Game of Thrones

[SethMode]

Finishing up the book I'm currently reading (sports book) and am going fiction with the next book I read. Considering Game of Thrones but also feel like going lazy and watching the tv show would suffice...

The TV show is great, but George R. R. Martin is really a great writer too. I think that you should do both, honestly. My girlfriend says that reading each book after each season makes that season much better, while I say having read the books beforehand makes each season better. So I guess you can't really lose.

[Bomberooski]

The TV show is great, but George R. R. Martin is really a great writer too. I think that you should do both, honestly. My girlfriend says that reading each book after each season makes that season much better, while I say having read the books beforehand makes each season better. So I guess you can't really lose.

Is each season = 1 book?

[SethMode]

Is each season = 1 book?

Season 1 = book 1...after that it gets a little hazy. There are things in book 3 in season 2, and things left out of season 2 that were in book 2, that apparently will come up in season 3 (and they have already said that book 3 will be split in two for season 3 and 4).

[Palooza]

I STILL have a boner.

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[NAHSTE]

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[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Season 1 = book 1...after that it gets a little hazy. There are things in book 3 in season 2, and things left out of season 2 that were in book 2, that apparently will come up in season 3 (and they have already said that book 3 will be split in two for season 3 and 4).

Yeah, its getting a little murky in regard to keeping seasons lined up with books. We're now in some hodge podge of Book 2 and parts of Book 3 and Season 3 is going to have some hodge podge of Books 2, 3, 4.

Its working for TV, so I can't complain...but there are some parts that I'm like "hmmmm" because people are missing, plots are a little distorted...

[NAHSTE]

season 2 of GOT reminded me of season 2 of Heroes.

:hodorpls:

[Villain]

They have to do that because the books don't exactly follow a linear timeline. There's just so much shit going on and all if it matters. Martin has said that he deliberately wrote this series to be too big for the movies, they'll have to scale things down and rearrange events in order to cram it all into 10 episodes every year with each season ending on a banger. Luckily, they have lots of good starting and stopping points to choose from in the books.

[Houston]

I don't mind finales that are crammed with stuff, makes me think there's alot coming up in the next season.

[SethMode]

Yeah, its getting a little murky in regard to keeping seasons lined up with books. We're now in some hodge podge of Book 2 and parts of Book 3 and Season 3 is going to have some hodge podge of Books 2, 3, 4.

Its working for TV, so I can't complain...but there are some parts that I'm like "hmmmm" because people are missing, plots are a little distorted...

Yeah, the Reeds specifically, which I guess they said are going to be in it, but I wonder what the circumstance would be (although with that entire plotline I guess they can really fudge anything give the nature Jojen's "abilities"). It does seem to be working for TV though, so can't argue there.

[NAHSTE]

I was a little concerned midway through this season with how far they were veering from the book story, but they've managed to get things back on the road in recent weeks. I think they are doing a great job, all things considered, and the added characters in s3 will allow them to flesh things out even more.

[SethMode]

I was a little concerned midway through this season with how far they were veering from the book story, but they've managed to get things back on the road in recent weeks. I think they are doing a great job, all things considered, and the added characters in s3 will allow them to flesh things out even more.

Agreed. It's amazing, honestly, that they've pulled it off this well, even for HBO. I spent like 3 hours in the SOIAF wiki the other day, and as if I didn't already know this after reading all 5 books but...this shit is DENSE. There are VERY detailed pages on the history of characters that are only mentioned briefly at times. It's insane.

I think it also speaks to how well they've pulled this off that I know multiple females that love the show, have only seen the show, and don't even have 100% of a grasp on certain character's NAMES. It's a very well done series that probably won't get the credit it deserves by some reviewers because it is in the "fantasy" genre.