As a result of reading some of these comments, I read THE GAME OF THRONES over a period of 4 days and then ran across Season 1 at Target for a total price of $10, so I bought it and am now watching it to see how it adheres to the book.
Surprised to see that I know one of the principal characters who is doing a damn good job acting as one of the principal characters (DRAGO???) but have not run into him since he got that great acting role.
Dumb or not, I think that this is a great show and plan on reading all the books and eventually watching all the episodes.
Big surprise is that the author knocks off those individuals whom you think will be the principal characters throughout the entire story-line.
Big interest is .... Will those young dragons be of importance in future episodes?
And how the hell will King Joffrey get knocked off? It's somewhat evident that he will be killed during the series.