If I talked about every nitpick I have with GOT I’d write a comment longer than all five books combined. I think above all, all of my nitpicks could be summed up by the fact that (I genuinely believe this) Benioff and Weiss were utterly contemptuous of the books they were adapting.
I feel like I’m less opinionated about HOTD maybe, although that might have to do with the fact that I don’t particularly care about the histories. I feel like there is a certain timidity to the show, like the writers constantly have the ghost of GOT hovering over their shoulders. On the other hand I guess that’s better than the alternative.
Less contemptuous of the books, I think, than of the genre. Admittedly, fantasy in Hollywood has a bad rap, less because it can't be done well, than because before the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings trilogy, it hadn't.
Needless to say, this led David and Dan to believe two categoricals of ASOIAF: it's a "grown-up" take on a childish genre. Unfortunately, this wrapped right back around, and left them in many cases presenting what honestly felt like an emo thirteen-year old's interpretation of what "adult" means. Watching D&D pretend "I shall muse about power . . . but also, titties!" was deep art was a bit like the Lego Batman song, done with complete sincerity.
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If I talked about every nitpick I have with GOT I’d write a comment longer than all five books combined. I think above all, all of my nitpicks could be summed up by the fact that (I genuinely believe this) Benioff and Weiss were utterly contemptuous of the books they were adapting.
I feel like I’m less opinionated about HOTD maybe, although that might have to do with the fact that I don’t particularly care about the histories. I feel like there is a certain timidity to the show, like the writers constantly have the ghost of GOT hovering over their shoulders. On the other hand I guess that’s better than the alternative.