My media intake is constantly through the roof, I watch movies and tv pretty much every moment I'm not playing video games. While I do watch so much, there is still much that falls below my radar. Game of Thrones has been on the edge of my radar since it was announced, although there was never such great talk among my circles as to draw me to it. That is until my friend Renda, from
Line Zero and
Pink Fish Press asked me about it; the tipping point had been reached and I needed to watch it.
Armed with nothing better to do with my day and a vague interest in the contents of the show, I began watching Game of Thrones. The setting is a fictional land with well thought out and diverse civilizations. For the most part the primary characters are Noblemen, so there is alot of politics and backstabbing. The casting for the showing is absolutely top notch, my favorite characters being, Eddard Stark(
Sean Bean) and Tyrion Lannister
(Peter Dinklage). Game of Thrones has a very large ensemble cast and picking out the best performances would be a very difficult task as all of the characters are so well played that they are believable and enjoyable. It's hard to concieve that it was spawned from a series of books and games, since translation to the home screen rarely carries over well.
