Lmao @ your hubby watching the shows without you. I was listening to the car radio yesterday and they were talking about how 51% of Americans have "cheated" on their significant others by watching t.v. shows they had promised to watch together!  I thought that hilarious. Here's an article in the Huffington Post, you'll get a kick out of it. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/cheating-netflix_n_3287976.html

Neil Patrick Harris is great, I would probably watch it just because of him. I'm not too surprised they did a t.v series out of it, I know they are very popular books. And if they are done right, like Harry Potter, they can appeal to all ages. The binging thing is great, the only thing is you have bigger withdrawels after! haha Breaking Bad, The Wire, Deadwood and then Game of Thrones were all binge watched. But I felt like I had lost my best friend after finishing each one. 

GRRM....who's that? I guess I'll have to give Walking Dead a shot at some time, since you're the third person to recommend it.