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By csadler Aardman Staff Oct 27th 2009

Dear Diary.

October 29th 2009. Rainy.

8.00am Wake up with a jump. Had a dream about fundamentalist “Shaun the Sheep” fans chasing me with baseball bats.

8.30am Cancel my holiday to Germany.

9.00am Leave for work.

9.15am Drive past workers on strike outside the postal depot – can’t decide whether to wave or make a rude gesture, my indecision makes me look like I’m having a seizure and I nearly crash.

9.30am Arrive at work to find the new “vertical stacking” car parking scheme has come into effect.

9.31am Watch with resignation as the facilities manager drops a VW camper van onto the top of my car using a fork lift truck.

9.35am First swill pot coffee of the day, mmm....

10.00am The delegation of Peruvian nose flautists arrive early for their studio tour arranged for 5pm. I hide under the desk. Holly goes to sort them out.

10.20am Bitzer enters the office wearing a silk dressing gown and puffing smoke rings from an oversized pipe. He complains that under no circumstances can he be expected to work with “that cat” any longer and shows me what Pidsley has done to his copy of “The Times”. Unfortunately I can’t keep a straight face because Shaun is making very rude gestures behind his back. Bitzer huffs and puffs out of the office. I ruffle Shaun’s topknot and send him back to the studio, the little scamp.

10.21am The facilities manager bursts into the office brandishing a fire extinguisher and sniffing the air. “CAN ANYBODY SMELL SMOKE?” He stares at everyone in turn before backing slowly out of the door.

10.35am I email Mindel to suggest changing Pidsley’s cat food – he really did make a big mess of Bitzer’s copy of the Times...

10.45am Mindel storms into the office to tell Gareth and I that changing Pidsley’s cat food this late in the shoot would make it impossible to finish the series before March 2013.

11.00am Go to visit the model makers but they’re all on a tea break.

12.00pm Katie emails to ask if I know how to fix Mitzie’s problem with Yoghurt mayhem... No, no I still don’t have a clue.

1.00pm Stuck behind Bitzer in the dinner queue. He’s complaining about the lack of meat in his chilli and warning the canteen staff about the dangers of feeding a dog too many butter beans. Eventually, he moves off to find a table muttering, “It’s all very well, Luvies, but this would never happen to Dickie Attenborough...”

3pm The delegation of Bristol zookeepers arrive early for their studio tour arranged for 3 weeks on Tuesday. They bring with them 25 Capuchin monkeys on day release. I go to hide under the table but find Holly is already there so I call Mindel instead...

3.15pm Bitzer has lost his hat again.

4.00pm Go to visit the model makers but they’re all on a tea break.

4.10pm Dan is playing the Peruvian nose flute music CD he bought earlier in the day. Nobody in the office looks particularly happy, apart from Dan – Dan looks happy.

4.15pm Holly is twitching and muttering something that sounds like, “....revenge.... Cheryl Cole CD.... Madonna... High School Musical...see how he likes it....”

4.45pm Fourth swill pot coffee of the day, yeugh...

5.30pm Mindel rings up in a very good mood after somehow persuading the zookeepers to put the capuchin monkeys to work in the assistant animator’s area, “They have excellent manual dexterity and better still will work for peanuts!” she explains.

5.50pm I find Bitzer’s hat, but by the looks of it Pidsley had found it first - I decide not to tell Bitzer until tomorrow.

6.30pm Wait patiently while my car is extracted from under the VW camper...

6.45pm Drive home (with noticeably less headroom than usual), mulling over another run of the mill day. Never mind, it’s my Birthday tomorrow!
By sean2000 Oct 27th 2009

Yeah ,Very Long Ey?
By nitrome Oct 27th 2009

such a busy day!
By kimpony Oct 27th 2009

Too funny! (Soon it won't just be Germans with bats; I've seen the new Bitzer. It's O.K., tho, I love Shaun enough to learn to accept the changes.)
By animal_rights100 Oct 27th 2009

Earlier today I was sitting on the sofa with my Shaun the Sheep series 1 DVD's. I pressed the select button on the TV remote and the introduction sequence to another STS episode started to play.

As it was playing I had a thought; what will be happening with the introduction sequence for series 2? Bitzer and The Farmer I belive have changed slightly in appearance so doesn't that mean the old sequence can't be used anymore?
By legomatic Oct 27th 2009

...oh please people...this discussion is closed! Its boring to read only the same...the changes had made and thats a fact. Everyone can accept this or not but please stop this discussion about it. We will have fun and this thread is a new one from Chris. Thanks a lot,
Chris too
By animal_rights100 Oct 27th 2009

I don't want to bother anyone on here, and I'm sorry if I have done. I'm not trying to complain or keep talking about the same thing; I'm just interested in what's going to happen. I honestly don't know what will happen with the introduction sequence and I'd really like to know
By Finlaybear Oct 28th 2009

I think people are entitled to have their say legomatic, after all we haven't yet had the chance to view the new series. People are interested because they care about the characters, I am sure Aardman are interested in feedback from genuine fans. I wondered about the opening title sequence too a_r100, so it wasn't just you.
Love the diary! Keep it coming please.
Many happy returns on your birthday today!
By allison9 Oct 28th 2009

i love shaun the sheep!!!!
By csadler Aardman Staff Oct 28th 2009

Hi Guys!

I answered the question about the title sequence in the "studio pics" thread!

Cheers,

Chris
By csadler Aardman Staff Oct 28th 2009

Sorry, meant the "Behind the Scenes Photos" thread, but here's what I wrote anyway...

We had to reshoot the title sequence because the new series is filmed in high definition. That meant we couldn't reuse any footage from series one at all.
The new title sequence follows the same story as the last one, except we use the new puppets and have included the pigs, Pidsley and the ducks within the sequence.
By Finlaybear Oct 28th 2009

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.
By Josie03 Nov 1st 2009

cool!i love this website!
By Josie03 Nov 1st 2009
By concon Nov 1st 2009

Josie03 I sent you a friend request !

When is the new series coming to Britain I forgot.
By nitrome Nov 1st 2009

late november,concon.
By concon Nov 1st 2009

Om thanks.
By Windows Vista Nov 5th 2009

Happy birthday for erm... Last Wednesday. Late November? I thought it would be after that...
By Gromits little bro Nov 6th 2009

23rd of November 4:25pm BBC1
By jordan Nov 6th 2009

hey chris,please post picturess of the farm set covered in snow. i would love to see the snow, what you use for snow and icicles on the set?. cheers
By Idril Nov 6th 2009

Since all of series one isn't quite out here in the USA, I am so jealous hearing about the start of series two. I know the changes may be a bit weird, but I think "actors" are always re-inventing themselves. It keeps those Plastic (or maybe Plastcine)Surgeons busy. I am really excited about the series being done in High Definition. I think my dream job would be to work on making the sets. I never cease to be amazed at the wonderful craftsmanship. Even though I am an ancient person, I am still a kid at heart and I love Shaun and the gang. Thanks for all the pleasure you have given me and my friends both young and old!
By Josie03 Nov 7th 2009
By rosella cottam Jan 10th 2010
By tash21 Jan 21st 2010

hey yall
wat up?
i'm really bored + i'm in a hotel and were about to get room service so i'm ok now!
tash21
By stanton Feb 17th 2010

i got one buddy