This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Chrome Newfie: To be fair, as at least one of the actual Vancouver residents, "insane" might be inaccurate. The response I see, at least from myself and those with whom I discuss local filming, is amusement and the occasional round of "Spot the Landmark". Also, might we perhaps subtly link in California Doubling into this article? It seems relevant.
jjmcgaffey: A film example is "Caravans" - it was set and filmed in Iran and if you know the area and some of the famous buildings it can be really funny. At one point the protagonist walks into the Blue Mosque in Isfahan, enters (viewpoint changes from external to internal) a famous hotel in the same city but a couple miles away, goes out onto a balcony attached to the hotel, jumps over the railing and lands in a desert about 150 miles away and rides off.
Paul A: I have added a link to California Doubling, and moved or removed a couple of examples that related solely to that trope. This trope is about the geography on the screen not matching the geography in real life, which may be due to California Doubling but can occur just as easily even if the thing was filmed entirely in the city where it's set. (It also means that the geography of fictional places like Caprica aren't relevant to this trope.)
Foxyshadis: I've removed the Monk entry, because civilian spouses can be buried in military cemeteries (including the Presidio, if that's what is being referred to), as well as their children while under 21 and unmarried.
- Monk is set in San Francisco (though the show is mostly filmed in LA, with a few exteriors shot in SF for flavor), and had a scene set in what was recognizably one of the city's military cemeteries. Unfortunately, the gravesite belonged to a civilian.
The Kakapo: I made Torchwood a Wiki Word, and took out the bit about it sucking... it does have its fans, after all!
Novium: I have my doubts about this bit: "You've Got Mail takes place in New York but the Golden Gate Bridge is visible when Tom Hanks is walking his dog, Brinkly." I don't remember seeing that, and san francisco / marin are not listed as filming locations. People rarely film scenes in San Francisco on accident... I understand that it is fairly expensive.
