George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones

[AdmiralDigby]

Cool Jon Snow painting

[AdmiralDigby]

http://visionsoiaf.wordpress.com/

This blog is a celebration  of the wonderful art inspired by George R R Martin's "A Song Of Ice And Fire" series – also known as "A Game Of Thrones." VisionSOIAF will gradually build up to be a very large list of artists, with links and samples of their art. I add new artists almost every day, that's dozens of new pictures every week – so keep coming back!

[Spooky]

Can't view it at work.



Said the guy who has a laptop sitting next to him that isn't on the company network.

[AdmiralDigby]

Can't view it at work.



Said the guy who has a laptop sitting next to him that isn't on the company network.

Some really cool interpretations there .

[Eric]

Cake of Thrones

In the game of thrones, you cake or you pie.

[AdmiralDigby]

Cake of Thrones

In the game of thrones, you cake or you pie.

[Spooky]

Ireland filming prepares to wrap

It's all starting to wind down. As filming for season 2 of Game of Thrones revs up for its chilly adventure in Iceland, it shifts down a notch (or three) in Northern Ireland, where only a handful of scenes are rumored to be left.
Okay, that's not really news. But it's a great excuse, in lieu of actual set pictures, to run this sweet little pic of Robb and Jeyne—ah, I mean, Richard Madden and Oona Chaplin!

Ain't they cute?

Oona's part is done, at least. She posted the above pic on her Twitter account following this tweet:

Wrapped on game of thrones tonight. Sad face... Happy face however at the thought of next year. Bring. It. On. NOW!!


Oona also gave us the briefest worry a day earlier by tweeting a picture of someone with a broken hand. Come to find out it wasn't her—and wasn't even something that slowed down production. (What can we say, we're production obsessed!)

She toys with us! Tricksy!

Fire And Blood: Hey, that picture is the closest thing we've gotten to an actual set pic with actual Game of Thrones characters, so I'll take it. (Shame on you, MGoT!) And finishing the Northern Ireland stuff is a big deal, as Belfast is the defunct home of 'Thrones; I still remember Kristian Nairn's heartfelt thank-you speech from TitanCon fondly. As each location wraps, I feel April of '12 approaching in my bones, faster and faster. To echo Oona: Bring. It. On. NOW!

I like Oona. She's neck and neck with Finn Jones with regard to giving us tiny glimpses into production, so I think of her fondly—sort of like our adorable little actress-mascot who's helping to give us hitherto unseen glimpses of the tale we love by taking a tiny role from our monster-sized story and making it that much bigger! Team Jeyne, anyone?

http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/11/ireland-filming-prepares-to-wrap/

[Spooky]

"Forget the Baratheons! We must guard the cake. We ARE the chocolate cake guard."

http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/11/the-final-cut-season-two/

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The Final Cut: Season Two
By Winter Is Coming on November 17, 2011
Filed Under: Casting, Speculation
Filming on Thrones is set to wrap in Northern Ireland tomorrow, after which there will be only a few weeks of "beyond the Wall" filming in Iceland. With the casting of Rattleshirt, that contingent of characters has now been filled. So I think we can say with assurance that the season two cast for Game of Thrones is now complete.

However, those who've read A Clash of Kings may notice some prominent characters absent from the cast list. Let's take a look at those characters and discuss whether we think we will see them eventually, or if they are at risk of (gulp) being cut from the series entirely.

Edmure & Hoster Tully: Well, as we speculated, the Trout looks to be out of season two. Recent reports of filming confirms this as Jaime remains a captive of Robb within his war camp; he's not being held in the Riverrun dungeons. I suspect that season three will open with Robb and Co. arriving at Riverrun, setting the stage for the introduction of Hoster, and more importantly, Edmure Tully.

Brynden "Blackfish" Tully: But what about the Blackfish? The Blackfish is a fan favorite character, so his exclusion from season one was met with some disappointment. Now it looks like he will sit out season two as well. The big question on everyone's mind now is, will we ever get to see the Blackfish? We have to have an Edmure and Hoster is a small role, easy to cast and include without eating up much screen time. But the Blackfish is the type of peripheral role that could theoretically be cut to save time and to keep the focus on the primary characters. We will have to continue to wait to find out the Blackfish's ultimate fate.

Jojen & Meera Reed: Ah yes, the Reed siblings. Next to the Blackfish, these have been the most talked about "missing" characters. We've been waiting and hoping they would make an appearance in season two, but with filming in Northern Ireland set to wrap tomorrow, it doesn't look like that is going to happen. Still, I wouldn't give up hope of ever seeing the siblings just yet (I'm looking at you, Julian Walker). I have a feeling the Winterfell plot line may end up being extended into season three, meaning we should get to see our little crannogmen next season.

Reek: And the main reason I think that is because we have had no word on the casting of this character, "Reek" (you book readers should know why I used quotes there). I really can't see any way they could cut this character without massive changes to the story. So unless they have mysteriously cast this character and aren't telling us (doubtful, as our spies would have ratted them out by now), I feel pretty confident in saying we will get our Reek next season.

Vargo Hoat: I think we will get a Vargo eventually, he's too colorful and important a character to cut, but delaying his introduction to season three shouldn't be too problematic.

Strong Belwas: Another fan favorite character who, like the Blackfish, could face the ultimate cut. Although he is also a colorful and distinct character, he really doesn't serve a purpose in the story (Vargo has a pretty large role to play). He could still make it in for season three, but if I had to make a wager, I would say he's out.

Mandon Moore: Any reason the already-cast Meryn Trant couldn't fill Mandon Moore's role? Not that I can see. Moore is probably out.

Qyburn: Like his Brave Companion counterpart Vargo Hoat, I suspect this ex-maester will be introduced next season.

Big Walder & Little Walder Frey: Since we have no word of casting on the Walders in Winterfell, I'm assuming these completely superficial characters will be cut from the show.

Queen Selyse, Shireen & Patchface: If they appear at all, they will be featured extras this season. These roles may then get recast later on, if necessary.

Lollys, Falyse & Lady Stokeworth: Same as above.

Mance Rayder: He doesn't appear until book three, so look for him next season.

Winter is Coming: I know there will be people disappointed in some of these cuts. But if they are reshaping the story the way I think they are, we should still get all the characters we love, just joining the story in a slightly different way.

http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/11/the-final-cut-season-two/

[AdmiralDigby]

Jojen and Meera , Strong Belwas and the Blackfish have to be , imo , making appearances at some point .
Vargo ans Quyburn too .

Big Walder and Little Walder would be a bonus but I predict some viewers would be confused .

[Eric]

Today's teefury is kind of awesome. http://teefury.com