I think you misunderstood, I have no issue with Peter in the role at all, my comment is that it is a a ground breaking roll within mainstream TV and it needs to be acted well because of that fact. I can’t think of anyone other than Peter better suited to do it.

I also hope that they are making the change to books and will allows Peter to act naturally, not under a large amount of prosthetics the classic apperance of Tyrion would require. I think the role will be hard enough to do without that limitation.

Let me just say that this is one of the most insightful articles on the Game of Thrones HBO project to date. Those (like me) who have been avid fans of the books for years may have been missing what will be one of the most crucial factors if this series is picked up–and that is what you point out here.

I suspect that Peter Dinklage, around two years from now, will be on every talk-show and late-night show you can imagine as a guest discussing this very dynamic you mention. Because of this remarkable role and Dinklage’s acting chops he may be seen as a “Sindey Portier” kind of ground-breaker.

Of course, the final credit for that will not go merely to Dinklage, but to all those involved in putting it on screen (and putting an ACTUAL little person in the role, rather than using movie magic) and most of all to Martin who started it all by crafting the most 3-dimensional portrait of a little person since JRRTolkein did it with Frodo.