• Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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    Game of thrones actually came out in 1996.

    The first five books were already written and published by the time the TV show started.

    The fifth one was published just a few months after that first season of the TV show.

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      They were being cheeky, cause the author is well into a decade+ writing the 2nd to last novel in the series.

      I think most people have accepted at least the final book will never happen, that dudes not living the healthiest life right now anyways.

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          No dramas, I was being cheeky. I’ve also read the books. I was pleasantly surprised with how well the show portrayed the books (merging of some characters, but expected). Until a point…

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            Got it, thanks.

            I actually had a conversation with someone who had seen the promos for game of thrones season 1 or heard about it somewhere, and we had this huge conversation because I had just finished reading the books and they didn’t even know there was a book series.

            After trying the first season a couple times and not getting into it, I didn’t really follow it so I’m not sure if most viewers even know that it’s based on a book series.

            I have seen a lot of articles about Martin not publishing any new books though?

            I am going to give the show a third try eventually, but I just liked it the second time as much as the first for how poorly I thought the books were being adapted.

            It’s good to hear that you enjoyed it, maybe I was just too close to the books still. The last time I watched game of thrones was maybe 5 years ago.

            Hopefully my brain has decayed enough to give it another shot.

            But then everybody hates the last two seasons with a passion, right? And that’s like 30% of the show?

            Mmm.

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              Basically once the show outpaced the books it went to shit.

              If you didn’t like the first season, maybe just jump in at season two for your next watch?

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                I was thinking the same thing now that a few people have extolled the virtues of the middle seasons.

                I’m probably going to do that. Just jump into season 2.

                I really do like starting from the beginning of something, but season one is such a letdown I think I’m not going to get past the hump until I find out what it is everybody likes about the TV show specifically.

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            I thought the show did very well until they ran out of material to adapt and started having to improvise. The showrunners had a great talent for putting things on the screen, but they couldn’t write their way out of a paper bag.

            (disclaimer, I only watched the first few seasons, plus a couple of episodes in S8 when a friend was organizing watch parties)