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yallerdawg

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8. No no no.

Reply to GummyBearz (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:43 PM

Jul 2016

The show and the books have parted ways.

Ask any author: "What have they done to your book?" The author looks back on the bookshelf and says: "Looks like they haven't done anything to it."

Unlike books, movies have a shelf life. Harry Potter movies, Dumbledore was two actors. Hunger Games, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

GRRM has had a lifetime to do his books.

HBO doesn't.

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If there is anyone with flim making experience/knowledge, please enlighten me... [View all] GummyBearz Jul 2016 OP

I suppose it depends on the scale of the scene. hughee99 Jul 2016 #1

Thanks, but I still have other problems with natural snow GummyBearz Jul 2016 #4

Yes, you can use foam and Ivory Flakes on a sound stage Warpy Jul 2016 #6

They clearly stated... yallerdawg Jul 2016 #2

Yes yes yes GummyBearz Jul 2016 #5

No no no. yallerdawg Jul 2016 #8

Well, they haven't entirely GummyBearz Jul 2016 #10

Wut? yallerdawg Jul 2016 #13

Yes it has GummyBearz Jul 2016 #14

CGi is very expensive. To hazard a guess, I would rationalize Exilednight Jul 2016 #9

I think the winter they await is in Coatia more than Northern Ireland.... Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #3

It's a sweltering 72F in Ireland now ... OnDoutside Jul 2016 #7

Won't someone think of the Gingers? Iggo Jul 2016 #11

Story and 'Tubman's.' yallerdawg Jul 2016 #12

More than just snow they need cool cloudy days too. Probably looking for snow in Europe or Iceland.. bettyellen Jul 2016 #15