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Sunday: Watch Women's World Cup Finals at Public House
Watching last night's premiere of "Lost" (by the way, that show kicks total a**) brought back fond memories of Lost star Matthew Fox's previous show, "Party of Five." While SFist isn't necessarily fond of that kind of show, we watched this series regularly in our shared Fulton Street apartment. We got specific pleasure out of the fact that it was supposed to take place here in San Francisco, but, other than an occasional establishing shot, it was so obviously shot in LA.
A lot of shows employ similar strategies. San Francisco seems to be considered an evocative place to set a show, but to actually shoot the show here is another matter entirely. We don't watch "Charmed" that often, so we're not sure if they even bother to pretend they're in The City anymore. At least "Monk," like "PO5," has the occasional outdoor shot that is actually done in SF (before the actors and crew scuttle back to SoCal). Hell, even the opening credits of "Full House" were actually shot in Alamo Square park.
San Francisco set shows always seem a little more interesting when they're actually set in San Francisco, don't they? "Nash Bridges," say what you will about the quality of the plots and the acting, did a great job of making sure every person watching (there were people watching, right?) knew that they were really driving down genuine San Francisco streets. And of course there's the gold standard of "The Streets of San Francisco," which we still watch any time we see it come across our (sadly, cable-free) TV.
We miss "Nash Bridges," not necessarily because it was such a bitchin' show, but it was fun to watch and say, "Hey, that's my gym/coffee shop/cell from when I got picked up on that DUI!" Additionally, "Nash Bridges" was great for the many working actors we have in San Francisco, as it allowed them opportunities to work, make some dough, and get some exposure -- all without having to leave the Bay Area.
We know Mayor Newsom is doing what he can to get productions to choose the Bay Area, but other than the recent unsuccessful The Henry Lee Project, we don't see a lot going on here. SFist would be thrilled to see more TV shows (and movies!) bringing their big Hollywood bucks to the Bay Area, so any time Gavin's ready to hire us to lure productions north, he can find us right here at SFist.
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