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Originally Posted by Amnorix
I will definitely give them considerable leeway to divert from the books for several reasons.
1. who the hell knows if the books will be finished before the series, but it seems unlikely at best. As long as they stick to the "big picture" of what Martin has in mind, the details can diverge as seems best for TV, versus print.
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Bonn training the King slayer. Extending the time of Arya and the hound in the story, Bran appearing in the north etc. all changes worked and stayed true to the story.
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Originally Posted by Amnorix
2. Books 4 and 5 are pretty long, slow and without nearly as many exciting moments. The drama and tension are building as people position themselves for the final struggle for the Iron Throne, but it'd be pretty boring TV for the most part.
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I think they need to combine 4 and 5 due to the lack of action in the books. There are several sections of those two books that are interesting in a book but I can see issues translating to TV
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Originally Posted by Amnorix
3. Some key characters don't get to do much for quite a while -- most significantly Jaime and Littlefinger/Sansa. Doubt they want to table them for the next two seasons...
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Women love the king slayer and supposely Sansa's role is going to beefed up more than the books. And I don't think the audience is going to want to see half-man getting pissed on by life the whole season. Maybe they don't have him travel with the dwarfs but his new buddy?