On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 10:54 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 6:16 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The refurbishment of the Ed probably had to start soon. It was a little >> over three months between Craig leaving Stage 56 and British Jimmy taking >> over, and September 8th is just a little more than three months away. >> > > Agreed. When a show is done, it's done. In my time on studio lots, the > time between a show's end and striking the set is either same day or next. > Load out is typically a fraction of the time as load in, so nobody takes > any care handling the stuff being hauled away. And many of the set pieces > have been on stage for a decade or more -- they would be in rough shape. > While we as fans would consider that bridge a priceless relic, in the world > of TV it is now just flotsam and jetsam in the way of Colbert's new set. It > is by no means unprecedented. When Letterman moved into the Ed, changes > were made to the ornate ceiling, the upper level, the wings of the stage, > and several other features that made the Ed the Ed. The theater was > renovated, not restored... any viewer of This Old House knows the > difference. And now it is to be renovated again. > > The difference between a studio and a theater is, as evidenced by the pics > posted, passersby can see the removal right out the stage doors. But this > is the way of things, even now in the era of EBay. I suspect Worldwide > Pants (Dave himself) dictated what, if anything, was to be saved/donated, > and since they own it, all the rest must be destroyed, and woe unto the > union guy who tries to auction off a smuggled out souvenir online. > Deadline.com has the best article about cleaning out the theater. It's less breathless than the NYC tabloids. The marquee is scheduled to be changed in the next week or two. http://deadline.com/2015/05/late-show-david-letterman-set-demolition-crew-1201431275/ -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
