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Old 09-24-2011, 09:07 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Love the HBO series, now I needa grab the books. Didn't know they were so popular
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Season two starts in april.
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This show is amazing. I cannot wait for season two. Its like Sopranos with swords!
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This show is amazing. I cannot wait for season two. Its like Sopranos with swords!

Have you checked out the books? They are damn good reads.
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No i haven't, but i tend to stick with the incarnation i come across first so i won't read the books until the show gets cancelled.
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No i haven't, but i tend to stick with the incarnation i come across first so i won't read the books until the show gets cancelled.

I hear ya, i was already reading them before the show. The show makes the books so much better, because as you read your mind puts all the names and faces together automatically.

Plus the books are good when waiting for the next season to start.
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Thats the thing, I have discovered this series in the TV incarnation, so I want to be surprised by plot points. Like the end of season 1 blew me away. Way i see it, if i enjoy it, why should i read the script ahead of time
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Music to my ears. Been playing Skyrim... Kinda makes me feel like ive been playing Game of Thrones meets Oblivion
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Because, as much as I liked the show, the book was FAR better. There is so much going on in the Game of Thrones plot that you just cannot cover it in a 10-hour show. They skipped over a lot of subtle details completely that really add to the story and make it even more interesting.
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Because, as much as I liked the show, the book was FAR better. There is so much going on in the Game of Thrones plot that you just cannot cover it in a 10-hour show. They skipped over a lot of subtle details completely that really add to the story and make it even more interesting.
Yup, like how they marginalized the wolves way too much in the beginning.
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Yup, like how they marginalized the wolves way too much in the beginning.
Yeah they did. You could almost forget about them completely.

That and they barely touched Bran's dreams he was having about the raven with 3 eyes and whatnot.
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No i haven't, but i tend to stick with the incarnation i come across first so i won't read the books until the show gets cancelled.
Compromise. Read the first book and then wait till the 2nd season is over to read the 2nd.
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I'd prefer to know the FULL storyline and see just how well they follow it, than to watch a watered down version of the full storyline first. But, thats me.
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Yeah they did. You could almost forget about them completely.

That and they barely touched Bran's dreams he was having about the raven with 3 eyes and whatnot.
The first time I read the series, I could not understand that whole dream sequence in Winterfell. I must have reread the surrounding chapters like three times.

I hope they are able to keep making the series though. The great thing about the books is the almost extreme amount of character development you get, Arya being the immediate and most well known one.

Add in a dash of political intrigue, lots of violence, and main characters actually DYING for once makes for some good fun on HBO.
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The first time I read the series, I could not understand that whole dream sequence in Winterfell. I must have reread the surrounding chapters like three times.

I hope they are able to keep making the series though. The great thing about the books is the almost extreme amount of character development you get, Arya being the immediate and most well known one.

Add in a dash of political intrigue, lots of violence, and main characters actually DYING for once makes for some good fun on HBO.
I liked the dream sequences, personally.

Good fun, and good storytelling. Because how often do you see main characters who actually have a chance to die? You never know what will happen next...have you read book two yet? Or just book one?
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