Game of Thrones - Season 4

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Game of Thrones - Season 4
Topic Started: Apr 5 2014, 11:37 PM (907 Views)
Bitsy	May 10 2014, 01:45 AM Post #31
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	Trotsky May 10 2014, 01:23 AM You know what most pisses me off, Bitsy? I have the EXTREME TV package from Verizon FIOS and in New York City this package is advertised, even on MY VERIZON web page as including Showtime and HBO. A technician clued me in on it. I had been buying HBO for half price for a year and feel I have had my pocket picked. So not its up to $20 and When I called Verizon on it they basically said "Yes, it's included with EXTREME in NYC but not for you." Imagine. Verizon is currently at the bottom of my shit list but I am not done doing battle with them yet. But I will NOT pay $20/month for something I should be getting free. After the dust settles, if I don't get my way, I may well end up a Time Warner subscriber. That makes no sense, why is it not included for you? Is Showtime included?



Trotsky	May 10 2014, 02:05 AM Post #32
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Showtime IS included. And yes , it makes no sense why HBO is not included. I have a guess that it MIGHT be because I talked my way into a "free MR-DVR for life" and they don't want to give me anything more than that. I'll keep you posted. (I'm paying in the vicinity of $140 now for the triple play...it was $116 in January INCLUDING the $10 for HBO.) If I added back HBO I'd be about $160...too much. My only extra is a set-top box (not DVR) in the bedroom. How much are they getting you for ?(not counting cellphone: just TV, internet and land line.) Edited by Trotsky, May 10 2014, 02:08 AM.



Bitsy	May 26 2014, 03:43 AM Post #33
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	Trotsky May 10 2014, 02:05 AM Showtime IS included. And yes , it makes no sense why HBO is not included. I have a guess that it MIGHT be because I talked my way into a "free MR-DVR for life" and they don't want to give me anything more than that. I'll keep you posted. (I'm paying in the vicinity of $140 now for the triple play...it was $116 in January INCLUDING the $10 for HBO.) If I added back HBO I'd be about $160...too much. My only extra is a set-top box (not DVR) in the bedroom. How much are they getting you for ?(not counting cellphone: just TV, internet and land line.) Somehow I missed your question, Trotsky. They have soaked me; I was one of the fist subscribers when it became available in my area and have taken every increase that has come along. On occasion, I will complain about the deals being made to new subscribers and they will toss me a bone I have one of the cheapest TV packages available, HBO, Showtime (which was latest bone but it goes away in a couple more months), set top box, outdated DVR, low speed internet, and phone for $156.00. GoT never ceases to surprise...... Quote: The Game of Thrones team have been having a bit of a laugh translating Monty Python insults into the hit fantasy series� unique Low Valyrian language. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-hides-monty-python-insults-in-fantasy-low-valyrian-language-9364433.html



helen_t	May 26 2014, 04:07 AM Post #34
Red Star Member Posts: 2,767 Group: Member Member #712 Joined: March 30, 2010	It isn't on tonight, taken off for the movie "Normal Heart" which should be interesting if upsetting. Game of Thrones returns next week.



Trotsky	May 26 2014, 05:31 AM Post #35
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: Showtime (which was latest bone but it goes away in a couple more months Well, make sure you keep up with THE YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY while you have Showtime...important TV. <The newest DVR is a 500 gig Model 7232...why not ask for one? There's never any danger of filling it up> Edited by Trotsky, May 26 2014, 05:37 AM.



Alli	Jun 2 2014, 06:12 PM Post #36
Mistress, House of Cats Posts: 4,732 Group: Member Member #711 Joined: March 30, 2010	Did you watch GOT tonight? All I can say is OMG!!!!! oooh 02 oooh 02 gaah.gif



Trotsky	Jun 3 2014, 12:38 AM Post #37
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	(I gotta stop visiting this page until HBO gives a freebie weekend.)



Alli	Jun 3 2014, 12:52 AM Post #38
Mistress, House of Cats Posts: 4,732 Group: Member Member #711 Joined: March 30, 2010	Trotsky why don't you just download it with the U torrent link I gave you.. I don't have cable TV I watch what I like once it's done I delete the video.....



Trotsky	Jun 3 2014, 02:23 AM Post #39
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Alli, I hate sounding stupid, but I don't know how. It's all Greek to me. (Plus I'm a little scared to try it...should I be? ) Edited by Trotsky, Jun 3 2014, 06:03 AM.



helen_t	Jun 3 2014, 03:34 AM Post #40
Red Star Member Posts: 2,767 Group: Member Member #712 Joined: March 30, 2010	Alli Jun 2 2014, 06:12 PM Did you watch GOT tonight? All I can say is OMG!!!!! oooh 02 oooh 02 gaah.gif Yes. OMG is right on. I was transfixed 038 I think there's only three episodes left - I shall be most upset :sigh:



Bitsy	Jun 3 2014, 05:33 AM Post #41
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	helen_t Jun 3 2014, 03:34 AM Alli Jun 2 2014, 06:12 PM Did you watch GOT tonight? All I can say is OMG!!!!! oooh 02 oooh 02 gaah.gif Yes. OMG is right on. I was transfixed 038 I think there's only three episodes left - I shall be most upset :sigh: No spoilers but I think after each of the forth coming episodes you will be transfixed and saying OMG.....they are epic!



helen_t	Jun 3 2014, 05:45 AM Post #42
Red Star Member Posts: 2,767 Group: Member Member #712 Joined: March 30, 2010	Now I definitely can't wait :)



angora	Jun 5 2014, 05:16 AM Post #43
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	I often wonder why people get so caught up with fantasies like Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings when they are made into movies or television plays and yet say that they don't enjoy fantasy when they are presented with the superior product in book form before these programs are ever presented in the easier to swallow media. The story is the same, although richer and more involved, the characters are the same, although deeper and more fully fleshed. In fact, the book form is a richer experience all round so, why the disparity?



Alli	Jun 5 2014, 06:54 PM Post #44
Mistress, House of Cats Posts: 4,732 Group: Member Member #711 Joined: March 30, 2010	I grew up reading Tolkien.... My son read the series as soon as he began reading . You enjoy the book true. You have a mental picture however put into film you have a visual .. I enjoy both..Glad we have the technology to provide us both.



Trotsky	Jun 6 2014, 12:46 AM Post #45
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: I often wonder why people get so caught up with fantasies like Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings when they are made into movies or television plays and yet say that they don't enjoy fantasy when they are presented with the superior product in book form before these programs are ever presented in the easier to swallow media. I hate to say it, angora, but the older I get the more I view books as hard work. Perhaps it has to do with near vision that is not what it was, perhaps it has to do with the TIME a long book takes divided by my expected time left on Earth. Who knows? But to me watching THRONES on TV is a lot more appealing than wading through 7 novels. Quote: Martin believes the two last volumes of the series will be big books of 1500 manuscript pages each One of the wonderful reads of my life were the DUNE pentalogy over several years...but I don't have that oomph in me anymore. Time to do these sagas the "easy" way...in high definition. I liked the TWILIGHT SAGA movie franchise (on TV natch) but without the video it's not something I would have spent a couple hundred hours with. I still like a good read, but once I start looking at multiple volumes or 1000 page novels I do the Monte Python schtick...I RUN AWAY! Tolkien always bored me...books or movies. Silly stuff for kids. Edited by Trotsky, Jun 6 2014, 12:48 AM.



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