I keep hearing people talking about Game of Thrones - what is it??  I've never heard of it before!
Oh man, really? Well, it's HBO's adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fantasy series, "A Song of Ice and Fire." The show gets its name from the title of the first book
Ohhh....I only read mystery books, so that's probably why I've never heard of it.  By the way people talk, I guess it's pretty good then?
Yes, it's quite good. The main story arc most people care about has to do with the legendary creatures from the north, called White Walkers.