HBO's Game of Thrones (Lots of spoilers-stay out if you don't want to know all)

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Originally Posted by Catfish

So is it a problem with George Martin's writing and storytelling, or does HBO bend it to some incongruous outcome?

I read one of Martin's SciFi stories some years ago, and i have to say i was less than delighted by his "Tuf" character and story telling.

GRRM told them how the story ends and gave some pointers as to what happens along the way. That's what D&D had to work with. Now, they aren't wholly bad at writing, there are a lot of stuff in the show that isn't in the books; off the top of my head, the Arya & Tywin scenes at Harrenhall are show only. It's just that they really seem to want to end the show quickly.

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I don’t blame the writers entirely, they are working with what they've got. I blame the person who decided ending this epic series in six episodes was a good idea.

I've heard HBO offered to fund a 10 episode last season, but it was D&D who turned it down. Not sure if that's confirmed, but it would makes sense from business perspective to keep the show going for a little longer.