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. 💸 | Support us! https://www.patreon.com/itwasashtshow 🔗 | Follow us! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow 👕 | Buy our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/itwasashtshow 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: https://bit.ly/2LaNorq Collider: https://bit.ly/3pLgqNp Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/39FRh0S https://bit.ly/3pIN4zl https://bit.ly/3j7V9eq https://bit.ly/3aqmNiJ Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3tsvbHp The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3avxmRs Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3pDowrk HuffPost: https://bit.ly/36BuBgn IndieWire: https://bit.ly/2MKDoFY KRCW: https://bit.ly/3j7p8TK MTV: https://on.mtv.com/3rgj128 New York Times: https://nyti.ms/3ctAMae https://nyti.ms/3rd3fFk Scriptnotes: https://bit.ly/2MKEfGG The Telegraph: https://bit.ly/2YCiKdF Variety: https://bit.ly/3teKxPz https://bit.ly/2O0OLtZ 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) 60 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHvr3axnOd4&ab_channel=60Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG2-6Tj51FM&ab_channel=60Minutes 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Entertainment Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxh4hnFKaHs&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=EntertainmentTonight Jimmy Kimmel Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHOT_GwlNzQ&list=PL7LxfkCE560IQIsWtvVXfXMfBTUMOERI3&index=47&t=0s&ab_channel=JimmyKimmelLive 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) #itwasashtshow #gameofthrones #houseofthedragon