Pictures Flying through the Air: RIP Tom Snyder

We here at Subatomic Films are saddened to hear about the passing of Tom Snyder.

He had a show after Carson ages ago, but I got to know him once he started to host the Late Late Show after Letterman moved to CBS. This is before Craig Kilborn.

He had the most chilled and relaxed set, with no audience and a very simple set. The guests genuinely enjoyed themselves with a break from the usual dumb interview questions.

Above all, it looked like he was having a good time.

I'm such a nerd that I even sent him a fan letter back in highschool, and he responded with a cool autographed pic.

The best part of the show was before the first commercial when he'd fire off his eloquent catch-phrase: "Fire up the colortinis, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air"

Oh America

Making the "Pilgrim"-age
Originally uploaded by subatomicfilms.

The production has moved to the East Coast, namely Coastal MA. We've been shooting at this amusement park named Edaville Railway. The park is pretty much for train enthusiasts and their families. I've got to admit, I think I'm a train enthusiast in training. I've always wanted to yell "All Aboard!" and travel across the country, picking up hobos and other good people. One day. One day.

I also made the trip to Plymouth Rock, and that was kind of cool. It's kind of cheesy and touristy. But I'm able to look past that.

Hershey = Poor Man's Cadbury's

The Times has a great article confirming what we here at Subatomic Films already knew: you can't get a decent chocolate bar in the United States unless it's imported.

To think that people here think that Smarties are something other than chocolate with candy coating.

It's like Looking in the Mirror -again!?!?

Some of my faithful readers will remember my post about my Francis Ford Coppola alleged look-a-like.

Well on this shoot, working with the same people for 13 hours a day, people usually have nothing better to do than makeup nicknames for each other.

Mine has become "Sully", after the Monster's Inc. character. Here's a description of the character: " Sulley is a gentle and easy-going creature"

Usually, I'd be offended by being compared to a hairy, huge beast. However, Sully is just so cool. I'm taking it all in stride.

A Whole of Trubble

WTF?
Originally uploaded by subatomicfilms.

Shooting continues on the movie that I've been working on. No major developments. We've even made it into the local paper. Unfortunately, you have to subscribe to the paper to read it's online content. I've got a newspaper clipping which I will post later. After a few personnel changes, I think the crew is settling in quite nicely together and I've made a few new friends.

Theo's People

I'm King of the Castle
Originally uploaded by subatomicfilms.

A new study outlines the history of the domesticated cat to earlier than what once was expected.

The theory suggests that all house cats can be traced back to one of six mothers in the Middle East.

We all thought Theo came from Egypt, with the Sphinx and all that, but that's not the case. In fact, Theo's have been scrounging for food and playing with feathers for hundreds of years before that.

If you're a cat person, and even if you're not, you should read the article.