re: Game of Thrones renewed for second season!

the producers themselves have said it's one of their top goals, but that obv things may eventually need to moved around in the story to accommodate their limitaions. They've already got an incredible story written out for them. Also, they've already received the first 600 pages of ADWD as well as consulted w/ GRRM ab how the story is gonna end so that they don't change something that will end up being a big future plot point.