i rarely get into any of the 'seasons' these days but i had to watch this to see if sean bean lasted a while and i found myself hooked...as previously said it can be a bit 'who is who again?' but you do tend to catch up as it goes. a definite watch from me.
That's what I thought, it debuted in 2011 and if you haven't tried it by now it's because it's not your sort of thing and you probably know that. Great show though, many memorable moments. Some of them arses.
Watched an episode and a half of season 1 when it first came out. Couldn’t see any reason to watch more so didn’t bother.
I started reading the books just ahead of the TV series coming out, and got up to book 5, and then thought "why am I still reading this, almost everyone that I've enjoyed reading about is now dead, and it's now introducing new characters that I care less about?", so I stopped. I still watched all the TV series and enjoyed much of it, but it's got similar issues, and the ending was weak. I think that's a problem with many epic long running series. The start has to be a good story, to get people hooked on it. They then churn out more seasons to the existing formula because people are watching it / reading it. At some point they run out of ideas to keep it going, and then there's a disappointing ending. I prefer shorter stories where there's a pay off in the ending. A single book or maybe up to a trilogy, but nothing longer. The ending should be the best bit, not the worst.
I enjoyed the whole series right from the start, would recommend it you will soon know if it's your cup of tea.
The question was is GOT worth watching, so no i havnt seen it. Why in your opinion will it not be my thing. and how can you switch to Miranda, baffles me.
There are a lot of brilliant moments in GoT and top notch storylines. As mentioned, the quality of the later seasons is a lot lower - like going from a Michelin restaurant to a decent bar meal!
Agree. sopranos is the best tv series ever, but I thoroughly enjoyed GOT. Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are brilliant too.
Does anybody else get the feeling that the author of GOT was influenced by the history of U.K? The map in the opening titles is a little similar to the British Isles and the battles of and for the different kingdoms reminiscent of our early history. Or is it just me suffering the after effects of an alcohol soaked youth?
It was. As someone has said "war of the roses. The Wall is the one just up the road and beyond the wall is Scotland. Kings Landing (London) etc.
