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It’s actually going to happen. HBO is finally bringing George R. R. Martin’s “A Game of Thrones” to television on April 17. And it looks as if it might actually be good. Yipee! “A Game of Thrones,” the first book in George R. R. Martin’s fantasy series, “A Song of Ice and Fire,” rocked my world when I first read it in 1997, proving you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Thrones is an awesome, unexpectedly rich story that twists and turns all over the place, constantly surprising and challenging readers to keep up. It’s truly one-of-a-kind and deserves to be made into an amazing television series. HBO seems to agree. It certainly has devoted a lot of time and energy to the series. The network acquired the rights to Martin’s books way back in 2006 and has been working on the series ever since, hiring such notable actors as Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey and shooting on location in Malta and Northern Ireland. According to Martin, HBO has remained very faithful to his books and previews look very promising. I’m very excited to watch the series unfold on April 17.

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Stumbled upon this blog unexpectedly when I was searching for a photo of Colin Firth in “A Single Man” (which is a frickin beautiful movie, by the way). “Heck Yeah Nerdy Men” may not have the sharpest graphics, but what a fun idea for a blog. I’ve only surfed through a few of its pages and don’t necessarily agree with all the author’s (Kristin’s) choices (Steve Carell is annoying, not sexy. And where is Jason Schwartzman and Jon Stewart?..) but by and large I’m a fan and am in full agreement with Kristin regarding Jim Parsons, John Krasinski, Jason Segel, Zachary Quinto, Lee Pace, Joel McHale, etc… I’m adding a new nerd to the mix… French actor Gaspard Ulliel.

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