Game of Thrones - Holy shit this TV show is awesome go watch it right now!

[Cortexian]

No seriously this is probably one of the most awesome series I have seen since Firefly, definitely locked into my top 10 TV series of all time list. If you liked Spartacus at all I can pretty much guarantee that you will enjoy Game of Thrones. It also has some really well known actors like:
Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings)
Lena Headey (300, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
Jason Momoa (Stargate Atlantis, Conan 2011)
David Bradley (Harry Potter)

The show also includes a lot of really awesome stuff like:
Swords and sword fighting
Blood and guts
Tits
Sex
Magic
Dragons
Loyal Dire-Wolf pups
Zombies (Wight Walkers)
Incest
Epic bloodline royal family feuding

You really need to go watch this show (preferably in 720p). It's an HBO Mini-Series that has been renewed for a second season (hopefully more, there are more books after-all). From what I've heard this is actually one of the few exceptions where reading the books beforehand is not a prerequisite, HBO did an amazing job following the book.

This is one of those series where the end of EVERY episode is a cliffhanger, so get fucking used to it. That said they are by far some of the best cliffhangers I've seen on TV ever.