GAME OF THRONES: Is the TV Show as good as the Book? (Season 1)

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  • @canuckftc12W
    @canuckftc12W 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    I read the books after watching the show, and one of the shocking things for me was actually the number of great scenes in this first season that weren't in the books. Robert's scene with Cersei, Robert's scene with Ser Barristan & Jaime, and even the Viserys & Jorah confrontation with the dragon eggs were some of my favourite scenes this season that I was surprised were not taken directly from the books

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@canuckftc12W Yes that’s a great point, there’s so many cool scenes that they created in the TV show that don’t exist in the books, the one with Robert and Cersei laughing about the terrible state of their marriage was a great one but isn’t in the books!

    • @JohnnyRaven69
      @JohnnyRaven69 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Indeed!

  • @JohnnyRaven69
    @JohnnyRaven69 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Short answer: YES! ❤

  • @benjaminsierra280
    @benjaminsierra280 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The Others were mostly called the White Walkers in the show because of Lost, which had ended less than a year before Game of Thrones premiered and had been massively popular. Lost also had antagonists called the Others.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@benjaminsierra280 That makes so much sense!

  • @bill.godwin-austen
    @bill.godwin-austen 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    You're spot-on about the casting of the characters being outstanding, and in some cases absolutely perfect. That was one of the greatest strengths of the show, and the solid casting is carrying over to the "prequel" series "House of the Dragon", another case of brilliant casting.

    • @ciandryl
      @ciandryl 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      House of the Dragon has "brilliant casting"??? I bet you haven't read the book it was based on

  • @Leo_ofRedKeep
    @Leo_ofRedKeep 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Why did they change Ned having his leg broken by a horse into being stabbed by a guard? Because guards are easier to train.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Leo_ofRedKeep hahaha good point, you can’t trust animal actors 😂

  • @duplonek
    @duplonek 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Another character that is really different for me from the first book is Renly Baratheon. They did him dirty in the show. He is nothing like in the book. Ned said he thought he saw a ghost of young Robert when he saw him. But in the show he doesn't have that strong look and feels stressed when in the books he is laughing at everything and also fights in the tournament. In the show he was scared of his own blood when Loras cut him and of course his relationship with Loras is not mentioned in the first book. (I've read only the first book and 200 pages of the second so I don't know how he is different in the second book)

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@duplonek Yeah I agree, I didn’t mention it in this video but I’m not 100% sure on the casting for Renly, he felt a lot different in the books and I preferred him in the books to the tv show!

    • @duplonek
      @duplonek 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @BeckyDoesBlog I also can say that I've been a big fan of the show for years and started the books like a month ago so it's obvious that i am picturing characters as their show versions. The only ones that I don't this way are of course Renly who for me is the most different but also Varys, Cercei, Jorah and as I am reading the second book also Davos. What I found interesting is that I don't like Jorah in the show but for now I find him really interesting in the books. I don't know but one difference in the book that i remembered is that Jory was with Arya while throwing rocks at Nymeria when in the show he wasn't there. It would have made Jory's character a lot better in the show and his death much more impactful and sad for a common vewer. (If you don't remember who I am talking about, Jory was Ned's commandor of guards who died when Jaimie confronted Ned) i really like him in the show. His actor was cool so i would love to see this scene in the show

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @ yes I agree with you, because I quite liked the actor for Jory but I feel like they didn’t use him enough, they could have given him more scenes and then it would have been a lot sadder when he dies, I was surprised they didn’t give the actor more lines!

  • @bill.godwin-austen
    @bill.godwin-austen 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    It's my understanding that the character Ros basically merged the roles of several characters who were prostitutes into a single character, both to reduce the number of named characters, for logistical purposes, but also to make her more visible than the smaller characters she was merged from to make the audience care more about her, so that events that occur with other bit-character prostitutes make more of an impact because they're happening to a character we are familiar with, and possibly care about by that point in the story.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@bill.godwin-austen Yes that’s a great point, it makes sense to give her character more meaning and merge lots of different characters from the book into one!

    • @joeyken81
      @joeyken81 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@BeckyDoesBlog @bill.godwin-austen I also thinks she serves the purpose of giving more insight into the characters and personalities of other major characters through her (Littlefinger and Theon particularly in Season 1, others in later seasons).

  • @CallumRushworth
    @CallumRushworth 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The dramatically up scaling in ages was the right decision

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Agreed, I don’t wanna see baby Dany in some of those scenes

  • @BeckyDoesBlog
    @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What did you think to Game of Thrones? Is the TV show as good as the book?!

  • @bill.godwin-austen
    @bill.godwin-austen 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Combining Bronn and Shae learning of Tyrion's past into the drinking game scene was probably done mainly to compress the time spent for TV purposes... having both happen in the single scene rather than being repeated for each character would have taken up screen time that would require something else (something possibly more important to the long term plot) to be cut. Without the air time constraints, that's not an issue in the books, so repeating a story to multiple characters (which is how it would usually play out in real life) isn't an issue there.
    Some of the character introductions and events that you didn't see in season 1 that were in book 1 got pushed into season 2 because they fit the showrunner's narrative pattern better there.
    Similarly, many of the "show only" scenes were done as a way of showing the viewers story elements that were done in the books with little bits of information trickled out, often from multiple points of view through different characters. Another instance where compression was needed due to the limitations of TV air time constraints. As a fun side note, several of the future "show only" scenes and situations are among my favorite mini-storylines in the show. Others, not so much...
    Oh... and I almost forgot to add one of the biggest changes from the book that I didn't hear you mention... (adding this via edit): For the birth of the dragons scene, in the book, all of Danerys' hair had been burned off, but in the show it remained as unharmed as she did.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@bill.godwin-austen You can see how the TV show focuses on elements which make good TV production but the book paces things slightly differently due to being able to spend more time on it! And yes that’s another change from the books is that Dany’s hair remains intact at the end of the season!

    • @bill.godwin-austen
      @bill.godwin-austen 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@BeckyDoesBlog Oh yeah! That's always one of the biggest challenges in adapting books, and especially book series with long, intertwined storylines and massive world-building as GRRM is noted for into something that would work well on TV. If they tried to maintain the detail and "cast of thousands", it could easily be a 20 year series, or perhaps 8-10 seasons of the old-school 20-25 episodes per season. It's a shame that there was so much detail and story that had to be cut or compressed, but that's the nature of the beast.

  • @rushy9895
    @rushy9895 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Ooooooooh 100% in for a community book club. That sounds awesome!

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@rushy9895 See ya there!

  • @annmasalskaya6673
    @annmasalskaya6673 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As I love the show more than books (but I love the books as well), I love some characters in the show more than in the books)Shae, Podrick (or better to say his relationship with Tyrion), Missandei, Margery are amazing in the film. I hope these names are not spoilers. I love that the characters in the movie are older. I pictured them older while reading. You're right the casting is brilliant, phenomenal. I'm looking forward to seeing your review and reaction to the next seasons. Thank you for sharing)

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@annmasalskaya6673 I’m excited to watch the next few seasons, especially if you preferred them to the books! Thank you for the lovely comment 😊

  • @booktubeadvocate
    @booktubeadvocate 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The characters being aged up was probably the correct decision. Especially considering that George was originally going to do a 5-year time-skip after ASOS, thus making all of our child characters into teenagers or young adults. Season 1 is the most loyal to the books but I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on book to show changes for future seasons! Also, yes, bring back the raven!
    Also, great video as always 😄

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@booktubeadvocate Yes I agree, aging them up makes the most sense and I’m so glad they did that for some of the characters! Thank you for the comment 😊

  • @Leo_ofRedKeep
    @Leo_ofRedKeep 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I guess Ros was there to expose Theon's personality to the audience: he's that highborn guy who wants to have her for free as he wants to have everything else without earning it. Then she moved to King's Landing so they would not have to cast another ;-)
    Her story was very well done, even if barely anyone fully understands the end of it but that's in a later season and Podrick Payne plays a major role in it.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Leo_ofRedKeep That’s what I kind of thought too, because she had most conversations with Theon so I think she was used to add more depth to his personality, it was cleverly done though

  • @FredtheFrisian
    @FredtheFrisian 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Regarding Arya's feistiness, I think they wanted to give her a stronger arc in the tv show.
    The girl with whom Viserys took a bath is Doreah, Danaerys' handmaiden, the only one who is not Dothraki (but from Lys).
    Regarding the aging up: I do believe Gendry in the show is supposed to be 16 or so; also the other actors don't really look like 17 to me, more like early twenties.
    Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm looking forward to your next review. All the best from the Netherlands!

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@FredtheFrisian some great opinions there, thank you for the comment! All the best from England!

  • @jessebmansell7968
    @jessebmansell7968 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Prepare for more and more changes as the seasons go. I binge watched the TV show after getting a sport injury, got addicted wanted more so brought the books.
    I hadn't read since high school, I was a bad student could barely spell. Slowly getting a book collection going now, still can barely read or write but love it.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@jessebmansell7968 I’m excited to see what other changes they’ve made in the next few seasons! The books are great, I’m quite a slow reader so I like to take my time with books but as long as we’re reading at a pace that works for us then it’s more enjoyable 😁

    • @jessebmansell7968
      @jessebmansell7968 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @BeckyDoesBlog love the channel keep up the great work.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@jessebmansell7968 Thank you! :D

  • @marcelamontero8694
    @marcelamontero8694 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I think it was a good adaptation, and i would like to mention that in the book, Jon looks like Ned, and Arya looks like Lyanna Stark ( Ned's sister) and Rob, Sansa, Bran and Rickon looks like Catelyn.

  • @brianjkinney
    @brianjkinney 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I read the first book before watching the first season and I was really impressed with how faithful it was. I was glad they aged up the characters and all of the changes felt appropriate for the medium change. Casting was also great. I don’t have much of a minds eye so I didn’t really have any expectations for appearance but the characters all made sense in the first season.
    I could be down to read for a book club depending on the types of books.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@brianjkinney Yes they’ve followed the first book so closely in season 1 but I’ve been told they don’t do that as much in future seasons and there’ll be a lot more differences! Yay glad to hear you’d been down for a book club, hoping to have lots of different genres and switch it up some months so if you have a recommendation you want to read then let me know 😊

  • @FrijNawar
    @FrijNawar 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The aging is due to regulation on kids working (limiting hours and type of job) AND sex scenes obviously is the main reason

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@FrijNawar Makes so much sense, especially due to some of the inappropriate scenes a lot of them have!

  • @rushy9895
    @rushy9895 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I’d be sloshed if I’d have taken a shot every time you said aged up

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I never said aged up… oops I did it again

  • @LizzieJaneBennet
    @LizzieJaneBennet 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Considering how bad the writing became at the end of the show, I can't believe that D&D were able to create and write a scene as excellent as that of Robert and Cersei !🤯
    THAT was good writing. THAT was talent.
    This video about the differences is interesting, ok, but (considering you didn't share your reactions on most of the episodes😢) I miss your general analysis, point of vues and feelings of the first Season.

    • @Leo_ofRedKeep
      @Leo_ofRedKeep 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The writing was intentionally dumbed down for the mass audience the show was attracting after Season 4. It did not happen out of incompetence.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@LizzieJaneBennet Yes the writing in season 1 was sensational, I’ve been told that it gets worse as the seasons progress though haha 😂 Glad to hear you like more analysis and feelings on the season, I’m going to film more reactions and opinions on season 2 and so on because I didn’t realise people wanted more of that stuff (but I’m glad they do)!

  • @MayhapsYes
    @MayhapsYes 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Not just the children, they aged up a lot of the adults. Ned and Catelyn are supposed to be in their early 30s in the books. No way does Sean Bean look anywhere near his early 30s.

    • @MayhapsYes
      @MayhapsYes 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Also, you forgot they cut out a lot of Bran's story. All of his dream sequences were cut as the crow doesn't talk in the show.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@MayhapsYes Yeah that’s so true! Despite how good Sean Bean looks, there’s no way he’s pulling off early 30s 😂

    • @JohnnyRaven69
      @JohnnyRaven69 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah. Sean Bean "Ned" is about 45-48 years old in the show. And i'd say Catelyn is something 38-40.

  • @irktog5175
    @irktog5175 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I had read all the books (that were available at the time) years before they even decided to make the show.

  • @Necrothep
    @Necrothep 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    19:22 They started with emelia purple eyes but she kept doing allergic reaction to the lentil so they decide to go without it.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Necrothep That makes so much more sense, it’s definitely not worth giving her purple eyes for that!

  • @adamholland7395
    @adamholland7395 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can't wait to see your other season reviews! Unfortunately, season 1 is easily the best adaptation of the book

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@adamholland7395 Thank you! It might all be downhill from here 😂 but I’m sure season 2 will be good and I’m excited to watch it!

  • @LeChaunce
    @LeChaunce 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Considering Martin describes Jorah Mormont to look a lot like Bob Hoskins, I feel that, despite Iain Glenn's fantastic performance he was terribly cast. Jorah in the book is kind of creepy and stalkery and you understand why Dany would instantly friendzone him. Jorah in the show? Not so much.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@LeChaunce I agree with this, I get a different vibe when reading about him in the book than in the TV show. They’ve also made him look very attractive which doesn’t help 😂

  • @MiciCeeff
    @MiciCeeff 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    yeah most of the changes in season one is just few nitpicky stuff and extra exposition they have to do because of it not being a book.
    Also i don't get your point about Will getting executed is some kind of foreshadow exclusively from the show. In the show they switched the role of Will and Gared (the older black brother). In the books Will is killed by Royce after getting turned into a wight while Gared flees and is later executed by Ned.
    Edit: Some changes you forgot was that in the show before Ned and Jon seperate Ned tells him that once they meet again he will tell Jon about his mother (not in the books) and also at the end of A Game of Thrones Daenerys looses her hair in the fire (not in the show)

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@MiciCeeff Yeah the changes in season 1 are all very minor things, it was quite hard to discuss any major changes. Definitely Dany’s hair not being burnt is a big one because that’s different from the book. And yess actually you’re right, they’ve switched the two men from the nights watch at the start of the book, so again it’s a really small difference

  • @NANINANI-cs6rn
    @NANINANI-cs6rn 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The more you watch the more it goes further out of the books, and not just s7 s8

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@NANINANI-cs6rn There’ll probably be so many more differences that I notice as I watch the next few seasons 😬

  • @rushy9895
    @rushy9895 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow we got Becky watching GoT before WoW I can’t believe it

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’ll watch the whole series at least 20 times before we get WoW

  • @TrippyAttitudezzz
    @TrippyAttitudezzz 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    season 5+ it goes off script and everything is just WTF, ill be here to see your reaction. its cool asf lol

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@TrippyAttitudezzz hahaha I’m not sure if that makes me excited or terrified for it

  • @tidcooney6273
    @tidcooney6273 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What did you think of Sam and Tywin? Two of my favourite characters (especially Tywin, later on), and brilliantly cast, I thought. One thing I still don't dig is the appearance of the White Walkers. In the book they are very elegant, but in the TV show they are more animalistic. Oh, hang on - maybe the change is that it is wights we are seeing here, and not Others at all.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@tidcooney6273 I think both Sam and Tywin are brilliantly cast, in fact I think Sam’s casting is perfect! Both incredible actors so far and I’m very excited to see more from them in the next season. I haven’t seen too much from the white walkers yet but I’m expecting they’ll come up a lot more in season 2 so my thoughts on them are undecided currently!

  • @JFRJesse
    @JFRJesse 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I wish I read the books first.

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@JFRJesse I’m glad I did but it’s made me a lot more picky and critical when watching the TV show unfortunately!

    • @JFRJesse
      @JFRJesse 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@BeckyDoesBlog I think it's funny when I read the book, I hear the character voices from the show..

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@JFRJesse Sometimes that happens to me too if I’ve read a book after watching something, I’m going to re-read the books next year so I wonder if I’ll start hearing the actors voices this time 😂

  • @ciandryl
    @ciandryl 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    How dare you not mention The Spider and Littlefinger?

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@ciandryl Another two characters that I thought were brilliantly casted but completely forgot to mention in this video (oops)😂 I’m sure they’ll give me more reasons to talk about them in season 2!

  • @FrijNawar
    @FrijNawar 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My sweet Becky ❤

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@FrijNawar ❤️

    • @FrijNawar
      @FrijNawar 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@BeckyDoesBlog Im Sarah by the way 🥰😘

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@FrijNawar Thank you for your support Sarah 😊

    • @FrijNawar
      @FrijNawar 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@BeckyDoesBlog you are very welcome dear. And yes Im for the book club 😍
      I have been fascinated by WWII fiction novels the last few months I can suggest some of my fav as a start maybe

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ Yay I’m glad to hear you’d want to join it! I used to love WWII books, please let me know if you have any recommendations for our book club!

  • @thecockerel86
    @thecockerel86 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You say the death of Will (the ranger) in the book versus the tv show is slight, but is it?
    th-cam.com/video/iK8_yQjJf2I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sSQJOfcPttLYXKnt

    • @BeckyDoesBlog
      @BeckyDoesBlog  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@thecockerel86 Ooh the plot thickens

  • @andybarker8787
    @andybarker8787 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Two episodes in I gave up. Same with wheel of time. Book to tv = no comparison