Previously: We talked about superhero stories, teen soaps, and a teen soap superhero story.
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Marines: We’ve already dedicated thousands and thousands of words to this universe, though in the form of the HBO series, Game of Thrones. Sweeney and I started that project as two non-book readers. I tried, over the years, to pick the book up but struggled for a number of reasons. High fantasy is not Sweeney’s thing. I know this isn’t sounding like a recipe for picking up A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, but a few things:
1- Along the way, Sam (Democracy Diva) joined the recaps and brought her knowledge and enthusiasm as a book reader.
2- We created the Snark Squad Discord (which you can join by signing up for our newsletter!) and there, almost immediately concocted the idea of doing a group read of the ASOIAF series, and dedicating a podcast episode to each book.
3- We’ve got to do something while we wait for the final season.
And so, here we are! Spoilers abound and we talk a fair amount about the comparison between TV and book, but what can you expect from converted TV show watchers? Find out what we thought of the experience, which characters improved, and the most painful things to revisit:
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As always, thank you to Stefan Chin for our delightful theme music.
For those of you watching and reading along, here is our planned upcoming media in the order they’ll be released: Westworld, Atomic Blonde, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Last Airbender, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Finally, here’s this episode’s media list:
Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011-present) (Recaps)
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (Bloomsbury Publishing/Scholastic, 1997-2007)
The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Pictures, 2015) (Podcast)
The Hunger Games (Lionsgate Films, 2012)
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