tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post5259636831690863566..comments2024-02-05T19:38:05.808-05:00Comments on Vita Brevis: Friday Morning Latin Lesson, Vol. XCIXMJenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-45205458968390828752011-04-25T13:10:57.420-04:002011-04-25T13:10:57.420-04:00@ Ed: I've heard it's good. True to form...<b>@ Ed:</b> I've heard it's good. True to form. I just haven't seen an episode yet.<br /><br /><b>@ Joshua:</b> Whoever came up with that idea either has never seen (or read) the Lord of the Rings (or any Tolkien) or they haven't read Martin. Oh, it has armor and swords in it! It must be like Lord of the Rings! I'll just write that! Wrong. Martin's world is far more real, more gritty, and without any of that "these are the good guys, root for them" crap. It's harsh, it's dark, and it's not a morality tale. So, the analogy fails on several levels. <br /><br />Not an attack against you; just my response to the critic who penned it in the first place.<br /><br /><b>@ Wynn:</b> Thanks. Good to be back! Sort of.<br /><br /><b>@ SkyDad:</b> It is good. And, I think the guys losing their heads probably don't like it much.<br /><br /><b>CorticoWhat:</b> I wasn't knocking Tolkien. Tolkien and Martin are two very, VERY different voices in the field. Without Tolkien, Martin (and me) probably never finds a market. So, everything does boil back to John Ronald Reuel.<br /><br /><b>@ Dezmond:</b> That's not as exciting as the fact that this finally got made. Though, I still wish Jennifer Ehle had been cast as Catelyn.<br /><br /><b>@ Steamy:</b> Yes. At first, I loved her. On my subsequent readings, I'm glad I know what happens to her. But, I curse Beric Dondarrion.MJenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-33086023711797655932011-04-24T03:14:52.906-04:002011-04-24T03:14:52.906-04:00Who's the protagonist you hate? It's Catel...Who's the protagonist you hate? It's Catelyn, isn't it? <br /><br />I love his characters too, particularly his female characters. Such a complex, broad range of good/evil, intelligent/vapid, fierce/weak.Steam Me Up, Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977888919979444175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-46904909167168607762011-04-17T11:57:03.260-04:002011-04-17T11:57:03.260-04:00what I love most about this premiere is that after...what I love most about this premiere is that after THE WALKING DEAD, GAME OF THRONES will be the second show in history to be broadcast around the world in two days.DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-1951275844919544922011-04-16T14:29:54.084-04:002011-04-16T14:29:54.084-04:00Sacrilege! Tolkien is God.
But I'll watch in...Sacrilege! Tolkien is God.<br /><br />But I'll watch in sin.corticoWhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559817788925682627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-79694558810406611472011-04-16T10:14:32.181-04:002011-04-16T10:14:32.181-04:00I have missed the Friday morning Latin posts! Thi...I have missed the Friday morning Latin posts! This looks quite interesting, who doesn't love a good beheading?SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-72251619687970695442011-04-15T14:07:48.142-04:002011-04-15T14:07:48.142-04:00Yay friday morning latin! Hope you have an awesome...Yay friday morning latin! Hope you have an awesome weekend even though you long for next week to start! ;)Wynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17777296189839013346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-66702548649657092752011-04-15T11:35:40.541-04:002011-04-15T11:35:40.541-04:00OOOOH! Sounds terrific. And, since I don't h...OOOOH! Sounds terrific. And, since I don't have HBO, thanks for the tip about Hulu.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100388190136741782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-64755217769998164542011-04-15T10:01:09.394-04:002011-04-15T10:01:09.394-04:00The best description I heard about Game of Thrones...The best description I heard about Game of Thrones (and I'm paraphrasing), was that this is what Lord of the Rings would have been like if the characters got horny. Now <i>there's</i> a way to get an audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-51520852158119951392011-04-15T09:46:49.240-04:002011-04-15T09:46:49.240-04:00Can't wait to see this.Can't wait to see this.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425014053974689270noreply@blogger.com