One person who is not disappointed about Reaper’s delayed return at midseason is its star, Bret Harrison.  “I wanted it to be out there that I’m not.  In fact, I’m excited,” he writes in his blog.  “The way I see it, midseason is better than no-season.”  The 26-year-old pro knows how the biz works, and while on a break from shooting his Mardi Gras film in New Orleans, he explains the difference between TV and movie production: “When you shoot a television show, it’s all about speed.  You have to get it done as quickly as possible because there’s never an end in sight.  Every day the goal is 8-9 pages of script (or about 8-9 minutes of screen time).  It’s a lot to tackle from a writing, directing, producing, crew and acting perspective,” he says.  “But with a big studio film like Mardi Gras, we get to take our time…shooting 2-4 pages a day.  The biggest positive to this is that the actors get to really play around with the scenes.  It’s a comedy, so there’s no harm in doing a scene over and over, with the actors constantly trying new deliveries or reactions or even lines.  If the crew doesn’t laugh on the first take, change it up for the second and see if that works.  Not only does this result in funnier takes, but, as an actor, it really keeps it fresh as we do shot after shot of the same line readings.”  As naturally funny as Bret is, we doubt he needs many extra takes.  Look for 13 new episodes of Reaper in early 2009 on WBNX.

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