No, my wife doesn’t watch it either, nor does my daughter in law. Both call it ‘game of porn’ which always leads to arguments and justifications of brilliant acting, cinematography, costumes, writing, story telling etc etc etc. They still won’t watch it though. Their and your loss :-).Am I the only person in the known universe who hasn't watched a single episode of GOT? And who doesn't feel like he's missing out on anything by not seeing it, going by the endless trailers for it on TV?
Am I the only person in the known universe who hasn't watched a single episode of GOT? And who doesn't feel like he's missing out on anything by not seeing it, going by the endless trailers for it on TV?
I mean, I guess? George R. R. Martin has said numerous times that Tolkein is his biggest influence, but he has been quoted as saying the following about the end of The Return of the King:So like Tolkien for people who don't read books?
So, I dunno, make of it what you will and maybe stay out of threads that are about things you don't like?Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Lord of the Rings had a very medieval philosophy: that if the king was a good man, the land would prosper. We look at real history and it’s not that simple. Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesn’t ask the question: What was Aragorn’s tax policy? Did he maintain a standing army? What did he do in times of flood and famine? And what about all these orcs? By the end of the war, Sauron is gone but all of the orcs aren’t gone – they’re in the mountains. Did Aragorn pursue a policy of systematic genocide and kill them? Even the little baby orcs, in their little orc cradles? In real life, real-life kings had real-life problems to deal with. Just being a good guy was not the answer. You had to make hard, hard decisions. Sometimes what seemed to be a good decision turned around and bit you in the ass; it was the law of unintended consequences. I’ve tried to get at some of these in my books. My people who are trying to rule don’t have an easy time of it. Just having good intentions doesn’t make you a wise king.
Oh man, you're so cool, Eighty-Six-Thousand Posts on an Internet Forum Guy!Am I the only person in the known universe who hasn't watched a single episode of GOT? And who doesn't feel like he's missing out on anything by not seeing it, going by the endless trailers for it on TV?
And miss out on all the fun?I mean, I guess? George R. R. Martin has said numerous times that Tolkein is his biggest influence, but he has been quoted as saying the following about the end of The Return of the King:
So, I dunno, make of it what you will and maybe stay out of threads that are about things you don't like?
So, I dunno, make of it what you will and maybe stay out of threads that are about things you don't like?
Both yourself and @BimboBob have taken my suggestion as a command.Isn't that the whole point of a forum, discussion?
If everyone stayed out of threads about things they don't like the Liverpool thread would have 4 posts.
Both yourself and @BimboBob have taken my suggestion as a command.
It’s not that he doesn’t like it. It’s that he’s never tried it. Hugely different things.Isn't that the whole point of a forum, discussion?
If everyone stayed out of threads about things they don't like the Liverpool thread would have 4 posts.
It’s not that he doesn’t like it. It’s that he’s never tried it. Hugely different things.