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 Post subject: Any Wallace & Gromit fans?
PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:20 pm 
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Received this today from their production company's newsletter:

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On the day that Aardman celebrate a chart-topping opening weekend in the US with Wallace & Gromit 'The Curse of the Were-rabbit', news of a fire at our storage unit in Bristol has been devastating.

The facility used to store sets, awards, and historical artefacts, is not a part of the Aardman studio, and we are glad to report that no Aardman staff have been affected. However, we have lost a number of irreplaceable storyboards, awards, props and pieces of film memorabilia from our 30 year history.

None of the material from the new Wallace & Gromit film 'The Curse of the Wererabbit' was in storage at the time, but we have lost many original sets from Chicken Run, Creature Comforts, and the three Wallace & Gromit short films, that were used for reference and toured around the world for exhibition.

This will not in any way affect existing or future Aardman productions as 100% of sets and props are purpose built for each production.


I find this quite sad being that I'm a big fan of W&G. :(
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yeah, that's fucked. shitload of work....gone.
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I saw this on the news this AM...really a shame. So much stuff was destroyed.
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 Post subject: Re: Any Wallace & Gromit fans?
PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:24 pm 
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I didn't do it.
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By the way, I haven't seen any movies from this company before, so should I see Chicken Run first or Wallace & Gromit?
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I'd recommend renting the DVD of the three Wallace & Gromit shorts first.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:40 am 
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Wallace & Gromit, first. Especially "Wrong Trousers" and "A Close Shave" ("A Grand Day Out" is a little bit more raw). Then Creature Comforts (you'll be quoting this for the rest of your life). Then Chicken Run last.

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Was just reading that Peter Sallis who does the voice of Wallace is 83 years old.

His acting credits go back to late 1940's British television, though he was mostly a bit player until the 60's.
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'The Wrong Trousers' is the best one by some distance in my opinion.

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Ha, Tania, I got the same email yesterday. Yes, very sad indeed. And Darrin, I totally agree.... that was the one with the penguin, right?
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My mom is taking the boys to see W&G today.
I am jealous.

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Just saw W&G tonight. Loved it.
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I saw it this last weekend. I laughed until there were tears coming out my eyes.

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Yeah it was very good.

Much, much better than Chicken Run, thankfully.
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