Soldato
I don't know for sure, but you know TV over took the books some time ago, right? The books have some catching up to do now.
Poll: Winter Is Coming - HBO's A Game of Thrones [READ WARNING]
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Caporegime
I didn't, so the show just has its own storyline now and the books will follow a different one?
Soldato
GRRM explained to the show runners how it will end. I guess the books might take a different route to get there?
The show has since overtaken the books. The author has given the creators of the show specific story beats to hit (or not, as the case may be) to give them a vague idea as to where the story is heading.
Caporegime
Lets face it, the books will never be finished.
Soldato
There is a noticeable drop in story and writing quality at the point where the series overtook the books.
While the last few seasons haven't been poor on spectacle, there have been gaping plothole and continuity issues which werent there so prominently when it was a fairly direct book adaptation.
While the last few seasons haven't been poor on spectacle, there have been gaping plothole and continuity issues which werent there so prominently when it was a fairly direct book adaptation.
Very much so.
There's a point where the show is still with the books but begins to follow it's own story with big differences. From this point the show quality really suffers imo.
I've given up on waiting for the final books tbh as they will never come and I'm not sure I care any more!
One of the most telling things is how pantomime villain Little Finger becomes as they move away from the books.
George is on record as saying that he won't allow that.
If he dies, the book dies with him.
Oh. Well, I've resigned myself to the show having to be the only/best ending I can get - hope it's at least decent!
he might change his mind but i'm not expecting to ever see it published
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As long as it isn’t Danaerys I don’t mind, in both the books and series the character annoys me.
Caporegime
Isn’t that a bit selfish?
yep but thats what he said - its his story and wants to tell it his way or not at all.
At least we get the tv version no matter what happens.
Not really. As he himself has mentioned many a time, art is not a democracy. I'm with him personally, it's his story driven by his vision. To hand it off to anyone else without his supervision and approval would be a betrayal of the material. He finishes it when he finishes it and if he doesn't he doesn't.
Caporegime
He should at least put in his will a short statement on how it ends. The potential for maximum trollage would be epic 