[Game of Thrones] Season 1 (spoiler-free discussion)

Thanks, but this is spoiler-free discussion. You just gave away that a certain character is still alive at page 325.

 

Great way to end the season!

 

"Because of men like you!"

"There are no men like me, there's only me."

Comes straight out of the book.

 

Awesome season and epic final moments. I really need to read the next book because Spring 2012 is realllllyyyy far away.

 

I actually thought that ending might turn off some of the non-readers. There is such an influx of fantastical elements (dragons/magic/zombie drogo). These things had been more peripheral before.

 

book sales are going to skyrocket even more than they have already, people not wanting to wait a year to find out what happens next

 

box set 20 bucks + shipping...

Link

 

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/06/19/game-of-thrones-season-finale/

 

Damn I'm going to miss this show. After not knowing what was going to happen for the majority of the season, this last hour was some what predictable; still enjoyed the hour though.

I'm struggling with the decision to go to the Library and pick up these books or waiting till next spring for season 2.

 

So if I were to start reading the second book, it would pick up where season 1 left off?

 

I'm going to be married and have friggin children by the time this damn show actually has some sort of closure of some extent..

 

Yes, exactly where it left off.

The only issue might be some of the minor characters that reappear in the second book that aren't really mentioned in the show.

Either way, George Martin does a pretty good job giving a few sentences of "catch-up" material after each important person in the beginning of each book to remind people who they are.

 

Yeah, I agree. I'm halfway through Book 2 and I couldn't imagine not having read the first.

 

What a fun season it was. I know that George RR Martin is getting some money from HBO but with all the books he will sell because of this series he should be paying them.

It's very cool that people are enjoying it enough to go back and read the books. It really is a great series.

 

Here's why I disagree that it's a soap opera. The characters in this show have so much more depth and complexity than characters in a soap opera. There may be dramatic turns, and reveals regarding characters, but that alone doesn't make it a soap opera.

It is more low fantasy than high fantasy and that may throw some fantasy fans for a loop, or not be the style that they enjoy. But it still doesn't make it a soap opera.

 

I always found the "But... but... it's a soap opera" argument pretty funny and weak. And I've seen it used so many times now that it's almost become cliche. I can't say I've seen too many soap operas, but I doubt their this badass and in depth. Not every period piece or fantasy story needs to have epic battles and pew pew magic at every turn. If that's all you looking for then your missing out on some great stuff.

 

$20 bucks doesn't seem bad. Are the books really long and is it worth buying?

 

Yeah, they're all pretty long, off the top of my head I'd say they're all 1,000+ pages or pretty close to it. And they're definitely worth reading.

 

I enjoy the audiobooks, can listen to them in the car or working out or walking the dog. You can find them online if you know where to look.

Roy Dotrice the narrator is awesome.