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From what I remember it is exactly like the books.

From what I understand George R.R. Martin is very involved with the series. I will tell you that it has been a while since I have read the books. I read a lot so after a while things run together. Aussie might be able to correct me if I am wrong about the series following the books closely.

I do not remember it being that long but I love to read so..... If it is that long I will tell you that you get so involved with the characters that it does not seem that long.

thats cool..big books dont frighten me. But if I start something I have to finish and I really dont think I have the time for the series right now. Im still working on the Dark Tower...

It's pretty spot on. The books have 4x the detail, and go into more back story and history, which would be impossible to do in the show. The best part about the series is the enormous level of detail that GRRM put into developing the history of Westeros. You could spend hours learning the history of everything.

Great start to the show.

I haven't read the books but I thought the show was really good.

Would watch regardless, but I have a knack of finding tv shows that will only stick around for one season.

I didn't see Rickon though...was he in it?

Gonna be great...for those not familiar with the books, bad things happen to good people lol. good things happen to bad people, everyone in the series can die at any time.

viserys great casting, snotty little asshole.

Danearys...chick looks the part, want to see if she can become as bad ass as she is in the books.

Robert character is great.

Tyrion (my favorite character) is great.

Alot of jumping around so I had to fill the wife in on the connections...that the Targaryens were across the sea in exile, their family used to rule, etc....

two beheadings, an incestuous doggy style humping, the wolves, and a 7 year old getting thrown from a window and she is hooked lol!

Rickon is in the beginning, watching Bran shoot the target. He's sitting on a post or something, laughing. I think you see him twice for a total of 7 seconds or something.

I hate Theon Greyjoy. They definitely got him pegged. Overall I think they did a very good job with the casting.

watched the show twice and still dont know the names. Im sure i'll get used to it as the season progresses. All i know are titles: king, queen, queens twin, imp, bastard, etc.

Here is the Cast. Thought it might help for those who didn't read the books...

Doesn't the sparring happen while the men go out hunting? Did I miss that part? Only complaint about the first episode is that it covered a TON of ground, so for us that have read the book it felt rushed a bit.

Also, I thought the Others were supposed to be White, and there's no wight girl in the opening of the book.

SPOILER - DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ BOOKS 1 and 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok; the only thing that missed the mark was the opening sequence; it made them look as if they were hunting the wildings just outside the Wall. In the book, they're 8-10 days away from the wall. This is a big deal, because the whole reason Benjen goes looking for Royce is because he's been gone a long time; if he's only a half mile from the Wall, his/the other guy's body could be found easily. Considering Ben Stark's disappearance is the main catalyst for the expedition North of the Wall, it doesn't make sense that it looks like Royce is within shouting distance of the Wall.

Complaint over.