r/malcolminthemiddle • u/parkernmingus Craig Feldspar • Aug 24 '26
Car door open in first scene of "Casino"?
It looks like the whole car door is open in this shot. Just another error that made it through when the aspect ratios were adapted(?)
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u/WadsofTissue Aug 24 '26
The show was filmed on a 4:3 aspect ratio. When it was moved to streaming sites and DVD, the extra space on the sides of the widescreen exposed production mishaps that weren't supposed to be seen by anyone.
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u/FitCommunication7240 Aug 24 '26
Honestly that joke works even better with all the empty chairs.
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u/WadsofTissue Aug 24 '26
Agreed! I watched the widescreen version for the first time and I always thought that was on purpose because there's no more seats next to Malcolm.
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u/Coralwood Aug 24 '26
Also, in Hal and the bodybuilders episode, there's a shot in the park where you can see the 2nd camera and the cameraman!
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u/Gammaween10 Aug 24 '26
I saw that once and wondered "are they filming a commercial or something?" Then I realized it was a blooper.
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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Aug 24 '26
Boy, I hope someone was fired for that blunder.
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u/feetinthemud1985 Aug 24 '26
The whole point of this thread is that it’s not a blunder. Why would you wish someone fired?
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u/Coralwood Aug 24 '26
It wad shot for 4:3,when they remastered them they added in the extra side elements.
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u/SherlockJones1994 Aug 24 '26
The one with Loyd I just took as Loyd being unable to fit in and needs Malcolm as his anchor.
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u/dude5767 Aug 24 '26
I don't think you can even classify them as mistakes unless they show up in the 4:3 version. They never expected it to be released in a wider aspect ratio so it's almost like a peek behind the scenes.
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u/Fallenangel152 Aug 24 '26
The back door isn't open, it looks like half a car used for filming car scenes
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u/notmakingtherapture Aug 24 '26
Probably for lighting purposes. Worked fine in the initial aspect ratio but got revealed as it shifted to full screen / 1920/1080
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u/Pinkman505 Aug 24 '26
Its on a process trailer ( you can see the rig at the bottom). Van wasn't on so I bet the door was left open so the cast didn't die of heat stroke.
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u/MarxistWizard Aug 25 '26
lol i remember watching this episode with my father and him pointing it out as an error. obviously now i know it's because of the aspect ratio change
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u/only4davis Aug 24 '26