Netflix’s “The Witcher,” which follows Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) as he takes on monstrous creatures and magical beings, is often compared to “Game of Thrones.” Given its elements of fantasy, bloody battles and complex family ties, it’s easy to see why. Yet the creators of “The Witcher” differentiated their show in a major way after catching something that might concern Geralt more than a striga — car headlights.
In an interview with GamesRadar, “The Witcher” showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich proudly shared how a potentially devastating error was caught. “I was in VFX a couple of weeks ago and someone’s keen eyes – we were all watching something for something else – and someone said, ‘Are those car headlights?,’ and you’re like, ‘Yep, those are car headlights,'” she reflected. “There are not a lot of cars in ‘The Witcher.'”
Hissrich added that, in theory, these mistakes eventually get weeded out because of how many people watch the episode before it’s put in front of fans. Still, on such a busy set, some things can fall through the cracks — a fact that Hauke Richter, the art director for “Game of Thrones,” stressed (via Variety). “Things can get forgotten on set,” he said. “[The coffee cup error has been ] so blown out of proportion [because] it has not happened with ‘Thrones’ so far.”
Given the publicity surrounding the stray coffee cup, it’s likely that creators of “The Witcher” and similar fantasy shows now take extra care to rid sets of any 21st century items.
