Today, Douglas Barr believed, "With limited budgets and so many competing entertainment opportunities, it's very difficult to capture attention without being in your face edgy...(And) young audiences are so much more sophisticated than they were back in 'The Fall Guy' days. They have high expectations in both visual and emotional content and it's up to the storytellers to keep it interesting." To keep viewers interested in the past, shows frequently went on location. Leonard Katzman, producer of the series 'Petrocelli' explained, "When you make a show in Hollywood, it's just like going to work every morning. You finish your work and you go back home, back to your other life. But on location, everyone is together 24 hours of the day. That means there aren't as many things to distract you from your job."
Debbie Allen observed, "Los Angeles is just a place to work...(But) there's nothing like the energy of (New York)." John Hillerman begged to differ, "I never miss New York. I lived in a slum in the lower east side for 7 years; that's 7 years, not 7 months." Debbie reasoned, "It's so alive here. Look at all that space, the pigeons, the skyscrapers, the wackos. This is our element." Perry Stephens pointed out, "New York matures you very quickly." Carol Mayo Jenkins added, "It’s easier to work within the concentration of a studio in Hollywood. But there's inspiration here." Roya Megnot remarked, "You'd think it would be easy to meet people here but it’s not. Maybe it’s because New York is so big, I don’t know..." One of Frank Sinatra's personal signature songs was the 1980 hit, 'New York, New York'. When he was asked if he would prefer to sing in a nightclub or at a concert, Frank replied, "At heart, I guess I'm a saloon singer because there's a greater intimacy between performer and audience in a nightclub. Then again, I love the excitement of appearing before a big concert audience. Let's just say that the place isn't important, as long as everybody has a good time."
Of location filming for the series 'Petrocelli', Leonard made known, "We have to fly our crews and our guest stars to Tucson (in Arizona). We have to house and feed our people there. It costs us about $30 a day per man more to shoot on location. And the crew size is just about the same as if we were doing it in Hollywood." John also shared, "People think Hawaii is dull and that's a misconception I had when I first went there. It's not dull at all. Great lifestyle and the best longevity of any state. It's small, everything's close and it is indeed paradise, which I realize all over again each time I leave." Of Texas, Debbie noted, "All you see is sky."
Debbie Allen observed, "Los Angeles is just a place to work...(But) there's nothing like the energy of (New York)." John Hillerman begged to differ, "I never miss New York. I lived in a slum in the lower east side for 7 years; that's 7 years, not 7 months." Debbie reasoned, "It's so alive here. Look at all that space, the pigeons, the skyscrapers, the wackos. This is our element." Perry Stephens pointed out, "New York matures you very quickly." Carol Mayo Jenkins added, "It’s easier to work within the concentration of a studio in Hollywood. But there's inspiration here." Roya Megnot remarked, "You'd think it would be easy to meet people here but it’s not. Maybe it’s because New York is so big, I don’t know..." One of Frank Sinatra's personal signature songs was the 1980 hit, 'New York, New York'. When he was asked if he would prefer to sing in a nightclub or at a concert, Frank replied, "At heart, I guess I'm a saloon singer because there's a greater intimacy between performer and audience in a nightclub. Then again, I love the excitement of appearing before a big concert audience. Let's just say that the place isn't important, as long as everybody has a good time."
Of location filming for the series 'Petrocelli', Leonard made known, "We have to fly our crews and our guest stars to Tucson (in Arizona). We have to house and feed our people there. It costs us about $30 a day per man more to shoot on location. And the crew size is just about the same as if we were doing it in Hollywood." John also shared, "People think Hawaii is dull and that's a misconception I had when I first went there. It's not dull at all. Great lifestyle and the best longevity of any state. It's small, everything's close and it is indeed paradise, which I realize all over again each time I leave." Of Texas, Debbie noted, "All you see is sky."
