The D Rex Goes to Hollywood !!

[Rich W]

It's official. The D Rex has arrived at DMC CA GG, to get a little prep work done
in advance of being filmed in a TV pilot over the next few days in Hollywood.

Sorry, not many details right now (I am under contract), but for those of you on
the West Coast near DMC CA GG, the D Rex will be there tonight and tomorrow.

I will be flying out myself tomorrow and I will be at the shop by mid-afternoon.
Feel free to stop by and see the D Rex (and buy some parts while you are there).

More details to follow.

Later,
Rich W.

[Rich W]

Day 1 of filming (Friday) went well.
Off for the weekend.
Day 2 of filming (Monday) still to go.
More details soon.

Later,
Rich W.

(maybe a few sneak peek photos too)

[DMC5180]

Hmm, Reality show or sitcom? When would it likely "Air" if the pilot is picked up. Summer or Fall?

[fnzen]

from the photos that Don is posting on facebook its star packed

[Rich W]

Since "I don't do FaceBook" (sorry, I just do not have the time now), I am not sure
what Don has posted, but I am limited as to what I can say and do, under contract,
until the TV Pilot is aired. I may know more of a release time-line by mid-May or so.

However, I can point to other public knowledge items, links, photos, etc.

For example: There is only one "in production" TV show currently listed on IMDB
that features a DeLorean Monster Truck, so you can do the math.

Here is the link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2226507/
(this may answer some questions and prompt other questions)

I can also post a few photos of the D Rex taken at the same time as the filming,
but ones not directly connected with the actual scenes during filming of the show.

D-Rex-on-the-track.jpg

More photos and details to follow.

Thanks,
Rich W.

[SIMid]

Looks like it's based off the UK TV series.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081912/

Interesting .......!

[Rich W]

Day 1 of filming (Friday) went well.
Off for the weekend.
Day 2 of filming (Monday) still to go.
More details soon.

Later,
Rich W.

(maybe a few sneak peek photos too)

March 30th ...

Five Year Anniversary of the first day of filming in Hollywood. (2012) Kings of Van Nuys (TV Pilot)

D-Rex-vs-Robo.jpg

The D Rex also had it's 15th Birthday about 2 months ago too. (2002) World of Wheels (Chicago)

[Rich W]

March 30th ...

Five Year Anniversary of the first day of filming in Hollywood. (2012) Kings of Van Nuys (TV Pilot)

D-Rex-vs-Robo.jpg

The D Rex also had it's 15th Birthday about 2 months ago too. (2002) World of Wheels (Chicago)

Wow ... Time Flies.

10 Year Anniversary of the first day of filming in Hollywood. (2012) Kings of Van Nuys (TV Pilot)

The D Rex also had it's 20th Birthday about 2 months ago too. (2002) World of Wheels (Chicago)


And ... a surprise addition ... a link to a clip of the TV Pilot that I found today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl0V3eqiukg

The D Rex makes a couple brief appearances from about 48 second mark to the 55 second end.

[Rich W]

Well, it only took about 11 years for this to leak to the Internet.

Wow … has it been that long?

I was doing some backstory research on the Johnny Carson car
over the weekend and I decided to take a look for the TV Pilot
again, and sure enough, there were a few links out there since
earlier this Fall, along with a few UK based commentary links.

I know the UK TV Show, Only Fools and Horses is a revered UK
comedy series through the 1980s and early 1990s, so there was
little chance that Hollywood could duplicate lightning in a bottle
with King of Van Nuys, but I have seen worse TV Pilots.

Yes, a few too many BTTF jokes (less than half made it in Pilot)
and many of the other jokes fell flat (too much laugh track). The
commentary links appear to be spot-on, even though I did not
grow up watching the original Only Fools and Horses.

Only a few minutes of D Rex video footage made it into the Pilot,
after filming for two days, but after having to squeeze onto the
Parcel Shelf for this Pilot in 2012, Christopher Lloyd sought me
out at DCS 2014 to ride in the passenger seat in the parking lot.

A little early Christmas present for all the D Rex fans out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob02R52HK3U

Thanks,
Rich W.