believe it or not I don't watch TWD because it is zombiefied. Although I am not a huge fan of psychology I love to watch apocalyptic stuff (e.g. Day After Tomorrow) because I love to study human behaviour and analyse how people react to different situations. Yes TWD is entirely fictional but you need to ask yourself this: if you were to wake up tomorrow and find that there had been a massive solar discharge resulting in an emp which knocked out all power on Earth/natural volcanic disaster/zombie apocalypse and there was a complete breakdown of communication and government would you:
a) flee your immediate highly dense residential area to the country side where you can create a more defensible position
b) hold up in your house hoping you can ride it out and that no neighbourhood mobs attack you for food
c) do you go it alone or try and buddy up with some neighbours to share resources and defense
d) if you come across a group of strangers, do you trust them and integrate them into your group or do you see them as a threat and kill them and take their food and resources?
TWD addresses this and much more.
I don't even know where to start on GoT. I loved it from the opening scene but I have got many friends who found it way too intense and couldn't get to grips with it. That being said, it is arguably one of the best tv series ever. You'll see in other threads that I have listed Babylon 5, BSG and SG SG1 as my favourite tv series of all time and that is because they are all about the characters and story. GoT has this in spades and it is truly unique because of the sheer scope and number of characters. You can look at series like B5 and say it is an ensemble cast without one main actor but GoT just ****es all over it. No matter how minor the role or whether they are good or bad, you come to love every single character in GoT, get to know them and appreciate the role they play in the story. I like to consider myself a very clever dude but I am in awe that one man has created such an intricate world with so many stories and characters and can keep track of everything that is happening. If you asked me to do it I would say it was for a team of PhD guys at NASA.
I am half jealous because when you do get round to GoT you have got the luxury of watching 6 seasons back to back. I have got a friend who started at season 4 so she watched seasons 1-3 back to back and it nearly killed her when she had to watch season 4 on tv and wait a week between each episode. No matter what anyone says, I think GoT is a series which can appeal to anyone and everyone because the characters and stories are so diverse. If I had the spare $$$ I would send you a copy on bluray
