New York City has always been prevalent in movies and tv shows. It’s funny that until you really live here and see the sights daily do you really start to pick up how many famous backdrops there are! I’ve been a long time fan of Friends and Seinfeld, and I know next time I see an episode it will be a whole new experience to watch the credits and opening scenes. Most of these tv shows are filmed in LA and Hollywood of course, but they use backdrops from the city when the show is “set” there. Here’s a picture of the Friends apartment facade! Notice how there isn’t a balcony where they watch “ugly naked guy” from! Feebee’s apartment is supposedly set on Morton Street which is just a couple blocks away from this apartment building in Greenwich village. I find it kind of funny how all of the Friend’s characters are supposedly broke but own sweet, HUGE (for NYC) apartments in Greenwich Village where real estate is in very high demand.
The new show Suits has been advertised highly in NYC subways and buses, mostly because it’s set in New York. I decided to watch the pilot on hulu (it’s free on iTunes right now) and I really, really enjoyed the plot lines! I totally recommend it, plus you get to see some awesome sights from New York’s skyline! Next time you watch tv look out for the Brooklyn Bridge, Wall Street, and New York’s other famous hot spots.
I walked to work one morning and was surprised to see a whole street blocked off with movie trailers! I probably will never know who was in the trailers or what they were shooting, but it was pretty cool to see that something was going on (They had fake names on the trailers. e.g. Lucy and Desi). Also note one of my previous blog posts where the guy was on top of a cherry picker filming a movie outside by office window on 5th ave. Just remember not every resident appreciates their home being used as a movie backdrop ALL the time: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/monster_that_ate_soho_VdW5POGj4kk2YKCD1R0g6I
