Guy [who’s only ever seen one post-apocalyptic movie… and its Waterworld]: Getting a lot of Fallout vibes from this.

A bunch of whiny, misogynistic trolls are about to find out producers don’t actually write these movies and TV shows.

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Making Mad Max on water is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Waterworld, from the budget spiraling out of control, to the recurring feud between Kevin Costner and Director Kevin Reynolds. Watch here! youtu.be/ZEmXXWanlKs

This coming from the company who's state goal is to destroy the theater business.

This is a horrendous read. Paramount has become a toxic frat house (full of notoriously bad people). But also a music-infused comedy about racism from Trey Parker, Matt Stone... and Kendrick Lamar?!

Know the feeling.

Fighting trucks is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Maximum Overdrive, from Director Stephen King admitting he was on cocaine throughout production, to the cinematographer losing his eye. Watch or Listen! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

They spelled Odyssey wrong.

Joe Dante or bust! @thejoedante.bsky.social

"[YouTube CEO Neal] Mohan cited AI as the “next frontier” for YouTube." No thanks.

Cloning Ellen Ripley is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Alien: Resurrection, from the feud between the writer and director, to the long grueling underwater shoot. Special Guest: Sequoia Simone Watch or Listen! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

When someone leaves a comment with well-intended advice on how to edit a YouTube video on one of my YouTube videos.

Testing your might is hard. For our 100th episode (!), let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Mortal Kombat, from the multiple actor injuries, to the possibility of a plagiarized theme song. Watch or Listen! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

Making a mechanical great white is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, Jaws, from the never ending problems with the film’s shark, to the chaos of filming on the open ocean. Animation by @wieverofpassion.bsky.social Watch here! youtu.be/BN849ZdZhz4

People who make these deals have no clue how AI works.

Cameron not dispelling those "Avatar and The Abyss are the same universe" rumors very well:

Making superpowers gritty is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make 2015’s Fantastic Four, from director Josh Trank’s erratic behavior to reshooting a third of the film months before releasing. Special Guest: @alanseawright.bsky.social Watch or Listen! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

Making promotional art is hard. Let’s talk about how some movie posters dealt with controversies, from the royalties for Pulp Fiction, to the whitewashing on Couples Retreat. Special Guest: Jonathan from Paper and Light @paper-and-light.bsky.social Watch or Listen! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

Making Blade act is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Blade: Trinity, from Wesley Snipes refusing to show up on set, to him suing New Line Cinema for taxes. Watch or Listen! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

Making monsters is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Universal’s Dark Universe, from abandoning Dracula Untold as a franchise starter, to 2017’s Mummy burying the shared universe before it could begin. Watch here: youtu.be/2PXZi0cyjlY

Stealing from drug lords is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Triple Frontier, from its decade long journey to existence to the endless rotation of big name stars. Watch or Listen! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

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RIP Wisecrack. Not only were their film analyses incredibly eye opening (and served as invaluable research for our own episodes), but @michaelburns.bsky.social and the rest seemed like genuinely great people. Good luck to you all!

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Making a video game into a movie is hard… still. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Uncharted, from the decade long quest to film it to being shut down by COVID as soon as they started. Watch or Listen! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

Check out this hysterical animation made by one of your fans/Patrons! Thank you Wiever!

Dealing with fascism is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Starship Troopers, from the years it took to get the film financed, to the initial response not understanding Paul Verhoeven’s satire. Watch or Listen! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

With the Bond drama unfolding, this quote sums it up very nicely: "The larger point is that Amazon isn’t a company that seems to value cinema, and doesn’t have longtime experience creating cinema, the way a company making the next Bond movie ideally should." www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

We all love Paddington. But could we have loved him more with the voice of the oh-so sexy Colin Firth? #paddington #colinfirth

Making Benecio del Toro a wolf is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Wolfman remake, from replacing the director one month from filming to Rick Baker’s make-up being replaced with CGI. Watch or Listen! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

Can't believe it has to be stated, but Indiana Jones knows who the bad guys are. #indianajones #goodguys

Creating the Land of Oz is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Wizard of Oz, from the dozen of on set injuries to the infamously poor treatment of Judy Garland. Watch here: https://youtu.be/IfWNUW1wTXw

A long but fascinating read, detailing a Sh*t Show happening in real time. Very gross, damning stuff:

Making sense of Ninja Terminator is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make movies directed by Godfrey Ho, from pumping out over 150 films in 20 years to splicing ninja footage into already existing films.

For two decades, Sylvester Stallone & Arnold Schwarzenegger were locked into one of the most heated rivalries in Hollywood. Join Cinema Therapy & It Was A Sh*t Show as they discuss the egos at play, how it ugly it got, and the eventual lifelong friendship. Watch here:

Making the perfect organism is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the Alien trilogy, from James Cameron feuding with his British crew on Aliens to David Fincher being micromanaged by Fox on Alien 3. Watch here: youtu.be/TzJ-38-380I

Making a sequel when there can be only one is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Highlander 2, from the financial troubles ending production to the multiple versions of the final film. Special Guest: Alan Seawright Listen here! linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

New Episode! Motor mouthing your way into places is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the Beverly Hills Cop movies, from the first one originally starring Sylvester Stallone, to the third film shutting down a month before production. Listen here: linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

Making the Western Godfather is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Tombstone, from writer/director Kevin Jarre getting fired four weeks in, to Kurt Russell possibly ghost directing to finish the movie on time. Listen here: linktr.ee/itwasashtshow

Following up after The Simpsons is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Futurama, from Fox questioning every aspect of the show to dooming it with a terrible timeslot. Watch here: youtu.be/PNKdfvpFvgA

New episode! Making a star act with a T-Rex is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Theodore Rex, from the court case that forced Whoopi Goldberg to be in it, to a writer/director ill-equipped to handle the situation. Listen here: linktr.ee/itwasashtshow