Comments on: When Edward Gorey plays the Game of Thrones, everyone wins http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: dbt http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1584671 dbt Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1584671 Spoiler alerts exist because interested fans have different levels of immersion in the same pieces of art. You're a douche not because youre well read, but because you expect all visitors to the popular blog you read to submit to your personal expertise in an art form. Spoiler alerts exist because interested fans have different levels of immersion in the same pieces of art. You’re a douche not because youre well read, but because you expect all visitors to the popular blog you read to submit to your personal expertise in an art form.

]]> By: legotech http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1584580 legotech Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1584580  I'd LOVE to see that history text book...I learned about both on my own because I was interested in both. Hint, I'll bet you saw stuff on both on the History or Learning Channel and not in your history book.  I’d LOVE to see that history text book…I learned about both on my own because I was interested in both. Hint, I’ll bet you saw stuff on both on the History or Learning Channel and not in your history book.

]]> By: legotech http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1584578 legotech Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1584578  So I'm a douche for preferring the books over a tv series on a pay cable station? Really? Ok, I'll take that hit. You do know that not everyone has HBO and/or a Netflix sub, right?  So I’m a douche for preferring the books over a tv series on a pay cable station? Really? Ok, I’ll take that hit. You do know that not everyone has HBO and/or a Netflix sub, right?

]]> By: Mattis Urskog http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1584247 Mattis Urskog Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1584247 Er.. Titanic and Apollo 13 were real life incidents. Taught in school. I've never even heard of these books until the series came on TV, and to keep the suspension while watching, I've chosen to not read the books. So yeah. Spoiler warning appreciated. Er.. Titanic and Apollo 13 were real life incidents. Taught in school. I’ve never even heard of these books until the series came on TV, and to keep the suspension while watching, I’ve chosen to not read the books. So yeah. Spoiler warning appreciated.

]]> By: dbt http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1584225 dbt Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1584225 What is the time limit on spoilers? I need to know so I can read all literature in time. One of these books came out just last year. Time does not determine spolier alerts. If you think these posts would even be on this site (or that the art would have been created) if not for HBO then you are living in a fantasy world as removed from reality as Westeros. "I was a fan before it was cool" is the highest form of douchery. Congratulations, you win at reading books. What is the time limit on spoilers? I need to know so I can read all literature in time. One of these books came out just last year. Time does not determine spolier alerts.
If you think these posts would even be on this site (or that the art would have been created) if not for HBO then you are living in a fantasy world as removed from reality as Westeros. “I was a fan before it was cool” is the highest form of douchery. Congratulations, you win at reading books.

]]> By: Legotech http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1583266 Legotech Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1583266  Well, I'll take you at your word, but I seriously doubt you learned about either the Titanic or Apollo 13 in school unless you went to a very specialized school. Neither event has anything to do with History as taught by school. So would you prefer that I ask if you were really surprised when Harry Potter turned out to be a wizard in the movie? The books have been out for 21 years, the shows for 2...You LURRRVE the show but haven't yet bothered to pick up the books? Sorry, not worried about your "spoilers"  Well, I’ll take you at your word, but I seriously doubt you learned about either the Titanic or Apollo 13 in school unless you went to a very specialized school. Neither event has anything to do with History as taught by school.

So would you prefer that I ask if you were really surprised when Harry Potter turned out to be a wizard in the movie?

The books have been out for 21 years, the shows for 2…You LURRRVE the show but haven’t yet bothered to pick up the books? Sorry, not worried about your “spoilers”

]]> By: Beanolini http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1583051 Beanolini Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1583051 <blockquote>an adorably violent mashup</blockquote>Is it really a 'mashup'? Seems more like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastiche" rel="nofollow">pastiche</a> to me.

an adorably violent mashup

Is it really a ‘mashup’? Seems more like pastiche to me.

]]> By: dbt http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1583036 dbt Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1583036 i remember when i learnt about the titanic in school. it was the same year they taught us the endings to all the current george rr martin novels. fantasy novel plot points 101 was my third favorite class. behind history, and creative writing.  i remember when i learnt about the titanic in school. it was the same year they taught us the endings to all the current george rr martin novels. fantasy novel plot points 101 was my third favorite class. behind history, and creative writing. 

]]> By: Slartibartfatsdomino http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1582958 Slartibartfatsdomino Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1582958 SPOILERS!!!! Yeah, it was the 'C' for me too.  SPOILERS!!!!

Yeah, it was the ‘C’ for me too. 

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1582937 Cowicide Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1582937 Ugh! Put the <b>SPOILER ALERT</b> higher up and in red and bold.  Cannot unsee what was seen! Ugh! Put the SPOILER ALERT higher up and in red and bold.  Cannot unsee what was seen!

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1582879 ocker3 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1582879  The book series also isn't finished  The book series also isn’t finished

]]> By: Legotech http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1582842 Legotech Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1582842 The books came out 21 years ago. Spoiler warnings? Really? And when you saw Titanic, were you surprised when the boat sank? Was your mind completely blown when all the astronauts survived in Apollo 13? The books came out 21 years ago. Spoiler warnings? Really? And when you saw Titanic, were you surprised when the boat sank? Was your mind completely blown when all the astronauts survived in Apollo 13?

]]> By: Chrissy Davey http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1582777 Chrissy Davey Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1582777 Damnit! I got too excited and clicked the link before I saw the spoiler warning. I only got to 'C' before realizing. (That'll teach me to be more thorough in my reading of descriptions.) Damnit! I got too excited and clicked the link before I saw the spoiler warning. I only got to ‘C’ before realizing. (That’ll teach me to be more thorough in my reading of descriptions.)

]]> By: West Mierop http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1582655 West Mierop Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1582655 My RSS feed brought it up I'm almost done with the first book and just got spoiled majorly :( My RSS feed brought it up I’m almost done with the first book and just got spoiled majorly :(

]]> By: Slartibartfatsdomino http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1582635 Slartibartfatsdomino Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1582635 Arrrrrggghhhhh!!!! I missed the part where you wrote "spoilers" and immediately saw something I didn't want to see.  At least I saw the "spoilers" warning before I came here to complain about it and therefore didn't compound my stupidity by yelling at you for spoilers.  Arrrrrggghhhhh!!!! I missed the part where you wrote “spoilers” and immediately saw something I didn’t want to see. 

At least I saw the “spoilers” warning before I came here to complain about it and therefore didn’t compound my stupidity by yelling at you for spoilers. 

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1582614 jackbird Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1582614 It takes a special kind of person to write the G and H couplet. It takes a special kind of person to write the G and H couplet.

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/gorey-game-of-thrones.html#comment-1582611 Dean Putney Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=194184#comment-1582611 Thankfully, this hardly spoiled anything for me because I can barely remember who any of the characters are. Thankfully, this hardly spoiled anything for me because I can barely remember who any of the characters are.

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