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[{"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306031594.4285519, "message": "News on Dance with Dragons from GRRM, including a lot of insight as to who the PoVs might be:\n\nhttp://grrm.livejournal.com/217066.html", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1139392}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306031599.5058479, "message": "No Sansa. :(", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1139393}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306061094.798646, "message": "Seeing as we can't use spoiler tags, how shall we do this? Should we just work on the rule that this thread is for folks who have read up to the end of Feast for Crows, and is fully caught up with all aired episodes?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1140864}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306061440.807775, "message": "NO BRIENNE?! Eff you, George! :(", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1140885}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306061648.958528, "message": "Also disappointing: no Sam. His current environment and doings would make for great reading. And it seems that Bran might have limited attention too :(", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1140901}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306095610.940402, "message": "No spoiler tags?  You're under the mistaken impression that anyone else cares!\n\n-- The 11th troll", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1143816}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306101510.5009611, "message": "Oh, drat, spoilers, yeah. Hrm. Ok, I'll just put it in the topic.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1144598}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306101593.175138, "message": "I agree though, leaving Brienne out of Dance given the end of Feast is just cruel.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1144610}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306101568.3480971, "message": "I imagine we might be getting a few folk who are watching the show (Noodle, for instance) so maybe let's keep the spoiler level at \"latest episode\". I think discussing the book is fair game, as long as we're vague about what we're describing.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1144606}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306106458.029197, "message": "The preview from that chapter's been available a while I think, not that I've read it.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1145417}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306105778.576052, "message": "At least there is some Cersei, though, so *some* major cliffhangers will be resolved.\n\nAlso, who do we think is the returning POV who's been \"missing\" for a couple of books and is \"worse for wear\"? I'm betting on a very annoying character who now runs with a band of outlaws. If so, it might just resolve one particular cliffhanger which we otherwise wouldn't expect to be resolved in this book.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1145275}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306106428.1808591, "message": "Yeah. I was just in the middle of typing out a reply! Gosh, I love this thing's auto-refresh.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1145408}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306106303.11099, "message": "Another thing: there might not be any Sansa POV chapters in the next book, but I wouldn't be surprised if we suddenly get Littlefinger POVs.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1145388}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306106407.532315, "message": "Oh silly me. The returning POV is *obviously* TG.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1145405}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306126868.1864071, "message": "Didn't love this week's episode. Felt pretty darn cheesy all round.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1148549}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306127198.358268, "message": "Also, wooow, did they hammer Ned Stark's revelation too hard or what.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1148591}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306131538.5889471, "message": "Wait.  You guys have read the books.  And now you're worried about SPOILERS?!", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1149120}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306153192.9653389, "message": "Hmm, I liked the episode; it wasn't as good as last week's one, sure, but very few episodes of any show are. I'm not enjoying their take on Sansa, though.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1151494}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306153289.322052, "message": "And do we seriously need to wait 2 weeks for the next episode?!", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1151507}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306184297.3027, "message": "Mr_V: For others' sake, not ours. :o", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1157001}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306184372.744894, "message": "Their Sansa is definitely a lot more petulant than the book's, but she has one of the best character progressions in the books, and they can't really convey that on-screen - so maybe they're just going for a more dramatic take, in line with Dany's transformation.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1157019}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306184446.8495431, "message": "Episode 7 is available on HBO's online service if you're a subscriber, so I suspect it's ... *available*. My cable company doesn't give me access to HBO Go, so I'm just going to wait until it airs next weekend.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1157049}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306184389.1623919, "message": "After all, we both know what happens to Sansa for the rest of the season ...", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1157027}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306184464.9153221, "message": "So, no, aside for the early preview, it should be a episode next week as normal.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1157056}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306219988.7359891, "message": "@Neilan Butbut\u2026 you're the only ones talking on this thread!!\n\nI mean\u2026 apart from my occasional and thus far less than successful trolling.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1162659}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306223348.295547, "message": "My bad -- I took a comment at another forum to mean that there is no new episode next week and that the next one would air on 05 June.\n\nAs for Sansa, yeah, I get that they have to deviate from the way it happens in the books to be able to bring the story to the screen. But I just find that her sulkiness at *this* point in the story seems at odds with her character. Sure, we know what's still to happen, but her sulking this much bothers me, given everything that has *not yet happened*.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1163151}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306227924.9016049, "message": "But that's exactly it, they're setting her up to be hated this season (which was pretty much her role in book 1) so that we see her transformation into a sympathetic character in coming seasons.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1164089}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306739770.114538, "message": "No spoiler tags I'm afraid, that's the problem. The first book's called \"A Game of Thrones\", hurry along now. :o", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1224971}, {"user_id": 32057, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306738983.2156, "message": "Ok I finally got to this thread. Loving the series and never knew the books existed so on the hunt for them now.\nAs for the spoiler effort perhaps just use the spoiler tag anyways and peeps will know what parts to avoid?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1224912}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306739785.2753389, "message": "Episode 7 is *amazing*.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1224973}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306740025.4500589, "message": "Neilan, I'm thinking that as Book 5 approaches we should just create a dedicated *book* thread for it. \n\nHaven't watched episode 7 yet, but I am leaving work early today to go do just that.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1224997}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306744576.7737939, "message": "Yeah, that seems to be the best approach.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1225318}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306744605.2556479, "message": "Seeing as we won't be talking about the book much until July, let's call this one the TV series thread. So no book spoilers.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1225322}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306835092.7719769, "message": "Hmm, I really didn't care for that Littlefinger/brothel scene. I'm not usually bothered by sex on screen -- especially in a series such as this, where it's generally not at all gratuitous -- but that scene felt needlessly explicit and, well, tacky.\n\nThe rest of the episode, however, was fantastic!", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1236315}, {"user_id": 31866, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306850394.3281059, "message": "Btw, Spartacus's 2nd season... :P", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1237573}, {"user_id": 31866, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306850350.698333, "message": "I've watched up to the 3rd episode and even though I want to love it, it falls just above \"like\" for me. Guess it gets better...?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1237566}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306850394.3406839, "message": "Nah, if you don't love it by now it's probably not for you.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1237574}, {"user_id": 33318, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306850648.842479, "message": "I need to get this and see what all the fuss is about. But I've heard mostly only good stuff. I've got this thing called 'games' that takes up most of my time... and I don't see that changing in the foreseeable future. I did however get the pilot of Community, I'll try that first.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1237615}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306862412.1221001, "message": "And yeah, that scene in the latest episode was my only issue with an otherwise perfect episode, probably my favourite yet.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1239105}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306862372.8089089, "message": "I sort of agree with Hermes, but ... if you've made it to 3, I'd give it a couple more before abandoning it. I can't really remember the specific episode plotlines, but I think 4 or 5 are where things start really getting on.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1239093}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306917957.9500639, "message": "If someone's watching the show, they are most probably caught up. Or can do so in the course of a single afternoon. Given the title of the thread, it's very safe to assume that any current discussion will be around the events of the latest episode :/", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1251406}, {"user_id": 32057, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306916390.9259109, "message": "I know that the spoiler tags don't exist just saying use them anyways so peeps no to avoid :)", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1251225}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306916873.0052769, "message": "Use ... what? :\\", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1251284}, {"user_id": 32057, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306929227.077997, "message": "use [spoiler] [/spoiler] :D", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1252182}, {"user_id": 32057, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306929278.949399, "message": "Agreed but figured as this is where there was talk of lack of spoiler tags. why not kinda decided on an agreed method?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1252188}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306929596.122503, "message": "We *had* agreed on a method :P\n\nI get what you're saying with the [spoiler] nonsense ( :P ) but no. The topic title says \"SPOILERS up to the latest episode\". Seriously, if someone still comes in here when they're not caught up, it's either because they can't read -- and the tags would thus be useless anyway -- or because they *want* to be spoiled :)", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1252238}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1306949080.1022091, "message": "My problem with marked but unhidden spoilers is that it's all too easy to read them unintentionally. Running spoilers up to date with the show, while just being very careful when you allude to anything the books should suffice until Dance with Dragons hits.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1255719}, {"user_id": 32057, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1307000510.224426, "message": "No I agree for this current thread the heading says it all.\nI was just thinking more along the lines of for the whole convore experience as a whole. But I do see Neilan's point to with the unintentional reading.\n\nIf I am in a thread that is not marked as spoilers I will just make it blatantly obvious that the next part of my post is a spoiler.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1264167}, {"user_id": 32282, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1307001495.6608469, "message": "Oh, Ned. Spoilers up until the latest episode: http://io9.com/5807144/the-best-game-of-thrones-internet-meme-yet-stupid-ned-stark/gallery/1", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1264231}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1307035313.397727, "message": "Hah, shame. Ned's not stupid he's just ... old-fashioned. :(", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1268855}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1307601356.199894, "message": "So, two more episodes left. Then an entire year to wait after that.\n\nI actually just want them to hurry up and get to the third season already.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1346872}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1307944488.5581779, "message": "Episode 9 ending spoilers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owf6D2vfZqM", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1377655}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1307944999.8993199, "message": "Also, how good was this episode, like ohmygod?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1377710}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1307996483.2734711, "message": "SO GOOD.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1383777}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1307997527.9824679, "message": "The music was so good in this episode too. I heard at least three different variations on the main theme.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1383959}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308320060.1433749, "message": "http://i.imgur.com/gZQAV.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1419237}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308332802.1280701, "message": "Hah", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1421022}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308415273.2145219, "message": "I'm suddenly very scared about how that final moment's going to look. I hope they don't mess it up.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1427362}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308477711.4952171, "message": "We have less than a day to find out.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1430842}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308494119.3206711, "message": "Well, I'm sure the events of the last episode would've freed up quite a bit of money to be spent on other things. Like visual effects, hopefully :)", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1431750}, {"user_id": 32057, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308556732.077177, "message": "I will download this tonight :) Then while I wait fro S2 I can catch up on all the books. I hear S2 is a year away, how many books are out so far?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1436710}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308557658.7160611, "message": "Four have been published. The fifth is due next month.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1436806}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308641350.2474639, "message": "Hey, I watched the first episode last night!  I haven't watched TV since \u2026\u00a0err \u2026\u00a0since \u2026\u00a0erm.\n\nNo, heck, I lie \u2014\u00a0I had a lot of fun catching up on Big Bang Theory last year.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1446350}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308641897.2037339, "message": "So many conflicting emotions right now.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1446385}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308641920.2950521, "message": "Did you enjoy Thrones though?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1446386}, {"user_id": 32057, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308641990.638396, "message": "Awesome thanks, easy enough to get through the 4 in a year :)", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1446398}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308649214.0459919, "message": "What kind of conflicting emotions?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1446914}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308649388.917026, "message": "Re: Big Bang Theory", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1446919}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308651816.0167689, "message": "In the end I kind of relaxed and decided to enjoy it for what it was.  The 4th season definitely wasn't as funny as the first, but\u2026 that's true for any sitcom, no?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1447035}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1308651957.821521, "message": "Oh, so after watching episode 1 last night I realised that I can't remember more than the odd snippet of the story\u2026 so I quickly reread the bit that was covered by the episode before going to bed.  Don't know if I'll keep that up all the way through, but still, a fun thing to do.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1447045}, {"user_id": 31753, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1309231370.1312001, "message": "Presented without comment: http://www.gameofthronesofmuppets.com/Game_of_Thrones_of_Muppets__You_Wink_or_You_Die/Home.html", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1502861}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1309246361.032366, "message": "Heh.\n\nThe soundtrack CD gets released \u2026\u00a0today, I think.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1503971}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1309742608.58987, "message": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-WgphHsAn0", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1556242}, {"user_id": 31866, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1310059132.621418, "message": "I've finally got to ep 8 tonight and DAAAAAMN, does it get interesting! Only after ep. 6 I felt the tension really build. Needless to say I'm looking forward to seeing the end.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1585823}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1310059818.8931069, "message": "The second half of the season really is spectacularly well done.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1585929}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1310145948.3985741, "message": "Best one yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OWQXQgHgq8", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1594544}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1310155449.4326341, "message": "Gwendoline Christie cast as Brienne: http://pics.livejournal.com/grrm/pic/000gx6d3", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1595670}, {"user_id": 31866, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1310315460.8959899, "message": "@Neilan Awesome cover! That Jason Yang also did the most amazing FF13 battle theme cover.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1605093}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1310321431.0729139, "message": "I always loved his Muse - Resistance cover. The dude's amazing.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1605660}, {"user_id": 31866, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1310643533.2175519, "message": "Okay, so finally finished watching it, and I'm glad I stuck around 'till the end. Looking forward to the 2nd season. :)", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1636287}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1310671135.1676919, "message": "Nominated for 13 Emmys, including Best Title Sequence. Which it totally deserves.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1639600}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311104338.0584321, "message": "Melisandre and Stannis both cast: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/19/stannis-melisandre/\n\nMelisandre is perfect.\n\nhttp://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2011/07/08/Carice-van-Houten_240.jpg\n\nStannis:\n\nhttp://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2011/07/19/stephen-dillane_320.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1674760}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311106340.616286, "message": "Interesting Stannis choice. I saw him as someone chunkier.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1675232}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311193382.7877891, "message": "Davos.\n\nhttp://www.ology.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/post-image/liam-cunningham_240.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1684477}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311195404.2490599, "message": "Awesome, perfect.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1684783}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311317153.619417, "message": "Blog of the Game of Thrones Comic Con panel: http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/comic-con-live-blog-hbos-game-of-thrones", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1695974}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311330130.1249909, "message": "Any word on who's been cast as Asha?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1697059}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311355472.0719309, "message": "Not yet.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1700033}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311400436.904038, "message": "How much of the books will the second season cover?  Anyone know?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1704007}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311405087.2280791, "message": "Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell:\n\nhttp://images.wikia.com/marvelmovies/images/1/11/NatalieDormer.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1704791}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311404664.7093379, "message": "Afaik, the show is supposed to be one book per season.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1704618}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311405504.4026129, "message": "One book per season buuuut ... they'll have to split book 3 into two seasons, right? And with the overlapping chronology of books 4 and 5, that's bound to wreak havoc too.\n\nI think book 2 for season 2 is a safe bet though.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1704841}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311405567.8299351, "message": "Natalie looking the part:\n\nhttp://onthetudortrail.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Natalie-Dormer.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1704847}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311409690.1847501, "message": "My glass-half-empty prediction is that public enthusiasm for the series will inevitably wane as the Next Big Thing comes along, and then they'll try to cram more and more into each season as they realise how unlikely it'll be that they get to make 7 (or whatever) seasons.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1705006}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311413745.032763, "message": "As long as there is public enthusiasm for True Blood, Game of Thrones must prevail.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1705106}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311413813.2417519, "message": "(In all honesty though, I have wondered how well the series could possible fare in seasons based off the later books. As we've already covered, it doesn't stay as \"fast\" paced as Game of Thrones.)", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1705108}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311426805.5645781, "message": "Best case scenario, I think, is six seasons total (including the already-concluded first season). They definitely won't split book 3 over two seasons -- the book wasn't *that* much longer than the others (only about 20% longer than Clash of Kings, iirc), and much of the extra length was because of Catelyn's overlong internal lamentations :P -- and if time becomes an issue they might extend that season to 12 episodes instead of 10. \n\nAt Comic Con they indicated that some Storm of Swords plotlines will already be in season 2. And they might also have hinted at non-book characters being introduced. So they might already be planning on telling the story a little differently than it was in the books.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1705613}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311451640.8955319, "message": "I'm pretty OK with that. They seem determined to get to RW, which is all I really want to ... witness.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1706725}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311712001.687526, "message": "Same production team.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1726037}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311712173.9898551, "message": "That doesn't surprise me at all.  (Yes, you do.)", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1726070}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311712157.099086, "message": "(I need to see Rome.)", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1726064}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311711833.5433309, "message": "Hey, those of you who liked the TV show, would you agree that it was produced in a *very* similar style to HBO's \"Rome\" from a year or three ago?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1726021}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311712091.267823, "message": "I think. I definitely remember reading that at some point.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1726052}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1311712140.9295721, "message": "\"It's being made by the same team that made Rome\" - http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jul/22/game-of-thrones-most-anticipated", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1726062}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1312318885.1494069, "message": "Yara (ne\u00e9 Asha) has been cast.\n\nhttp://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/08/02/game-of-thrones-asha-greyjoy/\n\nhttp://static.tvfanatic.com/files/gemma-whelan-pic_319x398.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1779256}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1312319386.202167, "message": "Not really the kind of actress I'd pictured...", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1779312}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1312341384.3784261, "message": "Wow, yeah, that seems way off. She needs to be 'arder.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1781795}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1312368931.3708191, "message": "I wonder what they're going to change Jon Connington's name to. And how many Walder Freys are going to be renamed?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1783528}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1312398086.703702, "message": "Also,  Xaro Xhoan Daxos. Replete with \"pale as milk\" skin.\n\nhttp://media.comicbookmovie.com/images/uploads/nonso.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1786754}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1312397827.210408, "message": "Jaqen H'gar. Perfect.\n\nhttp://www.craveonline.com/tv/articles/172051-a-new-assassin-comes-to-game-of-thrones\n\nhttp://cdn.craveonline.com/images/stories/2011/2011/August/TV/Tom%20Wlaschiha.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1786717}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1312397995.653594, "message": "http://winter-is-coming.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tom-wlaschiha.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1786732}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 36269, "date_created": 1312495937.2708199, "message": "http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6579356/game-of-thrones-rpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1797539}]