The Curious Case of Game of Thrones
Show of hands: how many people believed, back in 1997, that George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire would become a full-blown cultural phenomenon? Anybody? I didn’t think so. And yet, here we are. In one week, the fourth season of Game of Thrones will premier on HBO. These ten hours of television […]
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Mohamed
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Apr 07, 2014 02:59AM
Honestly, I think most of it is HBO's doing.
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I, luckily, got into the books before HBO announced they were making the TV series. But not much before. I'd call it fortuitous timing, really! I'm also, luckily, still ahead of them on the books. Which is also good, because the books are still better.The only problem with all this is it means GRRM spends more time flouncing around than ever, instead of knuckling down and writing.
Interestingly enough, I actually still seem to be in a minority when it comes to reading the series. Of those that do know about it that I've spoken to, some aren't aware that the series is a book adaptation!
