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Why don't they say where they really are?
Troy Tate
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The Seven Seas sponsored weather intro. They say they are at Bournemouth or, Newquay. They are at neither of these places.
An episode of The Inbetweeners was about a trip to Swanage, except they certainly were not there. It looked like a port along the Sussex or Kent coast perhaps.
Instead of saying an incorrect location, why don't they just say where they actually are instead? Why try and fool us?
An episode of The Inbetweeners was about a trip to Swanage, except they certainly were not there. It looked like a port along the Sussex or Kent coast perhaps.
Instead of saying an incorrect location, why don't they just say where they actually are instead? Why try and fool us?
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And Sherlock's flat is on North Gower St, not Baker St as they claim in the show. In some street shots you can see University College Hospital in the background.
And don't get me started on Doctor Who...
And, like most reasons for filming somewhere else, cheaper (sometimes due to local grants, sometimes due to local labour), and/or easier to get filming licences or to close off streets.
As a London resident I'm sure you'd be far more annoyed if a major tube station you used to commute to work was closed for a few days so the BBC could film a TV show....
I agree. Why have actors in a drama about the Tudors say it's several centuries ago when it's not? Bloody deceptive.
Yeah - they now have a couple of spare stations (Charing Cross Jubilee Line and Aldwych), and they will always be used before they go around shutting any live stations.
I dunno what would have been that bad about setting it in Brum?
Does all dramatic Police action have to be in London?
Yes I know I would be! Its just one of those trivial things that makes me a bit mad!
I'll never forget when we were watching an episode of The Bill and one of the police cars was going down the main road about two minutes away from our house. Then there was a scene inside the station, and when they returned to the car a minute or so later it was going past my late Dad's work. He smiled and said "I wish I could get to work as fast as that every day"!
It would get a bit confusing if different scenes in the film, all supposedly in the same town, were shot in different towns as is often the case. Especially when exterior scenes are shot somewhere like Budapest and interior scenes in the UK, again as can happen.
People tend to only get fussy about places they know personally and are prepared to accept glaring errors that others will notice.
It would put an end to various quarries being used as sets for other worlds in Dr Who.
However there was one coastal scene at sunset, that was shot at Clevedon, and consequently the sun was in the wrong direction, compared with morning shots that were shot at West Bay
For example, Suits is set in New York, but actually filmed in Canada. Seemed to recall it was similar for most of the Star Gate themed series - set in the US, but actually filmed in Canada.
I believe Suits shoots exteriors in New York and does studio based work and the odd outdoor scene in Canada...
Not sure. My reading had suggested that whilst there were some location shots in NYC these were only inserted to give the feeling of the correct location. The vast majority - including outside was actually in Toronto.
Psych is set in Santa Barbara, California but filmed in British Colombia, Canada and there are scenes where the Canadian flag can be seen flying.
Perhaps the BBC is concerned that some listeners might complain about it if they found out that their phone calls from the UK were being discussed with a presenter in the US and a guest in Sydney!
Mind you, compared to that bus chase scene in The Mummy where they seem to go around Russell Square several times in order to get from the British Museum to Tower Bridge I suppose Andrew Marr's route makes perfect sense