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50Blessings
01/23/18 11:52:41 PM
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Is this really a thing (as far as being a saying I mean)? Someone told me recently that anything that features someone who became big through Game of Thrones has been terrible.

The only thing off the top of my head that I could think to counter that was John Wick which had the dude who played Theon in it, but I have no clue if he had a career before GoT.

But like, I'm thinking of other stuff and it's like

Terminator Genysis was bad.
X-Men Apocalypse was bad
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was bad
Solo: A Star Wars Story is looking not so sweet
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SomeLikeItHoth
01/23/18 11:54:32 PM
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Ed Sheeran ruined the new queen TayTay song 'Endgame'.
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orcus_snake
01/23/18 11:55:16 PM
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lol I remember reading: dont get attached, your fa character is probably going to die.

Literally my top 5 are alive and well and defended by metric shit tons of plot armor over and over.
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Dash_Harber
01/23/18 11:55:37 PM
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I don't know about a curse, but it sort of makes sense. Game of Thrones is an over-the-top show with really bombastic and memorable characters. I'd imagine it'd be hard for people to separate the character from the actor sometimes.
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Darmik
01/23/18 11:56:01 PM
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Lena Headey in Dredd if she counts.

As an exception I mean. Dredd is awesome. It did flop though.
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Schwarber
01/23/18 11:56:05 PM
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Schwarber
01/23/18 11:57:16 PM
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Darmik posted...
Lena Headey in Dredd if she counts.

As an exception I mean. Dredd is awesome. It did flop though.


Whoa, I never noticed this for some reason.
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RebelElite791
01/23/18 11:57:16 PM
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50Blessings posted...
Solo: A Star Wars Story is looking not so sweet

From...all nothing we've seen of it? Stupid post.

Also Apocalypse is at least decent.
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50Blessings
01/23/18 11:57:34 PM
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Schwarber posted...
X-Men DoFP was enjoyable.


Peter Dinklage was successful before GoT.
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Dash_Harber
01/23/18 11:58:02 PM
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Darmik posted...
Lena Headey in Dredd if she counts.

As an exception I mean. Dredd is awesome. It did flop though.


Dredd is weird. All the actors were perfect, the story was great, the action was insane. Fans of the series loved it, movie critics loved it, people who actually saw it loved it. I don't know if it just didn't get the advertisement or if people thought that it was a sequel to the 90's bomb, but it was one of the more successful unsuccessful movies in my eyes.
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RebelElite791
01/23/18 11:58:07 PM
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50Blessings posted...
Schwarber posted...
X-Men DoFP was enjoyable.


Peter Dinklage was successful before GoT.

Successful? Sure. But he definitely "became big" through GoT.
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50Blessings
01/23/18 11:58:14 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
From...all nothing we've seen of it? Stupid post.


I would think a Star Wars fanboy of your caliber would have heard of all the problems that have plagued the production.
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Darmik
01/23/18 11:59:49 PM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Dredd is weird. All the actors were perfect, the story was great, the action was insane. Fans of the series loved it, movie critics loved it, people who actually saw it loved it. I don't know if it just didn't get the advertisement or if people thought that it was a sequel to the 90's bomb, but it was one of the more successful unsuccessful movies in my eyes.


Yeah it's sad. I guess the concept didn't have a broad appeal or something.
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50Blessings
01/24/18 12:00:44 AM
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RebelElite791 posted...
Successful? Sure. But he definitely "became big" through GoT.


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RebelElite791
01/24/18 12:01:27 AM
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50Blessings posted...
RebelElite791 posted...
Successful? Sure. But he definitely "became big" through GoT.


...

...?

Dinklage is a household name now entirely due to that show.
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Youngster_Joey_
01/24/18 12:01:27 AM
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I'm pretty sure Peter Dinklage was like the most prolific littler person in acting long before Game of Thrones.
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thronedfire2
01/24/18 12:02:32 AM
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RebelElite791 posted...
50Blessings posted...
Solo: A Star Wars Story is looking not so sweet

From...all nothing we've seen of it? Stupid post.

Also Apocalypse is at least decent.


The lead actor had to have an acting coach on set. It's gonna bomb
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50Blessings
01/24/18 12:02:40 AM
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RebelElite791 posted...
50Blessings posted...
RebelElite791 posted...
Successful? Sure. But he definitely "became big" through GoT.


...

...?

Dinklage is a household name now entirely due to that show.


And clearly the topic is about actors who are getting their big break through Game of Thrones.

Stop being purposefully obtuse because I said something bad about a Star Wars.
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Bad_Mojo
01/24/18 12:03:22 AM
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Did the new Dredd movie answer how to use those shells in the bathroom?
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RebelElite791
01/24/18 12:03:42 AM
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50Blessings posted...
RebelElite791 posted...
50Blessings posted...
RebelElite791 posted...
Successful? Sure. But he definitely "became big" through GoT.


...

...?

Dinklage is a household name now entirely due to that show.


And clearly the topic is about actors who are getting their big break through Game of Thrones.

Stop being purposefully obtuse because I said something bad about a Star Wars.

You said "became big." How is that show not his "big break"?

Jesus lord whose alt is this
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Nostradumbass
01/24/18 12:05:03 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Darmik posted...
Lena Headey in Dredd if she counts.

As an exception I mean. Dredd is awesome. It did flop though.


Dredd is weird. All the actors were perfect, the story was great, the action was insane. Fans of the series loved it, movie critics loved it, people who actually saw it loved it. I don't know if it just didn't get the advertisement or if people thought that it was a sequel to the 90's bomb, but it was one of the more successful unsuccessful movies in my eyes.

yeah it was great. there was talk of netflix picking up a series
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Dash_Harber
01/24/18 12:06:39 AM
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Nostradumbass posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Darmik posted...
Lena Headey in Dredd if she counts.

As an exception I mean. Dredd is awesome. It did flop though.


Dredd is weird. All the actors were perfect, the story was great, the action was insane. Fans of the series loved it, movie critics loved it, people who actually saw it loved it. I don't know if it just didn't get the advertisement or if people thought that it was a sequel to the 90's bomb, but it was one of the more successful unsuccessful movies in my eyes.

yeah it was great. there was talk of netflix picking up a series


Dredd would be perfect for a Netflix series, actually. Comic series seem to be really suited for those, especially ones with lots of characters and lore.
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50Blessings
01/24/18 12:07:02 AM
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RebelElite791 posted...
You said "became big." How is that show not his "big break"?

Jesus lord whose alt is this


Because he was well known and in a million other things before it?

Just because you have bad taste and never saw any of the million things he was in before GoT doesn't mean he wasn't big
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Darmik
01/24/18 12:08:22 AM
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Is it really that much of a curse when the show is still going though? They would have to work between seasons if they even wanted to bother.

Besides if getting cast as a superhero or in a Star Wars movie is a curse then sign me up.
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DarthAragorn
01/24/18 12:09:00 AM
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The campaign of Infinite Warfare was actually good though, it was the multiplayer that sucked

The other things are ass though I agree
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Nostradumbass
01/24/18 12:10:06 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Nostradumbass posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Darmik posted...
Lena Headey in Dredd if she counts.

As an exception I mean. Dredd is awesome. It did flop though.


Dredd is weird. All the actors were perfect, the story was great, the action was insane. Fans of the series loved it, movie critics loved it, people who actually saw it loved it. I don't know if it just didn't get the advertisement or if people thought that it was a sequel to the 90's bomb, but it was one of the more successful unsuccessful movies in my eyes.

yeah it was great. there was talk of netflix picking up a series


Dredd would be perfect for a Netflix series, actually. Comic series seem to be really suited for those, especially ones with lots of characters and lore.

yeah and if they could get Urban to play Dredd it would be epic.
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AlecSkorpio
01/24/18 12:12:04 AM
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There's no curse, movies today just suck for the most part.
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__aCEr__
01/24/18 12:12:22 AM
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50Blessings posted...
Because he was well known and in a million other things before it?


Prior to GoT Peter Dinklage was just the little person on Nip/Tuck. A good show but didn't have the kind of exposure you seem to think.
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TheCurseX2
01/24/18 12:13:25 AM
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One is based on proper literature.

One is based on comic book writing.
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Darmik
01/24/18 12:13:46 AM
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Youngster_Joey_ posted...
I'm pretty sure Peter Dinklage was like the most prolific littler person in acting long before Game of Thrones.


I dunno. Little Me in Austin Powers seemed to be that guy. And not in a good way like Dinklage lol.
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D-Lo_BrownTown
01/24/18 12:15:59 AM
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It actually works better if you count GoT as Peter Dinklages "start" because he's been in a LOT of shit since then.

Like, I guess Days of Future Past was okay but that's cause you're comparing it to like 3 awful films that came out before hand.

Other than that you have him in Destiny 1 (awful), Pixels (god awful), The Boss (never seen, heard is bad), Rememory (another that I heard was awful)...
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mvillanueva88
01/24/18 12:17:57 AM
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Don't pretty much all Jon snow and kaleesi movies suck? Betcha can't name one without looking it up?
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masterpug53
01/24/18 12:35:51 AM
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The kid who played Bran seems to be doing well for himself hosting that HBO show Last Week Tonight.
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obeseexplosive
01/24/18 12:40:36 AM
#34:


Bad_Mojo posted...
Did the new Dredd movie answer how to use those shells in the bathroom?

*slaps*

That was the Demolition man
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pegusus123456
01/24/18 12:40:56 AM
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mvillanueva88 posted...
Don't pretty much all Jon snow and kaleesi movies suck? Betcha can't name one without looking it up?

Jon Snow was in Silent Hill 2.

It was awful.
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AvantgardeAClue
01/24/18 12:58:25 AM
#36:


50Blessings posted...
Schwarber posted...
X-Men DoFP was enjoyable.


Peter Dinklage was successful before GoT.


So was Lena Headey and

DarthAragorn posted...
The campaign of Infinite Warfare was actually good though, it was the multiplayer that sucked


Emilia Clarke was also good in that Me Before You Movie so really it's just coincidence
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josifrees
01/24/18 1:04:52 AM
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Lmao at acting like peter Dinklage was amything more than c-list before got

Jason Momoa is the only person that has really benefited from GoT.
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Kelystic
01/24/18 1:05:04 AM
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Ygritte in that Vin Diesel vampire hunter movie
Tormund in that Vin Diesel fast cars movie
Roose Bolton and King beyond the wall in that superhero movie
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TheCurseX2
01/24/18 1:38:33 AM
#39:


I saw Littlefinger in The Wire and marked out.
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Bad_Mojo
01/24/18 1:39:32 AM
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TheCurseX2 posted...
I saw Littlefinger in The Wire and marked out.


The Mayor of Baltimore, right?
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TendoDRM
01/24/18 1:48:16 AM
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Both Ygritte and Jorah were in Downton Abbey.
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TheCurseX2
01/24/18 1:49:35 AM
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Bad_Mojo posted...
TheCurseX2 posted...
I saw Littlefinger in The Wire and marked out.


The Mayor of Baltimore, right?


Ye
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smoliske
01/24/18 1:51:37 AM
#43:


Kelystic posted...

Tormund in that Vin Diesel fast cars movie


he also is in a lot of marketing for Wyndham hotels
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L0Z
01/24/18 1:53:23 AM
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peter dinklage was unsuccessful as the ghost in destiny because haters complained that a robot with a robotic voice sounded too robotic -_-
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TendoDRM
01/24/18 1:55:00 AM
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L0Z posted...
peter dinklage was unsuccessful as the ghost in destiny because haters complained that a robot with a robotic voice sounded too robotic -_-

Yeah I never understood the problem and was mad that didn't give the option to use him or Nolan.
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pauIie
01/24/18 1:58:36 AM
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scar the 1
01/24/18 2:04:37 AM
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GoT has turned to shit now, so I guess there might be a curse...
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nicklebro
01/24/18 2:07:03 AM
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Jaime Lannister was in Oblivion and that Gods of Egypt movie. They were both ok.
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nicklebro
01/24/18 2:07:45 AM
#49:


scar the 1 posted...
GoT has turned to shit now, so I guess there might be a curse...

May the one true God have pity on your soul.
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CarlGrimes
01/24/18 2:10:04 AM
#50:


Darmik posted...
Lena Headey in Dredd if she counts.

She was also the better Sarah Connor, but that was before GoT.
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