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"Still no stand alone HBOgo. *sigh* guess I'll just torrent every episode once it airs."

I'm not expecting that for quite a long time as they basically have said just that and explained with pretty good reason. Eventually that would be nice but it will be several years before something like that is available I'm sure.

Anyways, if you have some sort of cable or satellite package, the show is definitely worth subscribing to HBO for. Most places pro-rate so we paid for 2 months and 3 days last season which came out to something like $30 with Dish. Well worth it even if you watch nothing else on HBO the entire time.

If you don't have a cable or satellite package and that's why you were looking for HBO Go, I hope you at least pick up the DVDs or Blu-rays when they come out even if you torrent the episodes when they are on live. The entire second season Blu-ray set with extra scenes and some really cool special features is $30 on Amazon. Either avenue is dirt-cheap for the entertainment you're getting and not having HBO Go isn't really an excuse for not supporting the show monetarily in some way.

[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 1:55 PM. Reason : ]

2/23/2013 1:53:14 PM

Yeah, don't worry, I bought all the books, and I had HBO for both season 1 and season 2. I don't have it now. I don't even have a cable box, so I'm not thrilled about the idea of increasing how much I pay a shitty cable provider to get a DVR I don't want so I can get digital cable I don't want so that I can get a pay network I only kind of want so that I can watch one show I do want.

I'm thrilled that cable is getting closer and closer to being ala carte with things like Hulu (which I pay for) and a lot of the online content, but until then I'm not supporting government aided cable monopolies.

2/23/2013 2:02:52 PM

You could ask a friend to record them on VHS for you

2/23/2013 2:04:35 PM

^^Definitely can't fault you there. As soon as GoT is over, we are canceling dish

We got a really good 2yr deal and it has been nice to have some State games available without always having to go out, but the promo rate is done in April so the box is going back as soon as this season is over. It's been nice for 3 seasons of GoT though.


[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 2:06 PM. Reason : ]

2/23/2013 2:04:38 PM

I'll be thrilled when some day I can have internet only and still be able to watch the content I want.

In a perfect world I'd have decent broadband internet for $30-50/month and then buy stuff directly from content providers. The $8/month for Hulu, however much netflix is, being able to pay for say... all of ESPN's content by buying an ESPN package for $5-10/month, and then buying say, HBO for $10-15/month would be great.

PS - Just bought a Roku box, love it so far.

[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 2:16 PM. Reason : sdfsdf]

2/23/2013 2:08:59 PM

lol espn gets more than that through cable

2/23/2013 2:18:27 PM

^^Yea but with all these individual subscriptions, I feel like we're being nickled and dimed to death. How bout one portal, where I pay like $60 per month, to get access to Hulu Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime, ESPN, HBO, etc. It would probably end up being more than 60, but just one bill. Why do I need 5 different debits to the bank acct just to watch tv.

[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 2:21 PM. Reason : ^]

2/23/2013 2:20:48 PM

Sure, that's fine if you can convince all those companies to work together. If you start packaging stuff together you end up with the problem you have now which is being forced to pay for a bunch of shit you don't want.

Honestly, the more subscribers you get for a service like Hulu the more they'll be able to get from content providers and the more variety you'll have.

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"lol espn gets more than that through cable"

Actually, no they get about $5-6 per subscriber on their deal with Dish, which is more than they get from any cable company. By the end of this decade it'll be about $8-10 per subscriber for TWC, but right now it's closer to $4-5.

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2/23/2013 2:28:20 PM

What's the time lapse between season 2 and 3?

2/23/2013 2:36:15 PM

if it goes as the books do, there's not much gap at all

2/23/2013 2:46:22 PM

Some of the storylines in book 3 were supposed to be occuring simultaneously

2/23/2013 3:34:26 PM

Just a word of warning for people reading the book after they watch the series, it does appear from the trailer that they'll be threading in plot lines that aren't really revealed until the 5th book into this season. Not a huge deal, but it will ruin the shock of the reveal when you get to ADWD.

[Edited on February 25, 2013 at 12:44 PM. Reason : :]

2/25/2013 12:43:14 PM

^I'm curious as to what you are referring and that maybe I didn't pick up on something. Can you PM me with the deets of what you're talking about?

2/25/2013 1:21:06 PM

crap. guess i better power through the end of 4 and all of 5 in the next several weeks then.

2/25/2013 1:42:02 PM

There's a lot of concurrent plot lines as well as a lot of people and places to introduce very soon. I can only hope that they end the season with the big plot point from book #3. I hope they don't cram too much stuff in there this season.

2/25/2013 3:15:00 PM

Two big plot points in book 3, and both of them happen around the same time. But I know which one you are thinking about.

I dunno if it's too much to ask that we get both of them in one season. They could add some of the stuff that happens in book 3 and combine it with book 4, since it was shorter, and make another season.

2/25/2013 6:27:18 PM

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"Just a word of warning for people reading the book after they watch the series, it does appear from the trailer that they'll be threading in plot lines that aren't really revealed until the 5th book into this season. Not a huge deal, but it will ruin the shock of the reveal when you get to ADWD."

There's only one plot line you could be talking about here and I watched it over a few times and didn't see anything referring to it. Could you PM what part of the trailer you mean?

2/25/2013 11:26:34 PM

2/26/2013 9:02:50 AM

I hope at least one "you know what" happens this season. More than anything.

2/26/2013 10:48:34 AM

It does. Can't wait for this season. Unfortunately, I'll be watching slightly delayed this season since I will be out of town and don't want to stream HBO Go on my laptop. I just plan to DVR them and catch up on the weekends I am in town.

2/26/2013 10:59:02 AM

The night is dark and full of terror.

3/9/2013 7:29:36 PM

how about using the books thread for spoilers?

http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=613063

[Edited on March 9, 2013 at 8:51 PM. Reason : seriously, don't put that shit in here]

3/9/2013 8:51:17 PM

I've already read the books so luckily it wasn't a spoiler for me. If I hadn't though, I'd be pretty pissed that someone posted that. I don't see what people don't understand about "don't post spoilers from the book in this thread".

3/10/2013 3:40:34 PM

I'm assuming that people don't read the front page anymore

so, henceforth:

DO NOT POST SPOILERS IN THIS THREAD! USE THE BOOK THREAD!

3/10/2013 5:03:40 PM

shit will not be tolerated.

3/11/2013 7:59:51 AM

A character name is a spoiler? Really guys?

3/11/2013 9:51:25 AM

his name, no

but WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM, yes

3/11/2013 9:53:26 AM

^

3/11/2013 10:02:37 AM

oh i only ever saw the name

3/11/2013 10:11:45 AM

that's what I figured since it got deleted

3/11/2013 10:15:49 AM

I think the comment was "I can't wait to see what [character] looks like" and even had SPOILER above it. which i was confused about, because i don't see how that's a spoiler, maybe something had already been edited when i saw it.

3/11/2013 10:22:31 AM

yeah it was already edited already at that point

3/11/2013 10:26:05 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fPgIIB67bw

3/13/2013 8:40:30 PM

OH WE almost BACK. I've been re-watching season two the last few days.


CAN'T WAIT.

3/25/2013 10:26:53 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77BrgOfOJiI

Flula Borg: Game of Thrones. Awesome.

3/26/2013 10:54:50 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnfYj-cHM5c

Great recap that a friend of mind did on Season 1 and 2 focusing on the Targaryans and their history. Any fans of the show who haven't read the books should watch this to learn more about the history of everything that happened prior to Season 1. She'll be releasing similar recaps with emphasis on House Lannister, Stark, and Baratheon in the near future.

Additional note: There are no spoilers contained in the video, it only covers stuff that already happened in the first two seasons and stuff leading up to the first episode (Backstory of how Baratheon came to power, why Jaime is called the kingslayer, etc.)

[Edited on March 28, 2013 at 9:04 AM. Reason : ]

3/28/2013 9:03:03 AM

DVR set. Can't believe it was already 4 years ago that I was pumped when they landed Peter Dinklage as Tyrion for the pilot they were filming

This will be the first episode I haven't watched live I think

[Edited on March 28, 2013 at 9:25 AM. Reason : ]

3/28/2013 9:25:14 AM

Why did your friend fuck up her hair like that??

And I'm going to have to do some kind of review on the show. I read all the books this past summer and I think I have everything all fucked up.

3/28/2013 9:44:35 AM

I'm trying to decide what to cook from my ASOIAF cook book for the premier. Might have to go with a different regional theme for each Sunday. Oh lawd help me, I'm a nerd.

3/28/2013 10:17:43 AM

She's always got crazy hair, she's really into the punk type scene and has tons of tattoos and stuff. Really cool girl though.

3/28/2013 10:18:28 AM

Good video. Learned something new. She's hot. Nice tits. But gotta do something with that hair.

3/28/2013 5:05:11 PM

Not that it fucking matters, but I'm on board with the hair.

3/28/2013 7:01:47 PM

same

3/28/2013 9:20:59 PM

hair's great: she doesn't have to do a damn thing to it

3/28/2013 11:00:55 PM

Awesome how I posted the video to help people get caught up and most people just commented on her hair. For the record, I did actually used to date her (Back in 2009) but she ended up moving before anything serious developed.

3/28/2013 11:32:23 PM

did you hit it?

3/29/2013 1:04:27 AM

Alas, no, we only dated for a short while and the furthest we ever got physically was making out.

3/29/2013 9:43:00 AM

This thread just took a turn to Sadlonelybastardville

3/29/2013 11:07:31 AM

well it is a Game of Thrones thread

[Edited on March 29, 2013 at 11:09 AM. Reason : though I watch it, and I am none of the above]

3/29/2013 11:09:02 AM

A Hitler Youth haircut only works for men and lesbians.

3/29/2013 10:35:43 PM