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Living Single
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Living Single
Season 1 DVD cover
Created by
Yvette Lee Bowser
Starring
Queen Latifah
Kim Coles
Erika Alexander
T.C. Carson
John Henton
Mel Jackson
Kim Fields
Opening theme
"We Are Living Single", written and performed by Queen Latifah
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
5
No. of episodes
118 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Yvette Lee Bowser (entire run)
Roger S.H. Schulman
Location(s)
Warner Bros. Studios,
Hollywood, California
Camera setup
Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time
22 minutes
Production company(s)
SisterLee Productions
(1994-1998)
(seasons 2-5)
Warner Bros. Television
Distributor
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network
Fox
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
Original release
August 22, 1993 (1993-08-22) – January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01)
Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993 to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone.
Throughout its run, Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of its era, ranking among the top five in African-American ratings in all five seasons. The series was produced by Yvette Lee Bowser's company, Sister Lee, in association with Warner Bros. Television. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV"—first on Sunday nights and then later on Thursday nights in the 1990s—many African-American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox. For the 1993–94 season, Living Single aired on Sunday nights between Martin and Married... with Children, and then on Thursday nights from 1994 to 1998.
Contents
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1 Synopsis
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main characters
2.2 Minor characters
3 Notable guest appearances
4 Episodes
5 Ratings
6 DVD release & Digital Download
7 Crossovers
8 Syndication
9 Reunion special
10 Revival
11 Awards and nominations
12 References
13 External links
Synopsis[edit]
Living Single centered on six people consisting of four women and two men living the single life in the heart of Brooklyn, New York.
The series focused on two different households in one brownstone, one shared by a trio of independent women and another shared by a pair of male friends who have known each other since they spent their youth in Cleveland, Ohio. In the first apartment, Khadijah James (Queen Latifah), a hard-working editor and publisher of the fictional urban independent monthly Flavor, lived with her sweet, but naive cousin, Synclaire James (Kim Coles), an aspiring actress who worked as Khadijah's receptionist and has an affinity for Troll dolls; and her childhood friend from East Orange, New Jersey, Regina "Régine" Hunter (Kim Fields), an image-conscious, boutique buyer who was in a constant search for a well-to-do man to spend her life with (and spend his money). Later in the series, Régine became a costume assistant for the soap opera Palo Alto. When the show was canceled, she became a wedding planner and left the apartment to move in with her fiancé, Dexter Knight (Don Franklin). Maxine "Max" Shaw (Erika Alexander), a sharp-tongued attorney and Khadijah's best friend from their college days at Howard University, frequently stopped by to share her unique insights, keep them entertained by sharing her day, to make sure that the girls' refrigerator isn't overstocked, and to start trouble with Kyle.
Kyle Barker (T.C. Carson) lived in the second apartment with Overton Wakefield Jones (John Henton). Kyle was a stockbroker whose constant verbal sparring with Max did little to mask their obvious sexual attraction. Overton was the friendly, but country, maintenance man for the owner of their (and neighboring) building who held deep affection for Synclaire and plenty of hilarious homespun wisdom for everyone else. Kyle and Max ended up pursuing a sexual relationship, but when he decided to take a job in London and invited Max to join him, she turned him down. Maxine subsequently became distraught over her decision and, after defending a man who claims to be the second coming of Jesus (Harold Perrineau), she began to seriously look for the purpose of her life. Through a series of events, Max decided that her purpose must be to become a mother and during the insemination process unknowingly picked Kyle's sperm specimen based on a list of qualities she would like for her child to have. Kyle returned in the series finale and the two reconciled. Overton and Synclaire also got together and their relationship culminated in marriage by the end of the fourth season. In season five, they moved in together, leaving Overton and Kyle's apartment open for new character Roni DeSantos (Idalis DeLeon), a New York-area D.J., to move in. It was eventually revealed that DeSantos had a fling with Ira Lee "Tripp" Williams III, (Mel Jackson), the new roommate of Khadijah and Régine who moved in when Synclaire's room became available. Tripp was a songwriter. Synclaire joined a comedy improv troupe where she gained the attention of Tony Jonas, a Warner Bros. television exec who cast her as a nun for a new comedy series he was developing.
Along with trying to make Flavor a success, Khadijah also spent time looking for Mr. Right. She eventually found him in childhood friend Scooter (Cress Williams) with whom she left the brownstone for the final time in the series finale.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main characters[edit]
Queen Latifah — Khadijah James, editor and publisher of Flavor, an independent magazine devoted to the interests of the urban community.
Kim Coles — Synclaire James-Jones, Khadijah's good-natured cousin and roommate; receptionist at Flavor and aspiring actress.
Erika Alexander — Maxine "Max" Felice Shaw, strong-willed attorney and Khadijah's best friend from college; spends much of her time at girls' apartment.
T.C. Carson — Kyle Barker (Seasons 1–4 ; appears on 3 episodes in season 5), stockbroker and girls' neighbor; Max's verbal sparring partner and on-again, off-again etc. love interest.
John Henton — Overton "Obie" Wakefield Jones, Kyle's roommate and the brownstone's handyman; Synclaire's sweetheart.
Kim Fields — Regina "Regine" Hunter, Khadijah and Synclaire's gossip-loving roommate; childhood friend of Khadijah.
Mel Jackson – Ira Lee "Tripp" Williams (Season 5), Khadijah and Regine's new roommate; aspiring songwriter.
Minor characters[edit]
Cress Williams – Terrence "Scooter" Williams, Khadijah's childhood friend and sometimes love interest
Richard Lyons – Michael Janson (Season 1–2), Max's "old stand-by."
Shaun Baker – Russell Montego, Jamaican-born music editor at Flavor
Bobby Hosea – Lawrence (Season 1–3), Kyle's rival at the brokerage
Chip Fields – Laverne Hunter, Regine's mother
Rita Owens – Rita James (Season 1–4), Khadijah's mother
Heavy D – Darryl (Season 2–4), Regine's friend
Steven Gilborn – Jeffrey Higgins (Season 2–4), Kyle's boss
Bumper Robinson – Ivan Ennis (Season 3–4), college-age messenger turned Flavor copy aide; infatuated with Khadijah; a journalism major at New York University
J. Anthony Brown – Tibby Jones (Season 3–4), Overton's favorite uncle
Khalil Kain – Keith (Season 3–4), Regine's artist boyfriend
Dorien Wilson – Rev. Leslie Taylor (Season 3–4), pastor at the group's church
Isaiah Washington – Dr. Charles Roberts (Season 4), Khadijah's boyfriend.
Idalis DeLeon – Roni De Santos (Season 5), popular New York City deejay and love interest for Tripp
Notable guest appearances[edit]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jim Brown
Cedric Ceballos
Morris Chestnut
Will Ferrell
Lou Ferrigno
Bobcat Goldthwait
Gilbert Gottfried
Kadeem Hardison
Jasmine Guy
Cris Carter
Arsenio Hall
Grant Hill
Evander Holyfield
Terrence Howard
Montell Jordan
Chaka Khan
Eartha Kitt
Gladys Knight
Tone Lōc
Nia Long
Branford Marsalis
Ed McMahon
Monica
Naughty By Nature
Rosie O'Donnell
Deion Sanders
TLC
Mario Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Vanessa A. Williams
Brian McKnight
Flip Wilson
CeCe Winans
Jerome Bettis
Bobby Bonilla
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Living Single episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 27 August 22, 1993 (1993-08-22) May 15, 1994 (1994-05-15)
2 27 September 1, 1994 (1994-09-01) May 18, 1995 (1995-05-18)
3 27 August 31, 1995 (1995-08-31) May 9, 1996 (1996-05-09)
4 24 August 29, 1996 (1996-08-29) May 8, 1997 (1997-05-08)
5 13 September 11, 1997 (1997-09-11) January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01)
Ratings[edit]
Season
Season premiere
Season finale
TV season
Rank
Viewers
(in millions)
1
August 22, 1993 May 15, 1994 1993-1994 #56 9.3
2
September 1, 1994 May 18, 1995 1994-1995 #84[1] 8.7
3
August 31, 1995 May 9, 1996 1995-1996 #111[2] 6.5
4
August 29, 1996 May 8, 1997 1996-1997 #104[2] 6.2
5
September 11, 1997 January 1, 1998 1997-1998 #117[3] 7.0
DVD release & Digital Download[edit]
Warner Home Video released the complete first season of Living Single on DVD in Region 1 on February 14, 2006. The entire series is also available for digital download on Amazon.com and the iTunes Store.
Warner Archive has released Season 2 on September 19, 2017 on DVD in Region 1. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available from such sellers as Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[4] Season 3 was released on November 21, 2017.[5] Season 4 was released on March 20, 2018.[6]
DVD name
Episodes
Region 1
The Complete First Season 27 February 14, 2006
The Complete Second Season 27 September 19, 2017
The Complete Third Season 27 November 21, 2017
The Complete Fourth Season 24 March 20, 2018
Crossovers[edit]
Half & Half: Erika Alexander and T.C. Carson reprised their roles of Maxine Shaw and Kyle Barker on the UPN sitcom, Half & Half (a series produced by Living Single creator Yvette Lee Bowser). In the episode ("The Big Performance Anxiety Episode", third season), ambitious law student Dee Dee learns that her mother's co-star in a play is engaged to Maxine, Dee Dee's idol. However, her mother gets Maxine's beau, Kyle, fired because she fears he will take attention away from her. The episode also revealed that Maxine and Kyle remained a couple and were the proud parents of their seven-year-old daughter named Kyla.
The Crew: In one episode "The Mating Season" of the short-lived Fox sitcom The Crew, Regine becomes a passenger on a flight and argues with a sassy stewardess in hopes of upgrading to first class. On another episode, "The Worst Noel", Synclaire also becomes a passenger. The episode served as a bridge for The Crew and its lead-in show, Living Single.
Syndication[edit]
Living Single started reruns in syndication on September 22, 1997. Reruns of the series currently run daily on TV One, Logo TV and Oxygen. Starting October 2, 2017 Bounce TV will air reruns of the series. As of January 11, 2018, all episodes began streaming on Hulu.
Reunion special[edit]
An hour-long retrospective special, Living Single: The Reunion Special, aired on TV One on September 22, 2008. Coles, Henton, Fields, Carson and Alexander reunited to share fond memories with the fans. Queen Latifah and Mel Jackson were unavailable to participate.
The special featured clips and revealing secrets of the cast from the show's five-year run.
Revival[edit]
In January 2017, Queen Latifah reported that a revival of "Living Single" is in the works with the original cast and that she plans to serve as producer. [7]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Awards and nominations for Living Single
Year
Awards
Performer
Result
1998 Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:
Erika Alexander
Won
Outstanding Comedy Series Won
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:
Queen Latifah
Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:
Kim Coles
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
T.C. Carson
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
John Henton
Nominated
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Complete TV Ratings 1994-1995". fbibler.chez.com.
^ Jump up to: a b "Complete TV Ratings 1995-1996". fbibler.chez.com.
Jump up ^ "Final Ratings for '97-'98 TV Season".
Jump up ^ Living Single - HOORAY! Warner Archive Announces 'The Complete 2nd Season' 3-disc MOD set will finally be available in mid-Septembers
Jump up ^ Living Single - Warner Archive Announces DVDs for 'The Complete 3rd Season' MOD release is available online during the second half of November.
Jump up ^ Living Single - The Next-to-Last Season, 'The Complete 4th Season,' is Now Scheduled! MOD title will be available online in March from Amazon/CreateSpace and the WBshop!.
Jump up ^ "Queen Latifah Reveals She's Working on a Living Single Revival". 13 January 2017.
External links[edit]
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Living Single at TV.com
Living Single at TV.com
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Ronnie Dapo
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Cast of The New Phil Silvers Show (1964), back row L-R: Sandy Descher, Elena Verdugo. Front: Ronnie Dapo and Phil Silvers
Ronald L. Dapo (born May 8, 1952, Plattsburgh, New York) is an American former child actor who appeared in supporting roles in such television series as the ABC/Warner Brothers situation comedy Room for One More (1962) and CBS's The New Phil Silvers Show (1964).
Acting career[edit]
Dapo began acting in 1959 at the age of seven when he played Billy Lacy in John Bromfield's syndicated series U.S. Marshal. That same year he appeared as Ronnie in The Alcoa Hour in the episode "Another Day, Another Dollar" and in "The Greenhorn Story" of NBC's western series Wagon Train starring Ward Bond. He also appeared in the movie -30- as Billy, opposite Jack Webb and Whitney Blake as their soon be adopted son. Then in 1960, he appeared as a schoolboy in the episode "A Bullet for the Teacher" on ABC's Maverick starring James Garner, "Ocean's 11" starring Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin[1]
In 1961, he guest starred in three ABC/WB series, The Roaring 20s (episode "Dance Marathon"), Hawaiian Eye (as Roger in "Don't Kiss Me Good-bye"), and Surfside 6 (as Little Kelly in "Little Mister Kelly"). In 1962, he appeared as Norbert Smith in Meredith Willson's The Music Man and on two ABC series, as Mike Russo in the episode "Pandora's Box" of The Detectives starring Robert Taylor and as ten-year-old Roy Barrington in "One Way Ticket" on Clint Walker's Cheyenne, with Philip Carey cast as the outlaw Cole Younger.[1]
In 1962, he was also cast as 9-year-old Flip Rose, one of the four children (two natural and two foster) of George and Anna Rose, portrayed by Andrew Duggan and Peggy McCay, in the 26-week Room for One More.[2] While on Room for One More young Dapo made two appearances on another ABC series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, having played himself in "The Tigers Go to a Dance" and "Rick Sends a Picture".[1]
In 1963, he guest starred as Danny Saunders in "The Left Field Caper" of ABC's 77 Sunset Strip[1] before he was cast as Phil Silvers's nephew, Andy, in the comedian's revised sitcom. The second Silvers series focused on the star's role of Harry Grafton as the foreman of a plant, with co-stars Stafford Repp, Herbie Faye, and Buddy Lester. Then Elena Verdugo joined the show as Andy's mother, Audrey, and Sandy Descher as Andy's older sister, Susan. Like Room for One More, The New Phil Silvers Show soon folded.[3]
Young Dapo then appeared in small roles on Lucille Ball's CBS series The Lucy Show and on Gene Barry's ABC detective series Burke's Law in the episode entitled "Who Killed Andy Zygmunt?". In 1964, he played Peter McCloud in the film Kisses for My President. From 1963 to 1965, Dapo appeared twice on CBS's Lassie and The Munsters. In 1965, he appeared on ABC's The Fugitive and The F.B.I.[1]
Between 1963 and 1966, Dapo appeared three times as Arnold Winkler, a friend of Opie Taylor (played by Ron Howard) on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show. The episodes on which Dapo appeared are "Opie and the Spoiled Kid" and "The Haunted House" (both in 1963) and "A Baby in the House" (1966). Dapo's acting career ended in 1966 with two other roles: as Jimmy in the television movie Baby Makes Three and as Virgil 'Tiger' Higgins in the Disney film Follow Me, Boys! starring Fred MacMurray and Kurt Russell.[1]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Ronnie Dapo". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
Jump up ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 706
Jump up ^ McNeil, Total Television, p. 598
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Winter Is Coming
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"Winter Is Coming"
Game of Thrones episode
Lord Eddard Stark, as portrayed by Sean Bean before executing Will for deserting the Night's Watch.
Episode no.
Season 1
Episode 1
Directed by
Tim Van Patten
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David Benioff
D. B. Weiss
Featured music
Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by
Alik Sakharov
Editing by
Oral Norrie Ottey
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April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17)
Running time
62 minutes[1]
Guest appearance(s)
Donald Sumpter as Maester Luwin
Jamie Sives as Jory Cassel
Ron Donachie as Rodrik Cassel
Joseph Mawle as Benjen Stark
Roger Allam as Magister Illyrio
Dar Salim as Qotho
Esmé Bianco as Ros
Susan Brown as Septa Mordane
Bronson Webb as Will
John Standing as Jon Arryn
Rob Ostlere as Waymar Royce
Dermot Keaney as Gared
Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark
Callum Wharry as Tommen Baratheon
Aimee Richardson as Myrcella Baratheon
Kristian Nairn as Hodor
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"Winter Is Coming" is the first episode of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. It was written by the show creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, in a faithful adaptation of the first chapters of George R. R. Martin's book A Game of Thrones. The episode was directed by Tim Van Patten, redoing the work done by director Tom McCarthy in an unaired pilot.
As the first episode of the series, it introduces the setting and the main characters of the show. The episode centers on the Stark family, and how its lord, Eddard Stark, gets involved in the court politics after the king chooses Eddard to replace his recently deceased chief administrator ("Hand of the King"). The episode received largely positive reviews, and was seen initially by 2.2 million viewers. A week before the episode first aired, HBO made the first 15 minutes available as an Internet preview.
The title of the episode is the motto of House Stark, which is spoken several times in the episode and in the series.
Contents
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1 Plot
1.1 Beyond the Wall
1.2 In King's Landing
1.3 In the North
1.4 In Pentos
2 Production
2.1 Conception and development
2.2 Writing
2.3 Filming
2.4 Original pilot
2.5 Aired episode
3 Reception
3.1 Preview
3.2 Ratings
3.3 International
3.4 Critical response
3.5 Accolades
3.5.1 Awards and nominations
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
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The episode begins the process of interweaving action happening in multiple separate locations within and around the fictional continent of Westeros. Most of the action takes place in and around Winterfell where Lord Eddard Stark is the feudal overlord of the northern reaches of the kingdom. Outside of Westeros is a land across the Narrow Sea where the two surviving members of House Targaryen, previous rulers of Westeros, live in exile.
Beyond the Wall[edit]
The episode opens with three rangers of the Night's Watch – Ser Waymar Royce, Will and Gared – scouting beyond the Wall, a massive barrier of ice at the north end of the kingdom. After finding the mutilated corpses of some wildlings (tribal humans who live north of the Wall), the rangers are confronted by White Walkers (demonic creatures) and undead wildlings. Two of the rangers are killed by the White Walkers, while the third, Will, is for some reason left alive. Fearing for his life, Will deserts the Night's Watch, going South, without returning to the Wall.
In King's Landing[edit]
Queen Cersei, and her twin brother, Jaime Lannister, are watching as the dead body of Jon Arryn, The Hand of The King is tended to by the Silent Sisters. They discuss whether he revealed any dangerous information regarding the two of them to anyone before his death. Jaime assures his sister that if Arryn had spoken to anyone, they would already have been executed.
In the North[edit]
After the opening sequence, the Starks of Winterfell are introduced, including Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, his wife, Lady Catelyn "Cat" Stark and his five children: their heir Robb, their elder daughter Sansa, younger daughter Arya, ten-year-old son Bran and youngest son, Rickon. Also introduced are Ned's illegitimate son Jon Snow and hostage/ward Theon Greyjoy, who, like Robb, are older teenagers.
Ned is informed that a deserter of the Night's Watch, Will, has been captured. Members of the Night's Watch are sworn never to desert their posts, upon penalty of death. Ned takes his sons to witness Will's execution. Will reports repeatedly that he saw White Walkers, but nobody believes him. The young man faces death bravely, admitting that he "should have gone back to the Wall and warned them". Ned himself passes sentence and beheads him. When Bran asks his father about the ranger's talk of White Walkers, Ned dismisses it as a madman's ravings, insisting that the Walkers have been considered extinct for thousands of years.
Upon their return, the Starks find a dead stag, sigil (seal) of House Baratheon. A bit farther they find a dead dire wolf and her surviving pups. Noting that the dire wolf is the sigil of the Stark family and there are as many pups as the Stark children (even an albino runt for Jon), they take the pups in as companions.
Back at Winterfell, Catelyn informs her husband of a letter announcing the death of Lord Arryn, Eddard's old friend and Catelyn's brother-in-law. An additional message reports that the king himself is coming to Winterfell. Winterfell receives the royal court, including King Robert Baratheon; his wife Queen Cersei; their three children: the heir Prince Joffrey, Princess Myrcella and the youngest Prince Tommen; as well as Cersei's twin brother, Jaime Lannister, a member of the Kingsguard; and their younger brother, Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf known as "The Imp". As Robert pays his respects to Lyanna Stark, his late fiancée and Ned's sister, Robert confides to his old friend that he doesn't trust anyone around him. He decides to name Ned as the new Hand of the King, and to solidify the alliance between the two families, he suggests that Ned's daughter, Sansa, be betrothed to his son, Joffrey.
At night, Catelyn receives a troubling message from her sister, Lord Arryn's widow. She suspects her husband Jon was murdered by the king's in-laws, the powerful Lannisters. Ned, who at first was reluctant to accept the position of Hand of the King, does so in order to protect his old friend. Bran, who enjoys climbing the walls of Winterfell, climbs an abandoned tower where he stumbles on Queen Cersei and Jaime having sex. To keep the incestuous relationship a secret, Jaime shoves Bran out of the high window.
In Pentos[edit]
Exiled prince Viserys Targaryen plots to overthrow King Robert and reclaim his father's throne. To this end, he brokers a marriage between his sister Daenerys and a powerful warlord Khal Drogo, leader of a nomadic horde of Dothraki.
Daenerys voices her fear of the barbarian lord, but her brother tells her to marry him. During the wedding ceremony, Daenerys is given two wedding gifts. The first is a collection of books from the Seven Kingdoms, given by Ser Jorah Mormont, an exiled knight loyal to the Targaryens. The second gift is a chest containing three petrified dragon eggs, given by Magister Illyrio Mopatis, the man who helped arrange the marriage.
Production[edit]
Conception and development[edit]
A number of Hollywood studios had contacted George R. R. Martin about possible adaptation of his book series A Song of Ice and Fire into a film, however Martin expressed the opinion the books could not be made into a film as too much would have to be cut from the books, but thought it could be made into a television series.[2] In January 2006, David Benioff spoke to Martin's literary agent about the books he represented for possible adaption, and the agent sent the first four books of A Song of Ice and Fire to David Benioff.[3] Benioff read a few hundred pages of the first book in the series, A Game of Thrones,[4] called D. B. Weiss and said: "Maybe I'm crazy, but I haven't had this much fun reading anything in about 20 years. So take a look because I think it might make a great HBO series."[5] Weiss, who then read the first book in two days, was very enthusiastic about a possible television project based on the books. They arranged a meeting with Martin, who asked them if they knew who Jon Snow’s real mother might be, and was satisfied with their answer.[4]
In March 2006, a few weeks after meeting Martin, Benioff and Weiss pitched the show to Showtime and Carolyn Strauss of HBO, who accepted their proposal.[4][6] HBO acquired the rights to the novels to turn them into a television series,[7] with Benioff and Weiss as writers and executive producers of the series. The series went into development in January 2007.[8] The series would begin with the 1996 first book of A Song of Ice and Fire, "A Game of Thrones", with the intention that each novel in the series would form the basis for a season's worth of episodes.[8] However, Benioff and Weiss had to resubmit a proposal after Carolyn Strauss stepped down as president of HBO in 2008.[9] The first and second drafts of the pilot script, written by Benioff and Weiss, were submitted in August 2007 and June 2008 respectively.[10] While HBO found both drafts to their liking, a pilot was not ordered until November 2008.[11]
Writing[edit]
Series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss wrote the episode.
Scripted by the show creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, the first episode includes the plot of the book's chapters 1–9 and 12 (Prologue, Bran I, Catelyn I, Daenerys I, Eddard I, Jon I, Catelyn II, partial Arya I, Bran II, Daenerys II). Changes in the adaptation include the sequence of events in the prologue (in the books it is Gared and not Will who survives and is beheaded by Eddard afterwards, and Arya's material is set before the arrival of the royal family), new scenes showing the Lannister twins' perspective, and Daenerys's wedding night showing Drogo not waiting for her to consent to sex.[12]
Filming[edit]
Sean Bean portrays Ned Stark in the series.
Tom McCarthy was chosen to direct the pilot episode, shot between October 24 and November 19, 2009 on location in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Morocco.[13] However, the pilot was deemed unsatisfactory and had to be reshot.
The new pilot episode was filmed in 2010 by new director Tim Van Patten, and several actors appearing in the original pilot did not return for the series. Tamzin Merchant was replaced as Daenerys Targaryen by Emilia Clarke, and Jennifer Ehle was replaced as Catelyn Stark by Michelle Fairley.[14] Additionally, Ian McNeice was replaced as Magister Illyrio by Roger Allam,[15] Richard Ridings[16] as Gared by Dermot Keaney, and Jamie Campbell Bower[16] as Ser Waymar Royce by Rob Ostlere.[17]
Another difference is that the original pilot featured scenes shot in Scotland and scenes in Pentos were shot in Morocco,[18][19] but in the aired series, Winterfell was filmed in a combination of locations in Northern Ireland, while scenes from Pentos were from Malta.[20] The Doune Castle in Scotland was originally used to recreate Winterfell, and its great hall was used for some interior shots. Some scenes survived, but as it was not practical to return to Scotland for the reshoot, an exact replica of Doune's Great Hall was recreated in the soundstage in Belfast for the series. Castle Ward in Northern Ireland was used in the reshoot to film King Robert's entourage entry into Winterfell castle.[21] A car park stood in for the Winterfell castle's courtyard and a wine cellar for the Stark family crypt.[22] The Tollymore Forest Park was used for the opening scene of the encounter with the White Walkers.[23]
All the scenes shot in Morocco were reshot in Malta.[18] The original pilot reused the sets of Kingdom of Heaven in Morocco to stand in for Pentos and the site of Drogo and Daenerys's wedding.[24] In Malta, the Verdala Palace, the 16th century summer palace of the president of Malta, was used for the exterior scenes at Illyrio's mansion. The Azure Window was used as the backdrop for the wedding.[25] Filming at the Azure Window, however, caused some controversy when a protected ecosystem was damaged by a subcontractor.[26]
In the sex scene, the then-pregnant Lena Headey was substituted by a body double; the production hid her pregnancy for the rest of the season.[27] In the scene in which the Starks encounter a stag killed by a dire wolf as they return from the execution, an actual animal was used rather than a prop. As the stag had been dead for two days, it stank so much that the actors had to take much care not to let it show on their faces.[28] Some scenes filmed were never aired, for example a flashback to the death of Eddard Stark's brother, and the death of Jon Arryn.[29]
Original pilot[edit]
The original pilot from 2009 was poorly received in a private viewing with friends, one of whom, Craig Mazin, said to Benioff and Weiss, "You guys have a massive problem", and said "change everything" when asked for ideas.[30] It was so disliked that Kit Harington joked that when he annoys Benioff and Weiss, they threaten to release the episode on YouTube.[31] Weiss said of the viewing: "Watching them watch the pilot was a deeply humiliating, painful experience, because these are very smart individuals, and it just clearly wasn’t working for any of them on a very basic level."[32][33] For example, it was never established that the two major characters, Jaime and Cersei Lannister were in fact brother and sister, a major plot point.[33]
HBO did not make a decision for four months after the pilot was delivered.[33] In March 2010, HBO's decision to greenlight the series including the pilot was announced,[34] with the production of the series scheduled to start June 2010.[35] HBO however demanded extensive reshoot of the pilot, and wanted all the scenes from Morocco scrapped.[18] A cameo appearance by George RR Martin as a Pentoshi nobleman at Daenerys's wedding filmed in Morocco was therefore also cut.[36] In all 90 percent of the pilot was re-shot in 2010, with some cast changes and a different director.[32]
Aired episode[edit]
The original pilot remained unaired, although some footage from the original pilot was used in the first aired episode.[37] This includes Sansa's scenes with Catelyn (Michelle Fairley's footage as Catelyn was inserted over Jennifer Ehle's performance),[32] Will's ride through the woods (retained though also portrayed by a different actor), most of the feast at Winterfell, and Ned and Robert's scene in the crypt. That scene is one of a few to be filmed on 35 mm film, and consequently slight film grain can be seen in the HD version of the episode.[28]
Reception[edit]
Preview[edit]
On April 3, 2011, two weeks before the series premiere aired, the first 15 minutes of "Winter Is Coming" were released as a preview on HBO's website.[38] Wired's Dave Banks called the preview "much better than anticipated. (How's that even possible?)"[39] Scott Stinson of Toronto's National Post noted that "you know you aren’t watching a network drama when there have been two beheadings in the first 15 minutes."[40]
Ratings[edit]
The first episode of Game of Thrones obtained 2.2 million viewers in its premiere airing, with an additional 2 million viewers in the reruns aired during the same night. The day after the premiere HBO aired the episode six additional times, adding another 1.2 million to the viewer's figures.[41] Reruns aired during the following week upped the total viewership to 6.8 million.[42]
International[edit]
The show premiered on HBO Canada at the same time as its U.S. premiere.[40] On April 18, 2011, the show premiered in United Kingdom and Ireland through Sky Atlantic, gathering 750,000 viewers, a ratings record for the network.[41] The series was broadcast throughout Latin America beginning on May 8, 2011.[43][44] New Zealand's Dominion Post noted in an article on copyright laws that the popular series was downloaded via file sharing service regularly before its release to that market.[45] In Australia, the July 17 premiere of the series was largely overshadowed by the release of A Dance with Dragons, but according to The Sydney Morning Herald was successful "especially with women, who aren't seen as a target market for sword-fighting sagas".[46]
Critical response[edit]
The critical response to the first episode of the series was positive. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 10 reviews of the episode and judged 100% of them to be positive with an average score of 8.5 out of 10. The website's critical consensus reads, "'Winter is Coming' is an introduction to a wonderfully bleak journey that honors its source material with stellar execution and an impressive cast."[47] James Poniewozik from Time considered it an "epic win",[48] and Jace Lacob from The Daily Beast deemed it "unforgettable".[49] HitFix's Alan Sepinwall wrote that while it was too early to say if Game of Thrones belonged to the HBO pantheon with shows like The Sopranos or The Wire, it had many things in common with those shows.[50] IGN's Matt Fowler wrote that the pilot "effortlessly takes us along, faithfully, through the book, but it also manages to capture the majestically morbid spirit of Martin's pages and turn them into thrilling television".[51]
Much praise was given to the production values and the acting: Scott Meslow from The Atlantic states that "the show's immense cast is almost universally strong, and the fantasy land of Westeros feels lived-in, and looks terrific".[52] Alan Sepinwall also qualifies the casting as "really exceptional", and states that the show is "feast for the eyes", with all the different locations having their own memorable looks.[50] The opening sequence, with an aerial view of the world where the series takes place with the different settings emerging from it, was also acclaimed.[50][52]
On April 19, less than two days after the initial airing, HBO announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.[53] In a press teleconference, HBO executives announced their satisfaction with initial ratings, which they compared favorably to True Blood.[54]
Accolades[edit]
Tim Van Patten received a 2011 Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, and the episode was also nominated for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic).[55]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
2011 Portal Award Best Episode Won
63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Tim Van Patten Nominated
63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Paul Engelen and Melissa Lackersteen Nominated
2012 Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing — Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television Won
64th Directors Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Tim Van Patten Nominated
Visual Effects Society Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Angela Barson, Ed Bruce and Adam McInnes Won
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