Seriously, someone put me on an IV drip. My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I believe it was back sometime in October when the announcement was made that HBO was working on a pilot to George R.R. Martin’s (ongoing) masterpiece – which I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, probably has the best plot of any fantasy novel I’ve ever read. Since then, all we’ve gotten is trickling info on who’s being cast as who, which at this point is a mix of established and relatively unknown thespians. The latest news to drop is that the show has been officially announced, with a pilot and nine episodes to follow. With most of the casting process done, HBO is slated to begin production in Ireland sometime in June. With so little info to go off of and all this time in between updates, that has left plenty of time for one thing: bitching about the dregs that we had to work with.
In case you’re in the dark, A Game of Thrones is the first novel in Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, which centers around a few fateful decisions that forever shake up the kingdom of Westeros – and that’s only the beginning of the story. There are so many side plots and deceptions of note that I will simply leave it there. Every chapter is told from a different character’s perspective, so devil’s really in the details when it comes to the casting. People who love these books are really aligned on certain characters, and it is near impossible to pick out someone who’s going to be a universal crowd pleaser. … Continue Reading
