Team Deadblow Crew grant imahara, designer, machinist, financier & driver in real life: animatronics engineer and modelmaker for George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic, installed electronics in R2D2 units for Star Wars: Episode 1 and 2, and supervisor for the Energizer Bunny crew, also based out of the ILM Model Shop. Also lit the engines of the Protector and the sickly green lights of the Sarris Ship on Galaxy Quest. Occasionally portrays the “classic” gold suit C-3P0 (yes, in the suit) for charities, special appearances and commercials when Mr. Anthony Daniels is unavailable. …jamie hyneman, mechanical design in real life:…
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Insider – [TV Guide Online] The networks will all be creating exciting, innovative new spin-offs of today’s shows. Approximately 67 percent of all television will be CSI-based, including CSI: Des Moines, CSI: New York but a Different Part than Gary Sinise Is In and NCSI: SVU WKRP, which covers every possible gruesome crime with a groovin’ ’70s beat. (Jerry Bruckheimer will also have conquered Broadway with the CSI musical “FOLLICLE!” starring Nathan Lane as a frenetic but lovable blood spatter and Matthew Broderick as lint.) Lost has that one-of-a-kind alchemy that really can’t be copied. Therefore, look for the original…
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It’s so dark outside, and it’s 11 o’clock in the morning! And naturally, I’m stuck at work while David has one more day off. To add to the kvetchfest, my lunch is later than usual today and the cafeteria will probably be closed anyway, so I’ll have to go off-site. Meanwhile, it’s very foggy and socked in and rainy, and it’s washed almost completely away the memory of bright sunshine. Yuck. Bleargh.