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To Infinity and Across: Daily Movie & TV Crossword

Go beyond the stars with Buzz and Woody in today’s easy Toy Story wordplay!

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From Toy Story to AI: What Makes a Story Real?

By MediaCircle Editors ·

From Toy Story to AI: What Makes a Story Real?

In 1995, I was ten years out of university and raising a young family, with a three-year-old and a one-year-old. As a technologist, I was already a Steve Jobs fan, although I was more interested in what he was doing at NeXT and Pixar than in Apple itself. Then Toy Story arrived, at just the right moment in my life.

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Five Trivia Questions

  1. What internal nickname is commonly given to the day Disney saw an early Toy Story story reel and the film went into major rewrites? Reveal answer Hide answer

    “Black Friday.” en.wikipedia.org

  2. Before the final buddy duo took shape in Toy Story, which character from Pixar’s short Tin Toy was once positioned as a lead? Reveal answer Hide answer

    Tinny. d23.com

  3. According to director Lee Unkrich, where did the Toy Story 3 team go on a story retreat to reset the film’s direction? Reveal answer Hide answer

    Tomales Bay. firstshowing.net

  4. What production issue is cited for why Pixar had to recreate many character models for Toy Story 3 instead of simply reusing and editing the older ones? Reveal answer Hide answer

    The old model files could be opened, but errors prevented them from being edited, forcing rebuilds from scratch. en.wikipedia.org

  5. How did Pixar create Mr. Potato Head’s dialogue for Toy Story 4 after Don Rickles died? Reveal answer Hide answer

    By using archival recordings of Rickles’ previously recorded lines, with his family’s permission. comicbook.com

Sources

Pixar — Our Story pixar.com Steve Jobs Archive — Pixar: The Early Days stevejobsarchive.com San Francisco Chronicle — Toy Story at 25: An Oral History sfchronicle.com WIRED — The Toy Story Story wired.com SAG-AFTRA — Statement on Synthetic Performer sagaftra.org Toy Story en.wikipedia.org Tales from the Toy Box: The Story Behind Toy Story - D23 d23.com Interview: Pixar's Toy Story 3 Director & Editor - Lee Unkrich | FirstShowing.net firstshowing.net Toy Story 3 en.wikipedia.org Source 1 comicbook.com

How to play

  1. Select a clue and fill the matching squares.
  2. Toggle across and down to use crossings.
  3. Check letters when you want feedback. The puzzle stays playable in the archive.

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