eh, yeah i have watched it....and i thought it was pure shite
the fact that sean bean is playing a similar character in both,in the same setting ,with dwarves ,sword play ,sorcery and all that kinda thing justifies the comparison...and like i said IMO.
Im not a huge fan of LOTR. it is a great book and good movies came from it .
Obviously the budget for LOTR was massive and i think it makes game of thrones look like a weak spin off - and yeah i know neither story is related.
Bro you have no Idea what you are talking about man. The show is based off one of a series of novels written by George R. R. Martin's called A Song of Ice and Fire. This show " game of thrones" is but a fraction of the books. In fact the novels this show is based on are not even finished yet and the author is still writing the last book do to come out in 2012 from what I know.
What is it that you don't like bro? That a actor is playing a character you don't like or something? It surly cant be that you think this is not a well written ?? Have you bothered to read the books?
I highly doubt you cant respect this authors work. I have read all of the books and so far I would have to say this is the best depiction of a novel I have seen. I read all of Jr tolkens books from the hobbit to lord of the wrings ending and I felt the movie was absolute crap capered to the books. All this done with 100 times the budget they have to work with on Game of thrones no less.
Trust me as this show Gaines popularity and the budget for it grows this may very well go down as one of the most acclaimed screen plays HBO has ever had a part in.
A have always been a fan of fantasy novels, D&D games, fictional worlds tales of knights, dragons , role-playing games and things like this. This is one of the best Novels ever.
Originally planned as a trilogy, the series now consists of four published volumes with the fifth expected to be published on July 12, 2011 and a further two planned. In addition there are three prequel novellas available, with several more planned, and a series of novellas consisting of excerpts of the main novels.
One of these excerpt novellas has won a Hugo Award.
The series has been translated into more than 20 languages[1] and the fourth volume reached the top of The New York Times bestseller lists upon its release. Overall, the series has more than 6 million copies in print in the USA and sold more than 7 million worldwide.
SO although you may scoff at the show you might as well get used to it bro. Because you can bet your ass this is going to be huge for HBO. It already is ... They have already agreed to a second series after this one and from what I have heard are already in talks for a 3rd series in popularity commands ( which IMO popularity from here on out is only going to grow).
Shit they are already talking about video games for this.
The French video game company Cyanide has announced that they have partnered with Martin to create a video game adaption of the books, entitled "Game of Thrones: Genesis"
I for one cant wait to play the game!!!