I have seen perhaps two episodes of Game of Thrones. I’m not going to be a snob about it; after all, there are those who didn’t get The Lord of the Rings or Star Trek or Downton Abbey or The West Wing. It just didn’t click with me, but I’m open to hearing from those who are into it to tell me about it.
Read the first three books and then – stop, just stop. The first three books are entertaining and enthralling and then the whole thing falls off the cliff. I have enjoyed the HBO production even though I was apprehensive as I had read the books several years back. Seriously, give the books a try.