Game of Thrones is overrated

Vierstein

I agree with the way they use sex and nudity, but I find the show to be fairly entertaining. However after the draught of reality shows interrupted by sitcom it is not a big stretch to go a step up.

But even so the show is not put toegether cheaply and it tells.

But just out of curiosity, what show would you prefer to this one?

Riemann Metric

You have to consider...much of what all of your points are actually appeals to the American public, but that's people for you. I'd suggest reading the novels if the show is too much for you, since I found them much more sophisticated if you really take a look at all the complex plots and strategies. As always, the movie/series can never really capture the essence or complexity of the literature.

Velikovsky

I have a job as a paid extra riding my horse on the series. It's filmed just 3 miles from my door!

Dotini

How very sweet is that!!

Upon a horse, you could be a freerider, hedge knight, outlaw, or just what?

I've always been curious about those semi-mysterious Irish round towers. I'd love to hear you disclaim upon them, if it please m'lord.

Respectfully yours,
Steve

apcddd

well the conversation he was having was contributing to his character development, however the prostitute was the one giving him the information.
Where else then after sex would a man who considers himself to be the rightful king of westeros lower himself to engage in conversation with a prostitute?

micromass

Mentalist

I'm being swayed over. I completed season 1, now on season 2.

Lyrassia

Interesting way to put it..

Personally, I've only read the books and watched the first season of the show. I enjoyed the books and part of the show, but for the most part I frankly don't care if it's overrated or not. A lot of things are overrated; even little things such as an iPad mini.

Don't get me wrong the books were good, but I just thought they were a good read like everything else.

Fredrik

I'm getting tired of seeing the title of this thread in the main lobby. Maybe we should start a new thread just called "Game of Thrones". I don't doubt that there are some people who are more fanatical about it than they're able to be about a show that isn't in the fantasy genre, but to dismiss it as not even good is absurd. I think I like Breaking Bad and Homeland even more, and the two years before this one I also ranked Spartacus a bit higher than GoT, but GoT has been better than Spartacus this year. So for me, it's at least the third best show on TV.

Complaints about nudity seem especially silly to me. There have been only two scenes that I thought were too much. Fans of the show will probably know which ones I mean. They are mentioned in the SNL parody. But a lot of the scenes are just people being naked in situations where real people would be naked. The scene with Theon on the boat is a good example. It was used to show what kind of person that guy is. I find it far more annoying when actors cover up in situations where real people wouldn't, because that just takes me out of the story (much more so than the sight of boobs) and I find myself thinking about how I'm just watching some actors doing their job in a country with ridiculous censorship rules.

The show is not without problems though. The biggest one is that there are so many characters that it's hard to even remember who we're looking at unless you do a little studying on the side. The second biggest is that the seasons are too short. We're looking at least ten different groups of people, and there are only ten episodes per season. So each character gets less than one episode per year.

There have also been some things that could have been better. No one really liked the "where are my dragons?" arc from season 2 (which apparently wasn't even in the book). Season 2 also had a couple of scenes that could only be understood by people who have read the books. I had to get someone to explain one of them to me (Stannis's "son"), and I had to rewatch the other one (The Hound leaving King's Landing). But so far season 3 hasn't had any such issues.

All things considered, I think it's a fantastic show. They have succeeded exceptionally well with the casting. The only characters I find a bit dull are Robb and his wife. I have seen a couple of threads with titles like "the coolest character ever" in other forums. In both cases, the OP mentioned Omar (from The Wire) and no one could beat that. But I think Tyrion is a strong contender for that title.