03-23-2017, 05:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-23-2017, 06:01 AM by Drunk Monk.)
Its more of a mash up of Ultimate Warrior with Big Giant Swords & Forged by Fire with a dash of Mythbastards. Ilya, the Baltimore Knife & Sword craftsman who really should be featured more on the show because he is the most knowledgeable on his impressive creations, is a former winner on Forged by Fire (and has shared a few choice bts tales on what assholes they are).
As for crazy Hollywood types, well, we all know how crazy that can get from Greg's trench tales. It's a surreal world to be sure, somewhat parallel to the music industry (in fact, the sound guy Bob has old ties to BGP) but still, Hollywood is so very unique. The directors want to tell a story with the show, and while they've done a lot of web research, they have ventured into a field that's not well explored on the interwebz, or should I say quite misrepresented. Many of the weapons being tested are highly specialized so the tests aren't really appropriate and we aren't given enough time to train the stunt people. There was talk of bringing a live horse to the set to test a bow, but shooting arrows off horseback is a very special skill so it'll take more than a horse. It's like giving a bunch of freshly licensed teens ferraris. There will be some expensive crashes.
In the end, like always, it'll all come down to judicious editing. They're getting some great material. They just need to trim the branches to get an aesthetically pleasing bonsai ... of maybe a topiary toro.
Ah, my alarm just went off. Time to get up, run some qigong and hit day 4 of 5.
Until next time...Stay Sharp!
As for crazy Hollywood types, well, we all know how crazy that can get from Greg's trench tales. It's a surreal world to be sure, somewhat parallel to the music industry (in fact, the sound guy Bob has old ties to BGP) but still, Hollywood is so very unique. The directors want to tell a story with the show, and while they've done a lot of web research, they have ventured into a field that's not well explored on the interwebz, or should I say quite misrepresented. Many of the weapons being tested are highly specialized so the tests aren't really appropriate and we aren't given enough time to train the stunt people. There was talk of bringing a live horse to the set to test a bow, but shooting arrows off horseback is a very special skill so it'll take more than a horse. It's like giving a bunch of freshly licensed teens ferraris. There will be some expensive crashes.
In the end, like always, it'll all come down to judicious editing. They're getting some great material. They just need to trim the branches to get an aesthetically pleasing bonsai ... of maybe a topiary toro.
Ah, my alarm just went off. Time to get up, run some qigong and hit day 4 of 5.
Until next time...Stay Sharp!
Shadow boxing the apocalypse