Interesting. Before the reveal, I assumed Ghost was given to Jon due to an Albino, runt's status in a pack of wolves is the lowest tier - similar to Jon's status as a bastard.
Interesting. Before the reveal, I assumed Ghost was given to Jon due to an Albino, runt's status in a pack of wolves is the lowest tier - similar to Jon's status as a bastard.
GasBandit
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I don't follow GoT at all, so I'm rarely in this thread.
Usually only come here (like today) to clear it off my unread list.
And I don't link all your repeats. I have a life, you know.
--Patrick
I want to brofist Stephen King and smack Martin on the back of the head. If you do some shitty writing on a day, it can later be revised into good writing. If you don't write at all, it stays unwritten.
See ,the sad thing is, if everything GRR had published was absolute gold, I'd be....on board with his writing style. OK, so you wait 'till the stars align and your Muse is up and about, but you write the awesomest greatest bestest thing ever, distilled Truth and Beauty, good for you. But....he doesn't. I'm a fan of the books, I really am, but the last two of these (and quite a few of his pre-ASOIAF books that have since been released) are....not that. I wouldn't call them bad, but they're unfocused, unguided, weakly edited, and undirected. I'd understand these books more if they'd been written in a year and quickly released after - people'd say he'd "sold out" perhaps, but it'd make sense in regards to the quality.
He used to take less time on better books. His heart's just not in it anymore. To compare him with Stephen King again, both have made enough money that they could stop writing and just retire and they'd be fine. Martin likely wants to but the popularity of his unfinished works yanks at him. Meanwhile King tried to retire, but he genuinely enjoys writing and can't stop.
Let it be known in July it will be 6 years since his last book release.
I don't believe he's been working on Winds of Winter all this time, it's inane and I accept what Darryl wrote above.
Even when the book releases I won't buy it until I read a lot of reviews.
To me, the series on HBO is canon and RR Martin is literally writing fan fiction.
I don't believe he's been working on Winds of Winter all this time, it's inane and I accept what Darryl wrote above.
Even when the book releases I won't buy it until I read a lot of reviews.
To me, the series on HBO is canon and RR Martin is literally writing fan fiction.
I think he's been working on it.
All this time? Nooooo. But I'm sure he does get his chapter every two months like in Gas's post
. So considering the number of "who gives a shit about these characters?" new POVs, filler, and the 30 or so pages where the plot moves forward, I think we can look forward to Winds of Winter by 2050.
Yeah, 6 to 10 years is optimistic. He might not even live that long, leaving it to someone else to finish the book.
GasBandit
Staff member
Well, here, turn down the volume on that one and play this one instead.
Oh for the days when the season started in April.
Really? Kazoos. I complain about inappropriate music and you give me *kazoos* of all fucking things! Do you have any idea how dumb that is? It's...it's...
Freaking AWESOME!
I know, I was like, oh, it's a couple more weeks till Game of Thrones. My friend goes, no, it's not until summer.
What? It's always April. Fucking ALWAYS.
They had to wait for a lot of snow to film.
May 17th he said he is still working on it.
Dave
Staff member
I sincerely doubt he'll ever finish the series. Hell, it'll be a minor surprise if he finishes this one before he dies.
And I doubt his estate is going to be as careful as say... Sir Terry Pratchet's is about his work. He left behind lots of material for new books but his daughter has said she's not interested in having it finished and is only interested in licensing it out if they stay true to the source.
So no news, like i said...
Six days to the season premiere, bitches!
I have not been this excited for a season premiere in years. I don't remember the last time. The closest was the series finale of Seinfeld, that was what? 10 years ago?
I have not been this excited for a season premiere in years. I don't remember the last time. The closest was the series finale of Seinfeld, that was what? 10 years ago?
Almost 20. 1998 was the final season of Seinfeld.
Like I said, 1998, 10 years ago.
Dave
Staff member
I certainly did that with that Hudson Brothers clip.
