You're saying that's not Ron Swanson on the left?

I like long books but Song of Fire and Ice is 70% boring on the whole. Tons of characters added in that I couldn't care about (in the lastest 2 books mostly). The show has taken all the best parts and cut out the tedium without skimping on world or character building. So far so good and I kind of wish GRRM would just admit defeat, give up on the books and write the screenplays to finish the show a different direction than the books are heading. He's a crafty writer but needs a better editor.

Game of Who Gives a Shits?