Game of Thrones

[Gogan]

I don't have HBO so I never saw this show last year, even though everyone I knew that saw it raved about it.

Well, now it's out on DVD. Just spent the day watching it, and yeah, it's as good as everyone says it is. A lot of things in the show *really* reminded me of Skyrim. Can't wait for season 2, which is supposed to premiere in April.

Highly recommended if you haven't seen it yet!

[rursusferre]

It's fucking amazing. Same thing happened to me and my wife. Finally caught it and it blew our minds. Ordering HBO just fort the next season.

[Onion]

WTF when did you get married rufus? Was my invite lost in the mail?

[Yooxra]

Yeah this show is amazing to say the least. Can't wait for S2 coming up in 2 weeks.

[rursusferre]

Last year onion. Must have gotten lost.

[Rottenzombie]

The books are amazing too. Goes into way more detail.

[Onion]

After reading the books, I can't imagine watching this show without knowing some of the stuff you get from the narration in the books. Honestly, I found understanding the relationships and NAMES of everyone in the show/books simply not possible with only watching the show.

Highly, highly recommend everyone read the books. And if you're into reading into the theories behind the series here is a really great site http://towerofthehand.com/ .

[Gogan]

Yeah, I had a pretty hard time remembering everyone's name from watching the show. Early on, I could only remember Robert was the king, and Ned Stark -- only because they say their names a lot. But even still, Ned will always be known as Boromir (LotR) by me. I remembered Arya's name, because it's a cool name and I like her character. Of course, the "dwarf/imp" is one of my favorites too, and I don't know his name. Same with the Khaleesi. Awesome character, but I'll be damned if I remember her name.

Fortunately, I didn't find it terribly important to remember everyone's name. I can imagine there's TONS of good backstory you'd get from the books, though.

P.S. The dire wolves are awesome. I hope Arya and her wolf are reunited at some point.

[Pathology]

Just imagine the wolves as 3 times bigger. That is they tip I got from my friend who read the books. Makes them even cooler.

[rursusferre]

Yeah there is definitely a "learning curve" to the show at first. Tons of characters, with difficult names, with complicated plot. But it makes after a few episodes and is just so awesome.