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Game of Thrones

It's not even 48 hours yet.

http://www.nerdist.com/2014/04/game-of-thrones-latest-episode-got-pirated-like-a-lot/

GAME OF THRONES’ Latest Episode Got Pirated…Like, A LOT

Well, you’ve done it again, Game of Thrones: you broke the Internet. Or rather, the Internet’s busiest pirates broke it in the name of watching Sunday night’s episode by any means necessary. The most illegally downloaded show ever just beat its own record (set by its third season finale episode) thanks to “The Lion and The Rose,” which saw — Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! — King Joffrey of House Brat-atheon (har har har) get himself good and murdered.

And, naturally, the dispatch of the most hated villain in television history (a lofty title but we feel comfortable handing it thusly) sent the web’s fiercest torrenters into a veritable feeding frenzy; we’re sure it’s because people just wanted to see how their fantasy fantasy league players were doing. Mere hours after the Purple Wedding took place, the episode was up online and being shared by 193,418 people. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “at the time of the record torrent, 145,594 had a complete copy and continued to upload, while 47,824 were still downloading the file.” BitTorrent, one of the most popular torrent platforms on the web, explained that this bested their current record-holder, the previous season of Game of Thrones‘ finale, which saw 171,572 users sharing the episode online and was downloaded approximately 1.5 million people.

Serious question, though: why did everyone insist on stealing it when HBO has already openly admitted to not caring about HBO Go password sharing? (When are you going to allow people subscription options for the Go platform as a standalone, HBO? Eh?) Surely connection to an HBO Go account must be fewer degrees than it takes to get to Kevin Bacon, right?
 
god dame do i love this show. read the books in my teen years. and daenerys is fucking hot!
 
http://laughingsquid.com/jon-snow-a...-of-thrones-illustrated-as-disney-characters/

Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister From ‘Game of Thrones’ Illustrated as Disney Characters

Brazilian artist Fernando Mendonça has illustrated Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister from HBO‘s Game of Thrones in the style of Disney characters. You can view more of his mashups on deviantART.

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http://www.nerdist.com/2014/05/somebody-please-give-these-game-of-thrones-pick-up-lines-a-whirl/

Somebody, Please, Give These GAME OF THRONES Pick-Up Lines a Whirl

Ever wondered how to pick up the Lannister of your dreams? Does that Wilding make your heart sing? Want to get down and Dorne-y with a bisexual prince? Well, we’ve finally got the answer to a question no one has ever thought to ask George R.R. Martin: how, exactly, does one properly hit on a man, woman, or Hodor from The Realm? Luckily, Imgur user GarthAlgar‘s pick-up lines from the world of Westeros (and beyond!) are sure to, in the very least, elicit a giggle or two from any Game of Thrones fan you attempt to use them on, at least before they ultimately roll their eyes and move on — because isn’t that how all pick-up lines work?

The hilariously apt lines include something for everyone — even you lovelorn Hodors out there. Keep on Hodoring! — and might even manage to nab you the wench or warrior of your dreams. Featuring (mostly) photos from season four of the series, there may be some minor spoilers for any of you not yet caught up. (We know: we’re sick of hypersensitive spoiler warnings, too, but: Internet.)

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http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/21/game-of-thrones-spain/

'Game of Thrones' looks to Spain for season 5

TV’s most globe-trotting series is preparing to add another country to its passport. Sources say HBO’s Game of Thrones is looking to film part of season 5 in Spain. The HBO fantasy hit is currently scouting locations in the Andalucia region of the country and is deep in talks with a local film commission.

If all goes according to plan, Spain will mark the seventh country (the seventh kingdom, if you will) where Thrones has shot on location. The main Thrones production base and studio is at Titanic Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland (a former shipyard where the fated luxury liner was constructed a century ago). In addition, production units have been dispatched in recent seasons to Croatia (mostly King’s Landing scenes) and Iceland (mostly scenes set North of the The Wall). Footage has also been shot in Morocco and Malta (largely the Slaver’s Bay cities in Essos) and, briefly, the United States (the bear pit scene).

While fans of George R.R. Martin’s novels will certainly have their theories, we cannot reveal which part of the increasingly expansive world of Game of Thrones that Spain will help depict.

Last Sunday, Thrones tied its series high in viewership this season, reaching 7.2 million viewers for its first airing and 8.5 million viewers for the night. Thrones is renewed for two more seasons, with production on season 5 starting this summer.
 
The last scene of the last episode when Arya started laughing at the end when she found out that her Aunt was dead had me in tears laughing. It was perfect. She has gone mad.
 
Naw the kid hasn't gone mad. The Hound dragged her all over hell and creation to sell her to someone. The only person who had the money and blood ties was dead. It was the irony of the whole thing. I think she was also laughing at the hound who ever since leaving King's Landing has had nothing but crap luck.
 
dogsoldier said:
Naw the kid hasn't gone mad. The Hound dragged her all over hell and creation to sell her to someone. The only person who had the money and blood ties was dead. It was the irony of the whole thing. I think she was also laughing at the hound who ever since leaving King's Landing has had nothing but crap luck.
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Poor guy, not to mention he's burnt to shit. Likes fucking chickens
 
dogsoldier said:
Naw the kid hasn't gone mad. The Hound dragged her all over hell and creation to sell her to someone. The only person who had the money and blood ties was dead. It was the irony of the whole thing. I think she was also laughing at the hound who ever since leaving King's Landing has had nothing but crap luck.
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Yeah I got that, but at the same time, her last living relative for all she new was dead as well. It was a clusterfuck of shit slightly sweetened by the hilarious misfortune of the hound who dragged her all over the map getting stabbed, bitten, ect only to get Arya to the Eyrie days after her Aunt dies.

Her laughter just shows how much she has grown and changed. I'm a little sad, because I really enjoyed the relationship between her and the hound. The hound really started to care for her, and maybe even respect her a little. The way the show portrayed them is better than the book.
 
^^^ agreed.

The viper getting his head stoved in was way cooler than the book as well.
 
http://guyism.com/celebrities/peter...rther-proof-he-has-a-cool-you-cant-teach.html

Peter Dinklage’s mullet is further proof he has a cool you can’t teach

Peter Dinklage is perhaps the biggest star on HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ because he exudes a je ne sais quoi never before seen on TV.

Today we found out that the roots of being awesome go back many years with ‘ol Dinky, as the folks over at Reddit found his yearbook photo from the Delbarton Class of 1987…and it’s more GLORIOUS than we ever could have imagined.

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http://www.empireonline.com/features/game-of-thrones-viewers-guide/p17

The Definitive Game Of Thrones Viewers' Guide

GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE
Age: 36
Place of birth: Worthing, Sussex
Character name: Brienne Of Tarth

What to watch outside of Westeros: Her Patrick Wolf performances

You’ll be hard-pressed to spot Christie’s appearances in Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, where she plays “Classy Shopper #2”, or The Zero Theorem, where she can be seen in a “street commercial”, so to avoid straining your eyes, stick to her on-stage performances with perennially befeathered pop peacock Patrick Wolf. In a former life, Christie was a semi-professional gymnast, but a spine injury pushed her into acting, and thence to playing the queen in a Barbican Theatre production of Cymbeline in 2007 and Lucifer at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre in 2010. Come December, you’ll see her in The Hunger Hames: Mockingjay – Part 1, where hopefully she’ll be using her gymastery to teach Jennifer Lawrence how to fall over less often.

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http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-eonline/20140605/b548639/

The Sopranos Is No Longer the Biggest HBO Show of All Time

Out with the mobsters, and in with the dragons!

For years, the Emmy award-winning drama The Soprano 's reigned supreme as the most-watched king of HBO's series, however now it's time for a new drama to claim the throne. [Yeah, we went there.]

The premium cable network announced Thursday that Game of Thrones has officially surpassed The Sopranos as the most popular series in HBO's history. It seems that people just can't get enough of all the mind-blowing, heart-wrenching, and WTF moments in Westeros.

On average, George R.R. Martin 's television adaptation snags and average of 18.4 million viewers a week—officially exceeding the previous record set by the 2002 season of The Sopranos, which had an average gross audience of 18.2 million viewers per episode.

Game of Thrones has already had a significant increase in viewers in just the past year alone. Season three of the critically-acclaimed drama earned an average audience of 14.4 million viewers each week.

With only two new episodes left in season four, fans are waiting with bated breath to discover what's next for their favorite characters—particularly Tyrion, who's fate changed dramatically at the end of last Sunday's jaw-dropping hour.
 
http://guyism.com/entertainment/tv/the-mountain-dressed-as-the-hulk-for-a-3-year-olds-birthday.html

The Mountain dressed as The Hulk for a 3-year-old’s birthday because he’s actually a good dude

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson spent a good amount of time getting his body painted for the surprise. The kid was scared at first, because well, who wouldn’t be. A giant man painted in green that crushes skulls isn’t your garden variety super hero. But in the end, it all worked out. I think. Still can’t get that damn scene outta my head. But I digress.

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beware spoilers

http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/...pascal-explains-the-ecstasy-of-oberyn-martell

Pedro Pascal Explains the Ecstasy of Oberyn Martell

In light of Sunday's crushing trial by combat, HBO.com connected with Pedro Pascal, the actor behind Oberyn Martell. Pascal shares his analysis of the scene ("cathartic"), what it was like to hold a replica of his own skull, and his take on Oberyn's relationships with the women in his life.

HBO: At what point did you learn Oberyn's fate?

Pedro Pascal: I was told right off the bat. It was in the description of the character arc when I auditioned for the part. I didn't know how he died, until I met [series creators] David Benioff and Dan Weiss in Belfast. They mentioned the crushing of my head in three steps: first the teeth, then the eyes, and finally the entire melon head. My first thought was, "Hopefully I'll be able to compete for a top spot for the most gruesome death on 'Game of Thrones,' " which is saying a lot.

HBO: Have you seen the finished scene?

Pedro Pascal: I haven't, but I can't imagine. [This interview took place before the episode aired.] I have to watch it in time with everyone else. I worry for my family; I really do.

HBO: As gruesome as it is, it looks authentic. Did they make a cast of your head?

Pedro Pascal: They made a cast of my head from the shoulders up and dressed it with facial hair and the expression of violent agony.

HBO: Have you seen it?

Pedro Pascal: Yes! They caught me staring at my head on set. We never get a chance to see ourselves three-dimensionally, and it's totally different. Maybe there was a little narcissism or just the fascination of seeing myself in 360 degrees. I was like, "Holy sh*t. I really look like my dad."

HBO: How much training did you have with the spear?

Pedro Pascal: HBO and 'Game of Thrones' put me in training with a master of wushu, an acrobatic martial arts. People train their entire lives to master this skill, so in a couple of weeks Master Hu could only show me the basics.

HBO: What was the most challenging thing about it?

Pedro Pascal: Everything. Mostly working with a spear that was a foot taller than me. There was sort of a helicopter-propeller move with the spear that I wanted to achieve the "woosh woosh woosh" of. I bought a curtain rod from Home Depot and practiced in my apartment because I was too shy to do it in public.

HBO: What was it like to film the combat scene? Can you explain Oberyn's decisions?

Pedro Pascal: It was very challenging because there was a physical aspect of it – which was the most demanding work that I've ever done – but also Oberyn is climaxing emotionally. Those two things synchronize themselves really beautifully.

I had a fascinating conversation with Lena Headey on set where we discussed the entire arc of the character. Oberyn is desperate to hear the Mountain make his confession. Although it's a violently tragic end, he does ultimately hear the words. There is this bittersweet ecstasy in the idea of delivering oneself to one's own end. It's a very cathartic moment.

HBO: In a previous episode, Oberyn is writing a poem for his daughter. Have you thought through his life in Dorne?

Pedro Pascal: I see him as an extremely contemporary, progressive and loving father. I think it's so suitable that he had nothing but daughters to raise. He doesn't shape ideas based on old conventions so his daughters are not limited by backwards, medieval morality.

HBO: He's very emotionally intelligent.

Pedro Pascal: I think there's a depth in the way that Oberyn perceives the world and the way he lives in it. I think there's a lot of woman inside of Oberyn, which attributes to his strength.

HBO: Can you explain what you mean by "a lot of woman"?

Pedro Pascal: Perceptiveness. Intelligence. In the world of 'Game of Thrones,' which can harshly reflect some of the darker elements of our reality, I would argue that women are often forced to be smarter and more in touch with themselves because their circumstances are so ruled by men. Women's survival skills kick in a bit earlier.



HBO: Would you say that Oberyn is a feminist?

Pedro Pascal: Absolutely. Without choosing to be. It's just intrinsic and logical to him. Ellaria Sand is the love of his life because she is his equal, if not his superior, in certain ways. That's part of what makes him such a fierce man because he knows who to take his lead from.

HBO: How do you hope that fans remember Oberyn?

Pedro Pascal: As a lover and a fighter. As a fun character who ushered in something new to King's Landing and stirred some sh*t up: Big in, big out.

HBO: Fans are bound to be brokenhearted.

Pedro Pascal: As am I. As I have been all along.

HBO: Would you like to see Oberyn's death avenged?

Pedro Pascal: F*ck yeah.

Think Fast

HBO: If you were on trial, what would your crime be?

Pedro Pascal: Oberyn would probably go a little too high up the chain in his sexual escapades. He'd probably sleep with the king's wife or the queen's husband.

HBO: You’re invited to a GOT wedding. Would you accept or decline?

Pedro Pascal: I accept. Any opportunity to go hand-in-hand with Ellaria, because there's always an opportunity to get laid at the wedding.

HBO: The Hound says he’d go to Braavos next. Where would you reinvent yourself?

Pedro Pascal: I would stick around King's Landing. There's a nice brothel room open to the ocean.

HBO: What would you name your sword?

Pedro Pascal: Sammy the Sand Snake
 
theCaptn' said:
^^^ agreed.

The viper getting his head stoved in was way cooler than the book as well.
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Crazy scene but dammit I really enjoyed his.portrayal of.the.Prince and wish he would have lived a bit longer.
 
http://www.nerdist.com/2014/06/learn-how-to-speak-conversational-dothraki/

Learn How to Speak Conversational Dothraki

Once you get out of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and across the narrow sea, different languages start to come into the picture. The fictional world feels richer and more realistic because of the presence of such tongues as Dothraki and High Valyrian. David J. Peterson crafted the Dothraki words for Game of Thrones, and he’s working with Living Language to create books, audio tools, and even an app so you can learn to speak like a Khaleesi in the comfort of your living room.

This is the real deal, not like the Muzzy parody we featured a few months ago. Living Language is a company that offers legit programs to teach a host of non-fictional languages. As far as I can tell, Dothraki is the first time they’re dipping into the fictional realm. They’re taking it seriously by offering different access points at varying price levels.

For only $4, you can download a Dothraki Companion App. They call this the Dothraki learning experience on the go (oh, so many jokes can be made); it’s more of a practice tool to go with the book or online course. Just the app comes packed with a pronunciation guide, conversational dialogue, and interactive games. For $20, you’ll get a Dothraki book and CD package with written exercise questions, culture notes, vocabulary words, and grammar examples.

If you want to lead a khalasar though, you can spend $30 and go through the online course. It has five progressive lessons, hundreds of phrases, and an extensive pronunciation guide. You can pre-order it and the book and CD package at Living Language. Go ahead and download a sample page from a lesson while you’re there.

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