Questions tagged [production]
The act of creating a work (esp. movies: filming).
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What was the reason for the cancellation of 1899 after the first season?
1899 was cancelled by Netflix after its first season.
According to the Wikipedia article on 1899,
Netflix announced a few days after release that 1899 was in 58 countries the most watched product of ...
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What are the machines in the Matrix doing?
In The Matrix, the machines won the war against humans. They have incredibly efficient production and lots of energy. What are they doing in the meantime? What purpose do these machines have?
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Working titles of Star Wars films?
I learned from this question that Blue Harvest was the working title of Star Wars Episode VI (Return of the Jedi), and it made me wonder: did any of the other Star Wars films have similarly surprising ...
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What legal problems prevented T’Pau from being used in “Star Trek: Enterprise?”
While wandering through a Star Trek rabbit hole, I came across this tidbit on the Wikipedia page for T'Pol; bold emphasis is mine:
“Series producer Rick Berman said they originally intended that a ...
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Were silver highlights added to Darth Vader's helmet to make its surface seem more reflective?
In the Original Trilogy, the costumes used for Darth Vader's helmet were not all black, but had silver highlights applied in an alternating pattern:
Screenshot from A New Hope (via Reddit)
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What was the cost to produce one episode of Galaxy Rangers?
I remember reading somewhere that the production was, at the time, USD $1,000,000 per episode. The only source I could find now is a comment on amazon, stating
the entire production cost $65 ...
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Lost in Space (1965) first season sets
I've been watching the "original" Lost in Space (1965), "rediscovering" it having only vague memories of watching it in its original run. At the start of the first broadcast episode (not referring to ...
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Was the main story arc of 1899 completed in the season it had?
I really enjoyed Dark. 1899 is by the same creators, Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. Unfortunately, it was cancelled after just a single season.
Is there any sense of completion in that single season,...
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Did The Force Awakens use any screen wipes to transition from scene to scene?
When Episode VII was announced, I remember hearing fans wonder whether Abrams would use to the screen wipes to transition from scene to scene the way other Star Wars films did.
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Is Hulu's version of Trigun edited?
Recently, I've been watching Trigun on Hulu. It seems to have the occasional awkward cut, and the narrative seems to noticeably jump sometimes. I don't know if this is due to editing for content or ...
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What factors led to Disney retconning Star Wars Legends in favor of the new Disney Canon?
The Star Wars Expanded Universe is the culmination of decades of work with thousands of new characters and a multitude of plotlines, cultures and worlds, and which has been approved by LucasFilm via ...
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Was the end of episode 'sting' missing or moved for She-Hulk episode five?
Up until episode five of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, after the water colour credits there's usually a post credit sting.
I can't tell if the changing room scene was the sting for that episode or if the ...
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1.21 Gigawatts or 2.21 Gigawatts?
In the original "Back to the Future" movie, Doc has his famous "1.21 Gigawatts" scene. But I noticed today that the French version actually is translated "2,21 Gigawatts" (deux virgule vingt et un ...
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What has been changed in Stranger Things since it was originally released?
In a recent Variety interview with the Duffer Brothers (creators of Stranger Things) they state this:
We have George Lucas’d things also that people don’t know about,” he continued, while declining ...
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Is barring Holy O's in "Irredeemable" a Mark Waid thing, Boom Studios thing, or something else?
Reading Irredeemable, my first Boom Studios comic, and I've noticed in a few issues that when divine words are used — God, Lord, etc. — the O is barred. Take a look at page 1 of issue 17, first panel:
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