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this is NOT top-notch fantasy.what goes on in my head IS top-notch fantasy..deal with it
Behold: a pale horse. And his name, that sat on him, was Death. And Hell followed with him.

don't let that fag talk down to u.

Fair enough. I'm being dramatic of course but god some of the things in the past two seasons have been terrible.

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Easy there, buddy.
To paraphrase Oedipus, Hamlet, Lear, and all those guys, "I wish I had known this some time ago.

thats why your opinions are absolutely worthless

O S6 was fine. S2 was where it meandered, imho.
To paraphrase Oedipus, Hamlet, Lear, and all those guys, "I wish I had known this some time ago.

Seasons 1-4 : great
5 (except Hardhome) and 6: so terrible that they drop the overall quality of the show

The books, decent. The show: great.
To paraphrase Oedipus, Hamlet, Lear, and all those guys, "I wish I had known this some time ago.

This is what I mean, do people really believe this is top notch fantasy (I don't know much about the genre besides the famous ones) or will this be cast aside after it's over eventually?
Like I said above I don't think it will but I could see if it dies down.

nothis ranks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down on my list of fantasies
Behold: a pale horse. And his name, that sat on him, was Death. And Hell followed with him.

2nd best fantasy ever would be a young Valerie Bertenelli and Monica Belluci fighting over me in the hot tub.
To paraphrase Oedipus, Hamlet, Lear, and all those guys, "I wish I had known this some time ago.

No, bc ASoIaF will be censored and burned by then.

"Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth"

So do you think a 100 years from now ASOIAF will be praised more than LOTR?

JRRT wrote PG rated kiddie stuff back then, albeit masterpieces in that, especially liked by hippies. The movies are nice CGI orgies for tween boys.
GRRM writes adult fantasy, also great, even if a bit logorrheic. The show is amazing, yet - like the novels - not for the squeamish or meninists. Plus 73 long episodes is better than 3 long movies.

"Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth"

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I second that.

I like GoT better but they're both amazing. Although if you count video games I'd say The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

I think that if the Game of Thrones television series ends well
Too late for that.
Long may she reign
http://i.imgur.com/BxJJSJZ.jpg

I think the show has already ruined its chance to be altogether amazing, but maybe you're right in that the ending will boost it up.

Lord of the Rings is more tightly constructed, but the world George R. R. Martin has created is far more complex and rich with lore. However, in the later books, GRRM has gotten so meandering with the story that it's hard to endorse him over Tolkien (not to mention that Martin makes no attempt to finish his series anytime soon). I think that if the Game of Thrones television series ends well, it will be considered the best out of anything we're talking about here. The show has beautifully illustrated GRRM's vast world, but has also successfully tightened the narrative and streamlined the storylines extremely well.

The books will never be finished.

GOT > LOTR.
I just prefer the story and characters of GOT to LOTR, although the films are masterpieces.