[skore]

I debated with myself whether I should read the books first, but:

On the other hand, I have read that some bookreaders recommend to first watching the TV series as while it does "dumb down" a couple of things, it really helps keeping an overall thread. Plus watching the series second might leave you more disappointed ("why didn't they include my favorite quote X!?") than the other way around ("I love reading more about this character that I already liked!").

[naturalethic]

watch the show first otherwise you will hate it... i made the mistake of picking up the books after season two and now watching season three is torture

[ichinco]

watching season three is torture either way

[youngerdryas]

If I read the book first I often don't agree with the casting of the characters, no problem the other way round.