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Game of Thrones stuff
Apr. 1st, 2012 08:28 pmSo, I was a big fan of the books. I devoured the first one, and ended up buying the UK versions of the next two, I think, because they were available earlier. I was all in. And then...well, the famous interlude. And by the time more books came out, I just didn't care anymore. The idea of rereading them all to remind myself about plot points didn't sound fun, and I was starting to have more problems with the whole Crapsack World thing. Picking up spoilers here and there didn't make me seem like I was missing much.
So, the show appeared. I was interested, because hey, Sean Bean. But I don't get HBO and so I figured I'd catch up via Netflix or something. The show was received well, and I didn't really seek out or avoid spoilers, and it all seemed like it was a pretty good show. Ended up buying the first four to watch on my ipod during some traveling. And I think I'm going to watch the rest of them, and probably pick up season two at some point...but I'm not positive. Because although everybody is really well cast, and the world is interesting and the series itself is really pretty, watching it knowing all the big plot points (and how bad just about all of them are) is really hard and unexpectedly stressful. I don't have a real sense wanting to watch the show unspool itself, because I know how it goes, mostly, and, well. Crapsack world. And nobody knows how it all ends, and blah blah don't get attached to anybody blah. For some people, that was a feature of the book, and it didn't concern me when I was all in, but now that I'm out, it's a big No Reentry sign for me.
But it's still more likely that I watch the show than read the rest of the books, weirdly enough. Unless the next two (I think it's two?) books are so incredible that I get that fire reawakened, like when I read the first and was So Excited. The tv show exists in a smaller universe where I can get my hands around it.
It's strange, how your response to things can ebb and flow over the years. And this one has had a lot of years to percolate.
So, the show appeared. I was interested, because hey, Sean Bean. But I don't get HBO and so I figured I'd catch up via Netflix or something. The show was received well, and I didn't really seek out or avoid spoilers, and it all seemed like it was a pretty good show. Ended up buying the first four to watch on my ipod during some traveling. And I think I'm going to watch the rest of them, and probably pick up season two at some point...but I'm not positive. Because although everybody is really well cast, and the world is interesting and the series itself is really pretty, watching it knowing all the big plot points (and how bad just about all of them are) is really hard and unexpectedly stressful. I don't have a real sense wanting to watch the show unspool itself, because I know how it goes, mostly, and, well. Crapsack world. And nobody knows how it all ends, and blah blah don't get attached to anybody blah. For some people, that was a feature of the book, and it didn't concern me when I was all in, but now that I'm out, it's a big No Reentry sign for me.
But it's still more likely that I watch the show than read the rest of the books, weirdly enough. Unless the next two (I think it's two?) books are so incredible that I get that fire reawakened, like when I read the first and was So Excited. The tv show exists in a smaller universe where I can get my hands around it.
It's strange, how your response to things can ebb and flow over the years. And this one has had a lot of years to percolate.
