A Game of Thrones - TV Show Discussion Thread

[DaShi]

What's the plan for the series when it reaches the latest book?

[Imran Siddiqui]

You'll be fine as long as you can make it to 2020, give or take a few years.

Ain't that the truth!

[-Jrabbit]

Haven't read them; no immediate plans to do so. The TV series will be my canon until it ends.

[Dinner]

GRRM interviewed by BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18172737

[embalmer42]

At this point I wouldn't find that at all surprising. The "book" is generally better than the "movie" and I'm less impressed with the TV version of GoT with each episode.

If the books ever get finished I will read them after the TV version and get a whole new bunch of surprises (presuming of course I survive that long).

You'll be fine as long as you can make it to 2020, give or take a few years.

[Wezil]

That's ok. The books are better .

At this point I wouldn't find that at all surprising. The "book" is generally better than the "movie" and I'm less impressed with the TV version of GoT with each episode.

If the books ever get finished I will read them after the TV version and get a whole new bunch of surprises (presuming of course I survive that long).

[rah]

I'm glad I read the books a good while ago. I remember a lot of the major points but don't remember a lot of the details so I'm not upset when they change some minor details to make it fit into a TV series. The story still unfolds and I enjoy seeing some scenes that I don't remember (or were changed). I never went back to the books after the long layoff because I'm always worried that I have forgotten so much that it will distract from the enjoyment. I figure after I watch the first few seasons, it will be enough to go back and finish the books.

[Imran Siddiqui]

That's ok. The books are better .

[Wezil]

Reading the books now would just spoil the TV shows.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well start reading .

[OzzyKP]

So many spoilers! There is no one for us non-book people to talk to.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Spoiler:

Of course, later on Arya will, I think likely, be a badass assassin who is capable of killing her family's enemies herself in a most awesome and spectacular manner. I'm getting Ezio vibes.

Most definitely.

Spoiler:

though they seem to be killing each other off

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

A new facial expression from Robb Stark! Well done, lad! We knew you could do it!

Good episode. This show does Machiavellian intrigue better than big emotions, and this was an intriguer.

[regexcellent]

Spoiler:

Of course, later on Arya will, I think likely, be a badass assassin who is capable of killing her family's enemies herself in a most awesome and spectacular manner. I'm getting Ezio vibes.

[Dinner]

Whoah. How are Arya and Bran morons?

Spoiler:

Bran is a bit of a moron for running off to the north, into danger when one of his father's bannermen would have taken him in and protected him but he heard about a "green dream" and just had to "run" (be carried) off into wildling territory. Arya isn't a moron but she should have not named petty men for assassination and instead should have named key leaders if she wanted to help her family (Tywin and the Mountain would have been good) while she really half assed the whole escaping back to the north thing before finally sailing away to another continent without even really knowing why.