Chapter 1333 1333 Special Guests

Courteney Cox (Courteney. Cox) arrived on the set in Burbank on time early in the morning, walked briskly towards the green room, and saw producer Kevin Bry in the distance. Kevin (Kevin. Bright) - who is the one who made the "Friends" show, "Hey, Kevin, aren't you going to reveal the answer today?"

Kevin, who was communicating with the staff, raised his head and replied with a chuckle, "Why are you so curious? Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy the surprise when this person actually appears?"

"I don't like surprises," Courteney exclaimed, and walked into the lounge with a smile. One of the advantages of shooting a sitcom is that all the work is done indoors, so the actors can commute as if they were normal, Life is very normal.

Entering the lounge, Courteney saw Matthew. Perry, who was reciting lines, and Lisa. Kudrow, who was sitting in the corner changing her shoes, "Hey, Matthew. , do you know when that mysterious guest will come to the crew?"

Since the crew has another "Matt" Matt - LeBlanc (Matt. LeBlanc), they did not call Matthew's nickname "Matt", but used the complete Matthew to distinguish. Of course, occasionally they will deliberately call Matt "LeBron" to emphasize the difference.

Matthew still looked down at the script and said in a low voice, "If it were today, would you regret wearing that dress like a curtain?"

"Hey, Matthew!" Courteney crumpled the tissue in her hand and threw it into Matthew's arms. As a result, Matthew jumped up exaggeratedly, scaring Jennifer Aniston who had just walked in. A big jump, "Wow, is this a circus?"

Courteney immediately ran to Jennifer's side and took her arm, "Matthew said that my clothes today will be embarrassing in front of the mysterious guest!"

"I didn't say that..." Matthew immediately began to avenge his grievance, but Courteney looked at Lisa who was sitting next to him, "Lisa, did I lie?"

Lisa immediately raised her hands and shook her head again and again, "Courtney is right, Matthew was really mean just now, yes, very mean." Matthew looked at the three women who surrounded him and wailed. Annoyed, he hugged his head.

"So, the guests will appear today?" Jennifer put her backpack on the dressing table, and then heaved a long sigh of relief, "Has Kevin leaked any news?"

"No, nothing is certain." Courteney shook her head in disappointment.

Lisa, who was standing next to him, suddenly said, "Courteney, if the guest is a woman, are you sure this outfit is good enough?" Today, Courteney wore a printed dress with a matching A small denim jacket. Since she needed to change her clothes after filming, she chose a more comfortable dress for her commute to get off work, and naturally didn't think about it that much.

Only then did Courteney realize that she didn't know whether the guest was a man or a woman. She looked down at her outfit and hugged her head gloomily, "Oh, God, if it's Gwyneth-- If Paltrow comes over to make a cameo..." Although the recently released "Seven Deadly Sins" was stole the limelight by three male protagonists, Gwyneth, the only female character, also received countless attention.

Hearing this sentence, Jennifer immediately became nervous, "If it is Famke. Janssen (Famke. Janssen)!" Famke is the latest Bond girl in the recently hit "Golden Eye", The beautiful appearance has been enthusiastically sought after.

"Ah! Ah!" The sudden screams echoed from far to near, constantly echoing in the quiet studio, making the three women who were looking at their clothes startled, and Matthew, who was trying to eliminate his sense of existence. He also raised his head, and then they saw Matt hopping into the lounge like a clown all the way, and then his footsteps didn't stop, he continued to circle in the lounge, screaming in his mouth. , "Ah...ah..."

"Hey, Matt, Matt!" Matthew stood up and grabbed Matt, but Matt continued to scream, and Matthew simply shouted at Matt, "Ah... Ah...LeBron!"

After being called out like this, Matt finally came back to his senses and shouted in a high-pitched voice, "There are so many people outside, so many people!" Matt pointed in the direction of the gate and kept repeating, "There are really so many people. !"

Jennifer entered the studio not long before Matt, and said in confusion, "Matt, isn't it a hundred people? Video viewers? What's going on?"

In sitcoms like "Friends," canned laughter is an essential part of the recording, and it's also a way to appeal to the audience in front of the TV to resonate with the laughter. I usually use canned laughter, which is pre-recorded recordings, most of the time.

But occasionally the crew will open up the audience to listen in, allowing the audience to join the actors in the live filming. Not only does it make the live laughter feel more real, but it also lifts the spirits of the actors—because that makes the sitcom a stage play. Although this is still a TV series filming in the final analysis, even if there are deviations and mistakes, you can pause and restart the filming. However, because the audience is watching on the spot, it will inevitably put pressure on the actors, forcing the actors to be more involved in the performance.

In the first season of "Friends", the audience has been invited to the scene many times to observe, which is also one of the means to increase the interaction of the audience, and encourage the audience to call on more relatives and friends to watch the official broadcast of the series after they go back. So, the crew is no stranger to this.

Generally speaking, in consideration of filming, there will not be too many on-site audiences, and around 100 is the most reasonable number. Every week, countless viewers send letters to NBC TV, or sign up through radio programs, expressing their desire to participate in the recording, and then the TV station will randomly select a part, and the rest will be searched locally in California, and some even have no jobs. The leading actors are also very willing to attend - not only an opportunity to learn, but also an opportunity to meet directors and producers.

When Jennifer entered the studio just now, she saw that the number of spectators was being counted outside. There were less than 50 people. The time for the auditors to enter the studio is usually about 90 minutes later than the actors, so the current staff should not be there. . This was done not only to avoid lateness and chaos on the set, but also because the cast and crew needed time to go through multiple rehearsals to make sure the shooting went smoothly – which is why the three women were worried about their costumes, before the actual recording, They need to rehearse, and if the guests come, they need to rehearse with the guests.

"No, no, people, a lot of people!" Matt shouted excitedly, and after he finally got his breath back, he continued, "Two hundred people, at least two hundred people, the scene is very lively, the whole Burban Kedu became very lively, and people from several studios next to it rushed out because of the crowd here, and the battle looked terrible!"

Jennifer couldn't help but be stunned. She entered the studio only a quarter of an hour earlier than Matt. Did the people gather so quickly?

During the conversation, David Schwimmer also came in and said in surprise, "Why are there so many people at the door? I think Kevin sent at least five people outside to maintain order. Is today a special day? ?"

Matt immediately found the bosom friend and rushed in front of David, "Yeah, it's really a lot of people, it's so unusual, right!"

David wasn't as excited as Matt, but he was still confused, "Yes, I've watched at least 200 people, so won't this affect the video?"

"Oh, God! The guests are coming, and the guests are coming today!" Courteney immediately reflected, like a machine gun, "So today Kevin came to the scene early, and was still arranging on-site work. ; So today my agent said that the time to arrive at the scene was 30 minutes earlier, and he even called me to wake up in the morning; that's why so many people gathered outside..."

"Oh, oh, Courteney, slow down, slow down!" Matthew frowned and kept pressing his hands down, as if controlling an animal, trying to calm Courteney, but Courteney didn't notice Matthew The movement was strange, but he calmed down, "What the hell are you talking about?" Courteney spoke too quickly and contained too much content, and he couldn't react.

"Mystery guest, remember?" Courteney repeated seriously and formally, "The mysterious guest Kevin told us ten days ago is coming today."

"What? What?" This time Jennifer, Lisa, and Matt were all in chaos, but there was a lot of noise in the lounge for the six people. In desperation, David could only roar, "Quiet! Everyone is quiet. !" Everyone closed their mouths, David pulled his T-shirt, "Mysterious guest? So what? It's not a big man, we've had guests before, haven't we?"

"Friends" had guest appearances in the first season, Helen - Hunter (Helen. Hunt), George - Clooney, and not long ago, Brooke - Xiaosi (Brooke. Shields). However, Helen can only be regarded as an actor who wanders between the second-tier and the first-tier. Although George's popularity has soared by relying on the "Emergency Room Story" that was launched last year, he is still a TV actor. The last one is big enough, but it has already passed its peak. .

"So, who do you know who the guests are?" Jennifer was stunned and asked ignorantly. As a result, everyone looked at each other in dismay.

The three previous guest actors, Kevin informed them in advance, and in the script that came out, the names of the actors were also marked, which allowed them to prepare in advance. On the day that Brooke-Xiaosi appeared, the men in the crew were all dressed up. But this time, the producer Kevin kept it secret and refused to say anything. He just used a "mysterious guest" as a prevarication. This made the actors confused and at the same time, they also generated infinite curiosity.

"Could it be Janice?" Matthew's sudden remark made everyone have a black line on their foreheads.