Vikings> Game of Thrones

[Rellapse40]

as far as TV shows Vikings is raping GOT

sorry nerds

[Nocsucow]

..nah but i do love vikings it delivers week in and week out

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do not argue with me TN Hillbilly

[Nocsucow]

rather be from TN than alabama homie

[phacemeltar]

vikings is ok, but corny. also the dialogue is lacking. GOT is epic.

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Tennessee The proud cradle of post-Civil War racism, this KKK crib is otherwise known as the place where science goes to die and for growing carcinogens and making Jack Daniels whiskey. In true deep southern tradition, is notoriously homophobic and antiscience. In fact, Tennessee recently achieved a dubious relevance again with the Scopes Monkey Trial Redux. A nearly complete national and international embarrassment, Tennessee's Republican legislators also consider geology, chemistry and avionics mere alternative theories. Global warming spokesman and former President-elect Al Gore is reviled because he spoiled the state's otherwise pristine record of denying science for over two centuries. Proudly hosted MLK assassination, offers opera for rednecks, gave Elvis a haven to gain 150 pounds.

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also the creator of this project, Nilbog... lives just 1 hour from me

so that alone makes AL > TN

[Rhambuk]

as far as TV shows Vikings is raping GOT

sorry nerds

SO MUCH BETTER!!!!

I love that in the beginning of an episode they are talking about raiding, then they do it, then they come home. IN ONE EPISODE!!!

not like got where you go through an entire season for 1 scene lol

still love got btw its just sooooooooooooo sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

/suicide

[Bazia]

is this real life

vikings dumb as fuck

[Grubbz]

r u srs rellapse? obv troll is trolling.

[Rhambuk]

shame youve all been brainwashed by GoT

if it werent a book series and didn't already have a huge fanbase it never would have made it past season 1.

should left it as a book imo.

[moklianne]

Not sure what Vikings is up to now, but i watched most of the first season and it didn't hook me at all and I love Viking/Norse lore.

Game of Thrones on the other hand hooked me easily a few episodes in.

Shows like Davinci's Demons tried to capitalize on GoT type story telling as well, but its written very weakly, at least the first 6 or so episodes I saw.

[Rhambuk]

GoT has story telling 100% which is great, i also like daytime soap operas no offense relax.

Its just so slow especially having to wait a week between sodes sometimes you wont get anything but dialogue for 2-3 weeks which is great i love the politics in got but i wanna see something happen!

Vikings just started S2 and its getting better you can tell they got a much larger budget this season.

I like and keep up with both, but vikings is far more entertaining imo

[moklianne]

I like and keep up with both, but vikings is far more entertaining imo

Like with anything, it depends what you find entertaining.

[MrSparkle001]

You have to think of GoT as a book not a series. It's 1000 pages each book and the series is extremely watered down.

I've only watched GoT season 1 because I'm just finishing book two. When I'm fully done I'll watch season 2, then read book 3, watch season 3 etc.

[Nocsucow]

Tennessee The proud cradle of post-Civil War racism, this KKK crib is otherwise known as the place where science goes to die and for growing carcinogens and making Jack Daniels whiskey. In true deep southern tradition, is notoriously homophobic and antiscience. In fact, Tennessee recently achieved a dubious relevance again with the Scopes Monkey Trial Redux. A nearly complete national and international embarrassment, Tennessee's Republican legislators also consider geology, chemistry and avionics mere alternative theories. Global warming spokesman and former President-elect Al Gore is reviled because he spoiled the state's otherwise pristine record of denying science for over two centuries. Proudly hosted MLK assassination, offers opera for rednecks, gave Elvis a haven to gain 150 pounds.

LMAO .... copy and paste much ?

[Rhambuk]

You have to think of GoT as a book not a series. It's 1000 pages each book and the series is extremely watered down.

I've only watched GoT season 1 because I'm just finishing book two. When I'm fully done I'll watch season 2, then read book 3, watch season 3 etc.

yeah its a shame they are trying to force it into a series, just heard today there is also a ftp got mmo.

Really each book should be 2 televised seasons they can't fit it all in 12 episodes and I can only imagine whats cut out, well aside from all the battle scenes

[Sirken]

as far as TV shows Vikings is raping GOT

sorry nerds

lol, ok

[Grubbz]

ban him sirken, why? just do it.

[Rhambuk]

lol, ok

for a tv show its undeniable, got makes for a poor tv show imo. a movie might be able to capture a book. Already decided im done watching this season until its finished and i can watch it at once, forget to much during week long intervals.


back on point watched last nights vikings

BLOOD EAGLE! Ragnar is my man

[Sidelle]

Shows like Davinci's Demons tried to capitalize on GoT type story telling as well, but its written very weakly, at least the first 6 or so episodes I saw.

I really tried to like DaVinci's Demons. I'm a fan of the real DaVinci ever since seeing a documentary about him once. Really interesting guy and one of the top 3 historical figures I would loved to meet if I could go back in time.

As for the Vikings show.. have never seen it but I seriously doubt it's better than GoT. :rolleyes: Maybe I'll check it out, maybe I won't. Meh.

[Rhambuk]

it just doesnt have the hype and fanbase.

DaVinci is good stuff, the davinci code though.....meeeehhhhh

[LulzSect]

http://i.imgur.com/BhQENMG.gif

[Rhambuk]

Whats with the giant fan? surprised he didn't just throw someone into that thing jesus.

[Nocsucow]

Ragnar is a badass

[Rhambuk]

Ragnar is a badass

Hes so badass, and so much friggin time passes like a year in one episode no pointless bs here

[Sirken]

for a tv show its undeniable, got makes for a poor tv show imo. a movie might be able to capture a book. Already decided im done watching this season until its finished and i can watch it at once, forget to much during week long intervals. back on point watched last nights vikings. BLOOD EAGLE! Ragnar is my man

GoT as movies would have been the worst thing ever. but ill stay on topic.

Vikings is a really good show, im not trying to say anything bad about it. last season was a lot of fun, and i saw a couple episodes this season. but then that dragon/zombie/incest show comes back and i give zero fucks about Vikings until my show is over in summer.

has Vikings S2 finished? or still airing? i really am going to enjoy watching it this summer. this very straight forward and simple, doesnt nearly require the amount of thought that GoT does, and sometimes thats exactly what im lookin for

<3

[Rhambuk]

this very straight forward and simple, doesnt nearly require the amount of thought that GoT does

Takin shots sirken ;p

Dragon zombie incest, this is how im going to describe got to people from now on lol

[Khaleesi]

I think the more important thing here is that Game of Thrones books are greater than the television adaption by far.
Emilia Clarke has been a terrible choice for Daenerys and the show is watered down.

While it's true that Game of Thrones can't be captured into a television show with such short seasons, at least the characters are far more believable than the ones in Vikings.

Vikings is not as well produced or scripted. It reminds me of that Sci-Fi show, Defiance. There's too many eye roll/typical moments where the content is clearly made for the average couch potato that doesn't want to have to think too hard, or think at all.

It also follows a very worn out formula of using a protagonist that's an under-dog or rebel, where they manage to out wit and out maneuver the oppressive leaders or the unfair system. By the end of the first few seasons of Spartacus and Vikings, I just wanted to see the main characters crushed into dust and the shows to end - the spoon fed 'misunderstood character with a valiant cause' nonsense became nauseating.

[Rhambuk]

no denying the character depth in got is great!

I also heard this morning that the actress playing stormborn has said she won't do anymore "offensive" "innapropriate" scenes, no more nudity from her.

I would hardly say Ragnar is the underdog sure he starts a simple farmer and works his way up but he wasn't an underdog to start with. Was a great warrior great leader he really hasn't changed enough to constitute underdog yet

[Nocsucow]

Hes so badass, and so much friggin time passes like a year in one episode no pointless bs here

from the first episode to the second episode was like 3 years difference ... but the real ragnar lothbrok story lasts for a long time... but i bet vikings is gonna sum up ragnars legacy pretty fast and begin the journey with ROLO as he becomes king

[Mandalore93]

I'm more interesting in the King of Wessex at this point. I don't recall an Ecbert for Wessex during this time period, especially one characterized as the character is. Alfred shouldn't be on the throne yet unless they're just condensing shit and changing some names.

[Sirken]

to be fair though, i would like to see what Vikings could be if it had GoT's budget

and Khaleesi i dunno if u know, but E Clarke wasnt the original Dany. they had to reshoot the pilot episode scenes with the new Dany.

http://i.imgur.com/ZCCHmFN.png

[Nocsucow]

I'm more interesting in the King of Wessex at this point. I don't recall an Ecbert for Wessex during this time period, especially one characterized as the character is. Alfred shouldn't be on the throne yet unless they're just condensing shit and changing some names.

thats what they're doing ... its not gonna be 100% accurate, would be hard to stick 100% to the story due to lack of detail and information from the time periods.. but so far they are doing a pretty good job ..

and Sirken. how can you not watch both shows at the same time... only 2 days i watch TV all week is thursday night for vikings and sunday night for GoT.....

[Sirken]

thats what they're doing ... its not gonna be 100% accurate, would be hard to stick 100% to the story due to lack of detail and information from the time periods.. but so far they are doing a pretty good job ..

and Sirken. how can you not watch both shows at the same time... only 2 days i watch TV all week is thursday night for vikings and sunday night for GoT.....

i barely have time for Archer/GoT.

but then i have nothing really after that, so Vikings fits it nicely.

TELL, is season 2 still airing? or is it over now? and did u like it better worse or same as season 1

[Rhambuk]

The recast choices were far far superior

[Nocsucow]

2 more episodes in vikings left

[Rhambuk]

2 is still airing 4 episodes into season i beleive, its a little different than the first season but its shaping up nicely i think its gonna be an epic finale

[radditsu]

also the creator of this project, Nilbog... lives just 1 hour from me

so that alone makes AL > TN

Oh shit nilbog must be in Huntsville. You me nilberg and autotune should go catfishin. We can go into the woods and catch fish and have gay experiences.

[radditsu]

Oh and ragnar is the tits.

[Nocsucow]

2 is still airing 4 episodes into season i beleive, its a little different than the first season but its shaping up nicely i think its gonna be an epic finale

no the blood eagle was #7 homie there is 2 more episodes left maybe 3 because last one will be 2hrs

[Ahldagor]

Vikings is pretty good but not historically accurate in the least. Game of Thrones is also good, but slower than the beginning of the third book of The Lord of the Rings.
Valhalla Rising is better than both of them combined tho.

[Nocsucow]

Valhalla Rising is better than both of them combined tho.


this statement is just nutz

[Ahldagor]

this statement is just nutz

http://replygif.net/i/204.gif

[Rhambuk]

How could I forget! My absolute favorite thing about vikings is the christianity bashing.

They run in defiling temples laughing at priests explanations of god, never gets old

[Ahldagor]

How could I forget! My absolute favorite thing about vikings is the christianity bashing.

They run in defiling temples laughing at priests explanations of god, never gets old

ragnar converts which is the overarching point.

[Sidelle]

I think the more important thing here is that Game of Thrones books are greater than the television adaption by far.
Emilia Clarke has been a terrible choice for Daenerys and the show is watered down.

Books are always better than the shows in my experience. Well, with one exception so far. Hated the Dexter book series, LOVED the show.

So why you hate Emilia Clarke as Dany? You should come and talk about it in the ASOIAF thread. I'm just curious because I think she's decent in that role. Would have hated if they'd kept Tamzin Merchant. Saw her in The Tudors and wasn't impressed.

Sorry for hijacking Vikings thread. :o

[Rhambuk]

and i just stopped watching was good while it lasted

[Nocsucow]

dammit sidelle get outta this thread ....

[Sidelle]

No!

http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e838b8c2a500c496cfef1fb53531a51/tumblr_n17kdy4nD61s02vreo1_400.gif

Ok, ok... I'm going. :D

[Nocsucow]

LMFAO best video BOMB EVER

[phacemeltar]

very straight forward and simple, doesnt nearly require the amount of thought that GoT does, and sometimes thats exactly what im lookin for


i agree with this, but this is representative of the mentality of norse culture. something about their "religion" is very cool to me, very bad assed. the vikings are very straight forward and live behind a simplified set of beliefs. theres was never any backstabbing or unethical power plays made by ragnars bunch, so i can see how one would consider them predictable.

i got to say, that crazy DEA dude from SoA really ruined my immersion, but this new storyline with the english king has redeemed the show. not to mention there are some really good episodes, like the one where they go up the mountain to do drugs, or the battle when ragnars brother betrays him. that was especially cool because it wasnt like in most epics where thousands of dudes are swinging swords and the heroes manage to be the only 15 people still alive. was like a 40-man brawl to the death. metal.

[Nocsucow]

also guys can we plz not forget this show is on history channel...... it comes on after pawn stars for christ sakes .... for the network its on and the censor they put on TV these days i think this show ranks up there with GoT ... not better than GoT but its up there and for any TV series to compete with HBO series is amazing to me

[Rellapse40]

last nights ending was crazy

good fucking show

[Sirken]

also guys can we plz not forget this show is on history channel...... it comes on after pawn stars for christ sakes .... for the network its on and the censor they put on TV these days i think this show ranks up there with GoT ... not better than GoT but its up there and for any TV series to compete with HBO series is amazing to me

again buddy, just imagine if Vikings had a giant budget like some HBO shows. would be pretty sexy to see what they could do with 100 million dollars

[phacemeltar]

again buddy, just imagine if Vikings had a giant budget like some HBO shows. would be pretty sexy to see what they could do with 100 million dollars

some sad shit. would be nice if the history channel had more money.

[Rhambuk]

last nights ending was crazy

good fucking show

It was so good, that guy got what he deserved!


i got to say, that crazy DEA dude from SoA really ruined my immersion

really good episodes, like the one where they go up the mountain to do drugs

DEA SoA :confused:

lol I loved seeing Rollo just hand the priest a bowl of mushrooms

[Mandalore93]

thats what they're doing ... its not gonna be 100% accurate, would be hard to stick 100% to the story due to lack of detail and information from the time periods.. but so far they are doing a pretty good job ..

and Sirken. how can you not watch both shows at the same time... only 2 days i watch TV all week is thursday night for vikings and sunday night for GoT.....

Yes, because it's not the History channel, amirite?

I enjoy the show a little bit, but I would love it so much more if it stuck to real history. The father of the sons (Ragnar, in the show) is indeed a legendary figure. However, his sons are not. The Great Heathen Army had a good amount of documentation about it. Plus slightly after this period you had one of England's most renowned kings, Alfred. I mean, the show thinks that England is even an idea in the minds of the commoners which is preposterous.

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still better

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^

[moklianne]

again buddy, just imagine if Vikings had a giant budget like some HBO shows. would be pretty sexy to see what they could do with 100 million dollars

Isn't that the case with almost any show though?

[LulzSect]

Tried watching this last night. Super cheesy bros.

[Bardalicious]

Vikings is a decent watch, but I wouldn't really put the two in the same category. Vikings is more Action, GoT is more Drama.

[phacemeltar]

double episode tonight

[Nocsucow]

Its not a double