jackie franklin's news and notes 1.7.13

"In the stars, Jonny..."

Who can forget the emotional performance above that gave Jackie Franklin his first and last Emmy in 1981? Or for that matter, his shameful trainwreck of an acceptance speech? If you don't recall the classic scene as clearly as you'd like, don't worry. I've been painstakingly restoring it frame by frame all weekend. Episode Four of Space Cops can soon be enjoyed and experienced by a whole new generation; publicly available for the first time in over three decades.

The rough cut is now basically complete on Ep. 4 and today I begin work on special effects and applying all the necessary music, sound effects, and color correction. Let the good times roll!

Incredibly, there is even more to look forward to. Beginning with Episode 4, we will be releasing a companion video of outtakes from every production. (You wouldn't believe some of the tomfoolery Gene Paul, Jackie, and Reginald can get into.)

Also, I'm planning to put out some behind-the-scenes footage of our 3 Ladies shoot very soon. Matt Todd was cool enough to shoot it and I'm going to edit it and load it up ASAP. You might be entertained or horrified.

More of the usual on the blog this week including Indie Wednesday and who knows what else might turn up.