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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 8 Aug 2017

    That "Game of Thrones" dragon battle was inspired by "Apocalypse Now" and "Saving Private Ryan"http://nyti.ms/2ulY0Gd 

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      1. L ➰ ➰min Kn ➰tty‏ @Loomin_Knotty 8 Aug 2017
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        Ah yes, the classic dragon part in saving private Ryan. I remember now

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      1. Sean Johnson‏ @ShoJoTX 8 Aug 2017
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        Matt Damon was the dragon in private ryann right? Or was the dragon private ryann?

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      1. Pauly‏ @PaulyPhoque 8 Aug 2017
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        Too bad The Mother of Dragons didn't read Sun Tsu, Art of War. Her dragon should have flanked the line of soldiers, would have been superb.

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      2. Poops McGee‏ @WYOgibby 8 Aug 2017
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        I think it looked more like Hacksaw Ridge

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      3. Michael  🌎‏ @_MichaelEM 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WYOgibby @nytimes

        I was going for Full Metal Jacket.. but after the prostitute walk part to the Nancy Sinatra song.

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      1. Alexa Abdalla‏ @lex_abdalla 8 Aug 2017
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        @chiefmchenry

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      1. Antibes Steve‏ @antibessteve 8 Aug 2017
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        When does "inspired by" become "nicked from"?

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      1. Christian‏ @LivChristianLiv 8 Aug 2017
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        Missed this because I was watching #Sharknado5

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      2. boringfileclerk‏ @boringfileclerk 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Proving the show is in no way original.

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      3. L ➰ ➰min Kn ➰tty‏ @Loomin_Knotty 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @boringfileclerk @nytimes

        A show cannot be original when it's based off a book series. It never tried to claim that lol

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      4. boringfileclerk‏ @boringfileclerk 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Loomin_Knotty @nytimes

        It's a poor man's Tolkien. And Tolkien was a crap writer to begin with.

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      5. L ➰ ➰min Kn ➰tty‏ @Loomin_Knotty 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @boringfileclerk @nytimes

        I take it u have read the books then?

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      6. boringfileclerk‏ @boringfileclerk 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Loomin_Knotty @nytimes

        And lived to regret having read them.

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      7. L ➰ ➰min Kn ➰tty‏ @Loomin_Knotty 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @boringfileclerk @nytimes

        So u hated the books but still read all 5...?

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      8. boringfileclerk‏ @boringfileclerk 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Loomin_Knotty @nytimes

        Only to mock my friends who are huge fans of them.

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      2. RK Crosby‏ @ktxby 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Spoiler much? Some of the rest of the world still hasn't seen it.

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      3. Beechie‏ @Beechie 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @ktxby @nytimes

        How wasn't it #1 on your to-do list?!

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      4. RK Crosby‏ @ktxby 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Beechie

        I'm trying to finish a chapter for my PhD #discipline

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      5. Beechie‏ @Beechie 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @ktxby

        Yeah, but...

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      6. RK Crosby‏ @ktxby 8 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Beechie

        Ok... ok...

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      7. Beechie‏ @Beechie 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @ktxby

        Did you finish your chapter AND GoT?

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      8. RK Crosby‏ @ktxby 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Beechie

        On the train home now.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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