That's secretly a blessing in disguise. If it aired on cable, it wouldn't be anything like the show today. Less violence, less nudity, cut characters, and so on.
There's a GoT based MUSH that I'm on occasionally, where everyone plays as a character of their own design within the lore. (I'm a Reyne, of course!;)) We were counting down the minutes until the release. It was fun, especially when the livestream 'bout half of us were watching it on crashed...
As much as it pains me to admit it, I agree with @Revoltingest. While it's not for everyone, there are a great many people who it is for. For example, there's the Battle of Winterfell later this season, which is expected to be the longest battle sequence in cinematic history. Whether you're a...