A random selection from the site

  • Pickwick Bowl from “Parks and Recreation”

    Pickwick Bowl from “Parks and Recreation”

    ‘ While watching the Season 4 episode of Parks and Recreation titled “Bowling for Votes” back in June, I wondered aloud about at which bowling alley filming had taken place.  The Grim Cheaper, who happened to hear me, looked up from his ever-present laptop and said, “That’s Pickwick Bowl – part of Pickwick Gardens –…

  • “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” House

    “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” House

    ‘ Well, after three days and a whopping (insert sarcasm here) three tests (including a blood test, an ultra-sound, and a CAT scan, each of which my dad has undergone numerous times with his doctors at home over the past two years), we have been discharged from the Mayo Clinic sans diagnosis.  The doctor’”‘”‘s sole recommendation…

  • City Supper Club from “He’s Just Not That Into You”

    City Supper Club from “He’s Just Not That Into You”

    ‘ Back in February, I wrote a Scene it Before column for L.A. magazine covering a few locales from He’s Just Not That Into You in honor of the romcom’s 20th anniversary.  While researching, I was thrilled to come across a mention on production designer Gae Buckley’s website that the supposed Baltimore-area City Supper Club,…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – The Olivia Pope & Associates Offices from “Scandal”

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – The Olivia Pope & Associates Offices from “Scandal”

    ‘ Be sure to read my latest post for L.A.mag.com today, about the Olivia Pope & Associates offices from Scandal.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours.  (On a side-note – I wrote this article several weeks ago, before I became disillusioned with the show.) ‘

  • Sid & Dexter’s Sports Bar from the “Happy Hour” episode of “The Office”

    Sid & Dexter’s Sports Bar from the “Happy Hour” episode of “The Office”

    ‘ As I mentioned yesterday, one location that fellow stalker Lavonna was absolutely dying to stalk while she was in town last week was Sid & Dexter’s Sports Bar, the arcade/restaurant which appeared in the Season 6 episode of The Office entitled “Happy Hour”.  So, before her arrival, I called upon fellow stalker Owen for…

  • Hollywood Renaissance Hotel

    Hollywood Renaissance Hotel

    ‘ Yesterday, while killing time before an acting class, I decided to stop into the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel which is attached to the famous Hollywood & Highland shopping center. When I stepped inside, I noticed a few excited teenage girls standing in the lobby with cameras and autograph books in hand. I just had to…

  • The 7-Eleven from “Say Anything . . . “

    The 7-Eleven from “Say Anything . . . “

    ‘ Located directly across the street from North Hollywood Park – aka the spot where the iconic Boombox scene from Say Anything . . . was filmed, which I blogged about yesterday – is the 7-Eleven that appeared in the 1989 flick.  Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I found out about this locale once again thanks…

  • Santa Anita Park

    Santa Anita Park

    ‘ This weekend, I dragged my fiance out to Santa Anita Park, aka the Santa Anita race track, in Arcadia for some major stalking.  Our original plan was to catch a movie at the theatre located next door to the track, but a funny thing happened on the way to the show. 🙂  While driving to the movies,…

  • Fresh Prince House – For Real This Time!

    Fresh Prince House – For Real This Time!

    ‘ Major fan Bryan posted a comment on my original asking me to please, please, please find the actual location of the mansion used as the Banks’”‘”‘ house on the 90s show. Bryan told me he had been looking for this location for years and every tour book seemed to have gotten it wrong. Being…

  • Will Rogers Memorial Park from “90210”

    Will Rogers Memorial Park from “90210”

    ‘ As I mentioned yesterday, my fiancé and I spent quite a bit of last weekend making up for lost time, so to speak, by catching up on all of the stalking that I had been putting off over the past few months while my dad was ill.  The location that I was most excited…