Welcome Stark_Death, Queen Asha, & Bale_The_Ranger- don't be afraid to get involved with your own opinions and theories. Bale- if you are planning on watching the series and reading the books, it doesn't really matter which you do first. From an economic standpoint, in the US buying the boxed set of the first four books is about the same price as buying the season 1 DVDs. About your profile pic, check the Help forum.