I've heard nothing but good things about the books which I'll get around to someday. And, it isn't that the show is bad, it is just the writing can be cheap as hell and just no reason for it. I've had a salty taste in my mouth about the show since the jon snow death and how they did it. Shouldn't have happened as a cliff hanger then spend months lying about what everyone already knows is going to happen.
and now, on top of a 7 episode season, the show is being delayed until summer 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/game-th...160916604.html
the one caveat could be is if the final episodes are done well and the delay could be due to lots of dragon scenes since they take so long to make.