The Making of the Game of Thrones Pilot was a Sh*t Show

Making high fantasy television is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the pilot of Game of Thrones, from the showrunners producing a terrible first episode to recasting the iconic Daenerys Targaryen.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - George R.R. Martin’s History in Hollywood
02:49 - Adapting A Song of Ice and Fire into a TV Series
03:51 - Dan Weiss & David Benioff Meet George R.R. Martin
04:54 - HBO Ushers in a New Golden Age of Television
06:43 - Pitching Game of Thrones to HBO
08:00 - Writing the Pilot for Game of Thrones
08:52 - Casting Peter Dinklage, Sean Bean & the Children
10:33 - Filming the Doomed Pilot
12:08 - The Pilot Fails on All Levels
14:03 - Coming Clean with HBO
14:57 - Fixing All the Mistakes
17:00 - Game of Thrones Debuts April 17, 2011
17:55 - A Worldwide Phenomenon

Sources:
AV Club: bit.ly/2LaNorq
Collider: bit.ly/3pLgqNp
Entertainment Weekly: bit.ly/39FRh0S
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Gizmodo: bit.ly/3tsvbHp
The Guardian: bit.ly/3avxmRs
Hollywood Reporter: bit.ly/3pDowrk
HuffPost: bit.ly/36BuBgn
IndieWire: bit.ly/2MKDoFY
KRCW: bit.ly/3j7p8TK
MTV: on.mtv.com/3rgj128
New York Times: nyti.ms/3ctAMae
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Scriptnotes: bit.ly/2MKEfGG
The Telegraph: bit.ly/2YCiKdF
Variety: bit.ly/3teKxPz
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Featured Footage:
24 (2001–2010)
25th Hour (2002)
Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009)
Baywatch (1989–2001)
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
The Crown (2016– )
Dawson's Creek (1998–2003)
Deadwood (2004–2006)
Dexter (2006– )
ER (1994–2009)
Friends (1994–2004)
The Golden Compass (2007)
GoldenEye (1995)
Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and special features
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999)
The King's Speech (2010)
The Kite Runner (2007)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Lost (2004–2010)
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Marco Polo (2014–2016)
Max Headroom (1987–1988)
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
The Pacific (2010)
Parks and Recreation (2009–2020)
Rome (2005–2007)
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
The Sopranos (1999–2007)
South Park (1997– )
Spotlight (2015) and special features
The Station Agent (2003)
Troy (2004)
The Tudors (2007–2010)
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
WandaVision (2021)
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

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   • George R.R. Martin talks about writin...
63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Entertainment Tonight:    • Emilia Clarke Reacts to Filming Final...
Jimmy Kimmel Live:    • Game of Thrones Creators David Beniof...

Music:
The Hold Steady - The Bear and the Maiden Fair
Julien Hauspie - South Park / Game of Thrones (Wiener song mash-up)
Ramin Djawadi - Game of Thrones (Original Soundtrack)

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