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QUESTION(S):
1) Do you take part in the editing of
Dirty Jobs?
2) Do you actually watch the show when it is aired on the Discovery Channel?
3) If you watch the show, do you find yourself picking it apart and thinking of things you could have done or said better?
Thanks in advance,
Stephanie
ANSWER: For the most part, I'm responsible for sending the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle back to the production office. It's up to me and Dave, the field producer, to determine what those pieces are. Once delivered, however, it's largely out of our hands.
I would very much like to be in the edit bays when each segment is assembled and as a producer on the show, I have a right to be. The schedule, however, makes that impossible. We are usually busy shooting the next segment, while editors are putting together what we last shot. It's a machine and fortunately, our editors are very good.
Dave will include notes with the raw tape that we send back and for the most part, his notes are followed. However, a format was established early on that calls for three stories in each episode.
Because we shoot from sunup to sundown, an extraordinary amount of footage goes unused. Consequently, stories must be cut to fit — and that does not necessarily allow for the best possible tale. So, it's fair to say that I am never completely happy with the finished product.
Also, I have a rather specific sense of humor and find many things amusing that other sane people do not. And so, a lot of little things don't make it in that I would fight for if present.
For instance:
Me: "Who is this?"
Dawn the Monkey Lady: "This is my lame and mangled baby. She's only got one eye, a terrible limp and she can't hear a thing."
Me: "Answers to the name of 'Lucky'?"
Funny, right?
Mike
QUESTION: Are ya a good kisser? Do ya like the whole kissin' thing? There's a whole crowd out here who'd like to know.
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tikkamasala
ANSWER: Yes, as a matter of fact, I am.
Mike
