Zeyad Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 After watching season 5 of GoT, I started reading Book 1, and now am about to finish. At first I was going to read the five books, then watch the five seasons "as a re-watch". But then I thought I don't want to keep reaching the end of the story, and then going back to the beginning. So, I though I would arrange reading the books and watching the season like so:Book 1Season 1Book 2Season 2Book 3 (Up to Davos V)Season 3Book 3Season 4Book 4Book 5Season 5What do you think? I need your opinion as people who read the books and watched the series.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howl & Read Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 They line up just about perfectly. Although, there are some scences from book 3 in season 2 and some of book 4 in season 4 (etc.), but you cannot really get around that. So, I would just read them as planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeyad Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Okay, thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular John Umber Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 If I would give any advice on this, it would be to watch all, then read all; preferably with about a year in between these two actions. Looking at them side by side will make you hate the show. Just hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criston of House Shapper Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I would advise you to just read the books without watching the seasons inbetween, it will just be too confusing and later seasons deviate too strongly from the books so you don't really get anything out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howl & Read Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Personally I Liked reading the series before watching Got... but it was also interesting to see the story played out on television. The first seasons script is almost word for word, then they screwed up seasons 3-5, royally. You should do whatever you think is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howl & Read Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 If I would give any advice on this, it would be to watch all, then read all; preferably with about a year in between these two actions. Looking at them side by side will make you hate the show. Just hate it.The books were always my favourite, but I wouldn't say I hate the show. It is still better than a lot on television shows out there. How I see it is that Got is on interpretation on ASoIaF. I do not know why they decided to stray from the books so much, but it is just their take on the series. I am sure in 70 years, multiple movies and television shows will have tried to remake ASoIaF.I always tell people "I am A Song of Ice and Fire fan, but Game of Thrones if okay too. Just know there is a difference (and ASoIaF is better [in my opinion])". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Neddard Stark Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I wouldn't bother really, Game of Thrones is its own entity now, it's not really Asoiaf anymore it's just D&D's story dressed up as Martins. Just re watch seasons 1-5 if you wan't a recap. The books are a lot more dense and complex so you should really read them as their own entity not as a recap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Doe Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 If I would give any advice on this, it would be to watch all, then read all; preferably with about a year in between these two actions. Looking at them side by side will make you hate the show. Just hate it. Until season 5 the show did a pretty decent job in portraying the books in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cladinator Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I would just read all the way through. Seasons 1 and 2 are pretty much on point with the books. It gets bad in season 3. Season 4, even worse.Season 5 is absolutely off the rails garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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