1. Game of Thrones is one of the most expensive shows on television. On average, each episode of the show costs HBO $6 million.
2. GoT is filmed in three continents and six countries.
3. But the show has been banned by the Turkish military in order to protect the young people from “all the negative behaviors, sexual exploitation , abuse, harassment, exhibitionism, etc”.
4. David Benioff might not have been well-known Got but he has written several hit movies including the X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Troy and 25th Hour.
5. And he is also married to actress Amanda Peet.
6. Season 7 or 8 might be the last series of the show.
Benioff and Weiss want to end the series in season 7 or 8; even if the books are not finished.
7. Because of the popularity Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys got through the show, 146 baby girls were named “Khaleesi” in the year of 2003.
8. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have made more scenes of forcible intercourse in the show than those written in the books.
9. The show almost didn’t make it to the air because of the original plot which was so bad that the producers had to re-shoot the entire show with five roles re-cast.
10. Many have heard of “Trial by combat” from the show itself but they don’t know that it may be legal in America.
No kidding!
11. Dothraki and Valyrian are the two languages that were created for the television show only from a couple of words.
12. It is the most pirated show on t.v.
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13. And the 2003 season finale of the show was downloaded via BitTorrent 5.9 million times; which is a lot more than Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead at 4.2 & 3.6 million downloads respectively.
14. By the way, Hodor is homosexual.
So how many of these facts did you know about?
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