@anthracite It's also a story of the perils of TV writing. Few ambitious TV shows can beat the continual honing of a manuscript.
My friends have said the quality of the writing beyond the source material just has not been up to scratch.
@anthracite I wonder what happens with the subsequent story GRRM; if he finishes it does that mean the show isn't canon?
@anthracite Also, Arthur C. Clarke said that adaptations tend to colour one's writing, as you consider the film/TV work instead of your own writing. I suppose it poisons it a little as you see the show's characters and events as well as your own.
@sullybiker
Yeah, I definitely get that impression. It could have probably worked if GRRM had, like, actually finished the series in the time between the show starting and ending instead of... counting all his money, I guess, I know that show made a ton for him!