<em>Game of Thrones</em>: HBO Shows the Ugly Edge of Fantasy
The first in a five-part series about the new show, which represents the network’s first foray into fantasy
HBO’s new series, Game of Thrones, premieres on Sunday. In the days ahead, we’ll feature five different takes on the show, which is the first foray into fantasy for a network that has built its programming on grimly realistic stories like The Sopranos and The Wire. Atlantic correspondent Alyssa Rosenberg begins the conversation:
Fantasy fiction lets us dwell, however briefly, in days of miracles and wonder. The wonders can be anything from that inspire the reunification of fractured countries to a with a delightfully unorthodox curriculum. But the
