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September 6, 2007
Ted Danson Shuts Down Much of Clinton Hill
If you've been having a hard time getting a parking space in Clinton Hill today, you've got Ted Danson and Glenn Close to thank. Much of the neighborhood has become a film set for the new FX series Damages, with seven blocks in the area bounded by Waverly, Grand, Willoughby and Lafayette being closed to public parking for the day. (A complete list on the jump.) Of course, when our tipster wrote in at midday, the catering truck had an entire street to itself. Anyone forget to move the car?
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Hmmm, I don't know what to think of this. I usually blame Ted Danson for my problems, now he actually is the cause of this one.
Posted by: funstraw at September 6, 2007 2:26 PM
Thank goodness they're not fiming in Brooklyn Heights for once.
Posted by: guest at September 6, 2007 2:40 PM
they took over part of ditmas a few weeks ago. I picked up the whatchamacallit .. order of business sheet thingie from the gutter that included all the scheduling times, scouting locations (a car wash on coney island avenue) and the script for that days shooting. It was probably 60 seconds of screen time total. Involved a discussion with the lawyer over the dollar settlement amount (millions), and a breakfast, because the parents apparently live in a ditmas victorian, or something like that. Despite all these people running around, vox pop was empty. So much for helping the _local_ economy.
Posted by: guest at September 6, 2007 2:43 PM
But will Ted be working in blackface? Not in THIS hood, baby.
Posted by: Rehab at September 6, 2007 2:51 PM
I blame AY and Ratner
Posted by: guest at September 6, 2007 3:14 PM
Ted Danson will be worthless once AY is built
Posted by: guest at September 6, 2007 4:19 PM
I don't know why, but I still laugh every time I see "X will be worthless once AY is built." I should get pissed, but it just cracks me up!
Posted by: GHB at September 6, 2007 5:37 PM
Here's the pisser: All those spaces you see blocked off in the picture were never even used by production vehicles--in other words, they made parking hell in the neighborhood for no reason. They seized both sides of Washington and Hall between Dekalb and Willoughby, among several other blocks, and didn't park anything on Washington except two catering trucks and one honeywagon. All their vehicles fit easily on half a block of Hall. Hello, film office?
PS: If you're one of those who doesn't think Ted Danson is already worthless, they're shooting an exterior right now in front of a b-stone on Hall just south of Dekalb. LOL. Actually I hear that Damages is a decent show.
Posted by: Rehab at September 6, 2007 5:52 PM
Damages is actually pretty good...a little slow to start, but we're hooked. And they do seem to shoot a ton in Brooklyn...especially in and around the park on Clinton and Henry.
Posted by: bhguy at September 6, 2007 6:05 PM
Pay for parking and quit whining. The world doesn't owe you a free space.
Posted by: guest at September 6, 2007 7:58 PM
Doesn't Damages film at Steiner Studios in the Navy Yard? I remember reading about Glenn Closes office set and how elaborate it is in the Times.
Posted by: guest at September 7, 2007 7:30 AM
I remember the first or second episode of this show had a scene that was supposed to be happening in Manhattan (dude with a knife following a blond lady down a leafy rowhouse lined street). It was Carroll Gardens/Cobble HIll near the park on Clinton. I've seen many shows that do this, pretend the scene is in Manhattan when it is filmed in Brooklyn. It's usually when they are trying to have an authentic brownstone neighborhood set - much harder to find what people imagine as the real brownstone Manhattan streets in Manhattan nowadays...
Posted by: guest at September 7, 2007 11:24 AM
I actually have dealt with the "Damages" location office on several occasions regarding excessive parking in Cobble Hill Park area. I spoke to Kim and her supervisor, Daniel. They are both very cynical and came across as entitled to privileges that they have not earned. I also speak to the Mayor's office for film regarding many other shoots. The main issue I have is that the permit is valid but not for days in advance. They start putting out the orange cones too far in advance. If a production participates in the towing program they can not hold spots 24 hours in advance. Also parking is not allowed on any account for crew. I photographed over 20 cars parked without a valid permit, just a schedule A in the window. If you read the film office web site you will see that production is to provide private parking and shuttles for crew and extras. Plus the number of campers per star is just outrageous. If the Mayor wants a more green city then the film biz needs to have a smaller footprint and impact on our brownstone communities.
Call your community board and the Film Office 212-489-6710, ask for Dean McCann. One location manager even threatened me with arrest and they did not have a permit for shooting yet they started holding parking spaces. After I called and spoke to several staff members they released the unnecessary holds and made the crew park elsewhere. If you say something they do take notice.
Posted by: guest at September 9, 2007 11:14 PM
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