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Bleedin Green Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 27 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: In fairness, I think he has a point. Both finales were on about equal footing regarding their ability to provide full closure to a fantasy drama series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Klecko73isGod Posted May 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2019 Can there be a running gag in the Arya spinoff where she freaks everyone out by constantly sneaking up on them? 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Klecko73isGod said: Can there be a running gag in the Arya spinoff where she freaks everyone out by constantly sneaking up on them? And the only scenes she's not in are just people bitching about her constantly sneaking up on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Lonelyhearts Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 3 hours ago, bitonti said: well lets see GoT is a billion dollar franchise and HBO got their highest ratings for any show, ever the source material ran out years ago and unlike Sopranos, they actually filmed an ending It's like if you're in an airplane and the pilot passed out at the controls (i'm serious and don't call me Shirley), and these 2 dbags D&D somehow landed a plane on fire. they aren't geniuses by any means but they did it (*which was more than high priced genius GRRM could do*) and everyone involved printed money. In hollywood terms these guys are like heroes. Sopranos had an ending. The thing with all these shows is that nihilism isn't conducive to resolution. Seinfeld was a show about nothing that ended with them just sitting there looking at each other. Thrones went from the climb is all there is to a season-long what does it all mean phase. Sopranos was aware of the competing considerations, took a real crack at it without pissing all over everything, and actually, you know, made art. So of course they got panned the hardest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Miss Lonelyhearts said: Sopranos had an ending. The thing with all these shows is that nihilism isn't conducive to resolution. Seinfeld was a show about nothing that ended with them just sitting there looking at each other. Thrones went from the climb is all there is to a season-long what does it all mean phase. Sopranos was aware of the competing considerations, took a real crack at it without pissing all over everything, and actually, you know, made art. So of course they got panned the hardest. The Sopranos also did a much better job of tying up loose ends than Game of Thrones. Plus, if you actually paid attention to the final season and the build up in the finale, the ending makes perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 there's art and there's commerce. if it was up to GRRM there might not be any ending at all. fast forward this all ends with a disney dragon ride replacing splash mountain in the magic kingdom eta 2030 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 14 minutes ago, bitonti said: there's art and there's commerce. if it was up to GRRM there might not be any ending at all. fast forward this all ends with a disney dragon ride replacing splash mountain in the magic kingdom eta 2030 Wow. Your GoT takes are even worse than your football takes. HBO considers itself prestige television. They would potentially make more money with a quality finale because people who did watch would be more likely to recommend others to sign up and watch. Now it feels like a big waste of time. I really hope you don't work in a for profit business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Klecko73isGod said: They would potentially make more money with a quality finale because people who did watch would be more likely to recommend others to sign up and watch. Now it feels like a big waste of time. I really hope you don't work in a for profit business. I actually asked a dude in the financial industry this same question, he assures me they are printing money and HBO wanted 10+ seasons. Overseas distribution heals all wounds. Like the NFL it doesn't have to be good. It's content slop and we all lined up for it. as for the prestige, what happens when Disney buys HBO? like they bought everything else? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 6:11 PM, JiF said: We did office predictions on Friday. I nailed it (not saying much) right down to the cutscene. I call bullsh it. There's no way you work in an office. Unless you consider the 5 SQ ft in front of your fryer an "office". 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I was far more amused by this than I had any right to be... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Lonelyhearts Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 3 hours ago, bitonti said: there's art and there's commerce. if it was up to GRRM there might not be any ending at all. fast forward this all ends with a disney dragon ride replacing splash mountain in the magic kingdom eta 2030 It's not up to fat gandalf, it's not up to the mouse, and it's certainly not up to the audience. In art and commerce and everything else, giving the people what they say they want means you're at least as dumb as they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 In other news, apparently I'm now the Mountain that Investigates..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 For the record I was totally fine with the Finale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nycdan Posted May 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2019 Tyrion's joke...finally... 4 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 8:51 PM, Integrity28 said: Just catching the last bits on replay. The ******* plot holes are nothing short of pure comedy. Maisie Williams tweeted and the meme replies are almost all different plot holes. Finally watched them. Awful. They undid years of character development in a handful of episodes in favor of big set pieces and, what, I dunno, amateurishly attempting to honor a legacy of subverting expectations? Terrible writing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 8 hours ago, CTM said: Finally watched them. Awful. They undid years of character development in a handful of episodes in favor of big set pieces and, what, I dunno, amateurishly attempting to honor a legacy of subverting expectations? Terrible writing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bleedin Green Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 27 minutes ago, CTM said: Both hilarious, and frighteningly accurate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, Bleedin Green said: Both hilarious, and frighteningly accurate. It really is, I disengaged a bit somewhere in season 6 and was underwhelmed by season 7 in general but am shocked at how poor this past season was. A complete failure and betrayal of the cast, crew and fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiF Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, CTM said: This was classic. I have tried to avoid all GOT talk and chatter since the abomination of an ending. But I really did enjoy this. It was spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 3 hours ago, CTM said: Wow perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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