When we dont see anything CHICAGO or atleast a hint of Chicagoans in it. This show is just getting worse but I'am still going to watch it. ps "I Just Want My Pants Back" is WAAAAAY better than this!
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Haha, I mixed things up and thought they were in New York at first... (I'm not from the States!)
shareOk you're obviously not from Chicago cause they show the city all the time. It's one of the things they got praised for when people review the show.
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Yeah actually I am and you must be from East Lansing, they might of showed Lake Michigan with a bit of the city in the background but what else? I just think they arent capturing the true essence of the city.
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well the show is filmed in Chicago so when they do show a lot of background of it and it legit IS Chicago, not some generic street set like in so many other productions. so the show deserves praise on THAT front.
that being said, I agree that just showing the L, the same stop off the Brown Line all the time, and some skyline does not necessarily show or capture what's up in Chicago.
Uh no, I'm not actually.
And they've actually shown a lot more than that. Did you miss the numerous scenes that took place on the bridge overlooking the Chicago River? Or how about the scenes that took place at real Chicago places like Uncommon Ground, Sweet Mandy B's and Pink Monkey?
They even showed Navy Pier in one episode, like what more do you want?
How pray tell does one capture "the true essence of the city."
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How pray tell does one capture "the true essence of the city."
Omg are you serious? You must be a troll because there's no such way someone can be that dumb. You don't actually believe that when people say Bronx or Harlem that they're naming streets do you?
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tomato tomahto you know what I mean so why you mad? Play with me if you want, holla at me.
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Bronx and Harlem aren't streets; one is a bourough & the other is a neighborhood, The Bronx isn't even in the same county as Manhattan. That would be like them making it realistic by mentioning a suburb or the pullman district.
shareHonestly, it's the only reason I continue to watch this show. They film quite a bit on Division (near Damen) and feature awesome bars like Inner Town.
shareOverall, the acting is horrendous on this show and the believability of the apartments these "underemployed" (and some completely unemployed) residents live in is laughable at best. I completely wish I could work some low paying, menial office job and afford a HUGE loft in Lincoln Park or wherever the hell they're supposed to be living... in reality, my monthly rent here just north of Wrigleyville for a 600 sq ft, 1 bedroom apartment costs almost as much as my parents' mortgage on their house in Indianapolis. But this kinda crap is nothing new for tv shows (re: Sex in the City).
Regardless of my incessant complaints of terrible acting and completely far fetched story lines and the b.s. living situations vs the character's real income, they DO legitimately film in Chicago and have featured numerous real bars/restaurants/L stops and other things like that on the show. To be honest, I think their featuring of real life places and proximity for the show's purposes are FAR BETTER than say Chicago Fire, which is one of the other shows being filmed in Chicago currently. Just because they aren't name dropping Chicago streets all the time does not mean they're only show b.s. establishing shots all the time.
Just my two cents, as a longtime Chicago resident.
agree with everything in this post...
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