I was wondering if you Throne rips might have frame drops and are only
in stereo? It is about impossible to capture a stream directly so
people are probably posting screen captures off a computer playing HBO
GO which would result in stereo sound and occasional frame drops unless
the computer is a super fast game computer. Last fall I watched season
2 of "Broen" on the European link of Daily Motion which during an
episode the audio suddenly was music as if someone chained the audio
input to music then back again. That wouldn't happen with a direct
stream capture but could with a screen capture. And yes screen capture
software can record in HD.
Comparatively, broadcast TV can be received with a USB video tuner and
the stream written directly to the hard drive without any frame drops
and complete surround sound. That's why I found the audio change on
"Broen" to be a little strange because I thought the network it was on
was broadcast and that shouldn't have happened with a stream capture.
On 06/17/2014 03:52 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
Bhairitu would know more about legal access than I do, being of the
eyepatch persuasion myself. I know that it's on HBO in the US, and
thus tightly controlled. I don't know what it takes to watch it in the
UK.
I have not read the books, preferring to watch the whole TV series
rather than spoil it by *sorta* knowing what's coming next. The
"sorta" means that they have reputedly deviated from the books
somewhat. IMO it's the best thing on television right now, in terms of
scope and budget if nothing else. The plotting is masterful, the
quality of the acting is amazing, and the sets and locations are To
Die For, easily as well-done as anything in the "Lord of the Rings"
and "The Hobbit" films, and in many ways better. But it's a long slog
to catch up, with each season being 10 episodes long and the 4th
season having just finished. How many more there will be will depend
on when and if George R.R. Martin ever finishes the series of books.
My plan is to watch all of the TV version, then read the books, then
go back and watch the entire series again, from the start.
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*From:* salyavin808 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com>
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I've never seen Game of Thrones or read the books. I heard it was
worth the effort but none of the books are numbered so I don't know
which is the first! Someone should have a word with someone at the
publishers about that.....make it easy for us.
And if it's been on terrestrial TV then it escaped my radar, probably
on Sky or something....
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <turquoiseb@...> wrote :
I'll bet. :-) What's most hilarious is that they don't get it. Jimbo
is so dumb he actually believes that "Game Of Thrones" is a
"children's fantasy," and of course Judy would never lower herself to
watch something I like. Thus neither of them will ever figure out what
scene I'm riffing on, where exactly Tywin Lannister is sitting, how
*badly* he misunderstood and underestimated the people he believes he
has a right to torment, what happens to him next, and how fitting a
fate it is.
It's like when I compared Judy to Meryl Streep's portrayal of the
insane nun Sister Aloysius in "Doubt." The parallel is perfect, but
she'll never really get it because she's afraid to watch the movie.
Same with Share and I comparing her to Dolores Umbridge in the "Harry
Potter" books and movies. Her willful ignorance will keep her from
ever getting how apt the comparisons are.
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*From:* "Michael Jackson mjackson74@... [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
*To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 17, 2014 12:03 AM
*Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] For Michael -- Game Of Thrones comment
I am smiling!
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*From:* "TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
*To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
*Sent:* Monday, June 16, 2014 4:10 PM
*Subject:* [FairfieldLife] For Michael -- Game Of Thrones comment
After watching the final episode of the season, I found myself
thinking that Tywin Lannister is right up there in the all-time
pantheon of egos who think they're better than the people they're used
to intimidating, only to learn to their dismay -- and too late -- that
they know nothing about them. He's right up there on
that...uh...throne alongside the two J's -- Jimbo and Judy. :-)
