Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones (2011)

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars


Based off the book series by George R.R. Martin, this series is far more graphic than many on TV, as typical of HBO's network. Not having read the books before, I can't say if I think it follows the story line, but my husband seems to think it's pretty close (with the disclaimer that it's been years since he read the series). Admittedly I started off watching the horses more than the actors, but that is fairly common for me as I'm more of a horse person anyways. The story is getting rather twisted though, so I find myself paying more attention to the families and details as we wait to see how it all unfolds.

True Blood

True Blood (2008)

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


Based on the Southern Vampire/Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris, the TV series is far more explicit and bloody than what you normally see on TV. HBO took this series to it's max short of making a rated R movie out of it. They could tone it down a lot and still keep the heart of the series. Being a TV series though, of course the characters are different, the story arcs have been altered, and there are even new characters that didn't originally exist in the book series. Funny since some of them have been added in newer books since then.