This is episode 502, it is called Danger Things!
Here we are, in this episode we're doing the Halloween Special
and it's a really exciting one that we have different dimensions.
Basically a monster kinda comes and starts taking kids from Swellview
and we don't know what's up, so we gotta hunt them down.
Did you hear that?
- We gotta go in and save them! - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you do!
Go, go, go, go, go ahead!
[laughing]
Wait, what?
You heard the scientist,
only one person can go through the portal!
- We have never said that. - Alright, fine!
[laughing]
And er... it's not exactly what we think when we get there
and it's really exciting, it's really fun, it's really funny.
Yep, we're having a good time.
Is everyone having fun?
- Yeah! - Yeah!
Great!
What the butt is going on?
They had to change a line because I could not physically say it.
Or it wasn't that I couldn't say it, I just couldn't read it.
Er.. and so I er...
You know, every time I would read my script in rehearsal,
I'd just read a different word, 'cause I'd just make it up in my head,
'cause I didn't know what it was.
See, we'll go to Junk N' Stuff, we'll get you a wig,
everything will be just fine, let's go!
They're not here, OK?
My dad's rich uncle died
and he has to stay overnight at Hankery Mart or something like that
in order to claim his inheritance!
They're gone, OK?
My dad's rich uncle died and now he's staying overnight
at this haunted mansion in order to claim the inheritance.
But they changed it and that's what they call a pity rewrite.
Guys, guys, we have a super serious emergency!
[laughing]
Jasper, you sound ridiculous!
Yeah, why are you talking like that?
I smacked my face on the door to Junk N' Stuff
when I tried to run down here to tell you that your--
That your sister, Piper, disappeared!
So the way we make an episode is we come in first day and we do a table read.
Junk N' Stuff is also on the X
and check out what's right in the middle of the X!
Some place called Evil Science Corp.
I don't like the sound of that!
[laughing]
And er... once we've er... gotten the table read out of the way,
we put it up on its feet, we block it out,
which means we figure out all the physicality of the scene,
sometimes there's dialogue changes at that point.
It's not a bunch of missing dogs, it's a bunch of missing kids!
What, missing kids?
That's way more serious!
And we cut!
Missing kids? That's way more serious!
[laughing]
Dude, I worked all day on that.
Depending on whether or not a line is working,
- they will change it-- - or a joke is working.
Or even if we add jokes, sometimes they'll add it in the script.
Ah, yes, I am handsome.
[laughing]
Any Ray!
[laughing]
And then we do a producer's run through.
And a run through is basically like all the producers
and people who work around the stage, they come and they watch us
kinda do the whole episode to kinda see how it plays out,
- if they wanna change anything or not. - And then we shoot it,
- for three days in a row, - We're shooting today, just now.
yeah we're shooting right now
and that's when they bring out all the crew and the lights
- and the cameras and the action. - and the action.
- Oh, nice, I see what you did there. - I know.
- We're very slick. - Yeah.
Oh my God, what happened to your hair?
[laughing]
I had to put on this wig, a short hair wig,
surprisingly all my hair fit underneath it,
because Piper accidentally cut off all her hair.
So I get to wear actually two wigs in this episode
and I'm gonna go change into the other one right now
and yeah, it's a lot of fun.
What do you think?
Anything is better than what you looked like before.
- Hey! - You asked me what I thought!
This show is always evolving throughout the week,
so they're constantly changing, they're constantly rewriting.
OK, OK, I'll hurry, what's your beef jerky?
[laughing]
My beef is that my sister was kidnapped by some monster,
we don't know where she is, but wherever it is,
it's probably dark and horrible and scary, let's go!
Seeing what works in the show and what doesn't, so...
The script that we read at the beginning
will always be different than the script that we read at the end
by the time we start shooting.
What's your beef jerky?
What-- what's my beef?
My beef is that my sister was kidnapped by some monster, dude
and we've no idea where she is, but wherever she is,
it's probably dark and horrible and just very scary!
OK!
And cut!
So today's the big cast and crew screening
of Danger Things, apparently it turned out so good
that we're all gonna sit down and watch it together,
which is something that we've not done since the pilot which is very exciting.
We shot it a few months ago, we're hearing good things
and now we're gonna see it on the big screen.
Hey, bring me a pumpkin with my face on it.
- Ray? That's right.
OK, is everybody on this channel?
No...
[laughing]
So now, you guys have basically seen the making of an episode,
you saw the table read, rehearsals, shooting, screening.
And you've basically seen it all, I hope you guys enjoyed it.