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  • best show going right now...

  • good story ruined by softporn shit :( , what a pity

  • My opinion? The show is amazing! I am even related to Coster-Waldau, never seen him in real life though. He's a great actor, so is the rest of the cast :D

  • Just watched a lot of The Wire recently, I hope this series can match the writing and casting quality of that seeing as they are both from HBO, i'll be checking series one out soon.

  • watch?v=FyFBqDs6Y2I

  • Peter Dinklage diserved the emmy and even more!

  • @madiboy77 Like perhaps the golden globe he just won? FUCK YEAH!

  • ill probably buy the dvd and I NEVER buy dvd LOL. just shows how good the show is

  • Tyrion Eyes are wrong! AARRRGH

  • people are only mentioning lord of the rings because it has swords and sean bean, this was barley a fantasy setting, take away the baby dragons at the end and the two scenes with walking dead people and this story could have been set in any real European country during the middle ages, the narrative of it actually follows that of many real conflicts.I can't speak for the books so id imagine it becomes more fantasy as it goes on but this series had little to no resemblance to something like LOTR

  • i finish season 1 in one sitting, definitely buying the blu-ray !!!!

  • wait not 3:38

    2:38

    

  • luna lovegood at 3:38 lol

  • um they weren't white walkers, they were wights. There's difference. Read Storm of Swords if you haven't, you'll see what I mean

  • Tyrion Lannister isn't good or bad. He's well above that. He's just awesome.

  • @falcord

    no, he's above awesome. he. is. BOSS!

  • Were can I watch full episodes?

  • @TheVideogamewatch Where can you watch full episodes? Buy the DVD. Support the show.

  • INCEST ! COMING IN !

  • Amazing show...

  • I love this series

  • I love the series it is fantastic I love the action in it and the drama also it could not get any better than this

  • intro is thrilling/gut freezing/very realistic and consuming and looks highly promising, but the rest is pure soap...most of characters are amazing, but the story is too slow or with too sudden reversals!???? no one expects something realistic, but BELIEVABLE ALWAYS!!!!

  • My sweet summer child... What do you know about fear?

  • soooo did anyone else watch the ad for "In Time" all the way through?

  • Brilliant show!

  • the intro is good .... the other things are the same old crap actually not that old cause the series are blindly following the canons of the new age fantasy/medieval image , real people, dirt under the nails- yeah right we believe you

  • @echafaud I'd disagree, if you were to compare this to Lord of the Rings, the characters and landscape are much grittier and darker. While in Lord of the Rings they were essentially exploring a fairytale world filled with sharp contrasts between dark dungeons and vibrant havens, Game of Thrones has added an air of realism, the characters are not pretty, nor are the landscapes, and you don't know where everyone stands. It's not as black and white, it's Game of Thrones:LotR like Watchmen:Superman

  • @tatvin characters not pretty? have you looked at some of DEM GIRLS?

  • @perifear Bahaha, you know what I mean - flawed. It's not all Legolas(y) and pretty, it's darker and grittier.

  • @tatvin that's a great comparison!! maybe people will understand better that we don't hate on LOTR, it's just different and less of a realistic journey :D

  • I wanna read the book before watching the actual show. It just feels right xD

  • the guy in the first scene looks like Matt Damon

  • My friend recomended this show

    And then I randomly stumbled upon mention of it on the internet

    so THEN I watch this review

    I'm soooo watching this =D

    I LOVE HBO ORIGINAL SERIES ! <3 True Blood, United States of Tara, now Game of Thrones...

    Great review! The clip inserts and the points you touched on gave me a fantastic vibe of the show.

  • I think they should also make a T.V. series out of The Wheel of Time books. Both series have so much information and detail that they could only be translated to a long running series and still please the fans of the books.

  • How can you not love Game of Thrones?! I mean seriously... To be honest, I didn't read any of the books until after I had watched the entire first season, but now I'm an avid reader and am bummed that they are making me wait to watch for a whole year what I have already read.

    The only bad, BAD part about the whole thing is: they killed me Drogo (at least in human form)! Excellent character, excellent actor, bad move on the author's part...

  • looks boring!

    waiting for Spartacus =P

  • @DuyAnh1 what is this treachery!

  • @DuyAnh1 BORING??? GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE THIS IS EPIC AND SPARTACUS IS GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    WHICH MEANS THAT YOU LIKE LOOKING AT NAKED GUYS

  • @Yamimike3000 yea if your a fag and thats all you can think about you must be gay if thats all can think about while watching spartacus.

  • @Yamimike3000 i give Game of thrones 10/10 and Spartacus 7/10

  • @DuyAnh1 wow. Game of Thrones is 1000x better than Spartacus.

  • @NorseGods I gotta try this out then lol xD

  • @Draidis: You're right that its a less important storyline. But I think it's because of GRRM's role in the entire production that it has stuck so fiercely to the book.

    You look at any other fantasy book turned into a movie/serial, there's so many differences that if you're a hardcore fan, you begin to hate it. In this case, I think they've done a damn good job of sticking to the sequences and the scenes from the book and, being such a big fan of the series, I am not disappointed at all...

  • the scene with the wolves and each of the children getting one was used in another movie/ TV show years before, I cant remember the name of it, but I know it exists if any of you can remember it I'd like to know

  • I am going to flat-out die before this comes out on DVD. I am soooooo excited to watch it!

  • tits!

  • Is this on dvd yet??

  • das melhores historias que ja li... fantastico ver que a serie esta a ser fiel aos livros :-p

  • When does season 2 start?

  • @mattsson20 april 2012

  • @Briggie but in all honesty i dont believe any  lord would give him their daughter. Nobody would trust him, given his lineage

  • Man, I can't wait for 'A Dance With Dragon' to be released this July:)

  • Man, i can't wait for 'A Dance With Dragons' to be released.

  • 18 people weren't ready for the winter.

  • BEST SERIE EVER WOOOOOOW !

  • Just read the damn book ...

  • @superfunfrankenstein lol, just checking man, as expected for medieval stories..

  • this is a great series. I am very addicted to this . its so awesome great actors,beautiful scenes and lots of excitement ,drama amd mystery .just absolutely love everything about all the series.hope this goes on forever.

  • awesome series so far cant wait for the battle!

  • As far as I saw they don't stay with the book, but I do love what they do with the episodes Awesome Job.

  • i love this series. cant wait for the up coming episodes. Middle age yet they say the F word and other slang words :)) cant wait :D

  • better sex scenes and full frontal compared to spartacus?

  • @xicon8lead No.

  • The HBO series gave me the motivation to finish the first book (I was only about 300 pages in) so that I was ahead of the show. Now I'm quite a ways into the second. :)

  • totaly hooked best tv ever!!!

  • YOGSCAST OWNS.

  • 1st episode was like crack im hooked

  • Love it. Loveitloveitloveit. Daenerys is so hot. I wish she were real so I could marry her

  • @RachellKraze I want to be her i think she is so cool.shes got so intriging lots of personality.and besides her being beautiful also.

  • 1:22

    Fucking idiot doesn't know the definition of "literally".

    Other than that, fantastic show. It really adds to the tension when every episode ends in a cliffhanger.

  • There's alot of tits in this series. Perfect, round tits.

  • @fishNguitars

    not enough!!!!!!

  • @fishNguitars They know their audience.

  • @fishNguitars lmao as opposed to what? square tits?? lol aren't all tits round my friend??

  • @molpr the man just likes tits, leave him alone lol.

  • @fishNguitars also a lot of vagina and penis. But no boners

  • @fishNguitars Not as lot as Spartacus. :)

  • I'm in love

  • What do I think about the show? I NEVER STOP thinking about this show!

  • @RAV52 Such has been my experience since first reading the book years ago. A book that moves me almost to tears...

  • everyone check out Camelot when it comes out!! its gonna be soo sick!

  • Ok. Now do the Dark Elf trilogy.

  • @JankyToe Sorry, that does not hold a candle to Game of Thrones, and I am a Drizzt fan myself.

  • @michaelandcarina

    That good, huh? Can't wait.

  • @michaelandcarina Allow me to differ on this ... Yes, The Dark Elf trilogy is not better than this but it's not worse either, especially the The Dark Elf and Legacy of Darkness). I do like the complex characters from TDE, i do think they are better than those of Game of Thrones (except Tyrion, ofc) and i do like Drizzit's insights.

  • doooo....dooo......dooooo....i­m loving it

  • Sean Bean, away!!!!

  • It's also probably worth mentioning that the first episode starting with the White Walkers isprobably  because the first book started with the White Walkers.

  • Tyrion's such a badass!

  • is it "land of vesteros"?

    cause he said "västerås" in swedish, which is a city here lol

  • winter is coming... AND SO AM I

  • @svantezor uunngh

  • @svantezor

    Winter is coming. I, on the other hand, already came.

  • @svantezor Sean Bean Away!

  • @svantezor i've read this 14 times...thats 14 times more than kristian has!

  • i am in it woow

  • If anyone is interested ive uploaded episode 1 full episode drop by my channel

  • @josepasillas530 You f'ing moron. Get a life, I knew this, but you've just ruined the series for thousands... -.-

  • @josepasillas530 Thank you :)

  • Man,I never thought they'd be able to pull these books off. Loved it!!

  • so much nudity but so many strange fully clothed sex scenes, yes I'm looking at you kingslayer and queenie

  • Fowler, dropping some pounds! looking sharp!

  • John and Robb should wear glasses, why did they laugh to the boy and his shooting. Stop at 0:26 and see Bran snipe that IGN Editor on the right like "Headshot"!

  • "When they write my reign in the history books sister they will say it begin today"

    Sure by whoring off your sister reeaaaaaaaaaaal great >.> don't like that guy

  • @Anime4Life35

    I know right. How about whoring your sister, making her a queen, and giving her an army ....then trying to tell her what to do, as if she isn't in a position of power. He's not smart enough to be a king.

  • @Deepstarr7020 If he was smart he would have tried to marry the daughter of some powerful family. He should have just waited a few more years and tried to marry either Arianne Martell, Asha Greyjoy, or Arya Stark. But nope he wanted his crown the fast way, and it ended up biting him.

  • @Anime4Life35 yeah, it seems all princes in this series are pricks

  • First 15minutes were great, blood and gore and excitement! Rest was... zzz..zzzz... *snores*

    Just excuse after excuse for boring sex, and the rest talk about it :P

  • Tyrion is the best character in the book, But IMO, in that first episode he was outshined by Jaime, Jaime did the best I think, and even Ned gave a better performance, but time will tell maybe I'll like him better next time, theres so much potential there

  • yeah....i want a Direwolf.

  • I really really really really really wish I had HBO.

  • @ihsaraaa Me too. Dang it! Why won't they put this sieres on Itunes?!

  • 0:41 one of the coolest looking helmets I've ever seen

  • Didn't read the books, but it seems this is going to be a show I gonna love !

  • 1:42 Boromir!

  • the incest was creepy and at the same time ...... no, just creepy

  • i didn't think it was terrible but i also didn't think it translated very well to the screen, there is just way too much going on in the novels for 10 hours to do it justice.

  • I cant wait for the next episode. I thought Catlin stark looked a little old. she should be in her late 30's

  • @jawanza72 Eddard Stark should have been 35, and Catelyn 33-35 too. Fairley and Bean are 47 and 50 respectively. So, both are older than they are in the books, just as Robb, Jon, Bran, Sansa and Dany. All characters had to be aged up, because there are some scenes with Sansa and Dany that just cannot be portrayed with 13 (Dany) and 11 (Sansa) year olds. Bran should be 7, and it's hard to find such a young kid who can act. The age-up was done to everyone. And Fairley looks royal and acts greatly.

  • So far so good. I really like the whole feel of the show. Very good first episode in my opinion.

  • Sean Bean as Eddard Stark...wooo! Absolutely the best choice as patriarch of the Starks...just hope Martin writes Dance of Dragons before the series catches up...

  • @ghostly2 He did, the novel has a real concrete release date. July 12th. At long last. 

  • I can't get HBO

    it's not me it's my country

  • Sean Bean is always in these kind of medieval films. They're usually good :B

  • "Hodor, hodor, hodor", said Hodor.

  • Brutal! Damn i just love dark fantasy stories! Good one HBO!

    

  • What is the name of the book it's based on?

    

  • This show wasn't even on my radar until I saw your Daily Fix yesterday. I caught it online and am hooked after the first episode. Thank you IGN!

  • Ive never read the books but damn this series was amazing! Everything from the lore to the characters to the dialogue was just perfect. Cant wait for the second eps

  • can someone tell me what the name of the of the book series is?

  • @turoblaxos A song of fire and ice.

  • @turoblaxos

    "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Marrtin. The first book is called "A Game of Thrones" (like the TV show).

  • @turoblaxos its called 'A Song of Ice and Fire'

  • EPIC !!!

  • A hell of a start.

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  • I am Dave! Yognau(gh)t and I have the balls

  • Can´t wait to see Kristian Nairn´s schlong... must be massive

  • expect sean bean to go by bormir and talking about walking into mordor

  • i hate lord of the rings but this show is awesome!!! A+

  • @darthchris19 you hate lord of the rings.....wtf!

  • @MrBoxing360 hey come on... its more absurd that people dont like star wars rather then not liking lotr :)

  • @darthchris19 lol i dont like star wars....anything to do with being in space bores the shit out of me..............lord of the rings won 11 oscars......star wars didnt! :)

  • @MrBoxing360  yeah i kinda knew you didnt like star wars! you hate alien too i guess? and fyi the oscars are bullshit every year. and eleven oscars does no tmake a good movie! you do realize titanic also recieved 11 oscars!!!!! thats just bullshit :D

  • @darthchris19 i cant really speak for titanic, i havnt seen it, but the lotr triogy surpasses any movie franchise not just star wars...and fyi...no i dont like alien its lame....so is predator....well apart from the 1st 1...arnie rocked the shit in that one :D

  • any movie franchise? really?? its not that good. the only part of the trilogy i liked was: 1. battle at helms deep, 2. battle with the elephants where legolas rocked and 3. the last battle in the last movie! thats it. the hobbits kinda ruined the experience i guess.. oh and indiana jones trilogy (last movie does not count), godfather trilogy and the pirates of the caribbean trilogy are way better franchies imo :)

  • @darthchris19 agree to disagree, lotr is the best, closely followed by the rocky saga :D

  • @MrBoxing360 rocky??? realy??? the best part of the rocky saga was rocky 1! and thats where it should have ended :D

  • @darthchris19 your crazy, and also lack taste in movies

  • @darthchris19 And your oppinion is the be all and end all oh lord! We beg of the thine forgiveness for having different oppinions than your allmighty DarthChris19.

    btw I disagree, anybody who can say that the Pirates of the caribean series is a good franchise dosn't know what good franchises are. The first movie was excellent and then the director must've got high and in his high he must've just Shouted: "Put explodey thingys in the next 2 movies, forget about a logical story that makes sense."

  • @crusnchill yeah you are kinda right about the pirates of the caribbean thing. i respect having different oppinions :) i do. but its an neverending debate with star wars or lotr. reminds me of the movie clercks 2. damn they were right :D

  • somehow i didn't get around to reading the books (i hate PDFs for casual reading) but i watched this show, and now i don't want to, to avoid spoilers. totally hypocritical of me - i frown at people for doing the exact same thing (putting an adaptation before the original). it's weird to be on the other side of that argument for a change...

  • @CAARaeed Do read the books after the series. They're a great experience on themselves, and you'll LOVE to see Tyrion or Jaime from inside their heads. I recommend you to get each book after each season of the series is over.

  • HBO, I love you. So much.

  • i love this series, i have no knowledge if the books so i really wanna se how the story progresses hope this has as many seasons as entourage/sopranos

  • Hopefully this show will last, like Sopranos, not like Deadwood etc cause they ended TOO fast, in just 2-3 seasons.

    This show seem so cool and I hope for at least 5 seasons.

    Also this is a show that I buy as Box-sets, to own and watch like one long movie.

  • I really wanna start watching this show.

  • One does not simply walk into Hodor.

  • @Litewraith Mordor? Or am I missing something?

  • @Rustyizcool You are missing something. In the novels there is a character called Hodor who is mentally retarded and is only able to say his own name.

  • More impressed with Dinklage than I thought I was going to be! Overall it was very well acted but nikolaj coster-waldau's accent kept slipping far too often... He really needs to work on it for further series in order to nail Jaime's character.

  • i really enjoyed this show but i felt that from a TV standpoint it might have been too slow of a premiere. but as a reader of the series i know this is how it begins so i cant wait to see such a faithful adaptation realized. I do think they shouldve done the drogo wedding night and bran falling scenes alittle better. Drogos scene seemed too much like he was forcing her (in the book hes very gentle to her) and brans scene felt a little rush. otherwise great start

  • I love how they included The Others in the first episode even though we won't actually see them again for a few seasons. Just lets you know that they have no intention of not going through with the whole story. AWESOME!

  • @Draidis

    I love how you've apparently never read the first book, where they are in the first scene. They put White Walkers in the first episode because they are in the first book.

  • @brothergrymm Actually I have read the first book and all the others that are out so far. How would I even know how little we see of them if I hadn't. How would I even know that in the books they're called the others and not white walkers. I'm fully aware that the scene was the first in the novel, I figured they wouldnt include it because it's a back burner story until much later in the series and the tv show wasn't a go for more seasons yet. Thanks for jumping to that dumbass conclusion though.