It's
been a few months since Game of Thrones ended,
I think it's time to point out who was the true winner in the end. We all
speculated on who would win at the end of the series, and now we know who it
was...
Books.
This series I think proved more than any other the superiority
of storytelling in books to movies and television. It's evident through the way
the story thrived while following the text, but then faltered and finally
failed while on its own.
One might argue that the problem is not with film/television but
with the specific writers, but the fact that D & D were the ones who got
the job to do this series IS the problem. David Benioff had been the writer of
Wolverine: Origins, a spectacular failure. Like so many in Hollywood, he failed
upward. Hollywood is based more on who is well-liked and popular rather than
who is the right fit. Book writers more often write to their passions.
So, if you want a good story, rather than just going on and on
about how much you hate Game of Thrones or Star Wars (of which the GoT writers
will now be taking charge,) go read a book. You'll have a better time.
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