Fitz Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Hi, Just wondered if anyone else was a fan of this epic series of books and / or had watched the HBO adaptation of part 1 'A Game of Thrones'? I have spent far too much time reading these of late, but saying that its always a good excuse for a smoke on the garden..
perfectform Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 I started reading the series before "storm" was released and just recently finished "Dance". Fantastic series, and HBO did a great adaptation for TV. Can't wait for the 2nd season!
Skitalets Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 I've read the first two books. Starting on the third soon. My wife and I watched the first ep of the tv series but weren't impressed.
Fitz Posted December 4, 2011 Author Posted December 4, 2011 I started reading the series before "storm" was released and just recently finished "Dance". Fantastic series, and HBO did a great adaptation for TV. Can't wait for the 2nd season! Just finishing 'Feast for Crows' at present, hoping to find 'Dance with Dragons' in my stocking this Christmas. Season 2 starts in April, looking forward to seeing the new characters brought to life.. Go Stannis!
mbrody Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 On book 5 now. Tv adaptation was very literal and true to the book. Looking forward to season 2...
theholmesmob Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 Considering getting into the books but the HBO series was great and looking forward to the next series in anticipation.
frenchkiwi Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 On book 5 now. Tv adaptation was very literal and true to the book. Looking forward to season 2... for sure they've got the author as a producer of the show... good on HBO! warning to all those out there, "A Feast for Crows" vol. 4? is Very poor compared to first three. Author suffered from writer's block for a long time and it shows. i'd recommend skim reading a lot of the boring and irrelevant stuff in here where there is little or no relevant action, poor characterisation, and a lot of tedious "writing my way out of a writer's block". some precious hours of lost sleep i wish i could reclaim. Vol.5 gets better again with some action relevant to the overarching plot and some of the good characters back in, but still not quite worth the first three...
perfectform Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 for sure they've got the author as a producer of the show... good on HBO! warning to all those out there, "A Feast for Crows" vol. 4? is Very poor compared to first three. Author suffered from writer's block for a long time and it shows. i'd recommend skim reading a lot of the boring and irrelevant stuff in here where there is little or no relevant action, poor characterisation, and a lot of tedious "writing my way out of a writer's block". some precious hours of lost sleep i wish i could reclaim. Vol.5 gets better again with some action relevant to the overarching plot and some of the good characters back in, but still not quite worth the first three... Agreed, though I was reluctant to say so beacuse I didn't want to turn folks off to the series. I was even more disappointed with Dance because 4 was incredibly boring and STILL things from Storm are not resolved. I hate to say this but I fear George may be veering into Robert Jordan (R.I.P.) territory with this series (incredible start, tedious and looooong finish.) I'm hoping Winds will deliver the goods.
mbrody Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 for sure they've got the author as a producer of the show... good on HBO! warning to all those out there, "A Feast for Crows" vol. 4? is Very poor compared to first three. Author suffered from writer's block for a long time and it shows. i'd recommend skim reading a lot of the boring and irrelevant stuff in here where there is little or no relevant action, poor characterisation, and a lot of tedious "writing my way out of a writer's block". some precious hours of lost sleep i wish i could reclaim. Vol.5 gets better again with some action relevant to the overarching plot and some of the good characters back in, but still not quite worth the first three... Good points and I agree with you Kiwi and Luke. I can skim/speed read, so I just whip through it. I want to say it was book 3 that the real action and twists occurred. Either way, I am happy to have something to read. Being a fan of Tolkien, nothing has been able to keep me interested until this, but I think it has more to do with me stumbling back into books...
BobLobLaw Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 I have enjoyed all five books. Agree that book 4 was the slowest/worst. I feel like the author got overwhelmed by the sheer volume of characters and storylines and book four was used to tell all the minor plot lines at once. In any case I plowed through the five books and am looking forward to the sixth. I have not seen the HBO series.
thechenman Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 Sadly...I'd never heard of them and haven't watched the HBO Series...
frenchkiwi Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 Sadly...I'd never heard of them and haven't watched the HBO Series... 1st 3 are definitely worth a read! he is no tolkien and this is not really "high" fantasy, but it has other qualities: the plot, the plot, and ... the plotting dwarf? ;-) when i tried the first one, i thought - this reads like a tv series script. and sure enough, this guy Martin has written a lot of tv scripts as well. (and then the tv series started filming couple years later LOL). Rollicking page turners with a modern, cynical edge to them, but still squarely part of the medieval fantasy genre. Unlikely to disappoint unless you ain't keen on sex, violence, and slightly amoral outcomes...
sloth Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Season 2 less than a month away baby! As much as I want the party to get started... It would be awesome if the season 2 premiere was an April fools joke.
canadianbeaver Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 I watched season 1 recently. LOVED IT! The filming, costumes, music... the actors, all beautiful. Cannot wait for season 2! Lisa
Tony1T Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Loved the series but haven't read the book(s) so I can't compare.
mbrody Posted May 4, 2013 Posted May 4, 2013 This season is just staring to heat up...looking good so far.
khomeinist Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 Decent show though this season has strayed from the books a bit more than I would like. The fight between Sandor and Lord Beric was impressive. Dinklage (Tyrion) and Coster-Waldau (Kingslayer) are beyond excellent in their respective roles. I just wish they had left the extra Sansa Stark and Margaery Tyrell scenes on the cutting room floor.
mbrody Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Good episode tonight. For those that did not read, the reaction was OMG!
Zim27 Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Well, last nights episode should take care of your problem.....sorry for the spoiler just too funny not to comment.
Ken Gargett Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 just saw this thread and had no idea it was a few years old. by chance, i ordered the first of the books last week. not seen the shows but hear good things. will probably wait till all done then order them as a set and watch right through.
Dimmers Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Saw the latest episode last night (season3episode9)....what the f*ck! Wife and I woke up this morning still in shock.
Wang Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Saw the latest episode last night (season3episode9)....what the f*ck! Wife and I woke up this morning still in shock. Just saw it as well... Now I'm off to cry myself to sleep...
CBL Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Saw the episode last night, woke up to find my jaw still hadn't returned from the floor. Ridiculously good scene, can't even imagine how the season finale will top that.
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