Game of Thrones Creator : HBO's Iron Throne "Not What I Want"
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The thing was made with the express intention of making the King uncomfortable in it - he shouldn't be lounging about in a fancy chair, he should be busy conquering stuff.Halyah said:
And while I certainly can understand Martin as imaging something somewhat more imposing, I'd say HBO made the right call here. A throne 5 meters high would be a ***** to build, incorporate in a set, and film. Just imagine filming dialogue when one character is all the way up there.
Yep Making a throne like that would be awesome, but probably not very practical. Different mediums call for adaptation having someone sitting in a chair that f'n huge makes it hard for them to talk to anyone.
Joffery cuts himself in the book and TV show, Aerys cut himself all the time and Maegor was killed by it. The mythology of it is supposed to be that the throne attacks unworthy Kings, which is why in the book and the TV series everyone stood with their mouths open when the Joffery cut himself.FrozenCones said:
This is actually because his characters are shit, so he writes too many of them to make up for the fact that none of them are very good. I'm just saying.
OT: Yeah, I can see his complaint. I mean, that is kind of the icon that represents the kings of Westeros. It should reflect the royal lineage and be a representation of what they are. The HBO one looks cool, but it definitely pales into insignificance compared to the one depicted above.
I always thought the HBO Throne looked really silly actually, it didn't fit well. But I understood what they were going for so I never really criticized it.
I like Martin's involvement with the series. He's even given HBO plot points in case he dies.
I like Martin's involvement with the series. He's even given HBO plot points in case he dies.
My thoughts exactly, it's like a larger, messy version of what I imagine Gywn's throne room to look like. The lighting even makes it look lke Anor Londo.Diegolomac said:
*slaps forehead*TheAmazingHobo said:
I should have expected as much, really. I've gotten good about checking the Escapist's sources. I guess I just got lazy.
The mad king was actually described as having heavily scarred arms from where he would constantly wave his arms around carelessly in rages. At least, I thought I remember reading that.Eleima said:
That was hilarious and well-timed, though the irony here is that the one bitching is really George.TakerFoxx said:
Eh, not really. If you read the actual blog post, he says that while the show's Iron Throne doesn't measure up to the one in his mind, he acknowledges that his version wouldn't be practical, understands why they made the changes, and says that the new design is still pretty awesome and even has one of its paperweights on his desk. He just doesn't people to forget how incredibly imposing the throne from the books is supposed to be.FalloutJack said:
I don't actually read the books, I was just having abit of fun, still this song is genius!TakerFoxx said:Whelp, I guess it's time to roll out the immortal words of Neil Gaiman. In song!
I'm sorry, but I've always wanted to use that. The opportunity was just too great.
That's cool, George, but you can't always get what you want. As much as I love the books, tv is a different medium and HBO might not be able to adopt everything from the books for their own reasons.
No use griping about it, as I'm sure he's been paid handsomely for the adaptions of his books. On top of that, many new fans are created who will also check out his other works.
Sure, I love your iron throne more (looks really cool), George, but don't count your blessings, man. Many other authors would love the attention, money and exposure, you and your works are getting. It'll all be over one day.
No use griping about it, as I'm sure he's been paid handsomely for the adaptions of his books. On top of that, many new fans are created who will also check out his other works.
Sure, I love your iron throne more (looks really cool), George, but don't count your blessings, man. Many other authors would love the attention, money and exposure, you and your works are getting. It'll all be over one day.
I think some posters are misunderstanding George. He's generally really happy with the show. He even allegedly said ''My god, they got it exactly right'' when entering the set. Like TakerFox said, he's not actually all that unhappy with the tv throne.
Book throne looks like a deathtrap. I'd get the feeling that if a fat king like Robert would sit on it for the long he would have died due the thing collapsing which I think would get him impaled by all those swords.
I don't think I could take any king using that throne entirely seriously.
Book throne looks like a deathtrap. I'd get the feeling that if a fat king like Robert would sit on it for the long he would have died due the thing collapsing which I think would get him impaled by all those swords.
I don't think I could take any king using that throne entirely seriously.
Well now it makes sense when they say that one king has died to the Iron Throne... Shit son. Are those stairs made of swords? Awesome!
How would you even get down from that monstrosity? With great care and no sudden movements...
How would you even get down from that monstrosity? With great care and no sudden movements...
