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Originally Posted by Jackie S
Is there some rule saying that the Producers of this Series, (HBO), have to stick with the books.
I would bet they monitor public reaction to chracters, and future scripts will be written to satisfy what the public wants to see.
My two favorite movie adaptations I have seen form Novels was The Carpet Baggers and The Godfather. Both took liberties with the originol writings, and both wre really well accepted.
As good as The Godfather was, it lost some of the grim realism contained in Mario Puzo's writing. One good example is the Garroting of Luca Brazi. In the book, the writing was so expecite that you could smell the shit on the floor as his life dwindled and his bowells emptied. The movie scene was almost anticeptic in comparison.
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There is no particular rule, but GRRM has been heavily involved with the show since its inception.
There have been some generally positive changes as well, such as the addition of Roz and of course cutting out a lot of the more inconsequential stuff you normally have to wade through, yet still keeping fairly close to the books.
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Originally Posted by OliviaHoward
He better not!!! I'm totally pissed how the last book ended!
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GRRM is 64 now and not exactly the picture of manly constitution. It took him 7 years to write the last book, so you do the math on how many you think he's got left in him. Now, given that the HBO series is so popular, he's going to have to start pooping more books out if he wants to continue the series (or they can go down the True Blood route and just deviate entirely from the books). Of course, the question then becomes how good of a book you think he can write when he's rushing things...
