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Literature › Re: Questions, Theories, And Trivia Of The ASOIAF (Game Of Thrones) Books. by kay9(m): 9:22am On Apr 23, 2015

Gbola5:
We should expect the next book next year. Honestly i dont care what about what's in the show anymore, ill just watch it. Its the books i started with and like GRRM said, the show is the show and the books are the books. After all its an adaptation. But seriously Jaime in Dorne ? Is he just going to snatch Myrcella out of their hands ?

Be very careful what you wish for, buddy; the promised Winds of Winter has been breaking hearts year after year.

As for the widening books vs. show storylines, I think the final ending to both will still be more or less same. Jaime in Dorne, mmmmh... honestly I fear that that dude is a goner. Remember what happened to the Kings Guard assigned to Myrcella in the books, then factor in that when last we met Jaime in ADWD Brienne was leading him by the nose to Lady Stoneheart. Plus both show and books don't balk at killing off major characters. My conclusion, Jaime Lannister dies in Dorne... prolly episode 9 or the season finale.

TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 8:56am On Apr 23, 2015

gj22:
So, 3rd episode airs on Sunday and 4th next Sunday. After waiting a year to watch season 5, I have to wait a month to watch the rest.

Who send those leakers message sef?

I knew this would happen - rush and watch all 4 episodes at once, then spend a whole month waiting for episode 5.

Me I tried to take it jejely but i finally watched no.3 two days ago; i go watch no.4 on sunday... then I'll join the waiting crew too.

TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 8:51am On Apr 23, 2015

@ qloreal,
"The World of Ice of Fire" is actually more like an encyclopedia to the books. I'd advice reading up to maybe Book2 or 3, before delving into TWOIAF.

TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 2:57pm On Apr 22, 2015

Austeenx:
How dare you mention the word 'f**k' and the great Lord Commander in the same breath? Do you want to be burnt alive at the stake or you want your head chopped off with a sword?

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TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 2:55pm On Apr 22, 2015

blublahd:
jon snow? Thought he was the bastard son of aerys targayen passed off to ned stark as his own bastard?

when dem tell una to read history, una no gree.

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TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 10:23pm On Apr 21, 2015

mehn Jon Snow don wise up o
All hail the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch! cool

_{But im go soon f**k up sha}

TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 9:05pm On Apr 21, 2015

^^I know I know, oh oh...

I hate that guy eh

TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 7:39pm On Apr 21, 2015

gj22:
Am not sure why the history lesson but I said that Dany has the best claim since Aemon is in the nights watch.

Also I made a mistake of saying Dany is rheagars daughter instead of aerys'

The point of the history lesson is that most of our posters (you included) mixed up Dany's connection to Aemon (of the Night's Watch). Most think Aemon is her uncle (or granduncle)... Wrong. Aemon is her GREAT-GRAND UNCLE. Its kinda amusing that you admit making a mistake in saying Dany is Rhaegar's daughter and yet can't understand the need for history.

#justSaying

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Literature › Re: Questions, Theories, And Trivia Of The ASOIAF (Game Of Thrones) Books. by kay9(m): 9:19am On Apr 18, 2015

Finally... downloaded and watched episodes 1and 2 yesterday. Not bad at all... and Tyrion continues to impress.

First he drinks some wine, throws up the wine, and immediately drinks some more wine again grin

Varys: You can either stay here and drink yourself to death, or you can ride with me to Mereen and meet the mother of dragons...

Tyrion: (drinks some wine) Can I drink myself to death on the road to Mereen? grin

All in all, I think I'm pleased with how the show is proceeding... Diverging more and more from the books, yes - Sansa never met Brienne; Jaime actually despised Bronn; NO ONE has seen Varys since he fled Westeros - but hey, its like a new flavor of your old favorite brew! Me likey.

EDIT: sorry, Varys showed up in DwD, to kill Kevan Lannister if my memory serves me right... Although technically I'm still correct, cos he had to come back to Westeros to do that. wink

Celebrities › Re: See The Curves On Rick Ross Girlfriend Though (PHOTOS) by kay9(m): 9:12pm On Apr 15, 2015

redvektor:
See dis hot damsel way that big belle man they collect

TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones is back! Season 5 starts tonight by 9pm by kay9(m): 3:44pm On Apr 07, 2015

^^^
Guys please stop derailing.. Carry the "which tv series is best" argument to another thread abeg.

The things I'm looking forward to (based on what I grabbed from the trailer):

- Tyrion meeting Daenarys: The trailer implies it could happen this season, but i'm just keeping my fingers crossed. Meanwhile, who else has heard that Akinkunmi-Agbaje (hope I got the name) is on the cast?

- Drogon growing to full size: Mehnn, can't wait for this one

If I stretch my imagination a bit, I can almost see him flying over the Red Keep with Daeny a-back and gingerly toasting up Lannister and Tyrell bannermen. grin

- Meeting the Sand Snakes: From the trailer, apparently Jaime Lannister will be making that trip instead of whats-his-name of the Kings Guard.

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TV/Movies › Re: Movies by kay9(m): 3:19pm On Apr 07, 2015

Funny, i'm not sure i've been to the cinema this year o...

But a bunch of my friends who'd gone to see Chappie complained so bitterly, i started feeling sorry for them. grin

Agriculture › Re: Africa’s Vanishing Lake Chad Written By Ahmad Salkida (april 2012) by kay9(m): 12:58pm On Apr 07, 2015

This is so sad, I had to look it up online. I hope and pray the reversal project doesn't disappear into obscurity.

Literature › Re: Questions, Theories, And Trivia Of The ASOIAF (Game Of Thrones) Books. by kay9(m): 3:37pm On Apr 02, 2015*

^^^
True, that. From my clinical analysis cool

of the online trailers, it is very likely that they intend to merge Lady Stoneheart's role into Sansa's. And apparently Young Griff will be cut out entirely (i'm not yet sure about Frog though), so Tyrion won't be taking that long-winded boat-ride down the Rhoyne after all.

I've heard say that in spite of the slowly widening differences, the final ending to the series will still be pretty close to what is planned for the books; what this tells me is that some characters and story arcs may ultimately become irrelevant in the final books even though at present they seem pretty crucial. Prime examples are Lady Stoneheart and young Aegon/Griff (is he really Aegon??). Now if I'm right, it means Jaime Lannister is likely going be "laying to rest" Lady Stoneheart when he finally meets her in books, and Aegon's forces are going to be crushed before they get within spitting distance of King's Landing - or conversely (and I prefer this version) he wins Kings Landing after a protracted siege (during time which Madam Dragon finally gets on her way back home) but decides he doesn't owe allegiance to Madam D who has just arrived, so Madam D simply swoops down and burns him to crispies grin

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Literature › Re: Questions, Theories, And Trivia Of The ASOIAF (Game Of Thrones) Books. by kay9(m): 10:37am On Apr 02, 2015

Abeg I'm too bored jare, its this thursday that feels like a friday....

Who wants to talk about the, ehnn, "forthcoming" Winds of Winter? grin

Walahi that book has gone beyond forthcoming, its now forth-going. grin

TV/Movies › Re: Why High Budget Nollywood Movies Don't Enjoy Commercial Success Outside Nigeria. by kay9(m): 10:30am On Apr 02, 2015

expozey:
1. Script - Lazy writing
2. Directing - Very rarely are the movies intriguing or suspenseful. Soundtrack also comes to play here. Poor casting too
3. Attention to detail - Some mistakes that need to be corrected and scenes meant to be reshot are allowed to go unaddressed

Number 1 and 2 in particular. I can actually stomach some editorial and production mistakes - after all nobody knows it all - but the scripting!! And the directing!! Oh my God, anytime I make the mistake of watching a nollywood movie (even the so-called good ones), I just feel like tearing out my hair. Diction, zero; wittiness, zero; suspense, zero. Lets not even talk about the sound production/sound tracks - celine dion don finish for market na. grin

Also, besides the reasons pointed by expozey above, the simple fact is that very few cinemas (if any at all) show Nigerian movies outside the country's shores. Yes, there's still money from dvd sales and all, but real commercial success for any movie is a function of the number of cinemas showing it - and if cinemas ain't showing, then people ain't watching!

TV/Movies › Re: Pls Help, I Need Advice by kay9(m): 10:02am On Apr 02, 2015

You didn't say what the audition was for, but if it was for a movie..well, I'm not a fan of nollywood, but I know they rarely shoot movies for longer than a few weeks (I've even heard ONE week). So I don't think you have that big a problem; surely you can juggle both school and an acting career.

Jokes Etc › Re: Hilarious Pictures!!! by kay9(m): 9:07pm On Mar 31, 2015

Warning:

Jokes Etc › Re: Hilarious Pictures!!! by kay9(m): 8:58pm On Mar 31, 2015

this is how HR officers decide whom to invite for tests/interviews...

Jokes Etc › Re: Hilarious Pictures!!! by kay9(m): 5:44pm On Mar 31, 2015

shine shine bobo

Jokes Etc › Re: Hilarious Pictures!!! by kay9(m): 5:43pm On Mar 31, 2015

Chop banana till u go yo.

Jokes Etc › Re: Goodluck Jonathan Speaks To Buhari On Phone As Results Are Released. by kay9(m): 5:07pm On Mar 31, 2015

Dyoungstar:
GMB: picks call... Hello

GEJ: Hello, it's me Goodluck

GMB: Lailaha ilalahu, is it you is calling... How is your wife feshents?

GEJ: She is at the backyard doing her English home lessons. How is your own wife Aisha?

GMB: Walahi she is a sleeping. Did you hear what she did on the election day?

GEJ: No, what happened?

GMB: Walahi this woman jus vote for PDP. I was very vex. Ama dei ba komai, if I win I will marry another wife for my first lady and I will dash you this one.

I am dead! grin

Politics › Re: Hilarious Photos And Meme On The 2015 Nigeria Elections by kay9(m): 11:24am On Mar 31, 2015

This one cracked me up sha... grin

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TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 7:13pm On Mar 29, 2015

Seun:
They can slow the show down by a few years to give GRRM more time to release Winds Of Winter. GRRM seems to be very focused on it now.

Slow down ke? Hell to the no. Ive read all the books but im still loving the show; slowing down will kill the anticipation/momentum/fun. Updates on the show actually imply that GRRM has provided Benioff and the producers with concluding plot points in case he isn't around to complete the books (=kicks the bucket).

TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 5:28pm On Mar 28, 2015

In a totally unrelated news, I just read that India is set to shoot its own version of Game of Thrones. The whole idea is just too funny. I'm guessing Nollywood won't be far behind. grin

http://rt.com/news/244741-game-thrones-india-remake/

Literature › Re: What Are You Reading Right Now And What Page Are You? by kay9(m): 9:20am On Mar 28, 2015

SIRcumalot:
Based on the praise you and kay9 lavished on the. Stormlight archive I had to check it out, finished WoR a few hours ago and it was worth it.

Glad u liked it!

Just started Ursula K. Le Guin's classic, The Left Hand of Darkness .

TV/Movies › Re: Game Of Thrones Discussion (Beware Of Spoilers) by kay9(m): 9:13am On Mar 28, 2015

Ignatio:
Ending it in six will be OK. I fear ten will water down the story.

The problem is that there is sooo much that is still yet to happen. I hear they are planning to shorten some story-arcs, but even at that there's still TWO whole books yet to be released. Plus the big question that everyone is trying to ignore: What happens when the show overtakes the books? Personally I'll give it up to seven seasons.

Autos › Re: Swap Deal- 2004 Honda Eod Plus N100k For 2008 Toyota Yaris by kay9(m): 8:41pm On Mar 23, 2015

I'll take the car off u for 700k. bbm: 5314a464 if interested.

Literature › Re: What Are You Reading Right Now And What Page Are You? by kay9(m): 8:04pm On Mar 23, 2015

^^^
Yeah... guess you have a point there; everyone can't like the same thing. I'm still ploughing through the remainder on the book sha - can't get any worse than it is already.

Literature › Re: What Are You Reading Right Now And What Page Are You? by kay9(m): 1:19am On Mar 23, 2015*

SIRcumalot:
@kay9
Have been accused of over hyping this particular series. though I still think it will be classified under the fantasy genre.
The two things that piqued my interest, before I noticed how beautiful the prose was,
is the simple questions of why our hero is waiting to die ?
And who did he kill ? So you're right about the detective part.
I have to read this stormlight archive before the end of the year.

kay9:
Moving on to Book 2: The Wise Man's Fear... who knows, I may yet be proved wrong

Unfortunately, I was proved right! angry

I actually logged on just to vent my frustration... Bros, see eh, no offence but this series - especially this Book 2 - is a sad excuse for a fantasy novel. Excellent prose no doubt, but the amount of irritating romantic fluff it contains is way above the allowed threshold for the genre it claims. I'm almost at the middle of the book and nothing has happened yet - and please don't even mention his childish pissing contest with the Ambrose guy, those sort of stories are for high school kids. Sadly I've already started, and I always finish a book no matter how effed up it turns out. But I certainly won't be reading Book 3....

Autos › Re: Registered Honda Accord (EOD) - 2003 @ N950,000.00 by kay9(m): 3:31pm On Mar 22, 2015

rather high asking price...
650k?

Literature › Re: What Are You Reading Right Now And What Page Are You? by kay9(m): 12:26pm On Mar 22, 2015*

SIRcumalot:
Fantasy is my favourite genre and have read all the aforementioned book.
I haven't started the stormlight series because Its going to be 10 books long.
Concerning whether its the greatest in this genre, try The king Killer Chronicles by Patrick rothfuss and see how fast you rethink that opinion.

kay9:
KingKiller Chronicles... mmm, ok l'll look it up. Finished Words of Radiance late Saturday.

This is a review of sorts...

So i kept to my word and have just finished The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller chronicles 1). Really good book, worth a solid 4.5/5... but not as a fantasy novel. You see, that was my mistake - I attacked the book thinking I was reading a fantasy novel (mostly SirCumalot's fault sha). Half-way through, I started feeling a little let-down. That was when I realized what I was reading: at its bare essence the book is actually an anthology of stories - some of them beautiful fantasy, some "mathemagic", and towards the end mostly romantic thrillers with a good bit of detective cycling-round-the-mill thrown in (truth be told, this was the part that threw me off) - all centered on one character and cleverly disguised as an autobiography. So, like I said, a solid delivery, a no-questions-asked 4.5/5, BUT I know a good number of fantasy standalone novels that thrump it... Stormlight 1, for example. wink

Moving on to Book 2: The Wise Man's Fear... who knows, I may yet be proved wrong

EDIT:::
I take back my 4.5 rating... 4 is good enough, perhaps even a bit generous.

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