Chris Marquette Message Board

You can probably give up on The Wonder Years.  The producers were clueless about music rights when they made it. They didn't even get permanent tv rights for the songs.  They had to replace the joe cocker song from the opening credits for TV broadcasts after 10 years.  So, they definately don't have DVD rights for any of the songs.  And the cost to buy the rights or replace the songs is so high I don't think they will risk it.

I did the Pilot for the new series "Mercy" and in theory I will be doing the series (but I never assume I am working on anything until it actually starts.  I am also currently doing a animated series for Jim Henson Prods. called "Dinosaur Train"  No interesting stories recently.  And I can't talk about what will be in upcoming shows until they air.  And remember, this is my job, I can't post the bad stuff about people who I may need to work for in the future, so I usually only will say the good stuff.  For example, Bill Pullman was an excellent director, and a very good guy to work for, and I wish he would direct again.

And Annie Potts is the most normal celebrity I have ever met. She is talented easy to work with and seems like just another person which is very very rare in an actor or actress.

I started in animation, and the work has continued to come there.  I have always enjoyed it, but animation work doesn't get the respect it deserves, so I have always tried to do a variety of things.  And in the end, I do the jobs I get, if you know what I mean. 

On big features there will be numerous mixes for different release mediums.  A friend of mine who works on huge features (he has done a bunch of Bruckheimer's movies), once spent 2 to 3 months doing the various versions of the mixes of National treasure 2.  So, yes, there is often a DVD mix.  There is always a TV mix, and a Foreign mix (called a M & E, for music and effects) which is used for the dubbed versions. 

The various versions (other than the M & E) aren't hugely different from the theatrical versions, they are just adjusted so that they will play better on home systems.  If you want me to give you more detail I will, but I think it may be getting boring already.

The sound system wasn't the problem.  And FYI when a film is mixed, there is always a TV mix done, in which any sounds which are only in the surrounds, are mixed into the front middle to avoid just such a problem.

The only possible reason for the absence other than it being a creative mistake, is that the BG buzzing was mixed so low, that you can only hear in in a theater(which would also be a mistake) or that the sound was either too high or too low a fequency for home speakers.  If they did that (and didn't have any mid range) than I would say that maybe it wasn't a mistake but it probably wasn't a good idea.

One more thing on the sound..at the end they open the window and say listen, ans chris says "no buzzing".  And I said, "So what, there never was any buzzing"  The sound designer should have had a sound of the bugs which went through out, in order for that line to make sense.  Sorry to vent, but this is the kind of wasted oportunity which drives me nuts. (you should hear me talk bout some of the big features every year)

I saw the DVD, and I enjoyed it.  Partly I'm sure because it did a nice job of capturing the feeling of those fun dumb disney movies of my childhood.  Chris was part of the strange/interesting casting in this movie.  The main government badguy is a complete cardboard villian played by a guy who often plays cardboard villians.  Yet his henchmen are more fun and 3 dementional and played by more serious actors tom Everett Scott and Chris. 

Also loved Kim Richards' cameo

As to Adam in Independence Day and Shadows and light,  I didn't like the way he was in Independence day (again felt like writers not character) but it wasn't too far off and it could fall within the 17 year old wiring thing so for me it was still okay.  And as too the lying and wanting to be alone, that could have been completely okay.  It depended on what he wanted to be alone about.  If he had been examining his feelings about Joan, and realized how important she was to him, and thereby grew closer, we would all be talking about what a great thing that was.  But what it turned out to be is what is wrong. 

I think they were still within the character (if barely) until trial and error.

So did I

Yeah, I saw it in a theater too.  It was on cable a while ago, and I watched part of it.  It may be even worse than I remembered it. and that is saying something.

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Jeez Carol...that's kind of scary we came up with the same one at the same time