Originally Posted by
Zatheyll
You need to realize that they follow the series. If a character dies in the books, they die in the show. The second season may not even be called Game of Thrones, but the name of the second book instead, since it would be based off the second book. Really Ned wasn't the main character, there is no main character in the books. The story just keeps going on. Movie and TV directors need to realize it is ok to kill off their characters sometimes.
The books are amazing, and the show is amazing, so why would people stop watching the second season as long as it stays true to the book and is as good or even better then the first?