Well tonight I went to see a taping of TAYG, and thought I would share my experience.
The show tapes at the Melbourne Docklands Studios, and we were there for a 4:45pm start. Unfortunately, the schedule was already behind so we had to wait outside (in the cold, wet Melbourne weather) until the crew finished their meal in the canteen. They did apologise.
So we made our way to Studio 5 and took our seats, while Michael Pope warmed us up. All through the show, as filming stopped during set changes and for shot pick-ups, he was there to try and keep us energetic. His humour did border on racist at times. Josh was pretty good to come over and take a few questions, Shaun and Charlie did pop over once each and Amanda was pretty occupied (when I reveal the episode details, you’ll know why). There were a few times when we had to re-do an entire scene, and both Chronoloco and End Game took a while to setup.
The show pretty much runs as on the television, but with plenty of extra stuff so they have choice for editing. We had a very good laugh!
We finished later than expected at 9pm – I feel sorry for the audience that was waiting for the next taping, but more so to Shaun and the captains who have to keep their energy high till after midnight.
I suppose the point to remember is the audience isn’t there to see a performance; they are there to give to the performance. So you’ve got to be there the whole way through and put up with some of the less enjoyable parts – it’s all for television.
As for the episode itself – spoilers to come!
It’s great fun, isn’t it? And based on what I’ve heard (and what Charlie’s lack of facial hair on 7pm last night hinted towards), it’s going to be an insane episode.
From the few reviews I have read from people who have gone to tapings, this next half of season sounds like it’s going to be pretty awesome!
One review even said about a ‘role-swap’ ep where it seems that Shaun ends up in the human lamington machine. Can’t wait to see that!
That’s the one I was at! More information to come… 🙂
Who were the guests for the tapings seen so far? (@ Jenn and Stuart)
-PPP