Depends how character focused the show is. For example the walking dead (arguably more character driven then plot driven) would be another generic zombie show if it weren't for the diverse and fleshed out characters because the overarching plot is a pretty typical bread and butter zombie storyline otherwise. Neon Genesis Evangelion is also another very character focused and driven show but the plot is also pretty generic and unique at the same time.

Whereas movies like Jurassic park or transformers are much more plot and action driven where most don't really care much about the characters and watch instead to see how the story unfolds and of course watch dinosaurs and mech robots bust eachother up.

I'd say GoT does a pretty good job balancing world building and characterization along with Hary Potter, Lotr...etc although the books are superior to the movies/show.

Generally, I prefer having good characters, I feel like I can relate to a character or empathize with them, then I know I'm going to be interested because I generally lose interest in shows with boring characters.