GQueue: ole prophet: Also the rich guy that is in the "middle east" that was flirting with the Dragon chick

That guy is white in the books, but I liked the TV version of him better.

Was he necessarily white? I imagined the people of Qarth being less white and more of a tan variety. The guy was gay though.

ErinPac: salvador.hardin: So the half second shot with a face so obscured by its angle and the hair covering it that no one recognized as being Bush's until three months after the release of a commentary track that specifically points out that fact has been digitally altered. Wow.


This.

How much could they even alter? You can barely see any of the face anyways.

Any before/after pics?

TFA

I wonder if Hannity is equally offended by Point Break using Nixon masks.

oldfarthenry: [i149.photobucket.com image 450x381]
I don't know how I avoided getting my severed head on a stick!
I dun f**ked up everything I touched in that White House.
Hell, I even forgot to shake the toilet-flush handle and flooded the secret Mason document room in the basement - and now I dun revealed that there's a secret Mason document room in the basement!
HAW Haw haw...

Troll.

mongbiohazard: diaphoresis: GAT_00: Pawn takes the King: Was this really that big of a deal?

The GOP needed a butthurt of the day. That was it.

If they had used Obama or Clinton, you would be complaining too. Stop trolling.


Actually, no. The only people who would complain about it no matter who it was are - by definition - farking morons.

/voted for Bush twice

Correction:
/failed twice

AdolfOliverPanties: Sean Hannity announced on his show today that the "facelift" is not enough and that he will continue to shout about this story until a severed Obama head is used in the series.

Lying troll.

Apparently the face of Michael Myers in the Halloween movies was a Shatner mask. So, you know.

Tapakip: What? No comments about Obummer? Isn't that what the right likes to call him these days? I'm disappoint.

I've only ever seen Obummer used by leftists.

KellyX: I wish to purchase the collectors edition of Game of Thrones Season 1 now with the original head...

/I plan to pay the iron price


It's already in my collection on y media server with the original head. And it's going to stay that way.

Along with the original versions of Star Wars #4,5 and 6 (Han shot ONLY - Greedo never actually got a shot off at all), ET with guns instead of walkie talkies and my theatrical cut of Blade Runner. Also the Black Eyed Peas' "Let's get Retarded" and Cee-lo's "Fark you".

I farking hate hate HATE revising art just because some limp-dicked, waterheaded, fart-sniffing ninny has some worthless "I'm offended" complaint ooze forth from their fetid wordhole. Fark those people.

Pocket Ninja: If I was in charge of filming Game of Thrones, I would do exactly the same thing in the upcoming season, except that instead of using Bush's head I'd use Obama's. And I make sure it was subtle enough that nobody noticed it until the season was over and some low-level key grip or other junior executive "accidentally" let slip in a Tweet or something like that a line about being glad nobody caught it. Then I'd sit back and watch whether the same people outraged this time were still outraged, and whether the same people who are saying it's no big deal this time would still be saying it's no big deal.

I'm not saying they would be, mind you. I just think it would be interesting to see.

That's racist.

I_C_Weener: Rent Party: I just watched this episode last night, so I got to see the unaltered head.

I dig a show where my favorite characters are a nine year old girl and a midget.

Heh. Those are the only ones i really like. Maybe Catelyn. Just started watching last week. Up to mid-second season.

Hey, me too! Just at episode 4 of Season 2 right now. I haven't read the books so I'm also delightfully ignorant of what's about to happen.

I've heard Snape kills Dumbledore, though.

ewitz: mongbiohazard: diaphoresis: GAT_00: Pawn takes the King: Was this really that big of a deal?

The GOP needed a butthurt of the day. That was it.

If they had used Obama or Clinton, you would be complaining too. Stop trolling.


Actually, no. The only people who would complain about it no matter who it was are - by definition - farking morons.

/voted for Bush twice

Correction:
/failed twice

Certainly not. I successfully cast a vote twice. :)

The Italian Farker: As a conservative I had no issue with this but I do wonder how some liberals would have felt if it was Clinton or Obama's head?

The same, of course... some people "outraged", and some who don't care; and you can guess who would be more vocal.

As a moderate/liberal, it wouldn't bother me at all if they had used Clinton's head... I'd just wonder why they had it around. If they used Obama's, it'd bother me a little, but that's just because he's the current sitting president.

Rent Party: I just watched this episode last night, so I got to see the unaltered head.

I dig a show where my favorite characters are a nine year old girl and a midget.

Agreed and this controversy is so goddamn stupid.

Also, you forgot HODOR!

At least it wasn't President Taft's head or all of fark would be angry.

God Is My Co-Pirate: StubhyGraham: My shameless repost:

What is herp may never derp!

It was funny then, it's funny now.

My own shameless repost:

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That as well will never get old.

mongbiohazard: ewitz: mongbiohazard: diaphoresis: GAT_00: Pawn takes the King: Was this really that big of a deal?

The GOP needed a butthurt of the day. That was it.

If they had used Obama or Clinton, you would be complaining too. Stop trolling.


Actually, no. The only people who would complain about it no matter who it was are - by definition - farking morons.

/voted for Bush twice

Correction:
/failed twice

Certainly not. I successfully cast a vote twice. :)

Haha that was pretty good, unlike those two votes. But I still respect your choice. :)

You can tell that this is a big deal by how there's a major plot point revolving around the fact that all severed, tarred heads look pretty much the same and you can just stick a couple random ones up there and claim they're whoever you want.

No wait, there's one in Dance with Dragons, too, there are two major plot points revolving around the fact that a tarred, severed head on a pike could be anybody.

So in conclusion, this is definitely a real thing and not something thrown out randomly by the producers to get more views. Yep, definitely in there from the start, for sure.

hammettman: The Italian Farker: As a conservative I had no issue with this but I do wonder how some liberals would have felt if it was Clinton or Obama's head?

Sure, I can understand, since conservatives, whether they be on White House grounds, participating in a state of the union speech at the Capital, in church, in the media, or just in public, have always shown the utmost respect to the office of the president.

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seriously, after the 'Bush is Hitler' posts on DailyKos, the 'Bush is a monkey' posts on Fark, and the 'Bush is going to impose martial law and refuse to give up the Presidency' conspiracies (also posted on Fark), people think there's actually dignity associated with the Oval Office still?


/voted for Obama, and leaning Obama again
//just hate hypocrisy from either side

mongbiohazard:
Along with the original versions of Star Wars #4,5 and 6 (Han shot ONLY - Greedo never actually got a shot off at all), ET with guns instead of walkie talkies and my theatrical cut of Blade Runner. Also the Black Eyed Peas' "Let's get Retarded" and Cee-lo's "Fark you".


Which theatrical cut of Blade Runner? There were two versions.

I can't even imagine the outrage if it was Obama's head.

Pawn takes the King: Was this really that big of a deal?

Come on, if it was obama up there everyone would be calling for their heads......

Shostie: More than anything, I want to know why they just happened to have a GWB mask or head or whatever lying around to begin with.

I thought they explained in the original piece that with all the killing going on the show they ran out of prop heads. The just rent a bunch of that stuff from some prop company and they ran out. Not surprising that there's a likeness of a former president in a pile of heads, I guess. They dressed it up with hair to conceal it, and no one noticed until they said so on the DVD commentary.

Ned Stark: Tapakip: What? No comments about Obummer? Isn't that what the right likes to call him these days? I'm disappoint.

I've only ever seen Obummer used by leftists.

I just looked at the comments from the article on WaPo:

DanaPlato
6/25/2012 12:45 PM EDT
I'd love to see WaPo's reaction to Obummer's head on a stick. My guess is they, along with the rest of the lib media would be screaming R A C I S M.

He doesn't sound too lefty to me.

ewitz: Haha that was pretty good, unlike those two votes. But I still respect your choice. :)


Fret not, I live in Maryland. It doesn't really matter who I vote for, this state is going blue. Solid, deep, big 'ol blue.

(still planning on voting for Obama in November)


Disposable Rob: Which theatrical cut of Blade Runner? There were two versions.


Ummm.... shiat, that's right. You know, off the top of my head I'm not really sure if it's the domestic or international version, but I know what I'm going to do when I go home tonight...... Make sure it's the international version.

FTFA:


On the left, a fake head that resembled President George W. Bush. On the right, a fake head that resembles no one famous. (HBO)

Wrong. The new one looks like Rachel Dratch. I'm not even kidding.

The Italian Farker: As a conservative I had no issue with this but I do wonder how some liberals would have felt if it was Clinton or Obama's head?

One word, "OUTRAGE"!

/That is all.

Its chock full of heady goodness?

Bushs = Targareans
Clintons = Baratheons

As much as I found these books horribly written and painful to read.

This is a rediculous reaction to a non-issue. Even if they had gotten a Madamme Toussaud's quality replica and labeled it GW Bush, I would still think this is a non-issue (and I liked the guy).

Producers and directors should be free to use artistic license as they wish to make political points as they desire. As long as they don't openly call for an attack or other crime, no problem.

GRR Martin, on the other hand, should be stopped at all costs from releasing yet another worthless instalment in this storyless, plotless, and mind-numbing crime against literature.

Bob the Internet Barbarian: The Italian Farker: As a conservative I had no issue with this but I do wonder how some liberals would have felt if it was Clinton or Obama's head?

One word, "POUTRAGE"!

/That is all.


FTFY

And no, I really doubt it would have been a big deal. Well, I suppose both sides of the political spectrum has their massive flaming retards... the left side's massive retards don't seem to have as many popular radio and TV show pundits though.

I_C_Weener: AdolfOliverPanties: Sean Hannity announced on his show today that the "facelift" is not enough and that he will continue to shout about this story until a severed Obama head is used in the series.

All make-up and spare body parts for any TV show or movie made in America should include affirmative action body parts.

I demand a Mexican body part be included in the show in order to who our true demographics.

No Justice, No Pieces.

Hey! I have an idea. Everytime something offends someone, lets burn it. We should start with books. A lot of books offend people.

Tricky Chicken: As much as I found these books horribly written and painful to read.

This is a rediculous reaction to a non-issue. Even if they had gotten a Madamme Toussaud's quality replica and labeled it GW Bush, I would still think this is a non-issue (and I liked the guy).

Producers and directors should be free to use artistic license as they wish to make political points as they desire. As long as they don't openly call for an attack or other crime, no problem.

GRR Martin, on the other hand, should be stopped at all costs from releasing yet another worthless instalment in this storyless, plotless, and mind-numbing crime against literature.

Come on. Say what you will about FFC and DWD, but Storm of Swords was epic.

dragonchild: Face masks of presidents are a dime a dozen, so it was probably a very fast & cheap starting point. The alternative was to have the props crew spend visualizing and designing a custom head -- a rather monumental waste of resources for the amount of screen time the damn thing would get. I don't think it was anything more than a cut corner that happened to be a in-joke among the props crew.

Which brings up an interesting question - which show was the prop head originally created for?

I'd like to thank the retarded right wingnuts for this latest hissy fit over sh*t that doesn't matter.

I_C_Weener: The Stealth Hippopotamus: I know they said it was not intentional. They just needed heads and they used what was laying around.

This generates the only question I want answered: Why the fark do they just have a GWB head just hanging around???


Answer this question!

He wasn't using it.

They got it from Eddie Vedder maybe. It ain't like there's a dearth of GWB masks.