Epic Facts About Game of ThronesThose who have been missing Game of Throness unique blend of sex, blood, and dragons will have to wait until next summer for the shows return. To help the time pass, here are 2. Valar morghulis. Spoiler alert for all aired episodes. A0E271413DE4522CBA4DE1AB5E41771FDA32/' alt='Spatial Rotation Game' title='Spatial Rotation Game' />THERES AN UNAIRED PILOT. The first pilot, directed by Spotlight writer director Tom Mc. Carthy, was so terrible that it had to be shelved and reshot. We got everything wrong on a very basic level with the writing of it, show co creator David Benioff told Variety. One of the biggest problemsNone of the friends he and Weiss invited to watch the pilot realized that Jaime and Cersei were brother and sister, which is a major, major plot point that we had somehow failed to establish. CATELYN STARK AND DAENERYS TARGARYEN WERE ORIGINALLY PLAYED BY OTHER ACTORS. In the original pilot, Catelyn Stark and Daenerys Targaryen were played by Jennifer Ehle and Tamzin Merchant, respectively by the time the show aired, they had been replaced by Michelle Fairley and Emilia Clarke. Download Alkitab Bahasa Indonesia Easy Worship 2009. George R. R. Martin, who wrote the book series on which Game of Thrones is based, also had a cameo in the original pilot as a guest at Daenerys and Khal Drogos wedding. THERE WERE A BUNCH OF OTHER CASTING CLOSE CALLS. Ehle and Merchant werent Game of Throness only could have beens. Gillian Anderson turned down an unspecified role on the show, as did The Wires Dominic West. Judging by the fact that, per West, the role would have involved shooting in Reykjavik for six months, it was probably Mance Rayder, a role that eventually went to Ciarn Hinds. The Hunger Games franchises Sam Claflin auditioned for Jon Snow and Viserys Targaryen, and Outlander star Sam Heughan auditioned for a variety of roles, including Renly Baratheon and Loras Tyrell, seven times. PETER DINKLAGE THOUGHT THE SHOW HAD BEEN CANCELED. Macall B. PolayHBOAfter the pilot was picked up, David Benioff pranked Peter Dinklage by calling him and telling him the show had been canceled. It was six hours before Dinklage learned the truth. SANSA STARK ADOPTED HER DIREWOLF IN REAL LIFE. Purple6/v4/f8/01/5f/f8015fbe-bc26-65f8-23a7-6f39784652b9/screen480x480.jpeg' alt='Spatial Rotation Game' title='Spatial Rotation Game' />Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, adopted Zunni, the Northern Inuit dog that played her pet direwolf on the series first season. Growing up I always wanted a dog, but my parents never wanted one, Turner told Coventry Telegraph in 2. We kind of fell in love with my characters direwolf, Lady, on set. We knew Lady died and they wanted to re home her. My mum persuaded them to let us adopt her. DOTHRAKI IS A REAL LANGUAGE. In 2. 01. 4, Living Language released a conversational language course that will have you speaking like Khal Drogo in no time. The course was crafted by linguist David J. Peterson, who worked with HBO to create the Dothraki heard on the show. SEVERAL CHARACTERS HAVE CHANGED ACTORS. A handful of characters have been played by more than one actor over the course of the show, notably Daario Naharis Ed Skrein in season three, Michiel Huisman in seasons four, five, and six, Tommen Baratheon Callum Wharry in seasons one and two, Dean Charles Chapman in seasons three through six, and his sister Myrcella Aimee Richardson in seasons one and two, Nell Tiger Free in season five, and Gregor The Mountain Clegane Conan Stevens in season one, Ian Whyte in season two, Hafr Jlus Bjrnsson in seasons four, five, and six. DAENERYS TARGARYEN ORIGINALLY HAD VIOLET EYES. Macall B. PolayHBOIn the books, the Targaryen family members are notable for their silver hair and violet eyes. During shooting, Daenerys Emilia Clarke and Viserys Harry Lloyd Targaryen originally wore violet contact lenses, but Benioff and Weiss decided they negatively impacted the actors ability to portray emotion. A LOT OF DEAD CHARACTERS ARE ALIVE IN THE BOOKS. More than a handful of characters are alive in Martins books, but dead on the show. These include Shireen and Stannis Baratheon, Nights Watchmen Pyp and Grenn, Barristan Selmy, Myrcella Baratheon, and Mance Rayder. SHOOTING THE HORSE HEART SCENE WAS AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE. The horse heart Daenerys had to eat in season one was essentially a giant gummy candyone that, per Clarke, tasted a little bit like bleach. To make the proceedings even grosser, all the fake blood made Clarke so sticky that she got stuck to a toilet. Purple3/v4/58/16/9f/58169fba-57a2-7711-da10-94456015462b/screen480x480.jpeg' alt='Spatial Rotation Game' title='Spatial Rotation Game' />This is a classic mental rotation test one measure of spatial intelligence. Another test presents a figure made of blocks, and asks the test taker to create an. THERES MORE THAN ONE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL CONNECTION. Part of Game of Throness pilot was shot in one of the castles used for Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Three seasons later, in Breaker of Chains, an unnamed Meereenese warrior shouts a series of taunts at Daenerys that include Your mother was a hamster, Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person, and I blow my nose at you in Low Valyrian, of course. Purple4/v4/e7/5a/d9/e75ad976-03a5-09b5-7d0c-7a0bad167d6b/screen696x696.jpeg' alt='Spatial Rotation Game' title='Spatial Rotation Game' />REAL PEOPLE ARE NAMING THEIR KIDS AFTER GAME OF THRONES CHARACTERS. Macall B. PolayHBOIn the year 2. Social Security Administration, Khaleesi was the United Statess 7. In England, Khaleesi, Arya, Tyrion, Brienne, Sansa, Bran, Sandor, and Theon also saw a rise in popularity after Game of Thrones began airing. What, no Dagmer Cleftjaw1. THE STARK KIDS ARE DIFFERENT AGES IN THE SHOW THAN IN THE BOOKS. When A Game of Thrones the book starts off, the Stark children are much younger than their on screen counterparts. Bran was supposed to be seven, while the actor who played him Isaac Hempstead Wright was 1. Arya played by Maisie Williams went from nine to 1. Sansa Sophie Turner went from eleven to 1. Rickon Art Parkinson from three to six. In perhaps the most, ahem, stark difference, if Game of Thrones had stayed completely true to its source material, Robb Stark Richard Madden and Jon Snow Kit Harington would have been only 1. GEORGE R. R. MARTIN MADE THE SHOWRUNNERS GUESS WHO JON SNOWS MOTHER. Before hed bestow his blessing on Weiss and Benioff, Martin asked the two wannabe showrunners the question that has spurred thousands upon thousands of words of fan speculation Who is Jon Snows real mother It was very much like a test question, Benioff admitted. Basically, it was like Guess. I want your guess to be intelligent and I want it to be based in the facts of the world, Weiss added. We had already discussed it. Wed had like a two hour conversation about it. It was pretty well trammeled territory for us. ONE ACTOR HAS PLAYED FOUR CHARACTERS. British actor and stunt performer Ian Whyte has played a grand total of four roles on Game of Thrones. In seasons one and two he was a White Walker also in season two, he played Gregor Clegane one of three actors to play the role season three saw him as an unnamed giant in season five he played the Wildling giant Wun Wun. Why not challenge a friend to play this transformation game Power to manipulate space. User can create, shape and manipulate physical aspects of space. RAMSAY SNOW ALMOST PLAYED JON SNOW. Helen SloanHBOIwan Rheon was the runner up to play Jon Snow. The role went to Kit Harington, and Rheon went on to play Roose Boltons sadistic bastard son, Ramsay, instead. ITS BEEN THE MOST ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADED SHOW FOR FOUR YEARS RUNNING. According to Torrent. Freak, Game of Thrones was the most pirated show of 2. In 2. 01. 5 it had more than twice the illegal downloads of the second most pirated show, The Walking Dead. IT HAS AN OFFICIAL COMPANION RAP ALBUM. In 2. 01. 4, HBO put out an official Game of Thrones themed rap album called Catch the Throne, which they released for free via Sound. Cloud. They did it again in 2. Spatial Rotation Game' title='Spatial Rotation Game' />Contributors include Method Man The Oath, Snoop Dogg Lannisters Anthem, Big Boi Mother of Dragons, Talib Kweli Lord of the Light, and Anthrax Soror Irrumator.