Jabrosky
Banned
I take it you're not a GoT fan, are you?Nope, sorry, I don't buy that. Good fantasy has always had those things.
The real difference with GOT seems to be that everyone in it treats everyone else badly and everyone has lots of sex and then goes around killing each other. I think it makes modern people feel better about themselves.
(I tried reading the first book and couldn't get into it. I think a major part of the problem was that the novel felt really unfocused, what with all the viewpoint switching and apparent lack of a unifying plot.)
I think any story with one-dimensional good and bad guys will be received as poorly characterized regardless of genre. There's a difference between a story have a clear-cut moral theme and having every character be one-dimensional in alignment.