Do We Have a New Patron Saint?

[grrrm]

it seems that some of the GRRMlins have taken issue with Ms. Bellafonte's review of HBO's new production.

Ginia Bellafonte, we here at FTBG salute you.  Stick to your guns and speak your truth, that's what we support 'round these parts.

Now I should hopefully be watching the first episode tonight, and I will post my thoughts ASAP.  So I can't speak

Comments

[kishiriadgr]

I left my thoughts in your last post. Watching the show made me just want to break things. Things in GRRM's house, not my own. I like my stuff.

[bluebombardier]

Apparently no one is allowed to be anything other than appreciative of GRRM and worship the ground he walks on. A mere "actually, I agree with Ms. Bellafonte" tweet brought the nit-picking wrath of the infamous Elio & Linda from the Westeros board. They launched a double-pronged, 140-character attack on my complaints about GRRM's nerdbro approach to women.

I watched the first episode in a hotel room in NYC because I just happened to be traveling this past weekend. TITS TITS EVERYWHERE. Lush scenery, complicated sets. They can't possibly keep this sort of thing up. There's a reason why most fantasy television series fail, and that reason is budget.

I am going to HATE it; I can tell already.

no spoilers, I promise

[julival]

First, I've been reading your blog since early on in its history because I find it hilarious and I agree with most of your opinions on Martin's bad behavior (and I love the nicknames

[duffypratt]

It's not that surprising that HBO would renew so quickly. Unlike regular TV, they can get a good feel for interest by increased subscriptions. And they already know whether the product is good enough to sustain the interest of fans who are already committed. Announcing that they are renewing will only serve to give them additional buzz.

[natsufan]

Bellafante wasn't attacked by the GRRMlins. She was attacked because she dared to say that women don't like fantasy because she and her snob friends don't like fantasy.

On another topic, she pissed people off because instead of reviewing the series, her "review" could be summarized in:
"I don't like fantasy, my female friends don't like fantasy, and if you like fantasy you're a 15 year old kid. And don't watch it".

Cinematography? Acting? Casting choices? Plot? Arts and crafts? She didn't mention any of it all.

It's OK to dislike the series. It's OK to hate fantasy, or to hate the books, or the authors... But if you get paid by reviewing stuff, you ought to... you know, review the stuff. Mention something about the plot, or about the technical quality, or about the acting. You can say you hate fantasy. You can say your friends hate fantasy. You cannot say "only 15 year old kids like fantasy". Unless you want to look like an obnoxious idiot with delusions of intellectual greatness

[ashkestral]

This is NORMAL for TV and Movie reviews. Examples: If you dislike "Where the Wild Things Are" you're an idiot who didn't understand it. If you like "The Last Airbender" you're one of the mindless masses with no taste in good film. In fact, check out those Airbender reviews because very few of them mention the beautiful scenery, the great costumes, the excellent sound track, etc

[natsufan]

Huh? A 100% valid review? Are you kidding me?
Her review says that the illicitness (sex as in Dany's rape) was meant for females. Tell me how on Earth are fucking rapes and incest meant to be attractive for females. Her review made no mention whatsoever about the plot, the excellent acting, the story or the background. Global warming fantasy story? Seriously? The review was crap because instead of talking about the reviewed material, it was a list of absolutely personal reasons why the bigoted reviewer didn't like fantasy. And that makes a crappy review

[ashkestral]

Standards are set by a group. If a piece of work meets the standards of the group, it is not logical to argue the piece of work fails to meet the standards of the group