Jul 21, 2009
The State of Things
I’m sure you’ve noticed, but we haven’t released in a couple weeks. Certain life issues have gotten in the way, for all of us, and until that all clears up we’ll be on a hiatus for at least a month. This is no Fenris Hiatus, I assure you that (if you understand that reference, high fucking five), but we’re not dead yet.
Please keep sending in any show ideas (What Ifs? Hedge Knight, HBO series, etc), feedback, and declarations of love. Twitter, voice mail, or just old fashioned email via the contact box to the right… We all still love to receive that, whether it be positive or negative. It’s all welcome.
Sorry again, we’ll try and get everything back in gear soon enough. Don’t go forgetting about us!
37 Comments, Comment or Ping
Linda
Snif snif!
Please drop some lost episodes! Your podcast is the only thing that makes the waiting bearable! (plus free laughs!)
Jul 21st, 2009
Chase
We’ll see what we can do about those lost episodes. I may or may not have sufficient time to edit them to the “quality” you expect, though. I’ll post some of the contents of said lost episodes later, see how they sound to you.
Jul 22nd, 2009
Michael
I second the lost episodes plea, and I’m really not too worried about quality, I liked the unedited episodes just as well as the sanitized, on-topic, and vulgarity free episodes that you usually release. 🙂
Jul 24th, 2009
keithweed
Too bad that not enough listeners submit audio messages to you,because if they did you could do some listener feedback episodes during your hiatus periods.This is my first time posting and I wanna say your show is the shit,hope to hear many more.
Jul 21st, 2009
Amin
I am making progress on the “What If – Part 2” episode, however we still need more suggestions. Email is ok, voice comments via mp3 or skype message are best.
Jul 21st, 2009
Anonymous
Don’t forget about our facebook group either!
Jul 22nd, 2009
Chase
and Twitter. Let’s get some tweetin up in dis
Jul 22nd, 2009
keithweed
In his pic to the right,Chase looks like he’s passing a kidney stone.
Jul 21st, 2009
Sebastian
Don’t you fuckers pull a Jordan on us now.. 😉
Jul 22nd, 2009
keithweed
I think they’re too young and healthy for that to happen unless there was a sudden outbreak of the swine-flu in the podcast community.
Jul 22nd, 2009
Brian
haha yea!! and dont pull a GRRM on us either!!!
Jul 24th, 2009
keithweed
I heard a rumor that Chris is spending the summer traveling with a Renaissance Fair dressing as Renly on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays;and doing Loras on Tuesdays,Thursdays and Saturdays.And for his weekly grand finale,he will perform his Petyr Baelish One Man Show every Sunday titled:”The Mother or the Daughter:Necrophilia or Pedophilia.”
Jul 22nd, 2009
Brian
Hey guys just wanted to let you know I just started listening to the podcast and it rocks!! A friend got me into the series without telling me the situation with GRRM (delaying the books). So the podcast keeps me entertained for the time being… you guys are hilarious!
Jul 24th, 2009
Sol O'Rielly
Well I Just found this podcastand quite enjoy it. Even if I disagree with you guys alot, especially Mimi. I’m sure people are either immense entertained or creeped the fuck out by arguing with my iPod. Anyways Hope to get more soon
Jul 28th, 2009
Young Wolf
Discussion idea: Just what the heck is Qyburn doing with these people in the black cells? I have a general idea but would like to hear other opinions. He creeps me out big time. Also, Does anyone else really hate Catelyn Stark as Lady Stoneheart? I was not made happy by that plot twist. LOL…
Jul 29th, 2009
keithweed
And you liked Catelyn before she became Lady Stoneheart?
Jul 30th, 2009
Brian
Yea Catelyn has always sucked ass… especially now that she is Lady Stoneheart.
Jul 30th, 2009
Anthony
Does the “Contact” email service on this website still work?
I think I just got an error message and don’t want to floor the inbox resending it…
Jul 30th, 2009
mimi
it should be working just fine. if the contact box is tripping you out, you can always send us an email the classic way: iceandfirepodcast@gmail.com
Aug 1st, 2009
Anonymous
How long is the hiatus?
Aug 1st, 2009
mimi
however long a winter in westeros is.
or however long it takes us to decide what we’re going to do with this podcast.
Aug 1st, 2009
Avalon
Does that mean you are considering going in a different direction? Honestly, I think it’s great how it is
Aug 2nd, 2009
Chase
Honestly, we’re not sure where to go. No development on the next book, topics exhausted, coming up with subjects minutes before recording and it’s harder every time..
Sorry again, we’re just not quite sure what’s going to happen.
Aug 7th, 2009
stormbringer951
Check this out:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=721
http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?s=bc867dfe1680bc947cf58a8a62aaa859&showforum=24
I’m a developer for Westeros:Total War, a mod for the PC game Medieval II: Total War. I’d appreciate a shoutout to us in your brilliant podcast (next time you update, anyway :P). It’d draw a bit more fan attention to us (and maybe another capable graphics artist or two). Thanks
PS: Your podcast is awesome!
Storm
Aug 3rd, 2009
Anonymous
The Others can bugger each other with the High Septon’s crown for all I care!
Aug 3rd, 2009
Sword of the Afternoon
We enjoy the base banter and shocking lack of knowledge! Just kidding…we really do love the podcast and podcasters and would be very sad if it were to pass into the mists…….
Aug 3rd, 2009
Sebastian
I’m glad they chose Jennifer Ehle to play Catelyn, she was great in P&P. Only thing is, I don’t want to have to hate every stupid thing she does! Grr..
Aug 4th, 2009
keithweed
Why not just discuss the spoiler chapters from ADWD,it’s not like it’s spoiling anything considering we are never gonna be able to the read the book anyway.
Aug 8th, 2009
keithweed
I heard a rumor that GRRM wants to stop production on a Game of Thrones and instead launch a TV series based on Dunk and Egg fighting crime across Westeros.
Aug 8th, 2009
keithweed
Here’s an idea for a show:Try to calculate whether George R.J. Martin can finish the series based upon his current age,the time in years it’s taken for him to finish AFFC and not finish ADWD,all the traveling around the world he does to attend cons(jetlag,heavy drinking,bad eating and lack of sleep)and try to numerically determine whether the finish of the series comes first or his death.You could also try to determine whether he’ll be senile by the writing of the last book.
Aug 8th, 2009
Chase
Already done by Zombie Lincoln, some insane goon! Here are his numbers:
KNOWN
n: Number items in sample.
n = 4 books
c: Chapters (including (pro|epi)logue
cAGOT = 73 chapters
cACOK = 70 chapters
cASOS = 82 chapters
cAFFC = 46 chapters
cADWD = ?
p: Pages (US Paperback)
pAGOT = 835 pages
pACOK = 1009 pages
pASOS = 1216 pages
pAFFC = 1104 pages
pADWD = ?
GIVEN
Most productive in the last 6 weeks as has been for months if not years, finishing 3 partially completed chapters.
r = Rate of chapter completion
rMAX < 3 chapters / 6 weeks = .5 ch/wk
CALCULATIONS
a: average pages per chapter.
aAGOT = pAGOT/cAGOT = 835/73 = 11.44 pg/ch
aACOK = pACOK/cACOK = 1009/70 = 14.41 pg/ch
aASOS = pASOS/cASOS = 1216/82 = 14.83 pg/ch
aAFFC = pAFFC/cAFFC = 1104/46 = 24.00 pg/ch
ì: Mean (average)
ìc = (cAGOT + cACOK + cASOS + cAFFC)/n = (73 + 70 + 82 + 46)/4 = 271/4 = 67.75 chapters
ìp = (pAGOT + pACOK + pASOS + pAFFC)/n = (835 + 1009 + 1216 + 1104)/4 = 4164/4 = 1041.00 pages
ìa = (aAGOT + aACOK + aASOS + aAFFC)/n = 11.44 + 14.41 + 14.83 + 24.00)/4 = 64.68/4 = 16.17 pg/ch
dADWD: “Done” chapters from A Dance with Dragons we are aware of (based on released samples, and read excerpts — though these chapters may not actually be done, so this is an estimate in GRRM’s favor).
dADWD = ( Prologue + Daenerys 1,2,3,4 + Davos 1 + Jon 1,2,3 + Tyrion 1,2 + Reek ? + 3 newly finished ) = 15
PROJECTIONS (EDIT: assuming MAX PRODUCTIVITY [hah]) (EDIT2: only based on chapters “known” to be complete.)
u:unfinished chapters
t: time to completion
Assuming ADwD is of average size, concerning ourselves only with chapters count:
uc = ìc – dADWD = 67.75 – 15 = 52.75 chapters
t = uc / rMAX = (52.75 ch) / (.5 ch/wk) = 105.5 weeks = ~ 2 years to go.
Assuming ADwD is of ASoS size, concerning ourselves only with chapter count:
uc = cASOS – dADWD = 82 – 15 = 67 chapters
t = uc / rMAX = (67 ch) / (.5 ch/wk) = 134 weeks = ~ 2.5 years to go.
Assuming ADwD is of average size, taking AFFC length chapters into account:
pADWD = ìp = 1041.00 pages
cADWD = pADWD / aAFFC = 1041.00 / 24.00 = 43.375 chapters
uc = cADWD – dADWD = 43.375 – 15 = 28.375 chapters
t = uc / rMAX = (28.375 ch) / (.5 ch/wk) = 56.75 weeks = ~ 1 year to go.
Assuming ADwD is of ASoS size, taking AFFC length chapters into account:
pADWD = pASOS = 1216 pages
cADWD = pADWD / aAFFC = 1216 / 24.00 = 50.67 chapters
uc = cADWD – dADWD = 50.67 – 15 = 35.67 chapters
t = uc / rMAX = (35.67 ch) / (.5 ch/wk) = 71.33 weeks = ~ 1.37 years to go.
Aug 8th, 2009
Chase
And that’s just the numbers of words and chapters. Factor in everything else and…..
Aug 8th, 2009
keithweed
Wow.I was just joking withthat post,I can’t believe someone went through with the math.But now that my interest is piqued could we get a formula factoring in the remaining books?
Aug 9th, 2009
keithweed
I wish the B.W.B would crawl out of GRRM’s rectum,stop inviting him to little dress-up tea parties around every known back-ass country in the world and just let the man concentrate on writing.
Aug 9th, 2009
keithweed
Seriously,now.How about an episode where the cast picks a new series they can agree to read.After everyone is done with the first book,you can have a discussion of said book.At the rate the podcasts are being released,it gives you plenty of time to read the book.On this episode you could also decide whether you all enjoyed it enough to continue the series it is from.Also,hopefully there will be some new ASOIAF news you could discuss by the time of your new podcast release.
Or you could also just belittle former cast members lol.
Aug 9th, 2009
keithweed
I want to clarify my suggestion:while ASOIAF is by far my favorite fantasy series,your podcast is one of my favorites of the thousands out there.Also,I can’t seem to find any decent fantasy podcasts that aren’t either just podiobooks or some p-cast hosted by some self-important hosts who are afraid to criticize anything because they(the p-cast hosts)were published once like 10 years ago and are scared of offending anyone in the fantasy publishing industry,hoping they’ll be published again.
So I would enjoy hearing your opinions and unique brand of commentary(creaking doors anyone?) on just about any subject.That is the reason I kept listening to your podcast,even though it being about ASOIAF is what drew me in to start.
I think most of your listeners would agree as long as it wasn’t about Twilight lol
Aug 11th, 2009
Anonymous
Totally miss the podcast. I neeed to get a life.
Aug 11th, 2009
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