{"id":121955,"date":"2020-11-28T02:27:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T23:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/these-movie-show-co-hosts-arent-pulling-any-strings\/"},"modified":"2020-11-28T02:27:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T23:27:44","slug":"these-movie-show-co-hosts-arent-pulling-any-strings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-movie-show-co-hosts-arent-pulling-any-strings\/","title":{"rendered":"#These &#8216;Movie Show&#8217; co-hosts aren&#8217;t pulling any strings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2533cb9d347\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2533cb9d347\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-movie-show-co-hosts-arent-pulling-any-strings\/#How_did_this_come_about\" >How did this come about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-movie-show-co-hosts-arent-pulling-any-strings\/#Why_Modesto\" >Why Modesto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-movie-show-co-hosts-arent-pulling-any-strings\/#How_did_you_decide_on_Deb_and_Wade_as_the_co-hosts\" >How did you decide on Deb and Wade as the co-hosts?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-movie-show-co-hosts-arent-pulling-any-strings\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Movie_Show%E2%80%9D_mentions_upcoming_movies_including_%E2%80%9CVoyagers%E2%80%9D_and_%E2%80%9CBatman%E2%80%9D_Was_it_tough_keeping_the_show_topical_during_production\" >\u201cThe Movie Show\u201d mentions upcoming movies including \u201cVoyagers\u201d and \u201cBatman.\u201d Was it tough keeping the show topical during production?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-movie-show-co-hosts-arent-pulling-any-strings\/#How_did_the_puppetry_work\" >How did the puppetry work?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#These &#8216;Movie Show&#8217; co-hosts aren&#8217;t pulling any strings<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        You wouldn\u2019t think of Modesto as a Hollywood hotspot \u2014 but, then again, you\u2019re not movie buffs Deb and Wade.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re the puppet duo hosting \u201cThe Movie Show,\u201d a spoofy new Syfy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> set at a local access TV station in the Central California city located over 300 miles north of LA.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-episode series is the brainchild of comedy writers Alex Stone and Adam Dubowsky and follows earnest fangirl Deb (Dubowsky) and her dimwit sidekick, Wade (Stone). They discuss filmdom\u2019s biggest sci-fi blockbusters aided by human crew members Gary (David Theune) and Randy (Rory Scovel).<\/p>\n<p>Dubowsky, 37, and Stone, 34, spoke to The Post about \u201cThe Movie Show\u201d and what went into creating their off-kilter series.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SYFY&#039;s The Movie Show | Deb &amp; Wade Interview \u201cThe Meg\u201d Writer | SYFY\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wGT7aA78fDU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_this_come_about\"><\/span><strong>How did this come about?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dubowsky:<\/strong> The network came to us about doing a potential movie-review type of show, and this was our spin on that. Alex and I have the same sense of humor and the same likes, and it evolved from there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stone:<\/strong> They said, \u2018We probably can\u2019t get A-list movie stars to come on a show and talk to you guys and we\u2019re not going to be able to show any exclusive clips.\u2019 We always knew we wanted it to be funny \u2014 we\u2019re both comedy writers \u2014 and the puppet portion of the idea was borne of, \u2018How do you talk about real things while everything around it is fake and fantasy and silly and fun?\u2019 Our thought was that, if you see puppets the moment you turn on your TV, logic goes out the window and you can do anything you want.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16689373\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img class=\"size-nypost-inline-default wp-image-16689373 lazyload\" alt=\"Adam Dubowsky and Alex Stone\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=600 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Adam Dubowsky and Alex Stone<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Modesto\"><\/span><strong>Why Modesto?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dubowsky:<\/strong> When we first started brainstorming about the show my girlfriend at the time was from Modesto. I\u2019d been there a bunch of times and witnessed what kind of place it is. We wanted the show to be near where movies are made but not really where movies are made \u2014 so [Deb and Wade] can pretend to be insiders but not really insiders.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_you_decide_on_Deb_and_Wade_as_the_co-hosts\"><\/span><strong>How did you decide on Deb and Wade as the co-hosts?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Stone:<\/strong> We had a few different versions we kicked around for a while. At the beginning, it was going to be a fan and a washed-up sci-fi movie star; in another version, it was kind of an \u201cInside the Actors Studio\u201d show with a buttoned-up critic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dubowsky:<\/strong> One version was going to be a Charlie Rose-kind of show; his ratings were really bad so they hire a new young host who everyone hates and there would be inherent conflict between the two.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SYFY&#039;s The Movie Show | Deb &amp; Wade Preview \u201cVoyagers\u201d | SYFY\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rFw94LUNvrM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Movie_Show%E2%80%9D_mentions_upcoming_movies_including_%E2%80%9CVoyagers%E2%80%9D_and_%E2%80%9CBatman%E2%80%9D_Was_it_tough_keeping_the_show_topical_during_production\"><\/span><strong>\u201cThe Movie Show\u201d mentions upcoming movies including \u201cVoyagers\u201d and \u201cBatman.\u201d Was it tough keeping the show topical during production?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dubowsky:<\/strong> We finished shooting last week! So it was very recent. [The movies mentioned] were a huge consideration; we started writing the show in January and it was scheduled to premiere over the summer with all the summer blockbuster movies that don\u2019t exist anymore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stone:<\/strong>\u00a0 We were writing to movie release dates that all got pushed [because of COVID]. We were writing up through production in some regard because things are so fluid right now. It was a bit of a puzzle to put together and to figure out what we were talking about.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16689399\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-16689399 lazyload\" alt=\"&quot;The Movie Show.&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>\u201cThe Movie Show.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_the_puppetry_work\"><\/span><strong>How did the puppetry work?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Stone:<\/strong> There were two puppeteers for each puppet, so four people hiding behind [Deb and Wade\u2019s] desk. They\u2019re very accomplished puppeteers who\u2019ve worked on \u201cCrank Yankers.\u201d One of the puppeteers, Artie Esposito, did Kermit the Frog for a bit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dubowsky:<\/strong> We use the whole show as a living, breathing cartoon where we can kind of do anything. The rules of the real world don\u2019t exist \u2014 but we can talk about real things.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Movie Show\u201d will preview Sunday at 11:35 p.m. before moving into its regular timeslot on Thursday, Dec. 3 (11 p.m.)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16689400\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-16689400 lazyload\" alt=\"&quot;The Movie Show.&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/the-movie-show-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>\u201cThe Movie Show.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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