This is the point in the show where we say, ‘Oh, what else do we have in the van that’s flammable?’
ADAM SAVAGEI think the whole thing that Jamie [Hyneman] and I have in working together is that we are constantly simplifying each other’s designs,
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it was actually mummified, skin and all – but in a fit of space-saving zeal, they actually cut off the head and they cut off the feet and they burned the rest in a bonfire.
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We don’t necessarily stand by our faults every time, but we will always stand by our methodologies and ethos.
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You will hurt people you love, and help people you detest.
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I wouldn’t say jamie is an evil genius. I’m not sure he’s evil and I’m not sure he’s a genius.
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I mean it’s ridiculous. People just walk up and grab you and hold you, because they love Chewbacca so much.
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We’re always trying to make the process apparent. So, we have learned to try and never rely on a technological solution when an analogue one is in front of us.
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We chose a place all the way at the end of an industrial park.
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The paint literally tells a story: what this thing is made of, where it’s been, what it’s been used for, and for how long.
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These objects were sometimes just 12 inches across yet needed enough detail to fill a movie screen.
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The fact is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century
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You give me a drawing, you give me a prop to replicate, you give me a crane, scaffolding, parts from ‘Star Wars’
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There is so much history in New York State, from the Erie Canal to the Catskills, the birth of American stand-up comedy.
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It’s a group of prop crazies just like me called the Replica Props Forum, and it’s people who trade, make and travel in information about movie props.
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In fact, sometimes the only way they’ll ever exist is if you make them yourself.
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I think at this point, there’s a certain bizarre chemistry between Jamie [Hyneman] and I that we can’t ignore a lot of the mechanics of, that we’re quite aware of.
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