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>> Announcer: LIVE FROM

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, IT'S THE

LIVE COUNTDOWN TO...

WE'VE GATHERED THOUSANDS OF

PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS THE WORLD

TO HELP CELEBRATE THIS VERY

SPECIAL OCCASION.

AND NOW YOUR HOST, JEFF PROBST.

>> HI, EVERYBODY, I'M

JEFF PROBST, AND WELCOME TO

THIS.

IN JUST A FEW HOURS, IN THIS

HISTORIC HOLLYWOOD MOVIE

THEATER, HOLLYWOOD'S MOST

IMPORTANT HOLLYWOOD TYPES WILL

HAVE ARRIVED TO WATCH WHAT WILL

SURELY BE ONE OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT EVENTS TO EVER BE

TELEVISED FROM THIS HISTORIC

HOLLYWOOD THEATER HERE IN

HOLLYWOOD -- A SHOT-FOR-SHOT

RE-CREATION OF THE OPENING TITLE

SEQUENCE OF THE 1980s TELEVISION

SHOW "SIMON & SIMON," WITH

"MAD MEN'S" JON HAMM AND

"PARKS AND RECREATION'S"

ADAM SCOTT.

BUT FIRST, IN THE NEXT

10 MINUTES, WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU

INSIDE THE PROCESS OF MAKING ONE

OF THE MOST EXCITING AND

EXPENSIVE OPENING-CREDIT

SEQUENCE REMAKES OF OUR TIME.

LET'S START THE CLOCK.

WITH A BUDGET OF A WHOPPING

$25 MILLION, AND USING THE

LATEST STATE-OF-THE-ART

TECHNOLOGY, CREW MEMBERS FROM

ALL OVER THE WORLD WERE HIRED,

INCLUDING FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR

AND CERTIFIED HOLLYWOOD BAD BOY

PAUL RUDD.

>> YOU KNOW, I WAS GREATLY

INSPIRED BY GUS VAN SANT'S

RETELLING OF "PSYCHO."

I THOUGHT IT WAS A BOLD

EXPERIMENT TO RE-DO THAT MOVIE

[BELCHES] SHOT-FOR-SHOT IN THE

EXACT SAME WAY.

AND I THOUGHT, "THAT'S REALLY

INTERESTING."

AND IT MADE ME WANT TO DO IT.

>> I TOLD PAUL THAT NO MATTER

WHAT HE DOES, HE'LL NEVER GET IT

JUST RIGHT.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

YOU CAN'T -- YOU CAN'T DO IT.

>> IMPOSSIBLE OR NOT, THEY WERE

GONNA FIND OUT IF IT WAS

IMPOSSIBLE...OR NOT.

WE VISITED WITH THE TALLEST

DOCTOR IN LOS ANGELES TO ASK HIM

IF YOU COULD RE-CREATE SOMETHING

AS ICONIC AS THE "SIMON & SIMON"

OPENING CREDIT SEQUENCE.

>> NO.

>> HEY, SO, IT'S THE FIRST DAY

OF SHOOTING.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED 'CAUSE I

GET TO MEET JON HAMM.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG ADMIRER

OF HIS, BIG FAN.

AND WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING

TOGETHER.

AND HE'S STANDING RIGHT OVER

HERE, SO I GET TO...MEET HIM FOR

THE FIRST TIME, WHICH IS

SUPER-COOL.

>> JON, WE'RE READY FOR YOU.

>> HEY, JON, I'M REALLY...

SUPER...

YEAH, SO, THIS IS --

THIS IS A GOOD SET, I THINK.

I THINK WE'RE...

YEAH, WE'RE ALL GOOD WITH THIS.

>> I'VE LOVED "SIMON & SIMON"

FOR A LONG TIME.

I'VE BEEN A FAN.

FIRST-RUN STUFF, I HAVE THE

DVDs, I'VE GONE THROUGH THOSE A

FEW TIMES -- ESPECIALLY WHEN I

FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

I WANT TO BE AS PREPARED AS I

CAN.

IT'S A SEMINAL TELEVISION

PROGRAM, AND THE FACT THAT WE

GET TO WORK ON THIS HOMAGE, IT'S

JUST IMPORTANT.

IT'S JUST AN HONOR.

THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

>> WHY AM I DOING THIS?

OH, UM, WELL, INITIALLY IT WAS

THE MONEY BECAUSE THEY JUST

OFFERED, LIKE, SO MUCH MONEY, IT

WAS CRAZY.

AND SO I WAS LIKE, YES.

>> I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I ACTUALLY HAVE ONLY SEEN ONE

EPISODE OF "PARKS AND REC."

I THOUGHT, WHEN WE WERE CASTING,

THAT I WAS GETTING THE LITTLE

INDIAN GUY FROM THAT SHOW,

"AZ-IZ."

>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ADAM?

WHAT'S HE LIKE?

>> UM...HE'S, UH...

WELL, UH, YOU KNOW, HE'S, UH...

HE'S A REAL GO-GETTER.

HE WANTS TO DO WELL.

HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY.

>> AND WHAT ABOUT JON HAMM?

>> GENIUS.

HAMM IS INCREDIBLE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN

"MAD MEN," BUT WHAT HE CAN DO

WITH THAT CHARACTER -- THERE'S

SO MUCH GOING ON BEHIND HIS

EYES.

IT'S JUST FUN TO WATCH 'CAUSE

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING,

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S

THINKING, BUT IT'S VERY CLEAR TO

JON HAMM, THE ACTOR, BECAUSE

HE'S JUST THAT GOOD.

>> WITH THE ODDS STACKED AGAINST

THEM, JON AND ADAM HAD TO MAKE

SURE THEIR PERFORMANCES WERE

FLAWLESS.

SO THEY TURNED TO FAMED

BODY-MOVEMENT COACH

GRETA STRAUSS.

>> [ German accent ] WHAT I AM

DOING HERE TODAY, IS I'M GOING

TO TRY TO TEACH ADAM SCOTT AND

JON HAMM HOW TO BECOME

"SEMEN ON SEMEN."

WHAT I WANT TO DO IS CREATE A

SAFE SPACE FOR THEM TO FEEL LIKE

THEY CAN EXPLORE, THAT THEY CAN

ACTUALLY JUST HAVE FUN WITH IT.

[ SHOUTS ]

'CAUSE THAT'S ALSO PART OF IT.

IT'S NOT SO SERIOUS.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE FUN SOMETIMES.

WE ALL NEED TO LAUGH.

AND THAT'S A PART OF THE

MACHINE.

THAT'S A PART OF YOUR BODY.

I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOW

IS TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF.

OKAY? THANK YOU.

>> HEY, I'M ADAM, BY THE WAY.

YOU KNOW --

>> STOP IT.

>> WE'LL DO IT AFTER.

>> JUST STOP IT.

>> IT'S FINE, YEAH.

LET'S JUST --

>> WITH PRODUCTION UNDER WAY,

MANY WONDERED HOW DIE-HARD FANS

WOULD REACT TO THIS PROJECT.

FOR MORE ON THAT, JEFF PROBST.

THANKS, JEFF.

YOU KNOW, SUPERFANS ARE OFTEN

THE TOUGHEST TO PLEASE.

AND THIS WAS APPARENT EARLIER

TODAY WHEN A PROTESTER SET UP

CAMP OUTSIDE THE THEATER TO TRY

AND STOP THE PREMIERE.

>> STOP THE "SIMON & SIMON"

REMAKE, RIGHT?

GOT IT.

"SIMON & SIMON" ISN'T A TV SHOW.

IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.

IT TEACHES YOU, LIKE, HOW TO

DETECT THINGS, HOW TO WORK WITH

FAMILY.

I CHANGED MY NAME TO

"SIMON & SIMON."

LOOK.

THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S OFFICIAL.

FIRST NAME -- SIMON.

LAST NAME -- AND SIMON.

IT'S LEGAL.

TRUTHFULLY, PART OF THE REASON

WHY I'M DISTURBED ABOUT THIS

"SIMON & SIMON" REMAKE IS I HAD

BIGGER PLANS TO RE-LAUNCH

"SIMON & SIMON" IN A WAY THAT

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

I WANT TO DO IT IN A MATURE WAY,

AN ADULT WAY.

YOU KNOW, THESE TWO BROTHERS,

SHIRTLESS, GOING AROUND

SAN DIEGO, EXPLORING EACH

OTHER'S BODIES AND SOLVING

CRIMES.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD

BE TOLD.

LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.

RICK OR A.J., BRO?

RICK OR A.J.?

YOU'RE AN A.J. CAT, I KNOW IT!

A.J. GUY!

>> HOWEVER, PROTESTERS WEREN'T

THE ONLY OBSTACLE.

RUDD'S METICULOUS ATTENTION TO

DETAIL STARTED TO BECOME A

PROBLEM ON SET.

>> BLAST OF SMOKE, PLEASE.

THAT'S TOO MUCH -- TOO MUCH

SMOKE.

HEY, WHAT -- WHAT, IS THIS, A

[BLEEP] PRINCE VIDEO?

EASE UP ON THE SMOKE.

I CAN'T EVEN SEE THAT GUY.

WE HAVE 34 SHOTS, AND ALREADY,

I'VE EXCEEDED THE BUDGET BY

$9 MILLION.

I ALSO HAD TO THROW IN $800,000

OF MY OWN MONEY, WHICH WAS A

HUGE MISTAKE, BECAUSE EVEN IF

IT'S ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, UH,

THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY THAT I

WOULD EVER SEE THAT MONEY AGAIN,

BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, THIS WHOLE

THING IS JUST KIND OF STUPID.

LET'S GO AGAIN.

WHAT IS -- WHAT IS THE SMILE?

IS SOMETHING FUNNY?

ONE STEP FORWARD.

YOU'RE GETTING BLOCKED BY THE

BOTTLE.

HEY, HAMM...

>> WHAT?

>> ...STAY STILL.

>> BOTTLE UP.

TOO HIGH.

>> I'M ADAM, BY THE WAY.

>> QUIET ON SET, PLEASE.

WHAT THE -- WHAT IS THAT?

ARE YOU [BLEEP] RETARDED?

>> HAVE YOU NOT SEEN WHAT WE'RE

DOING?

>> [BLEEP] ALMIGHTY.

WE'RE NOT DOING "HAMLET" HERE.

YOU GOT A GUY STANDING NEXT TO

YOU COVERED IN CAMO WITH A

MUSTACHE AND A BROKEN BOTTLE.

YOU DON'T NEED MUCH.

JUST WALK AND LOOK.

FOR GOD'S SAKES, ACTION.

>> THEY FINALLY GOT THE SHOT 82

TAKES LATER.

BUT THIS PROVED TO BE A TURNING

POINT FOR RUDD, AND SEVEN WEEKS

INTO THE SHOOT, HE PROMPTLY

QUIT, REFERRING TO JON AND ADAM

AS "THE LAMEST ASSHOLES IN THE

WORLD."

WITHOUT A DIRECTOR, THE PRESSURE

OF THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION BEGAN

TO AFFECT JON AND ADAM IN

DIFFERENT WAYS.

>> STOP TALKING TO ME!

>> OKAY.

>> FOR ADAM, HIS BEHAVIOR BECAME

MORE EROTIC -- I MEAN ERRATIC --

SOMETIMES TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO

WEREN'T EVEN THERE.

>> SO, THIS IS THE ONE WE'RE

DOING FOR THE BIRTHDAY EPISODE.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> THERE IS A JUMP.

IT'S A BIT DARK.

DO YOU WANT SAFETY OR STUNTS OR

PADS, OR YOU GOOD?

>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

I -- I JUST...

>> ADAM?

>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S -- IT'S ALL

COMING TO A HEAD, IN A SENSE.

WHEE! SHEER DROP.

BUT HE DOESN'T SAY IT LIKE THAT.

OR SHE, I MEAN, OF COURSE.

[ LAUGHS ] I KNOW. I KNOW.

YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]

I KNOW.

DID YOU GUYS NOT MEET?

>> AND DESPITE SHOOTING IN THE

ORIGINAL, SUNNY SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA LOCATIONS, JON JUST

KEPT GETTING COLDER AND COLDER.

>> YOU LOOK BACK AT THE CLASSIC

FILMMAKING MOMENTS IN HISTORY,

AND IT'S ALL BULL[BLEEP]

AND YOU GET THE CHANCE TO WORK

ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND YOU

DON'T WANT TO PASS IT UP.

THIS IS LIVING THE DREAM.

I'M SO [BLEEP]DAMN COLD.

>> JON HAMM DIED THAT NIGHT.

>> ALL RIGHT, I HAVE ONE

QUESTION FOR YOU.

ARE YOU READY TO WITNESS THE

MOST EXCITING EVENT IN

TELEVISION HISTORY?

IF YOU'RE NOT, TURN OFF YOUR

TELEVISIONS.

IF YOU ARE, COUNT DOWN WITH ME.

HERE WE GO.

10...9...

8...7...

6...5...

4...3...

2...1...

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THANK YOU, AND GOOD NI--

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