Writer behind new BBC drama The Last Kingdom says HBO fantasy epic is so plot-heavy it needs ‘sexplanations to preserve viewers interested
It’s the deadliest head to head since Tyrion Lannister’s moment trial by combat. But let’s hope author Bernard Cornwell’s criticism of HBO’s much-garlanded fantasy epic Game of Thrones doesn’t end with somebody’s skull going pop. Cornwell,whose historical Saxon novels absorb been turned into an eight-portion BBC2 drama, The Last Kingdom, or is no fan of the Emmy-winning series based on George RR Martin’s books.
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Source: theguardian.com