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Yea, the deer look pretty good actually. You see them several times throughout the movie. They also did an awesome job on New York City. Parts of the streets are overrun with vegetation, several forms of wildlife live in the cities, empty buildings as far as the eye can see. The Brooklyn bridge was destroyed and  looked quite impressive too. I think they did an incredible job on the city itself.
A far as your question about something happening to the dog:
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I stumbled across some links and blogs from the re-shoots. One of our fellow 501sters had some droids that appeared in the re-shoots too.

http://sennasr2d2.blogspot.com/2007/12/ … shoot.html

http://r2a1.blogspot.com/2007/12/fanboy … shoot.html

http://r2a1.blogspot.com/2007/12/fanboy … day-2.html

Just a little snippet of info.
One of the guys in our SW group, James, who played a Trekkie in the Casino scene and wears the Chewbacca costume in the theater scene, said that Triggerstreet asked to borrow the Chewbacca costume last week. He said that Chris will be wearing it in a scene that was shot last week.

Oh, I picked up Superbad, Pirates, and a couple of UFC DVDs;).

Thank you for sending me that email Deb. I just read it and wanted to reply.
I just don't understand it.....
There's no logic at all to this decision. Let's pump more money into this movie, the version of the movie that we've already shown and people loved, and change the entire inspiration for the 'quest' . Let's cut out the emotional and touching scenes because they would only confuse the audiences who just wanna see a slap-stick comedy.
I honestly don't know what to say.
I can hold onto the belief that this change will only appear on the DVD, but the fact that the movie has been pushed back AGAIN can only mean that the theatrical release is being heavily edited and these changes are taking place.
C'mon, you gotta have the Carrie Fisher scene in there. Linus kissing Carrie is too cool to cut out.
I'm curious what will happen at Skywalker Ranch now? In the original story, Linus and only Linus gets to watch Episode I, because of his illness, while the rest of the group waited outside--Now what's gonna happen? Are we going to see a film where they all make it to Skywalker Ranch and then get turned away, having to wait to see the movie in the theaters like everyone else did. What a lame 'climax' to the film.
The omission of another supporting actor is pretty annoying too.
Oh, and another reason I am kinda pissed: I and several other friends(Ken, Ken's wife, Lor,etc) were sitting behind the Fanboys in the theater scene. Now it's been re-shot with a totally different crowd behind them. :fedup:

Well, here we go::
This is from Rob who is the guy who won the Ultimate Fan contest:

My visit to the set of FANBOYS (Spoiler-Free!)

First, a quick recap:

I made this video for "The Ultimate Fanboys Contest." I won the contest. I didn't hear from anyone for a month and a half until Friday November 30th when I got a call from Jennie (the second AD) @ 7:00pm telling me filming was starting tomorrow morning. That's cool...except that I live in Spokane WA and filming is happening in Los Angeles - about 1,500 miles away. Well I got a flight out the next morning and met up with my awesome friend Crystal.

Day One:

My first day of filming was on Sunday. I got put in a really cheap Jedi costume, which I guess is good since I was playing a Star Wars fan. Crystal and I had to sit around for a few hours with the other extras who tried to impress us with card tricks. At this point I was thinking this was super lame and not really worth the effort.

But soon Jennie met up with us and showed us around the set. She introduced us to many of the crew members who were really nice. We got to hang out on the set and watch the filming of a scene where all 5 of the stars are hanging out in the iconic Star Wars van. This was the first moment were I really felt like I was doing something worthy of my trip.

After this Crystal and I got to go into the room which was the set for a certain film director's office. Obi-Shawn was there (with his H-wing) supplying many toys, statues, and costumes for props.

We then introduced ourselves to all of the actors who were very cool. Unfortunately I accidentally washed my hands after touching Kristen Bell. After an awesome lunch we finally got to film the theater scene. Crystal and I ended up sitting directly behind Sam, Chris, and Dan. I even got an up-close view of Kristen in the Slave Leia outfit. Even though she had hot pants on underneath it will always be a treasured memory in my spank bank.

On one of the takes Dan looked back at me and said "This guys rubbing himself!", which I in fact was. I guess that is how I act excited for Episode 1, by rubbing my thigh vigorously.

Day Two

I only had to wait around for a couple of hours this time. Luckily I had my Nintendo DS and Lego Star Wars with me. I was in the Jedi costume again, this time standing on the sidewalk dueling with another fan.

After this scene Crystal showed up with Charlemagne the French Bull Dog and we hung out for the last 1st unit shot of the movie. Everyone on set was in love with Charlemagne so we had lots of fun. At one point the director was playing with him and not evening paying attention to the scene rolling.

It was interesting to see all of the different takes of this key scene. The character Linus storms away from Eric after an intense argument about the importance of Star Wars, which is essentially about them losing touch as friends. Linus (Chirs Marquette) kept on riffing on different Bossk trivia as an attempt to insult Eric (Sam Huntington). This film is definitely for the fans if there's Bossk references!

Filming wrapped and I felt like I had experienced a small piece of Star Wars history. I really believe that this movie is going to become as essential to Star Wars fandom as the actual Star Wars films themselves.

I had a great time, with only a few minor complaints. Kyle Newman wasn't there, Steven Brill (who is an awesome guy) directed all of the re-shoot stuff. Not a big deal, but Kyle is definitely a true Star Wars nerd and it would have been great to talk to him.

My main gripe is basically due to the fact that I am a poor bastard. Basically I paid 2 weeks of wages (underpaid youth counselor) to go down to Los Angels and volunteer to do something that other people were getting paid to do! If I was part of the Screen Actors Guild I would have actually been getting paid to be an extra. But nope, I got to pay for the privilege! I also had a bit of hope that I would get a better role than just being an extra. The contest was just to for a background part, but there were some rumblings that it might be a slightly larger role.

As a humble nerd I am honored to be a part of Fanboys. As a contest winner I felt a little ripped off. But overall I am ecstatic to have been a part of this and would definitely blow all of my Christmas money again if I had to do it over. I just wish I could have been wearing a Fetts shirt on screen. But hey, maybe there's a Fetts sticker on the van now...

Fanboys has been pushed back yet again. Expect it in the Spring or early summer hopefully. Also my video is supposed to be on the DVD. Maybe I can push for them to record a Fan commentary with me and others from the fan community (Force-Cast anyone?)

Being held by you isn't quite enough to get me excited,

Rob

LOL. No kidding. I don't mind alternate endings on the DVD, but leave the original storyline intact.

Awesome picture by the way. I can't wait to see more. I agree, the guys look just a lil different, but I think Zoe looks pretty much the same . It's good to see them all back together again though. It's great to get some 'new' news!!

Whoa, that's a cool figure. I wonder if my BB has those.

One of my Myspace friends(From Washington) just posted this bulletin:

"Um yeah...one of the producers called me this evening to let me know they are filming this weekend.

Well luckily I don't have to miss very much work and I got a flight and can stay with Crystal!

Hopefully I'll get to do something cool and not just be some nerd in the background. Apparently the scene I'll be in is in a theater for the Episode 1 premiere."

I asked him to write me back when he gets a chance and fill me in on how it goes.
The Episode 1 premiere was one of the scenes they filmed here, so it sounds like they are adding a few more scenes, possibly inside the theater, to it.

I ate my weight in turkey and mashed potatoes, watched tackle football, and was lazy all day. It was awesome!
Happy be-lated Thanksgiving everyone! Even if ya don't celebrate it.

Exactly! Without ruining it for anyone..It actually puts a cool little spin on the idea of 'predators'....

Okay picture time!!
We do a charity event at the Zoo each year where we raise $ for the elephant exhibit. Here's a few pics from that day:

I wish I would've caught it on video, but when I walked by the Chimpanzee exhibit. 10 of them all crowded around the window and were looking at me very cautiously. (Yes I was in my costume! )
2 of them started to spin in circles and bang up against the glass. I decided to move away and they all followed me as one big group until I was out of view. It was crazy!