So, um, yeah, decided to do make-up posts for all the weeks of Recommendation Mondays I missed.
Anyway, Game Of Thrones. I feel like I don't even need to explain the appeal of this show (which imma shorten to GoT cause I'm lazy) but, if that was the case, this would be a pretty pointless blog post so...
GoT is a HBO TV series, the fifth season of which is set to premier in six days (I am excite). The basic premise of the show is that, through the eyes and perspectives of different character from different warring factions, we follow the wars, mutinies, uprisings and campaigns of the many people who aspire to the throne of Westeros (also known as the Seven Kingdoms) or who just stand to gain something from the war being fought or being won by a particular person.
It's a show where anyone can die, boobs are frequently on display, everyone has lots of sex and you'll have very little idea just where the line between good guys and bad guys lies.
(psssst watch it for free here)
Even if the plot seems a little confusing, the way the show itself is shot, acted and scored is amazing. This show has some of the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen and Ramin Djawadi, the show's composer, is a freaking genius(not to mention they created an actual, functional language for the Dothraki to speak!). It's also quite funny on numerous occasions and, if nothing else, you can place bets on who'll die first. Listen to some (three seasons' worth) of the score here:
I would also recommend reading the show's source material... except I know a lot of people might not enjoy them; the politics is even more complicated, the plot is even harder to follow and the characters are more numerous and much more human (read: complicated and well written) than in the series, but, if high fantasy/politcal intrigue/romance/detective novel/liftime movie family drama/idek is your deal then head on out to your local bookstore and nab yourself the first brick. You'll never look back C:
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