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13 March 2008

Dear HBO and George R R Martin: I see that you have optioned A Song of Ice and Fire. (warning: boring post about sci fi and telly)
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Given that you have recently created seriously awesome tv in The Wire, I think you should do this the same way.

Get unknown actors; let us become obsessed with the magnificent characters. Let the viewers work as hard as the readers have had to to catch all the clues - we know they are willing to do it.

George, you are going to have to get off your fat blogging football watching arse and a) finish the series and b) go David Simon this project over at HBO.

This may mean that you significantly need to raise your game. We know this is possible, because you moved from the shitty hackery of your science fiction work to this impressive series.

So get to it. Now, before HBO decides to go back to shitty television.
Oh, I didn't know about this.

*gets ready for a favourite series to be ruined*
posted by gaspode 13 March | 15:34
But gaspode, that's the thing! They just produced a complicated, intricate, novelistic series that didn't suck - maybe there's a ghost of a chance they will do this one right!?

It's one of my favourite series too. Better this get TV-ificated than the stupid Golden Compass.

*ducks*
posted by By the Grace of God 13 March | 15:38
I'm just finishing the second book in the series and I'm kinda excited for this! I hope it turns out well!
posted by LunaticFringe 13 March | 15:39
I would share your optimism, BtGoG, but I fear that The Wire was just a fluke.

/doesn't like most HBO shows either.
posted by gaspode 13 March | 15:42
The shittiest show on HBO is better than 99% of the shit on other networks. HBO will probably do the best job with the book. Would beat the hell out of what CBS would do with it.
posted by birdherder 13 March | 18:26
I just hopes George RR Martin finishes his series before he keels over....
posted by gomichild 13 March | 23:07
Bump from AskMe || She's filing her nails, while they're dragging the lake . . .

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