• James Hibberd - Episode 14

  • Oct 23 2020
  • Length: 58 mins
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James Hibberd - Episode 14

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  • Joining us this week is James Hibberd, Editor-at-Large for Entertainment Weekly and author of the recently released book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series (https://amzn.to/3dVWZfB). We talk about how he wrote his book, his time on-location with the stars of the show and his many other beats, which include Westworld, The Mandalorian, DCU and much more. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 1:23 - Introducing James Hibberd 4:54 - Tell us about yourself, James 6:56 - Interviewing On-Location for Game of Thrones 8:34 - Dining (and drinking) with the stars 11:08 - Witnessing the transition from anonymity to fame 13:35 - How to write about such a grand world 15:53 - Legal hurdles for writing the book 17:36 - The 100,000-Word goal 19:40 - The Screenplay Writing Economy 23:04 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 28:04 - Covering The Mandalorian for EW 30:02 - Star Wars Vloggers and Spaghetti Westerns 35:59 - Podcasting about The Mandalorian 37:46 - Which Nerd Beats do you like outside of GoT? 39:10 - Beats You've Grown to Love more as you cover them 40:26 - Missed-opportunity Beats 42:02 - Obsessive Work vs. Balance Work in Hollywood 44:35 - Hatchet Throwing and a GoT Celebrity Competition 49:24 - Red Ash and other favorite dining 51:17 - The Lightning Round 56:23 - The Wrap 57:07 - End Credits Show Notes: https://www.austinotaku.com/2020/10/25/episode-14-james-hibberd/ Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)
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