Poll of the Day > Game of Thrones is just a crappy LotR that's ten times as long

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DirtBasedSoap 09/07/17 8:45:24 PM #1:	nt --- http://i.imgur.com/anU2AWL.png <cite>DirtBasedSoap posted [p:886213272] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote>nt</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Troll_Police_ 09/07/17 8:46:21 PM #2:	IKR? and lotr wasnt even that good to begin with so its a real piece of shit --- Is this going to be one of those times when you pretend not to have a plan until the last moment? And then turn out to really not have one? <cite>Troll_Police_ posted [p:886213335] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote>IKR? and lotr wasnt even that good to begin with so its a real piece of shit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DirtBasedSoap 09/07/17 8:47:44 PM #3:	Troll_Police_ posted... IKR? and lotr wasnt even that good to begin with so its a real piece of shit seriously, lotr was fucking siiiiick when I was like 10-15 but I'm not a little kid anymore. They're still both better than Harry Potter though --- http://i.imgur.com/anU2AWL.png <cite>DirtBasedSoap posted [p:886213429] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>Troll_Police_ posted...</cite> <quote>IKR? and lotr wasnt even that good to begin with so its a real piece of shit</quote> seriously, lotr was fucking siiiiick when I was like 10-15 but I'm not a little kid anymore. They're still both better than Harry Potter though</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 09/07/17 8:47:57 PM #4:	ASOIAF > LOTR --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead "I'm Mary Poppins ya'll!" <cite>Mead posted [p:886213443] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote>ASOIAF > LOTR</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DirtBasedSoap 09/07/17 8:49:03 PM #5:	Mead posted... ASOIAF > LOTR I actually can't read so I can't comment on the books. --- http://i.imgur.com/anU2AWL.png <cite>DirtBasedSoap posted [p:886213514] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mead posted...</cite> <quote>ASOIAF > LOTR</quote> I actually can't read so I can't comment on the books.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darcandkharg31 09/07/17 8:50:20 PM #6:	Fantasy anything is for nerds, NEEEERRRDDDDSSSSS!!!!!! --- This is my signature, there are many others like it, but this one is mine. If you take 110% of what I say seriously then you're gonna have a bad time. <cite>darcandkharg31 posted [p:886213614] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote>Fantasy anything is for nerds, NEEEERRRDDDDSSSSS!!!!!!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Troll_Police_ 09/07/17 8:52:39 PM #7:	DirtBasedSoap posted... They're still both better than Harry Potter though you are a man after my own heart --- Is this going to be one of those times when you pretend not to have a plan until the last moment? And then turn out to really not have one? <cite>Troll_Police_ posted [p:886213759] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>DirtBasedSoap posted...</cite> <quote> They're still both better than Harry Potter though</quote> you are a man after my own heart</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DirtBasedSoap 09/07/17 8:57:46 PM #8:	do you still dab? --- http://i.imgur.com/anU2AWL.png <cite>DirtBasedSoap posted [p:886214077] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote>do you still dab?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 09/07/17 9:01:27 PM #9:	DirtBasedSoap posted... do you still dab? Only on haters <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:886214324] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>DirtBasedSoap posted...</cite> <quote>do you still dab?</quote> Only on haters</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/07/17 10:26:47 PM #10:	"All your bad guys die and good guys survive, you can tell what's going to happen by page and at age 5." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAAp_luluo0 In general, there's not a lot of comparison between the two beyond the fact that they're both high fantasies. LotR and the Hobbit are pretty basic stories depicting battles between good and evil whereas ASOIAF is more of a character study where even the most "evil" characters are fleshed out so they feel like people (excluding the Night King). LotR has basically every fantasy trope (partly since it popularized many of them) while ASOIAF is kinda light in that regard. ASOIAF doesn't have a lot of fantasy races and it's fairly light on fantasy creatures. There are no magical swords, very few spells, etc. The story in ASOIAF is a lot better than LotR/Hobbit, but Tolkien's prose is far superior. Plus, as far as iconic dragons go, Dany's pets have nothing on Smaug. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:886219286] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote>"All your bad guys die and good guys survive, you can tell what's going to happen by page and at age 5." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAAp_luluo0 In general, there's not a lot of comparison between the two beyond the fact that they're both high fantasies. LotR and the Hobbit are pretty basic stories depicting battles between good and evil whereas ASOIAF is more of a character study where even the most "evil" characters are fleshed out so they feel like people (excluding the Night King). LotR has basically every fantasy trope (partly since it popularized many of them) while ASOIAF is kinda light in that regard. ASOIAF doesn't have a lot of fantasy races and it's fairly light on fantasy creatures. There are no magical swords, very few spells, etc. The story in ASOIAF is a lot better than LotR/Hobbit, but Tolkien's prose is far superior. Plus, as far as iconic dragons go, Dany's pets have nothing on Smaug.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 09/07/17 11:26:57 PM #11:	Zeus posted... There are no magical swords, very few spells, etc. Valerian steel, dragon glass, and the flaming swords of the Brotherhood Without Borders don't count? The Faceless Men don't count? The sheer number of people revived from death don't count? Frickin dragons? The Children of the forest? Warging? The entire continent to the South of Westeros? There's plenty of magic in ASoIaF, don't ignore it just because no one is casting Magic Missile. --- http://i.imgur.com/4fmtLFt.gif http://s1.zetaboards.com/sba/ ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:886222789] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>There are no magical swords, very few spells, etc.</quote> Valerian steel, dragon glass, and the flaming swords of the Brotherhood Without Borders don't count? The Faceless Men don't count? The sheer number of people revived from death don't count? Frickin dragons? The Children of the forest? Warging? The entire continent to the South of Westeros? There's plenty of magic in ASoIaF, don't ignore it just because no one is casting Magic Missile.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 09/07/17 11:44:40 PM #12:	Lord of the Rings doesn't have any nudity surprisingly. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - http://i.imgur.com/kDysIcd.gif <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:886223853] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote>Lord of the Rings doesn't have any nudity surprisingly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/08/17 3:05:34 AM #13:	WhiskeyDisk posted... Zeus posted... There are no magical swords, very few spells, etc. Valerian steel, dragon glass, and the flaming swords of the Brotherhood Without Borders don't count? The Faceless Men don't count? The sheer number of people revived from death don't count? Frickin dragons? The Children of the forest? Warging? The entire continent to the South of Westeros? There's plenty of magic in ASoIaF, don't ignore it just because no one is casting Magic Missile. No, Valerian steel and dragon glass certainly don't. Dragon glass is literally just obsidian. Nor is Valerian steel magic, it's just super-heated iron. The flaming swords aren't magic swords, they're normal swords enhanced by prayer -- and they're one of the reasons why I said "little magic" as opposed to no magic. Virtually all of the magic in Game of Thrones involves power channeled from a god, whether it's the Lord of Light charging swords and reviving people or allowing them to quasi-shapeshift. ASOIAF eschews magic for realism, choosing to tone down the magical elements whereas Tolkien's word is fucking steeped in it. ASOIAF doesn't have swords which glow when orcs are near. It doesn't have ancient spirits taking the form of giant spiders. Its world doesn't show overt signs of gods and spirits crafting and controlling it. The primary villain isn't some elder spirit from another world; even if you count the Night King, he ~~was just a human changed by forest magic but ultimately he's a background antagonist~~. Sure, ASOIAF has elves but its dwarfs are just little humans rather than their own species. And, for whatever reason, you bring up dragons while ignoring that I specifically called ASAOIAF light on fantasy creatures. You have dragons and your manticores are just bugs. However, the difference between Tolkien and GRRM is that in a Tolkien work House Greyjoy's Kraken would be real and guarding something. It wouldn't be a plot-important creature, but just merely an obstacle. The Harry Potter series more closely embodies Tolkien's approach to a magical world than ASOIAF because the magic is just there and doesn't need to serve a purpose. Meanwhile what little magic is in ASAOIAF is plot-centric. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:886231852] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>There are no magical swords, very few spells, etc.</quote> Valerian steel, dragon glass, and the flaming swords of the Brotherhood Without Borders don't count? The Faceless Men don't count? The sheer number of people revived from death don't count? Frickin dragons? The Children of the forest? Warging? The entire continent to the South of Westeros? There's plenty of magic in ASoIaF, don't ignore it just because no one is casting Magic Missile.</quote> No, Valerian steel and dragon glass certainly don't. Dragon glass is literally just obsidian. Nor is Valerian steel magic, it's just super-heated iron. The flaming swords aren't magic swords, they're normal swords enhanced by prayer -- and they're one of the reasons why I said "little magic" as opposed to no magic. Virtually all of the magic in Game of Thrones involves power channeled from a god, whether it's the Lord of Light charging swords and reviving people or allowing them to quasi-shapeshift. ASOIAF eschews magic for realism, choosing to tone down the magical elements whereas Tolkien's word is fucking steeped in it. ASOIAF doesn't have swords which glow when orcs are near. It doesn't have ancient spirits taking the form of giant spiders. Its world doesn't show overt signs of gods and spirits crafting and controlling it. The primary villain isn't some elder spirit from another world; even if you count the Night King, he was just a human changed by forest magic but ultimately he's a background antagonist. Sure, ASOIAF has elves but its dwarfs are just little humans rather than their own species. And, for whatever reason, you bring up dragons while ignoring that I specifically called ASAOIAF light on fantasy creatures. You have dragons and your manticores are just bugs. However, the difference between Tolkien and GRRM is that in a Tolkien work House Greyjoy's Kraken would be real and guarding something. It wouldn't be a plot-important creature, but just merely an obstacle. The Harry Potter series more closely embodies Tolkien's approach to a magical world than ASOIAF because the magic is just there and doesn't need to serve a purpose. Meanwhile what little magic is in ASAOIAF is plot-centric.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 09/08/17 8:08:45 AM #14:	The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well. --- I'm either failing at a silly joke or trying to help. http://i.imgur.com/m8f7VYf.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0Lp7Agd.jpg http://i.imgur.com/47emEDA.jpg <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:886237893] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote>The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OhhhJa 09/08/17 8:51:36 AM #15:	SunWuKung420 posted... The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well. Lol it's literally the opposite of this except that i agree that the lotr books were awesome <cite>OhhhJa posted [p:886239087] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote>The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well.</quote> Lol it's literally the opposite of this except that i agree that the lotr books were awesome</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Peterass 09/08/17 9:15:44 AM #16:	People compare the two because they are fantasy but I personally feel that the two are very different types of fantasy..It's like comparing apples and oranges...Most people that I know who love GoT didn't like LoTR because it was too nerdy for them. --- Everything is awesome <cite>Peterass posted [p:886239812] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote>People compare the two because they are fantasy but I personally feel that the two are very different types of fantasy..It's like comparing apples and oranges...Most people that I know who love GoT didn't like LoTR because it was too nerdy for them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OhhhJa 09/08/17 9:22:01 AM #17:	Peterass posted... People compare the two because they are fantasy but I personally feel that the two are very different types of fantasy..It's like comparing apples and oranges...Most people that I know who love GoT didn't like LoTR because it was too nerdy for them. Yeah they're really not that similar. People just compare them bc they're the two most popular fantasies <cite>OhhhJa posted [p:886240051] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>Peterass posted...</cite> <quote>People compare the two because they are fantasy but I personally feel that the two are very different types of fantasy..It's like comparing apples and oranges...Most people that I know who love GoT didn't like LoTR because it was too nerdy for them.</quote> Yeah they're really not that similar. People just compare them bc they're the two most popular fantasies</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
krazychao5 09/08/17 9:35:08 AM #18:	SunWuKung420 posted... The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well. I'm like, the opposite. I did not like LotR books, but found the movies great. Maybe cause I watched movies before reading. The Hobbit, however, was really good. --- https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/bigllama?type=posted <cite>krazychao5 posted [p:886240476] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote>The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well.</quote> I'm like, the opposite. I did not like LotR books, but found the movies great. Maybe cause I watched movies before reading. The Hobbit, however, was really good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kyuubi4269 09/08/17 9:39:23 AM #19:	Zeus posted... even the most "evil" characters are fleshed out so they feel like people (excluding the Night King). And Joffrey. --- RIP_Supa posted... I've seen some stuff <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted [p:886240629] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>even the most "evil" characters are fleshed out so they feel like people (excluding the Night King). </quote> And Joffrey.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OhhhJa 09/08/17 9:42:22 AM #20:	krazychao5 posted... I did not like LotR books, but found the movies great To each their own but the lotr movies are basically a super dumbed down version of the books that leave out massive amounts of story <cite>OhhhJa posted [p:886240727] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>krazychao5 posted...</cite> <quote>I did not like LotR books, but found the movies great</quote> To each their own but the lotr movies are basically a super dumbed down version of the books that leave out massive amounts of story</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FellWolf 09/08/17 9:56:17 AM #21:	OhhhJa posted... krazychao5 posted... I did not like LotR books, but found the movies great To each their own but the lotr movies are basically a super dumbed down version of the books that leave out massive amounts of story He didn't have attention span to read the books ~~Neither did I :( but I was young and didn't try hard~~ --- http://i.imgur.com/QzUHUGL.gif http://i.imgur.com/IJPGRfT.jpg WORK IT! ARF ARF ARF! <cite>FellWolf posted [p:886241227] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>OhhhJa posted...</cite> <quote><cite>krazychao5 posted...</cite> <quote>I did not like LotR books, but found the movies great</quote> To each their own but the lotr movies are basically a super dumbed down version of the books that leave out massive amounts of story</quote> He didn't have attention span to read the books Neither did I :( but I was young and didn't try hard</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
krazychao5 09/08/17 9:59:22 AM #22:	FellWolf posted... He didn't have attention span to read the books Neither did I :( but I was young and didn't try hard I was in high school when I read it, so it's possible. I enjoyed the battle scenes in the movie, and was disappointed that all the good scenes in the books were just revealed through exposition instead of seeing it happen. --- https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/bigllama?type=posted <cite>krazychao5 posted [p:886241335] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>FellWolf posted...</cite> <quote> He didn't have attention span to read the books Neither did I :( but I was young and didn't try hard</quote> I was in high school when I read it, so it's possible. I enjoyed the battle scenes in the movie, and was disappointed that all the good scenes in the books were just revealed through exposition instead of seeing it happen.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 09/08/17 10:18:10 AM #23:	OhhhJa posted... SunWuKung420 posted... The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well. Lol it's literally the opposite of this except that i agree that the lotr books were awesome Then it's not "literally the opposite". You only agree with me on one of my points. --- I'm either failing at a silly joke or trying to help. http://i.imgur.com/m8f7VYf.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0Lp7Agd.jpg http://i.imgur.com/47emEDA.jpg <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:886242059] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>OhhhJa posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote>The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well.</quote> Lol it's literally the opposite of this except that i agree that the lotr books were awesome</quote> Then it's not "literally the opposite". You only agree with me on one of my points.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OhhhJa 09/08/17 10:23:59 AM #24:	SunWuKung420 posted... OhhhJa posted... SunWuKung420 posted... The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well. Lol it's literally the opposite of this except that i agree that the lotr books were awesome Then it's not "literally the opposite". You only agree with me on one of my points. That's what the except in my post is for. I just wanted to emphasize how wrong you are. It's almost like you haven't read the got books because the first three seasons are pretty much word for word and scene for scene exactly the same as the books... unless your argument is that the acting is bad which is also nearly objectively false. Whereas for lotr, the movies left out a lot from the books and even made some fairly large changes to the plot <cite>OhhhJa posted [p:886242293] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OhhhJa posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote>The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. The LoTR books were awesome and the Hollywood adaptation were done quite well.</quote> Lol it's literally the opposite of this except that i agree that the lotr books were awesome</quote> Then it's not "literally the opposite". You only agree with me on one of my points.</quote> That's what the except in my post is for. I just wanted to emphasize how wrong you are. It's almost like you haven't read the got books because the first three seasons are pretty much word for word and scene for scene exactly the same as the books... unless your argument is that the acting is bad which is also nearly objectively false. Whereas for lotr, the movies left out a lot from the books and even made some fairly large changes to the plot</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/11/17 10:32:25 PM #25:	SunWuKung420 posted... The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible. Honestly, having attempted to read the books, the adaption is a lot better. Kyuubi4269 posted... Zeus posted... even the most "evil" characters are fleshed out so they feel like people (excluding the Night King). And Joffrey. Meaning that you don't think Joffrey is fleshed out? Because some of his early scenes demonstrate a lot about his character especially when it comes to his deep insecurities. The sadistic tendencies come more from people never setting limits so he keeps trying to push the bar. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:886439088] in Game of Th... [t:75752320]...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote>The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible.</quote> Honestly, having attempted to read the books, the adaption is a lot better. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>even the most "evil" characters are fleshed out so they feel like people (excluding the Night King). </quote> And Joffrey.</quote> Meaning that you don't think Joffrey is fleshed out? Because some of his early scenes demonstrate a lot about his character especially when it comes to his deep insecurities. The sadistic tendencies come more from people never setting limits so he keeps trying to push the bar.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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