Re: Game of Thrones
Originally Posted by
Tachyon
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I read Tolkein's books over 50 years ago, and have re-read them many times since. The GoT books stand up well in complexity to LotR, but to be fair you can't compare the GoT TV series to the books, in the same manner you can't compare the LotR films to the books. The books are always - to me at least - better than films or TV. The books have more time to flesh out plots and characters and (to use an old cliche) the scenery is better.
In the same way that the LotR films are cut-down, simplified and abridged versions of the books, the GoT TV series is also cut-down, simplified and abridged. The adult themes can put people off, true, but that's up to the individual.
Thanks for the reply Tachyon
The "book vs film" issue is, for me, just complicating things.
Can we compare LOTR films with GoT TV then?
Even though the LOTR films are abridged (because the books are so long and involved) the films were nevertheless pretty brilliant and faithful to the book and to most avid reader's interpretations of the books.
Is GoT acting and content comparable to LOTR films?
Or is GoT just like the Spartacus TV series, a load of dumbed down tosh full of nudity to keep viewers?