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November 09 2008

Drive, unaired. A lost "dollhouse" sequence from Tim Minear's Drive. An original opening, here.

gossi | Cast&Crew | 15:12 CET | 32 comments total | tags: drive, tim minear

That's a very cool sequence. I wonder why it didn't air...

Nico-Angel | November 09, 15:28 CET

That's a really good introduction. Argh at Fox.

Valentyn | November 09, 15:50 CET

I remember Tim showing us this at the Backup Bash- at least I think it was this version. It was very cool.

Lioness | November 09, 15:52 CET

Gah, I don't wanna register at facebook. Anywhere else to see this?

Garim | November 09, 16:00 CET

I'm assuming Tim is alright with having his Facebook details on here?

Simon | November 09, 16:23 CET

Simon, he posted these on a public forum, and made the vids public. I think he's used Facebook as Youtube video quality is poopy.

gossi | November 09, 16:27 CET

Gosh, poor Tim. He was robbed blind as well.

Madhatter | November 09, 16:36 CET

Drive - Unaired Pilot "Dollhouse" Sequence

Drive - Original Opening Sequence

Drive - Unaired Prologue And Oner

Drive - How We Did "The Shot"

Drive - "The Shot" Animatic And Live Action

Drive - "War Of The Worlds" And "Drive" Animatic

Drive - Unaired Mr. Bright Scene

Drive - Mr. Bright Scene (Final Version)

Drive - Unaired Vs. Aired

Drive - Unaired Vs. Aired 2

Drive - Unaired Vs. Aired 3

Drive - "Two Tullys" Unaired Vs. Aired

Tim Minear Montage

[ edited by Barry Woodward on 2008-11-10 00:32 ]

Barry Woodward | November 09, 16:45 CET

I don't think is the one he showed at Back Up Bash. I don't remember any of this.

[ edited by NYPinTA on 2008-11-09 16:56 ]

NYPinTA | November 09, 16:52 CET

Edited.

[ edited by RachVG on 2008-11-09 17:00 ]

RachVG | November 09, 17:00 CET

Really love the constant motion in that "dollhouse" sequence. It's a shame that it was never used as I think it really works. The original opening is also really great and really grabs your attention.

It seems that any time I see something that was changed because of input from a network or studio, that it's very rare that it improves and the original take is almost always a lot better.

Matt_Fabb | November 09, 17:02 CET

Wow...no surprised, Fox jacked up another show...

Those were 10x better than what originally aired (even without Nathan)

lax01 | November 09, 17:25 CET

The opening and the "dollhouse" sequence are also on Tim's YouTube account, for those who don't like Facebook

Salocin | November 09, 18:04 CET

Awesome set of clips, Tim, thank you!

Pointy | November 09, 19:10 CET

I'm glad he also has the original 7-minute opening posted that never got used. It's still so awesome.

[ edited by theonetruebix on 2008-11-09 19:28 ]

The One True b!X | November 09, 19:28 CET

Gosh I would have loved to see this show develop. It was just pure fun. And I love the "dollhouse" opener! Interesting to see how many characters were recast. (I'd say for the better, but that's unfair since we saw the final cast in six episodes and these actors in just a few minutes.)

dollrific | November 09, 20:12 CET

Argh I still miss this show. That sequence just reminded me how much I loved it. Damn you, FOX.

MP | November 09, 21:14 CET

Check this one, added about an hour ago. It shows HOW they made the oner.

The One True b!X | November 09, 23:47 CET

Wow, thanks Tim and Barry Woodward for posting those clips. The Dollhouse sequence and original opening was 100 time clearer and much more likable. It really introduced the people in a way you actually cared about and were interested in. Frankly, even knowing what the show was about the intro that was used was confusing for me. I'm sad. I wish we could honestly drop all the dang studios out of the creative process.

Vinity | November 10, 03:44 CET

Drive - Original Pilot Ending

The Inside - Original Pilot Vs. Reshoots

The Inside - Original Pilot Vs. Reshoots 2

The Inside - Original Pilot Vs. Reshoots 3

The Inside - Original Pilot Vs. Reshoots 4

The Inside - Original Pilot Vs. Reshoots 5

The Inside - Original Pilot Vs. Reshoots 6

[ edited by Barry Woodward on 2008-11-10 09:26 ]

Barry Woodward | November 10, 06:43 CET

I love the original vs. reshoot clips.

I said this over on FB, but it's almost glaring how flat and staged the original versions seem compared to the reshoots, which at the very least actually seem to have a sense of the physical space being full and real, which in turn has an effect upon the people in the room.

ETA that the originals seem kind of tossed off, like it was "get this shot and let's go home". The reshoots look like someone actually sat down and thought about things for awhile first.

[ edited by theonetruebix on 2008-11-10 06:54 ]

The One True b!X | November 10, 06:49 CET

Watching those just makes me realize how much I want "The Inside" on (official) DVD/Blu-Ray. The look of it is so dark and unique (which is what was missing in the original version) and it would be so awesome properly authored.

pat32082 | November 10, 16:12 CET

Does anyone know who directed the original pilot? (There were three pilots shot for The Inside, and here I believe we see clips from the second two. So by 'original' I actually mean the second of three.)

zoinkers | November 10, 18:01 CET