Jace of Televisionary gets in on the action

One of the better-known internet-based TV/film critics is Jace Lacob of The Daily Beast, Televisionary, etc. His review of what he's seen of Game of Thrones so far (the first 6 episodes that HBO sent to critics) is officially up and viewable here. He has read the books but watched the screeners with his wife, who has never read a word of Martin and was allegedly "entranced" by the visual ride HBO takes us on.

He summarizes the show thusly:

Based on the novel series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones arrives with its brutality and vision very much intact. Adapted by executive producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss, this is a staggering adaptation of a monumental literary achievement, a densely-plotted fusion of fantasy and potboiler political thriller with a deeply cinematic scope. 

Jace is clearly a super-fan, not only of the books but of the show. His language to describe the adaptation includes the words "insanely fantastic":

The first six episodes of Game of Thrones, provided to press in advance, are insanely fantastic, a groundbreaking work of television that's both visually engaging and thematically insightful. This is high fantasy done right, offering a wild and unrelenting plot about the games people play, the thirst for power, the ends men (and women) are willing to go in fulfillment of their own desires, and the things that we do for love. These six installments represent a crowning achievement for serialized television, its taut narrative the launchpad for dynamic conflict, copious bloodshed, and, yes, even a reflection of the mercenary times we live in.

He finishes it off with a sentence that will probably make every A Song of Ice and Fire fan's heart beat just that much more quickly:

This is the type of series that comes around but once in a lifetime, a groundbreaking and absorbing drama that is utterly unlike anything else on television today.

Gore, sex, love, lust, ambition, pride, children, adults, humor, "monsters," dwarves, booze, family, honor, duty, tomfoolery, and, yes, even heart-rending sorrow. Sounds about like the series we all know and love.