A frequent topic of conversation among Game of Thrones fans is the differences between author George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's fantasy series. We update our Wiki each week noting the alterations, in fact. But how and why did these, initially minor, changes begin?
Game of Thrones, particularly in its first season, actually stays remarkably close to the source material. Often times shows will begin in line with the source and then veer into their own direction. Game of Thrones has begun to take more liberties in terms of certain character names/origins, and the sequence of events, but the major plotpoints, thus far, have remained remarkably close to those in the novels (with a couple of notable exceptions). Series co-creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff have a great respect for Martin's work and wanted to honor it as best they could. Sometimes the realities of the needs of a different medium come into play, though.
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