I am not shocked that the "boy" in still hanging in there on American Idol. For those wondering why the prince look a like is still there here is your answer. http://www.votefortheworst.com/
Take a moment to look at the web site. Last year they promoted the "Chicken Little" kid and the year before was John, the red headed crooner. Remember him? So we must all step it up and vote for who was the best voice.
Also, did anyone catch the new show last night "October Road". It came on after Grey's Anatomy. I really liked it. Most of the scenes were filmed here in the fall. Here is a cool article about it. Don't think i won't be scouting out the town to be in a few background scenes.
On the new ABC drama "October Road," debuting at 10:01 tonight for a six-episode run, Garrett is fictional, played by Bryan Greenberg ("One Tree Hill").
Knights Ridge is pure fiction as well, played lovingly by metro Atlanta.
In interviews last week, and on the set in December, executive producers and actors praised Atlanta, saying the area provided vistas that were in some ways better even than New England, especially those magical leaves shot this past October through December.
"From a cinematic standpoint, the colors we got during the fall were amazing," Greenberg said. "I think it really makes the show come alive." (Thanks to a cooler, wetter fall than normal, Atlanta did have a "superb" fall for foliage, said Greg Levine, Trees Atlanta program director.)
With its wide variety of oaks, pines and maples as well as a diverse stock of older homes, metro Atlanta can double as a Northern city and, thanks to the warmer weather, "we have longer shooting seasons," said Bill Thompson, director of the state's Film, Video and Music Office.
Indeed, Georgia's milder, less volatile weather and state tax incentives led Touchstone Television and ABC to Georgia, said Scott Rosenberg, an executive producer on the show, who also wrote the screenplay for the 1996 Matt Dillon film "Beautiful Girls."
"Being from New England, I was initially hesitant to shoot down here," Rosenberg said, "but Atlanta blew us away."
The show, which also stars Tom Berenger ("Platoon") as Garrett's dad and Laura Prepon ("That '70s Show") as the ex-girlfriend Garrett left behind, used the scenic town squares of Madison and Newnan for Knights Ridge.
For instance, Ye Olde Colonial Restaurant in Madison became Mighty Murph's Sub Shop, where Garrett runs into his ex-girlfriend in the pilot episode. October Road, the show's namesake that supposedly splits Knights Ridge between the blue-collar neighborhoods and the college, is actually Farmer Street in Newnan.
Agnes Scott College, the Decatur women's college with its classic Gothic architecture, subs for most of Dufresne College, a fictional liberal arts school where Garrett gets a teaching job.
"It's good visibility for the college," Agnes Scott publicist Lee Dancy said after previewing flattering clips of the campus from the show, which strategically blocked out the very Southern magnolia trees. The show also used a home just a few blocks away to play Garrett's childhood abode, adding the white picket fence for effect.
Atlanta's famous Oakland Cemetery gets a few minutes in the sun in Episode 2, when Garrett visits his mom's grave. Nearby, Grant Park is the site of a pivotal pumpkin festival scene in Episode 3.
The director "wanted a very classic gazebo," said John Findley, the show's location manager. "It was beautiful while they were shooting. The way they lit the hardwoods, it was perfect."
Indoor scenes, including Sully's bar, where the major characters congregate, were done in a studio not far from Six Flags.
The vaunted fall colors aren't readily apparent in the first episode, which was shot in March 2006, when trees were budding. To try to simulate fall, the prop department brought in 60,000 to 80,000 silk leaves to scatter about and attach to trees, according to executive producer André Nemec. But for the second episode, when just a day had elapsed in fictional time but more than seven months in real time , the producers didn't need to use any fake foliage at all.
While the "October Road" setting may resemble a town 900 miles north, the accents are distinctly amorphous — by design.
Knights Ridge is pure fiction as well, played lovingly by metro Atlanta.
In interviews last week, and on the set in December, executive producers and actors praised Atlanta, saying the area provided vistas that were in some ways better even than New England, especially those magical leaves shot this past October through December.
"From a cinematic standpoint, the colors we got during the fall were amazing," Greenberg said. "I think it really makes the show come alive." (Thanks to a cooler, wetter fall than normal, Atlanta did have a "superb" fall for foliage, said Greg Levine, Trees Atlanta program director.)
With its wide variety of oaks, pines and maples as well as a diverse stock of older homes, metro Atlanta can double as a Northern city and, thanks to the warmer weather, "we have longer shooting seasons," said Bill Thompson, director of the state's Film, Video and Music Office.
Indeed, Georgia's milder, less volatile weather and state tax incentives led Touchstone Television and ABC to Georgia, said Scott Rosenberg, an executive producer on the show, who also wrote the screenplay for the 1996 Matt Dillon film "Beautiful Girls."
"Being from New England, I was initially hesitant to shoot down here," Rosenberg said, "but Atlanta blew us away."
The show, which also stars Tom Berenger ("Platoon") as Garrett's dad and Laura Prepon ("That '70s Show") as the ex-girlfriend Garrett left behind, used the scenic town squares of Madison and Newnan for Knights Ridge.
For instance, Ye Olde Colonial Restaurant in Madison became Mighty Murph's Sub Shop, where Garrett runs into his ex-girlfriend in the pilot episode. October Road, the show's namesake that supposedly splits Knights Ridge between the blue-collar neighborhoods and the college, is actually Farmer Street in Newnan.
Agnes Scott College, the Decatur women's college with its classic Gothic architecture, subs for most of Dufresne College, a fictional liberal arts school where Garrett gets a teaching job.
"It's good visibility for the college," Agnes Scott publicist Lee Dancy said after previewing flattering clips of the campus from the show, which strategically blocked out the very Southern magnolia trees. The show also used a home just a few blocks away to play Garrett's childhood abode, adding the white picket fence for effect.
Atlanta's famous Oakland Cemetery gets a few minutes in the sun in Episode 2, when Garrett visits his mom's grave. Nearby, Grant Park is the site of a pivotal pumpkin festival scene in Episode 3.
The director "wanted a very classic gazebo," said John Findley, the show's location manager. "It was beautiful while they were shooting. The way they lit the hardwoods, it was perfect."
Indoor scenes, including Sully's bar, where the major characters congregate, were done in a studio not far from Six Flags.
The vaunted fall colors aren't readily apparent in the first episode, which was shot in March 2006, when trees were budding. To try to simulate fall, the prop department brought in 60,000 to 80,000 silk leaves to scatter about and attach to trees, according to executive producer André Nemec. But for the second episode, when just a day had elapsed in fictional time but more than seven months in real time , the producers didn't need to use any fake foliage at all.
While the "October Road" setting may resemble a town 900 miles north, the accents are distinctly amorphous — by design.
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Interesting! Man you are a book of knowledge. How did you get so smart? JEN :)
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