So I watched the first Episode of Game of Thrones

[pristineungift]

I broke down and watched the first episode. I've been not really avoiding it, but not really going out of my way to do it out of laziness and strange loyalty to Legend of the Seeker.

Anyway, my first impressions are under the cut. If you comment, remember I'm on ep1 S1, so don't spoil me too much. <3

Comments

[angstbunny]

GoT is NOTHING like LotS. They may both belong in the fantasy genre, but it's totally apples and oranges. I really enjoyed GoT. I love political intrigue and machinations, so the show is great on that aspect. Beware of pointless sex and nudity, because it's HBO and they like to flaunt that it's HBO. And yeah, GoT is really dreary and srs bizness, and while it has its moments of levity, there isn't the sense of humor that LotS has. LotS is quite fun a lot of the times, but GoT is mostly doom and gloom and death and misery.

[pristineungift]

Yes, this is exactly the vibe I'm getting. I'm just waiting to see if they'll actually hold me interest, or if it will be sort of the same reaction I had to Spartacus: mild interest, and watching only the episodes my favorite actors are in.

[angstbunny]

I couldn't get past the first episode of Spartacus. IDK if evilgmbethy told you the story of how we watched that together and we just couldn't finish the first episode. Not even the promise of Craig Parker awesomeness and omg Lucy Lawless helped. With that said, it's really really sad about Andy Whitfield, don't know if you heard about that. He passed away from cancer. :( :( :(

[pristineungift]

Oh yes, Bethy and I have talked about Spartacus at length. It really does get better around episode three. But on the whole I'm not really super interested in it unless it's a Craig Parker or Brooke Williams episode.

And yeah, I saw about Andy Whitfield. I follow the Sparty LJ comms in case they post Brooke Williams stuff creepy stalker. It is really sad, but unpopular opinion time: I feel like the fans are being kind of really tacky and tasteless about it. I just keep seeing post after post of the fans grief, etc. and it feels like to me that they're sort of cheapening the grief of everyone who actually knew him. Not to mention some of the fan tributes are really tactless and almost disgusting.

But then, I have a very firm policy of maintaining a sense of professionalism as a fan. I had a similar reaction when everyone was flipping out about Bridget Regan having a baby.

[angstbunny]

I'm with you on the professionalism of being a fan. I don't think there's anything wrong with feeling sad that an actor you like very much has passed away or that you're happy when they have a baby or get married. But I agree that it gets very creepy at times. These people are actors you watch on television or in movies; you don't KNOW them. Granted, I don't want to get into the territory of "policing" people's emotions (one of the biggest criticisms that gets flung around, which I imagine you've probably encountered), and I can see how somebody, say, who've experienced a death in the family due to cancer might react very strongly to the news of Andy Whitfield's death. But overall, I'm in agreement with you that a lot of people overreact for no discernible reason other than an undue sense of closeness.

[pristineungift]

Oh no, by all means you can be sad. But it gets tacky when you start acting like they were your best friend/brother/sister/mother/husband. I mean, say for example, Craig Parker died. I would be sad. I might post something about how he was a very good actor and seemed to be a nice man, and the world will miss him.

I would not write a poem about how I couldn't stop crying and/or draw a cartoon of him ascending to heaven as an angel, with a posse of dead fangirls waiting for him. <-Things I've seen for Andy Whitfield.

I mean. It's too soon man. Have some respect for his actual family, try to think about how you'd feel if someone drew cartoons like that about your husband right after he passed away.

[angstbunny]

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NOT ENOUGH D: IN THE WORLD