RatskyWatsky
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I can't wait to hear what it's like.
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Game of Thrones |OT| The offseason thread - Season 3 returns March 31st
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I can't wait to hear what it's like.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I can definitely wait to hear it.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Why?
It's Brian Fellows. He loves making disparaging remarks any time he perceives "nerds" are getting too excited over "nerdy" things.
Cornballer
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- EW.com: 'Game of Thrones' casts 'Rome' actor as Mance Rayder
The biggest new Game of Thrones role is going to…
Ciarán Hinds!
The Rome actor has been cast as Wildling leader Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall. Rayder has united the disparate clans of the Far North behind a single mission:He’s been frequently referenced (though unseen) in the HBO hit fantasy drama’s first two seasons. In the second season finale, undercover Night’s Watchman Jon Snow (Kit Harington) was being taken to meet Rayder.To attack The Wall.
Lactose_Intolerant
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Good actor, older than I had pictured. But everyone gets aged up in this show. I thought he would be like 40.
Basileus777
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I wonder if they are going to stick with the whole
, it seems like a strange bit of casting if they are. Hinds doesn't really give you the impression of
bard act
a musician with a fondness for legends.
Lactose_Intolerant
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Sir Barristan Selmy can whoop anyone's ass in a duel and he's older than sin.
Jibbajabbawockky
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Nice!
Older than I always pictured Mance, but as seems par for the course with GoT, how I imagined the character in the book doesn't match up with the actors they're casting. But so long as they're solid actors, its no big deal. And Hinds is a very solid actor.
Older than I always pictured Mance, but as seems par for the course with GoT, how I imagined the character in the book doesn't match up with the actors they're casting. But so long as they're solid actors, its no big deal. And Hinds is a very solid actor.
The Lamonster
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He was great in There Will Be Blood. I think it's a good pick.
Jibbajabbawockky
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Hmmm...what other Rome actors could work on GoT?
Purefoy could be the Red Viper or Euron Greyjoy.
Maybe have Kevin McKidd as Victarion?
I bet Polly Walker would have made a great Cersei.
Anton Sugar
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I don't know...I love Ciaran Hinds, but I always picture him as such a dour actor. Mance seems so jovial at times...could be a really fun performance, though.
StriKeVillain
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Awesome to see that Mance has finally been cast. I agree with the Gaffer above, I'm excited to see what they do with hair and clothing.
superdeluxe
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Holy balls. Hinds is a great actor, a little older than I pictured. But who cares? Great choice Nina!
You picked McKidd as Victarion instead of Ray Stevenson? Are you cray-cray? Purefoy and Stevenson as the Victarion brothers would be awesome on so many levels.
a secret-boss
Banned
wow.
I think he can nail Mance's charisma, less sure on having him convincingly sneak around unnoticed pretending to be a singer. I definitely think their instincts were right in offering to Dominic West first, but this should still be great.
Yeah, I loved him in Rome, but know nothing about his range. Still excited though, hope he'll surprise us.
Steelyuhas
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Like most others in here, seems older than I've pictured Mance, but very excited for this casting.
Also, this is a couple of days old, but WiC has updated their returning cast article with (season 3 spoilers)
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Also, this is a couple of days old, but WiC has updated their returning cast article with (season 3 spoilers)
Kate Dickie, who plays Lysa Arryn. This was expected as we already knew that Robin Arryn would be in season 3, but now it's confirmed.
That would be fucking amazing!
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Better than McNulty. This show has always been great in casting. If they actually do something with Mance it could go along way to repairing the Jon storyline which they shit on and broke.
From The Wire? Were they interested in him for the part?
KuwabaraTheMan
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That's great news, and rather unexpected. I had braced myself for us not getting to hear any Valyrian in the show.
Lactose_Intolerant
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He turned it down because he didn't want to live in Iceland away from his kids.
Hinds seems like a strange choice for how I've imagined Mance, but he's a terrific character actor so I'm pretty excited.
Macmanus
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What an asshole.
Spiffy_1st
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I'm currently watching Rome, so he seems like a great choice to me at the moment.
OMG! Coincidentally, earlier this week I saw Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I noticed Hinds and because I always liked him, I saw The Debt yesterday. Both solid movies.
Fantastic actor. Not exactly how I pictured Mance (minor spoiler)
who is quite open and charismatic while Hinds is often more solemn and brooding
But I'm glad they cast a good actor at least
Still hoping they cast Purefoy or West as the Red Viper (probably next season).
Wouldn't it though? Would be awesome to see those two going at it.
As a side note, did I seriously write "Victarion brothers"? I deserve to lose my House Greyjoy fan card for that one.
RatskyWatsky
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Interesting choice for Mance. He's different from what I pictured, but he's a good actor and I think he'll do well in the role.
blahblah...blah
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Is Rome worth watching? I mean, is it in the same tier as shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Deadwood, etc. or is it a tier or two below?
It's a tier above!
The first season in particular is quite possibly the best TV show ever.
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