Comments on: Game of Thrones easter egg: George W. Bush's head on a stick http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: The Life Of Bryan http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1451876 The Life Of Bryan Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1451876 I worked on a production of Jesus Christ Superstar that used the robes from Dune with the giant collars as the cloaks for the rabbis. We rented them from the costume shop at Screen Gems Studios. I worked on a production of Jesus Christ Superstar that used the robes from Dune with the giant collars as the cloaks for the rabbis. We rented them from the costume shop at Screen Gems Studios.

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1451326 Kimmo Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1451326  Well, we could wait till he dies, and <i>then</i> bung his head on the spike...  Well, we could wait till he dies, and then bung his head on the spike…

]]> By: James 'Jimbob' Carter http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1451220 James 'Jimbob' Carter Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1451220 Such a shame it isn't real... Such a shame it isn’t real…

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1451138 pjcamp Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1451138 We call that a Texas Corn Dog. We call that a Texas Corn Dog.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1451135 Antinous / Moderator Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1451135 There are some saloon girl dresses that are in literally dozens of musicals and westerns. There are some saloon girl dresses that are in literally dozens of musicals and westerns.

]]> By: humanresource http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1451110 humanresource Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1451110 It takes a usurper to deal with a usurper. Three cheers for King Joffrey! It takes a usurper to deal with a usurper. Three cheers for King Joffrey!

]]> By: Pedantic Douchebag http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1451108 Pedantic Douchebag Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1451108 House Obama: "Conservative SuperPACs Are Coming" House Obama: “Conservative SuperPACs Are Coming”

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1451097 Jim Saul Sat, 16 Jun 2012 02:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1451097 That was the same outfit? Wow, I figured it was in homage. That was the same outfit? Wow, I figured it was in homage.

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1451096 Jim Saul Sat, 16 Jun 2012 02:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1451096 "Fool me twice... don't get fooled again." House Clinton: "I feel your pain." House Gore: "I told you so." House Nader: "Don't blame me, I voted for Gore." House Reagan: "Tear Down This Wall." House Romney: "Corporations are people, my friend." House Palin: "Lipstick." House Cheney: "Go Fuck Yourself." “Fool me twice… don’t get fooled again.”

House Clinton: “I feel your pain.”

House Gore: “I told you so.”

House Nader: “Don’t blame me, I voted for Gore.”

House Reagan: “Tear Down This Wall.”

House Romney: “Corporations are people, my friend.”

House Palin: “Lipstick.”

House Cheney: “Go Fuck Yourself.”

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450959 niktemadur Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450959 So a few angry rednecks in Mississippi and Arizona are going to find an enabling excuse to get angrier. Ignore 'em, it's better for your mental health. I don't even watch Maddow and the like, they pay too much attention to whatever comes out the mouths of Murdoch's meat puppets, and every time you hear, read or say something, you make another copy of it in your brain.  The last thing anyone needs is obscure, blathering mediocrities like Hannity, Malkin and Coulter yapping inside their heads. So a few angry rednecks in Mississippi and Arizona are going to find an enabling excuse to get angrier.
Ignore ‘em, it’s better for your mental health.

I don’t even watch Maddow and the like, they pay too much attention to whatever comes out the mouths of Murdoch’s meat puppets, and every time you hear, read or say something, you make another copy of it in your brain.  The last thing anyone needs is obscure, blathering mediocrities like Hannity, Malkin and Coulter yapping inside their heads.

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450951 niktemadur Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450951 "I'm a uniter not a divider". “I’m a uniter not a divider”.

]]> By: dioptase http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450914 dioptase Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450914 The head on a spike doesn't phase me.  What cracks me up is the hair.  Long, VH1 Behind the Scene after a bender hair. The head on a spike doesn’t phase me.  What cracks me up is the hair.  Long, VH1 Behind the Scene after a bender hair.

]]> By: Pedantic Douchebag http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450874 Pedantic Douchebag Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450874 House Bush: "We Are Not Revengeful" House Bush: “We Are Not Revengeful”

]]> By: bigmike7 http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450810 bigmike7 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450810 The ratty, Nigel Tuffnel/Neanderthal hair is a nice touch, yes? The ratty, Nigel Tuffnel/Neanderthal hair is a nice touch, yes?

]]> By: Petzl http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450803 Petzl Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450803  Without a doubt, Hannity, Michelle Malkin or some other doddering idiot on Fox is going to bring this up.  Without a doubt, Hannity, Michelle Malkin or some other doddering idiot on Fox is going to bring this up.

]]> By: SomeGuy http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450789 SomeGuy Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450789 Mission accomplished........ Mission accomplished……..

]]> By: stuck411 http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450782 stuck411 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450782 They reuse props all of the time as TMWaH pointed out. It's one of the reasons why Kubrick had all of his props destroyed at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey. He didn't want his work showing up in crappy shows. Remember Robby the Robot? He was cool when he first appeared in Forbidden Planet. Then the suit was used all over the place and he wound up being 'meh'. Few movies & TV shows make everything from scratch. They reuse props all of the time as TMWaH pointed out. It’s one of the reasons why Kubrick had all of his props destroyed at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey. He didn’t want his work showing up in crappy shows. Remember Robby the Robot? He was cool when he first appeared in Forbidden Planet. Then the suit was used all over the place and he wound up being ‘meh’. Few movies & TV shows make everything from scratch.

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450747 Jim Saul Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450747 Or just a former head of state. What were his house words?  "I am the Decider"...? "Read My Lips"...? "Now watch this drive"...? Or just a former head of state.

What were his house words? 

“I am the Decider”…?
“Read My Lips”…?
“Now watch this drive”…?

]]> By: nowimnothing http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450728 nowimnothing Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450728 Maybe created for the George HW documentary HBO was working on? But you have to figure if you need prosthetic heads for background shots, lighting tests, etc. the ones you will end up with the most of are the most popular, recognizable people. I imagine hollywood landfills overflowing with Bush heads form the 2000's kind of like the infamous E.T. videogame cartridges. Maybe created for the George HW documentary HBO was working on? But you have to figure if you need prosthetic heads for background shots, lighting tests, etc. the ones you will end up with the most of are the most popular, recognizable people.
I imagine hollywood landfills overflowing with Bush heads form the 2000′s kind of like the infamous E.T. videogame cartridges.

]]> By: jgs http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450720 jgs Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450720 Where else would it be? Clearly he wasn't using it. Where else would it be? Clearly he wasn’t using it.

]]> By: Marc Mielke http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450692 Marc Mielke Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450692 Considering most of the other methods of execution in the series, head chopping is positively progressive. I would note that the most well-loved, honorable, and heroic of the noblemen in the series had made a point of doing the deed himself, a la Obama and his baseball card collection.  Considering most of the other methods of execution in the series, head chopping is positively progressive. I would note that the most well-loved, honorable, and heroic of the noblemen in the series had made a point of doing the deed himself, a la Obama and his baseball card collection. 

]]> By: Marc Mielke http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450688 Marc Mielke Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450688 Why did they have the head of GWB just sitting about?  Why did they have the head of GWB just sitting about? 

]]> By: Drabula http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450680 Drabula Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450680 No, I think you're right.  No, I think you’re right. 

]]> By: Phil Fot http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450673 Phil Fot Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450673 I don't know. I kind of like it. I don’t know. I kind of like it.

]]> By: Drabula http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450674 Drabula Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450674 Since I'm anti death penalty I can't support the spike but would thoroughly approve of life behind bars. Since I’m anti death penalty I can’t support the spike but would thoroughly approve of life behind bars.

]]> By: Dan Hibiki http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450677 Dan Hibiki Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450677 John Romero was doing it before it was cool: http://images.wikia.com/doom/images/a/a0/Romero_head.PNG John Romero was doing it before it was cool:
http://images.wikia.com/doom/images/a/a0/Romero_head.PNG

]]> By: Ari B. http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450672 Ari B. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450672 Satire or no, it *is* funny.  That said, I think I'd feel differently if they did something like that with a fake head of a sitting president (whether it were the current POTUS, who I rather like, or even if it were GWB during his tenure in office). Once someone's an ex-president, I feel like it can't be as easily construed as threatening or something. Maybe I'm overanalyzing. Satire or no, it *is* funny.  That said, I think I’d feel differently if they did something like that with a fake head of a sitting president (whether it were the current POTUS, who I rather like, or even if it were GWB during his tenure in office).

Once someone’s an ex-president, I feel like it can’t be as easily construed as threatening or something. Maybe I’m overanalyzing.

]]> By: BrotherPower http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450659 BrotherPower Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450659 Wow, Joffrey really does hate competition, doesn't he? Wow, Joffrey really does hate competition, doesn’t he?

]]> By: TMWaH http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450657 TMWaH Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450657  It's common for TV shows and movies to reuse props from other productions. It wasn't purpose-built for Game of Thrones - it was made specifically for some other project and left lying around in the prop house. They were low on time, so they jammed it on a stick. There's no agenda here, aside from cost-cutting.  It’s common for TV shows and movies to reuse props from other productions. It wasn’t purpose-built for Game of Thrones – it was made specifically for some other project and left lying around in the prop house. They were low on time, so they jammed it on a stick. There’s no agenda here, aside from cost-cutting.

]]> By: CokePlusMentos http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/game-of-thrones-easter-egg-ge.html#comment-1450640 CokePlusMentos Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166499#comment-1450640 "uuhm...there's this rumor... on the Internets" “uuhm…there’s this rumor… on the Internets”

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