It seems that security at Honolulu International Airport dropped the ball and mixed film canisters from ABC's Lost in with regular luggage. Then the whole mess went through the X-ray machine, destroying the footage and requiring the show to reshoot scenes. Apparently the warning labels urging security not to X-ray the canisters didn't get the job done. The state's film office and the airlines have worked together to prevent future mishaps.The loss was covered by insurance, and producers say that they are still on schedule, which is fortunate. There might be a revolt if they went back on that sixteen straight weeks promise after all the promotion it received. I'm hoping that instead of the costly reshoot, they blew the insurance check on booze and hookers and went with a crafty team of Korean animators to fill in the lost scenes. That's just nutty enough to work.
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2-10-2007 @ 12:49PM
Akbar Fazil said...
OH NO BEAR IS DRIVING! HOW CAN THAT BE!!!
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2-10-2007 @ 12:56PM
Brett said...
HAHA! I knew if anyone would get that, it would be you Akbar. Well done.
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2-10-2007 @ 2:05PM
Joe Myers said...
Crazy American Party!
But for real-real, how cool would an animated episode be? That'd be pretty kick-ass!
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2-10-2007 @ 2:06PM
Allen said...
Tom Cruise! Axl Foley!
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2-10-2007 @ 2:38PM
Akbar Fazil said...
Thank you Brett.
I agree. An animated episode (or perhaps even a small segment) would be awesome.
OOOOOOOOH!
Make the fabled Vincent POV episode be all animated!
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2-10-2007 @ 2:49PM
Brett said...
I could go for an animated episode/segment as well. Interestingly, former Lost writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach did just such a thing this year for the premiere of Medium. There, the animation was in the form of a dream, and it worked very well.
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2-10-2007 @ 3:21PM
MIke said...
Dammit Akbar, you stole my line. Even now years later me and my buds laugh hysterically at bear is driving Great reference Brett. Don't forget about the vampire and hooker crowd.
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2-10-2007 @ 3:30PM
Gene Cowan said...
Huh? They're using FILM? And sending it undeveloped to Los Angeles? Wha?
I mean, an x-ray machine won't hurt film prints, and it won't destroy digital video tapes.
I'm surprised to learn that they are not using digital video for Lost; even more surprised to learn that they send the unprocessed film to LA for processing instead of doing it in Hawaii...
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2-10-2007 @ 5:47PM
Borat said...
Isn't Lost filmed using 1080p digital cameras like most TV shows nowadays? I can see why some people would still prefer film, but it would just be easier to broadcast the show in hi-def if it was shot directly in digital.
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2-10-2007 @ 7:15PM
Akbar Fazil said...
Im right there with ya Mike. "Bear is driving" has stayed in my verbal lexicon for years. Too bad the joy of the Clerks show could not live on.
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2-10-2007 @ 8:02PM
MacGuffin said...
Yet another mystery at Lost. Could it be the monster?
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2-11-2007 @ 2:15AM
Maurice said...
There is always a contingency plan that involves
using animation when the original scenes are blasted with high energy airport x-rays.
Now, we have proof! (see below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYZn8RN67tI
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2-13-2007 @ 3:14PM
Emily said...
Gene is right about the machines at the airport. They won't damage film. I wonder what the real problem was.
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