House of the Dragon - GOT prequel

Earlsnake07 · 08-15-2022, 11:20 AM

I looked for the old GOT thread, but couldn't find it.

The prequel series House of the Dragon starts this Sunday. Anyone looking forward to this, or did the final episodes of GOT ruin it?

I have binge watching the last few seasons to remind me of what was going on.

mattglet · 08-15-2022, 11:47 AM

I'm very interested, and won't be surprised if it sucks (I read all the books and watched the entire GoT series)

majestik101 · 08-15-2022, 12:07 PM

The little town where I grew up, there was a great Chinese restaurant called House of the Dragon. We always got sweet and sour pork, pepper steak, steamed rice and wonton soup

TheHeel · 08-15-2022, 12:38 PM

I am keeping my expectations low. Hopefully, this will be on par with GOT.

49ersSF · 08-15-2022, 01:20 PM

It would definitely be great if this could stick to the source material like GoT seasons 1 through 6 which is why those seasons were so good. However, once that well dried up and the show runners took over the creative responsibilities it ended so poorly that it made the entire series unwatchable. Already, I have read that the show runners of House of the Dragon decided that they would not stick to the source material which generally means trouble. I'll give it a try and just hope that the show is good.

jdandns · 08-15-2022, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by majestik101

The little town where I grew up, there was a great Chinese restaurant called House of the Dragon. We always got sweet and sour pork, pepper steak, steamed rice and wonton soup

That's actually what this new show is about, that wonderful restaurant!

It's set a few hundred years before the events of the main series.
Not a mere three of them, but instead dragons galore in this one!

The big "Lord of the Rings" show is kicking off on Amazon Prime shortly, too, right on the heels of "Sandman", which just made it's bow on NetFlix, where "Locke & Key" just dropped its third and final season. All that AND the new "Andor" Star Wars show on Disney+ is imminent. It's surely a good time for fans of fantasy adventure TV series.

Siberian13 · 08-15-2022, 02:11 PM

Do you like dragons?

Boo · 08-15-2022, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 49ersSF

It would definitely be great if this could stick to the source material like GoT seasons 1 through 6 which is why those seasons were so good. However, once that well dried up and the show runners took over the creative responsibilities it ended so poorly that it made the entire series unwatchable. Already, I have read that the show runners of House of the Dragon decided that they would not stick to the source material which generally means trouble. I'll give it a try and just hope that the show is good.

Can’t wait for the reviews!

Siberian13 · 08-15-2022, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Boo

Can’t wait for the reviews!

It’s going to suck worse than Star Wars

oldgoldy97 · 08-15-2022, 04:51 PM

Who dies first episode? Matt Smith or that girl in the poster in the OP?

49ersSF · 08-15-2022, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Siberian13

It’s going to suck worse than Star Wars

I don't even know if that is possible. Certainly the Transformers franchise has attempted such a feat as well as the DC and Star Trek franchises but even as awful as those franchises attempt to be they can not even touch the epic awfulness that is Star Wars.

Now that I am sitting here thinking about it, Star Trek Discovery and Picard might be on equal ground with the regurgitated oversaturated nonsense being spewed out from the Star Wars franchise. This should give House of the Dragon hope.

Earlsnake07 · 08-16-2022, 07:58 AM

Hoping for early years GOT, not the later - as everyone is I am assuming.

Previews look good so hoping for the best

pingbling23 · 08-21-2022, 11:51 AM

Tonight’s the night. Hope it’s good.

xbignick · 08-21-2022, 02:01 PM

The last season killed any hype I would have experienced with them. I'll watch eventually but no longer a popcorn event, maybe salt free rice cakes.

pingbling23 · 08-21-2022, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by xbignick

The last season killed any hype I would have experienced with them. I'll watch eventually but no longer a popcorn event, maybe salt free rice cakes.

Don’t do that to yourself.

Earlsnake07 · 08-21-2022, 09:13 PM

I thought it was pretty damn good

oldgoldy97 · 08-21-2022, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Earlsnake07

I thought it was pretty damn good

Good but if it’s more of the same story it will get old quick.

clocsta2323 · 08-21-2022, 09:38 PM

I enjoyed it. Favorite part was dude's armor during the games.

pingbling23 · 08-21-2022, 09:53 PM

I enjoyed it as well. I hope it doesn’t get stale.

Rabs · 08-21-2022, 10:38 PM

Solid start. But no intro like the original?!

Pacmeyer · 08-21-2022, 10:44 PM

Too much blood and migraine-inducing screaming. It's as if they used enough fake blood for all eight seasons of GOT. Really predictable too. As soon as the pregnant queen showed up, you knew exactly what would happen.

Will watch next week but already feels like it's not worth keeping my subscription for this.

jdandns · 08-21-2022, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rabs

Solid start. But no intro like the original?!

It should have proper opening credits next week.

Pretty good setup with plenty of intrigue to kick it off.
I think there are still a couple of bigger characters to be introduced shortly.

hxcmilkshake · 08-21-2022, 11:34 PM

Liked it. Daemon has the potential to be an all-time character

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NCtheBBcradle · 08-22-2022, 12:29 AM

Bit of a spoiler, but the information that Paddy / King relates to his daughter about the dream (which clearly extends through the ages down to Danaerys/GoT) means that sucession is much more important than everyone already thinks.

I did not find it compelling from the start. Matt Smith's Daemon character might be a bit flat, despite all the accoutrements of dragon, royalty, feats of arms etc.

Did they rush this to screen 2 weeks before the Silmarillion Tolkien adaptation on Amazon Prime drops...kicking off its 5 season run?

GOTcollector · 08-22-2022, 04:50 AM

I also really enjoyed it. My only critique would be outside of Daemon it certainly seemed to lack compelling characters with much depth. Cersei, Jamie, Tyrion, Tywin, Varys, Joffrey, the Hound, Ramsey, Danny, they are what made the show great not some dragons flying around. That being said still lots of time to rectify that problem, hopefully the writers were up to it.

08-15-2022, 11:20 AM	#1
Earlsnake07 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 9,479 earlsnake07	House of the Dragon - GOT prequel I looked for the old GOT thread, but couldn't find it. The prequel series House of the Dragon starts this Sunday. Anyone looking forward to this, or did the final episodes of GOT ruin it? I have binge watching the last few seasons to remind me of what was going on. __________________ SCA - https://sportscardalbum.com/u/earlsnake07 Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/187941314@N02/albums/with/72157713887746408 Last edited by Earlsnake07; 08-15-2022 at 11:24 AM.

08-15-2022, 11:47 AM	#2
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08-15-2022, 12:07 PM	#3
majestik101 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Socially Distanced Posts: 42,871 majestik101	The little town where I grew up, there was a great Chinese restaurant called House of the Dragon. We always got sweet and sour pork, pepper steak, steamed rice and wonton soup __________________ "Watson alone sells for over $20" https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182760

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08-15-2022, 01:20 PM	#5
49ersSF Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: San Francisco Posts: 3,874	It would definitely be great if this could stick to the source material like GoT seasons 1 through 6 which is why those seasons were so good. However, once that well dried up and the show runners took over the creative responsibilities it ended so poorly that it made the entire series unwatchable. Already, I have read that the show runners of House of the Dragon decided that they would not stick to the source material which generally means trouble. I'll give it a try and just hope that the show is good. __________________ They see what they have been told to see.

08-15-2022, 02:11 PM	#7
Siberian13 Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 76,928 shiller13	Do you like dragons? __________________ O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave

08-15-2022, 04:51 PM	#10
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 50,113	Who dies first episode? Matt Smith or that girl in the poster in the OP?

08-16-2022, 07:58 AM	#12
Earlsnake07 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 9,479 earlsnake07	Hoping for early years GOT, not the later - as everyone is I am assuming. Previews look good so hoping for the best __________________ SCA - https://sportscardalbum.com/u/earlsnake07 Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/187941314@N02/albums/with/72157713887746408

08-21-2022, 11:51 AM	#13
pingbling23 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 15,944 pingbling23	Tonight’s the night. Hope it’s good.

08-21-2022, 02:01 PM	#14
xbignick Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 29,306 xxbignick	The last season killed any hype I would have experienced with them. I'll watch eventually but no longer a popcorn event, maybe salt free rice cakes. __________________ @xxbignick on twitter

08-21-2022, 09:13 PM	#16
Earlsnake07 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 9,479 earlsnake07	I thought it was pretty damn good __________________ SCA - https://sportscardalbum.com/u/earlsnake07 Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/187941314@N02/albums/with/72157713887746408

08-21-2022, 09:38 PM	#18
clocsta2323 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: D.C. Posts: 6,842	I enjoyed it. Favorite part was dude's armor during the games.

08-21-2022, 09:53 PM	#19
pingbling23 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 15,944 pingbling23	I enjoyed it as well. I hope it doesn’t get stale.

08-21-2022, 10:38 PM	#20
Rabs Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 15,963 Rabs	Solid start. But no intro like the original?! __________________ Sean Taylor/Craig Kimbrel/Brian Orakpo Collector! https://sportscardalbum.com/u/rabs

08-21-2022, 10:44 PM	#21
Pacmeyer Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: All over Posts: 4,205	Too much blood and migraine-inducing screaming. It's as if they used enough fake blood for all eight seasons of GOT. Really predictable too. As soon as the pregnant queen showed up, you knew exactly what would happen. Will watch next week but already feels like it's not worth keeping my subscription for this.

08-21-2022, 11:34 PM	#23
hxcmilkshake Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Apopka FL Posts: 11,327 hxcmilkshake	Liked it. Daemon has the potential to be an all-time character Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

08-22-2022, 12:29 AM	#24
NCtheBBcradle Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 295	Bit of a spoiler, but the information that Paddy / King relates to his daughter about the dream (which clearly extends through the ages down to Danaerys/GoT) means that sucession is much more important than everyone already thinks. I did not find it compelling from the start. Matt Smith's Daemon character might be a bit flat, despite all the accoutrements of dragon, royalty, feats of arms etc. Did they rush this to screen 2 weeks before the Silmarillion Tolkien adaptation on Amazon Prime drops...kicking off its 5 season run?

08-22-2022, 04:50 AM	#25
GOTcollector Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Canada Posts: 419	I also really enjoyed it. My only critique would be outside of Daemon it certainly seemed to lack compelling characters with much depth. Cersei, Jamie, Tyrion, Tywin, Varys, Joffrey, the Hound, Ramsey, Danny, they are what made the show great not some dragons flying around. That being said still lots of time to rectify that problem, hopefully the writers were up to it. __________________ Collecting anything GOT