A Game of Thrones and Rome

I finished A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin recently. I started it once, a long time ago, and stopped reading it because of the darkness involved in it. Now it didn't seem so much dark as realistic. Not all stories have happy endings, and just because it's a fantasy, doesn't make it a fairy tale-type adventure where everything ends nicely. It's not black and white, it's shades of gray, and dark gray, and just so much more believable than most books out now, where you know the hero will win in the end. The story follows a few different families. One, the Starks, in their cold dull goodness, who it would seem are the good guys, and those that would be their enemies, the Lannisters, golden and beautiful. The third are the exiled and dethroned royal children who escaped when their father was killed. People die, kids die, kids are thrown off buildings when they see to much, and babies heads are dashed into walls in this dark, but realistic story about a game of thrones. Not a happy ending, but satisfying in it's own way.
Ive also been watching Rome season 1 on dvd, (because I can't stand to wait a week at a time between episodes when I watch shows). It's also a gritty show, with gratuitous sex scenes, at least in the first couple episodes, until they drag you into the story line. I liked the series, and I wasn't overy dissappointed when they didn't make it cheesy at the end with Ceasar saying his infamous line to Brutus, and there was no crone witch saying 'beware the ides of march'. they steared clear of these cliche events and made the story about two dis-similar soldiers with big problems and events during this epic time in history, and it follows them as they come into contact with seemingly every important person from that era in time. I enjoyed it enough that I am now watching season 2.
Oh! I also just made 70 on my WoW Hunter, and I am in the process of gearing her for heroics and raids! Next I will work on my level 35 Pali!