Truth is women weren't sh** back then with but a few sparse exceptions. So, the show still did pander to some degree.
Everyone should've tempered their expectations when the series devolved to dragons and walking immortals traversing a blizzard.
Truth is women weren't sh** back then with but a few sparse exceptions. So, the show still did pander to some degree.
Yeah once the show lost George RR Martin's book material and when it got mainstream popularity from fans is when the show really started to suffer. There are actually some moron parents out there that named their kids Daenerys which is even more idiotic knowing how her story ends on the show. Still, I think the first 4 seasons are amazing to watch plus I don't mind slow build up stories as long as they pay off in the end. Sadly, those first 4 seasons become a waste of time when you've seen the whole thing play out. All the flaws it had became 10X more during the last few seasons.
Once they ran out of book material, for sure. The showrunners that followed also could care less when they wanted to end the show to do Star Wars.
Didn’t George say he will end the series the same way as the show? With ing Bran as the king?
How I rank the HBO shows I've seen all the way through
Tier 1: The Wire, Band of Brothers
Tier 2: The Sopranos
Tier 3: Oz, Boardwalk Empire (still need to see Season 5 but I've enjoyed it so far), Deadwood
Tier 4: The Deuce, Carnivale
Tier : Game of Thrones
I've seen Six Feet Under, Eastbound & Down, and have kept up with Curb Your Enthusiasm but those shows have a different genre than the ones I mentioned.
I'm not sure but it wasn't necessarily the ending itself that I found the worst, just the rushed execution and other plot points they just ignored along the way. Led to so many plot holes that I was just not satisfied by the end and felt like the show went from top tier to Walking Dead caliber in a quick minute lol.
Not sure if you’ve seen these shows but The Pacific I actually liked it more than Band of Brothers, but both great shows. Warrior, another Cinemax show like The Knick on HBO Max is an entertaining action series.
I always forget about The Pacific. Definitely need to add it to my watchlist.
I liked The Pacific though it isn't as narratively tight as BoB, which makes since because the latter is based on a single book.
Every once in awhile I'm reminded of a couple of really good stand alone war movies HBO made back in the day that still work IMO. When Trumpets Fade is one of the better no budget, small-squad WWII movies out there; a lot of Sam Fuller energy. It almost gets ruined by Dwight Yoakam (!) in his abortion of an acting career. The other is A Bright Shining Lie which would (and probably should) be a four part miniseries today, though I can't see anyone else but Bill Paxton in the starring role of a super flawed man kind of effectively prosecuting but eventually deluding himself about the nonsensical war in Vietnam.
Back to the topic, I watched BE all the way though but ended up giving almost no s about anyone who was still alive. I was so blown away by Lou Gossett Jr. in that one episode I kept hoping he'd show up again.
Boardwalk Empire, Lost and Game of Thrones all started off hot and ended horribly
Series was kind of so-so, but this scene with all those little robdiaz's
What do you mean Boardwalk ended horribly? Just curious bro. Thrones? Ehhh it’s debatable I guess.
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I thought they could have done much more with him, was kinda disappointed. Michael K Williams is so good.
It drops off badly after season 2.
Yeah who could have guessed from a series adapted from a saga called Song of Ice and Fire.
The last season felt rushed to me and I hated Chalky's character arc.
I'm not sure that it's very different. The obvious similarity is gangster stuff. But you've also got a main character that's conflicted about doing the right thing and doing what's right for business. Both have wives that don't like their husbands lifestyle but support them and often help them in getting things done. Both husbands have multiple girlfriends from time to time. Both wives start to fall for employees of their husbands. Both bosses suffer the death of a girlfriend. Then of course all the gangster stuff about partners and getting ed over and killing partners. Both have situations where they have to leave their home for protection and they have to move their families. Etc.
There's plenty of similarities imo. And that's probably to be expected from multi season gangster shows.
ST full of woke posters who think it's fashionable to call GOT sh**.
It was on top for a few years for a reason.
You guys just spend to much gd time reading soy boy Reddit posts whining about how the ending ruined it all.
GOT is . Harry Potter is . Star Wars is the biggest .
Shut up Reek
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