A Song of Ice and Fire (Released Spoilers) - Page 49

Nebuchadnezzar · 06-17-2008, 02:33 AM

Probably because Tolkien was more a classicist than a writer. LOTR was about world building and use of mythology and frankly the literature aspects of it are sorely lacking. Personally I kind of put it alone in its own little bubble away from the rest of the genre it started and ignore it as "history".

And again, Martin is a big time fantasy traditionalist Tolkien lover so he'd break kneecaps over Tolkien bashing.

Azrayne · 06-17-2008, 02:39 AM

Yeah I think LoTR belongs in it's own catagory, it's not really comparable.

I do think Martin is among the very best of modern fantasy though. Only authors I'd put on par with him are Pratchett amd Robin Hobb, and they're both very different subgenres or styles of writing.

Zanoan · 06-17-2008, 03:07 AM

Hehe, I think we all in here pretty much agreed on that statement long ago.

And thanks A2T.

ChewieTobbacca · 06-24-2008, 03:08 PM

a dance with dragons... why must you torment me?

TheOkapi · 06-24-2008, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChewieTobbacca

a dance with dragons... why must you torment me?

-internets for getting my hopes up

Mimirswell · 06-24-2008, 07:25 PM

Since the thread was already needless bumped, some semi good news from GRR Martin.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin

The latest news on HBO front is that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have turned in the second draft of the pilot script for A GAME OF THRONES, and their rewrite is presently being read and evaluated by the powers-that-be at HBO. In other words, it's the normal process, which is long and often slow. So far, the reports are good, and HBO seems to like what they're seeing... but no, there's no greenlight yet, A GAME OF THRONES remains a script in development, not a series in production.

The one hard bit of news is that HBO has reached agreement with the BBC for them to come in as a partner on the series... IF it goes ahead. That's very cool news, and I'm excited and pleased to have the BBC involved... but even so, we're still in the crossed fingers stage here, not the shooting-off-fireworks stage.

dechire · 06-24-2008, 09:26 PM

i so want to give you negative internets for posting that, its already in the tv forums but /shrug

Asmadai · 06-25-2008, 12:21 PM

Wow, so I guess I shouldn't ever take Amazon's word on anything. I saw on their site that A Dance with Dragons was being released at Sept. 30th, so I took that as word.

Turns out, it's been pushed back to April of 2009. Why the fuck Amazon made up that date is beyond me.

Assholes.

Jadaki · 06-27-2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asmadai

Wow, so I guess I shouldn't ever take Amazon's word on anything. I saw on their site that A Dance with Dragons was being released at Sept. 30th, so I took that as word.

Turns out, it's been pushed back to April of 2009. Why the fuck Amazon made up that date is beyond me.

Assholes.

Amazon wasn't the only one with that date, I doubt they originated it.

ChewieTobbacca · 06-27-2008, 01:40 PM

Those dates were changed by the publisher

Nebuchadnezzar · 06-27-2008, 01:50 PM

Rumor I keep hearing is 2009 of September as the most likely date.

NargorothRiP · 06-27-2008, 02:55 PM

as in a year and some change away? i thought it was this fall. sadly i give a fuck anymore.

Nebuchadnezzar · 06-27-2008, 02:58 PM

Well the turn around for novels once the manuscript is in at the very quickest is 3 months, so it would have to be finished like this week to come out this September.

Wolfen · 06-27-2008, 09:31 PM

He's traveling to Europe right now, so progress is at a stand still.

Soygen · 06-28-2008, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfen

He's alive, so progress is at a stand still.

Fixed that for ya'.

Bleh. /cry

06-17-2008, 02:33 AM	#721 (permalink)
Nebuchadnezzar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,655 -2 Internets	Probably because Tolkien was more a classicist than a writer. LOTR was about world building and use of mythology and frankly the literature aspects of it are sorely lacking. Personally I kind of put it alone in its own little bubble away from the rest of the genre it started and ignore it as "history". And again, Martin is a big time fantasy traditionalist Tolkien lover so he'd break kneecaps over Tolkien bashing. __________________ I eat grass like an ox and shat like a fox.

06-17-2008, 03:07 AM	#723 (permalink)
Zanoan I wish I was queer, so I could get chicks Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,840 -3 Internets	Hehe, I think we all in here pretty much agreed on that statement long ago. And thanks A2T. __________________ "It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln

06-27-2008, 01:50 PM	#731 (permalink)
Nebuchadnezzar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,655 -2 Internets	Rumor I keep hearing is 2009 of September as the most likely date. __________________ I eat grass like an ox and shat like a fox.

06-27-2008, 02:58 PM	#733 (permalink)
Nebuchadnezzar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,655 -2 Internets	Well the turn around for novels once the manuscript is in at the very quickest is 3 months, so it would have to be finished like this week to come out this September. __________________ I eat grass like an ox and shat like a fox.

06-27-2008, 09:31 PM	#734 (permalink)
Wolfen The Little Man In The Canoe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 4,431 +161 Internets	He's traveling to Europe right now, so progress is at a stand still. __________________ --If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.

06-17-2008, 02:39 AM	#722 (permalink)
Azrayne Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 822 +4 Internets	Yeah I think LoTR belongs in it's own catagory, it's not really comparable. I do think Martin is among the very best of modern fantasy though. Only authors I'd put on par with him are Pratchett amd Robin Hobb, and they're both very different subgenres or styles of writing.

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ChewieTobbacca is a maverick pirate. Yarrrrr Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,700	a dance with dragons... why must you torment me?

06-24-2008, 09:26 PM	#727 (permalink)
dechire /shrug Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: tx Posts: 390 -1 Internets	i so want to give you negative internets for posting that, its already in the tv forums but /shrug

06-25-2008, 12:21 PM	#728 (permalink)
Asmadai Monolith - Area 52 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sealab Posts: 2,349	Wow, so I guess I shouldn't ever take Amazon's word on anything. I saw on their site that A Dance with Dragons was being released at Sept. 30th, so I took that as word. Turns out, it's been pushed back to April of 2009. Why the fuck Amazon made up that date is beyond me. Assholes.

06-27-2008, 01:40 PM	#730 (permalink)
ChewieTobbacca is a maverick pirate. Yarrrrr Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,700	Those dates were changed by the publisher

06-27-2008, 02:55 PM	#732 (permalink)
NargorothRiP Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 326	as in a year and some change away? i thought it was this fall. sadly i give a fuck anymore.

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