I managed to catch the first episode in HBO’s new series, Game of Thrones and I didn’t really warm up to it. Maybe because it’s a little heavy with too many characters and I’m not really predisposed towards fantasy (looking at my bookshelf, books of this genre are mainly from Tolkien), having instead a preference towards science fiction, historical dramas and lawyer shows (The Good Wife..anyone?).

In any case, I’ll leave it till mid-season to make up my mind about the series, and I understand that there are plenty of people who have been anticipating this series for a long while. The series is based on George R. R. Martin’s best-selling fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and borrows the title from the first book, A Game of Thrones, with the usual burden of the crown, political machinations, sex (common place these days eh, I blame True Blood and Spartacus), murder, DRAGONS, yadda yadda yadda all in a medieval fantasy setting.

Fans of the show (it’s just aired its first episode this week) will be delighted to know that HBO has renewed the show for a second season. As for me, it’s look and see at the moment.

I’m going through too many episodes of Heroes Season 4 too fast and my downloads can’t keep up. Sylar is a pretty fascinating character, witty even, now that he is stuck inside Matt Parkman’s head.

Speaking about heroes, Guitar Hero World Tour has been pretty cool, and now I’ve got a list of Top 5 songs (IMHO) from the game, and their respective video clips from the actual artiste/group. This should be fun:

1. Paramore – Misery Business

2. Bon Jovi – Living on a Prayer

3. Eagles – Hotel California

4. Wings – Band on the Run

5. Beat It – Michael Jackson

I didn’t manage to play that many games over the holiday weekend, and I’ve got True Blood to blame for that. I’ve got this fascination with the American South especially with regards to its food and music (thanks, in part to stuff shown on Discovery Travel and Living), and vampires (thanks to Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire), so this series piqued my interest.

Anyways, I did get to try out Scribblenauts. It’s pretty interesting, given what it can do on a handheld console. Having that disclaimer coming upfront about stuff the game can’t show is a clever way to discourage anyone from creating unsavoury stuff in-game.