HBO's Game of Thrones

Anybody else watch the premiere?

I'm going to have to watch it again to sort everything out, but on the whole, it was well-made, well-acted and full of nudity and sword-play. What's not to like?

 

We just watched it.
Seems OK.

 

It follows the book very closely. I bet it would be hard to get into if you haven't read the book.

Looks like they put a lot of money into it.

 

Yeah, I haven't read the books. I was big into LoTR and D&D when I was younger, but got out of the fantasy genre as a whole when I was a teenager.

That said, I tend to give all HBO shows a chance. And this one looks like a keeper.

 

This is kind of fantasy-ish. But it's more realistic, gritty Middle Ages stuff with a dash of fantasy thrown in.

 

It pretty much hooked me with the opening scene. Yeah, and the last one, too. Wow. Rough.

 

The New Yorker had a really interesting piece about the author, George Martin. It was about how fans of the book have become incensed with him for not writing the latest book in a timely manner. Some have grown to hate him. The story's about what does an author owe his readers.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/11/110411fa_fact_miller

 

For those who have read the books, I'd ask that you keep any spoilers out of this thread. Obviously, any of us can find out what is going to happen at any time, but I definitely prefer to just go along with the HBO ride without knowing what's coming and trying to compare it to the books.

 

OK, but you know that there's a magic ring they have to take back to Mordor, right?

 

I second this.

 

Dammit, Ace, where's the spoiler alert!!!

 

I watch 'True Blood' without any interest in reading the books. I think I can do the same with this.