George RR Martin Has No Comment on Last Night’s Episode 

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last night is for another post. But what it’s not for is George RR Martin’s comments section.

This happens on a semi-regular basis, but with the growing divergence between the books and the TV show coming to something of a head last night, it’s not all that surprisingly that fans are flocking to

NotABlog to either complain or demand Martin comment on the changes.

And to his credit, once again, Martin refuses. The last time this happened (last season, that scene between Cersei and Jaime in the crypt) I was struck by how, even though the show had clearly miscommunicated the mark, Martin would not speak ill of Benioff, Weiss or anyone involved with the production. The show is the show, the books are the books. He will not judge their changes, because they’re making the best show they can. That’s the exact same stance he’s taken with this week’s developments.

How many children did Scarlett O’Hara have? Three, in the novel. One, in the movie. None, in real life: she was a fictional character, she never existed. The show is the show, the books are the books; two different tellings of the same story.

There have been differences between the novels and the television show since the first episode of season one. And for just as long, I have been talking about the butterfly effect. Small changes lead to larger changes lead to huge changes. HBO is more than forty hours into the impossible and demanding task of adapting my lengthy (extremely) and complex (exceedingly) novels, with their layers of plots and subplots, their twists and contradictions and unreliable narrators, viewpoint shifts and ambiguities, and a cast of characters in the hundreds.

There has seldom been any TV series as faithful to its source material, by and large (if you doubt that, talk to the Harry Dresden fans, or readers of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, or the fans of the original WALKING DEAD comic books)… but the longer the show goes on, the bigger the butterflies become. And now we have reached the point where the beat of butterfly wings is stirring up storms, like the one presently engulfing my email.

I have been saying since season one that this is not the place to debate or discuss the TV series. Please respect that.

It doesn’t get more polite a request than that.

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What he does not understand is that people are begging his help because he is the true legend and hero behind the main story.

All we are asking him is intervene and “save” what is left from the SoIF at the TV.

I seriously understand the “butterfly-effect” he explained on his blog. Of course, the entire responsibility is from HBO’s both over characters as well as plots adaptations. However, I one of those who was caught firstly by the TV series and then quickly moved to the books – lucky.

TV audience has had some great experience with shows such as Soprano’s family or Breaking Bad, but also huge disappointments such as LOST and The Walking Dead.

We are a bunch of scared fans who love a lot something and naturally care for its maintenance.

Everything is already filmed, there is nothing else to do. If this season is ruined, lets put together the pieces and make the word “unsatisfaction” to reach HBO.

Actors also have responsibility because they raised excessively the expectations by saying “it is the best season ever” and “there will be revelations and cliff-hanging never seen before”

Nothing is completely lost, there will both great book along with rich material to release. But, as a fan, I must say:

Nice answer from GRRM. Even he does understand the difference between the show and the books. It is an adaptation. But some hardcore fanatics (losers) doesn’t understand what an adaptation means. ;)

The show is better than the boring books now. Deal with it.

“There has seldom been any TV series as faithful to its source material, by and large (if you doubt that, talk to the Harry Dresden fans, or readers of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, or the fans of the original WALKING DEAD comic books)…”

THANK-YOU, George! This series is incredibly faithful in the grand scheme of things, but narrow-minded book fans have no idea how to look at things in perspective.

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