As an avid reader, I am often disappointed by what is represented by the silver screen. I initially get excited to see one of my favorite series on the big screen, and eventually walk away disgusted. For whatever reason, most shows and movies that are based on epic book series absolutely butcher the original content. So when I saw the preview for Game of Thrones on HBO, I was immediately skeptical. Oh, I was going to watch it, but I didn’t have high expectations.
I did hold a little hope because HBO is known for their high quality shows. I was absolutely shocked to watch the Pilot and realize that it followed the book almost to perfection. The language that is used by the actors is very similar to the way that it was written in the book, and events were not skipped. It stayed very true to the story without adding to it or removing from it. The acting is superb and I actually felt like I was looking into Winterfell for the first time. I feel like I’ve actually got faces to add to the characters that I’ve been reading about for a long time. If you have not read the books, you may feel as though the blatant sexuality is an addition from HBO to add some spice to the series.
This is not the case at all. The books contained all of the sexuality that is shown in the Pilot. I am very proud of HBO for producing an amazingly accurate product. I will be watching every week for sure. If you enjoyed what you saw in the Pilot, know that there are many other plot twists and action filled evenings to come. Game of Thrones has a ton of potential to be one of the greatest series that has ever been produced. I would highly recommend it to fans of the series and newcomers alike. UPDATE: I have now watched 3 Episodes and I wanted to come back and report some more. Even after 3 Episodes, the series is staying true to the written story. Overall the acting is still very good. I hate to watch a show that makes it look like the actors are reading a script. I don’t get this impression with this HBO adaptation. Each episode of this series leaves me itching for the next weekend. I really hate watching shows in real time because I enjoy absorbing several hours of a show at one time. But, a good show will keep you looking forward to it the whole week. A special note to viewers that have not read the books. Keep watching! This series has numerous twists and turns and full of epic battles and action. It may seem like it’s taking a little while to develop, but the reward is well worth the wait. Even after 3 episodes, I would still highly recommend this to anyone.
Love, betrayal, greed, murder, corruption All collides in mythical world of Westeros. George R. R. Martin’s world is unlike any other fantasy world you have ever seen. The main conflict lies between two families: House of Stark and House of Lannister, but there are many more stores to be told Eddard Stark ( Sean Bean) is the main character of the series, and the story is mostly about him. Since HBO has staked a lot of money into this series, there will be a lot of colorful characters, just like it the books. The art dept. has done a magnificent job by creating a whole new world from scratch. Costumes, armors, landscape, photography All has been done in well-known HBO way. Travel along side your heroes, from the cold North, and The Wall with Jon Snow, across the desert-city on the South, with Ned Stark, and join Daenerys and her riders on a mission to retrieve the Iron Throne. Let the Game of Thrones begin!
“Game of Thrones” has a reputation for gigantic penultimate episodes, followed by lower-key season finales. Well, so much for that theory. In a head-spinning sequence of events, the fifth season’s closing chapter delivered an abundance of jaw-dropping moments, ending one quest to sit on the Iron Throne and leaving other key players suspended – at least until the next go-round – in considerable peril. Although the season was marred by controversy regarding its brutal treatment of female characters, the finish offered a reminder that there is simply nothing else on TV to rival the show’s immersion into a world of such epic storytelling.
The credit “directed by David Nutter” –the pilot maestro who brought his distinctive touch to the shocking “Red Wedding” episode – might have been the first clue that this would be an hour that would command undivided attention. That began ( and SPOILER ALERT if you have yet to watch) with the inevitable assault by Stannis ( Stephen Dillane) on Winterfell, after having engaged in an act of barbarous self-interest in the previous episode by literally sacrificing his daughter on the altar of his own ambitions.
That Stannis not only had his forces routed but was dispatched by the noble knight Brienne ( Gwendoline Christie) brought a certain poetic closure to that thread, while doing little to ease anyone’s mind regarding the fate of Sansa ( Sophie Turner) , whose abuse at the hands of the sadistic Ramsay Bolton ( Iwan Rheon) triggered criticism earlier in the season.
So this is an honest opinion. Overall it is good and bad. It depends on you.