I happen to think of myself as a voracious reader and during my search for epics on Fantasy (no pun intended!) and Adventure, came across the a promising series called "A Song of Ice and Fire".
A quick online search was promising and I immediately proceeded to buy the first two titles. However, I am ashamed to admit that my patience get the better of me and after an excruciatingly slow read of the first part - "Game of Thrones", I abandoned my conquest of further annexation of the rest of the titles.
So when I came across the HBO mini series titled the Game of Thrones; I was skeptical at the very least. Movies and mini series based on popular book titles have a knack of disappointing the audience who constantly refers to the finely detailed characters dancing to the plots and sub plots an author so painstakingly details out.
Hence, with mild trepidation, I did decide to watch at least the first episode and take it from there. Alas, as usual I was disappointed with the entire episode and the unfolding of the story. However, it was one of those weekends when one doesn't have much to do and since I had anyway the whole series with me, it was decided to let it just play to fill the day with some couch-potato-ness. Man, was I in for a surprise, my disappointment soon turned to bewilderment when I realized I had watched an entire season back to back and it was 2 in the morning already!
The story at times will give you an impression of "inspired by The Lord of the Rings" but the treatment and the stark gore and deceit will make you put those thoughts to rest. The fantasy realm also heavily borrows the realities of the yesteryear's royalty - Deathly allegiances, incest, bastard children all clamor for the viewer's attention. Alas, the second season is not due till the next year and I am in this case not ashamed to admit; I'd rather watch the story than read the endless drawl of our beloved writer. Do watch this saga if you are a sucker for faulty knights, lying kings, bloody battles, lore of dragons and the sleepless walks of the zombies.
A quick online search was promising and I immediately proceeded to buy the first two titles. However, I am ashamed to admit that my patience get the better of me and after an excruciatingly slow read of the first part - "Game of Thrones", I abandoned my conquest of further annexation of the rest of the titles.
So when I came across the HBO mini series titled the Game of Thrones; I was skeptical at the very least. Movies and mini series based on popular book titles have a knack of disappointing the audience who constantly refers to the finely detailed characters dancing to the plots and sub plots an author so painstakingly details out.
Hence, with mild trepidation, I did decide to watch at least the first episode and take it from there. Alas, as usual I was disappointed with the entire episode and the unfolding of the story. However, it was one of those weekends when one doesn't have much to do and since I had anyway the whole series with me, it was decided to let it just play to fill the day with some couch-potato-ness. Man, was I in for a surprise, my disappointment soon turned to bewilderment when I realized I had watched an entire season back to back and it was 2 in the morning already!
The story at times will give you an impression of "inspired by The Lord of the Rings" but the treatment and the stark gore and deceit will make you put those thoughts to rest. The fantasy realm also heavily borrows the realities of the yesteryear's royalty - Deathly allegiances, incest, bastard children all clamor for the viewer's attention. Alas, the second season is not due till the next year and I am in this case not ashamed to admit; I'd rather watch the story than read the endless drawl of our beloved writer. Do watch this saga if you are a sucker for faulty knights, lying kings, bloody battles, lore of dragons and the sleepless walks of the zombies.
