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Game of Thrones is based on R. R. Martin's novel of the same name. Lord's Eddard Stark's old friend, King Robert Baratheon, summoned him to court to serve as the King's Hand. The exiled Prince Viserys Targaryen creates a new union to win back the Iron Throne. The winter is coming, and it might last for a lifetime and forgotten evil was awakened beyond the Great Wall that protects them.
1989, Shropshire, England, UK
18 July 1948, Hampstead, London, England, UK
10 September 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK
12 August 1982, Dublin, Ireland
6 May 1946, Bristol, England, UK
7 October 1978, Rochford, Essex, England, UK
4 June 1986, Madrid, Spain
29 September 1942, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
April 17, 2011
There are several things to recommend HBO's rendition of the story, most notably the cast and many of the visuals.
April 17, 2011
Game of Thrones, one of the supposed biggies this spring, is a big letdown. Why is it so convoluted and punishing? It is to television what the Spider-Man musical is to Broadway.
April 17, 2011
But the story at hand regularly slows to a crawl, making HBO's at times pokey but otherwise magnificent five-hour Mildred Pierce re-do seem like a 100-meter sprint in comparison.
February 07, 2014
The main accomplishment of Game of Thrones is that, while it should keep the hard-core fans satisfied, even viewers who don't care whether Theon is a Greyjoy or a Tully can play along and have a good time.
April 17, 2011
Fans of the acclaimed Game of Thrones books, or even fans of fantasy realms in general, will find much to admire and enjoy here.
April 17, 2011
There's great potential here, and even if it fails to draw more than the fantasy contingent, Martin has sold more than 15 million copies of the books, and it's a rabid fanbase.
February 07, 2014
The series was created with such care, it has so many intricate elements that brings this world alive. It's like peeking into a microcosm!
February 07, 2014
It's the stuff of fantasy geek heaven; a gritty period drama with letter-perfect clothes, weapons and lingo, yet unencumbered by historical facts or the weight of real events.
April 17, 2011
There is the sense of intricacy having been confused with intrigue and of a story transferred all too faithfully from its source and thus not transformed to meet the demands of the screen.
April 17, 2011
I mostly loved Game of Thrones, but occasionally grew a little weary of it as well. (And just to answer the obvious question, this is not a small-screen Lord of the Rings.)
