and seemingly it's back to the drawing board.
My guess is one of the rumoured label rejections occured in this period, everything seemed ready to go mid August and yet you can almost watch the wheels fall off over the next 8 weeks. Why push on with a world tour when the album you're touring behind has just been kicked to touch?
#676 Re: The Sunset Strip » HBO's A Game of Thrones » 572 weeks ago
I saw that video the other day, pretty funny.
Solid episode this week, feels like we're hitting the business end of the season. Interested to see how things play out with Cersei, wasn't expecting that twist so soon.
If it's anything like season 4 the final 3 episodes were excellent so im looking forward to seeing what comes next.
#677 Re: The Sunset Strip » The X-FILES Thread » 573 weeks ago
This could be interesting. I lost interest in the show years before it ended but there is definite potential in a storyline dealing with the global obsession with Facebook, Twitter, and whatever new phone/internet fad on the horizon. I'm actually surprised at the lack of film/tv shows dealing with the subject.
I think there's a horror movie on the horizon based that general topic called 'unfriended' or something like that. No idea if it'll be any good though.
#678 Re: The Sunset Strip » HBO's A Game of Thrones » 574 weeks ago
Possibly, she has room for another advisor at her side now.
I didn't feel the show was any poorer this week for not visiting kings landing. I guess part of that is because there's nobody very interesting left there, love em or hate em KL without Joffrey, Tyrion and Tywin is a fairly dull place.
#679 Re: The Sunset Strip » HBO's A Game of Thrones » 575 weeks ago
Hidden Text:Not as tightly knit an episode as last week overall but still enjoyed it.
Just seen an interview with the guy who plays Barristan.
#680 Re: The Sunset Strip » HBO's A Game of Thrones » 575 weeks ago
Not as tightly knit an episode as last week overall but still enjoyed it.
