The Game of Thrones HBO series stays truer to the books then what a movie would have been able to. And it's not that the series is different. The order of the show is chronologically. The order of the books is a little different because how he divides the series by character. The directors made a comment on this and this is how Martin wanted the series to be shown. The they're starting season 4 now...and are midway through book 2 or 3. So the seasons don't reflect the book....i.e season 4 is not book 4. That's really the only significant difference, that I've seen. Though I should probably go back and reread the books at some point.
Also Ruru...it's a toss up between my favorite GOT character between Tyrion and Arya.
Also Ruru...it's a toss up between my favorite GOT character between Tyrion and Arya.