Thanks to a friend of mine I am now watching the HBO series “Game Of Thrones.” I must

your host warming the iron throne

say that when HBO pulls out all the stops it can kick ass on lavish production that rival any big screen theatrical film. (Due tot he same friend I became a fan of HBO’s “Rome” which was another kick-ass series, but not fantasy.

I have not read any of the books, nor am I really planning to. It’s not that I have a disdain for the books, if I did I wouldn’t be watching the series. (It took me three years to give the show Buffy The Vampire Slayer its day in court because I had such disdain for the film.) Rather my reading time is very limited and I have to chose quite carefully what ti read, because otherwise I’ll read too much and write too little.