HBO and Martin

[Charming Serpent]

Seems it sounds like good news on so far a good day. Hot damn indeed!

[KESpires]

HBO just got a future subscriber.

Hot damn is right.

[viZion]

Originally Posted by KESpires

HBO just got a future subscriber.

Hot damn is right.

Make that two.

[Culhwch]

I'm not sure if it'll make it to our shores - Rome was on TV here briefly, The Sopranos got an awful timeslot, and things like The Tudors and The Wire never made it. But I'll definitely be getting the DVD as soon as it's available.

[Orion]

Holy crap, this is awesome news indeed!

Cant wait to hear more. Maybe some shots from the set when it starts filming?

[viZion]

Originally Posted by Culhwch

I'm not sure if it'll make it to our shores - Rome was on TV here briefly, The Sopranos got an awful timeslot, and things like The Tudors and The Wire never made it. But I'll definitely be getting the DVD as soon as it's available.

There's always the magic of BitTorrent...

[Tysha]

Wow! Great news! Unfortunately I don't have HBO... or a TV (fortunately).
I wonder what will be included in this first episode, and how they are going to finish it, Brans fall or much later?

[devilsgrin]

Originally Posted by Culhwch

I'm not sure if it'll make it to our shores - Rome was on TV here briefly, The Sopranos got an awful timeslot, and things like The Tudors and The Wire never made it. But I'll definitely be getting the DVD as soon as it's available.

Rome (both seasons) and the tudors have both screened fully in Oz... cable of course.... on Showcase... but then we are talking about series that are made for cable to start with i suppose... don't know about the Wire... but its been available on DVD here for ages...

[Ursa major]

Originally Posted by devilsgrin

... but then we are talking about series that are made for cable to start with i suppose...

And terrestrial TV in the UK, of course (Rome, Tudors and A Game of Thrones); thank goodness.

[TK-421]

I am watching season 2 of The Tudors every Tuesday at 9pm on CBC, our public broadcaster. I expect to have to get HBO Canada to watch the pilot but it's a small sacrifice.

While my wife will definetly call me a geek when I propose we get HBO for this reason (Wiggs - what is it with women who love geeks!!!) I have no doubts she will watch as she has read and is rereading the series right now.

[Lady of Winterfell]

This is very exciting news indeed! I will definately be ordering HBO when/if the show makes it.

Just one more thing to patiently wait for.

[murphy]

Thank goodness my neighbor has HBO and that we are on very good terms. She also likes this sort of thing. I very rarely watch television, so I don't have cable.

[Steady_01]

HBO/BBC: "So Mr. Martin, how does the story end?"

GRRM: "I don't know for sure. It's not finished."

HBO/BBC: "But you're close to wrapping it up."

GRRM: "Well, I'm working on book 5 and I think I'll have it wrapped up in two or three books after that."

HBO/BBC: "Huh?"

GRRM: "Funny, every time I published a book, the story get's longer. Heh-heh."

HBO/BBC: "Well at least you're a fast writer, aren't you? Let's see. Your first book came out in 1996 and it's 2008 now. You wrote books 2 through 4 since then. And I saw where you promised your fans that book 5 will be out early next year. So let's say you've written four books since 1996. Let's subtract 1996 from 2008. So that means you'll have written four books in twelve years for an average of one every three years. You say that there are two to three more books to the story. That would mean that we won't see the story wrapped up for another six to nine years. Is that right?"

GRRM: "Well, the last couple books took four to five years each."

HBO/BBC: "Huh?"

GRRM: "The first three went pretty quickly, like a couple years each but the last couple have really gotten stretched out."

HBO/BBC: "Problem with the story line? Writer's block?"

GRRM: "Some but mostly my side projects. You know, comic books, vacations, editing anthologies, lead knights, conventions domestic, conventions abroad, resin figurines. You know, stuff."

HBO/BBC: "So, what you're saying is that we shouldn't be surprised if it takes anywhere from six to fifteen years before you're done."

GRRM: "Oh no, nothing like that. That could be interpreted as a deadline and I don't do deadlines."

HBO/BBC: "Huh?"

GRRM: "It will be done when it is done."

HBO/BBC: "Well, Mr. Martin, we don't see committing to this project when, a.) the story's not done; b.) the story's not anywhere close to being done with a potential of it not being done for another six to fifteen years; and c.) you don't look like you'll make it past the end of this meeting."

GRRM: "Gee, I'd love to chat with you some more but I've got a con in Botswana."

HBO/BBC: "Huh?"

GRRM: (In affected British accent): "It will be done when it is done. Tah-tah."

[viZion]

Nice one, Steady_01. Have you been reading Finish the Book, George?

[the smiling weirwood]

Are cable channels like HBO more difficult to get in other countries?