It's just really well written, and the characters are deep and complex. It's fantasy and yet it has a feeling of authenticity, you find yourself thinking that these are truly human beings. Or it's like anime, haggis, and anal sex; to each his own.
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It's just really well written, and the characters are deep and complex. It's fantasy and yet it has a feeling of authenticity, you find yourself thinking that these are truly human beings. Or it's like anime, haggis, and anal sex; to each his own.
It's fantasy, but magic is extremely sparse, there are no elves or dwarves or hobbits running about, and it's so heavily influenced by GRRM's love of medieval history and glee of trampling on genre formula that elevates the tone of the series. I don't think GRRM's actual prose is anything fantastic, but his characterizations and dialogue are definitely quite a bit better than your typical genre writer.
Silent_Buddha
Legend
Well, I've avoided the 15 min thing as I want it all relatively fresh when it finally airs. However, they've started showing TV adverts for it and...
Umm, damn, I can't stop thinking of the actor, Sean Bean, as Boromir even when seeing him in the advert for this series. Hopefully, the show will be engrossing enough that Boromir will stop popping into my head everytime I see him on the screen. It doesn't help that his hair and look are quite similar to how he was portrayed as Boromir.
Still the TV adverts have me excited about this.
Regards,
SB
Umm, damn, I can't stop thinking of the actor, Sean Bean, as Boromir even when seeing him in the advert for this series. Hopefully, the show will be engrossing enough that Boromir will stop popping into my head everytime I see him on the screen. It doesn't help that his hair and look are quite similar to how he was portrayed as Boromir.
Still the TV adverts have me excited about this.
Regards,
SB
I loved the visuals of Ned sitting by the weirwood and Catelyn approaching him with the news of Jon's death.
Didn't care for some of the prologue changes though. The Others came off as sprinting zombies (at least according to my wife, sword-wielding zombies who like to decapitate), rather than the graceful and mocking creatures as depicted in the book. Catelyn and Cersei are both poorly cast, but nothing I can't live with. Sean Bean is quite good as Ned.
Didn't care for some of the prologue changes though. The Others came off as sprinting zombies (at least according to my wife, sword-wielding zombies who like to decapitate), rather than the graceful and mocking creatures as depicted in the book. Catelyn and Cersei are both poorly cast, but nothing I can't live with. Sean Bean is quite good as Ned.
chavvdarrr
Veteran
yup, probably cost-cutting?
I think the actress playing Catelyn looks old enough to be Ned's auntie. And I've never cared for the actress playing Cersei, not much talent there IMO.
Be interesting to see who they cast as Melisandre now that the 2nd season has been announced. Dare I hope for Christina Hendricks?
I think the production values are amazing. Tyrion is great and Ned is superb too. The kids are all doing fantastic jobs, Arya is just as I imagined her.
I also found the theme song to be very engaging. King Robert was much better than I imagined and Prince Joffrey is just as slimy as I imagined. I also can't wait until Viserys, uhm, well, I won't spoil it for people who haven't read the books.
I am not unhappy about it, though I kinda agree with John Reynolds about the walkers. Anyway, this is the best fantasy ever made for TV and the story is just starting.
I also found the theme song to be very engaging. King Robert was much better than I imagined and Prince Joffrey is just as slimy as I imagined. I also can't wait until Viserys, uhm, well, I won't spoil it for people who haven't read the books.
I am not unhappy about it, though I kinda agree with John Reynolds about the walkers. Anyway, this is the best fantasy ever made for TV and the story is just starting.
Also, the show has been renewed for a second season
http://grrm.livejournal.com/211736.html
Edit:JR, you beat me to it, but I have a link!11
http://grrm.livejournal.com/211736.html
Edit:JR, you beat me to it, but I have a link!11
chavvdarrr
Veteran
They are a bit older than expected. Cersei is handsome not "beautiful" and its really annoying to see how obviously her hair is coloured. They could just make it look as natural
As actresses they did really well.chavvdarrr
Veteran
Yes, those.
Loving the show so far.
Watched the last two episodes back to back without knowing anything about the books beyond that they involve fantasy and now I'm totally hooked. Would it be best to read the books before or after the first season? The pacing of the show is absolutely perfect but I just don't want to miss out on any major plot details.
I don't know, at this point you might as well watch the show before reading the book. You'll have a year to read books 2-5 before the 2nd season starts.