History UsefulNotes / Vancouver

Vancouver has become the third-largest film production centre in North America, being called "Hollywood North" because of it. This has led to the increased presence of [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest the Pacific Northwest]], particularly UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} (for which Vancouver often [[CaliforniaDoubling doubles]]), in American media, leading to the term "Seacouver" to describe the vaguely northwestern-ish setting of works filmed in Vancouver, but just as possibly set south of the border in the United States. Among the works shot in Vancouver are all three shows in the Franchise/StargateVerse, hence the original trope name "Stargate City". Tony Zhou, a Vancouver native and creator of ''WebOriginal/EveryFrameAPainting'', did an episode titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojm74VGsZBU "Vancouver Never Plays Itself"]] about how the city is so often disguised as somewhere else in film and television. The Creator/GlobalTelevisionNetwork, while headquartered in Toronto, based its' national news centre in town upon their acquisition of the city (and indeed the province)'s dominant TV station, CHAN-8 (better known as ''BCTV''); their evening ''News Hour'' is still the most-watched news in the area. BCTV had been doing national news for their sister stations under WIC Television ownership for most of the 1990s, after an effort to do a national newscast for BCTV's then-network Creator/{{CTV}} failed. The station had always been at odds with the network and especially with CFTO-9 of Toronto and their owners over [[CreatorProvincialism the sway CFTO held over the network]]; combined with Global parent company [=CanWest=] buying the WIC assets, this boiled over into a DisasterDominoes situation in September of 2001 that saw ''every'' private station in town switching affiliations.

* In ''VideoGame/MarioKartTour'', you can race through a track set in Vancouver called Vancouver Velocity.

* ''Series/{{Continuum}}''

Although it is the biggest city in British Columbia (and the largest metropolitan area in western Canada), it's not the capital of the province. The capital city is Victoria, which is situated, confusingly enough, on [[NamesTheSame Vancouver Island.]] It's usually just called "The Island" by locals. Ferries run between the Island and the mainland every day, so travel between the two cities is very common.

The city is also the location of Creator/TheOceanGroup production company and a number of other recording studios, who specializes in [[NamesToKnowInAnime dubbing]] of many well-known {{Anime}} (along with a some English language productions). Possibly most well-known for their work on nearly every release in the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise, including ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Endless Waltz]]'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny SEED Destiny]]'', and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''. For a list of their many works, see their page.

* ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats'' (much like ''This Means War!'' did {see below}, the HMV, or back then, the Virgin Megastore, at 750 Burrard Street {currently a Victoria's Secret} was used as the record store where Wyatt is shown influencing the shoppers with SubliminalSeduction)

Creator/{{Nintendo}} of Canada and [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA]] Canada are also there, just a few miles across the border from Nintendo's U.S. headquarters in greater Seattle. A large number of other gaming studios are located in Vancouver, including Creator/{{Capcom}} Vancouver, Rockstar Vancouver, Radical Entertainment, Creator/UnitedFrontGames, Slant Six, Creator/{{Sega}}'s Relic Entertainment, and the late Creator/{{THQ}}, to name only a few.

* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}''

Vancouver has become the third-largest film production centre in North America, being called "Hollywood North" because of it. This has led to the increased presence of [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest the Pacific Northwest]], particularly UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} (for which Vancouver often [[CaliforniaDoubling doubles]]), in American media, leading to the term "Seacouver" to describe the vaguely northwestern-ish setting of works filmed in Vancouver, but just as possibly set south of the border in the United States. Among the works shot in Vancouver are all three shows in the Franchise/StargateVerse, hence the original trope name "Stargate City". Tony Zhou, a Vancouver native and creator of ''WebOriginal/EveryFrameAPainting'', did an episode titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojm74VGsZBU "Vancouver Never Plays Itself"]] about how the city is so often disguised as somewhere else in film and television.

* ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill2008'' (2008 remake)

* In ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', the Zhang family has their big mansion somewhere in the outskirts. And by big we mean ''really'' [[BigFancyHouse big]], enough to have a whole attic containing weapons. It's glimpsed in Frank's flashback at first, but the protagonists eventually visit it during their trip to Alaska. Pity that it has to be destroyed.

Vancouver has become the third-largest film production centre in North America, being called ''Hollywood North'' because of it. This has led to the increased presence of [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest the Pacific Northwest]], particularly UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} (for which Vancouver often [[CaliforniaDoubling doubles]]), in American media, leading to the term "Seacouver" to describe the vaguely northwestern-ish setting of works filmed in Vancouver, but just as possibly set south of the border in the United States. Among the works shot in Vancouver are all three shows in the Franchise/StargateVerse, hence the original trope name "Stargate City". Tony Zhou, a Vancouver native and creator of ''WebOriginal/EveryFrameAPainting'', did an episode titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojm74VGsZBU "Vancouver Never Plays Itself"]] about how the city is so often disguised as somewhere else in film and television.

'''Vancouver''' is a city in British Columbia, Canada with over 600,000 people, rising to over 2 million when you count the metropolitan area [[note]]Officially called Metro Vancouver [[/note]], nicknamed the "Lower Mainland" [[note]]Vancouver is on the lower part of the BC mainland[[/note]], which can reach as far as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbotsford,_British_Columbia Abbotsford]] and the Fraser Valley (around the Fraser River). Very popular among Chinese, Indians and British. It has a fairly extensive elevated train network called the [=SkyTrain=], which moonlights as a subway in the downtown area. The twin peaks north of town called The Lions are a prominent landmark, and also lend their name to the iconic Lions Gate Bridge, built in 1938, which connects downtown to the North Shore (and of course, it's also the namesake of [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Lionsgate Films]]). Also quite [[http://cldpzza.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/vancouver-is-the-reason-there-are-so-many-draughts-in-the-world/ well known for its rain]], leading to the use of 'Raincouver' by residents as a semi-affectionate nickname.

The city is also the location of ''Creator/TheOceanGroup'' production company and a number of other recording studios, who specializes in [[NamesToKnowInAnime dubbing]] of many well-known {{Anime}} (along with a some English language productions). Possibly most well-known for their work on nearly every release in the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise, including ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Endless Waltz]]'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny SEED Destiny]]'', and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''. For a list of their many works, see their page.

* ''Series/MacGyver''

* ''Film/{{Catwoman}}''

* ''Film/ThisMeansWar''

** Amusing note: if you saw it at the ScotiaBank Theatre in downtown Vancouver, as soon as you walked out of the cinema you'd be looking out a large window at exactly the spot where they digitally inserted Encom Tower.

*** One building at the University of British Columbia was surrounded by barbed wire fence and turrets for the gang headquarters at the beginning of the movie, confirming student belief that Buchanon Tower (Used for the offices of various liberal arts departments including English) was actually designed as a prison.

'''Vancouver''' is a city in British Columbia, Canada with over 600,000 people, rising to over 2 million when you count the metropolitan area, nicknamed the "Lower Mainland" [[note]]Vancouver is on the lower part of the BC mainland[[/note]], which can reach as far as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbotsford,_British_Columbia Abbotsford]] and the Fraser Valley (around the Fraser River). Very popular among Chinese, Indians and British. It has a fairly extensive elevated train network called the [=SkyTrain=], which moonlights as a subway in the downtown area. The twin peaks north of town called The Lions are a prominent landmark, and also lend their name to the iconic Lions Gate Bridge, built in 1938, which connects downtown to the North Shore (and of course, it's also the namesake of [[Creator/{{Lionsgate}} Lionsgate Films]]). Also quite [[http://cldpzza.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/vancouver-is-the-reason-there-are-so-many-draughts-in-the-world/ well known for its rain]], leading to the use of 'Raincouver' by residents as a semi-affectionate nickname.

* ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats''

!!Shows filmed predominantly in Vancouver:

* ''Film/{{Deadpool}}'': the many shots are done around the Downtown Eastside area, including the stripclub. In ''Film/Deadpool2'', the city's docks and a map of the metro can be seen.

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''

* ''Series/TheFlash2014''

* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''

* In ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', the Zhang family has their big mansion somewhere in the outskirts. And by big we mean ''really'' [[BigFancyHouse big]], enough to have [[spoiler: a whole attic containing weapons.]] It's glimpsed in Frank's flashback at first, but the protagonists eventually visit it during their trip to Alaska. [[spoiler: Pity that it has to be destroyed.]]

* Laurentia from ''[[VideoGame/NexusWar Nexus Clash]]'' is a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Vancouver.

'''Vancouver''' is a city in British Columbia, Canada with over 600,000 people, rising to over 2 million when you count the metropolitan area, nicknamed the "Lower Mainland" [[note]]Vancouver is on the lower part of the BC mainland[[/note]], which can reach as far as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbotsford,_British_Columbia Abbotsford]] and the Fraser Valley (around the Fraser River). Very popular among Chinese, Indians and British. It has a fairly extensive elevated train network called the [=SkyTrain=], which moonlights as a subway in the downtown area. Also quite [[http://cldpzza.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/vancouver-is-the-reason-there-are-so-many-draughts-in-the-world/ well known for its rain]], leading to the use of 'Raincouver' by residents as a semi-affectionate nickname.

* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', the {{revival}} and {{reboot}} of the [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 1978 version]].

Vancouver has become the third-largest film production centre in North America, being called ''Hollywood North'' because of it. This has led to the increased presence of [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest the Pacific Northwest]], particularly UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} (for which Vancouver often [[CaliforniaDoubling doubles]]), in American media, leading to the term "Seacouver" to describe the vaguely northwestern-ish setting of works filmed in Vancouver, but just as possibly set south of the border in the United States. Among the works shot in Vancouver are all three shows in the Franchise/StargateVerse, hence the original trope name "Stargate City". Tony Zhou, a Vancouver native and creator of ''WebVideo/EveryFrameAPainting'', did an episode titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojm74VGsZBU "Vancouver Never Plays Itself"]] about how the city is so often disguised as somewhere else in film and television.

A list of Vancouver's 'famous faces' would probably go on for pages; among others, Creator/JamesDoohan, Creator/CarrieAnneMoss, Creator/MichaelJFox, Creator/RyanReynolds and Creator/MichaelBublé have all called the city 'home' at one point or another.

A list of Vancouver's 'famous faces' would probably go on for pages; among others, Creator/JamesDoohan, Creator/CarrieAnneMoss, Creator/MichaelJFox, Creator/RyanReynolds and Creator/MichaelBuble have all called the city 'home' at one point or another.