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Post by Cybermortis on Dec 16, 2014 18:08:01 GMT
Adam confirmed that the new season will start in January, although he doesn't know the specific date as yet.
He also confirmed two of the episodes as being an Indianna Jones special, which isn't that surprising given we saw him making a whip in the teaser. As well as an A-Team Special, which I think most people who follow A&J on twitter/Facebook guessed at some eight months ago.
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Post by Cybermortis on Dec 18, 2014 1:53:08 GMT
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Post by Antigone68104 on Dec 18, 2014 2:11:07 GMT
I've never seen the appeal of that show, to be honest. But I'm certain it will pull in viewers.
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Post by OziRiS on Dec 18, 2014 2:42:34 GMT
Sounds like fun! Didn't we discuss the one with the cherry bomb in the toilet a while back?
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Post by the light works on Dec 18, 2014 15:03:43 GMT
Sounds like fun! Didn't we discuss the one with the cherry bomb in the toilet a while back? I don't remember it - but I can't imagine it not being mentioned 372 times on the old board.
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Post by ironhold on Dec 18, 2014 16:53:24 GMT
We also had the soda can in the paint mixer.
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Post by the light works on Dec 18, 2014 17:14:17 GMT
We also had the soda can in the paint mixer. which would have been a good background bonus myth for them to do. by which I mean put the can in the mixer(mixers since there are different kinds) and start it, then check back on it periodically through the filming.
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Post by OziRiS on Dec 18, 2014 20:56:49 GMT
We also had the soda can in the paint mixer. That's the one I was thinking of
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Post by blazerrose on Dec 19, 2014 8:42:49 GMT
Sounds like fun! Didn't we discuss the one with the cherry bomb in the toilet a while back? I don't remember it - but I can't imagine it not being mentioned 372 times on the old board. Oh was it ever....
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Post by Antigone68104 on Dec 19, 2014 12:36:44 GMT
Discovery tweeted that the new season starts January 10.
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 21, 2014 13:18:54 GMT
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Post by OziRiS on Dec 21, 2014 19:28:27 GMT
Or Kari, Grant and Tory just asked for more money than the show was budgeted with and wouldn't back down from their demands. Maybe their demands were fair and maybe Discovery truly wanted them to stay, but just didn't have the budget to meet them. Maybe they negotiated for a long time, but just couldn't come to an agreement that would make everyone happy. It happens all the time in the world of TV. Actually, for a show to have the same cast of regulars for this long is almost unheard of.
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 22, 2014 9:36:37 GMT
Or Kari, Grant and Tory just asked for more money than the show was budgeted with and wouldn't back down from their demands. Maybe their demands were fair and maybe Discovery truly wanted them to stay, but just didn't have the budget to meet them. Maybe they negotiated for a long time, but just couldn't come to an agreement that would make everyone happy. It happens all the time in the world of TV. Actually, for a show to have the same cast of regulars for this long is almost unheard of. As stated, Discovery tried to change their contracts.... "Pay CUT"?... (Its my job here to be sceptical.... ) Yes its unheard of over there, but we have long running shows with the same cast in UK... Either way, I cant see the three amigo's accepting UNemployment as an easy option rather than stay on for a repeat of what they already got... I would suggest they are more intelligent than to spit the dummy and toys out of the pram for not getting a rise, so I suspect it must have been serious... serious enough to take unemployment... in a recession..... I cant see McD's paying Grant more than he was on for that, Tori cant have been getting an attractive package for what he is doing now, and Kari would have been taking careful stock of where she wanted to go next as well. She is after all science based not just a pretty face weather girl?...
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 22, 2014 9:50:41 GMT
Pleas bear in mind I have direct experience of Discovery's production crews... I know some of the production crews are jerks. Not all of them, and dont let this be a paint them all with the same brush, some of them work hard to be the best....but... They contract for discovery, but are paid for by discovery, so I suggest are part of discovery, not a rose by any other name..... I have contacts in Canada, who are in contact with crews on Crab boats, I know their tricks on shows like Deadliest Catch, I know why they frequently change ships on the show, as one by one they get thrown off each ship for being jerks. Case in point, one captain just asked of a certain Disco "producer" could make him a cup of coffee as he(the captain) was a likkle busy. Anyone who knows the show knows what happened next?...
I also know what happened with "Hilstranded", a spin off show with the Hillstrands, and why the whole harbour turned their back on the production crews. Even though some of them are now part of the family.... and close personal friends... the whole fleet took a stand against what was happening. (I also believe some of the production crews agreed on the principal and supported the action...)
So in saying that, Discovery has some jerks working for them. Adam knows.
So to all of you who are reading this that may work for discovery, bear in mind, I aint pointing at all of you, just the chosen few... you know who they are, that jumped up likkle upstart who thinks he is god, but is just mummys likkle precious, and outside this industry would have trouble getting a place flipping burgers.
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Post by OziRiS on Dec 22, 2014 11:50:17 GMT
Or Kari, Grant and Tory just asked for more money than the show was budgeted with and wouldn't back down from their demands. Maybe their demands were fair and maybe Discovery truly wanted them to stay, but just didn't have the budget to meet them. Maybe they negotiated for a long time, but just couldn't come to an agreement that would make everyone happy. It happens all the time in the world of TV. Actually, for a show to have the same cast of regulars for this long is almost unheard of. As stated, Discovery tried to change their contracts.... "Pay CUT"?... (Its my job here to be sceptical.... ) Yes its unheard of over there, but we have long running shows with the same cast in UK... Either way, I cant see the three amigo's accepting UNemployment as an easy option rather than stay on for a repeat of what they already got... I would suggest they are more intelligent than to spit the dummy and toys out of the pram for not getting a rise, so I suspect it must have been serious... serious enough to take unemployment... in a recession..... I cant see McD's paying Grant more than he was on for that, Tori cant have been getting an attractive package for what he is doing now, and Kari would have been taking careful stock of where she wanted to go next as well. She is after all science based not just a pretty face weather girl?... I'm certainly not saying that couldn't be the way it happened. Just that we don't know for sure. Might as well be something completely different that neither one of us could dream up.
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Post by the light works on Dec 22, 2014 15:24:42 GMT
Pleas bear in mind I have direct experience of Discovery's production crews... I know some of the production crews are jerks. Not all of them, and dont let this be a paint them all with the same brush, some of them work hard to be the best....but... They contract for discovery, but are paid for by discovery, so I suggest are part of discovery, not a rose by any other name..... I have contacts in Canada, who are in contact with crews on Crab boats, I know their tricks on shows like Deadliest Catch, I know why they frequently change ships on the show, as one by one they get thrown off each ship for being jerks. Case in point, one captain just asked of a certain Disco "producer" could make him a cup of coffee as he(the captain) was a likkle busy. Anyone who knows the show knows what happened next?... I also know what happened with "Hilstranded", a spin off show with the Hillstrands, and why the whole harbour turned their back on the production crews. Even though some of them are now part of the family.... and close personal friends... the whole fleet took a stand against what was happening. (I also believe some of the production crews agreed on the principal and supported the action...) So in saying that, Discovery has some jerks working for them. Adam knows. So to all of you who are reading this that may work for discovery, bear in mind, I aint pointing at all of you, just the chosen few... you know who they are, that jumped up likkle upstart who thinks he is god, but is just mummys likkle precious, and outside this industry would have trouble getting a place flipping burgers. right. it's not a universal truth on Deadliest catch, either - I know from interviews in my local paper that Cornelia Marie is off the show because one or both of Phil's kids decided they would rather be reality TV stars than crab fishermen.
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Post by Cybermortis on Dec 22, 2014 15:32:17 GMT
Mythbusters have two producers(?) who come directly from Discovery and who are employed by them. As far as I can tell their job is to say what can and can't be shown on screen and asking for shows on specific topics (Shark Week for example). They don't have any say in who is on the show cast wise or as far as I know any control over budget. These two individuals are changed every few years, which is why there is often a change in regards the tone of the show and what ideas they test every few seasons.
Everyone else on the crew work for Beyond Productions.
Wages on TV shows are one of the main reasons that even successful shows rarely get more than seven seasons. This is usually the point where the wages start to cost more than the network is either willing or able to pay, which was the case with Star Trek TNG. (This was actually a valid concern by season six, but they got a last season anyway). It is very unusual for a show running anything like as long as MB to retain all of its original cast for its full run. Smallville, for example, ran for ten years but the only actor who was a cast regular in both the first and tenth seasons was Tom Welling (sp?). The next 'oldest' regular was Erica Durance, who first appeared in season four but wasn't a regular until season five. Not that the actors were 'let go' purely due to the cost of their wages, sometimes it made sense in regards plot. Other times the show needed to change its tone and that meant having to drop some characters. And of course some actors want to do other things - Alison Mack on Smallville is a director, and I *think* runs her own production company. Most often you might notice that it is female actors who leave shows, this is because 'Hollywood' considers any woman above the age of 30 to be old and unattractive so actresses often have to choose between sticking with a TV show or pursuing a career in film. Olivia Wilde left House for this reason...if only someone would give her a decent film.
Actors know this, it is part of the way the industry works. Some shows, especially soap operas that have a large number of cast members, can sometimes bypass this to some degree since they are often bringing in a relatively large number of new actors every few years. Which lowers the wage bill. In other cases actors may be willing to accept less money (or at least not as large an increase as they might be justified in asking for) in return for less time working on that show and hence more time to do other things. I'm also guessing that making actors producers, and allowing them to direct episodes, is another way to keep stars on shows without having to drastically increase wages. This is certainly something Star Trek did with its stars (Off the top of my head Johnathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, Gates McFadden and Levar Burton have all directed several episodes of Trek - and that's just the TNG cast). For the actors this is a great addition to their CV, and something that they can be proud to show off (no matter how good or bad the episode might be the fact is that you don't get to direct Trek unless they are confident you know what you are doing).
This isn't/wasn't really an option for MB. The show already has some eight producers and even if they were willing to allow one of the cast to direct they simply wouldn't have the time - It takes a week or two for a director to prepare episodes, a week to film and at least a week for post-production...and that's for a scripted series.
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Post by Cybermortis on Dec 22, 2014 15:40:28 GMT
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Post by OziRiS on Dec 22, 2014 16:35:21 GMT
Three of the four others that the auther suggests are either lame or impossible, but the pig in the drain pipe might be fun
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on Dec 25, 2014 23:37:04 GMT
I think we ALL figured that one out when they shut down the old Disco board with hardly any notice. Money grubbing *CENSOREDS!*
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