I tried reading GoT once, it was such a rediculous word salad, that I gave up after 20 pages, that gave me zedo interest in watching the series.
I made it to the third one before I gave up.
The TV show is much better than the books, but still not the greatest thing ever, despite what the hard core fans want to believe.
GRRM is not only a crappy writer, but he's also a total ass.