Originally published at: Meet the magician behind Thing in Tim Burton's Wednesday series | Boing Boing
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random Thing fun facts:
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Ted Cassidy “Lurch” was Thing in the classic 1960s TV show
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Right or Left? Thing was usually a right hand, but Cassidy sometimes played it as left, simply to see if anyone would notice.
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Charles Addams, the cartoonist originator, depicted Thing as a hand always connected to something presumably hideous one could only describe as ‘Thing’. (the separated-ness of the movie hand kinda spoils that)
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[from wikipedia] Thing is known as “Cosa” (Thing) in Spain, “Dedos” (Fingers) in Hispanic America, “Mano” (Hand) in Italy and “eiskaltes Händchen” (stonecold little hand) in German.
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I think the original TV show depiction of THING was best for the reason Charles Addams intended; you don’t know what that hand is connected to! Does it just have one hand that can be anywhere or is it some sort of tentacled “Thing” with hands everywhere? For me, seeing it outside of the house, it is not a “THING”, it is just a “HAND”.
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“Victor Dorobantu, I’ve come to bargain!”
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