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Post by Jason Aiken on Sept 27, 2022 21:41:16 GMT -5
The book(s): The World of Ice and Fire, and Fire & Blood are not novels, but read as in universe history books. So, yes. Enjoyed your Pulp Crazy review Jason. Now I know why they seem to be rushing ahead to some degree. I could have done with the whole first season featuring the younger actresses, since they were so good in the roles, but the transition was smoother than I thought it would be and the new actresses are also great in their respective roles. This almost seems like the pilot for a whole new season. Was glad to see King Viserys again. There was some speculation on the internet about whether Otto had been poisoning him, or the Maesters. Does the book mention, confirm or deny this or leave it open to speculation? [\spoiler]
Thanks, Vonk From what I recall, no talks of poison. Just declining health.
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Post by Von K on Sept 29, 2022 17:16:53 GMT -5
Enjoyed your Pulp Crazy review Jason. Now I know why they seem to be rushing ahead to some degree. I could have done with the whole first season featuring the younger actresses, since they were so good in the roles, but the transition was smoother than I thought it would be and the new actresses are also great in their respective roles. This almost seems like the pilot for a whole new season. Was glad to see King Viserys again. There was some speculation on the internet about whether Otto had been poisoning him, or the Maesters. Does the book mention, confirm or deny this or leave it open to speculation? [\spoiler]
Thanks, Vonk From what I recall, no talks of poison. Just declining health. Thanks for the clarification Jason.
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Post by terryallenuk on Oct 1, 2022 10:33:44 GMT -5
‘Rings of Power’ Debuts at No. 1 on Streaming Chart The 'Lord of the Rings' series outdraws the HBO Max-only tally for 'House of the Dragon' in the United States. The big-budget The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power had a big opening weekend on Nielsen’s SVOD charts, outdrawing House of the Dragon among streaming users. It was not, however, the biggest opening ever for Amazon’s Prime Video in terms of total viewing time. The Rings of Power captured 1.25 billion minutes of viewing time following its Sept. 1 premiere in the U.S., the only streaming title to top a billion minutes for the week. HBO’s House of the Dragon, meanwhile, ticked up week-to-week with 781 million minutes on HBO Max (the latter’s total doesn’t include viewing on HBO’s linear channels, which accounts for a significant portion of its overall audience). While the debut for Rings is among Prime Video’s best openings ever — and the first series on the platform to capture the No. 1 overall ranking on the Nielsen chart — it’s not the best. That honor still belongs to Reacher, which had 1.84 billion minutes of viewing time for its opening weekend in early February. One key difference: Reacher’s full, eight-episode season debuted at once, giving Prime Video users about six and a half hours’ worth of show to watch. The Rings of Power premiered with only two episodes, totaling two hours and 12 minutes of running time. That works out to an average of about 9.5 million viewers for the two episodes (dividing viewing minutes by running time) — more than twice that of Reacher‘s opening frame (4.7 million). A closer comparison among Prime Video series is another fantasy show, The Wheel of Time. It premiered with three episodes in November 2021 and amassed 1.16 billion minutes of viewing in its first weekend. Those three episodes had a combined running time of 169 minutes, which equates to an average of about 6.6 million viewers. As for House of the Dragon, its 781 million minutes — encompassing a week’s worth of viewing for the first two episodes and a few hours for episode three — is up marginally from 741 million the previous week. Parent show Game of Thrones remained high on the acquired series rankings as well, with 792 million minutes. Nielsen “reach” figures — a measure of people who watched at least six minutes of a given program — for House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power are somewhat similar. The Rings of Power holds an edge among streaming viewers only, with 12.6 million people in the U.S. checking out the series over its first four days, compared to 10.6 million for House of the Dragon. Adding in viewing of the latter on HBO’s main cable channel, however, brings the total for House of the Dragon to 14.5 million; on-demand viewers and those who watch on HBO’s multiplex channels aren’t counted. HBO says that thus far, House of the Dragon is averaging 29 million cross-platform viewers per episode since its Aug. 21 premiere — ahead of the totals for the first six seasons of Game of Thrones. Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries, and currently only include Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix and Prime Video. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rings-of-power-no-1-streaming-rankings-aug-29-sept-4-1235230284/
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Post by johnnypt on Oct 1, 2022 14:07:46 GMT -5
It'll be interesting to see what the end of each season looks like. I suspect House of the Dragon kept most of its audience. Did Rings keep its audience? In my opinion it's actually improving as it's gone along, whereas House has remained consistently strong right out of the gate. Good numbers for these two will only help Conan's possible pick up at Netflix. If they have to put something on, it'd be good to know people will actually watch it!
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Post by johnnypt on Oct 3, 2022 6:03:01 GMT -5
Boy, kids cause all the problems in the Game of Thrones world,, don’t they?
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Post by alexander on Oct 6, 2022 12:36:56 GMT -5
I've watched the 1st 3 episodes of House of the Dragon and I'm bored. It's too slow for me. And is it even heroic fantasy? There aren't many heroic scenes (1 battle at the end of ep 3) and very little fantasy. Replace the dragons by Greek fire and you have a medieval show.
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Post by Von K on Oct 6, 2022 17:16:38 GMT -5
I've watched the 1st 3 episodes of House of the Dragon and I'm bored. It's too slow for me. And is it even heroic fantasy? There aren't many heroic scenes (1 battle at the end of ep 3) and very little fantasy. Replace the dragons by Greek fire and you have a medieval show. House of the Dragon is definitely not heroic fantasy. I'd probably describe it as a fantasy historical family saga/drama with some supernatural elements and a grimdark tone. There is quite a variety of historical and literary influences in the mix - including from Tolkien, REH, Fritz Leiber, Moorcock and Mervyn Peake's Gormengast trilogy. It doesn't have the fast pace or emphasis on action and adventure of heroic fantasy and swords and sorcery.
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Post by Von K on Oct 6, 2022 17:37:50 GMT -5
Boy, kids cause all the problems in the Game of Thrones world,, don’t they? You're not kidding. I thought the latest episode was the best one yet, would probably rate it at 8.5. Been getting more of a Gormengast vibe as the series progresses. Great work on the dragon scene both in terms of character and cgi.
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Post by johnnypt on Oct 6, 2022 18:36:44 GMT -5
Boy, kids cause all the problems in the Game of Thrones world,, don’t they? You're not kidding. I thought the latest episode was the best one yet, would probably rate it at 8.5. Been getting more of a Gormengast vibe as the series progresses. Great work on the dragon scene both in terms of character and cgi. Definitely see Titus Groan in there with the kids actively bent on killing one another.
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Post by Von K on Oct 6, 2022 20:30:34 GMT -5
You're not kidding. I thought the latest episode was the best one yet, would probably rate it at 8.5. Been getting more of a Gormengast vibe as the series progresses. Great work on the dragon scene both in terms of character and cgi. Definitely see Titus Groan in there with the kids actively bent on killing one another. Plus there seems to be more than a little of Steerpike in Littlefinger and Larys' choice of methods in upward mobility.
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Post by crimsonblade on Oct 6, 2022 21:05:17 GMT -5
I've watched the 1st 3 episodes of House of the Dragon and I'm bored. It's too slow for me. And is it even heroic fantasy? There aren't many heroic scenes (1 battle at the end of ep 3) and very little fantasy. Replace the dragons by Greek fire and you have a medieval show. I am enjoying it even though I get the impression that this season is going to be mostly build and set up for whats to come in future seasons. Every impression I get is that there’s a war to come. I hope to see duels in the sky on dragons. Hopefully some dark magic as well. The kid who was playing with centipedes and spiders in the past couple of episodes looks like she could grow up to be some sort of dark sorceress.
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Post by alexander on Oct 7, 2022 6:56:31 GMT -5
I've watched the 1st 3 episodes of House of the Dragon and I'm bored. It's too slow for me. And is it even heroic fantasy? There aren't many heroic scenes (1 battle at the end of ep 3) and very little fantasy. Replace the dragons by Greek fire and you have a medieval show. I am enjoying it even though I get the impression that this season is going to be mostly build and set up and whats to come in future seasons. Every impression I get is that there’s a war to come. I hope to see duels in the sky on dragons. Hopefully some dark magic as well. The kid who was playing with centipedes and spiders in the past couple of episodes looks like she could grow up to be some sort of dark sorceress. Thx. I have to be patient I guess. I did not really enjoy the first season of GoT for the same reason (too slow for me, endless dialogues).
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Post by Jason Aiken on Oct 7, 2022 14:12:19 GMT -5
A little late, but....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2022 3:54:12 GMT -5
I guess, at best, Paddy Considine (Viserys) will survive till the end of the season. Gonna miss the character. I liked the video, thanks Jason.
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Post by Von K on Oct 8, 2022 13:26:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the review Jason. I didn't notice any issues with the dragon scene first time through. May well give it a re-watch to see if I can spot what you mentioned.
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