XPost: aus.sf, aus.tv   
   From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com   
      
   In article <1194209246.313388.166350@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com>,   
   Duggy  wrote:   
      
   > On Nov 5, 5:47 am, Anybody  wrote:   
   > > You're far too stuck on how a "normal" TV show is done.   
   >   
   > That's because there's a reason that they are done that way.   
   >   
   > > This isn't a "normal" TV show - it's a George Lucas independant production,   
   > > so none of the "normal" rules and procedures apply.   
   >   
   > The rules of nature apply.   
      
   But the rules of the "network" morons sticking their noses in, of bean   
   counter forcing changes, etc. do not apply.   
      
      
      
      
   > > We simply don't know enough yet about how the show will be broadcast   
   > > (daily, weekly, etc.) or what it is about.   
   >   
   > We know enough to extrapolate.  If it is daily 100 episodes is 25   
   > weeks.  To be done right that it's going to take more than a year to   
   > produce each block of episodes.   
   >   
   > Otherwise they will be crap.   
      
   The Star Wars shows are being made in a different way to "normal", so   
   continually trying to compare the two is a waste of time.   
      
      
      
      
   > > There might be 4 crews, there might be 50 crews, who knows at this   
   > > point, but that was only one example of how Young Indy speeded up the   
   > > process and cut costs.   
   >   
   > Indy worked with 2 crews because it had 2 casts.   
      
   Yes, and there were rumours at one point that the live action show   
   would be sort-of "Tales of the Bounty Hunters", which could mean   
   potentially one crew per bounty hunter.   
      
   As I said, we simply don't have enough information yet to know the   
   "hows", "whats" and "whys".   
      
      
      
      
   > > Other ways include filming ALL the scenes (even   
   > > if in different episodes) needed at a particular location in one go so   
   > > that you don't have to keep going back there.   
   >   
   > Yes, some shows still do that.  Doctor Who for example, although   
   > Doctor Who only does 13 episodes a season..  I know that they did it   
   > for the original Adventures of Superman.   
   >   
   > It's cheaper, it can be quicker, but it disconnects the actors from   
   > the flow of the series and it means continuity errors slip in a lot   
   > easier.   
   >   
   > This whole "do 100 episodes before showing them" is flawed for a   
   > start.  There's no audience feedback about what is and isn't working.   
   > It's just George and his followers... and we know how badly that can   
   > go.   
      
   There's no "audience feedback" on normal TV shows either - the entire   
   "ratings" nonsense is seriously flawed and inaccurate.   
      
   Again, these are not "normal" TV shows, so none of these normal rule   
   apply. Just like his movies, George Lucas wants to make a TV show his   
   way ... if someone doesn't like then that's their problem. He has said   
   that even if no network wants the shows he can still release them on   
   DVD or the Internet, or perhaps he'll simply set up his own LucasTV to   
   broadcast them himself.   
      
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