Am I the only person in the world who doesn't give squat about Game of Thrones?

[Wolf Frankula]

I never watched it. I don't care about the characters and the plot. I'm sick of hearing about it. And no, I don't click on the threads that mention it.

Wolf

[broiles]

1. Yes.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I thought I was the only person in the world who has never seen an episode.

Maybe if it turns up on Netflix I'll give it a look, but I haven't managed to get too excited about it so far.

[jberryhill]

5. I watched the last minute of the last episode

So I know how it ends.

Did the same with The Sopranos.

[Phentex]

93. I've never watched...

and don't plan to.

[Thekaspervote]

109. Me neither

[Ohiogal]

3. No.

[broiles]

4. Yes.

[elleng]

6. No

[GP6971]

7. Nope

Maybe some day I'll watch it, but not now.

[Aristus]

42. Same here.

I'm certainly not opposed to the depiction of sex and violence in visual media. But everything I've heard about GoT makes the S&V sound staggeringly gratuitous.

Maybe someday I'll take a look. But not now.

[Control-Z]

81. I didn't figure out what "GoT" meant until

literally last week. Apparently I suffer a deplorable lack of curiosity.

I only watched about 5 minutes of one episode (smack-dab in the middle of the show) probably 3 years ago.

I could see that it had promise as far as being something I might watch given the chance to start at the beginning. That's how I saw "Lost". I binge-watched starting with season 1, episode 1, about a year after it ended.

[3catwoman3]

8. No, you are not.

I'm not a big fan of dark, dreary, battle-filled epics. Haven't watched a single episode.

[HopeAgain]

102. Nor am I

and from what I understand, you can add dragons to it as well.

[rickford66]

9. The last series we watched was Roots.

[Beartracks]

32. You mean 40 years ago???

Or the re-do from a couple years back?I



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[rickford66]

33. Yup. The original series back in the 70's.

[Beartracks]

39. That was good stuff.

Kind of the godfather of the miniseries.

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[appalachiablue]

52. +1

[awesomerwb1]

10. At last!!!

We've all been waiting for you to finally post about how you feel about GoT!!!

I can sleep better tonight now. Thank you!

[mr_lebowski]

21. Me Too!

At first when I read the OP I was worried I was going to decide I actually didn't love the show (overall, esp. the first 5 seasons) since OP wasn't interested, but then I got over it, and turns out, I still consider it time well spent. Glad I watched it. Enjoyed the hell out of it. PHEW!

Was it PC? HELL NO it wasn't. Not even close.

And that's part of what made it great.

The only parts I really could've done without was the Ramsey/Theon scenes, ummm ... early in their relationship.

Other than that I thought it was the perfect level of grit and realism.

[Cracklin Charlie]

11. No.

I know two characters...mommy of dragons, and the dragons.

I only know them because I saw it on Sesame Street.

Cookie Monster is quite the thespian.

[apcalc]

12. You are not alone! I don't know a thing about it.

But then again, I do not watch TV at all,
have no time nor interest in any of it.

[2naSalit]

43. +++++

[we can do it]

13. You might be.

[Beringia]

14. I watched part of one at my sister's with a rape scene, that was the end for me

[chillfactor]

15. No........I did not watch one episode.....

series never interested me.

[doc03]

16. Never saw one episode of it. If it comes to Netflix I may

give it a look.

[Ron Obvious]

17. No

But for some reason, everybody who doesn't watch the show really feels the need to tell the rest of us about not watching it. Every Guardian (for example) forum discussing the episodes has several people in it whose only contribution is to say they don't watch it.

And that is something I haven't really encountered before.

[NRaleighLiberal]

18. Watched half of the first episode. Yuck - dark, dirty, totally uninteresting to my wife and I

We tend to love series - but maybe because we are not gamers and don't like fantasy stuff or super hero stuff, just didn't work for us.

Give me Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Better Caul Saul any day.

[PJMcK]

19. What's Game of Thrones?

I’m not familiar with it.

[Skittles]

75. it's a stupid fucking TV show

[Major Nikon]

105. Aren't they all?

Except for Mr. Bean. That shit was pretty intense.

[PJMcK]

111. Oops!

Hi, Skittles!

I was trying to be a smart ass.

FAIL!

I know of the show but just never was interested enough to spend the time on it.

Enjoy your evening!

[OriginalGeek]

132. wait a minnit

Not all of the fucking was stupid...

[TomSlick]

20. No.

It would take a long-term confinement to a sickbed to get that far down my viewing list.

[Dream Girl]

22. saw a few episodes - way too violent and bloody, not for me

[Tess49]

23. Game of what?

[sop]

47. You mean Game of WTF is Going On? At least that's what I called it.

[Tess49]

88. That was pretty much it!

[Eyeball_Kid]

24. Maybe? n/t

[mr_lebowski]

25. I bet a lot of you naysayers, if you sat down in the right mood and watched, say ...

The first four episodes, and girded yourself that there would be T&A, and women would be treated as objects a lot of the time (like things were in real-life medieval times) esp. in the early going of the show, and there'd be some gory deaths, and a smattering of non-graphic rapes (most of them are like, a torn shirt and 'no no stop' and maybe a scream, and then you know what happened) ... oh, and two incestuous characters ... and didn't try to judge it with 2019 sensibilities for all the characters ... you'd end up sucked in like the rest of us.

Just sayin, I'm pretty damn discerning with my TV time, I don't watch crap. GoT was a friggin quality show. Acting was fantastic for a TV show.

[Skittles]

55. um, no

it sickened me

[mr_lebowski]

65. It's just a friggin' show. Bad things happen in the world, esp. when life was primitive

And none of it (on a show like GoT) is actually real, ya know?

I'd not want to see many many many things IRL I've seen in movies and TV, but when I know it's fake, in service of a story ... very little bothers me.

Some people I guess perceive things differently, with a little less 'stomach' for gritty stuff. I'd say if you can handle your average Scorsese movie, or the Sopranos, you should be able to roll with GoT.

Pretty sure you didn't, in fact, watch the first four episodes ... I find that once one becomes invested in stories and characters, it becomes a bit easier to get through uncomfortable scenes ... but whatevs, all good

[Skittles]

73. I know it's just a show

I still found it sickening

[qazplm135]

130. tried it, and I'm a scifi nerd

but gotta say...not sucked in at all.

Found it somewhat boring, and all the palace intrigue stuff was extra boring.

[sueh]

26. No, I've never seen it, don't care about it.

[Demovictory9]

27. GOT and Xena

folks walking about in stylized old timey leathery outfits. cant tell where or when in history

[mopinko]

28. all i know is idiots are buying huskies because they think the wolves are cool.

that's enough for me.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

40. Well, wolves ARE cool.

It was reported just this week, that in Siberia, the perfectly preserved head of a wolf was discovered poking through the tundra ice. It's been dated to 40,000 years ago. It is larger than our current canis lupus, with exponentially powerful jaws, likely with enough strength or PSI to crush the bones of a mastodon or large mammal.

Never watched GoT. Way too much gratuitous violence, savage inhumanity, and deranged misogyny for us. But as far as ratings go, it seems to be very popular. Much like StarWars/Star Trek groupies (or Trekkies) and they have conventions, their own languages (Anyone here speak Klingon ?) and get all snazzed up as their favorite characters. They look like they're having fun and they're not getting into any trouble, so let them have at it. Maybe a better way for people to meet one another than on dating apps. Maybe we'll get themed restaurants out of it. That would be a hoot.

[mopinko]

56. they are cool, but

anyone who thinks a wolf would be a good pet is nuts. and you know these clowns would be getting wolves if they could. i feel another wave of wolf hybrids coming on.

cosplay all you want children, but leave the living creatures who cant agree or not to play w you alone.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

122. I agree with you, mopinko.

Wolf-dogs hybrids are a bad idea. They bring forth the worst genetic qualities in each.

I'm a supporter of a shelter here in WA, in Tenino, called Wolf Haven International. They are the only wolf shelter in the US to have been awarded the highest international honor for such shelters. The have some hybrids, but these animals have been screened thoroughly and make good companions for some of the pairs.

It's sad that popular movies/TV often create sudden markets for pet "mills" and unscrupulous breeders for certain animals.

[IcyPeas]

29. and yet your name is WOLF......

irony

v

[JDC]

30. Good news for you, the show is over.

It really was good. It will fade away and go the way of The Wire, Breaking Bad, Sopranos, etc etc

[NJCher]

31. don't know nuttin'

about it either.

I don't watch anything about wars or stuff with violence.

It took me almost a decade to figure out who Kim Kardashian was.

[Beartracks]

36. I still couldn't pick her out of a lineup of Kardashians.

And that's a lot of Kardashians.



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[mr_lebowski]

80. Me neither ... never watched any show relating to any of those people ... (nt)

[Karadeniz]

34. Never watched it.

[BeyondGeography]

35. No

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

37. No, you're not.

It's lovely that so many people like it, but I have never gotten into high fantasy. Never could get into The Lord of the Rings, either.

And I even know George, but I'll never tell him that I'll never be reading his books. Hell, I remember when he really was a good science fiction writer.

Although in all fairness to George, he's done a lot of good things for Santa Fe.

[Generic Brad]

38. It repelled me

I was so uncomfortable with the violence and gratuitous nudity that a baled midway through the second episode. My wife watched the whole series, but I balked. There are so many other things out there I enjoy watching.

[pnwmom]

57. That's also when I quit watching, and for the same reasons. nt

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

41. That's heresy... off with your head!! haha!!

[wendyb-NC]

44. I never payed attention to it.

My adult children seem to follow it. That's about all I know of it.

[Doreen]

45. My friend told me to watch it.

I tried one episode. Did nothing for me so I do not give a crap either.

[wasupaloopa]

46. I am there with you. I have no idea what it is about.

Of course I am an old coot so there is that

[lunasun]

48. Never saw it . I looked at what it was about and said Oh no just not for me that kind of thing

Saw it had dragons and wierd looking people in costumes
I imagine they have some affected accents too I could be wrong because I’ve never seen it
I don’t care if people talk about it . There are a lot of popular things I don’t get interested in
For example, I have never seen a star wars movie either

Not avoiding these fads just not interested do not appeal to me

[pdxflyboy]

49. Never watched it.

n/t

[Staph]

50. Never watched it, but I read the books.

All the books. All the currently published and available books. Still waiting for the last book. Or two. Or three.

Curse you, George R. R.!

[fierywoman]

51. Nope. Too dark.

[dai13sy]

53. What's wrong with you

Yes, you are the only person who doesn't watch Game of Thrones!!

[Skittles]

54. no

I can't stand that show

[Mr.Bill]

58. Never seen it.

[BigmanPigman]

59. Nope.

[Vdizzle]

60. Fo Shizzle.

Vdizzle says you fo shizzle missed out. All the dragons and sizzle. It was grrr-Izzle. Maybe binge wizzle it. Catch up and not feel so left ouzzle.

Hahaha. Nope! Just kidding. You didn’t miss much.

[bitterross]

61. Nope. I've never seen a single episode

Could care less about it if only I cared at all.

[cilla4progress]

62. Nooo

ooooo!

[Laffy Kat]

63. Never watched an episode.

[Grey]

64. Nope, never watched 3 minutes.....

[BHDem53]

66. No.

[Cartoonist]

67. Sounds like it might be right up my alley

I like that stuff, but no, I've never seen it.

[mr_lebowski]

83. If it sounds up your alley, it is. You should watch it sometime ;) Great show ...

Shows almost always become critical and popular phenomenons when they're actually good ... stuff like Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Wire, GoT ... it doesn't happen by accident.

Sure, sometimes absolute CRAP becomes popular with the public, like Jersey Shore, Duck Dynasty, and the Bachelor, but that doesn't mean they're good shows.

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

68. During a flu stricken after Christmas bedridden 'Might as well watch the thing...'

Caught up on most seasons and mostly enjoyed it.

Not enough to actually subscribe to HBO for Season 8, but will watch it for the conclusion whenever it's free... no rush.

[Rhiannon12866]

69. I've never seen it, know nothing about it and have no interest in it.

When there were countless threads here on it, I briefly "trashed" the phrase, but I discovered I was unable to see my own OP since one of the late night comedy show monologues I posted used it in the subject line.

[BunnyMcGee]

70. No to GOT

I have no idea what the show is about, or who plays any role in it.

[Duppers]

71. Same here.

Better things to do.

[MarianJack]

72. I've seen a few episodes, but...

...for me, Game of Thrones means playing Words with Friends while I'm sitting on the toilet.

RESIST!

[jalan48]

74. I've never seen it. I read it surpassed Frazier for most awards.

[mr_lebowski]

79. Frazier ... now there was an actually f***ing sickening show ...

I watched almost all of them, cause my ex-wife ... and literally every single episode the, plot device was:
1) People lying to each other, or
2) Ostensibly smart people failing to recognize obvious misunderstandings, and set them straight, before calamity ensued.

Not to mention the two lead characters, the brothers, were annoyingly pompous egomaniacs, especially Frazier.

Their dad, Daphne, and Raj (sp?) were the only thing that made that show remotely watchable ... and DHP did a great Niles, acting-wise.

[Beartracks]

106. I think it was "Ros" or "Roz".

Presumably short for Rosalind, maybe?

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[mr_lebowski]

107. You're right ... been a while since I watched ... Roz it was ...

That show, while the acting was fine and had some decent jokes, was freaking annoying to me ... the story is always the same damn thing ... ego-based lies, and/or obvious misunderstandings that any intelligent person would perceive and clear up ... lead to trouble!

[ClearSky24]

76. I never watched a single episode.

Don't know what it's about, but I keep seeing everyone on the internet mentioning it.

[dchill]

77. No. Absolutely, no.

[MasonDreams]

78. I saw the 1st Star Wars in 1977 I think?

I was too old already, had to sit through 10 more with kids & family. Saw one or three of the first few episodes of Thrones, just didn't grab me.

[B Stieg]

82. Game of Gratuitousness?

Saw parts of two or three episodes.
Heard it ended badly.

[SunSeeker]

84. No, you're not alone. I've never watched a single episode. nt

[democratisphere]

85. Nope. Never watched it. Never will.

[zanana1]

86. It's Science Fiction, right?

I hate that crap.

[Codeine]

117. No. It's grimdark fantasy. nt

[CountAllVotes]

87. What's that?

I guess it means I don't care being I don't know what it is!

[whathehell]

89. No

I never watched it either.

[OhZone]

90. I've only seen bits -

at my brother's place. I don't have HBO and I'm into so many other things.

I thought it was pretty cool, but not the point I wanted to get HBO. ha

[True Dough]

91. Didn't see a single minute of that series

and have no plans to watch it. However, my wife and I have agreed that we'll subscribe to Netflix in the coming months and watch Chernobyl and the Central Park Five mini-series. We're both eagerly anticipating those shows.

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

92. Not interested

Youtube keeps insisting on showing me ads for the GoT video game or something, probably because I'm searching out The Expanse videos and that always ends up being described as the "GoT of space shows." (A description I resent, btw, but I'll take it if it gets more people watching an actual quality show.)

I've had friends try to get me into Game of Thrones, but the moment I see it's Western European-based fantasy, I'm bored. That setting is easy-mode because a writer doesn't have to explain too much of the worldbuilding. If one wants to spark my interest, give me a GoT like show but set maybe somewhere in pre-European contact Micronesia with cultural traditions and storytelling tropes set in that time. Or any place that's not Europe-like, really.

[Cane4Dems]

94. and we care because?

no really- you don't like an award winning critically acclaimed show? Good for you. Don't see the need to make a whole thread on it.

[Evergreen Emerald]

95. I have never seen it.

I feel so culturally inept.

[sweetroxie]

96. Nope. Never watched it. Never contemplated watching it

[Fla Dem]

97. Don't have HBO, don't care. From what I read ending season was a big disappointment.

[Amerigael]

98. You're not alone...apparently;)

I watched the first season to give it a fair chance. I love period pieces, but I guess I'm just not into "alternative reality"...which, I suppose, is why I've ended up at this website I'm new here btw, so hello fellow!

[PatrickforO]

125. I didn't watch it. Though I am a big Peter Dinklage fan, I read the books

and made it through maybe three, but then all the people I cared about were killed off.

I like happier endings.

[Kaleva]

99. What is this Game of Thrones you speak of?

Haven't watched even a second of the show and don't have any interest in it.

[Harker]

100. What's that? n/t

[MontanaMama]

101. I have thoroughly enjoyed not watching

GoT. I especially enjoyed not getting my undies bunched up over the finale. Win!

[Greg K]

103. Ok?

[msdogi]

104. Tried the first episode, twice

big No the first time, Hell to the NO the second

[IcyPeas]

108. WOLF said he DOESN'T CLICK on THREADS that mention GOT.

so he will not see any of these replies.

[northoftheborder]

110. Never did and never will.

[AwakeAtLast]

112. I have never watched it.

I don't have HBO. If it makes it to Netflix I might take a look.

[GeorgeGist]

113. Some folks seem to enjoy gratuitous violence.

[Texasgal]

114. Nope.

I have no desire to either.

I have no issues if others enjoy it though... it's just not my thing.

[JonLP24]

115. I never watched it

[TexasBushwhacker]

116. Too much violence and misogyny for me n/t

[rurallib]

118. far from it

as I get older I follow few of the hot popular things of the moment, especially if they cost money.

[hunter]

119. I already have a dragon and a big dog with pointy ears who howls.

I walk around the house naked too.

[smirkymonkey]

120. No. I have just never had any interest. It just doesn't appeal to me.

I feel the same way you do about it. I am sick of hearing about it. I am glad it's over and I hope we don't have to hear about it ever again.

[area51]

121. I never watched it either.

Before the series was made, I read a bit of reviews on the books, which mentioned a high violence quotient, and that made me lose interest.

[Midwestern Democrat]

123. Of course not - in the post Big 3 networks era, frankly it's difficult for any series to have the

same level of ubiquitous cultural impact that shows in the Big 3 networks era had. For example, until very recently when I finally started watching it, I couldn't have told you the names of any of the characters on "Game of Thrones" or the names of any of the actors in it - in contrast, back in the 1980s, I didn't ever watch a show like "Dynasty" - a glitzy, over the top soap opera was not my kind of show - but because it was a top 10 show in the Big 3 networks era, I certainly knew a lot more about it than I did about "Game of Thrones" - I knew who was in it (John Forsythe, Joan Collins, Linda Evans, etc) and the names of the main characters, etc.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

124. No G-o-T for me, ever. My son makes up for it, though.

He's in his 30s and they had G-o-T hang outs like it was the Super Bowl.... .....

[redstatebluegirl]

126. Nope we watched one episode and didn't like it enough to watch another.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

[trev]

127. Never seen it. Never read the book it's based on.

[matt819]

128. You are not alone (nt)

[get the red out]

129. No, I am right there with you

I am adamant about continuing to not give a damn about it either!

[Yavin4]

131. Your loss

The TV show was a tremendous achievement in art even with the awful final two seasons, and the books are some of the best popular fiction literature ever written.

I appreciate entertainment that doesn't take my intelligence for granted.