To be fair, I normally can too. I might make small snarks (Don't bring up the Hitchhiker's Guide to me) but for the most part, I tend to just pretend it's their artistic take. I may actually like GoT to be honest, but I LOVED those books as they were some of the first I cut my teeth on in that genre. It is because of that, I won't watch the show. I had such great mental images and stuff that I don't want that ruined.
It's like when you really love going to a place to eat. You love it. You move away. It goes under new management and you eagerly go back. However, while it's the same it isn't YOUR same and you are sort of meh. It colors the other memories a bit. It's kinda like that.
And also.. this is my quirk. Don't be a quirk hater.