- It took two and a half years from the time HBO booked the pilot episode to the official launch.
- The base budget for the first season is around $50-60 million, with an average of $5-6 million per episode. And that doesn't include the roughly $15 million or so in publicity expenses.
- The maximum number of crew members reached 583.
- During the filming of the TV series, a total of 250 extras were used in one day.
- The whole drama was filmed for a total of 170 days, of which 133 days were filmed in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, and 37 days were filmed in the Mediterranean island country of Malta. Filming took place simultaneously for six weeks on both sides, and then all crews concentrated in Belfast for the rest of the shoot.
- There are 162 characters with lines in the whole play, and 17 are the core characters (the names appear in the opening subtitles).
- The props group prepared a total of 150 complete sets of armor.
- The props group prepared a total of 130 helmets.
- There are about 80 people in the props group, including costume designers.
- The "Game of Thrones"-themed food trucks parked on the streets of New York and Los Angeles for 10 days to provide "street meals" to the crowd. The delicacies sold by these food trucks are all derived from the descriptions in the book, including: roast rabbit, flavored roast duck, venison, lemon cake and more.
- HBO's promotional materials have drawn genealogy maps of six major families. However, the hardcover version of the promotional materials has a very small number of prints and is only provided to the media counterparts, so it is extremely popular.
- There are 5 naked women in the first episode (at least the upper body is exposed).
- There are 4 beheadings in the first episode, 3 of which take place before the opening credits.
- In the first episode, "Winter is coming" is mentioned 3 times, and this sentence is the core of the plot.
- There are 2 sex scenes in the first episode.
- The cast replaced 2 regular actors: the actor who played Caitlin Stark and the actor who played Daenerys Targaryen.
Valar Dohaeris behind the scenes gags
2022-03-06 08:01
Extended Reading
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Cersei Lannister: [referring to Tyrion's new quarters] A bit of a comedown from chamber of the Hand. But then I don't suppose you need much room.
Tyrion Lannister: Grand Maester Pycelle made the same joke. You must be proud to be as funny as a man whose balls brush his knees.
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Bronn: You've given me a taste for the finer things. And if you want me to carry on protecting you, you'll need to pay more.
Tyrion Lannister: I thought we were friends.
Bronn: We are, but I'm a sellsword. I sell my sword. I don't loan it out to friends as a favor.
Tyrion Lannister: How much?
Bronn: Double.
Tyrion Lannister: Double?
Bronn: I'm a knight now. Knights are worth double.
Tyrion Lannister: I don't even know how much I'm paying you now.
Bronn: Which means you can afford it.