Game of Thrones

[ill]

Less than a week to go.

Hard to believe it's been close to 2 years since the last one.

I'd say year and a half (about 19 months)...not 2 years

 

[DetroitDevil]

 

[ukfanfrombirth(cali cat)]

idk why that fucking dragon dying saddened me more than any of the actual people in the show dying did.

I know exactly what you mean.
I just rewatched that episode for the first time last night, and that moment got me in the gut, again.

I still have to finish the final episode of season 7 before Sunday, but I have plenty of time.

As far as my rewatch, I hadn't seen season 6 or 7 since they aired.
Imo, season 6 was even better than I remembered.
I still have the same complaints about season 7, though. It all went too quickly. I get why, a lot of things had to happen, but still.

 

[DetroitDevil]

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

I got 4 eps left on my rewatch.

So pumped for Sunday

Ugh. I'm almost through season 2.

 

[DetroitDevil]

 

[Camfantasy]

I know exactly what you mean.
I just rewatched that episode for the first time last night, and that moment got me in the gut, again.

I still have to finish the final episode of season 7 before Sunday, but I have plenty of time.

As far as my rewatch, I hadn't seen season 6 or 7 since they aired.
Imo, season 6 was even better than I remembered.
I still have the same complaints about season 7, though. It all went too quickly. I get why, a lot of things had to happen, but still.

they needed a full season

idk who decided the last two seasons should be cut short and there should be 2 fucking years between them but they needed their ass beat

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

they needed a full season

idk who decided the last two seasons should be cut short and there should be 2 fucking years between them but they needed their ass beat

I think it comes down to the per episode salaries of the big five.

 

[Camfantasy]

I think it comes down to the per episode salaries of the big five.

Maybe so


I wonder if they get paid the same for a 2 hour episode as they do a 1 hour one? I don't guess I've ever thought about that.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Maybe so


I wonder if they get paid the same for a 2 hour episode as they do a 1 hour one? I don't guess I've ever thought about that.

I guess I don't know for certain but I remember a big deal being made about how much they each got an episode. I think the longest one was right around 90 minutes.

 

[ukfanfrombirth(cali cat)]

they needed a full season

idk who decided the last two seasons should be cut short and there should be 2 fucking years between them but they needed their ass beat

If I remember correctly, one of the reasons the 7th season was shorter was because the CGI involved was so extensive, to get the season out in "regular time," they couldn't do a full season. I think that's also one of the reasons it's taken the final season so long to be released. So much of it involves CGI at this point, it took forever to do it all.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Pumped for Monday....

Record Sunday, view Monday....

 

[chf]

If I remember correctly, one of the reasons the 7th season was shorter was because the CGI involved was so extensive, to get the season out in "regular time," they couldn't do a full season. I think that's also one of the reasons it's taken the final season so long to be released. So much of it involves CGI at this point, it took forever to do it all.

It's not just the CGI. The battle of the bastards was the biggest cinematic battle ever put on the screen. The expense, at least in terms of usual TV budgets is atrofuckingnomical. Apparently this last season is even bigger in scope.

It's just simple math.

 

[Inquisitor95]

They also needed winter. And there was not enough winter time to get everything shot in one season.

 

[ukfanfrombirth(cali cat)]

It's not just the CGI. The battle of the bastards was the biggest cinematic battle ever put on the screen. The expense, at least in terms of usual TV budgets is atrofuckingnomical. Apparently this last season is even bigger in scope.

It's just simple math.

Battle of the Bastards was season 6, however you're right.
It wasn't just all the time the CGI took for season 7, there were a few really big battles that took quite a while to shoot ... the one with Euron, the battle outside King's Landing when Drogon roasted so many Lannisters, and the giant battle with the Wights and White Walkers north of the wall.

They also needed winter. And there was not enough winter time to get everything shot in one season.

I'd forgotten about them having to put off some shooting so they could get winter.

 

[Camfantasy]

They also needed winter. And there was not enough winter time to get everything shot in one season.

that was season 7 though wasn't it? or was that the case for 8 too?

 

[Inquisitor95]

that was season 7 though wasn't it? or was that the case for 8 too?

Winter shooting and post-production CGI caused Season 7 to be delayed months and Season 8 to be delayed a year.

 

[Taddy Mason]

i see there's been talk about why so long between seasons. think Jonathon Nolan pretty much nailed it when talking about Westworld.

‘Westworld’ Creators on Why HBO Drama Won’t Return Before 2018

 

[Camfantasy]

Winter shooting and post-production CGI caused Season 7 to be delayed months and Season 8 to be delayed a year.

ahhh i gotcha. i remembered 7 being delayed but i guess i didn't know 8 had the same problem

 

[Inquisitor95]

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