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I'll be back.
Join Date: Nov 2002
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House of the Dragon
OH YEAH!
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Joplin, MO
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Sorry, I also hate it when people bring that up on shows here. I think it’s mostly blown way out of proportion.
The original series, books especially were great because it told an awesome story that had -0- conformity to societal and Hollywood norms. You can have badass female characters, eunuch’s, incest, homosexuals like the books did if it fits in the story. It starts to suck when it gets in the way of the story and is forced to keep the woke crowd happy. It feels like that might be the case here. |
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#62 | |
Needs more middle fingers
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego
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People would be tripping over themselves to declare how the story of Daenerys is a story about female empowerment. How she overcame being essentially a pawn, sold off to be a sex object by her brother to a toxically masculine nomad tribe. How she had to overcome misogyny in order to lead armies of men and become one of the most important heroes of the story. You could attach SJW themes to the story of Renly Baratheon and Arya too. The end product isn't much different compared to years past. What's (slightly) different is Hollywood is using Woke buzzwords to promote their product, trying to tap into that market in hopes of generating more viewership. |
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#63 |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Jabip
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I really don't even know what that means. If the show is good who gives a **** what color the characters are? If the show sucks it won't be due to the color/gender of the characters. I doubt they'll be running around crying about non binary bullshit.
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#64 | |
Mindful Taoist German
Join Date: Aug 2000
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And there's plenty of crappy entertainment out now. Woke is just a type of crappy media. |
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#65 | |
Caralho
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Curious to see if they do the Cheese and Blood scene in earnest. |
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#66 |
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Baka Laka Daka street
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This actually looks promising. I will definitely watch the premiere tonight on HBO.
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#67 | |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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Revealing known plot line and events in the media center about shows has always been put in spoilers. Can we please put book spoilers into a spoiler? |
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#68 |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Jabip
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That's hardly a ****ing spoiler. He didn't give ANY details or even plot information. If you don't google what he posted you would never know what the **** he was talking about.
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#69 | |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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I read the GOT books before the series came out. I was going to read fire and blood after the TV show ended but was and am still pissed about D&D rushing the ending because they were tired. Last edited by BigRedChief; 08-21-2022 at 12:57 PM.. |
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Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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#71 |
Why so serious?
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Chicago
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Ok. The trailer was meh and the reviews have been similar, and my expectations were low.
But I thoroughly enjoyed that first episode and it felt very true GoT-ish in a good way to me. I'm really excited to see how the story evolves. I think I really missed this world. |
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#72 |
My Mamma Says
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Glass Cage Of Emotion
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It was ok. The acting needs to take it up a notch though to match GOT... I miss Peter Dinklage...
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#73 |
The Insider
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Lake of the Ozarks
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It was good but damn Hollywood lives in their own little woke bubble.
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#74 |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Great first episode. Daemon is already my favorite character.
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#75 |
Caralho
Join Date: Sep 2011
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There was nothing spoiled by my post, you whiny ****.
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