game of thrones

Tyrion exerts his power as the hand, Theon gets a surprise from his father, and Maise reveals herself to the last bastard son of the King.

Rob Stark puts a plan in motion while King Joffrey enjoys his reign as King.

"A small man can cast a large shadow." - Varys

Game of Thrones headlines a slate featuring a handful of newcomers.

A teaser trailer alone is well enough to whet our appetites.

“We have to get the girls back, and then we kill them all.” – Catelyn to Robb

No one is safe. The stakes are indeed high.

“You think my life is some precious thing to me?” – Eddard Stark

How does the relationship between Littlefinger and Stark leading up to the turning point differ in the book versus the TV series?

“There’s a war coming, Ned.” – Robert Baratheon

Here’s a few clips with associated thoughts and notes to help bridge the gap until the second episode, “The Kingsroad,” premieres on HBO, Sunday night at 9:00.

“The things I do for love.” – Jaime Lannister

Game of Thrones premieres on HBO tonight, April 17th, at 9:00.

. Everything I’ve seen thus far though gives me great confidence that this will be yet another groundbreaking HBO series, and in any event I’m very much looking forward to being able to dig into much more than a one-minute adventure.

Now that we're just starting to get some visuals on the TV show, the outlook is truly stunning.

A Game of Thrones is a huge and rich and complex novel, set to be put to screen by HBO in 2011.