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CGI Lizard?

posted 9 years ago by LCShackley
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My wife and I think that lizard is fake. How about you?

[–] gailandzoo 9 years ago

he is fake. there is an extra on the dvd about the cgi lizard. i was disappointed.

[–] LCShackley 9 years ago

Thanks for the confirmation.

[–] celticwolff 9 years ago

Thank you for bringing this up. I'm on S3E3 and was coming here to ask the same thing.

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[–] gundlachba1 9 years ago

But why is he there in the first place? The lizard is there only for comic relief (which I think is getting a bit stale by now), and it is pretty evident that the production crew does not spend a lot of money when making this show. Why would they spend what would have to be a good deal of money to a computer company just to make the little guy instead of just get rid of him altogether?

[–] bpollen 9 years ago

I think the lizard represents a continuity. Whoever comes and goes and stays in the shack, the lizard remains. It also makes sense there would be a critter hanging around.

I like the lizard. I think it's a nice unexpected touch.

[–] finland 9 years ago

Agree 1000%!!
Harry's my favorite character outside of Duane!!

[–] misterbfd 8 years ago

One of the reasons is that Harry the lizard is a plot device. It is a way for the viewers to hear the DI's inner monologue because he can speak what he's thinking out loud to the lizard.

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[–] LadyJEsq 9 years ago

Thanks for the info! And I agree, totally disappointing.

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[–] liscarkat (19445) 4 years ago

I assumed he was computer-generated. It would be extraordinarily difficult, if even possible at all, to train a small reptile to hit marks and cues the way Harry does. It's not like he's a dog. Harry is a quite likeable character, much more so than his annoying cousin who works for Geico.