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[triplestation]

The Game of Thrones Prequel will chronicle the epic fantasy world's history from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. It will reveal the horrifying secrets of Westeros' story, the true origin of the White Walkers, the mysteries of the east, and the Starks of legend. "

'Game Of Thrones' Prequel Begins Filming In Belfast, Draws Inspiration From 'Fire & Blood'

The cameras officially start rolling for the filming of "Game of Thrones" Prequel in Belfast.

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The budget is reportedly identical as the original show but with different writers. What are your expectations?

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Who are the cast?

Where do I volunteer to become the cast?

 

[NickFire]

Sounds like they turned a lost final season episode into an entire series.

 

[triplestation]

CAST:

 

[triplestation]

Naomi Watts (LEAD)

Naomi Ackie

Denise Gough

Jamie Campbell Bower

Sheila Atim

Ivanno Jeremiah

Georgie Henley

Alex Sharp

Toby Regbo

 

[Cunth]

Who the fuck are they

 

[NickFire]

Who the fuck are they

People who I have no interest in watching simulate sex scenes (except maybe Watts)?

 

[triplestation]

Who the fuck are they

nigga you don't know naomi watts?

 

[Cunth]

nigga you don't know naomi watts?

Ok she’s the only one I recognised

 

[llien]

So, Naomi Watts and unknown people.

Given how bad things went when script writers ran out of R.R.M. material, i'm skeptical, but will give it a try.

 

[MetalAlien]

Who the fuck cares how it begins when we know how shitty it ends? Not no but HELL NO!

 

[triplestation]

I'm just irked from the lack of actual grown people. These actors/actresses are young as shit. Hoping for news of some actual grown adults in this.

 

[Catphish]

Two months ago, I'd have been stoked as hell. Now? Bleh. I wouldn't touch this shit until its run is completed, and I know it's not a rushed pile of shit.

 

[slugbahr]

Who gives a flying rat's ass about "the real origin of the white walkers" now?
Big fuckin whoop!

 

[The Janitor]

Who gives a flying rat's ass about "the real origin of the white walkers" now?
Big fuckin whoop!

Yeah, they ruined that in the show. Unless they are gonna just disregard the show and do their own thing...

 

[Trogdor1123]

Some sour grapes in here wow. I think it sounds like a great concept for a show. Should be fun.

Going to need to be special to beat foundation and LOTR though...

 

[Nester99]

Na

Fool me once....

 

[triplestation]

Some sour grapes in here wow. I think it sounds like a great concept for a show. Should be fun.

Going to need to be special to beat foundation and LOTR though...

Yup I'm curious about it and I agree it's a very interesting idea to explore

I'm very eager to see the ancestors of the Starks and how things lead to the development of the seven kingdoms

I just really wanna see plenty of adults over 40 and 50 involved in this though

 

[NickFire]

Who gives a flying rat's ass about "the real origin of the white walkers" now?
Big fuckin whoop!

I have to agree. The ship has sailed on this.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Yup I'm curious about it and I agree it's a very interesting idea to explore

I'm very eager to see the ancestors of the Starks and how things lead to the development of the seven kingdoms

I just really wanna see plenty of adults over 40 and 50 involved in this though

That is a good point, there really should be some. I'm almost done book 3 so I'm starting to get more of the back story on Westeros and it's definitely interesting to me. I suspect the tv show didn't get it totally right. The why and the what happened next will be great to see

 

[triplestation]

I have to agree. The ship has sailed on this.

Why do you feel this way?

 

[slugbahr]

Some sour grapes in here wow. I think it sounds like a great concept for a show. Should be fun.

Going to need to be special to beat foundation and LOTR though...

Sour grapes?
When one of the "draws" is the origin of a wet firecracker?

 

[Catphish]

Why do you feel this way?

 

[NickFire]

Why do you feel this way?

Cause I couldn't really care less anymore. 8 weeks ago cared a lot. Today it just doesn't matter.

 

[Silent Duck]

Saw how it ended, don’t care how it began.
The Night King fizzled like a wet fart at the hands of Mary Sue Stark.
Written by the two greatest writers of our generation.

 

[RedCarp04]

Hopefully the show runner(s) are better than D&D.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

It's amazing to see how quickly the fanbase turned on Game of Thrones. lmfao.

Babies, it was trash from S5 onward, if you were slow on the uptake it's your own fault for not understanding narrative quality and not seeing how utterly garbage the Sand Snakes vs Jaime Lannister fight was.

ANYWAY, I'm down to watch this new show for free as I did with GoT before I dropped it. The cast is looking a bit more diverse, if they are bringing more of a role to Dorne than the show could even attempt at then that's cool. I hope it's something more than just being a mediocre tie in to the show, try to be slightly ambitious with this please.

 

[triplestation]

It's amazing to see how quickly the fanbase turned on Game of Thrones. lmfao.

Babies, it was trash from S5 onward, if you were slow on the uptake it's your own fault for not understanding narrative quality and not seeing how utterly garbage the Sand Snakes vs Jaime Lannister fight was.

ANYWAY, I'm down to watch this new show for free as I did with GoT before I dropped it. The cast is looking a bit more diverse, if they are bringing more of a role to Dorne than the show could even attempt at then that's cool. I hope it's something more than just being a mediocre tie in to the show, try to be slightly ambitious with this please.

It's kind of a shitty situation for the fans.

I started GoT Like 2 or 3 weeks ago. I marathon'd the whole thing and just finished recently. I thought season 6, 7 and 8 were acceptable. And I felt the compression at the end where it started feeling less like a show and more like a blockbuster. They wanted to wrap that shit UP.

The show could really have done with another 3 seasons, at least. There's a huge fan base. It's a thriving success. Why fucking not?

Only explanation I could come up with were that D&D were getting sick of it.

 

[ymoc]

It's kind of a shitty situation for the fans.

I started GoT Like 2 or 3 weeks ago. I marathon'd the whole thing and just finished recently. I thought season 6, 7 and 8 were acceptable. And I felt the compression at the end where it started feeling less like a show and more like a blockbuster. They wanted to wrap that shit UP.

The show could really have done with another 3 seasons, at least. There's a huge fan base. It's a thriving success. Why fucking not?

Only explanation I could come up with were that D&D were getting sick of it.

Maybe watch the documentary about making of GoT on HBO. As far as I understand the entire cast has been drained out and exhausted.
They often talk about being like zombies working tirelessly day after day after day.
I think after so many years everyone was, despite loving working on the show, glad that it finally ended.
Kit Harington was basically on mental breakdown level, he has checked in a private wellbeing clinic if I remember correctly. Etc.

So, yah, I can see all of that also being one of the reasons why D&D rushed the final season.

 

[triplestation]

Maybe watch the documentary about making of GoT on HBO. As far as I understand the entire cast has been drained out and exhausted.
They often talk about being like zombies working tirelessly day after day after day.
I think after so many years everyone was, despite loving working on the show, glad that it finally ended.
Kit Harington was basically on mental breakdown level, he has checked in a private wellbeing clinic if I remember correctly. Etc.

So, yah, I can see all of that also being one of the reasons why D&D rushed the final season.

That honestly makes a lot of sense.

 

[angelic]

Tv crunch

 

[ThatStupidLion]

 

[RedVIper]

Wtf is that cast, is this going to be a teenage drama series.

At least they got the diversity shield to protect themselves.

 

[Kadayi]

I think it's fair to say that D&D dropped the ball in wrapping up GOT, because the whole condensed season's aspect just didn't gel with the pacing of the previous seasons in terms of tempo. It would have made more sense to either have made two 10 episode seasons or done an extra season. Still it is what it is.

As regards the new series. It's a completely different production company running things though naturally working with the Belfast people, which is good given the many people involved and the deep knowledge making this sort of a show.

I'm personally prepared to give it a shot. I think HBO is well aware of the divisive nature of the wrap up to GOT and that they will be especially keen on avoiding that,. Given how far in the past the series is set versus GOT I wouldn't expect much in the way of readily identifiable locations though. A lot can change in 5000 years

 

[Starfield]

Let's just boycott it and blame D&D so these clowns will never get another Job in the industry after Star Wars.

 

[Call_me_shane]

I'm just irked from the lack of actual grown people. These actors/actresses are young as shit. Hoping for news of some actual grown adults in this.

Well in the books people are pretty young. Life expectancy in Westeros is probably 30.

 

[jdforge]

I was down at Titanic studios last week. The set they’ve built is HUGE!!

Massive outdoor blue screen

 

[MoFuzz]

Maybe watch the documentary about making of GoT on HBO. As far as I understand the entire cast has been drained out and exhausted.
They often talk about being like zombies working tirelessly day after day after day.
I think after so many years everyone was, despite loving working on the show, glad that it finally ended.
Kit Harington was basically on mental breakdown level, he has checked in a private wellbeing clinic if I remember correctly. Etc.

So, yah, I can see all of that also being one of the reasons why D&D rushed the final season.

That sounds like a fairly reasonable assessment of the situation, but if that is indeed the case, I can't help but wonder how that could be their perspective on things. I haven't seen the 'Making of" docs, so feel free to "Dracarys" me if I've got the wrong idea here, but I would have thought that as an actor, that they would be eternally grateful to be working on something successful, never mind one of the most popular shows of all time.

I don't know if it's public information or not, but if I was a betting man, I'd wager that Kit being admitted into therapy is more so tied to life in the public eye, with the endless scrutiny and loss of privacy that it comes with, as opposed to the days and months of the year devoted to filming and working on the actual show.

I mean these people get paid hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars to put on costumes and pretend to be someone else for fun. If that's considered tough labour, I'll gladly exchange my job with theirs. Y'all will have to excuse me for not crying too hard. Must be a real tough life with all of those red carpet galas, dolla dolla bills and their beach houses....

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

The 'unnamed place in County Down' is about 5 minutes from my house, I believe. Just outside Banbridge. That is where they filmed a lot of the original show.

 

[triplestation]

Well in the books people are pretty young. Life expectancy in Westeros is probably 30.

fuckkkk that shit sideways

I was watching season 1 again and I realized that what really makes the show great are the adult interactions. And I mean adult adult. Not 25. I'm talking past 40 at the minimum.

When Ned and Robert are talking about the Targaryen girl it just pulls me in. These are two seasoned grown ups talking. It feels so much more serious. There's just something about it that feels more genuine.

Yup. I don't think I'd be watching if it weren't for the adults. The greatest scenes involve them.

 

[Valonquar]

Fuck this show lol that is a horrible cast.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Real Life > Sitting watching another GoT-related show

 

[Rentahamster]

As far as I understand the entire cast has been drained out and exhausted.
They often talk about being like zombies working tirelessly day after day after day.

Was that because they've been doing it for so many years?

Or

Is it because the production unnecessarily ramped up the speed and scale of the show way too fast the last two seasons? They could have scaled back the spectacle and improved the writing, and it would have had a lot less harsh a toll on the actors.

 

[Dagobert_]

Is this some gender fluid equality version of Game of Thrones?

 

[bitbydeath]

I want to see Bran pop-in every now and then and fuck shit up.

Nobody has a better story

 

[JimiNutz]

I think the 'Age of Heroes' is a cool setting fot the series and Martin is supposedly much more involved.

The fact that Benioff and Weiss are not involved at all is also very promising. Hopefully they get Miguel Sapochnik to direct some episodes.

Yeah, I'm def interested and am not going to let the stink of the season 8 put me off since I place that blame solely on Benioff and Weiss.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Hey, this actually sounds interesting.

As a Game of Thrones noob do you think this would be newcomer friendly?

Toby Regbo

Look at this photograph... and examine what makes me laugh.

It's kind of a shitty situation for the fans.

I started GoT Like 2 or 3 weeks ago. I marathon'd the whole thing and just finished recently. I thought season 6, 7 and 8 were acceptable. And I felt the compression at the end where it started feeling less like a show and more like a blockbuster. They wanted to wrap that shit UP.

The show could really have done with another 3 seasons, at least. There's a huge fan base. It's a thriving success. Why fucking not?

Only explanation I could come up with were that D&D were getting sick of it.

Seems like there's an unwritten rule that unless it's a sitcom a TV show never lasts a decade.

 

[triplestation]

Hey, this actually sounds interesting.

As a Game of Thrones noob do you think this would be newcomer friendly?

Yes I think so. It will have to stand on its own. I'm sure there'll be plenty of connections and nods to the original show but the only way to know would be to have come in a fan of the original show. It would be up to the viewer to discover more it they please.

 

[Falcs]

So don't give a shit anymore.
I was expecting Game of Thrones to finish leaving me wanting more, but instead I just want to put it behind me and move on with my life.
I'll pass thanks.

 

[choodi]

This will be the biggest "no one asked for this" since Caprica.