Last week my column dealt with the appalling lack of spaceship shows on television today. I suggested we address this shameful situation with a variety of new shows including one called "Hiatus," which was destined to glow brightly in the creative heavens and then get tragically cancelled midseason. It was a joke, you see.
But, as happens whenever work of such brilliance is treated disgracefully by the networks and unheeded by the reality-show-gulping public, "Hiatus" is now attracting a growing number of fans who are clamoring for its return. The fact that the show lacks a plot, characters, or, technically, existence is entirely beside the point. The love of an obsessive fan knows no bounds, and the Snakes-on-a-Plane people need something to keep them busy now anyway.
So for all you devoted "Hiatus" fans out there, I offer you these behind-the-scenes tidbits.
12 Things You Never Knew About "Hiatus"
1. The idea for ship's communications to be in Esperanto was the suggestion of child actress and cast member Julia Twee ('Arcus') Bohammin. It wasn't discovered until after the voiceovers had already been recorded that she had been kidding.
quote:A furious Ulrich responded by having the scene CGed in post-production to be scientifically accurate, resulting in the violent romantic deaths of the star-crossed lovers from ruptured lungs, exploded gastric systems, radiation burns, asphyxiation, and, coincidentally, the highest ratings the show ever received.
hehe. One day I hope to be able to tell my kids I was there at the beginning of it all ... I was there when "Hiatus" was created.
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well, I've done my bit. Bloodsucking demon bats and wormholes are essential parts of any good scifi series.
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13. The future release of the show on DVD is in doubt partly because the song-licensing fees would run into the millions. "Who knew making the pilot a fan of '80s hair metal would be such a problem?" said a defensive Ulrich.
14. The first Hiatus convention was held in Los Angeles but was unfortunately scheduled the same weekend as the 2006 ComicsCon. Attendance was in the negative numbers and three of the con organizers were never seen again, although whispered legends talk about misty outlines of tortured fans who still roam convention dealers’ rooms at night.
15. Executive Producer Lem Hackeney brokered a deal for novelizations of the scripts but this has been tied up since he insisted on using author James Blish, who died in 1975. Negotiations using a WiFi-enabled Ouija board are ongoing.
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Karl, you know I love Bjork, but I'm afraid we're just going to have to agree to disagree on this one.
What Chris didn't mention is that John Lithgow was also considered for the part -- but Third Rock was extended another season. Oh, foul injustice.
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quote:Originally posted by Chris Bridges: 13. The future release of the show on DVD is in doubt partly because the song-licensing fees would run into the millions. "Who knew making the pilot a fan of '80s hair metal would be such a problem?" said a defensive Ulrich.
In Heavy Crüde's defense, all of the band members are huge fans of the show. They're as frustrated with their recording company's refusal to play ball with Hiatus's producers as any other members of The Hiarchy. One glimmer of good news is that at a recent concert they played all of the songs they'd written for Hiatus, and a very good bootleg of the performance is now circulating online.
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