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Post by OJ on Jan 1, 2009 13:24:38 GMT
For next productions I think any from the books would be good but anything Nick Parks will do will be good. "Curse of the Ramsbottoms" was a good book. It had Wallace meeting Wendoline again who is running a cheese business and Wallace who is suspious about this goes to check it out. Preston does appear BTW.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2009 13:31:11 GMT
Heck, I recall that story; the Sun used to release it bit by bit in their television magazine of a Saturday. I also seem to remember them releasing a story in the same way beforehand about Wallace losing one of his slippers and he and Gromit go back in time to find it.
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Post by OJ on Jan 1, 2009 14:31:06 GMT
I've got that one as well. Lost Slipper it was called. Faethers McGraw has a cameo. Other books I had were
1) Anaraknaphobia where the duo go to an inventors convention but dirty work is afoot by characters from Wallace's past 2) Crackers in Space. This book was to clelebrate the 10th anniversaey it came out in 1999. While blowing up helium ballons Wallace inadvertitdly causes Edamgedon so he and Gromit put together a space team (mainly featuring characters who appeared in previous books Wendoline was one of them plus a new comical mother and son duo) to go to outer space.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2009 17:39:30 GMT
Just found this. True fans would probably be scared upon viewing...
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Post by Halstead on Jan 1, 2009 18:07:20 GMT
Heck, I recall that story; the Sun used to release it bit by bit in their television magazine of a Saturday. I also seem to remember them releasing a story in the same way beforehand about Wallace losing one of his slippers and he and Gromit go back in time to find it. Yes I recall reading a similar story where Wallace and Gromit go time travelling to look for a slipper; eventually they find it and at the end it turns out Wallace had lost a sock and it went back to square one, albeit with a silver cat. I couldn't remember where I read it on but I have a hunch that it could be the Funday Times or a children's supplement from another newspaper. And finally I've just watched that clip and I was laughing instead of being traumatised. I would be really scared if Gromit opened his mouth...
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Post by OJ on Jan 1, 2009 18:42:41 GMT
Anyone notice that GTromit is similler to Brain from Inspector Gadget. Both of them should swap notes ;D
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Post by Cranky Conner on Jan 1, 2009 20:04:33 GMT
I remember The Radio Times published "Anarakphobia" bit by bit. I also had an audio play of it on tape. I also had that "Lost Slipper" and "Curse of The Ramsbottoms" in a book. I saw that one with the Milky Way in abookshop once but I didn't buy it. It featured Wendolene and that red rocket.
About the special over Christmas, Wallace said that Piella was the girl of his dreams. I thought Totty (from Curse of The Were Rabbit) was.
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Post by FlyingScotsman on Jan 2, 2009 20:21:47 GMT
Just found this. True fans would probably be scared upon viewing... I remember this one. It came from a fantastic show called The Friday Night Armistice, created and presented by Armando Iannucci (famous for his involvement with Brass Eye, The Day Today, Time Trumpet, Knowing Me Knowing You and many others). A regular feature was security cam footage - you'd see a recent clip of a famous person, then you'd see supposedly hidden camera footage of what happened afterwards. Anyway, for the Christmas episode, Armando asked the resident puppet, Mr Tony Blair, who he'd like to see footage of, and Mr Tony Blair replied that he'd like to see Wallace and Gromit, who had then just appeared in 'A Close Shave'. The original clip was Wallace saying goodbye to Wendolene, and the clip above was what was supposedly happening inside the house at the time.
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Post by MRHloco on Jan 6, 2009 22:31:53 GMT
I don't know about you but I really must admit to being scandalised by seeing that clip! It's certainly not like Wallace to make such a fuss over an issue like that. It doesn't even fit in with "Close Shave" continuity to tell the truth so, if it was supposed to be the immediate aftermath of Wallace's farewell to Wendolene, then it must have been something extremely silly that Nick Park had agreed to do for Senior Iannucci. Can't imagine how it would have been made otherwise - probably Aardman just having a joke! For a dog like Gromit, it's an even bigger shock. You'd think that he'd be perfectly house-trained by now so maybe it's lucky this didn't end up in the finished product! But enough of my cynicisms. Anyone remember the three cracking roginials that started it all? Warm Regards As Always & Cracking Toast, MRHloco
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2009 23:42:23 GMT
Anyone remember the three cracking orginials that started it all? I sure do! Got all three of them in the format they were in when first released. My favourite one is " The Wrong Trousers", probably because it's the first one I've seen. Having read an extract from Peter Sallis' book on the special, it turned out that he thought the chase around the house involving the train set wouldn't work and told Nick Park about it. But Nick assured him it would. I also liked how Feathers McGraw carried out the robbery and how the sweat trickled off him as he felt tense during it.
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Post by MRHloco on Jan 10, 2009 22:54:16 GMT
I've managed to collect the three originals as well: 3 Cracking Adventures, as the DVD box cover proclaims! Being a very "both-sides-of-the-argument" sort of person, I like the three equally. I've certainly enjoyed watching them all equally. It's wonderful to see how Mr Nick Park brings his genius to life in plastercine: making rocketeering look so easy and Lancastrian in its methods. Many a fine joke from the North of England has come in too: wool is a material traditionally associated with Yorkshire and yet here it is being replayed in Lancashire. I only hope that W&G have an adventure in Hawes or somewhere similar some time soon! I will also admit however that I have a personal preference among them: *Strikes Up A Piece Of Familiar Tense Dramatic Introductory Music* The Wrong Trousers!It's not a massive example of what Nick Park can do: this was 1993 after all when clay animation was still in its early years. This was however the very first W&G film I ever saw - and the thing that really hooked me to it (partly because of my interest in TTTE&F as narrated by Ringo Starr) was the train chase! It's a film that still impresses me straight away. The storyline is just perfect for a start: a penguin coming for a stay as a lodger but - much like Piella Bakewell - turns out to have rather more ominous secrets that he's letting on. The standards are set in this one as well, especially those of Gromit being the "whodunnit" factory of the pair. It also shows that, even though Wallace is utterly devoted and caring as a person, it's very easy for him to be distracted from what's going on. Whether Feathers McGraw knows this or not is debatable but it's because of the penguin himself that Gromit actually evacuates West Wallaby Street - Wallace has not in the least bit disowned him. Interesting name though - West Wallaby Street. I wonder how Nick Park came by it... The jokes and humour are of course what makes Wallace & Gromit films so specially and understandably British and The Wrong Trousers is no different to any other such film in this respect. The jokes especially include a lot of medium-key visual humour that can be exciting and very slapstick influenced without having to resort to something overtly acrobatic. The Techno-Trousers themselves are certainly no joke in their own right - it's not just some cheap conjouring trick that any circus can use. The NASA-based design is enough to tell us that! Here, in creating The Techno-Trousers, Nick Park has managed to create a little piece of science-fiction that children will love to bits and that adults (especially scientists) can look back on with fond memories and then do many experiements to see if they can become the next Mythbusters. But what impresses me the most perhaps about this one is the 100% 1st-class voice acting by Peter Sallis, coupled with the entire climax from the scene in Wallace's bedroom before the diamond heist right up to the last few minutes of the train chase. I'm an avid railway enthusiast at heart but I'm also very fond of model trains, especially Hornby (even though my bedroom's by no means big enough to handle any layout I could plan! ). I suspect this scene was what partly inspired that interest because the way in which it's all directed is enough to make everyone collapse on their lvinig room floor shaking with laughter the first time they see it. In this scene, among the many amusing moments include Wallace's complete and utter blissful sleep right up the moment the burgler alarms are set off, the sweat drops that Feathers soon becomes festooned with, the whole upside down concept and Wallace's attempts to save the situation during the train chase. That humour in itself (especially the vegetable trolley and Gromit's tracklaying on the curtailed branchline - makes you think of Dr Beeching being challenged! ) further enhances a scene that, against all Peter Sallis' expectations, worked fantastically, especially when we remember the scale on which it was all based. In fact, can anyone come up with a guess as to what track gauge it was that the model trains were inspired by? Warm Regards & Cracking Toast To Us All, MRHloco
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2009 21:16:25 GMT
Out of interest, does anyone own this PS2 game?
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Post by FlyingScotsman on Jan 23, 2009 23:52:54 GMT
No idea, but the chassis of the engine looks to be from a Hornby 0-4-0. In the book 'Cracking Animation', you can see that for Aardman's sequences in Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' video they used another train from the same manufacturer.
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Post by 3panda94 on Mar 27, 2009 23:32:48 GMT
I first heard of Wallace and Gromit when I saw that their new movie was coming out.When the movie came out on DVD,it was really good. I liked how the animation was treated and I liked the voice acting.I heard on the DVD that the studio where they made the models got destroyed by a fire accident.It was really sad about what happened over three ago.
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Post by Aidan on May 22, 2009 20:02:39 GMT
Has anyone else heard about the upcoming Wallace and Gromit movie "A Matter of Loaf or Death?" It looks pretty interesting, from what I've seen of the trailer.
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Post by TheRollingThunder on May 22, 2009 22:31:08 GMT
It's already been released and it's a normal episode. It's going to be shown on channel 2 in NZ tomorrow.
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Post by MRHloco on Nov 26, 2009 21:03:19 GMT
Only a few weeks to go now and, as of this Christmas Day, Wallace & Gromit will have been in business for a full 20 years. Quite a landmark achievement considering. And, amazingly, Peter Sallis has lived right up to the present day to see such an anniversary year! Quite amazing, given that his sight's been under pressure. I understand it that Peter Sallis himself was part of the reason as to why Wallace was modelled in the way he was. He was intended to be a Lancastrian but Sallis could only do Yorkshire and, besides, the voice he could do suited the character perfectly. Initially, Sallis was offered £50 for the part and his acceptance came as a surprise to Nick Park. I'm not sure if Sallis really expected the idea to be finished after 6 years since he recorded the lines because, when he recieved the good news from Nick Park, he actuallhy swore in surprise! Not something we're used to, coming even from a comedian and one who's good at playing mild-mannered polite roles in his many appearances. Anyway, trivial matters aside, I'm glad we've got Sallis still: he's done us good service to deliver such service! Warm Regards As Always, MRHloco
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Post by OJ on Nov 27, 2009 15:01:05 GMT
I personaly think Wallace is Lancastrian . Remember that joke about the border between them and Yorkshire in Matter of Loaf and Death
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2009 22:37:50 GMT
Blimey! Why have I not given my thoughts on the duo turning 20 yet!?
Well, all I can say is let's hope they (and Mr. Sallis) carry on for another twenty years. Also, I hope we'll see another special from them in the near future. Seeing how good that last special was, we're certainly overdue for another one already. ;D
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Post by melshiri on Jan 20, 2010 9:24:55 GMT
---VERY GOOD NEWS--- ' Wallace & Gromit' are returning to our TV screens later this year!Yep you heard me! The BBC have commissioned a new series presented by the pair titled, ' Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention'. They are presenting from their basement studio which live-action links of people trying out various contraptions in the new six-part series. The series is meant to teach young people about Science. The BBC were apparently desperate to reunite the pair after the success of ' A Matter of Loaf and Death' which pulled in 15 million viewers, two years ago at Christmas, which was also the most-watched programme of the day. Everybody also wants the pair to return more and more, and here's our chance! Here's the proof: www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1244495/Wallace-Gromit-given-BBC-series-help-children-understand-science.htmlHooray, Wallace & Gromit are coming back!
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