I've tried - I really have - but I just don't care for the constant battles, dragon stuff and fight scenes/violence. There are some good stories and beautiful cinematography, but I'm not an action scene person and absolutely hate "action" music accompanied by long fight sequences - so for all of these reasons GoT s just not the show for me. I'm glad I have watched enough to know why I don't like it because people get kind of upset when I tell them I choose not to watch it. I really loved Mad Men and many others don't for various reasons and I would never question them. Comparably GoT fans are die hard!