Song of Ice and Fire pilot Greenlighted by HBO

This could be big. [Link]

HBO has approved production of a pilot for A Game of Thrones, a drama based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire.

"It's just the pilot so far," Martin writes on his blog. "They'll need to see that before they decide whether to proceed with a full season's episodes. So let's all hope the pilot will kick serious ass. …  It should. David Benioff and Dan Weiss did a terrific job with the script. And yes, all of you can relax, it's very faithful. Dan and David will be the executive producers for the pilot and (we hope) the eventual series."

The cable network acquired the rights to the property nearly two years ago. Plans are for each novel in the planned seven-book cycle to provide a season's worth of episodes. A Game of Thrones is the title of the first book, which was published in 1996.

I'm not a huge fan, I only read the book and it was ok, but nearly everyone else I know who has read it loves it and would gladly have it's babies.