I do enjoy the TV series but the books are way better - the TV series can only really touch on key points as the narrative world is so complex and deep - sort of the issues with trying to make LOTR into a film series, and those were short books compared to Game of Thrones. I also watch it mainly for Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) but when Brienne gets introduced - wow she is just my fave female character ever :) Season 3 and 4 (3 is currently airing) are based on book 3, which is the real intense game changing book of the 7 (only 5 are written and book 4 and 5 were originally 1 book). Most popular book of them all with fans. So this is my fave season of them all :)

But I don't engage with the fandom at all.