--- description: Amanda Peet, the wife of David Benioff, one of the creators of the show told her husband the show was a "terrible idea." title: Amanda Peet Thought 'Game of Thrones' Was a 'Terrible' Idea image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Amanda Peet Thought Husband's Show _Game of Thrones_ Was a 'Terrible Idea'  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 28, 2015 1:09 AM CUT  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 28, 2015 1:09 AM CUT _Game of Thrones_ may now be a national phenomenon, but at least one fan of the award-winning HBO series was initially skeptical. Amanda Peet, the actress and wife of David Benioff, one of the show’s co-creators, recently admitted to Conan O’Brien that she once told her husband his show was a “terrible idea.” It was “silly,” she continued, “like Dungeons & Dragons but real with real people.” (Check out the audience reaction!) Peet quickly acknowledged she’s now “obsessed” with _Thrones_ and is clearly ready for its return for Season 5 on April 12. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3685292/amanda-peet-game-of-thrones/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3685292/amanda-peet-game-of-thrones/"},"headline":"Amanda Peet Thought Husband's Show Game of Thrones Was a 'Terrible Idea'","datePublished":"2015-01-28T01:09:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:55:43.745Z","description":"Her husband is one of the HBO show's co-creators","url":"https://time.com/3685292/amanda-peet-game-of-thrones/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3685292/amanda-peet-game-of-thrones/","name":"Amanda Peet Thought Husband's Show Game of Thrones Was a 'Terrible Idea'"}}]}] ```