Get into the Van

Checking the shot

Well...initially I thought that my time in Vancouver would be over at the end of April, but as it turns out, breaking up is hard to do. The first shoot week of The Lab With Leo Laporte went really well -- the energy was fantastic, the show looked great, and we tried a lot of things we hadn't done before. Any worries I may have had about the whole situation pretty much resolved themselves...it's going to be a lot of fun. So I'm now officially in, full-time.

Obviously that throws a bit of a monkeywrench into Lab Rats -- I can't just get in the car and drive over to Andy's place any more. That means a bit more co-ordination, getting Andy out here semi-regularly to be on The Lab, and getting me back there semi-regularly. So essentially we'll tape blocks of episodes at a time, much like we did on Call For Help and will continue to do for The Lab. And it means we'll now have a bit of variety, with Lab Rats East and Lab Rats West -- not only will be be taping on two different sets (Greedy is cool with us using their facilities here to do some Lab Rats work too, which is a big relief...I don't have to worry about setting aside space in a new apartment, which will undoubtedly be pretty small) but we'll have the opportunity every so often to head into the field in different locations, as the need arises. Now, not only can Andy cover off special events in Toronto, but I'll have access to Vancouver, Seattle and maybe even the Bay Area (less regularly) if something major comes up. It'll be a bit challenging at first, but I'm positive that this will make for a much more dynamic show. You'll get to see our first Vancouver episodes in a couple of weeks -- albeit in a very temporary location -- and then we'll see episodes from both sides of the continent from that point on.

Thanks to everyone for your support on both Lab Rats and The Lab -- it's good to know that people are enjoying the work we're all doing on these shows...it makes it easier to keep going even when there are bumps in the road!