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	iwanttobeasleep 2007-01-19 06:13 am UTC (link)
	HBO makes quality television, I'm sure it'll be good. /HBO fangirl (Reply to this)(Thread)

	seraphtrevs 2007-01-20 02:24 am UTC (link)
	I agree. I'm usually not an optimist when it comes to these things, but HBO really does put out wonderful series, so I'm willing to bet if they go through with it, it will be awesome. What I'm most worried about is that they won't do it at all. -_- (Reply to this)(Parent)

	pyratejenni 2007-01-19 06:23 am UTC (link)
	Goddamn. I'll have to see if my sister has HBO. (Reply to this)

	hallidae 2007-01-19 06:30 am UTC (link)
	::glee!:: ...Oh, wait. Fuck, I don't have HBO. ::sulk:: (Reply to this)

	dunc 2007-01-19 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Rome barely gets a second season because of the expense, so they greenlight a series that'll probably require similar production efforts and CGI? Right. That'll work. It'll be nice if it does work out, I guess. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Correction dunc 2007-01-19 06:48 am UTC (link)
	Okay, maybe not greenlit. But still. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	zealot 2007-01-19 06:55 am UTC (link)
	Seriously! I need more Pullo. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whimsy_chan 2007-01-19 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	I approve of this. Everyone needs more Pullo. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cleolinda 2007-01-19 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	Honestly, that was my first thought. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	m_butterfly 2007-01-20 12:13 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, it's nice to see someone else voicing that concern. I'm not even a F&I fan, and that had me going "Oh shit." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sarajayechan 2007-01-19 07:33 am UTC (link)
	I for one am VERY interested in seeing this. One thing's for sure, though: Tyrion better have a snarky British accent. XD ~~I must return to my AGOT reading. Bad Sara!~~ (Reply to this)

	melloniel 2007-01-19 08:15 am UTC (link)
	I've heard that there has already been wank, mostly of the Which Characters Will/Won't Make It and The Books Aren't Even Finished Yet! kind. (Reply to this)

	eilisliana 2007-01-19 08:23 am UTC (link)
	Does this means I'll get more "OMG!! Are You a ASoIaF fan?" questions? (Reply to this)

	lady7jane 2007-01-19 02:54 pm UTC (link)
	Looks like he'd be writing one episode per season himself. Of the possible timeline he says: Maybe next year time you'll be seeing Tyrion and Dany and Jon Snow in those HBO promo spots, mixing and mingling with Tony Soprano, Al Swearengen, and Titus Pullo. That would be an awesome crossover, too bad Martin doesn't like the fic. (Reply to this)

	dracothelizard 2007-01-19 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	The Westeros forum already has several threads, that one being the main one. There's some discussion about CGI, and locations, and of course which characters will make it or not, but I'm being optimistic. So long as GRRM finishes the series, that's the most important! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	lillyv 2007-01-19 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	So long as GRRM finishes the series, that's the most important! Agreed. I want to know who ends up running things in Westeros. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dracothelizard 2007-01-19 06:21 pm UTC (link)
	Y'know, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if Westeros ends up divided into two kingdoms, or something. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lillyv 2007-01-19 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, another fan I knew had a theory like that awhile back. I'm tempted to agree. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	goblin 2007-01-19 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	My personal theory is that Jon Snow and Daenarys will get married and rule jointly. I mean, they've never met and they're on different continents at the moment, but it could happen! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hangingfire 2007-01-19 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	That would be ... interesting, given one fairly convincing theory I've read about Jon Snow's real parents. (It's not really a spoiler, exactly, but I figured I'd keep it cloaked.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	goblin 2007-01-20 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, Targaryen rulers always marry their relations! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hangingfire 2007-01-20 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	Point. At least those two would only be cousins instead of, y'know, siblings. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	daylightsparks 2007-01-20 03:27 am UTC (link)
	No, Tyrion will rule all! \o/ Or if he doesn't, he should. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lady7jane 2007-01-20 01:34 pm UTC (link)
	Given the prevailing theory on Jon's parentage, I'm not so sure about that. It's a possibility, but I'm thinking there'll be a bigger change. Jon/Dany would almost be like reverting back to the Targaryen days. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	bangoskank 2007-01-19 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	Most of the stuff on HBO is pretty good. As long as the effects aren't super-hokey, I'm pretty hopeful this will be good. Just wish that I had cable ;_; (Reply to this)

	darkeyes 2007-01-19 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	I'm just thankful it wasn't pick up by the SciFi channel shudders (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toph 2007-01-19 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	SOMUCHWORD. At least with HBO it won't be watered down like for regular cable- and if GRRM himself does at least the one episode per season or whatever it is, it should stay true to his vision. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	musouka 2007-01-19 08:40 pm UTC (link)
	Oh god yes. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	goblin 2007-01-19 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	But surely, after the masterpiece that was their "imaganitive" retelling of LeGuin's Earthsea, that sounds like a great idea! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rowan 2007-01-19 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Although it's fun to freak people out with the URL above. "Hey, A Song of Ice and Fire is going to become a miniseries! [sci-fi channel URL]" "AUUUUUGH!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kalypsi_cat 2007-01-19 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	There are few things that would be so terrifying as that. Ouch. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	m_butterfly 2007-01-20 12:15 pm UTC (link)
	You just reminded me Dresden Files premiers Sunday. Whimper. (Reply to this)(Parent)

kalypsi_cat
2007-01-19 09:47 pm UTC (link)

I just read this with the repeating chant of "Oh my god!" going in the back of my head. I don't know whether it's going to be good or bad, but I'm so excited that the chance is there to see a good visual representation of that story I love so much that I would very much like to drop everything and run around the apartment screaming to everyone like a deranged fangirl. Unfortunately, everyone is at work, and I'm so ill I've lost my voice, so I'm just going to have to sit here and try not to explode from the excitement.

Oh my god!

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	seraphtrevs 2007-01-20 02:23 am UTC (link)
	Hee, that was my reaction too! Only I actually did the screaming while running around the apartment - I think I scared my husband. XD (Reply to this)(Parent)

	monsley 2007-01-22 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Let me join you. Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god (Reply to this)(Parent)

	zaliesiren 2007-01-20 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	crosses fingers and chants: please run longer than Carnivale, please run longer than Carnivale, please be as good* as Carnivale...* goes to sit in cautiously optimistic corner (Reply to this)

	monsley 2007-01-22 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	cries, laughs, chants, runs in circles explodes (Reply to this)