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Casting The Hound

Started by One Horse Town, November 12, 2008, 10:35:37 AM

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One Horse Town

November 12, 2008, 10:35:37 AM
Yep. HBO have given the go-ahead for the pilot to a proposed series for GRR Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire books.

If it is picked up and it goes forward at Martin's usual pace, expect the series to air sometime in 2012...

http://grrm.livejournal.com

Spike

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November 12, 2008, 12:55:29 PM
I expect that, if this is a go, that it will go forward quite smoothly. Martin's been writing for, what? forty years? But most of his stuff is unknown to the geek crowd because he worked TV for most of the middle of his career.  He knows how the studio's work.

I'm not sure the turn-around time on HBO series, but I know a Movie can take two to three years to produce, of which filming is ususally the quickest part.  Optimistically, I'd expect HBO series to be faster and I expect next year, two at the latest (if only because of how late in the year it already is...)...
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Drew

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November 12, 2008, 02:19:11 PM
Good news. I hope they do it justice.

I'm more concerned over whether Martin will actually finish his opus. The intervals between books grow ever longer and the man isn't getting any younger.
 

Claudius

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November 13, 2008, 12:50:47 AM
Quote from: Drew;265675Good news. I hope they do it justice.
This. I hope either they do it right, or they don't do it at all.

QuoteI'm more concerned over whether Martin will actually finish his opus. The intervals between books grow ever longer and the man isn't getting any younger.
My first priority is that he keeps writing cool books (and yes, I liked A Feast for Crows), even more than finishing ASOIAF. If he was to write crappy books, I'd prefer him not to finish it at all.
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One Horse Town

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December 08, 2008, 06:15:29 AM
If you follow the link above to George's blog, there is now a link in an entry to a forum that does little more than propose actors i've never heard of for the roles. The folk involved in the pilot are ever so slightly active there.

Drew

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December 10, 2008, 10:38:21 AM
Quote from: One Horse Town;272005If you follow the link above to George's blog, there is now a link in an entry to a forum that does little more than propose actors i've never heard of for the roles. The folk involved in the pilot are ever so slightly active there.

It'll be interesting to see the reactions when they do finally announce the cast.

My suggestion is Christopher Eccleston as Ned Stark.
 
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