re; The Sound of Silence

Does anyone else not understand how, when they drill a hole in the big metal 'thingy' that the guy is in, the drill is only about 2 inches deep, yet they pull out a really long plug of metal- at least 6 inches long. It annoyed me when I watched it on the first showing and it still annpoys me now! Perhaps I am missing something ! Anyone else notice it?

Lightcudder

Yes, it has always annoyed me too, lol...
 
Jeff

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Does anyone else not understand how, when they drill a hole in the big metal 'thingy' that the guy is in, the drill is only about 2 inches deep, yet they pull out a really long plug of metal- at least 6 inches long. It annoyed me when I watched it on the first showing and it still annpoys me now! Perhaps I am missing something ! Anyone else notice it?

Lightcudder
















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Hail yes
I noticed that also, but i'm use to watching Lost In Space, where just about every scene has a stupid flaw like that, So i never mentioned it.
Thinking maybe they just did.nt catch it, till it was to late...

Scott.............




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> Does anyone else not understand how, when they drill a hole in the big metal 'thingy' that the guy is in, the drill is only about 2 inches deep, yetthey pull out a really long plug of metal- at least 6 inches long. It annoyed me when I watched it on the first showing and it still annpoys me now! Perhaps I am missing something ! Anyone else notice it?
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> Lightcudder
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or Captain Kirk, answering the intercom, starts speaking before activating it ;)

Read in one of the Star Trek books years ago, that these TV shows were budgeted with zero money for overtime, so they had to complete the shooting without OT. Lots of mistakes are just hopefully overlooked by the audience.

Bruce
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Hail yes
I noticed that also, but i'm use to watching Lost In Space, where just about every scene has a stupid flaw like that, So i never mentioned it.
Thinking maybe they just did.nt catch it, till it was to late...

Scott.............

--- In [hidden email], "lightcudder" <louise.oatridge@...> wrote:
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> Does anyone else not understand how, when they drill a hole in the big metal 'thingy' that the guy is in, the drill is only about 2 inches deep, yet they pull out a really long plug of metal- at least 6 inches long. It annoyed me when I watched it on the first showing and it still annpoys me now! Perhaps I am missing something ! Anyone else notice it?
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> Lightcudder
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"Bruce Sherman" <brucesherman@...> wrote:
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> Read in one of the Star Trek books years ago, that these TV shows were budgeted with zero money for overtime, so they had to complete the shooting without OT.  

In the UK at the time the film unions were very strong and not renowned fortheir flexibility. It was virtually impossible in a UK studio to go into overtime at short notice. Unless agreed well in advance, the day would end at a set time, say 5.30, (I can't remember the exact time). The rule was that if the camera was actually turning over at 5.30 then agreement would normally be given to "work the quarter", i.e. work until 5.45 on the dot, to hopefully finish the shot. On a shoot with particularly good labour relationsthen the camera might not actually have to be running if it was thought that the shot could be finished by 5.45, but that wasn't by any means always true and the sparks would literally pull the plug on the lights at 5.30.

Regards
John

We have a saying around our house when we see utterly, incredibly stupid
things like that: 'Oh, we weren't supposed notice that.' (Kinda like 'Pay no
attention to the man behind the curtain.")



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Mainly they did not have a Deep Socket Available during the Shooting... Pat!!!

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> We have a saying around our house when we see utterly, incredibly stupid
> things like that: 'Oh, we weren't supposed notice that.' (Kinda like 'Payno
> attention to the man behind the curtain.")
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D.A. Rorabaugh wrote:
> We have a saying around our house when we see utterly, incredibly stupid
> things like that: 'Oh, we weren't supposed notice that.' (Kinda like 'Pay no
> attention to the man behind the curtain.")


Sorry if my terminology is not current, but the words, "trope" and
"McGuffin" spring to mind.

There must be a better description somewhere.

Paul

I'm not familiar with the term 'trope' but we tend to use phrases like ' Sod's Law' or 'The Bugger Factor'. Glad I'm not the only one who noticed it! Still looking to catch a glimpse of the guy who opens Straker's car door! - what a disappointment - that the doors didn't work properly ( I always wanted a Mercedes C111 after watching UFO)
Louise


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