Game of Thrones

[crispengray]

It's all over the blogosphere, particularly in geek circles, and I don't have anything to add that someone somewhere hasn't already said, but I'd like to address it anyway.

The "review" of HBO's A Game of Thrones from the New York Times.I put "review" in quotes, because there is no mention of plot beyond a hasty (and apparently inaccurate)

Comments

[princessgeek]

Meh I hadn't read the books either (I did read the wikipedia article) and I followed it just fine. Somehow I didn't find the time to really read that review. I skimmed and it seems like that reviewer needs to go back to Sex and the City.

[alchemyprime]

As I sit here, reading this review, I will admit that yes, there are a few lines drawn in the sand, that many people like to say "This is boy stuff, this is girl stuff

[princessgeek]

I just ordered HBO so if you are in Seattle (Kirkland actually) area, you can come over and watch at my house. I don't THINK I know you but if you're a friend of Gavin's you are PROBABLY not a serial killer.

[princessgeek]

oh NM I see profile says California. Kind of a long drive for a tv show.

[crispengray]

Also, the writer of the novels on which the series is based has a pretty good response.

[gale_dragoon]

I'm thinking they didn't read the books. And I'm going to assume the series will be close to the books in some manner so I'm fairly positive that the series will be geared for both genders in the sense it is so very hard to not notice the characters come from all over the place.

[clayin]

I haven't read the books either and I didn't catch the show, but I have to say that it must suck for Ms. Bellafante that her world is so limited by gender-stereotypes, and...well, considering her apparent-horror, xenophobia. I know that my world is all the richer for the people out there (male, female, and other) who are willing to stick their fingers in the cracks of reality and let a little magic in.

(I also have to ask, since when did they start "adding sex so women would watch"? The plural of anecdote may not be data, but from what I've seen, the media is more likely to add sex so that they can snag coveted males age 18-34 demographic!)

I'm glad to hear that Ms. Bellafante is getting excoriated on the internet for this. People saying "No. You're wrong." to those who would silence them also makes my world a better place.

[princessgeek]

Plus the sex was ALL boobs. All of it. And perfect ones. Like I care to be reminded what my boobs USED to look like? No thanks. There was not one bare man-ass to be seen.

[clayin]

...Yeah, that sounds more like the sex they put in for the 18-34 straight male demographic than anything else. Are we sure that Ms. Bellafante actually saw Game of Thrones?

Also, this seems relevant to the discussion: xkcd: Porn For Women. The alt text especially!

[princessgeek]

Now that I think about it, maybe she was trying to be sarcastic?

[loopyzany]

Um.... sex and the city IS fantasy, hello! Just much less imaginative.