How The Westros Was Won

There's a terrific new feature article highlighting Game of Thrones in the latest issue of Vanity Fair. Among the many fascinating reveals is the fact that in 2009, the show's producers shot an earlier version of the pilot...that never aired! 

"We had a few of our writer friends come over to watch the pilot," explains producer and writer David Benioff. "And watching them and knowing that they did not like it at all was just a horrible feeling," summed up by a friend's exclamation that "You guys have a massive problem."

Despite that rough start, they got the go-ahead for a full season from HBO, including a new pilot. If at first you don't succeed...

Definitely pick up the issue, it's a great read. It turns out VF has a great archival recap of Thrones episodes. See? All across the realm, the smallfolk are chomping at the bit for April 6th!