Just a heads-up for those who enjoyed GRR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, beginning with
A Game of Thrones.
HBO showed the first 15 minutes as a preview last weekend, and between that and all the reports I've seen, this promises to be well-done.
If you don't have HBO, check anyway, because they're offering it free to some areas, maybe because the ratings and sales so far are already outstanding.
A few links: