Netflix just got the Season III discs of Game of Thrones. I don't get HBO so I have to wait for the show to get to Netflix. It's pretty good, a swords and sorcery fantasy, set in an imaginary medieval world. They have some interesting characters, who they haven't killed off yet. It's decent light entertainment, better than the average cop show.
But I do have some advice for the show's producers.
1. Get a real sound man. I can't hear much of the dialogue. The dialogue lacks needed volume, and is often blurred by the score or the sound effects. I notice that on the "commentaries" (actors voice overs explaining how cool they are) are perfectly understandable. If you can do it for "commentaries" you can do it for the main thing.
2. Don't costume everyone in the same color of drab homespun gray-brown . I know it's realistic, but when you costume everyone the same it is hard for the audience to tell who's who.
3. Turn up the lighting. Too many scenes are dark interiors, so dark we cannot see what's going on. Go back to that old Hollywood trick, where a single candle is lit, and the movie lights come on, and we can see what's happening.
4. Say the character's names aloud, so we can identify them. I've actually read the books, but it was a while ago. Scene after scene characters would come on stage, and I would scratch my head asking myself "who's that?" Scene would end and I'd still not know the name. I still don't remember the name of the strapping armored lady who drives Jaime Lannister along to King's Landing.
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