Game of thrones or A Song of Ice and Fire?
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Game of thrones or A Song of Ice and Fire?
But when you consider the books... Its still pretty much open. Raegar's son ( from his first wife ) is alive and according to the chapters released by Martin has already taken Storm's End (Baratheon's headquarters) , Sansa is still on Vale, Blackfish still alive, Lady Stone heart aka Catherine Stark wants Jaime's head and if the chapter of dance with dragons be considered then Brienna is taking it to her, Bran is stuck on some weird vision, Tyrion is with the second sons with Jorah and the little Penny , Stanis is still ki king and if reports suggest is doung quite well for himself and... Jon is still dead! So many cliffhangers in a single book with the chances of taking off in so many directions. Really what's not to like?
But what about you guys, which one do you think was better, the book or the TV series?
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The first three books are more or less the same as the TV shows but what truely gets exciting is from book four. Continue reading it and you will see the difference.ebethina wrote:I wouldn't know which to decide from because I just recently purchased the game of thrones since they were incredibly cheap. I have never heard of A Song of Ice and Fire.
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certain characters in certain places at certain ocations). In the fifth they rushed many events and erased many secondary plots with new characters. It's not like all of that was necessarily a bad thing; for instance, switching Sansa for Jeyne Poole seemed right, just as Jon Snow's fate in the series in contrast to that of DoD given the conflict between the wildlings and the crows in the wall felt forced. From season six onwards, the lack of source material is very noticeable. Although some moments have been very well achieved, one can see the lack of building up towards them and the repetitiveness in the situations and dialogues between the characters.
You have to take into account that this opinion comes from someone who felt somewhat disappointed with A Feast for Crows, and who also felt that A Dance with Dragons draged a little too long considering the plot. I think the story got lost too much in secondary characters and new locations considering how it began around the conflict between the Starks and the Lanisters plus the ghost of the Targaryens. The development of the last seasons in also an obvious consequence of Martin's delay in finishing his last two books; even so, I think they could have adapted FoC and DoD in at least three seasons to compensate...
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I was thinking very much the same thing about reading unsavory scenes versus seeing them. All the gore and sexual content is easier to handle in a book format. I can censor my own visuals but when it's on the tv I end up peaking through my fingers until it ends.
I really enjoyed the seasons I saw of the show but the books are just so captivating.
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