We Asked A “Game Of Thrones” Writer A Bunch Of Questions And His Answers Will Make You LOL And Say, "Wow!"
“I want to give our actors and actresses scenes that match their high level of talent.”
Now that Game of Thrones Season 7 (and winter) is here, we wanted to get some ~inside~ info on what it's like writing for the most popular show on television.
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So, BuzzFeed caught up with Dave Hill, a writer on Game of Thrones who's been with HBO's landmark show since 2012.
And Hill, who got his start as an assistant to co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, told us everything we wanted to know — from how the writers have handled going off book to something VERY important to every writer: what kind of snacks they always have on hand.
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How many writers are there total?
"In the show? Four. But in the world... I said softball questions only!"
(From left: Dave Hill, D. B. Weiss, David Benioff, and Bryan Cogman.)
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Do you have any traditions or rituals you go through before sitting down to write?
"1) The largest iced coffee medically safe to drink. 2) Panic attack about how many people will be watching what I write. 3) Quick internet research on possible fallback professions. 4) Oooh, YouTube science videos! 5) Mental exhaustion. 6) The largest iced coffee medically safe to drink. 7) Rinse and repeat.
"At some point I have a script done. House elves, I suspect."
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