Kit Harrington. .. what a spolied, ignorant *beep* After 30 years of civil war Belfast is thriving enough to host a production as big as Game of Thrones. I remember the bombs he so arrogantly and cluelessly alluded to in that Seth whatshisface interview. Belitling our painful history is just vile.
shareI do think he thought he was being funny. Though it kind of back fired and is how seen as a bit of a plonker.
Isn't he from a uppercrust family? Belfast is probably too working class for him😀
Not really concerned with Belfast as we have dealt with a lot worse than a spoilt tv star, but I am sure that the local production staff and extras etc on Games of Thrones will be annoyed with him that for them to have a job he has to put up with staying in Belfast😞
Actually he not a bit of a plonker, he is a PLONKER
I live in the midwestern region of the U.S. where we've had countless tornadoes and floods, and will continue to until the end of time. Due to the devastation and not always having the money to rebuild, some of the cities and towns out here aren't the prettiest. If and when there are movies or tv shows filmed out here, I don't expect the actors to be fake and say that it is just for the sake of being polite. I think he was just mostly comparing it to the majestic architecture of the other countries like Croatia, Morocco, or Spain which of course are very beautiful visually. I really don't think he meant anything insulting to the people of Belfast. Not to mention that Seth is the one who brought up Belfast not being as "nice" as the other places.
shareI think his comments are being entirely misinterpreted. He was being playful, saying that the things Belfast is best known for were depressing things -- including his own show, which he called the most depressing show on television. If he were being serious he wouldn't be bad mouthing his own show. I've read several interviews with him where he's been very complimentary of Belfast and its people. His only gripe has been the cold, wet weather, in comparison to the other locations where it's sunny and warm.
Maybe our senses of humor are very different, but it seemed obvious to me that he wasn't serious, and I didn't come away from that interview thinking any less of Belfast. If anything has affected my opinion of that city, it's the massive overreaction. I've seen people on the internet tear him apart, say he's no longer welcome there and even threatening violence if he shows his face there again. If Belfast really wants travelers to come visit, it shouldn't behave in such an angry and humorless way and lighten up a bit! The nastiness I've seen over the last few days leaves a really negative impression.
Isn't The Fall filmed in Belfast? It looks like a very nice city to me.
shareI think his comments were not bellicose and were only in the spirit of good-humoured irony.
You have to accept Belfast is in a northern climate - bound to get cold, wet and windy sometimes. :)
You're making an awfully big mountain out of this molehill. Perhaps you need to learn that not everything is an offensive comment directed at you?
shareim just greatful he was not blown up by some crazy irish soccer holligans while filming there
shareThanx to those of you that get the fact that he was only kidding! From what interviews I've heard so far, Kit has a very dry/deadpan sense (my favorite kind)--sadlty, it's also the easiest to misinterpret. And apparently some folks haven't read his bio right here on imdb--he's happens to be part Irish...
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