Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 22:44:18 -0700 (PDT)
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Stargate SG1


I imagine it will be out on Netflix sooner or later. I
only wish I had the time to watch all the things that
Netflix offers !

Greg

--- Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-magma.ca> wrote:

> Thanks for sharing this, Greg.
> I love this show, although I cannot watch it
> anymore, since it was cancelled 
> from the local station that was airing it.
> They have a tendency to cut all my fave shows if
> they get slightly low 
> rating for a set period of time.
> Frustrating. Especially when you see such garbage as
> '"reality TV" still 
> thriving.
> 
> 
> I might get to see your "puppet episode" someday, in
> a bad French 
> translation (old episodes still air on a french
> channel, and it is painful 
> to hear).
> I'd rather rent the DVD in the original language!
> If I had enough money, I'd rent the entire series
> and watch it in one 
> sitting.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mathieu René Créaturiste
> Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera...
> Puppets, Masks, Etcetera...
> www.creaturiste.com
> creaturiste-AT-magma.ca
> (514) 274-8027
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gregory Ballora" <gregballora-AT-sbcglobal.net>
> To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 12:33 AM
> Subject: [Puptcrit] Stargate SG1
> 
> 
> >
> > For those of you who like such things, last week I
> got
> > to work on the 200th episode of Stargate SG1.
> > Personally I never watched the show, but these
> folks
> > are great! Came down from Canada to do it, So they
> > could work with the Chiodo Brothers. Chiodo's are
> the
> > guys who finally produced the puppets for Team
> > America, and this 200th episode is one long list
> of
> > gags, the opening of which is done a la Team
> America.
> > I think it is mostly funny to the folks that watch
> the
> > show regularly.
> >
> > Again, it has moments of us trying to do some
> really
> > nice puppetry, followed by moments of purposely
> bad
> > marionette work that they think is hysterical.
> > Puppeteers are just not the target audience. But
> is
> > was still fun to do. They actually shot the whole
> > sequence with the actors, then shot plates to
> > correspond, and then came to LA and shot the
> puppet
> > elements on Green Screen. That whole idea of
> > pre-shooting the sequence with people quickly
> first to
> > figure out the plates and the editing seemed
> pretty
> > clever to me.
> >
> > The show airs around Aug 20th (I think they said
> > 24th?)  So Enjoy!
> >
> > Greg
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