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)
