It Was A Sh*t Show

Fighting a virus is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Osmosis Jones, from the difficulty hiring The Farrelly Brothers and Bill Murray, to how the film helped bring an end to Warner Bros. Feature Animation.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are b...

Breaking the fourth wall is hard (except for you, Wade). Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Deadpool, from the 13 years Ryan Reynolds took to get it made and that detour through X-Men Origins: Wolverine, to 20th Century Fox cutting Director Tim Miller’s budget before production.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there...

Invading Earth is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Independence Day, from fighting 20th Century Fox to cast Will Smith, to reshooting most of Randy Quaid’s scenes.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk...

Making a family is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Fast and the Furious Saga, from Vin Diesel walking away from the franchise (2 Fast 2 Furious), to Justin Lin fighting for a diverse cast (Tokyo Drift), or James Wan overcoming the death of Paul Walker (Furious 7), and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s feuds with Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson (The Fate of the Furious).  You can wat...

Fighting trolls is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut campaign was, from critics receiving death threats for not liking DCEU movies, to rewarding toxic fandom with Zack Snyder’s Justice League.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are boun...

Making fairytale creatures leave your swamp is hard. Let’s talk (LIVE via Utah Remote-Con) about how difficult it was to make Shrek, from Jeffery Katzenberg making it a revenge film against Disney, to the sudden loss of original voice actor Chris Farley.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line...

Throwing off someone's groove is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Emperor’s New Groove, from throwing away four years of work by director Roger Allers, to the film ending Disney’s Renaissance by becoming their first bomb in over a decade. You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel...

Restoring your original vision is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Zack Snyder's Justice League, from Ray Fisher’s revelations about Joss Whedon’s cruel treatment, to Warner Bros reviving and completing a film they buried in 2017. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow  In the entertainment world, there are milli...

Making a monster universe is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the sequels to Cloverfield, from making 10 Cloverfield Lane fit the franchise after the movie was finished, to forcing reshoots into The Cloverfield Paradox and selling it to Netflix. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow  In the entertainment world,...

Making a superhero film universe is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; from Avi Arad leaving Marvel & Edward Norton fighting for a final edit (The Incredible Hulk), to firing Terrence Howard & forcing script changes on Jon Favreau (Iron Man 2) or casting troubles with Chris Hemsworth & Chris Evans (Thor, Captain America), and...

Making a dark version of The Jungle Book is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, from competing with Disney’s massive Jungle Book in 2016, to Warner Bros. selling the film to Netflix.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions...

Being the master of your domain is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Seinfeld, from Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David’s rocky first episode to battling the network about being a show about nothing. You can also listen to this episode (and more) in podcast form!  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there are millions...

Making the first episode is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it is to make TV Show Pilots, from the recastings in 30 Rock, Gilmore Girls and Full House, to the more serious versions of Big Bang Theory and Saved By The Bell.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions a...

Making high fantasy television is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the pilot of Game of Thrones, from the showrunners producing a terrible first episode to recasting the iconic Daenerys Targaryen. You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there are milli...

Making a good female led superhero movie is (apparently) hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Wonder Woman, from the decades of trying to bring her to the big screen, to the constant juggling of writers and directors it took to finally get made. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow  In the entertainment world, ther...

Keeping a Mogwai from eating after midnight is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Gremlins, from the insanely difficult puppetry to how it changed movie ratings for the future. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are...

Exorcising someone in the past is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the prequels to The Exorcist, from the unfinished DVD release of Dominion, to the completely reshot version of Exorcist: The Beginning.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!   In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bo...

Exorcising someone multiple times is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the sequels to the Exorcist, from the nonsense that is Exorcist II: The Heretic, to the studio forced changes of The Exorcist III. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and...

Exorcising a little girl is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Exorcist, from William Friedkin’s manic directing style to the endless rumors about how cursed the movie was. You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow  In the entertainment world, there...

Making Batman sell Happy Meals is hard. Join us for our first live show (via Utah Remote-Con, with moderator Steph Lisman from Cutscenes & Cupcakes), as we talk about how difficult it was to make Batman Forever, from the backlash against the overly kinky Batman Returns to the egotistical actor troubles of Val Kilmer and Tommy Lee Jones.  You can also listen to this episode (and more) in podcas...

Making a sequel decades later is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to finally make sequels to Dumb and Dumber, Blade Runner, Crocodile Dundee, and Wizard of Oz. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we...

Making sequels to a pop culture classic is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the Back to the Future sequels, from Universal forcing them to be made to the tense negotiations with Crispin Glover.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to hap...

Traveling through time is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Back to the Future, from the years it took convincing a studio to make it to replacing an overly serious actor weeks into filming. You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube !  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of...

Releasing a movie with a creep is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make All The Money In The World, from reshooting every scene Kevin Spacey was in to kickstarting the debate about the gender pay gap in Hollywood.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going t...

Replacing an actor is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was on Lord of the Rings, V for Vendetta, Life of Pi, X-Men and many more.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!  In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the...