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[shadowkat]

1. Had to look up Tony Curran who plays Datak Tarr in Defiance. Because I've seen him before - turns out he played Vincent Van Gough on Doctor Who, amongst other character roles. I adore the actor.

2. Apparently there's controversy over whether or not Arianne Martell has been cast or cut from the tv version of GOT. Okay that I understand. She's actually a pivotal character and a strong female character. I'd rather they cut the Iron Born and Quentyn Martell (who is annoying).

The book version has too many characters, as previously stated. And too much plot, also previously stated ad nauseum in various places. But it does have some of the best written female characters that I've seen.

3. Sharknado 2

"Sharks on the Subway"

Hee.

Also the statue of Liberty's head is rolling down the street taking people out.

I can hear the pitch meeting now:

Tornadoes? Dull and been done.
I know lets add Sharks!
That was also done.
Let's put it in New York City.
And call it "Sharknado!"

The Today Show:

Matt: It's tornadoes with -
Weather guy: sharkna-.
Matt: Tornados with sharks.
Weather Guy: They had this in Los Angeles, it's called a "sharknado". A rare occurrence where a water spout pulls up sea life, but with a sharknado - it's even more deadly, because it pulls up sharks.
Matt: You need to avoid going near one at all costs. (As if you'd want to go near a twister to begin with - I mean, hello, twisters take your head off.)
Weather guy: This is a twister with teeth.

They even have a song. "La, la, la..sharknado, go, go, go, go...sharknado.."

And to up the ante, because you know having water spout twisters with sharks is just not enough - they cut off the Statue of Liberty's head and have it bash into things like a huge bowling ball. The films always have a grizzled old guy/famous tv actor - this round it's Judd Hirsch as a cab driver - who takes our team of heros from place to place to fight sharknado and save each other.

The weather report:

"There could two inches of sharks coming down from the sky per hour. So you need to be really careful of flooding on Broadway. "

Comments

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

I'm a firm believer in R+L=J. I'm not sure what GRRM is going to do with it, but there's too much story for it to end up not mattering.

Well, GRRM sort of hits you over the head with it in the latter half of A Dance with Dragons. So it must go somewhere - why else would he spend all this time building it up? Plus there's all these hints about how only someone with "dragon blood" can ride or control dragons. And Jon controls Ghost - the wolf, while Dany can speak with the dragons. (That's the point of Quentyn Tarragen and Victorian's chapters.)

I think Dany and Jon are the end game. They may well end up together, they are about the same age, and in this world...being related is not that much of an issue.

[sophist.livejournal.com]

That was my original view too (that Jon and Dany would end up on the Iron Throne). I think now that's too easy and there may be a different plan. I don't know what it might be, though.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

What I've noticed is a pattern emerging in how the books are structured.
Game of Thrones and Clash of Kings is basically all set-up for Storm of Swords, which is the longest of the three and where everything major happens. The first two books build up to it - which is why Clash of Kings bored me - it's basically just set-up.

Same true of Feast of Crows and Dance of Dragons - all set up for The Winds of Winter. He has to get all these wandering characters to a specific place, physically, psychologically, emotionally in order to play out the next bit.

That said, being an intuitive writer myself - I seriously doubt he could tell you plot specifics. Or even knows them. He just has a general gut feel for where it is going and where everyone has to be, and figures out the specifics as he writes. Intuitive writers tend to meander more, focus more on character/theme, and are less concerned with plot specifics. They'll pick up threads that they remember or interest them and forget the plot threads that don't - which can be grating to readers.

[sophist.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I've never tried to write fiction, so this is a new perspective. Thanks.