Preview: Adam takes one of our own on tour of set

POSTED BY: makerofpaths
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 23:08
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MAKEROFPATHS

Sunday, June 13, 2004 11:35 PM

One of the regulars at the Official FF Board was picked as an extra on the film Serenity. While he was there waiting to be called Saturday, he hung out for an hour and a half with Adam Baldwin who took him on an impromptu tour of the set of Serenity. Pictures taken.

ETA: TheDuke decided to post whole story on his experience at remote location. It's just amazing. Very mild spoilers. Direct link to OB post. Go here:

http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=15706.283

Amazing! Adam is a prince among princes.

PIERSNICA

Monday, June 14, 2004 12:37 AM

Awesome!

I'm so envious!

MAKEROFPATHS

Monday, June 14, 2004 3:15 AM

My earlier post has been updated with link to post by TheDuke where he tells amazing story about his day on remote set.

An edit doesn't seem to bump thread to top. Thought you'd want to know, so I am bumping it myself.

INSANESPIKE

Monday, June 14, 2004 5:03 AM

Wow! Simply amazing. I can only imagine how many of us here on this board would have KILLED to have been in his postion. I know I would have!

"How drunk was I last night?"

RAISTLYNNE

Monday, June 14, 2004 6:12 AM

Thanx for posting this info, MAKEROFPATHS.

Hey, ya'll this is a MUST read for all Browncoats!

NICOLACLARKE

Monday, June 14, 2004 10:30 AM

Mad, mad envy. Cheers for posting the link, MakerofPaths - and thanks to Bob/Duke (if he sees this) for posting the report. It completely made my day. LOL I can't believe you also get paid for that!

*happy sigh* I've got this huge grin plastered across my face... Adam and Summer both rock, it's so great that they appreciate the fans and will go out of their way to be accommodating and friendly.

Ah, shininess. But April seems so far away....

/ pure intentions, juxtaposed /

MANTICHORUS

Monday, June 14, 2004 10:32 AM

Envy... Envy...

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"BADGER: You think you're better than other people.
MAL: Just the ones I'm better than."
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"MAL: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous.
SIMON: Yes, I'm very proud."

RELFEXIVE

Monday, June 14, 2004 11:26 AM

Whoa... good story.

Mal: "We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so... very... pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die."

STILLSHINY

Monday, June 14, 2004 1:32 PM

and the pics are where?

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN' SHOW. I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damn." --Joss

BROWNCOAT1

Monday, June 14, 2004 2:30 PM

I am so envious of Duke. It looks like he had a day he will cherish for the rest of his life.

I must say I am not at all surprised on how great our BDHs treated Duke and made him feel at home. Just goes to show we have the best gorram crew in the whole verse.

Can't wait to see the pics.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

JK

Monday, June 14, 2004 2:37 PM

Aw, I can't see the story or the pictures.

Well, now, that's not shiny in the slightest.

JK

BROWNCOAT1

Monday, June 14, 2004 2:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by JK:
Aw, I can't see the story or the pictures.

Well, now, that's not shiny in the slightest.

JK

Here is the story for those that can not see if for whatever reasons:

Duke wrote:

Quote:
Ok I convinced my wife that she and the kids can go to dinner without me tonight. I want to start off by stating two things. First, I understand if you dont believe what im about to share with you. Secondly, Adam I really appreciate how you went out of your way to make this an experience I will never forget. That was cool dude. I have pictures I need someone to help me with. They are .JPG and I'm not sure how i can get them to you guys. OK, on with the experience.
I left my house around noon on friday the 11th (picture #1), It was just down the street from my house, and didnt take long to get there. When I turned up the dirt road to arrive on the set, the most unbelievable sight came around the corner...THE SET!!! Picture #2 (I have a long distance shot of this and dont think it is spoilerish, dont think I should post..suggestions???) When i arrived a security guard asked me my business and i mentioned im in the BDM and my call time is 1:30pm. He said well it is only 12:15pm your a little early and if I wanted I could just go on in and just wait?....heheheh. So I parked and walked up to the set. (picture #3) (the white tent is where the banner was on the other location) At this point I didnt know what to do, so i drifted towards the white tent. There was a big bucket of ice cold water so I grabbed one and tried to look like i belonged. As it turns out, lunch was being served and all these guys with earpiece walkie-talkie things were going in for lunch. So what was I supposed to do? thats right i had lunch!!!...LOL. That was cool. I had a great salad and took a seat at a far table by myself and looked at everybody (without looking like I was looking)

I didnt recognise anybody for about 20 minutes. ( about 50 ppl in there) and then it happened!!! My fears of not seeing anybody were happily stripped away....River walked in!!! right there not 20 feet away!! in line to have salad!!! right there... So I stared at here outright as she got her salad and went and sat by herself. I couldnt stand for this injustice!!! Now remember i have been a salesman for 15 years and i am quite comfortable approaching people. So I grabbed my salad and walked right over to her table. As she looked up i asked her if I could join her for lunch....and she said yes!!! Now this was wierd...her i am sitting 3 feet from Summer as she is eating her salad!!! We talked for about 15 minutes about the show, her dance lessons, how cool Joss is, and how pumped she is to be working on this show again. Towards the end of lunch i told her I have a picture that was drawn by an artist for the LA Comic-Con that she couldnt attend, and if time permited if she could sign it. She said SURE and were was it. I had it in the car with my disposible camera. She said well my trailer is right over there why dont you go get it and I can sign it for you!!! (I ran my happy rear to the car so quickly!!!) I approached her trailer and knocked, and she let me in and she went and washed her hands from lunch. I showed her the picture and she just loved it. There is a little desk in these trailers and as she was signing it I noticed her pillow on the couch that says "Summer" she noticed me and said she never goes anywhere without it..(Women...why do they do that?) anyway, after she signs it she notices that Nathan hasnt signed it and said she was positive he would. So she says that he is watching dailys and we can go over there and meet him!!! I know...i still cant beleive it either.

I follow her over to this huge trailer (purple one in the picture with white tents) and she dissapears inside to get the Captain. I cant beleive this is happening...Two minutes later River and Captain Malcom Reynolds come outside and approach me!!! He shakes my hand and i mumble something about how I was from the OB and how I contacted Backgroun

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PALADIN

Monday, June 14, 2004 2:53 PM

a-maze-ing. (speechless pause)simply incredible.

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"If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell, a level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater." -Book

RUTHIE

Monday, June 14, 2004 3:12 PM

You know, I think these people realise SO much more than most just what a thin line divides them, as producers of a product, from us, as consumers of that product.

How many people here want to write, or film, or act?

If Joss, or Adam, or any of our BDH hadn't made it as heros, wouldn't they be hanging around internet boards wanting to be a part of whoever had made it?

Duke/Bob has made it over a fine line that divides us and them. Which just shown there IS no us and them, just WE.

And all the people he met have gone out of their way to step over the line in the other direction.

Can you imagine ANY better publicity for the film than this?

Joss, Adam, Chris B. and the whole team may think they are creators of fiction - but they also have good buisness sense. I do NOT mean this in any sort of negative way - we WANT to love them, they make themselves lovable - what's not to like?

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Ruthie
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By the data to date, there is only one animal in the Galaxy dangerous to man - man himself. So he must supply his own indispensable competition. He has no enemy to help him. (R.A.Heinlein)

HOAGIE

Monday, June 14, 2004 4:10 PM

what's not to like? um... OH! i got one. they make such a wonderful product (or in this case group of products) that are so amazing and so unlike anything else on TV and Cinema that we get spoiled and feel cheated and ripped off every time we catch a glimpse of "reality TV" and "Summer Blockbuster" pictures. they have spoiled us to the point where nothing is good enough anymore, and yet to bring us these scraps of shiny they have to align themselves with the evil empire that is bound and determined to take away all that is creative and new in this world.

THEDUKE333

Monday, June 14, 2004 5:24 PM

Hello my fellow Browncoats,
I have the pictures on a CD on my desk now, and i am going to figure out how to put them up for you guys. I have a few that are kinda spoiloerish that i shoulod hold onto. Should i share a picture in my costume? I have one of me in my costume in front of the set Adam took with me. I just dont want to ruin anything for anybody. but rest assured getting these pictures up taody is the only thing on my to-do list...:)

TheDuke333

TRS80

Monday, June 14, 2004 5:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheDuke333:
Hello my fellow Browncoats,
I have the pictures on a CD on my desk now, and i am going to figure out how to put them up for you guys. I have a few that are kinda spoiloerish that i shoulod hold onto. Should i share a picture in my costume? I have one of me in my costume in front of the set Adam took with me. I just dont want to ruin anything for anybody. but rest assured getting these pictures up taody is the only thing on my to-do list...:)

TheDuke333

Hey Duke,

Let me know if you need somewhere to put the pics. I have a server with plenty of space and bandwidth. I've sent you a PM. If you didn't get it and are interested post here.

-trs

ORANGERFUL

Monday, June 14, 2004 5:57 PM

ooh yay, thanks for sharing your amazing story! If you post spoiler-ish pictures, please keep them seperate from non-spoilerish ones. Maybe you can make two seperate albums for the people who want to see the spoilers.

Personally, I like to stay spoiler-free but I know there are many people who don't mind so much. :)

Again, thank you thank you for sharing! What an adventure!

ECGORDON

Monday, June 14, 2004 6:00 PM

Hey, Duke, you lucky devil.

Haken has a great system in place for sharing your pics. It's called the Blue Sun Room. If you go back to the mainpage, just click on that menu item across the top just under the banner image and quote. Once there, look on the left side of your monitor underneath the screen-cap image. Select "Add Image."

There is a browse button there for you to select which image from your computer you want to upload. Please only include pics that your are comfortable sharing, us browncoats understand the non-spoilerish wish of most fans. When you've found the pic you want click the upload button, and if you see a thumbnail of the image on the next screen, just click "Save."

I've just uploaded some images myself of Jewel at Dreamcon this past weekend. Wasn't lucky enough to have been there myself, but a friend was.

BTW, are you through with your scenes in the BDM, or will you be going back for more Serenity goodness?

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

CLEANER

Monday, June 14, 2004 6:03 PM

How many pictures and what size?

You could ask Haken and possibly email them to haken@fireflyfans.net a few at a time.

Depends whether you ISP has a limit on email sizes. Most ISPs limit email attachments to 2mb.

CLEANER

Monday, June 14, 2004 6:11 PM

Opps, and congrats.

I hope you give them their money back getting paid for an experience like that is criminal!

THEDUKE333

Monday, June 14, 2004 7:33 PM

OK guys,
I have posted non-spoiulerish pictures in the Blue Sun room for you. i hope enjoy them..

TheDuke333

EXAMPLE

Monday, June 14, 2004 9:19 PM

Can't wait to the pictures

Out of curiousity, how much did you make for your extra work?

THEDUKE333

Monday, June 14, 2004 9:40 PM

I made $115.00 plus 62 miles worth of gas. I think it is like .30 cents a mile. They said i should recieve it in the mail. I would of done it for free.

TheDuke333

TOTHEBLACK

Monday, June 14, 2004 11:01 PM

Thanks for sharing your tale and photos. I've been following it since the beginning and have just recently emerged from lurking on the various boards.

"Take me out to the black. Tell them I ain't comin' back."

FORRESTWOLF

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 12:17 AM

Well, I'll say thanks - but it's really inadequate. You could have kept all that to yourself - but you SHARED it with us... kept the dream alive for that long 300+ days ahead.

Thanks, Duke333. I, for one, don't care about the spoiler issue. Post away with the costume or more, if you've got it. BUT I might say that others here are more cautious, and there's always Joss's attitude about spoilers - perhaps there's an issue of repaying Universal's trust in you/us by NOT posting spoiler info.

Aw, heck, you can just email anything (set, costume) you're willing to to ME (please, please, please :)

kline@researchsupport.com

I PROMISE I won't post them anywhere if you do.

- Forrestwolf, in awe of the insider-browncoat.

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheDuke333:
I made $115.00 plus 62 miles worth of gas. I think it is like .30 cents a mile. They said i should recieve it in the mail. I would of done it for free.

TheDuke333

So that is a total of $133.60. That should buy you & your family several trips to see the movie when it comes out, right?

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

KARENKAY99

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:34 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheDuke333:
I made $115.00 plus 62 miles worth of gas. I think it is like .30 cents a mile. They said i should recieve it in the mail. I would of done it for free.
TheDuke333

What a day!! Your best day ever?
Thank you so much for sharing!! I have really enjoyed reading your story. And the pictures were great too!!
Is there more on the OB or is it all pretty well captured above? I don't want to miss anything.
Also, you should really work on coming out of your shell. :)

"They say the snow on the roof is too heavy. They say the ceiling will cave in. His brains are in terrible danger."

JEBBYPAL

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:48 PM

Wow! Congratulations on an incredible day----maybe you can even be in the sequel.

The Strawberry Monkey
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THEDUKE333

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:08 PM

In the beginning of the original post I start from the very beginning. From my decision to take my picture down to BackGround Players in LA, to me recieving the phone call from Judy Cook telling me I'm in. pretty much every step of that journey. The above post is just the actual day of filming. You might find it interesting.

TheDuke333