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April 01 2009

Video of on-set Terminator prank featuring Summer Glau. To complement the below Dollhouse prank.

Granted, Summer doesn't say an awful lot. Mods, feel free to add this to the Dollhouse thread if necessary.

jamesthegill | Cast&Crew | 22:53 CET | 37 comments total | tags: summer glau

Summer's reaction makes this video watchable for me, it's funnier than the prank. I don't think she was having a good day...

hitnrun017 | April 01, 22:57 CET

Yeah Summer was not into this at all.

Wyndam_ | April 01, 23:03 CET

That was just... insanely awkward to watch. I have a new found fondness for Thomas Dekker, though! 1) He seems pretty cool and 2) He doesn't speak with that husky John Connor voice that he does in the show.

ETA: Bones's one is the best.

[ edited by Jayme on 2009-04-01 23:58 ]

Jayme | April 01, 23:54 CET

Yeah ... Summer was less than thrilled for the entire thing

Desertpuma | April 01, 23:57 CET

It was just a really awkward prank. I think Thomas Dekker was the only reason it was entertaining to me. When he started wondering about Broadway that was hilarious.

ETA: Bones's one is the best.

It really was. I'm betting Boreanaz had a hand in that. Strangely, the Dollhouse and House ones were nearly identical with strange people waiting on the elevator to surprise the characters.

Emmie | April 02, 00:01 CET

It sounds like they got yanked out of something to do the prank.. so Summer probably was in a different headspace. Plus she's pretty shy from when I met her on ME Day.

BrownCoat_Tabz | April 02, 00:11 CET

I don't understand that prank at all. "I'm annoying!" "Wait guys, April Fools! I'm annoying on PURPOSE!" Huh?

Brian Lynch | April 02, 00:36 CET

Agreed. It lacked that certain... whatsitcalled... humor? Joke?

Septimus | April 02, 00:50 CET

*still giggling at the Bones one*

Taaroko | April 02, 00:55 CET

I'm with you there. But this prank did give me more love for the actors to put up with that.

The Bones & House pranks were much better. They should have done something similar for T:TSCC.

korkster | April 02, 01:24 CET

Bones and House pranks were the best. David's face when he is laughing is priceless.

Wyndam_ | April 02, 01:25 CET

This was supposed to be funny? Then again, this seems consistent with Fox's 'humor' in the Summer and Eliza hosting thing, which was only watchable because of Summer and Eliza. Plus the whole fact that the show is doomed and I won't be getting to see Summer on TV weekly anymore sort of makes any 'prank' not really humorous at all.

As a side note, I think I've been reading to many British novels, because I kept on wanting to spell humor as humour. Then again I do already spell armor as armour for no reason...

SteppeMerc | April 02, 01:48 CET

Does fox ever have a real contest for fans/bloggers to visit the set? Does anyone feel offended that a paid shill was passing herself off as a fan? As an excuse to impose herself on the actors and they must endure her politely.

Lame.

peacemonger | April 02, 02:04 CET

But it is spelled humour. And colour. And such. :)

redeem147 | April 02, 02:07 CET

Opposite of funny. And I don't get the House one. It's a marching band? Ha..ha..ha..

Bones is the only actual prank.

lookitsjulia | April 02, 02:48 CET

Did I miss the funny? I missed the funny.

Sly | April 02, 03:26 CET

Mr Dekker, while not playing John, is setting off my 'dar. Am I alone with this feeling?

Arsenal | April 02, 04:02 CET

Nope, not alone.

Harmalicious | April 02, 04:12 CET

The 'dar is lighting up a bit.

Emmie | April 02, 04:18 CET

Why does it even matter?

MrGordo | April 02, 04:32 CET

Oh, I liked the House one. And the Bones one. Terminator? Not so much.

mouse | April 02, 04:32 CET

"Why does it even matter?"

Simple curiosity. Could be worse, I could read US Weekly or watch American Idol.

Arsenal | April 02, 05:02 CET

I'm with Brian on this one... Just silly. Also, I felt for Summer in a big old way. Having my time wasted is never fun, either.

streetartist | April 02, 05:07 CET

Yeah... since when is a terrible interview a prank? They already have to deal with that in regular interviews?

Manosdvd | April 02, 05:51 CET

Arsenal Ummm...'scuse me? Idol fan here. I love to see young talent given the chance to shine.

I saw the Chef ~~MajorlyCrankyDude~~ Gordon Ramsay one tonight and it was just...lame. It looked so fake. Of course there was a head under the lid. Duh.

I'd heard that David LOVES pranks and practical jokes - Emily Deschanel said David horses around on the set of Bones, and it's very hard for them to keep in character sometimes when he's off-camera.

Andy told us @MCB that David and Dayne would yank off "Lorne's" horns after filming wrapped every day. One of them would distract Andy & the other would sneak up and rip off a horn. They kept a bucket of them.

ShadowQuest | April 02, 06:18 CET

Well, I like the actors better after this. And it was kind of interesting to see Summers rather sceptical expression. But the real fun part is that just before the end one can hear Thomas Dekker (I think it was) tell the annoying woman that she was a lot more solid then most of the other people that come to visit them. I wonder how many things like this thay have to put up with?

Satai (with Punsch) | April 02, 07:26 CET

Actually Satai, I thought that was just a sorta friendly "no hard feelings" thing where he was comparing her to actual guest stars on the show, not necessarily incessant fan greetings.

That said, I do sorta feel bad for the actors anyway since while I know sometimes people are inclined to goof off just for the sake of it, they really can't have proven their observational skills or BS detectors given how I assume none of these were remotely filmed near April First.

orangewaxlion | April 02, 08:54 CET

I'm a bit disturbed by Thomas Dekker's real voice. Sounded like he'd been breathing helium or something.

flugufrelsarinn | April 02, 12:40 CET

Summer's look on her face from 2.45 to 2.50 is priceless. She's like, WTF am I doing here, I miss the Firefly set where people were actually funny.

J.I.G. | April 02, 14:17 CET

lol. Totally agree with Lynch.

the FAT indian | April 02, 14:19 CET

I think I had the exact same facial expressions as Summer watching this. It wasn't funny and that woman was really annoying.

Pretty_Hate_Machine | April 02, 14:45 CET

J.I.G. your interpretation of Summers look is probably correct. Or it might have been a cleaverly concealed ...urge to kill rising... must wait 'til the camera is gone... rising... kind of look ;)

Satai (with Punsch) | April 02, 15:30 CET

Arsenal, while young Mr. Dekker certainly does set off one's 'dar, he actually has had quite a long-term relationship with a young lady. But from what little I know of him, though, I imagine he'd be happy going along in another direction as well. He seems very friendly and outgoing and open minded.

Personally, I thought all the April Fool's "jokes" were pretty lame, but the TSCC one was the very worst. Aside from the look on Summer's face.

BuffyGroupie | April 02, 15:52 CET

Brian - haha. I agree!
The woman was incredibly irritating!

I didn't get the House one, wasn't really a prank, but it was definitely much better. Bones was the best though - it had to be because of David: he loves goofing around.

Shep | April 02, 15:57 CET

I thought that was just a sorta friendly "no hard feelings" thing where he was comparing her to actual guest stars on the show, not necessarily incessant fan greetings.

Actually Dekker said at the very beginning that she did a good job right after her intro. So it wasn't about "no hard feelings". He said "very good" and nods right after she finishes the intro. It was only until the crazy questions started that he got weirded out.

Summer's face for those five seconds is hilarious.

Emmie | April 02, 18:52 CET

The Bones one was great ... thanks for putting the link in.

resa | April 02, 22:49 CET

Bones one was great :D
Loved David's facial expression!

fangless | April 03, 19:44 CET

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