There might not be one answer for this, but why are movie scenes (and TV episode scenes, I assume) filmed out of order from how they happen in the final production?
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Answer: Fred MacMurray, of My Three Sons, filmed all his scenes for every episode first before anyone else in the cast filmed theirs.
Does anyone remember a commercial for a waterproof cell phone that had the phone coming out of the water while The Cars' "Moving In Stereo" was playing in the same manner Phoebe Cates comes out of the water in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"? Which phone was it for, and any idea where to find a clip of the commercial?
I saw part of what I think was an 80s movie. It was about aliens who look like humans or can take on a human appearance. One alien woman had a cage of birds, and she ate one. The birds used for the scene appeared to be Blue-Masked Lovebirds. There was also a young human woman who was pregnant and found out that her boyfriend was one of the aliens. He claimed that he really loved her and wanted to raise their child together. If I remember correctly, she didn't believe him.
Answer: It definitely is "V," the original series from the 1980s. I remember these scenes vividly. Marc Singer was a TV cameraman who snuck on board the alien ship. He went into a ventilation duct and observed them in their quarters. He found the leader's room, Diana, talking with someone. They would move in and out of his view, each time taking a hamster from a cage, disappearing and returning to get another. Finally, he saw them swallow them whole. Later, it was birds. The young human was a teenage girl who made friends with a young alien boy. She was taken to their ship and observed. Diana ordered the boy to seduce the girl to learn about human sex. After the girl is released, she learns the aliens are reptilian and pregnant. In the sequel, "V: The Final Battle," the teenage girl gives birth to a hybrid girl. The resistance fighters capture the alien boy. The girl shows him their daughter. He says he loves her and wants to be a family, but the girl knows he's lying to save himself.
Thank you, I think it was "V."
Answer: Not sure about the birds (a long time ago), but 80s + Aliens + Alien Baby sounds a lot like "V."
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What show had a black male character who would say, "Aw, gee! Aww, geee!" whenever he felt touched about something? It's probably from before the 2000s.
Answer: Waldo in "Family Matters".
When a show has locations that are shown often enough, but not in every episode, how is that set handled? Is it created and put aside somewhere, or rebuilt whenever needed? For example, Niles' apartment in "Frasier," Deacon and Kelly's apartment in "King of Queens," Walter Skinner's office in "X-Files," the Mighty Weenie restaurant in "Family Matters," etc.
Answer: Sets not used in every episode are usually built in sections that can easily be dismantled and reassembled as needed. I've noticed in some shows that one shell structure is often repurposed into whatever is needed. In "Friends," one set was used for Chandler's work office, also as Rachel's office at Ralph Lauren, for Joey's new apartment when he briefly moved out, etc. The same with "Roseanne," where Crystal's house was also used for David's home, for "The Fifties Show" episode, etc. Darlene's Chicago apartment set was also used for Becky and Mark's Minneapolis apartment.
I realise that these details are vague, but I would appreciate any guesses. This has been bugging me for years. I don't remember the main plot of this movie, but it involves a teenage boy (perhaps a pre-teen) who lives with a mean older brother. Or another adult male. At one point, the boy finally snaps and yells at him: "She thinks you're pathetic!", referring to a girl who the mean boy has been talking to/flirting with. Then there is an explosion sound (and possibly a clip of an explosion). I saw this in the '90s, so it's at least that old.
Answer: I don't know if this is the correct answer, but every time I read the question, it reminds me of an episode of the TV show, The Wonder Years. Kevin, the little brother is annoyed by his big brother, who keeps picking on him. He tries to act "cool" calling a girl to come over, when the parents are out. He then berates, Kevin, that he's a real man, who got a date. He is later dumbfounded, when she doesn't show up. Kevin, at this point, explodes screaming the girl is not coming because he's pathetic and nobody likes him.
This might be it, because I was watching "The Wonder Years" back then. I will look up the episode. Thank you.
I'm looking for the name of an older movie I saw part of. There were two children, a boy and a girl, who had a male lion that they were taking somewhere. I remember a scene where they were trying to get the lion to cross a stream of water. The boy said that the lion is a cat, and cats don't like water.
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Answer: One of the most common reasons is just efficiency. For example, say a movie or episode has six scenes that take place in an office, evenly spaced throughout the runtime. There's no point filming one scene in the office, then moving elsewhere, then coming back and setting up again, etc. It's far easier to film all the office scenes together, with costume changes, etc., as needed, then just edit them into place. Cast and crew availability is a factor too—if half the cast are needed in one scene and the other half somewhere else, film them both at the same time. Big stars might only have X days of availability, so they film all their scenes in a short period. Basically, there's very rarely a specific reason to film things in the final order when it's easier, cheaper, or more efficient to film them whichever way works best, then just put them in the right order at the end.
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