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  • On Monday the 10th of October 2005, Aardman’s second ever feature film had just reached the top of the US box office and celebrations were in order. However, this day would instead be remembered for a very different reason…
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  • @Matt-rq3bu
    @Matt-rq3bu Před 3 lety +341

    Such a good video, bet you did your research for this one. We appreciate it.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +24

      Thank you! Yes, many hours of research and a bit of an investigation really, as the facts aren't laid out clearly online. Glad you enjoyed!

    • @leolovett1823
      @leolovett1823 Před rokem +2

      @@SomeBoiOnline and now they are thanks to you

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před rokem +2

      Means a lot!

  • @fedyfabuh3100
    @fedyfabuh3100 Před 2 lety +773

    It's incredibly ironic that electronics were what caused the burning of the warehouse considering that Wallace is an inventor who often works with electronics that backfire on his.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 2 lety +78

      Yeah that's true actually 😅

    • @WackoMcGoose
      @WackoMcGoose Před 2 lety +51

      "...Knickers."
      *_boom_*

    • @DT-267K
      @DT-267K Před 2 lety +9

      Ngl, that sounds a tad too vague to be truly ironic. It's like saying it's ironic that a human suffocated to death due to respiratory failure despite being surrounded by air.

    • @PengSpoofer
      @PengSpoofer Před rokem +5

      @@DT-267K In my personal opinion, I don't see your example being coorelated to the comment you've responded to (in terms of irony)

    • @DT-267K
      @DT-267K Před rokem

      @@PengSpoofer I like trains

  • @trashymc4564
    @trashymc4564 Před 3 lety +184

    I do have to respect how the creator seemed to realize that it was just a bunch of stuff at the end of the day. But indeed it's like a massive chunk of his legacy just gone up in flames.

  • @DylTheRetroDemon
    @DylTheRetroDemon Před 3 lety +311

    The archives may be gone but the memories will never fade.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +14

      Exactly 😊

    • @benjaminbonser2505
      @benjaminbonser2505 Před rokem +5

      Also some fan would just end up remaking those models

    • @ThatRetroGuy2005
      @ThatRetroGuy2005 Před rokem

      Well some like the rocket was rebuilt
      If you ever seen the forgotten show

    • @e32b61
      @e32b61 Před rokem +3

      Actually, that’s exactly why historical archives are important. Memories DO fade, get distorted, time marches on and people die. It’s the complete opposite of what your said.

    • @rafaellucio4378
      @rafaellucio4378 Před 4 měsíci

      Can't they just create more of those things that they lost in the flames?

  • @jameswheeleranimations2023
    @jameswheeleranimations2023 Před 2 lety +292

    The fire in the Aardman warehouse was so incredibly sad, as so much Aardman history was lost but I suppose something positive to take from this is that the fire thankfully didn't occur during the production of any of Aardman's work so even though a lot of history was lost at least the different Aardman works will still live on and were still able to be made as intended and planned.

  • @drenched3088
    @drenched3088 Před rokem +44

    Such a sad moment knowing we will never see these props again, truly heartbreaking to the fans and creators

  • @MrYumpherdinker
    @MrYumpherdinker Před 3 lety +283

    I heard about this in the “Grand Night In Aardman” documentary, it’s so sad to think about most of the sets and figures up to 2005, are now gone, great video btw, keep up the great work bro

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +20

      Thanks, means a lot! Yeah it's a massive shame that could've been avoided.

    • @twinsuns957
      @twinsuns957 Před 2 lety +11

      The museum diamond heist scene from The Wrong Trousers is on display at the Science and Media Museum in Bradford, complete with the original Wallace and Feathers McGraw figures featured in that scene, they also have Wallace and Gromit in the motorbike and sidecar from A Close Shave there as well, sadly I think they're some of the only Aardaman props from that era left in existence. If you're ever in Bradford (a great city in general, famous for its industrial history and delicious curry houses, as well as being the world's first UNESCO City of Film), I'd highly recommend you visit the museum to see these precious pieces of animation history.

    • @johncarcher
      @johncarcher Před 2 lety +5

      @@twinsuns957 The woman wh owned the dog in A close Shave is still around too, although the model is very fragile and is almost completely destroyed.

    • @wharfstudios
      @wharfstudios Před 2 lety

      same bro

    • @adultmoshifan87
      @adultmoshifan87 Před 8 měsíci

      @@twinsuns957Angry Kid’s faces were on display at an exhibition in recent years, Aardman did a video at one point on Feathers in the milk bottle Gromit caught him in and I also found a video of another Aardman exhibition in which the spoons from the Golden Syrup advert were on display! I also saw somewhere that in one of those exhibitions, the circus monkeys from Creature Comforts, and their cage, were also on display!

  • @MicrowavedChicken454
    @MicrowavedChicken454 Před 3 lety +202

    I remember as a child finding out about this via the Were-Rabbit DVD extras, and have also from time to time looked into this tragic event - great video on the subject!
    P.S. I think the rocket from A Grand Day Out survived too, seeing as I saw a fairly recent article where it was pictured with Nick Park

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +29

      Thank you! In regards to the rocket, I mentioned in another video that I thought the same prop was used for the "World of Invention" TV series.
      However, in hindsight it has slight differences - meaning that it was newly constructed, with the original likely being part of the Japan exhibition that was in the warehouse.

    • @astrochaos4182
      @astrochaos4182 Před 3 lety +7

      @Some Boi Online Ay I discussed that with you remember

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +4

      Yes I believe that's when I looked into it.

    • @Maximus4587
      @Maximus4587 Před 2 lety +8

      @@SomeBoiOnline According to a BBC article published on the afternoon after the warehouse fire as well as a 2017 interview with the AU Review, David Sproxton confirmed that the original moon rocket from _A Grand Day Out_ is part of Nick Park's personal collection and thus wasn't destroyed in the blaze.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 2 lety +8

      Oh that's great if true, its always very hard to find solid information with stuff like this as it's often found sparingly online.

  • @reviewskingdom8779
    @reviewskingdom8779 Před 2 lety +60

    Loosing the grand day out figures is the most devastating because of how much work it took for Nick to make the short :(

    • @agentburningbutters3655
      @agentburningbutters3655 Před rokem +4

      although according to a comment I found earlier, it was known that the Rocket infact did survive according to a recent article. Otherwise I wish all the other props, including Wallace and Gromit themselves managed to survive.

  • @behindthescenesofthe8-bitg789

    You know what would be neat? If they made a movie where the claymation characters try to escape the fire

  • @MonikaTrains
    @MonikaTrains Před 3 lety +72

    You'll be pleased to know that in fact few props from the wrong trousers and a close shave survived! The museum set used in the wrong trousers is on display at National Media Museum, Bradford And even features the Wallace prop used in the museum scene (Wallace in the trousers asleep with his helmet) glued to the ceiling showcasing how the techno trousers worked as well as a model of feathers McGraw new the window with the same pose he had in the short, it's the only set and models which survived the fire, the Wallace and gromit in the motorcycle prop from a close shave is also on display at some media museum as well as one of the members of the flock of sheep in a scared pose when Preston roars at the sheep and Wallace and wendoline, there on display at some media museum also but I'm not sure which, I also saw a photo of Preston's sniffing model alongside some other models from curse of the were rabbit and other stop motion films I don't know however when it was taken or where. Hope this info helps!

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +17

      Wow, I've never seen any evidence of props surviving myself, but this is amazing if true. I always assumed that any models on display (such as the orange rocket), were recreations of what was lost.
      Like I mentioned in the video, the fire isn't talked about a lot, so the exact contents of the warehouse and what was lost had to be worked out from any info I could find online. Nonetheless, thanks for your insight! I assume you've visited these locations yourself?

    • @MonikaTrains
      @MonikaTrains Před 3 lety +7

      Nope I gathered this info myself through research and had known about it for quite some time I found out about the museum set through herecommons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wallace_and_Gromit_The_Wrong_Trousers_set.jpg which visually showcases the set itself and models on it as well as info about it which I told you before, it was also shown on multiple other websites such as Reddit and Pinterest, as for the close shave stuff I found the photo of it on trip advisor for the location the models look very old and Wallace even looks a bit affected by sun, for Preston's case I found it while searching Wallace and gromit stuff I sadly don't have links for either now and they seem to be quite obscure.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +6

      That's great thanks for the info and reference image.

    • @techno8870
      @techno8870 Před 2 lety +6

      I can verify this is correct. I've seen them in person and they're screen used. They've been there since the 1990s in the animation exhibition.

    • @MonikaTrains
      @MonikaTrains Před 2 lety +3

      @@techno8870 That must be why they survived, since because they were at the museum even before the fire, they wouldn't of been caught in the blaze due to them not being present in the archive.

  • @drdewott9154
    @drdewott9154 Před 3 lety +80

    Wow. Now this is a tragic tale I had not expected to find but honestly while the losses of so many assets is quite sad, I'm glad it didn't do much worse for the company overall. The studio luckily still lives on and is afaik doing well with newer projects and hopefully the props for those survive in a new and more fireproof storage. It truly would've been much worse if this fire would have lead to the complete downfall of Aardman as a company.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +5

      Yes, I agree that it could've been a lot worse. Luckily Aardman have never really stopped working on new projects since, as opposed to dwelling on the past. Ironically, the current storage facility is likely now just as full as the old one was.

  • @WillCWilson
    @WillCWilson Před 2 lety +25

    Bruh... I've seen other sources covering this, and none have made me as close to bursting into tears as this one. From you addressing the specific props that went up in flames, to the music choices, I was ready to bawl my eyes out at 3 in the morning.

  • @TheHellInspector
    @TheHellInspector Před 3 lety +23

    Hearing about the fire through one of COTW's DVD features honestly tore me up when I was younger and all this time I thought all the stuff from COTW was also lost in the fire.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +5

      Well I'm glad to have cleared this up for you! I for one was certainly relieved to hear those particular props were safe.

  • @eyitsmattyyy616
    @eyitsmattyyy616 Před rokem +13

    Honestly, I think the reason why there hasn’t been any articles or conversations about this incident is because nobody probably WANTS to remember it. In my opinion, it’s one of the worst tragedies in animation and film history to ever occur. Still, this is a great video, as always!

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před rokem +4

      There's probably some truth to that, thanks!

    • @adultmoshifan87
      @adultmoshifan87 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I hear NOT ALL of Aardman’s figures were lost in the fire! It was thought ORIGINALLY that EVERYTHING pre-Were Rabbit was lost in the fire, except Hut 17 which was on display at a war museum, but since then, Angry Kid’s faces and the polar bears from Creature Comforts were displayed at an Aardman exhibition which also displayed figures from The Pirates and the Shaun The Sheep movie, I hear Nick Park adopted the rocket from A Grand Day Out into his private collection, Aardman once did an online video showing Feathers in the milk bottle, and apparently there was an exhibition in Australia where Feathers himself, as well as Rocky, Ginger and Fowler were on display! Maybe those were new models made, but still! There was also a figure of injured Rocky on display, but I bet that was a new one made because half of him shows what’s inside an Aardman figure!

  • @gamerchief7740
    @gamerchief7740 Před 2 lety +28

    I absolutely love Aardman. My father introduced me to their films and I became as fascinated as he was with their animation. I can't believe I never heard about this, it is very sad and yet... it just makes me appreciate even more the amount of work this productions take, seeing all the props, the drafts, so much time and effort put into a single frame. It would've been incredible to one day see all of those assets. Thank you for sharing!

  • @parker-boy98
    @parker-boy98 Před rokem +21

    This is probably the saddest video on your channel. And of course, it would be, the loss of the assets of such an iconic franchise is a sad thing. Not just the figures, but the storyboards were irreplaceable, and knowing that they're lost forever makes my heart sink.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před rokem +2

      Indeed 😞

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 Před rokem +2

      @@SomeBoiOnline But like you said, those models will still live on in the recordings and the minds of the people who viewed them.

  • @jermfanaccount
    @jermfanaccount Před rokem +23

    god, this is just... incredibly depressing. thinking about those assets, models, set pieces, storyboards, everything that had months, even years of so much care, love and effort put into it just burning and melting to the ground absolutely breaks my heart. it's even more painful hearing about it happening to models that represent beloved characters that many of us remember enjoying in our childhoods, and knowing that all that effort was burnt away so quickly by one small appliance fault and the fire couldn't have been stopped if the people at Aardman tried. it's absolutely devastating, i can't even imagine the amount of pain the people who worked on those pieces of art had to go through and probably still go through. luckily no one died or got injured that day, but i still send my condolences to everyone who worked on those assets because the death of any piece of art is still a tragedy in my book.

  • @writerpatrick
    @writerpatrick Před rokem +12

    It's sad that the props were lost, but the films survived and that's what the public sees. Most props from classic films have been lost because nobody cared enough to save them.
    Although choosing a fragile old building as an archive might not have been the best idea.

  • @astrochaos4182
    @astrochaos4182 Před 3 lety +14

    I just realized the majority of Wallace’s robots are based off the Cooker
    (The L.A.D, Shopper 13,The arms that come out of the Anti-Pesto Van, etc)

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +1

      True, I suppose the Cooker was the original, so forms a template for what Wallace's robots should look like.

    • @astrochaos4182
      @astrochaos4182 Před 3 lety +2

      Shame the only thing the cookers been involved in other than the original film is the AR game

    • @PopsukFun
      @PopsukFun Před 2 lety

      The anti pesto van was used as the bakery van in a matter of loaf and death

  • @ItsMeTJC
    @ItsMeTJC Před 3 lety +23

    I really do appreciate your efforts to keep Aardmans name alive! Coming from a life long fan :)

  • @DR3ADER1
    @DR3ADER1 Před 2 lety +5

    The fact that Nick Park mentions that this wasn't as bad as it could have been adds a rather dark perspective on things in hindsight. Considering the Kyoto Animation Arson in 2019, which did have a very human cost. Not just a human cost in the sense of the deaths, but also the psychological after-effects of loss (for example, to this very day, Naoko Yamada is traumatised by the loss of her co-workers and friends in the arson, despite not being present at the site during the time of the fire).

  • @movieman223
    @movieman223 Před 3 lety +9

    0:33 that gif you used for the fire is actually a gif a friend of mine named airtooth uses for his villain defeats videos

  • @tavvyprods1275
    @tavvyprods1275 Před 3 lety +20

    I sometimes imagine going back in time to save whatever I can from the fire and having the company’s respect.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +9

      Wouldn't that be great! Maybe a time machine did land there just before the fire broke out and saved them, but we just don't know it... 😉

    • @tavvyprods1275
      @tavvyprods1275 Před 3 lety +2

      @@SomeBoiOnline I’m an American fan of Aardman Animation, especially with Wallace And Gromit.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +1

      Love to hear it!

    • @batbat4043
      @batbat4043 Před rokem +2

      @@tavvyprods1275 i would go back and tell the builders to add sprinklers

    • @tavvyprods1275
      @tavvyprods1275 Před rokem +1

      @@batbat4043 Marvelous idea!

  • @pikachuiguana
    @pikachuiguana Před 2 lety +5

    The way I first found out about this was when they mentioned in a bonus feature on the Wallace & Gromit The Curse of the Were-Rabbit DVD. Still one of the most heartbreaking things regarding one of my favorite childhood series.

  • @callum110597
    @callum110597 Před rokem +7

    I remember the set for the museum in The Wrong Trousers was saved and is on display at the National Media Museum in Bradford. But that's awesome that the props for Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Chicken Run were saved, along with the reels of the original films! And at least Nick had his films finished, with the props no longer in use.

    • @adultmoshifan87
      @adultmoshifan87 Před 8 měsíci +1

      The Creature Comforts circus monkeys and their set also survived, and have been on display at an exhibition in recent years, as have Angry Kid’s faces, Aardman did a video on Feathers McGraw in the milk bottle and another exhibition in recent years even had the spoons from the Golden Syrup advert on display!

  • @greeney454
    @greeney454 Před 3 lety +19

    Wow, I never knew about the fire, that's really sad. Also, you really do your research.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks! There was a great deal of research to do on this one - glad to inform you.

  • @KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved

    As someone who is heavily into preserving lost media and holding surviving props/animatronics from an old dark ride.
    Stories like this crush my soul and to think that all the work done by a bunch of talented individuals is forever lost from that fire. Man....

  • @RahulSingh-tf2bh
    @RahulSingh-tf2bh Před rokem +3

    I had watched the Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave when I was a little kid and I still remember these legendary short films today.

  • @teddyfurstman1997
    @teddyfurstman1997 Před 3 lety +25

    That Aardman Fire was so sad.

  • @NATHAN-gl9ns
    @NATHAN-gl9ns Před 3 lety +15

    Love how much effort and info you pack into a short video. Great work!

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you, great to hear such positive responses!

  • @Quinntessentiall
    @Quinntessentiall Před rokem +8

    Truly saddening. Wallace and Gromit holds a big piece of my childhood. Actually made me tear up. Beautifully made video.

  • @animatedaj7208
    @animatedaj7208 Před 3 lety +6

    Dude, those music pieces you included definitely replicate to how Aardman went through that travesty, cracking job lad

  • @JoesAnimationHub
    @JoesAnimationHub Před 2 lety +4

    a lot of the models in that blaze were made by a university mentor of mine from my days at Sheffield Hallam... he worked for Aardman as model and set builder on Creature Comforts, Sledgehammer and made sets and models for adverts like Chewits and Lurpack. A LOT of that stuff went with the blaze too... but thankfully there's still the Aardman stuff still in Bradford Media Museum (a fantastic museum btw, great sections on Animation with cels from Cosgrove Hall and Bob Godfrey, as well as the W&G stuff... they even have a good TV section with a fan built Dalek, the Screen used Zippy and George from Rainbow, Gerry Anderson puppets and even one or two of the Smash robots)

  • @brettglover135
    @brettglover135 Před rokem +4

    what's even sadder is if those storyboards were among the destruction that means we won't ever get an the art of wallace and gromit book.

    • @adultmoshifan87
      @adultmoshifan87 Před 8 měsíci

      We have gotten art of Aardman books since then, so maybe old Wallace & Gromit concept art has been rediscovered since?

  • @alanadamoondemon4ever
    @alanadamoondemon4ever Před 2 lety +5

    Me and my brother loved Wallace and Gromit, We watched them when we were just kids and it's really a tragedy that their legacy went down to hell. But it would of been a greater tragedy that the films would have been lost if not had been recorded, Or that the new movie would have gone down with them if not for their relocation. Wallace and Gromit, Thanks for being apart both me and brother's my childhood ❤️

  • @AwesomeHyperSonic547
    @AwesomeHyperSonic547 Před měsícem +1

    I remember seeing it on the news, I cried so much seeing it all ablaze like that. Still breaks my heart now. 😔 I was absolutely devastated for Aardman Animations, as that was the company’s history gone and there was nothing that could be done. It really sucks that the archive prior to 2005 is gone forever, but at least nobody died because of that fire, and there was some surviving models, sets and props. Let’s hope nothing like this ever happens again.

  • @MicklePickle
    @MicklePickle Před 2 lety +6

    probably one of the worst things (in my opinion) is probably that you could never do a shot-for-shot re-do of any short films that weren't in widescreen. it would be time consuming, yes, but i think it would've been interesting had the fire not wiped almost everything from anything before 2005

  • @paulntraci99
    @paulntraci99 Před měsícem +1

    Good grief. 19 years after the fact and I'm just now hearing about this. Such a shame to have lost all those treasures.

  • @annbrookens945
    @annbrookens945 Před 3 lety +7

    This makes me so sad. Chicken Run was my first introduction to go Ardman Studio and I found it hysterically funny.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +3

      I do love the British humour in Aardman productions! Fortunately at least one prop that we know of survived from Chicken Run.

    • @MonikaTrains
      @MonikaTrains Před 3 lety

      I do believe half of the Rocky prop with the other half missing exposing the armature is on display somewhere in world's end in some aardman display with some were rabbit sets, world of invention ones complete with the characters to along with Shirley from Shaun the sheep

  • @Enk64
    @Enk64 Před rokem +5

    It is very sad that the original props were lost... but yeah, in context with what you're trying to achieve with animation i.e bringing them to life of film, once they've been given life through all that hard work, that becomes their true legacy, and the fact the original film stock is still around is perhaps far more valuable than the props themselves.

  • @andrewalonsi
    @andrewalonsi Před rokem +8

    I never even knew this happened, and I loved Wallace & Gromit as a kid. Sad story, but it could've been a whole lot worse if people were hurt or killed from this.

  • @evanmarney4621
    @evanmarney4621 Před 3 lety +5

    Your video was very interesting and I've never known that the Wallace and Gromit things went up in flames

  • @151mattwilson
    @151mattwilson Před rokem +2

    I'm glad you mentioned the IWM as I saw the Chicken Run models there in Jan 2005 (and took pics) so it's good to learn that they were clear of the fire still in Oct

  • @wilfojac9643
    @wilfojac9643 Před 3 lety +2

    for the size of your channel the quality of your videos are insane, thanks fo covering this kind of topic, as much as i am a Wallace and Gromit fan i didn't even know about the fire till this video

  • @Eidings-Mc
    @Eidings-Mc Před rokem +4

    Great video!
    I really like your usage of the Wallace & Gromit music. Apart from the obvious good fit for such a video, you've also put it to great effect, making the whole video feel like a real experience. Love this kind of dedication ^^

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před rokem +1

      Thanks so much, really glad to hear that! 😊

  • @dillieg
    @dillieg Před rokem +2

    The original cooker model from a grand day out survived

  • @stormguard325
    @stormguard325 Před 5 měsíci +1

    A couple of models from The Wrong Trousers have actually been confirmed to have survived the Aardman fire, those being Feathers McGraw in a bottle and Wallace wearing the Techno-Trousers during the bank robbery scene.

    • @harryfoley2294
      @harryfoley2294 Před 3 měsíci +2

      The entire museum set survives as it was on display at the science and media museum at the time of the fire, that’s where the model of Wallace in the trousers comes from, there was also a model of feathers holding the controls as part of that display.

  • @amessman
    @amessman Před rokem +4

    The fire must've happened right as I was getting into Aardman's stuff. I woulda been 4 at the time and my parents would've gotten the original trio on DVD for us.
    They seem to have thrived since I first got into them, so I'm happy to presume the fire wasn't too catastrophic in the long run.

  • @daandanx
    @daandanx Před rokem +2

    This was a very interesting video! I find stuff like this fascinating and appreciate the time you put into telling it alot!

  • @Spooder_man1962
    @Spooder_man1962 Před rokem +5

    If I could time travel, stopping this fire would be on the top 5 things I would do

  • @permvw
    @permvw Před 3 lety +10

    Another good video and very thoroughly researched.
    Do we know if the building itself was restored.?

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you! The final image that the video ends on is the "shell" that remained after the fire. There was no concrete information as to what became of the building; there was some mention of plans for it to become student accommodation. However, it's unclear whether this has been carried out, or if the building remains abandoned thus far.

  • @techno8870
    @techno8870 Před 2 lety +2

    Part of the museum set from The Wrong Trousers is on show at the Media Museum in Bradford, so at least that survived due to not being in the warehouse.

  • @WesTheHunter
    @WesTheHunter Před rokem +4

    I have always been a huge fan of Wallace and Gromit my whole life but unfortunately I never knew about this occurrence. This is extremely depressing.

  • @MonikaTrains
    @MonikaTrains Před 3 lety +7

    I got a question may it be worth making a video on Wallace and gromit props on display at the national science and media museum or heck even props on display in general a breakdown of where you can see different props and sets?

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +1

      Perhaps, but it would take a lot of research and wouldn't be for some time. Thanks for the suggestion though!

  • @realchristian77010
    @realchristian77010 Před 2 lety +4

    I miss them so much, I feel sorry for the Aardman studio. Wallace & Gromit is one of my favourite british franchises 😔

  • @MrOrcshaman
    @MrOrcshaman Před rokem +1

    I never knew this :( . it adds an element of saddness now rewatching those older Aardman productions. Such wonderful history lost 😞

  • @therunawaycamper
    @therunawaycamper Před rokem +3

    I had no idea that this had taken place. I love the movie Chicken Run I have it on DVD as well as the Wallace and Gromit movies as well. I wonder if there will be more to be seen. That fire was such a tragic thing to happen. I'm grateful nobody was hurt and my heart feels for those who lost so much.

  • @Sinbook
    @Sinbook Před rokem +2

    if you haven't already you should do a video on the darker side of Aardman, like angry kid, Babylon and Pib and Pog

  • @groundskeepercheffy9963
    @groundskeepercheffy9963 Před 2 lety +2

    Rip Wallace and gromit old short movies 1989-2005 and brought back

  • @martymcfly4654
    @martymcfly4654 Před rokem +1

    I can't believe half of my childhood went up in goddamn flames by the way great video my dude

  • @DC-qt8cb
    @DC-qt8cb Před 10 dny

    I saw Curse of the Were Rabbit in theaters just two days after the fire broke out in the storage facility, completely unaware of what happened until I got the movie on DVD.

  • @skinner219
    @skinner219 Před rokem +1

    4:19 I’ve never seen this photo before. The crossovers that we always wanted, haha.
    That’s made my day, I’m screenshooting that.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před rokem +1

      I know right? It's kinda trippy seeing the modern Shaun design reunited with W&G.

  • @DanielGomez-gw4kt
    @DanielGomez-gw4kt Před 3 lety +6

    I wish the original or should I say classic Wallace and gromit props could have survived, if that fire didn't happen.💔😢
    But luckily I'm glad that the three classic Wallace and gromit movies survived, but have never been lost from that fire.
    Otherwise we wouldn't have got those films completely restored years later, and we released on DVD. And hopefully if they might be released on Blu-ray very soon

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah it's sad, but the original films surviving is a positive thing at least.

    • @DanielGomez-gw4kt
      @DanielGomez-gw4kt Před 3 lety +1

      @@SomeBoiOnline that is so true, and just to let you know I'm not British. But I am an American who appreciates the amazing stop motion animation of Wallace and gromit.
      Another sad thing is, is that a lot of people in America nowadays don't know about Wallace and gromit anymore.
      But of course there are those Americans, that are the loyal and big fans of Wallace and gromit. And I should say those fans in America are giving all of the Wallace and gromit movies cult followings

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 3 lety +1

      Great to hear there's a following of W&G in America, I always think of it as unheard of outside the UK. They're still featured on TV adverts over here, so I think most British people are still familiar with them.

  • @TheCyberman1966
    @TheCyberman1966 Před rokem

    I still get a small pain in my heart every time o remember their happened as I was 11 when it happened and still love this stuff

  • @i_used_adblock_to_watch_this

    I'm so sad now.... 😭

  • @ktkt9982
    @ktkt9982 Před 2 lety +1

    So sad. Great vid. Thanks

  • @gadgettherobotstudios6055
    @gadgettherobotstudios6055 Před 3 měsíci +3

    If I had a Time Machine, I’d prevent this from happening

  • @zacobson2jacobperrin
    @zacobson2jacobperrin Před rokem +2

    OMG DUDE, I just realised who you are! I remember commenting on your Kermit video back in the day and saying you'd go far on CZcams. Glad to see I was right! Congrats on all your success, keep up the good work. I loved this video!

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před rokem

      Haha that's amazing 😆 really glad you've found the channel again and thanks for the support. Wouldn't be where I am today without such comments!

  • @loganheron684
    @loganheron684 Před 17 dny

    The thought of British icons surrounded by flames is so sad especially morph for me as I loved morph when I was younger and the props don’t exist anymore

  • @johncarcher
    @johncarcher Před 2 lety +3

    The only surviving stuff from that fire is the Museum from the Wrong trousers and the lady who owns the robot dog from A Close Shave. Unfortunately, the lady (I can't remember her name) is almost completely destroyed as the model was in the building when it caught fire. The Museum set however is still fully in tact and is on show in the National Science and Media museum in Bradford.

  • @time_for_toast4922
    @time_for_toast4922 Před rokem +1

    You deserve this subscription.

  • @sm0g-810
    @sm0g-810 Před rokem

    I remember when I lived in Bradford, the media museum had the wrong trousers set where the penguin was making Wallace steal the diamond and later, it was labeled as the only surviving set

  • @colelynam6385
    @colelynam6385 Před rokem +1

    This song “Gromit Leaves Home” almost made me cry.

  • @saadahmad913
    @saadahmad913 Před 5 měsíci

    The Props may be gone but the Shorts are still here, we can still Enjoy the Shorts for what they are

  • @LandonMac32
    @LandonMac32 Před rokem +1

    It really doesn't help that not only does Plasticine melt when exposed to high temperatures, but it also becomes flammable at those same temperatures, so it's almost no wonder the fire was outrageous. (It gets really sad when you imagine the models slowly melting while on fire.)

  • @miquon4717
    @miquon4717 Před 2 lety +5

    Sad to hear about Aardman lost. I hope none of the Chicken Run sets were in that fire

    • @michaelanguiano5528
      @michaelanguiano5528 Před rokem

      I feel like they did all chicken run model and setting was destroyed and melted
      And I have a feeling that they have to start over the model again for the sequel

    • @miquon4717
      @miquon4717 Před rokem

      @@michaelanguiano5528 I seen Ginger, Rocky, Fowler, The plane, and one of the chicken huts are safe in a museum.

  • @QueSeraSeraaaa
    @QueSeraSeraaaa Před 8 měsíci +1

    I realized how Nick Park cared more for the employees's lives and security than the puppets.
    If it's not wholesome then what is it?

  • @loganheron684
    @loganheron684 Před 17 dny

    I really hope that at least on set of the wrong trousers we’re somewhere safe as it’s my favourite Wallace and gromit film and in my opinion the most iconic

  • @universemadeofcreativity5820

    thank you so much this one of the most sensitive rarely spoken subjects i personal i rarely ever talk about not
    because it's hard to it's been a long time since it happened & i usually don't talk about it cus get this answer
    well that's too bad or sure that's sad so hows the weather? no one really takes any real serious interests in it
    i'm bothered by the lack of interest in it .... but it does make it hard to talk about my hobbies & interests in stuff
    like this but i know i'm not alone with my love for ardman works & wallace & gromit

  • @Account1746
    @Account1746 Před rokem

    Lesssgooo since boiiii

  • @JollyOrangeEntertainment
    @JollyOrangeEntertainment Před 2 lety +2

    Where did the Close Shave behind the scenes footage come from? I'd love to see where it came from

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 2 lety +1

      I just came across it on CZcams, can't remember exactly but titled something along the lines of "Close Shave Behind the Scenes" haha

  • @BB_Sebring
    @BB_Sebring Před rokem +3

    6:34, in the wake of the Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) Arson that claimed the lives of more than 30 people, I would have to agree with Nick Park's assessment of the Aardman Fire. Devasting but a comparatively small loss to that of artists that made their productions let alone the original film reels. Models can be remade and I would wager most people likely prefer the smoother, more refined models of Wallace and Gromit we see in later productions anyway. Though I would agree that the loss of concept art and other pre-production materials was probably the biggest loss

  • @user-TheDieselOfTheProletariat

    It is very sad that this happened to the building.

  • @Northerner_Transport_Hub

    Found out that a set from the wrong trousers survives, as does their motorbike (which is confirmed). Both of these are on display at the Bradford Media Museum.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před rokem

      Yeah it's slowly coming out over time that bits and pieces did survive, would be nice to know a definitive list.

    • @Northerner_Transport_Hub
      @Northerner_Transport_Hub Před rokem +1

      @@SomeBoiOnline just went in and saw them. Both in great condition. Never knew Wallace's bike was a Triumph! The more you know.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před rokem

      That's brilliant, love little details like that and glad you got to see them!

    • @Cody-ps3wy
      @Cody-ps3wy Před rokem

      Yeah but it’s just sad we still lost the grand day out and wrong trouser sets that’s important history of Wallace and gromit just lost forever

  • @Tulf42
    @Tulf42 Před rokem

    When I visited the Shaun the Sheep experience in Land's End, Cornwall, back in 2017, there was a salvaged model of Rocky from Chicken Run, a replica model of the puma/jaguar from the original Creature Comforts short, and some replicated sets from World of Invention, Shaun the Sheep and more. I do have photos of these from my visit if you're interested and need them for a future video.

  • @jamesmaythearsonist
    @jamesmaythearsonist Před 10 měsíci +1

    "Someone, 'Arson around'!" - PC Albert Mackintosh

  • @colelynam6385
    @colelynam6385 Před rokem +1

    Smoke detectors and fire sprinkler systems should always be mandatory when it comes to structures that can easily catch fire and burn down.

  • @forrestdupre87
    @forrestdupre87 Před 3 lety +3

    RIP Peter Sallis

  • @RustBeltLife
    @RustBeltLife Před rokem +1

    I really hope there’s more Wallace and gromit in the future

    • @enderjed2523
      @enderjed2523 Před rokem

      There is a W&G movie coming out in 2024.

  • @peskybee22
    @peskybee22 Před rokem +1

    What about the 2 set pieces in the entrance building of Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

  • @np2k9atheSFfan
    @np2k9atheSFfan Před 2 lety +1

    Aardman is such amazing work, but it's sad to hear that, and things got recover for the 4th Short movie, A Matter of Loaf & Death

  • @SeaSphynx
    @SeaSphynx Před 2 lety +2

    What is that beautiful stringy song that keeps looping in the background? Please lmk I have to know!

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před 2 lety +1

      It's from "The Wrong Trousers" when Gromit leaves with his raincoat etc. But doesn't have a name as the score is unreleased. Glad you enjoyed!

    • @SeaSphynx
      @SeaSphynx Před 2 lety +1

      @@SomeBoiOnline Thank you so much!

  • @JeremyWeed
    @JeremyWeed Před rokem

    Hey, could you provide us the link for the blog post you mention? Thanks!

  • @autryandevanstudios4330

    @someboi online The turtle puppet or figure from creature comforts survived I saw it in the background of a aardman studio tour video

  • @cheesemanzombie9151
    @cheesemanzombie9151 Před rokem +2

    This really hurts I never knew such a tragedy occured

  • @Kaylersick
    @Kaylersick Před rokem +1

    i didn't know about this. i have learned something new.

  • @davidstrawn9272
    @davidstrawn9272 Před rokem +2

    That was terrible, I can't believe by the time Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit premiered in USA, Aardman studios caught fire! What about the Model train from "The Wrong Trousers" (that Wallace and Gromit rode the model train chasing Feathers McGraw who tries to escape with the Diamond)? I guess it was destroyed by the fire too.

    • @SomeBoiOnline
      @SomeBoiOnline  Před rokem +2

      I've never seen it since so I'd have to assume so 😢

  • @JoshuaC923
    @JoshuaC923 Před rokem

    I'm today years old when i found out about this..... Ah those were the memories

  • @lukerdeez3228
    @lukerdeez3228 Před 2 lety +2

    The tenth of October, 2005 was the day that humanity was set back a million years