Only if it was the man he was originally sentenced for murdering, and then he'd have to go back and finish the rest of his 45 year sentence. I think. Not quite sure if double jeopardy works like that.
And dye his hair/facial hair, obviously. And colored contacts for the mismatched eye colors.
I can only think of a handful of characters that would need any serious prosthetics, especially in the first episode/season. The Hound, primarily, with his burn scars.
Indeed. Though they could easily just leave him as is. I don't recall it being vital to the plot that he be grotesque, except of course---
Edit: "Tyrion is a misshapen dwarf with stunted legs, a jutting forehead, mismatched eyes of green and black, and lank, white-blonde hair. When he grows a...
He was the top choice in pretty much every casting discussion at Westeros.org (ASoIaF fan site), and probably elsewhere as well. I think he'll make a great Tyrion.
I don't know much about the TV business, but I was under the impression that pilots were generally only seen by executives and not aired until/unless the series is picked up and aired.
Edit: From the Winter is Coming blog:
These things take time. It probably seems like it's taking longer than usual because we heard about the project right at the beginning, rather than some time during production.
With any luck, they'll have a finished pilot by the end of the year or early next year (not sure which is more...
Updates:
Northern Ireland has been chosen as a shooting location (with rumors of Scotland and Morocco as additional shooting locations), and filming is set to start in October. They've been given free use of Paint Hall, a film studio in N. Ireland, and a million dollar grant on the condition...
Just started a blog with a few friends. I haven't actually posted anything myself yet, and we haven't exactly decided on any specific direction for it.
http://www.flash-bang.org/
The system goes on-line April 1st, 2009. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Conficker begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, April 1st. In a panic, they try to pull the plug. Conficker fights back. It launches its missiles against...