Hoping to see some discussion here.
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 05:17 AM
GoT the DVD is scheduled to be released March 6, according to a sign displayed at my local Wal-Mart (in St. Louis). What will it cost? $70? I will pay. I am willing to pay for quality.
Hoping to see some discussion here.
Hoping to see some discussion here.
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 05:20 AM
Hoping to get this for my birthday, on the 29th. 
"It is more than a mortal sea. Your hands are red with blood and you follow a red sea-path, yet the fault is not wholly with you. Almighty God, when will the reign of blood cease?"
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
--- The Dark Man, by Robert E. Howard
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 05:45 PM
Best Buy is offering exclusive covers - Stark or Targeryen. You also get a free keychain if you pre-order from them.
Anyway, at both amazon.com and bestbuy.com, the dvd is $29.99 and the bluray is $34.99.
Edit: I should add that the list prices on both are much higher, but they're discounted at the above places.
Anyway, at both amazon.com and bestbuy.com, the dvd is $29.99 and the bluray is $34.99.
Edit: I should add that the list prices on both are much higher, but they're discounted at the above places.
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Posted 28 February 2012 - 11:26 PM
I've been watching the series again. Thanks to my IN DEMAND system all the episodes are avaliable.
I have to say that I love the entire thing.
Does anyone know when the 2nd season is suppose to start?
I have to say that I love the entire thing.
Does anyone know when the 2nd season is suppose to start?
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And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
And dead gods I will again defy?"
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Posted 29 February 2012 - 06:02 PM
April 1st.
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Posted 29 February 2012 - 06:04 PM
April 1st.
You're joking.
"It is more than a mortal sea. Your hands are red with blood and you follow a red sea-path, yet the fault is not wholly with you. Almighty God, when will the reign of blood cease?"
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
--- The Dark Man, by Robert E. Howard
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
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Posted 29 February 2012 - 07:31 PM
I'll have to make sure that my DVR is set and ready.
Can't wait to see how Tyrion deals with his nephew, King Joffrey.
Can't wait to see how Tyrion deals with his nephew, King Joffrey.
"I vanquished Law once, I'll conquer yet again--
And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
And dead gods I will again defy?"
And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
And dead gods I will again defy?"
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 12:14 AM
DVR is a wonderful thing!
Tagline: "April Fools Day is coming."
April 1st.
You're joking.
Tagline: "April Fools Day is coming."
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 12:17 AM
GoT the DVD is scheduled to be released March 6, according to a sign displayed at my local Wal-Mart (in St. Louis). What will it cost? $70? I will pay. I am willing to pay for quality.
Hoping to see some discussion here.
Not by me, i like the actors and it looked visually very good like every HBO show but i just cant make myself care for fantasy that is more about politics than fantastic world, adventure etc
I like the barbarian Momoa plays, his Mongolian like people part of the story only mostly.
Just not fantastic enough for me.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 07:32 PM
GoT the DVD is scheduled to be released March 6, according to a sign displayed at my local Wal-Mart (in St. Louis). What will it cost? $70? I will pay. I am willing to pay for quality.
Hoping to see some discussion here.
Not by me, i like the actors and it looked visually very good like every HBO show but i just cant make myself care for fantasy that is more about politics than fantastic world, adventure etc
I like the barbarian Momoa plays, his Mongolian like people part of the story only mostly.
Just not fantastic enough for me.
INteresting. I think what has made GoT so broadly popluar is just hte fact that it's not TOO fantastic. It pulls in people who wouldn't ordinarily be drawn to fantasy.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 07:36 PM
GoT the DVD is scheduled to be released March 6, according to a sign displayed at my local Wal-Mart (in St. Louis). What will it cost? $70? I will pay. I am willing to pay for quality.
Hoping to see some discussion here.
Not by me, i like the actors and it looked visually very good like every HBO show but i just cant make myself care for fantasy that is more about politics than fantastic world, adventure etc
I like the barbarian Momoa plays, his Mongolian like people part of the story only mostly.
Just not fantastic enough for me.
INteresting. I think what has made GoT so broadly popluar is just hte fact that it's not TOO fantastic. It pulls in people who wouldn't ordinarily be drawn to fantasy.
Yeah for tv fans its like a historical period drama plus the HBO hype,acclaim brings in alot of non-fantasy fans. Book fans world ,its not huge is because its not fantastic enough. It hasnt sold in million of copies. Grim, political modern fantasy is popular but not multi million sales popular like Tolkien knock off fantasy.
I can respect the actors, the production value but i dont like this kind of so called fantasy. I adore Lena Heady for example but the tv show isnt for me like i didnt like the book. I just hope it opens the way for other quality cabel fantasy shows. Stuff with more money, quality people behind than say Legend of the Seeker stuff.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 07:39 PM
GoT the DVD is scheduled to be released March 6, according to a sign displayed at my local Wal-Mart (in St. Louis). What will it cost? $70? I will pay. I am willing to pay for quality.
Hoping to see some discussion here.
Not by me, i like the actors and it looked visually very good like every HBO show but i just cant make myself care for fantasy that is more about politics than fantastic world, adventure etc
I like the barbarian Momoa plays, his Mongolian like people part of the story only mostly.
Just not fantastic enough for me.
INteresting. I think what has made GoT so broadly popluar is just hte fact that it's not TOO fantastic. It pulls in people who wouldn't ordinarily be drawn to fantasy.
Yeah for tv fans its like a historical period drama plus the HBO hype,acclaim brings in alot of non-fantasy fans. Book fans world ,its not huge is because its not fantastic enough. It hasnt sold in million of copies. Grim, political modern fantasy is popular but not multi million sales popular like Tolkien knock off fantasy.
I can respect the actors, the production value but i dont like this kind of so called fantasy. I adore Lena Heady for example but the tv show isnt for me like i didnt like the book. I just hope it opens the way for other quality cabel fantasy shows. Stuff with more money, quality people behind than say Legend of the Seeker stuff.
Well, amen to that. I, too, adore Lena Headey. Have to say, I have a hard time with her as Cersei. There's something a tough too "modern" about her.
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Posted 03 March 2012 - 09:28 AM
i hope these people can pick up the conan story when they finish GoT.
i think there's going to be a bit more fantasy coming in now, after all the blonde chick with the cool name just birthed two dragons.
i think there's going to be a bit more fantasy coming in now, after all the blonde chick with the cool name just birthed two dragons.
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In essence, we believe that the work of any creative artist -- writer, painter, illustrator, musician, what-have-you -- is a unique expression of an artistic point of view. It should not be appropriated or altered by others without the artist's consent. No other writer has Robert E. Howard's unique point of view, and no other writer knows what Howard would have done with his character had he lived. Upon his death, his canon, the expression of his artistic vision, became fixed. Tampering with it now is desecration."
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Got the DVD box set today for $29.99 at Target. Came with an exclusive bonus disc featurette: creating the visual effects.
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Getting the Bluray from Amazon ASAP! 2nd season is almost here. "Winter is Comming" indeed.
9:00 EST HBO April 1st!
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 11:50 PM
Got the DVD box set today for $29.99 at Target. Came with an exclusive bonus disc featurette: creating the visual effects.
Got mine at Best Buy for the same price. No bonus disc that I know of, but it has the Best Buy exclusive Stark cover (that I chose over Targaryen).
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Got the DVD box set today for $29.99 at Target. Came with an exclusive bonus disc featurette: creating the visual effects.
Got mine at Best Buy for the same price. No bonus disc that I know of, but it has the Best Buy exclusive Stark cover (that I chose over Targaryen).
Yeah that's probably the bonus perk BB got Wal-mart also had its own bonus disc/feauturette (Houses of the Seven Kingdoms
(16 min). Was the exclusive cover just the slip cover? I really like the standard one.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 03:45 AM
Got the DVD box set today for $29.99 at Target. Came with an exclusive bonus disc featurette: creating the visual effects.
Got mine at Best Buy for the same price. No bonus disc that I know of, but it has the Best Buy exclusive Stark cover (that I chose over Targaryen).
Yeah that's probably the bonus perk BB got Wal-mart also had its own bonus disc/feauturette (Houses of the Seven Kingdoms(16 min). Was the exclusive cover just the slip cover? I really like the standard one.
Yeah, it's a slipcover.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 07:06 AM
I went to Best Buy, and the GoT shelves were labeled but empty. I was going to order one, then I found one of the last copies on an auxiliary shelf in the back of the store. 
Got the Stark boxed DVD set for $29.99 marked down from $49.99. I like Danaerys, but I don't like the Targaryen family as much as I like the Stark family.
I don't think the Conan DVD moved this fast. See what happens when you make a good movie?
Got the Stark boxed DVD set for $29.99 marked down from $49.99. I like Danaerys, but I don't like the Targaryen family as much as I like the Stark family.I don't think the Conan DVD moved this fast. See what happens when you make a good movie?
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"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 05:24 PM
I went to Best Buy, and the GoT shelves were labeled but empty. I was going to order one, then I found one of the last copies on an auxiliary shelf in the back of the store.
When I arrived at Best Buy yesterday, there were only about 5 or 6 copies left (both covers). Had I waited until after the gym as I originally planned, they likely would've been sold out. Glad it's selling so well. though!
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