View original postI haven't watched any of House of the Dragon because I hated GOT so much (I also hated books 4 and 5). I also haven't read any of the prequels out of anger at GRRM's willingness to do anything other than finish a series he left off well over a decade ago.
I think by this point - or really even a decade ago already - we have to conclude that, as great as the first three books were, GRRM just doesn't know how to get to an endgame and a climax that are anywhere near as good as the start was. Nor would I or as far as I know any other fan, to be fair.
Whereas it's much easier and more fun for him to flesh out the worldbuilding and the historical background. In other words, I don't really think he'd be making any more progress with the main series if he wasn't spending any time on the prequels. He might as well work on stuff that he does know how to write and which fans also like to read.
Okay, let's do SciFi/Fantasy
- 12/01/2024 03:28:54 PM
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Re: Okay, let's do SciFi/Fantasy
- 12/01/2024 04:20:12 PM
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Anything with William Fichtner is automatically better
- 12/01/2024 04:34:39 PM
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Judging on a per season basis, would you really rank HotD that far above all of GoT's seasons?
- 12/01/2024 08:18:59 PM
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Yes
- 12/01/2024 09:11:21 PM
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Interesting. I might have to rewatch to fully judge, but not sure I agree.
- 12/01/2024 11:38:31 PM
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Re: Interesting. I might have to rewatch to fully judge, but not sure I agree.
- 13/01/2024 04:37:44 AM
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Interesting
- 12/01/2024 11:59:59 PM
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I wouldn't bother with Fire & Blood, it's like a weak version of Thomas Costain's dramatic histories
- 13/01/2024 04:01:03 AM
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It's a great show, yes. At least so far. 
- 13/01/2024 11:49:25 AM
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- 13/01/2024 11:49:25 AM
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Alright, let's see...
- 12/01/2024 08:07:42 PM
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Good calls on The Boys and Witcher. I should have included them. *NM*
- 12/01/2024 08:56:28 PM
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I can't get to ten
- 12/01/2024 09:17:33 PM
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Do a "historical/period piece" and I can name ten easily. It will be hard to keep it to 10. *NM*
- 12/01/2024 09:26:05 PM
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Do a "soap opera/fluff" one and see more things I'm somewhat embarrassed to say I watched *NM*
- 12/01/2024 09:30:14 PM
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The original Lost in Space was very good. I shoud have incuded that. *NM*
- 12/01/2024 10:10:10 PM
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