HBO's Game of Thrones

[tomandshell]

(Dame) Diana Rigg is joining Game of Thrones for season three!

 

[Dr Daystrom]

(Dame) Diana Rigg is joining Game of Thrones for season three!

As the Queen of Thorns yet...Nice!

 

[averagejo]

I read that and this...

Game Of Thrones: New Cast Members Announced
First Published: July 13, 2012 6:48 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images
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SAN DIEGO, CALIF. -- HBO has announced a slew of actors who have joined “Game of Thrones” Season 3, including a cast member from the original UK version of “The Office” – Mackenzie Crook.

Mackenzie, also a member of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, will be playing the wildling Orell, a “warg” or “skinchanger,” who has the ability to enter an animal’s mind and control its actions.

Speculation on his casting hit the Internet earlier this month when a fan spotted the British actor standing outside of a Belfast, Ireland hotel alongside castmembers Joe Dempsie (Gendry), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne), Finn Jones (Ser Loras Tyrell) and Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark). Click HERE to see the photo.

Also joining the GOT cast is veteran actress Dame Diana Rigg, who will step into the role of Olenna Tyrell – aka, the Queen of Thorns. She is the grandmother of Margaery and Loras Tyrell and is considered the true leader of their powerful family.

Rigg is best known for her roles as the lovely Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series “The Avengers” and as Countess Teresa di Vicenzo in the 1969 James Bond movie “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”

HBO also announced that Season 3 of “Game of Thrones” will debut on March 31, 2013.

Other casting announcements, per HBO’s press release sent out on Friday afternoon:

- Clive Russell as Bryndon “The Blackfish” Tully. Known far and wide as “The Blackfish,” Brynden is a famous knight and the uncle of Catelyn Stark. He quarreled bitterly with his brother, Lord Hoster Tully, and the two were estranged for many years.

- Nathalie Emannuel as Missandei. Originally from the peaceful island of Naath, Missandei was sold into slavery as a child, along with her brother. She received education in various languages and became a translator to the slave trader Kraznys in Astapor.

- Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon, the only child of Stannis Baratheon. An avid reader, she escapes her lonely life through myths and stories – her books are her most treasured possessions.

- Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr. A key member of the outlaw band known as the Brotherhood Without Banners, he is a Red Priest, in service of the Lord of Light, and originally hails from the Free City of Myr, in Essos.

- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jojen Reed, a mysterious and enigmatic young man who becomes an important ally to Bran Stark.

- Ellie Kendirck as Meera Reed. The eldest daughter of Howland Reed and a staunch Stark loyalist, Meera and her younger brother Jojen seek out Bran Stark to protect him on his hard journey north.

- Richard Dormer as Beric Dondarrion. Once the lord of Blackhaven and a celebrated warrior, Lord Beric has now become the leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners, a band of vigilante outlaws.

- Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane. A famed wildling warrior and chief lieutenant of the “King Beyond the Wall,” Mance Rayder, Tormund is fearsome and strong, with a large build and a beard to match.

- Philip McGinley as Anguy, an extremely skilled archer and key member of the outlaw band known as the Brotherhood Without Banners.

- Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse Baratheon. The wife of Stannis Baratheon, Selyse spends much of her life in seclusion, shut away in a gloomy tower.

- Tobias Menzies as Edmure Tully. The younger brother of Catelyn Stark, Edmure has recently become Lord of Riverrun in the wake of his father’s death.

- Anton Lesser as Qyburn, a former maester of the Citadel, who was stripped of his chain many years ago.

Back in April, HBO announced “Game of Thrones” had been picked up for a third season.

“Series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss raised our expectations for the second season – and then surpassed them,” HBO President of Programming Michael Lombardo said in a release at the time. “We are thrilled by all the viewer and media support we’ve received for the series, and can’t wait to see what Dan and David have in store for next season.”

Shortly thereafter, “GOT” author George R.R. Martin noted that Season 3 would be based on “the first half or thereabouts” of his book, “A Storm of Swords.” He also noted he would be writing the seventh episode of Season 3, tentatively titled “Autumn Storms.”

Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

 

[averagejo]

apologies...double post!

MARATHON on HBO right now!!

 

[Deckard]

Damn 8 months til new GoT, hurts to even think about at this point. I'll wait to rewatch them all sometime around the holidays.

 

[averagejo]

Well I keep missing the first 2 episodes, just like TODAY!

 

[Deckard]

If you get HBO, you get HBOGO, just watch them online anytime.

 

[averagejo]

Hey^^Thanks!!

 

[The Mike]

Hellllllllooooooooo Nathalie Emannuel!

Also whenever Thomas Brodie-Sangster talks I won't be able to not hear Ferb from the Disney Cartoon.

 

[averagejo]

Mackenzie, also a member of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, will be playing the wildling Orell, a “warg” or “skinchanger,” who has the ability to enter an animal’s mind and control its actions.

Speculation on his casting hit the Internet earlier this month when a fan spotted the British actor standing outside of a Belfast, Ireland hotel alongside castmembers Joe Dempsie (Gendry), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne), Finn Jones (Ser Loras Tyrell) and Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark).

 

[tomandshell]

Which one in that picture is Brienne?

Just kidding.

 

[BadMoon]

Just realized the boy who plays Joffrey is the little boy from Batman Begins.

 

[SwedishHeat]

I read that and this...

Oh boy, MORE characters to keep track of. . .

 

[Sidewinder]

My God that Brienne is enormous isn't she? They did a great job casting her.

 

[averagejo]

I love Brienne. If I was tall, I'd cosplay her.

GoT bookends @ Entertainment Earth.

 

[ToastedFred]

I was lent the Season 1 boxset off of a friend and am now up to Episode 8.

Whilst I am enjoying the show, and do agree it is very good, I do feel as if the "mad fans" have seriously over hyped this. My mate absolutely loves the show, and has even said he thinks its the best thing ever put on TV. Along with other internet hype that I have read, it really has effected my watching. It just hasn't lived up to its "OMG It's so amazing you won't believe it" expectation.

One thing that I can easily admit though is that it is incredibly well produced. The difference in budget between this and Spartacus really shows.

 

[Mister Ski]

I was lent the Season 1 boxset off of a friend and am now up to Episode 8.

Whilst I am enjoying the show, and do agree it is very good, I do feel as if the "mad fans" have seriously over hyped this. My mate absolutely loves the show, and has even said he thinks its the best thing ever put on TV. Along with other internet hype that I have read, it really has effected my watching. It just hasn't lived up to its "OMG It's so amazing you won't believe it" expectation.

One thing that I can easily admit though is that it is incredibly well produced. The difference in budget between this and Spartacus really shows.

While I don't think it is the best thing put on tv (that distinction goes to The Walking Dead), it is a real good series. However, no matter how good the show is, the books are so much better. At least the first three books are. I'd recommend you read books 1-3.

 

[darthviper107]

I was lent the Season 1 boxset off of a friend and am now up to Episode 8.

Whilst I am enjoying the show, and do agree it is very good, I do feel as if the "mad fans" have seriously over hyped this. My mate absolutely loves the show, and has even said he thinks its the best thing ever put on TV. Along with other internet hype that I have read, it really has effected my watching. It just hasn't lived up to its "OMG It's so amazing you won't believe it" expectation.

One thing that I can easily admit though is that it is incredibly well produced. The difference in budget between this and Spartacus really shows.

Just wait until you get to episode 9 and 10

And the upcoming season (season 3) is should end up being the best season of the show

 

[ToastedFred]

Finished the first season about 10 minutes ago...I still think that many people over-hype it.

Don't get me wrong, I do agree that it is a very good show. Acting wise, story wise, all aspects really are all expertly done. It just didn't live up to this huge expectation that I was given due to the vast amount and somewhat ridiculous claims people make regarding the show. Like I stated earlier, my friend (who has watched Season One through three times) kept trying to convince me to watch it by saying in his opinion it was 'the best thing ever put on TV', and I know multiple people and sources that have said the same. I personally would never say such a thing, even about my favourite TV shows. All it did for me was built up this huge, almost impossible to reach expectation.

 

[Something Sexy]

Finished the first season about 10 minutes ago...I still think that many people over-hype it.

Don't get me wrong, I do agree that it is a very good show. Acting wise, story wise, all aspects really are all expertly done. It just didn't live up to this huge expectation that people are giving it.

What would you consider a better show? Just need some relative comparison here.