I didn't even know about the show and just picked up the books out of interest at the book store, nothing to do with the show whatsoever. Out of interest from the books, though, I did wonder whether there was a tv series or movie or something, like Neil Gaiman, but when I saw the DVD cover I was disappointed. He was nothing like I imagined him in my head, and honestly I think it''s always best that way...the books are always a lot better than what they interpret on another medium. So yeah...read the books, re-reading them again.