Have you seen Orphan Black? I watch Game of Thrones and it can be pretty brutal. It certainly stirs up debate. If the word 'whore' makes you cringe get ready to cringe a million times.
I've only watched the first three seasons of the TV show. It is rather graphic, both with violence, sex, and language. I don't mind that though, but some people may. Like the other person said, the word "whore" is said quite a bit, but it seems to be less of an insult when it's said and more of just the term of the profession.
I would second Orphan Black, though I'm not sure how I feel about the second season that just wrapped up. I still like How I Met Your Mother. I don't watch that much in new tv these days.
Season 4 is worth it for Oberyn Martell and the road adventures of a couple of my favorite characters. Oberyn is the new Syrio, a lot of impact in a little screen time
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The Game of Thrones books are great! I'm in the middle of book four and managed to squeak free from most spoilers (minus a FB post about Book 3 (whatever the most recent seasons is) that was just a pic of one of the characters dead -- which I knew was coming, I guessed it easily, but still was mad!).
A few elements of bother with gender norms and fantasy narrative tropes that were destroyed by Martin, somewhat in a good way. I'm still mad at some narratives. I guess it's actually OK he did what he did: but I still feel a bit cheated in the first book. Book 2 was AWESOME. Book 3 was saved by the end. Hated it till like the 1000th page! It's a lot of work and pain to get through. You'd easily manage it methinks, but I can see you getting POed by some of the story lines. :-)
OK so I'm curious. Are you saying that there are some normative gender-norms fantasy-narrative storylines which caused angst among fans, and then he turned around and twisted it?
Wow so I just saw this after not logging in for months!
There are some characters that are somewhat the typical damsel-in-distress characters. There are two that come to mind ... and they really bothered me, especially in later books. A couple - for example, Arya - fly against these norms and expectations.
Brienne is a great example of a female character that is quite independent and well-rounded, but her narrative falters and becomes a bit tired throughout Book 4. She's also painted physically as overtly mannish, however, and unappealing - both because of her actions and looks (not the typical female attributes).
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I would second Orphan Black, though I'm not sure how I feel about the second season that just wrapped up. I still like How I Met Your Mother. I don't watch that much in new tv these days.
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A few elements of bother with gender norms and fantasy narrative tropes that were destroyed by Martin, somewhat in a good way. I'm still mad at some narratives. I guess it's actually OK he did what he did: but I still feel a bit cheated in the first book. Book 2 was AWESOME. Book 3 was saved by the end. Hated it till like the 1000th page! It's a lot of work and pain to get through. You'd easily manage it methinks, but I can see you getting POed by some of the story lines. :-)
It's fun getting roped in by another book series!
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There are some characters that are somewhat the typical damsel-in-distress characters. There are two that come to mind ... and they really bothered me, especially in later books. A couple - for example, Arya - fly against these norms and expectations.
Brienne is a great example of a female character that is quite independent and well-rounded, but her narrative falters and becomes a bit tired throughout Book 4. She's also painted physically as overtly mannish, however, and unappealing - both because of her actions and looks (not the typical female attributes).
Those are just a few examples...
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