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I have to say that with watching the show, reading the books, and then re-watching the show, they really prettied up some of the characters. I mean Tyrion should look pretty ugly from the book descriptions, but he looks alright in the show, no different colored eyes or beard or anything.

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=172&enmi=A%20Game%20of%20Th rones:%20The%20Board%20Game%20Second%20Edition
The original board game has been out of print but they have a second edition coming out with improvements from previous expansions and some new changes and it's expected by 4th quarter 2011. Want!

Some discussions about the S2 filming and the cast:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...on-2-more.html

One point the writers bring up in this article is that they say Storm of Swords won't be a single season, though of course, HBO hasn't greenlit a S3 yet.

Originally Posted by shrike4242 Some discussions about the S2 filming and the cast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...on-2-more.html One point the writers bring up in this article is that they say Storm of Swords won't be a single season, though of course, HBO hasn't greenlit a S3 yet.

Yeah, there's been some discussion about where they end season 3 is all of ASoS isn't convered (seems rather obvious). The problem becomes how to end season 4 and 5 and accommodate those three books across two seasons.

Originally Posted by Anexanhume Yeah, there's been some discussion about where they end season 3 is all of ASoS isn't convered (seems rather obvious). The problem becomes how to end season 4 and 5 and accommodate those three books across two seasons.

The 4th and 5th books combined dont have as more important material as the 3rd so they could cut those down as much as they want.

Originally Posted by Jodou Lol, Walking Dead was a contender? More like placing a fat chick next to Jessica Alba.

Walking Dead wasn't that bad. Bummer the show didn't win more, but being beat by Friday Night Lights isn't so bad. I knew I'd love GoT from having already read the books countless times over the past decade. But Friday Night Lights surprised the hell out of me. Hope they have a Blu set coming out for that soon.

Originally Posted by Anexanhume Yeah, there's been some discussion about where they end season 3 is all of ASoS isn't convered (seems rather obvious). The problem becomes how to end season 4 and 5 and accommodate those three books across two seasons.

The climax of ASoS would make sense but that'd be such a tease. If they did split ASoS, I'd rather they take a year off and release the first 10 and then the next 10 6 months later.

Peter Dinklage won the Emmy!

Originally Posted by RAMSTORIA Peter Dinklage won the Emmy!

Well deserved. He was definitely their best chance to get one, I'm very glad he won.

Thanking his dog sitter makes him ten times more awesome than he already is.

Is it April yet?!

Originally Posted by bvharris Well deserved. He was definitely their best chance to get one, I'm very glad he won.

Agreed that it was well deserved for Peter Dinklage to win one.

Guess we'll see "Two Emmy Winning Program" in the ads for the DVDs and BDs plus the ads for the second season when they start teasing it around the beginning of next year.

I look forward to Dinklage winning next year for lead actor.

Originally Posted by icedrake523 I look forward to Dinklage winning next year for lead actor.

I dunno about that. He is a point of view character in the books, but still I don't they'd nominate any GoT actors for best actor or actress awards simply because the face time of all characters, POV or not, is shared between so many different characters. Probably more than any show out there.

Originally Posted by GhostShark I dunno about that. He is a point of view character in the books, but still I don't they'd nominate any GoT actors for best actor or actress awards simply because the face time of all characters, POV or not, is shared between so many different characters. Probably more than any show out there.

Plus they run the risk of him not even getting nominated

Originally Posted by yankeessuck Plus they run the risk of him not even getting nominated

Yeah. Dinklage can choose where he submits himself, I can't imagine he'd ever want to go up against the gauntlet that is the leading actor category. Plus, he seems like a humble guy, I don't see why he would (as opposed to Rob Lowe, who always submits himself as a lead even when he's not).

Dinklage will be in a 'leading' role next season though. He and Stannis are the two main males in the book I would say.

Originally Posted by icedrake523 The climax of ASoS would make sense but that'd be such a tease. If they did split ASoS, I'd rather they take a year off and release the first 10 and then the next 10 6 months later.

Maybe ASoS will function like the last Sopranos season. Two combined "short" seasons. That could solve it right there, but might piss off show fans who are not book fans and don't see the need for such a split.

George RR Martin has revealed that John Stahl, who played Quinn in the original Being Human, has been cast as one of Robb Stark's bannermen, Lord Richard Karstak. Linkage.

Martin has also revealed that Simon Armstrong, a veteran of stage and British soaps, has been cast as the descriptively named Qhorin Halfhand. Linkage 2.

Also mentioned at the second link:
As Ygritte, we have the lovely ROSE LESLIE, kissed by fire.

Pics at the two links.

Whoever the casting director is for this show is ing great at their job.