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are you still not a fan of Matt Smith? TBH I like his acting, I think he's a good lead character. I also like Milly Alcock. It sucks that she will be replaced with an 'older' and less attractive actress in later episodes. King V is very well acted as is Lord C. I am caught up with the show after a terribly stressful week, the worst week for me in some time. I rate Ep 1-3 a 4.5 out of 5 stars, with Game of Thrones S1 being 6 out 5 (unicorn status). The show as I mentioned before is much more narrow, few iconic characters, serious instead of funny/serious and much less ambitious than GOT. Outside of the leads so far the rest of the cast have disappeared into the background. But is very well written, directed, and has great visuals. Really quite elegant. Seems to be a blend of a lot of real props and CGI. The original GOT S1 had more real props. Without knowing the book, I think King V will get killed somehow. He is the archetypical compassionate but weak king. And he is extremely depressed and moody, which does not bold well while he faces his ambitious court. Looking forward to Episode 4 tonight. the Alt Shift X episodes 1-3 are very good and give additional info,and show how Fire and Blood repeats archetypes established in the original. Same Same but different. @Matt! what do you think of the Show ep 1-3 so far?

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Beautiful girl and a good actress in house of the dragon!

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One of the best, and most true quotes in various East/West spiritual teachings is that when true peace is met, there is nothing to say. The mind is silent. The opposite is true for a panicked and stressed state. The mind is very noisy.

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Alt shift X is at it again, good analysis. I am disappointed that R-Targearan will be replaced with a much less pretty actress (to portray her 'older' self) later on. So this actress is really just temporary: (

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^ She looks great recently, no bangs. I think of Scarlett Leitold and Megan Williams whenever I see her for some reason (similar types of beauty).

The Tourney in Episode 1 is literally I thought this was not how they were fought. It was meant to be honorable play fighting?

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Some more things I learned when filming: 1. lighting is vital. I bought a cheap but effective 4k webcam and light holder and it worked excellently. The warm yellow ring light has given much better visual quality. I was considering on going out to buy an expensive camera but this is enough for now. I caved in and bought a 7 ft x 5.5 ft green screen. I film in my study, which is covered in wooden panel and bookcases. I couldn't get an acceptable visual output with the real bookcases (too many shadows). The wooden panel is much better but I would like to have more control over the backgrounds I can use. The backgrounds can be adjusted in various programs, the free one is OBS.

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I finished Rings episode 2. My conclusion is that this show is also aimed at a younger demographic (while retaining Adult interest), like a Disney/Pixar film. That might explain the way the dialogue is. Rings 3 dropped. Overall HOD is more my type of show, it is much more adult. Numeanor in Episode 3 looks great.

Yea, the race swapping is still awkward looking to me even if the actor is good. If the races match the place they are from than it makes more sense. Otherwise it looks like they were just casted to make a quota. One of the aspects that I don't like about the cast for the Witcher is that they come across as stage actors that played a lot of shakespeare but don't know anything about the Witcher (besides Henry Cavill). The black Mother Nenneke sticks out to me. She was black, charismatic, and talented but played this character more like a voodoo witch doctor than a conservative auntie that the character is. In general I think the American film industry nose-dived in quality after the late 2000s. It coincided with the Superhero craze and the rise of streaming services. Films prior to this time, and especially prior to the early 2000s were not made in such a rushed manner. Got back to the 1980s-1990s and you can see how much more meticulous films were (often with unique directing styles). There is a 'factory floor'/generic feel with a lot of the stuff being produced now. Also CGI is very frequently overused and the practical effects industry started declining in capability in the 2000s.

Oh, my mistake. Yea, W4 is a real wildcard. Nobody knows anything. I just know that the man in charge of the Gwent lore is playing a leading role. The expanded witcher lore by CPDR is actually pretty impressive but it is really rather political, like Witcher 2. It will be hard to replace the great characters of W1/W3/novels with new ones. I don't think much of it, I find that W3 is so massive and rich that when I have time I could go through it a 3rd time..if W4 turns out to be forgettable, W3 is timeless to me anyway. I don't think Rings of Power and HOD episodes 1 are particularly woke. They are a lot less woke than the Witcher. If they used an entirely white cast the show would have the same writing. HOD episode 1 was genuinely quite good, I recommend it. Rings of Power is worth watching for the visuals imho, and to learn a bit about the Silmarillion.