Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1542693
Auggie in a blue gentleman's suit with a sly smile, as if saying, "Look how wonderful it is to be on top of the world!" James Gunn meticulously cared about all the stunt sequences. Knowing that, I proposed the humidor to be part of the fight between Chris and Keith in episode 6. We made an additional stunt humidor for this purpose and the stunt director made full use of it for an exciting sequence. The twisty corridor led between the cigar/ trophy room and Chris Two's bedroom. It was time to dial up the jokes, so I chose a blue plaid wallpaper and wood trim. It was as if Ralph Lauren had gone crazy! I asked for the tackiest lamps and a bed that lights from underneath, plus the gaming chair in front of the TV set. Andrea Doyle came up with the bust of Chris holding his chains. James Gunn really paid attention to how we designed the poster for Hanoi Roxx, which was made of the five real guys from the band Hanoi Rocks, and the poster for Deaf Leopard, which had the words 'pour some honey on me' instead of the Def Leopard's 'pour some sugar on me.' The discussions were intense and very satisfying. The rest he left to me to design, and I had a lot of fun with Scorpionz and The Cruel Interventions, and so on. Chris Two's bathroom continued the tradition of poking fun at our character; it had a Gucci wallpaper and tacky gold-framed crowns, plus the latest Toto toilet. And his massive closet contained fifty tacky shirts and shoes! The Quantum Unfolding Chamber was reinterpreted for the series and enlarged the original design by three times the size. The new design contained ninety-nine doors, which the characters explored in episode 8. In reality, we supplied twenty doors, which were color-coded to represent the different A. AUGGIE'S CIGAR/ TROPHY ROOM. ILLUSTRATION BY HUGH SICOTTE. B. AUGGIE'S MANSION. COMPOSITE LOCATION/ STAGE FLOOR PLAN. C. & D. AUGGIE'S CIGAR/ TROPHY ROOM. SET PHOTOS. A B C D