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Sean Beans is an actor who leads David Benioff/ D.B Weiss’ adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice & Fire novels. Tim Goodman shares his review of the new TV series to drop in the USA. Here it is in full.
Barely a few minutes into HBO’s epic Game of Thrones series, you’re hooked in.
Based on a book series pitted as “the American Tolkien” – HBO is hoping that fans of The Lord of the Rings will get hooked on this saga of “a sprawling, interwoven tale of feuding families, swords, sex, carnage, beasts, frayed loyalties, deception, intrigue and the pursuit of power,” writes Tim.
It’s like a Nordic ‘The Sopranos.’ Think dense mythology, with all of the elements of war, honor, pride, lust, power and, yes, even humor‘ Tim says.
Action, blood-shed and eeriness are the cards first played onscreen. ‘Thrones is set in the fictional land of Westeros, where various clans – have lived and fought for generations in different realms, until the Targaryens invaded and united the Seven Kingdoms under the Iron Throne. Now, years later, there’s a battle for the throne.’