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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK SPOILERS* |OT| Season 3 - Sundays on HBO [Read the OP]

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dLMN8R

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Ogni-XR21 said:
I'm torn if I should watch the trailer or not... how "revealing" is it?
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I haven't read the books, so since I don't have any context or knowledge about future events that will be happening, the trailer didn't seem spoilerish at all. In fact, I can't really remember anything from it at all now that it's ~12 hours after watching it, except for that I'm super-hyped.


I'm sure there are some scenes that are more obvious to people who have read the books, but I have a feeling that most people who claim the trailer to be full of spoilers would do so because they've read the books and assume that some trailer scenes are more obvious than they actually are.
 
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Einbroch

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I haven't watched S3 or S4, how are they following the books? Is S3 the third book and S4 the fourth or are they doing the Harry Potter thing and have split/splitting it up?
 
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dLMN8R said:
I haven't read the books, so since I don't have any context or knowledge about future events that will be happening, the trailer didn't seem spoilerish at all. In fact, I can't really remember anything from it at all now that it's ~12 hours after watching it, except for that I'm super-hyped.


I'm sure there are some scenes that are more obvious to people who have read the books, but I have a feeling that most people who claim the trailer to be full of spoilers would do so because they've read the books and assume that some trailer scenes are more obvious than they actually are.
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Pretty much this. As a book reader, the trailer gives nothing away unless you know the context in which the scenes shown are happening. It's safe.

If you have any questions about the trailer though, do not Google them or you WILL be spoiled. Ask them here and we'll answer them without being too specific.
 
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Cyan

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Einbroch said:
I haven't watched S3 or S4, how are they following the books? Is S3 the third book and S4 the fourth or are they doing the Harry Potter thing and have split/splitting it up?
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Apparently this is the second half of the third book, possibly with bits of the fourth mixed in?
 
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Einbroch said:
I haven't watched S3 or S4, how are they following the books? Is S3 the third book and S4 the fourth or are they doing the Harry Potter thing and have split/splitting it up?
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S3 was *roughly* the first half of book 3, and S4 will be *roughly* the second half of book 3, plus some things from books 4 and 5 thrown in for certain characters. At least that is what it looks like. So if you haven't yet read all the books, then this season will most likely spoil some things for you (for certain characters/plots). So be careful with which thread you read.
 
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WhereAreMahDragonz

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Einbroch said:
I haven't watched S3 or S4, how are they following the books? Is S3 the third book and S4 the fourth or are they doing the Harry Potter thing and have split/splitting it up?
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For many of the characters, S4 will be the second half of book 3 whereas S3 was the first half. For others this season though, they're starting book 5 material, because books 4 and 5 happen at the same time (namely (character spoilers)
Theon, Bran, and Dany.
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This is what we're speculating in the book readers thread, at least.
 
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someday

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Moff said:
ok, completely understandable

I just would have felt terrible if someone got the red wedding spoiled for him, even if it was 100% his fault because he clicked the wrong thread
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There were A LOT of instances last season where book readers clicked the wrong thread and posted spoilers in the non-book thread. I was lucky to always be a little late and miss them but some weren't so lucky. I think this is much more likely since I doubt most non-book readers are subbed to the book/show thread.
 
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Ogni-XR21

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Bundy said:
Hm, not really spoilerish. Maybe one short scene, but nothing big, imho.
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dLMN8R said:
I haven't read the books, so since I don't have any context or knowledge about future events that will be happening, the trailer didn't seem spoilerish at all. In fact, I can't really remember anything from it at all now that it's ~12 hours after watching it, except for that I'm super-hyped.


I'm sure there are some scenes that are more obvious to people who have read the books, but I have a feeling that most people who claim the trailer to be full of spoilers would do so because they've read the books and assume that some trailer scenes are more obvious than they actually are.
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Watched it. Hype rising.

Yeah nothing too revealing and it was definitely nice to get a glimpse of what's to come. And since I haven't read the books I have almost no context except maybe 1 thing I was spoiled on.
 
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Moff said:
ok, completely understandable

I just would have felt terrible if someone got the red wedding spoiled for him, even if it was 100% his fault because he clicked the wrong thread
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Or, because they were listening to Jeff Garlin's podcast. I love Jeff Garlin so much but the bastard spoiled Red Wedding for me while interviewing Vince Gilligan.
 
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Gvaz

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RoninChaos said:
Is there a thread where people going through the books can compare to the show? I'm mainly a show watcher but started with the books, and I don't want to walk into a wall of unmarked spoilers when discussing the show/books. If anything, the first book has given me an appreciation for how closely the show is to the source material. At least for the first season.
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It certainly wouldn't be this thread because tv viewers hate the show being compared to the books. You should read all of the books though because even as a fan of the show, the book is still a lot better.
 
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JDeluis

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Just finished watching all 3 season in about 10 days and its really excellent. Have never read of any of the books. I have avoided any talk, threads, twitter that mention anything related to the show.

But I have to post that season 3,
episode 9 Red Wedding,
had me crying like a little baby. I don't think I've ever had an event in tv show hit me so hard. It totally came unexpected. I just couldn't stop crying for the rest of the episode. I feel so ashamed. lol.
 
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Sendero

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Just saw the 4th season trailer.
Even without reading the books, seemed to me that it contains a lot of spoilers.

Stopped half way.


This will be the first season I watch along with GAF, so I'm pretty excited!
 
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Fuzzy

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This should be posted in here also.
Cornballer said:
Steelyuhas said:
One more tidbit: HBO has a 15-minute special scheduled to air on Feb 9th. I assume it's like previous seasons and is a talk with the cast and crew about the events of last season leading up to and teasing the new season.
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Press release:
Special 'Game of Thrones Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing' to Premiere Sunday, February 9 on HBO

The 15-minute presentation GAME OF THRONES ICE AND FIRE: A FORESHADOWING will debut SUNDAY, FEB. 9 at 8:45 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, just before the debut of a new episode of “True Detective.” Offering a look back and a look forward to the fourth season of the hit HBO series, the show features clips from upcoming episodes, behind-the-scenes-footage, interviews with talent, and cast members’ answers to questions posed by fans.
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Victory Red

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FYI, there is a SAG awards interview where the interviewer asks Theon about a MAJOR spoiler.

Be careful what you watch. They are on the red carpet and the blonde female interviewer is asking questions to the actors portraying Shae, Sam, and Theon
 
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Steelyuhas said:
Thanks for posting, should be an interesting special.

Day one is the cheapest it will be. I believe if you order on Amazon at any time, they'll adjust the price of your order if they change it.
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I've had it preorderd for a while, the only other time it has been cheaper is black Friday when they had season 1 and 2 for $20 each.
 
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Count of Monte Sawed-Off

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Xamdou said:
Looks like Bestbuy has the triple threat covers of season 3: Stark, Lannister and Targaryan house sigils!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...as=saas&keys=keys&st=game+of+thrones+season+3

I have the Stark Season 1 and Lannister Season 2 house sigil covers and now all I need is the Targaryan season 3 cover!

This will be mine :)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/game-of...2989384&st=game of thrones season 3&lp=5&cp=1
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I'm waiting for the Stark cover to hit less than $35 on there, then I'll have to bite. Or as long as it's ~$39.99, since I have to pay tax on online orders on Amazon now anyway.
 
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Xamdou

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Count of Monte Sawed-Off said:
I'm waiting for the Stark cover to hit less than $35 on there, then I'll have to bite. Or as long as it's ~$39.99, since I have to pay tax on online orders on Amazon now anyway.
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I got the Bestbuy exclusive Lannister cover season 2 for $35 on release day. I am very sure that Bestbuy will lower the price to at least $35 or less on the first day of release.
 
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Count of Monte Sawed-Off

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Xamdou said:
I got the Bestbuy exclusive Lannister cover season 2 for $35 on release day. I am very sure that Bestbuy will lower the price to at least $35 or less on the first day of release.
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Yeah, I did too with the Lannister cover. Hoping the same thing happens this year, and I imagine it will given the history of HBO blurays and amazon/best buy.
 
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CountAntonius

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I really wish there was a way to block threads. I think 3 times a day I click on the Unmarked spoilers thread and have a mini heart attack and leave before I read anything. Today I thought I was in this one and read a spoiler luckily it didn't seem like a big one.
 
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Cornballer

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Folks, please check which thread you're in before posting.
CountAntonius said:
I really wish there was a way to block threads. I think 3 times a day I click on the Unmarked spoilers thread and have a mini heart attack and leave before I read anything. Today I thought I was in this one and read a spoiler luckily it didn't seem like a big one.
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It really wasn't much of anything - don't worry about it.
 
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Good to know you're modding the thread now Cornballer, after last season, I just had to read the books and so now, I have to police myself with what I can/cannot say. I'm going to go over my old posts in this thread, try and remember what I actually thought. In a sense, I do wish I stayed with the show till the end but I just had to know what happens and in greater detail. And don't worry fellow show buddies, I know what it was like last season, I won't say a damn thing.
 
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Curufinwe

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CountAntonius said:
I really wish there was a way to block threads. I think 3 times a day I click on the Unmarked spoilers thread and have a mini heart attack and leave before I read anything. Today I thought I was in this one and read a spoiler luckily it didn't seem like a big one.
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Only go to this thread thru your Subscriptions.
 
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Yonafunu

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CountAntonius said:
I really wish there was a way to block threads. I think 3 times a day I click on the Unmarked spoilers thread and have a mini heart attack and leave before I read anything. Today I thought I was in this one and read a spoiler luckily it didn't seem like a big one.
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Just use Subscriptions man.
 
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Steelyuhas

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We're going to look at how we can name the threads more effectively this year, but I also highly recommend using subscriptions regardless.
 
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CrunchyB

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It's so much easier if book readers simply do not post in Reader threads. The smarmy "Just wait and see..tee-hee!" post are the worst. But even when when book readers try to be careful, it's so very easy to slip up, especially once the TV show and books begin to drift apart.

Also, some posts by TV watchers simply beg for spoilers, intended or not. It's best to avoid it altogether. I'd hate to ruin the experience.

Cornballer said:
I'll talk to Steely about the thread titles and hopefully we can come up with something that avoids confusion as much as possible. In general, my advice would be to look carefully before you click and possibly use subscriptions to make sure you're tracking the correct thread.
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How about posting the [NO SPOILER] tag before the main title? It's much easier to spot this way.

[NO BOOK SPOILERS] Game of Thrones S4
[BOOK READERS ONLY] Game of Thrones S4
 
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Cornballer

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CrunchyB said:
It's so much easier if book readers simply do not post in Reader threads. The smarmy "Just wait and see..tee-hee!" post are the worst. But even when when book readers try to be careful, it's so very easy to slip up, especially once the TV show and books begin to drift apart.

Also, some posts by TV watchers simply beg for spoilers, intended or not. It's best to avoid it altogether. I'd hate to ruin the experience.
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If you have specific concerns about how spoilers are handled, please feel free to PM me suggestions that you have. Steely and I can discuss them before the new threads go up. I'd rather not clog up the thread by talking about this in the meantime.
How about posting the [NO SPOILER] tag before the main title? It's much easier to spot this way.

[NO BOOK SPOILERS] Game of Thrones S4
[BOOK READERS ONLY] Game of Thrones S4
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Steely and I will work on it and find a solution. Again, if you have ideas, just PM them to me. Thanks.
 
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Madness said:
Good to know you're modding the thread now Cornballer, after last season, I just had to read the books and so now, I have to police myself with what I can/cannot say. I'm going to go over my old posts in this thread, try and remember what I actually thought. In a sense, I do wish I stayed with the show till the end but I just had to know what happens and in greater detail. And don't worry fellow show buddies, I know what it was like last season, I won't say a damn thing.
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Same here. I won't post at all here anymore (after this) even though I'll always be more of a show person than book person. I love the show more than I love the books. Sacrilege, I know. The smugness after the Red Wedding episode was so ridiculous I don't really see myself posting in the other thread much either though. It sucked too because I really wanted to discuss it but it was just page after page of BS from the book readers.

Also, is it possible to use the red highlight in a title? If you could put the NO SPOILERS stuff in red so there is no mistaking it. That might help the people accidentally posting here.
 
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FantasticMrFoxdie

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Uhm wow. Probably already posted before but today I learned that the actress that plays Shae (Sibil Kekilli) once did porn....and I mean porn-porn...and not just a few videos, like a bunch of them...lol
 
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Fuzzy

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Pai Pai Master said:
Man wtf, Bestbuy re-using covers.
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Blame the fans who voted to bring those covers back. There were better choices that were passed over. We could've had these instead:

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Or even these (I only like the Tyrion one):

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Pai Pai Master

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Xamdou said:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/nataku01/S1StarkampS2LannisterBBExclusiveCovers.jpg

Just need the Targaryan sigil cover for season 3 to complete my Stark/Lannister/Targaryancover trifecta![/QUOTE]

Yeah but I just hope it doesn't happen again going forward. I want some damn options.
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Rootbeer

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Good news action figure fans.

Game of Thrones action figures... spotted in California at B&N. No pics of Tyrion yet but he's in the first wave. B&N is charging $20 per figure, but when they hit more stores the price could be different. Hopefully lower.

The quality, size, articulation and packaging are being compared to the Star Wars Black Series figures, which is probably a good sign. I hope.

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Not my pics... I wish they were. I'd have bought em all. I'm gonna start calling around today for them.

Here's a SW Black Series figure for comparison:
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Xamdou

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Zulithe said:
Good news action figure fans.

Game of Thrones action figures... spotted in California at B&N. No pics of Tyrion yet but he's in the first wave. B&N is charging $20 per figure, but when they hit more stores the price could be different. Hopefully lower.

The quality, size, articulation and packaging are being compared to the Star Wars Black Series figures, which is probably a good sign. I hope.



Not my pics... I wish they were. I'd have bought em all. I'm gonna start calling around today for them.

Here's a SW Black Series figure for comparison:
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Wow I want the Daenerys and Jon Snow Figures! Which part of Cali, Bay Area?
 
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Yonafunu

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gregor7777 said:
Really spoilery if you want to go in knowing nothing. It lays out some next season plotlines.
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Well, yes, if you want to go in completely fresh you should probably not be watching this, but that's a given. It's called Season 4 Foreshadowing/Preview, after all.

If you do want to check it out, it does very much lay out some of the plotlines, as gregor said, but there's no 'real' spoilers. It's really all foreshadowing. Let's see what Steely and Cornballer say.
 
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