Quote from: Auld Lang Turkey on January 03, 2016, 10:08:47 AMQuote from: BerzerkCommando on January 03, 2016, 06:23:31 AMSex is icky. Go read Harry Potter or The Cat in the Hat.Where did I say it was icky? I made a comment about the "spent his seed inside her womb" part being something that would be in a hentai or a sex comic. That is a poorly writing line.
Quote from: BerzerkCommando on January 03, 2016, 06:23:31 AMSex is icky. Go read Harry Potter or The Cat in the Hat.
It's not a legitimate criticism.
Quote from: BerzerkCommando on January 03, 2016, 01:07:14 PMQuote from: Auld Lang Turkey on January 03, 2016, 10:08:47 AMQuote from: BerzerkCommando on January 03, 2016, 06:23:31 AMSex is icky. Go read Harry Potter or The Cat in the Hat.Where did I say it was icky? I made a comment about the "spent his seed inside her womb" part being something that would be in a hentai or a sex comic. That is a poorly writing line.A poorly written line in a thousand page book? Cry me a river. Picking apart a single line or paragraph from a sex scene
(which the author admits are a weak area of his, which is why they're so sparse and brief) i
is just low hanging fruit. It's not a legitimate criticism.
Quote from: Big Boss on January 03, 2016, 11:15:21 AMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 11:07:28 AMQuote from: Big Boss on January 03, 2016, 11:03:24 AMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 10:26:04 AMAnyways, we're like four months away from season 6 with GRRM not even mentioning anything about a release date, so I don't take this as much of a surprise.I can see Jon's parentage being revealed this season, kinda sucks that we have to see it in the show first but eh.Eh, if a reveal that's already been widely accepted among the fanbase is the worse thing to be spoiled this season, I'll be fine. What's really going to piss me off is when it starts to spoil who survives and who doesn't in a shitty, simplified way.SpoilerLike Stannis?SpoilerPossibly. I'm currently not expecting him to die in the Battle of Winterfell but I can't imagine he'll have a key role in the last book. I kind of think the characters they decided to kill off in season 5 were characters that they didn't know where to go with for the show. I mean they cut Aegon and he is obviously going to have a huge role in TWOW so it's hard to say what level of accuracy the show can be held to at this point. I'm more so talking about the A-list characters like Jaime or Arya. If one of them dies, then they surely die in the books.
Quote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 11:07:28 AMQuote from: Big Boss on January 03, 2016, 11:03:24 AMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 10:26:04 AMAnyways, we're like four months away from season 6 with GRRM not even mentioning anything about a release date, so I don't take this as much of a surprise.I can see Jon's parentage being revealed this season, kinda sucks that we have to see it in the show first but eh.Eh, if a reveal that's already been widely accepted among the fanbase is the worse thing to be spoiled this season, I'll be fine. What's really going to piss me off is when it starts to spoil who survives and who doesn't in a shitty, simplified way.SpoilerLike Stannis?
Quote from: Big Boss on January 03, 2016, 11:03:24 AMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 10:26:04 AMAnyways, we're like four months away from season 6 with GRRM not even mentioning anything about a release date, so I don't take this as much of a surprise.I can see Jon's parentage being revealed this season, kinda sucks that we have to see it in the show first but eh.Eh, if a reveal that's already been widely accepted among the fanbase is the worse thing to be spoiled this season, I'll be fine. What's really going to piss me off is when it starts to spoil who survives and who doesn't in a shitty, simplified way.
Quote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 10:26:04 AMAnyways, we're like four months away from season 6 with GRRM not even mentioning anything about a release date, so I don't take this as much of a surprise.I can see Jon's parentage being revealed this season, kinda sucks that we have to see it in the show first but eh.
Anyways, we're like four months away from season 6 with GRRM not even mentioning anything about a release date, so I don't take this as much of a surprise.
Is ANYTHING a legitimate criticism to you?
Why is it not a legitimate criticism? Because the author acknowledges that he sucks?
Quote from: Fuddy Duddy II on January 03, 2016, 01:24:37 PMIs ANYTHING a legitimate criticism to you? Sure. Plot, pacing, character development, writing style, consistency, settings, verbiage, structure, tone, mood, enjoyment, relatability, etc. All of this is perfectly legitimate.
First of all, because it's already widely recognized as a weak area by readers and the author;
it's not legitimate because it's an incredibly cherry-picked and narrow scope of criticism that is being used to judge the merit of the work as a whole.
I will shred it the fuck apart.
Quote from: Fuddy Duddy II on January 03, 2016, 01:46:04 PMI will shred it the fuck apart.Nobody cares.
Quote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 11:24:07 AMQuote from: Big Boss on January 03, 2016, 11:15:21 AMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 11:07:28 AMQuote from: Big Boss on January 03, 2016, 11:03:24 AMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 10:26:04 AMAnyways, we're like four months away from season 6 with GRRM not even mentioning anything about a release date, so I don't take this as much of a surprise.I can see Jon's parentage being revealed this season, kinda sucks that we have to see it in the show first but eh.Eh, if a reveal that's already been widely accepted among the fanbase is the worse thing to be spoiled this season, I'll be fine. What's really going to piss me off is when it starts to spoil who survives and who doesn't in a shitty, simplified way.SpoilerLike Stannis?SpoilerPossibly. I'm currently not expecting him to die in the Battle of Winterfell but I can't imagine he'll have a key role in the last book. I kind of think the characters they decided to kill off in season 5 were characters that they didn't know where to go with for the show. I mean they cut Aegon and he is obviously going to have a huge role in TWOW so it's hard to say what level of accuracy the show can be held to at this point. I'm more so talking about the A-list characters like Jaime or Arya. If one of them dies, then they surely die in the books.SpoilerI think Stannis will crush Ramsay Bolton at least (Roose may escape), and return to the Wall to face the Others in battle, where he will die.My second line of thought is that he might take Massey's sellswords and march south only to be struck down by Dany, which I would not be a fan of compared to the first option.
Season 6 predictionSpoiler Brienne gets a Valyrian Steel fist and punches Robert Strong THROUGH the wall
Quote from: Big Boss on January 03, 2016, 01:56:27 PMSeason 6 predictionSpoiler Brienne gets a Valyrian Steel fist and punches Robert Strong THROUGH the wallSpoilerBrienne will kill the Night's King and end up on the Iron Throne with a dragon at her side.
Quote from: BerzerkCommando on January 03, 2016, 01:12:02 PMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 10:20:39 AMCan someone please explain to me why people take Verb seriously and let him derail every thread with low quality bait?There wasn't much discussion to begin with. The thread is about a book being late so you're not going to have much to talk about. Also the thread really isn't derailed when we're talking about the books in a thread that's about one of the books.No, you see, it's derailed because I'm expressing a negative opinion. Only positive opinions are allowed in GoT threads, because GoT fanboys cannot handle criticism or any level of scrutiny.
Quote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 10:20:39 AMCan someone please explain to me why people take Verb seriously and let him derail every thread with low quality bait?There wasn't much discussion to begin with. The thread is about a book being late so you're not going to have much to talk about. Also the thread really isn't derailed when we're talking about the books in a thread that's about one of the books.
Can someone please explain to me why people take Verb seriously and let him derail every thread with low quality bait?
The show and books are shit tier
Quote from: Pipsqueak on January 02, 2016, 06:22:26 PMI need to go back and read the books...i'm on my second read-through now, there's a lot to look out for, lots of foreshadowing and the like.
I need to go back and read the books...
Quote from: Ender on January 02, 2016, 07:06:53 PMYou're saying we should hate the entire series because there's sex in it?Verb, not everyone get's assmad whenever sex is mentioned or occurs in books/games/TV.Not just sex--EXTREMELY POORLY WRITTEN and childish depictions of sex.Read those lines.
You're saying we should hate the entire series because there's sex in it?Verb, not everyone get's assmad whenever sex is mentioned or occurs in books/games/TV.
You have to be descriptive if you want your sex scenes to be erotic. "He had sex lol" isn't good book material.
Quote from: Saint Nick McIntyre on January 03, 2016, 01:37:38 PMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 11:24:07 AMQuote from: Big Boss on January 03, 2016, 11:15:21 AMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 11:07:28 AMQuote from: Big Boss on January 03, 2016, 11:03:24 AMQuote from: Maverick on January 03, 2016, 10:26:04 AMAnyways, we're like four months away from season 6 with GRRM not even mentioning anything about a release date, so I don't take this as much of a surprise.I can see Jon's parentage being revealed this season, kinda sucks that we have to see it in the show first but eh.Eh, if a reveal that's already been widely accepted among the fanbase is the worse thing to be spoiled this season, I'll be fine. What's really going to piss me off is when it starts to spoil who survives and who doesn't in a shitty, simplified way.SpoilerLike Stannis?SpoilerPossibly. I'm currently not expecting him to die in the Battle of Winterfell but I can't imagine he'll have a key role in the last book. I kind of think the characters they decided to kill off in season 5 were characters that they didn't know where to go with for the show. I mean they cut Aegon and he is obviously going to have a huge role in TWOW so it's hard to say what level of accuracy the show can be held to at this point. I'm more so talking about the A-list characters like Jaime or Arya. If one of them dies, then they surely die in the books.SpoilerI think Stannis will crush Ramsay Bolton at least (Roose may escape), and return to the Wall to face the Others in battle, where he will die.My second line of thought is that he might take Massey's sellswords and march south only to be struck down by Dany, which I would not be a fan of compared to the first option. SpoilerStannis is a hard one to predict. I don't know where is going to fit in the conflict between Dany, Aegon, the Greyjoys, etc. But I don't think he's going to die based solely on the fact that he's suddenly getting financed by the Iron Bank. If he dies, what was the point of that? Your first option seems likely.
Quote from: Jester on January 04, 2016, 09:19:55 AMYou have to be descriptive if you want your sex scenes to be erotic. "He had sex lol" isn't good book material.There's descriptive, and then there's trying too hard.He tries WAY too hard. And it's pathetic.
A bit over the top sometimes, sure. But it's definitely not "extremely poorly written". The authors job is to conjure mental images in your head and that's exactly what George Martin does.
Winds of Winter still not finished, still a while off
