It Was A Sh*t Show

Making a movie trailer is hard. Let’s talk about how some trailers can actively mislead their audience, from removing main characters in Frozen and Inglorious Basterds to changing the film’s genre in Bridge to Terabithia and In Bruges.

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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?, It Was A 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
• 01:08 - Jurassic Park / Yesterday
• 07:06 - Trailer Only Footage
• 12:31 - Red Eye
• 15:43 - In Bruges
• 18:43 - Tangled
• 23:15 - Frozen
• 26:05 - Inglourious Basterds
• 29:49 - Snow Dogs
• 32:36 - Kangaroo Jack
• 39:33 - Sweeny Todd
• 43:25 - Drive
• 49:19 - Bridge to Terabithia
• 01:04:48 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

• Chicago Sun-Times: https://bit.ly/3IwXyw4
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/41Mp0z5
• LA Times: https://lat.ms/3J1DYcO
• LA Times: https://lat.ms/3kyJkTJ
• MTV: https://bit.ly/3y3oKOu
• SciFi Wire: https://bit.ly/3xXYHIi
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3EM1doL
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3ELx5tS
• Vice: https://bit.ly/3ZbEhHG

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #movietrailers #anadearmas

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Animating Patrick Warburton is hard. Let’s interview director and animator Tony Bancroft about his time on The Emperor’s New Groove, from why he thought Roger Allers' Kingdom of the Sun wasn’t finished to the joys of animating Kronk.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Vulture: https://bit.ly/3HTeoFi

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #tonybancroft #emprerorsnewgroove

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Making an underwater movie is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Abyss, from the logistical nightmare of all involved during filming to dealing with James Cameron’s perfectionism.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo
• Entertainment Weekly
• James Cameron: Interviews
• LA Times
• New York Times
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Starlog #146, September 1989
• Starlog #150, January 1990
• Titanic and the Making of James Cameron

• Entertainment Tonight
• GQ: https://youtu.be/nIEbpGdctyg
• IGN: https://youtu.be/TZqppCmiyIk
• James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth (2012)
• Light & Magic (2022)
• Today: https://youtu.be/vx9v9pf_2n0
• Under Pressure: Making The Abyss (1993)

Music:

• Alan Silvestri - The Abyss (Original Soundtrack)
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #theabyss #jamescameron

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Finding the Death Star plans is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, from the multiple script revisions during filming to the enormous amount of reshoots.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Birth Movies Death
• Collider
• Collider
• Empire
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly:
• ​​Gizmodo
• Gizmodo
• Hollywood Reporter:
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• LA Times
• LA Times
• LA Times
• New York Times
• The Playlist
• Slash Film:
• Variety
• Yahoo

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #rogueone #andor

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Paying someone to be your family is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Surviving Christmas, from the production ruining a suburb, to releasing the film a week before Halloween.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Chicago Tribune
• MovieHole
• New York Post
• Variety
• Variety

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #survivingchristmas #bennifer

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Rebuilding a model home is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the revival of Arrested Development, from the scheduling conflicts of Season 4 to the actor fights during Season 5.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• ABC News: https://ab.co/3Bx50oT
• Comes With A Smile: https://bit.ly/3d6C9yn
• Daily Beast: https://bit.ly/3RzxROS
• Deadline: https://bit.ly/3U2gdox
• Deadline: https://bit.ly/2HLQudJ
• Deadline: https://bit.ly/3QBno4b
• Digital Spy: https://bit.ly/3RFRIfh
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3QFhOh4
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3B9Icdw
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3BaDyMb
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3BAb9Az
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3BAb7IX
• The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3BBlSuP
• The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3Qylrp3
• The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3RFKasZ
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3RHN40y
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3xjQIoW
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3d6w6cX
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3qtvVvz
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3eKpiSF
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3RKPA6g
• IndieWire: https://bit.ly/3BAXo4G
• New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2IGMq3R
• The Television Will Be Revolutionized: https://amzn.to/3LLLXL3
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3Bdmsxa
• Vice: https://bit.ly/3RJh77V
• Vulture: https://bit.ly/3xituzv

• ABC News
• AP: https://youtu.be/WLM7ZEsTzgM
• Drexel University: https://youtu.be/4qbTdWrXDgQ
• Jim and Sam Show: https://youtu.be/qRbc7Qn1Bp4
• The New Yorker Festival: https://youtu.be/kRkSrlG-pNs
• Pretentious Film Majors: https://youtu.be/5448baj0M30
• SirusXM: https://youtu.be/rP5A1ly4DlY

Music:

• David Schwartz - Arrested Development (Original Soundtrack)
• LeRoy - Gonna Get Together
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #arresteddevelopment #mitchhurwitz

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Making a vanity project for a Chinese billionaire is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Empires of the Deep, from the musical chairs of frustrated directors to the harrowing journey of one actor attempting to leave the production.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Atavist Magazine
• Hollywood Reporter
• New York Times
• SlashFilm
• Vice

#itwasashtshow #empiresofthedeep #releasethedeep

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Pretending you’re a pod person is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to adapt The Body Snatchers, from the 1956’s Invasions of the Body Snatchers to 2007’s The Invasion where both films changed titles, suffered reshoots, and altered endings.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• The Baltimore Sun
• ComingSoon.net
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers
• Hollywood Reporter
• LA Times
• SciFi Wire
• USA Today
• Variety
• Variety
• Variety

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #invasionofthebodysnatchers #halloween

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Making a film after 18 years of television is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Simpsons Movie, from finding an idea after 400 episodes to the endless last minute changes to the final movie.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo
• Coming Soon
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Movies Online
• New York Times
• New York Times
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Time Out
• USA Today
• Variety
• Vox

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #thesimpsons #thesimpsonsmovie

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Making a model home is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Arrested Development, from a studio head who didn't understand the tv series to the failed marketing that doomed it to cancellation.

You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• ABC News
• Comes With A Smile
• Daily Beast
• Deadline
• Deadline
• Deadline
• Digital Spy
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• The Guardian
• The Guardian
• The Guardian
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• IndieWire
• New York Times
• Variety
• Vice
• Vulture

Featured Audio/Footage:

• AP: https://youtu.be/WLM7ZEsTzgM
• Conan: ​​https://youtu.be/y5Wr_BpeBKc
• Drexel University: https://youtu.be/4qbTdWrXDgQ
• Film Independent: https://youtu.be/gQYiPsuAIvU
• Jim and Sam Show: https://youtu.be/qRbc7Qn1Bp4
• The New Yorker Festival: https://youtu.be/kRkSrlG-pNs
• Pretentious Film Majors: https://youtu.be/5448baj0M30
• SirusXM: https://youtu.be/rP5A1ly4DlY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-EjWUpDL6k
• https://youtu.be/c3u1qDFjuCU
• https://youtu.be/TJ0i_zyXXgc

Music:

• David Schwartz - Arrested Development (Original Soundtrack)
• Europe - The Final Countdown
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #arresteddevelopment #mitchhurwitz

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Finding your son on an island full of dinosaurs is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make Jurassic Park III, from the multiple script revisions that remained unfinished during filming, to a production that director Joe Johnston called 'a living hell.' Recorded live for Reddit Talks.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• AV Club
• BBC
• BBC
• Box Office Mojo
• Chicago Tribune
• DVD File
• Hollywood Reporter
• IGN
• IGN
• IGN
• Jurassic Outpost
• Movieline
• The Numbers
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Starlog Magazine
• Sun Sentinel
• Time
• TV Guide

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #jurassicpark #joejohnston

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Writing a Batman is hard. Let’s interview screenwriters Lee Shapiro and Stephen Wise about how difficult it was to write and sell Batman: DarKnight, the unproduced script that attempted to revive the Caped Crusader before Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins.

Follow Stephen Wise:

• Twitter: @stephenjwise
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenwisefilmmaker
• Website: https://stephenjwise.com/
• Buy “The Melting Man”: https://www.amazon.com/Melting-Man-Stephen-Wise/dp/B09GZM9GDX/

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Batman on Film
• Hollywood Reporter
• Tales From Development Hell

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #batman #darknight

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Designing the Blue Blur is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Sonic The Hedgehog, from the early attempts to make a film in the 90s, to the fallout of the CGI Sonic that no one liked.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo
• Forbes
• Hollywood Reporter 1
• Hollywood Reporter 2
• IGN
• IndieWire
• Insider
• Kotaku
• Saturday Morning Sonic
• Vancouver Sun

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #sonicthehedgehog #sonic

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Being removed from a movie is hard. Let’s talk about famous actors removed from the movies they had already filmed, from Eugene Levy in Ghostbusters 2 and Ana de Armas in Yesterday, to Harrison Ford in E.T. and Shailene Woodley in The Amazing Spider Man 2. Plus, how Twitter took over the Oscars!

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• CNN
• Entertainment Weekly
• Facebook
• LA Times
• LA Times 2
• Moviehole
• Spook Central

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #actors #anadearmas

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Rebooting the Batman is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Batman Begins, from picking up after the disaster of Batman & Robin, to the multiple failed projects of Batman Unchained (Joel Schumacher), Batman Beyond (Boaz Yakin) Batman: Year One (Darren Aronofsky), and the original Batman vs. Superman (Wolfgang Petersen).

You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Batman On Film: https://bit.ly/3NWMQBd
• Box Office Mojo: https://bit.ly/38AWkBS
• Crave Online: https://bit.ly/3xbWwBC
• Empire: https://bit.ly/3r9w33Z
• https://bit.ly/38tsHSR
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/38AaKCi
• https://bit.ly/3rarNkB
• https://bit.ly/3rbvsPb
• https://bit.ly/3JhJuF5
• IndieWire: https://bit.ly/3DMWJN7
• LA Times: https://bit.ly/3r8YMWL
• MTV: https://bit.ly/3ji5bKE
• https://bit.ly/3v4XtsQ
• https://on.mtv.com/35UOlyE
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://bit.ly/3jfFpHe
• Superman Vs Hollywood: https://bit.ly/3v0ebtl
• Tales From Development Hell: https://bit.ly/3v5GV4d
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3DXSAWM
• https://bit.ly/3v19waP
• https://bit.ly/3uhs47f
• https://bit.ly/3Kmy7NI
• https://bit.ly/3r8VB1b
• https://bit.ly/3jdLtQb
• https://bit.ly/38nw11N
• Vice: https://bit.ly/3DSsUdP

Music:

• Danny Elfman - Batman OST
• Elliot Goldenthal - Batman Forever/Batman & Robin OST
• Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - Batman Begins/The Dark Knight OST
• Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight Rises OST
• Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL - Batman v Superman OST
• Kristopher Carter - Batman Beyond OST
• Neal Hefti - Batman Theme
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #batmanbegins #thebatman

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Making a video game into a movie is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Super Mario Bros., from the dozen attempts to adapt a video game for the first time, to the on-set chaos caused by a directing duo.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo
• Game Informer
• Guardian 1
• Guardian 2
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Slate
• SMB Movie Archive
• Wired 1
• Wired 2

Music:

• Joe Pleiman - Link! He Come to Town!
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
• Super Mario Galaxy - Gusty Garden Galaxy

#itwasashtshow #supermariobros #mario

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Romancing a second stone is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Jewel of the Nile, from suing Kathleen Turner $25 million to star, to Michael Douglas’ endless problems in the Moroccan desert.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Bloom In Tech
• Daily Mail
• Deadline 1
• Deadline 2
• Entertainment Weekly
• LA Times
• Michael Douglas: A Biography
• Send Yourself Roses
• The Telegraph
• UPI
• Vulture

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #romancingthestone #michaeldouglas

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Making a third movie as a video game is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Ghostbusters: The Video Game, from the troubles getting Bill Murray to record his part to the Vivendi-Activision merger that put the game into limbo. Join us and our guest, Steph from the podcast Cutscenes & Cupcakes.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Ars Technica
• Fandom
• Fandom 2
• Game Informer: Issue #176, December 2007
• Kotaku
• LA Times
• New York Times
• Vox

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #ghostbusters #billmurray

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Busting ghosts is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make sequels to Ghostbusters, from the decades of Dan Aykroyd attempting a follow-up to the disappointing second one, to the rise of online hate groups and toxic fandom that harassed Paul Feig’s female-led reboot.

You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo: https://bit.ly/3nFxLZ0
• CinemaBlend: https://bit.ly/3qFwiDX
• Collider: https://bit.ly/3tAMwAl
• Daily Express: https://bit.ly/33wjqar
• Deadline: https://bit.ly/3AagyMm
• https://bit.ly/3fzv1bi
• https://bit.ly/33MoLui
• Empire: https://bit.ly/3IidVel
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3GJqwXx
• https://bit.ly/3ruELZX
• Esquire: https://bit.ly/3nzJZlR
• /Film: https://bit.ly/3qDdEwG
• https://bit.ly/3rxLsu7
• https://bit.ly/3GTlDuY
• Film School Rejects: https://bit.ly/3tC5UwP
• Ghostbuster's Daughter: Life with My Dad, Harold Ramis: https://bit.ly/3fDEMoY
• Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History: https://amzn.to/33tuULS
• Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3FGsEOr
• GQ: https://bit.ly/3GK3eRn
• Heeb: https://bit.ly/3KmHTQc
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3rs9VkB
• https://bit.ly/3ro4HGE
• https://bit.ly/3rth4RK
• IGN: https://bit.ly/3tFavy3
• LA Times: https://lat.ms/3A9fuZj
• New Yorker: https://bit.ly/3fCfHL3
• New York Times: https://nyti.ms/3Ko3HuD
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://bit.ly/3nzoEZW
• The Telegraph: https://bit.ly/3tC67A7
• Times: https://bit.ly/3FI3zma
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3KrejJe
• https://bit.ly/3rsu9Lb
• Vox: https://bit.ly/354XW59
• Vulture: https://bit.ly/3GKOHoK
• https://bit.ly/3GHWl34
• https://bit.ly/3GJ0bZQ
• https://bit.ly/3rtpwjR

Featured Footage:

• AOL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Td3p7QonKM&ab_channel=BUILDSeries
• AXS TV: https://www.axs.tv/channel/the-big-interview-with-dan-rather-season-6/video/dan-aykroyd/
• Bionic Buzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHdbEQURcCc&t=1618s
• CNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCE-AcYtH4g
• Collider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6WycB3U1qM
• Just The Facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2s_OedzJ6M
• Late Night with Seth Meyers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KxhU_yZLG8&ab_channel=LateNightwithSethMeyers
• Now This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33u2JExlGwQ
• SBIFF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F58mz5gjmQ&ab_channel=officialSBIFF

Music:

• Rob Simonsen - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Original Soundtrack)
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
• Theodore Shapiro - Ghostbusters: Answer The Call (Original Soundtrack)

#itwasashtshow #ghostbusters #gamergate

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Making James Bond films is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Quantum of Solace (from starting the film with a barebones script, to the multiple injuries and accidents that occurred on set) and discuss the decades old Curse of Bond.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• BBC News
• Box Office Mojo
• CinemaBlend
• Empire
• Entertainment Weekly
• FX Guide
• GQ 1
• GQ 2
• The Guardian
• Hollywood Reporter 1
• Hollywood Reporter 2
• The Independent
• LA Times
• Meeja
• Reuters
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Time Out

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #quantumofsolace #jamesbond

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Making a movie with two directors is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Poltergeist, from the endless rumors of Steven Spielberg overtaking Tobe Hooper to shadow direct the film, to it’s legend of being truly cursed. Join us and our first guest, Sequoia Simone from the podcasts Fanatical Fics (and Where to Find Them) and But Make It Scary.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Ain’t It Cool News
• AV Club
• Blumhouse
• Den of Geek
• Fangoria
• The Films of Steven Spielberg
• Rue Morgue
• Snopes 1
• Snopes 2
• Spielberg: The Man, the Movies, the Mythology
• Steven Spielberg: A Biography
• Terror From Beyond The Dave

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #poltergeist #stevenspielberg

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Rebooting James Bond is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make two different Casino Royale films, from Peter Sellers fighting Orson Welles in Charles Feldman’s 1967 version, to the 50 year journey to properly making Ian Fleming’s novel in 2006 with Daniel Craig.

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Sources:

• BBC
• Box Office Mojo
• Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood
• GQ
• The James Bond Bedside Companion
• LA Times
• Latino Review
• Life
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
• Mr. Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers
• New York Times
• The Numbers
• Polygon
• Rotten Tomatoes 1
• Rotten Tomatoes 2
• The Telegraph
• Trippin’ with Terry Southern

• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
• Psychedelic Cinema

Music:

• Bo Burnham - Bezos II
• Bacharach - Casino Royale (1967, Original Soundtrack)
• David Arnold - Casino Royale (2006, Original Soundtrack)
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #jamesbond #casinoroyale

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Being on a Mission from God is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Blues Brothers, from Director John Landis not able to describe the movie he was making, to the constant & costly delays caused by John Belushi’s cocaine addiction.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Ain’t It Cool News
• Chicago Sun-Times
• Rolling Stones
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Times
• ​Vanity Fair

• Late Night with Seth Meyers
• The Stories Behind the Making of 'the Blues Brothers'

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow # thebluebrothers #johnbelushi

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Fighting a virus is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Osmosis Jones, from the difficulty hiring The Farrelly Brothers and Bill Murray, to how the film helped bring an end to Warner Bros. Feature Animation.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Animated Views
• Box Office Mojo
• Den of Geek
• Hollywood.com
• LA Times
• The Record
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Suicide Girls
• Tribute.ca
• Variety 1
• Variety 2

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #osmosisjones #covid

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Breaking the fourth wall is hard (except for you, Wade). Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Deadpool, from the 13 years Ryan Reynolds took to get it made and that detour through X-Men Origins: Wolverine, to 20th Century Fox cutting Director Tim Miller’s budget before production.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo
• CinemaBlend
• Collider
• Gizmodo
• GQ
• Hollywood Reporter 1
• Hollywood Reporter 2
• Hollywood Reporter 3
• IGN
• JoBlo
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Yahoo 1
• Yahoo 2

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #deadpool #ryanreynolds

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Invading Earth is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Independence Day, from fighting 20th Century Fox to cast Will Smith, to reshooting most of Randy Quaid’s scenes.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Hollywood Reporter
• The Numbers
• Rotten Tomatoes

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #independenceday #randyquaid

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Making a family is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Fast and the Furious Saga, from Vin Diesel walking away from the franchise (2 Fast 2 Furious), to Justin Lin fighting for a diverse cast (Tokyo Drift), or James Wan overcoming the death of Paul Walker (Furious 7), and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s feuds with Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson (The Fate of the Furious).

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Box Office
• Box Office Mojo
• Buzzfeed
• CNN
• ComingSoon
• Deadline 1
• Deadline 2
• Digital Spy
• Empire
• Entertainment Weekly
• GamesRadar+
• Grantland
• Hollywood Reporter 1
• Hollywood Reporter 2
• Hollywood Reporter 3
• Hollywood Reporter 4
• Hollywood Reporter 5
• Hollywood Reporter 6
• Hollywood Reporter 7
• Hollywood Reporter 8
• Hollywood Reporter 9
• Hollywood Reporter 10
• IGN
• LA Times 1
• LA Times 2
• LA Times 3
• LA Times 4
• LA Times 5
• Men’s Health
• People
• Rolling Stone
• Rotten Tomatoes
• SFGATE
• TMZ 1
• TMZ 2
• Uproxx
• USA Today
• Wall Street Journal

Audio:

• ABC 1
• ABC 2
• CBS
• CNN
• Collider
• Entertainment Weekly
• The Graham Norton Show
• Hollywood Film Awards
• The Jonathan Ross Show
• MTV
• SNL
• Vanity Fair

Music:

• BT - The Fast and the Furious (OST)
• David Arnold - 2 Fast 2 Furious (OST)
• Brian Tyler  - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (OST)
• Fast & Furious (OST)
• Fast 5 (OST)
• Fast & Furious 6 (OST)
• Furious 7 (OST)
• The Fates of the Furious  (OST)
• The Muppets - Movin’ Right Along

#itwasashtshow #fastandfurious #vindiesel

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Fighting trolls is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut campaign was, from critics receiving death threats for not liking DCEU movies, to rewarding toxic fandom with Zack Snyder’s Justice League.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• BuzzFeed
• Change.org
• CinemaBlend 1
• CinemaBlend 2
• The Direct
• Movieweb
• Entertainment Weekly
• Gizmodo 1
• Gizmodo 2
• GoFundMe
• Hollywood Reporter
• Medium
• Newsweek
• Polygon
• The Ringer
• Uproxx
• Vanity Fair 1
• Vanity Fair 2
• The Verge
• Vox 1
• Vox 2
• Vox 3
• Yahoo
• Your Money Geek

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #releasethesnydercut #zacksnyder

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Making fairytale creatures leave your swamp is hard. Let’s talk (LIVE via Utah Remote-Con) about how difficult it was to make Shrek, from Jeffery Katzenberg making it a revenge film against Disney, to the sudden loss of original voice actor Chris Farley.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Animation Magazine
• Chicago Tribune
• DisneyWar
• Empire
• Film.com
• The Guardian 1
• The Guardian 2
• The Men Who Would Be King
• Today
• Vice
• Yahoo

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #shrek #dreamworks

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Throwing off someone's groove is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Emperor’s New Groove, from throwing away four years of work by director Roger Allers, to the film ending Disney’s Renaissance by becoming their first bomb in over a decade.

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Sources:

• Box Office Mojo
• DisneyWar
• Entertainment Weekly
• The Guardian
• Fumettologica
• LA Times
• Laughing Place
• The Men Who Would Be King
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Vulture
•  
• The Lonely Island - Jack Sparrow

Music:

• John Debney - The Emperor’s New Groove (Original Soundtrack)
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
• Tom Jones - Perfect World

#itwasashtshow #emperorsnewgroove #kingdomofthesun

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Restoring your original vision is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Zack Snyder's Justice League, from Ray Fisher’s revelations about Joss Whedon’s cruel treatment, to Warner Bros reviving and completing a film they buried in 2017.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Deadline 1
• Deadline 2
• /Film 1
• /Film 2
• Forbes
• Instagram 1
• Instagram 2
• The Hollywood Reporter 1
• The Hollywood Reporter 2
• The Hollywood Reporter 3
• The Hollywood Reporter 4
• IGN 1
• IGN 2
• IGN 3
• LA Times
• Vanity Fair 1
• Vanity Fair 2
• Vanity Fair 3
• Variety 1
• Variety 2
• Variety 3
• Variety 4
• Variety 5
• Variety 6
• The Wrap 1
• The Wrap 2

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #justiceleague #releasethesnydercut

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Making a monster universe is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the sequels to Cloverfield, from making 10 Cloverfield Lane fit the franchise after the movie was finished, to forcing reshoots into The Cloverfield Paradox and selling it to Netflix.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Collider
• Entertainment Weekly
• /Film
• Hollywood Reporter
• Movies Online
• Variety 1
• Variety 2
• The Verge

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #cloverfield #cloververse

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Making a superhero film universe is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; from Avi Arad leaving Marvel & Edward Norton fighting for a final edit (The Incredible Hulk), to firing Terrence Howard & forcing script changes on Jon Favreau (Iron Man 2) or casting troubles with Chris Hemsworth & Chris Evans (Thor, Captain America), and overlooking Favreau for Joss Whedon (Marvel’s The Avengers).

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo - MCU
• Business Insider
• Cinema Blend
• Collider 1
• Collider 2
• CraveOnline
• Deadline 1
• Deadline 2
• Earth’s Mightiest
• Entertainment Weekly 1
• Entertainment Weekly 2
• Entertainment Weekly 3
• Entertainment Weekly 4
• Financial Times
• HitFix
• Hollywood Reporter 1
• Hollywood Reporter 2
• Huff Post
• IESB
• IGN 1
• IGN 2
• IGN 3
• IndieWire
• MTV
• New York Times
• Rotten Tomatoes - MCU
• Superhero Hype 1
• Superhero Hype 2
• SYFY
• Thrillist
• Variety 1
• Variety 2

• Bravo
• Comedy Central
• GQ
• MTV
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Vice

Music:

• Alan Silvestri - The Avengers (Original Soundtrack)
• Alan Silvestri - Captain America: The First Avenger (Original Soundtrack)
• Brian Tyler - Marvel Studios Fanfare
• Craig Armstrong - The Incredible Hulk (Original Soundtrack)
• John Debney - Iron Man 2 (Original Soundtrack)
• Patrick Doyle - Thor (Original Soundtrack)
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #mcu #avengers

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Making a dark version of The Jungle Book is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, from competing with Disney’s massive Jungle Book in 2016, to Warner Bros. selling the film to Netflix.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Associated Press
• CNET
• Deadline 1
• Deadline 2
• Deadline 3
• Deadline 4
• The Guardian
• Hollywood Reporter 1
• Hollywood Reporter 2
• Hollywood Reporter 3
• New York Times
• Variety 1
• Variety 2
• The Wrap

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #mowgli #junglebook

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Being the master of your domain is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Seinfeld, from Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David’s rocky first episode to battling the network about being a show about nothing.

You can also listen to this episode (and more) in podcast form!

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• Fox News
• Hollywood Reporter
• Seinfeld FAQ
• Seinfeld: How It Began
• Yahoo

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
• Jenirae & Clint - Seinfeld Theme

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Making the first episode is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it is to make TV Show Pilots, from the recastings in 30 Rock, Gilmore Girls and Full House, to the more serious versions of Big Bang Theory and Saved By The Bell.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• ABC News
• AV Club
• Bustle
• Den of Geek
• I Was Saved By The Bell
• New York Times
• PopFocal
• SYFY
• Television Academy
• Twice
• Variety 1
• Variety 2
• Yahoo

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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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.

Sources:

• AV Club
• Collider
• Entertainment Weekly 1
• Entertainment Weekly 2
• Entertainment Weekly 3
• Entertainment Weekly 4
• Gizmodo
• The Guardian
• Hollywood Reporter
• HuffPost
• IndieWire
• KRCW
• MTV
• New York Times 1
• New York Times 2
• Scriptnotes
• The Telegraph
• Variety 1
• Variety 2
  
  
• 60 Minutes 1
• 60 Minutes 2
• Entertainment Tonight
• Jimmy Kimmel Live

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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Making a good female led superhero movie is (apparently) hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Wonder Woman, from the decades of trying to bring her to the big screen, to the constant juggling of writers and directors it took to finally get made.

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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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo
• CBR
• Collider 1
• Collider 2
• Den of Geek
• Entertainment Weekly 1
• Entertainment Weekly 2
• Entertainment Weekly 3
• Gizmodo
• Good Morning America
• Hollywood Report 1
• Hollywood Report 2
• Hollywood Report 3
• Hollywood Report 4
• IESB
• IGN 1
• IGN 2
• IGN 3
• IMDb
• New York Times
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Sydney Morning Herald 1
• Sydney Morning Herald 2
• Superhero Hype
• Variety 1
• Variety 2
• Variety 3
• Variety 4
• Variety 5
• Whedoneque
• Yahoo

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Keeping a Mogwai from eating after midnight is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Gremlins, from the insanely difficult puppetry to how it changed movie ratings for the future.

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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.

Sources:

• The Associated Press
• Bloody Disgusting
• Empire
• Fangoria
• The Numbers
• Rotten Tomatoes
• TooFab
• Yahoo

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Exorcising someone in the past is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the prequels to The Exorcist, from the unfinished DVD release of Dominion, to the completely reshot version of Exorcist: The Beginning.

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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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo - Exorcist: The Beginning
• Box Office Mojo - Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
• Captain Howdy
• Chron
• FEARnet
• Independent
• New York Times
• Rotten Tomatoes - Exorcist: The Beginning
• Rotten Tomatoes - Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

Featured Footage:

• Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist (2005)
• Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) and special features
• The Simpsons (1989 - )

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Exorcising someone multiple times is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the sequels to the Exorcist, from the nonsense that is Exorcist II: The Heretic, to the studio forced changes of The Exorcist III.

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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.

Sources:

• Bloody Disgusting
• Book History
• Box Office Mojo - The Exorcist II
• Box Office Mojo - The Exorcist III
• Den of Geek
• The Exorcist: Out of the Shadows
• Fangoria

Featured Footage:

• The Exorcist (1973) and special features
• Roar (1981)
• Side Eyeing Chloe

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Exorcising a little girl is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Exorcist, from William Friedkin’s manic directing style to the endless rumors about how cursed the movie was.

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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?, It Was A 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.

Sources:

• AFI
• Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
• Film School Rejects
• The Friedkin Connection
• The Guardian
• The Numbers
• Raising Hell
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Washingtonian
• WTF Podcast with Marc Maron

Music:

• Henry Mancini - Peter Gunn
• Leonard Slatkin - Fantasia For Strings
• Leonard Slatkin - Five Pieces For Orchestra, OP 10
• Leonard Slatkin - Kanon For Orchestra And Tape
• Leonard Slatkin - Polymorphia
• Leonard Slatkin - Windharp
• Michael Hoenig - The Blob (Original Soundtrack)
• Mike Oldfield - Georgetown / "Tubular Bells"
• Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Making Batman sell Happy Meals is hard. Join us for our first live show (via Utah Remote-Con, with moderator Steph Lisman from Cutscenes & Cupcakes), as we talk about how difficult it was to make Batman Forever, from the backlash against the overly kinky Batman Returns to the egotistical actor troubles of Val Kilmer and Tommy Lee Jones. 

You can also listen to this episode (and more) in podcast form!

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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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo - Batman
• Box Office Mojo - Batman Returns
• Box Office Mojo - Batman Forever
• Den of Geek
• Entertainment Weekly 1
• Entertainment Weekly 2
• Entertainment Weekly 3
• Hollywood Reporter
• io9
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Variety
• Vulture
• Yahoo

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Making a sequel decades later is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to finally make sequels to Dumb and Dumber, Blade Runner, Crocodile Dundee, and Wizard of Oz.

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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.

Sources:

• AV Club
• CNN
• Collider
• Deadline
• Film Freak Central
• How Did This Get Made? - Episode 69: Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
• Independent
• LA Times 1
• LA Times 2
• Wall Street Journal

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Making sequels to a pop culture classic is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the Back to the Future sequels, from Universal forcing them to be made to the tense negotiations with Crispin Glover.

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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.

Sources:

• AV Club
• Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History
• Box Office Mojo 1
• Box Office Mojo 2
• Collider
• The Guardian
• The Hollywood Reporter 1
• The Hollywood Reporter 2
• Huff Post
• IGN
• Rotten Tomatoes 1
• Rotten Tomatoes 2
• The Telegraph

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Traveling through time is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Back to the Future, from the years it took convincing a studio to make it to replacing an overly serious actor weeks into filming.

You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!

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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.

Sources:

• AFI 1
• AFI 2
• AV Club
• Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History
• Box Office Mojo
• Collider
• Deadline
• The Guardian
• Michael Douglas: A Biography
• Reunited Apart
• Rotten Tomatoes

Music:

• Alan Silverstri - Back To The Future (Original Soundtrack)
• Alan Silverstri - Back To The Future: Part II (Original Soundtrack)
• Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Releasing a movie with a creep is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make All The Money In The World, from reshooting every scene Kevin Spacey was in to kickstarting the debate about the gender pay gap in Hollywood.

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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.

Sources:

• ABC Nightline
• Box Office Mojo
• Deadline
• Entertainment Weekly 1
• Entertainment Weekly 2
• The Hollywood Reporter 1
• The Hollywood Reporter 2
• The Hollywood Reporter 3
• Rotten Tomatoes
• USA Today 1
• USA Today 2

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Replacing an actor is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was on Lord of the Rings, V for Vendetta, Life of Pi, X-Men and many more.

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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.

Sources:

• ComicBookMovie.com
• The Daily Telegraph
• Entertainment Weekly
• The Hollywood Reporter 1
• The Hollywood Reporter 2
• Insider
• Vanity Fair
• Variety

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Making movies with Kemo Sabe is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make two different Lone Ranger movies, from the failed franchise starter with the stubborn actor in 1981 to the failed franchise starter with the stubborn budget from 2013.

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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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo
• Chicago Tribune
• Deadline
• Entertainment Weekly
• The Hollywood Reporter 1
• The Hollywood Reporter 2
• National Post
• Paint Square
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Team Coco
• Total Film
• Variety 1
• Variety 2
• Variety 3
• Variety 4
• Variety 5
• The Wrap

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Making dogs and cats live together is mass hysteria. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Ghostbusters, from the incredibly short deadline to the hope-it-works attitude of making fake ghosts.

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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.

Sources:

• Box Office Mojo
• Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History
• The Hollywood Reporter
• Vanity Fair

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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