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Why did it take so long to make a Simpsons movie? Did Ed Harris really almost drown on The Abyss? How many times have they attempted to reboot Batman? And who thought Ugly Sonic was a good idea?Well, making stuff is hard. Especially in the entertainment world where big egos, bigger budgets, and just plain bad luck can make things go horribly wrong. In each episode of It Was a Sh*t Show, hosts Ian, Rae, and Clint dive into the unbelievable behind-the-scenes stories of disastrous, never-ending, and often dangerous productions.New episodes on Wednesdays.Full video versions of Deep Dives can be seen on YouTube.Follow us on on social media @ItWasAShtShow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 6 days ago1h 45m
The Thing (1982)
Proving who’s human is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make John Carpenter’s The Thing, from the troublesome creature effects, to the vitriolic reaction on its release.Special Guest: Sequoia Simone (@sequoiasimone)You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 10 extra minutes)!📺 | Watch or Listen!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on 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 - Intro03:46 - Clint’s Closet05:12 - Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell08:45 - The Thing From Another World (1951)17:29 - The Thing (1982)01:13:17 - The Thing: Release01:19:35 - The Thing: Legacy01:20:35 - Worth It?01:31:20 - Follow Ups!Sources:Creative Screenwriting: https://tinyurl.com/mry4ymfdKeep Watching The Skies! - American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties: https://tinyurl.com/79nevfvxHoward Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood: https://tinyurl.com/255489htNewsweek: http://tiny.cc/wfu9101The Original Fan: https://tinyurl.com/5bx5kmf4LA Times: http://tiny.cc/noy9101http://tiny.cc/4hka101LA Weekly: https://tinyurl.com/y2fapsxuReel Terror: https://bit.ly/4mLM9vwSlashFilm: http://tiny.cc/8u1a101Starlog #60The Thing: Reunion Panel https://youtu.be/8CS05IxPl5YThe Thing: Terror Takes ShapeFeatured Footage:Futurama (1999- )The Thing (1982)Music:Phil Harris - The ThingRyan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #thething #johncarpenter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 23, 20261h 25m
Troy (2004)
Making a godless war is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Troy, from dealing with hurricanes and wars, to Brad Pitt enduring the most ironic injury.Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 13 extra minutes)!📺 | Watch or Listen!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on 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 - Intro04:18 - Clint’s Closet06:08 - Homer’s Iliad14:56 - Troy: Production39:50 - Troy: Release41:28 - Troy: Legacy51:27 - Worth It?01:00:22 - Follow Ups!Sources:Bidoun: https://tinyurl.com/bdzc6urvBuzzfeed: http://tiny.cc/ctma101Chicago Tribune: http://tiny.cc/dtma101Deadline: http://tiny.cc/ftma101Empire: http://tiny.cc/itma101Entertainment Weekly: https://tinyurl.com/4z84ycsuFar Out Magazine: http://tiny.cc/ktma101Times of Malta: http://tiny.cc/ltma101Vanity Fair: http://tiny.cc/otma101Variety: http://tiny.cc/ptma101Featured Footage:Troy (2004)Music:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show ThemeTangerine Dream - Loved By The Sun Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 26, 20261h 46m
Legend (1985)
Pleasing Darkness is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Legend, from an entire set burning to the ground, to the multiple cuts with a completely replaced score.You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 29 extra minutes)!📺 | Watch or Listen!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on 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 - Intro09:35 - Legend (1985)01:27:04 - Follow Ups!Sources:American Cinematographer: https://tinyurl.com/mtkyun7bCinefantastique: https://tinyurl.com/4mpnesx4Legend FAQ: https://tinyurl.com/3xd3a2rtMillimeter: https://tinyurl.com/ypys24sxRidley Scott, Close Up: http://tiny.cc/wq69101Rolling Stone: http://tiny.cc/zq69101Starburst: http://tiny.cc/0r69101The Telegraph: https://tinyurl.com/yjrus2cpFeatured Footage:Legend (1985) and special featuresThe Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)Music:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #legendmovie #timcurry #tomcruise Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 19, 202638 min
YouTube Deep Dive: Spider-Man (2002)
Having great power and responsibility is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Spider-Man, from the cheap attempts by Cannon Films, to the endless lawsuits that prevented the movie from getting made.You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!📺 | Watch or Listen!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on 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 - Intro00:32 - Spider-Man’s Creation & Early TV History02:32 - 1970’s Amazing Spider-Man & Supaidāman03:56 - Roger Corman’s Attempt05:07 - Enter Menahem Golan & Cannon Films06:52 - Ted Newsom & John Brancato’s Faithful Script10:17 - Cannon’s Downfall12:54 - Golan Starts 21st Century Film15:27 - James Cameron’s Take19:18 - Legal Battles & Bankruptcies22:59 - Spider-Man vs James Bond24:44 - Avi Arad’s Comic Book Gold Rush27:25 - Finding Director Sam Raimi30:20 - Fighting for Tobey Maguire31:32 - More Writers & Arbitration33:01 - Troubles & Tragedies36:03 - Spider-Man Releases May 2, 2002Sources:ABC News: http://tiny.cc/51l7101Best Movies Never Made: http://tiny.cc/enq8101Bleacher Report: http://tiny.cc/w1l7101Business Insider: http://tiny.cc/g547101BusinessWeek: http://tiny.cc/h3t6101CBR: http://tiny.cc/gg66101Dark Horizons: http://tiny.cc/k647101Den of Geek: http://tiny.cc/6pq8101Digital Spy: http://tiny.cc/z3t6101Empire: http://tiny.cc/acg7101The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made: https://tinyurl.com/yr8xnta6Los Angeles Times: http://tiny.cc/k3t6101http://tiny.cc/c3t6101http://tiny.cc/hg16101http://tiny.cc/b1l7101http://tiny.cc/z1l7101HuffPost: http://tiny.cc/5hq6101MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios: https://bit.ly/3u9BvbxNew York Times: http://tiny.cc/t1l7101http://tiny.cc/ig16101http://tiny.cc/qdg7101Orlando Sentinel: http://tiny.cc/z0l7101ScreenCrush: http://tiny.cc/k647101Spider-Man Confidential: From Comic Icon to Hollywood Hero:
- Jul 1, 20262h 5m
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Having the power is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Masters of the Universe, from a script that minimized Dolph Lundgren and He-Man, to Cannon Films imploding during production.You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 30 extra minutes)!📺 | Watch or Listen!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on 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 - Intro02:41 - Clint’s Closet05:14 - Masters of the Universe (1987)01:50:18 - Follow Ups!Sources:CBR: https://tinyurl.com/43sduduuDen of Geek: https://tinyurl.com/22wrfu6zThe Hollywood Reporter: https://tinyurl.com/efkbxb34How He-Man Mastered the Universe: https://tinyurl.com/yw99nr2vMOTU Movie: https://tinyurl.com/msmshzdwPop Matters: https://tinyurl.com/423fa3ebPower of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)SFX: https://tinyurl.com/5e492xsb/Film: https://tinyurl.com/22erzbmzVariety: https://tinyurl.com/2uewjbedFeatured Footage:Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)Masters of the Universe (1987)Toy Masters (2012)Music:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #mastersoftheuniverse #cannonfilms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 3, 20262h 8m
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Making a Star War is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Solo: A Star Wars Story, from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller fighting with Lucasfilm, to Ron Howard replacing them.You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 24 extra minutes)!📺 | Watch or Listen!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on 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 - Intro02:47 - Clint’s Closet06:43 - Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)01:48:33 - Follow Ups!Sources:Deadline: http://tiny.cc/oen3101Entertainment Weekly: http://tiny.cc/qen3101http://tiny.cc/ren3101http://tiny.cc/sen3101Esquire: http://tiny.cc/ten3101Hollywood Reporter: http://tiny.cc/uen3101http://tiny.cc/ven3101http://tiny.cc/wen3101http://tiny.cc/yen3101Inverse: http://tiny.cc/zen3101SlashFilm: http://tiny.cc/0fn3101Twitter: http://tiny.cc/1fn3101Variety: http://tiny.cc/2fn3101http://tiny.cc/3fn3101Vulture: http://tiny.cc/4fn3101http://tiny.cc/5fn3101HeyUGuys: http://y2u.be/arfeRvMHj7QFeatured Footage:The Age of Adaline (2015)Eddie Izzard: Circle (2002)Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)Star Wars (1977)Music:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #starwars #hansolo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 13, 20261h 17m
Samurai Cop (1991)
Making the perfect B-movie is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Samurai Cop, from shooting a movie with virtually no budget, to doing reshoots in an obvious wig.Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 8 extra minutes)!You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!📺 | Watch or Listen!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on 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 - Intro02:05 - Clint’s Closet04:41 - Samurai Cop (1991)01:04:48 - Follow Ups!Sources:L.A. Times: https://bit.ly/4r5Y0GcProudly Resents: https://bit.ly/4kWjvaHVice: https://bit.ly/4l3Tyq2Bristol Bad Film Club: http://y2u.be/XZbzOESGaHsCinema Epoch: http://y2u.be/Ur5Yxc60rywhttp://y2u.be/Kn4_5XVnApshttp://y2u.be/Yvqpx2UnnjIRedLetterMedia: http://y2u.be/W8830UXkTzYFeatured Footage:Samurai Cop (1991)Music:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #samuraicop #cinema Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Apr 22, 202633 min
YouTube Deep Dive: Ant-Man (2015)
Shrinking is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Ant-Man, from the near decade of development with Edgar Wright, to the last minute overhaul by Peyton Reed and Paul Rudd.📺 | Watch or Listen! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow💸 | Support us! https://www.patreon.com/itwasashtshow🔗 | Follow us! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow👕 | Buy our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/itwasashtshow📺 | Watch or Listen!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on 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 - Intro00:33 - Early Ant-Man Attempts04:18 - Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish’s Vision05:18 - Tiny Beginnings of Marvel Studios07:18 - Wright’s Too Busy for the MCU09:31 - The World’s End Detour11:07 - Wright vs Marvel: Aesthetics13:08 - Wright vs Marvel: Creative Committee15:23 - The Charming Superhero Paul Rudd16:58 - Wright vs Marvel: Final Round19:18 - Wright’s Exit & Comeback21:17 - New Directors: McKay, Wain, & Reed26:16 - Peyton Reed Takes the Chair27:43 - Production Finally Begins30:29 - Ant-Man Releases July 17, 2015Sources:BuzzFeed: https://bit.ly/3TD41wGhttps://bit.ly/4c4qzhACinemaBlend: https://bit.ly/40S8kHbDeadline: https://bit.ly/3Nw064chttps://bit.ly/4ryFSouDigital Spy: https://bit.ly/47lQcZGhttps://bit.ly/4uoGO1dEmpire: https://bit.ly/4sMAcrUEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4bqxa5Fhttps://bit.ly/4melLuTFandango: https://bit.ly/40lS5loHappy Sad Confused: https://bit.ly/41DC2zYHollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/4sDcRsuhttps://bit.ly/4vciv7hhttps://bit.ly/4ljZg70The Guardian: https://bit.ly/477CcmeIGN: https://bit.ly/47IEhFmhttps://bit.ly/4ueDmWVL.A. Times: https://bit.ly/4lm3IlLMarvel Comics: The Untold Story: https://bit.ly/47xjfHbMCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios: https://bit.ly/3u9BvbxMotion Picture Association:
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About It Was A Sh*t Show
Why did it take so long to make a Simpsons movie? Did Ed Harris really almost drown on The Abyss? How many times have they attempted to reboot Batman? And who thought Ugly Sonic was a good idea?Well, making stuff is hard. Especially in the entertainment world where big egos, bigger budgets, and just plain bad luck can make things go horribly wrong. In each episode of It Was a Sh*t Show, hosts Ian, Rae, and Clint dive into the unbelievable behind-the-scenes stories of disastrous, never-ending, and often dangerous productions.New episodes on Wednesdays.Full video versions of Deep Dives can be seen on YouTube.Follow us on on social media @ItWasAShtShow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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