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   Lynn McGuire to William Hyde   
   Re: Game Of Thrones all day on HBO   
   22 Oct 25 15:19:38   
   
   From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/22/2025 12:23 PM, William Hyde wrote:   
   > Lynn McGuire wrote:   
   >> I've been binge watching Game Of Thrones all day on HBO.  It is   
   >> obviously not set on Earth.  It is incredibly brutal.  I wonder how   
   >> true it is to “Songs Of Ice And Fire” ?   
   >   
   >   
   > When I noticed that GOT was based in part on the wars of the roses, I   
   > prepared myself for a book in which any character could die at any time.   
   > And that's more or less what I got.   
   >   
   > The early seasons were pretty faithful to the books.   
   >   
   > William Hyde   
      
   Yup, feels like the middle ages except the summers are 10 years long and   
   the winters are around 5 years long.  And very, very, very brutal.  The   
   first beheading occurred at five minutes in the first episode.   
      
   Lynn   
      
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