George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones

[Pearl@32]

It was a bit of a let-down for me, too, but characters get killed. Heck, shows get cancelled. Does that mean they're not worth watching?

[AdmiralDigby]

Ann loved the first two or three episodes, then we got sidetracked, though I've continued to watch. I don't know how she'll react to the events of the last couple of episodes. Though there were some pretty depressing and bleak events, there were some pretty amazing events as well. I mean she almost quit watching The Wire when [spoiler]Omar got got[/spoiler].

At least he made it to the last season .

[AdmiralDigby]

[spoiler=1st season events]A friend and former co-worker told me he was getting interested in watching GoT and then he found out about Sean Bean's character dying -- so now he's not going to watch any of the series at all. [/spoiler]

ETA: BTW, the code for the above is (spoiler=1st season events) blahblahblah (/spoiler)
(use brackets instead of parenthesis).

So your friend never finished Lord of the Rings ?

[Pearl@32]

[spoiler=1st season events]A friend and former co-worker told me he was getting interested in watching GoT and then he found out about Sean Bean's character dying -- so now he's not going to watch any of the series at all. [/spoiler]

ETA: BTW, the code for the above is (spoiler=1st season events) blahblahblah (/spoiler)
(use brackets instead of parenthesis).

So your friend never finished Lord of the Rings ?

I just frigging got that. 

[Eric]

So your friend never finished Lord of the Rings ?

(my wife had to explain it to me;  I guess I need to watch the movies again.    )

[AdmiralDigby]

http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/game-of-thrones-season-finale/

Bonus best and worst of list ...

I just frigging got that.

my wife had to explain it to me;  I guess I need to watch the movies again.

[TinkTanker]

[TinkTanker]

Game of Thrones' slow but steady ratings build-up culminated in the first-season finale Sunday, which hit a new series high of 3 million viewers for the 9 PM broadcast. For the 9 PM and 11:15 PM airings combined, the viewership was 3.9 million, also a new high. From the premiere to the finale, the HBO fantasy series' audience has grown by 37%.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/hbos-game-of-thrones-hits-series-high-in-season-finale/

[Spooky]

From the premiere to the finale, the HBO fantasy series' audience has grown by 37%.

[AdmiralDigby]