It is weird... It's like with all adaptations, things you are expecting not there. That said changes have been well done.

It is weird. I hope he does well there, especially since he's quitting acting.

What did you think of the later books... apparently they're not as good?

You off on hols now? Hope you enjoy 

They're good... they're just different. The problem is the split... like one book follows certain characters, then the next catches you up on what Tyrion has been up to and so on. Dany's storyline gets a bit... you'll see. That said you get to meet more of Oberyn's family, and the Sands are excellent. *not wanting to say too much of anything*

I took part in crowd funding recently to get some people from MST3K over to London for a film festival. Only £5, not made of money. My rewards came through yesterday, thank you emails from Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu. The one from Trace is hilarious... made even more so, due to me reading it in my head as Dr Forrester.

Thats so cool about the emails  

Thanks for the info without being spoilery - must be hard.  

Yeah... there's so much to come... What are they going to show? What aren't they?

More importantly... How the hell do you pronounce Mereenese names? XD

Mereenese... shall look forward to meeting them.

Maybe not... that's who's been crucifying the children for Dany to see on the road

So that's them. Oh no, that was horrible 

Yep. You've seen their city in the opening... The one with the Harpie statue.

Ahh yes I noticed... looks like trouble ahead? Lucky the dragons are getting bigger and more fierce.

Hope you're enjoying your Easter hols, you doing anything nice?

You'll be ashamed of me... I spent most of the past two weeks...*ahem* binge watching MST3K...

I'll be on Mitchell soon. The last time I watched it, it was my second Joel episode (which I regret in hindsight). This time I'll have watched all the available Joel episodes before it... I'm expecting tears.

How has your Easter been so far? Getting any choc eggs?

 Not at all *I understands* When you love a programme... make way, life!

Once this current Mad Men 7 episode run is over, I'm thinking of doing a total Mad Men binge right from the start and even getting in the ingredients for a sweet old fashioned [Don's favourite drink] 

I didn't feel like Easter Eggs [not a massive chocolate eater] but will make pancakes or buns tomorrow - have yellow food colouring.

Hope you get a yummy Easter Egg 

Yay for binge watching.

Ooh... hope it's nice? I've seen a butterbeer recipe that looks nice.

No eggs, I made fairy cakes and stuck chickens on top.

That's so cute  how did they taste?

Happy Easter! 

Alright... Betty Crocker red velvet. The living room table looks like ground zero for the chicken apocalypse.

Happy Easter to you too!

Aww cute pic. Hee hee chicken apocalypse  

I'm gonna fix some spicy chicken - got Nando's Peri Peri rub [never tried Nando's before]. 

And yellow lemon pancakes to follow mmmmm

Never tried Nandos either, nor piri piri. Is it nice?

The medium was nice - the regular was very hot  Had to have iced water to cool my tongue.

Ooh... I may have to be careful about that. *considers self warned*

Maybe you wouldn't find it that hot Hitch.... do you like stuff like chilli and curries? I'm a bit of a sissy 

Ooooh G.O.T. and M.M. later 

I like curries... but milder curries. I prefer flavour to a scolded mouth.

A couple of points about GoT, for after you've seen it.

Seen it and not sure what to make of the "r" scene which apparently isn't in the books, according to The Guardian blog?

What do you think?

In the books it's consensual, most you could say was that Cersei was too vulnerable to be thinking properly.

Also the bit with the Hound was changed to a more "shocking" outcome. (In the books he works for a couple of weeks, until the locals get panicky... then he leaves with a "fair enough". No one gets beaten and stole from.)

HBO have a habit of this. For example, Dany's early wedded life with Drogo wasn't as forceful and rough as portrayed.

Thanks -  very interesting. It did seem "off" somehow and not in keeping with the character developments. Wonder why HBO are doing it? Shock value? 

Glad to hear about Khal... always thought he was a sweetie. Khal!   

*shrugs* They're cable... they just do it cause they can. (people joke that the HB stands for "hey boobs!")

Drogo... Who wouldn't want a guy like that declaring you his "sun and stars!" or "moon of my life!".) My mum likes him in Stargate Atlantis.

He is a bit big though. Imagine if you took him home to meet your parents - he'd take up the whole sofa 

I watched Mitchell the other day (Joel's last MST3K as host), you'll be proud of me... I didn't cry. Ok, I nearly went at the title music though, I didn't... *proud*

Well done holding it together. But aww... a little wibble is good  I wibbled at the end of the latest Mad Men episode... Don with his daughter Sally... what she said.. his face! The music...My eyes are getting moist...

Wibbles can be appropriate. A wibbly episode at the start of the season?

Its been tough for Don for a while. Also, I wibble at Mad Men easily... haven't got your fortitude  

*stiffens upper lip*

I'm normally wibbly. I think knowing I had Joel episodes on dvd and having gotten into the show during the Mike era anyway, the switch wasn't such a wrench.

That's the stuffs.  How many more episodes do you have to go?

Just over 80. Plus the movie...    I think that's canonically between seasons 6 and 7.

Then I'm going to get the Rifftrax for Night of the Lepus... because the uktv gold ads are reminiscent of it.

Any other series catching your eyes?

That should keep you going lol.

Nearly finished s.2 of House of Cards - not as good as s.1. Then will start The Good Wife, heard it was good.

Is that as good as the original House of Cards? I'm having American Remake feelings regarding that.

Didn't see the UK original unfortunately.

U.S. series 1 was excellent - series 2 is getting very silly, its like they've used up all the good ideas  

I was perhaps too little to have watched the original... I don't think that ever stopped me. I enjoyed Francis Urquhart as a character. Not sure Kevin Spacey could live up to that, for me anyway.

Ah... it happens, called a "sophmore slump". You wait to see if things pick up in season 3, generally they do.

Ahh thanks, never heard of a sophomore slump.

Think its jumped the shark at this stage. You know when previously convincing characters do completely O.T.T. weird, out of character things and you think "NO WAY!" 

An English teacher once told us it was called "the suspension of disbelief"... the moment a book/film/programme loses you. It stops drawing you in and becomes just a silly made up story. 

Suspension of disbelief is good... it's when you lose the ability to do that you get problems. "Just repeat to yourself 'it's just a show, I should really just relax'."