"It's funny, because part of the job was to getin our way. In order to get certain shots they hadto walk right through certain numbers, but thecast coped well," the director continued.

"They were really quiet, really professional,"said Burlinson.

"And they were so efficient. It took them threehours to film one minute of the show," quippedanother cast member.

Television License International (TLI), thesubcontractor producing the documentary forShowtime, contacted HPT officials in earlyNovember to propose the project.

That month, Roybal and TLI producer Dean Huhmet in downtown Boston and discussed the logisticsof the cable special over salad and turkeysandwiches. A contract was drawn up and signed thevery next week, Roybal said.

"[Showtime] will receive the privileges of thepress, and also a behind the scenes look at thePudding production. They've been great. They'reworking with our schedule. They've been verygracious," Roybal said.

But HPT members were careful to emphasize thatthe show, not Showtime, is the important thing