TV shows set in cities that get city features horribly wrong

[kkt]

I always laugh at some TV shows that feature LA scenes and peddle them off as somewhere in the Midwest or on the East Coast hence the Hollywood Hills seen on I Dream of Jeannie in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Another one, though not purposely done, was calling Cape Canaveral as Cape Kennedy. Many of you will say that it's a wrong reference to be using, but at the time of production of that sitcom, Cape Canaveral, Florida was indeed called Cape Kennedy before the name was transferred to the actual Space Center and the Cape reverted back to its original name in circa 1972.

So the show was not wrong at all to call it Cape Kennedy, as that was its official name at the time I Dream of Jeannie was being made.

[thenetwork]

I always laugh at some TV shows that feature LA scenes and peddle them off as somewhere in the Midwest or on the East Coast hence the Hollywood Hills seen on I Dream of Jeannie in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Another one, though not purposely done, was calling Cape Canaveral as Cape Kennedy. Many of you will say that it's a wrong reference to be using, but at the time of production of that sitcom, Cape Canaveral, Florida was indeed called Cape Kennedy before the name was transferred to the actual Space Center and the Cape reverted back to its original name in circa 1972.

So the show was not wrong at all to call it Cape Kennedy, as that was its official name at the time I Dream of Jeannie was being made.

And, if you really think about it, since there have been other shows that have used ficticious names for schools, cities and other locales, even if people were not around during the Cape Kennedy era, it's just another fictitious show set at a fictitious air base in the minds of the uninformed.  No harm, no foul.

[bing101]

The most common TV Show/Movie geographic mistakes are the numerous TV and streaming movies that are actually shot in Canada (usually near Vancouver) that are supposed to take place in various locations in the US.  I presume that is why all of the outdoor scenery in these movies resembles the Pacific northwest.  The biggest tell for me are the street signs, that are Canadian style like the unlabeled One-Way signs, RR crossing signs, etc.  They never try to hide or alter them.  The most blatant example I ever saw was in a movie that was supposed to be taking place in Texas.  In one scene there was a Canadian metric speed limit sign that said "Maximum", not Speed Limit.  Nothing in that scene looked like a ranch, which is what it was supposed to be.

Are the Texas scenes filmed in Alberta's cities like Edmonton and Calgary? Yes its to offset the expensive filming costs in Vancouver and Toronto type situation.

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-film-production-ready-to-jump-into-high-gear-with-new-soundstages-1.6229752

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-cannes-france-international-film-awards-1.6852475

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-screen-industries-1.6668748

[Max Rockatansky]

Fallout was kind of a mixed bag on the road layout of Los Angeles.  There was a couple highway signs but nothing quite to the scale of what I got accustomed to in New Vegas.  I don't recall seeing a single reassurance shield at any point during the run of the show.

[Plutonic Panda]

I absolutely loved the movie Logan but I can never get over them trying to pass off Las Vegas as Oklahoma City.

[Max Rockatansky]

They never portray the path of travel as going anywhere near Las Vegas.  The closest it probably gets is on US 62 (which is signed) in the beginning around El Paso.

[Plutonic Panda]

They never portray the path of travel as going anywhere near Las Vegas.  The closest it probably gets is on US 62 (which is signed) in the beginning around El Paso.

Don't worry, they used a control sign for OKC with the towering casinos and palm trees. Two cheers for climate change I guess?

[Max Rockatansky]

They never portray the path of travel as going anywhere near Las Vegas.  The closest it probably gets is on US 62 (which is signed) in the beginning around El Paso.

Don't worry, they used a control sign for OKC with the towering casinos and palm trees. Two cheers for climate change I guess?

Let me rephrase, it isn't presented as Las Vegas.  It is crystal clear as part of the plot that they are in Oklahoma.

[SEWIGuy]

"Step by Step" was a sitcom from the 1990s that was supposedly set in Port Washington, WI. The opening shows the family at an amusement park that is obviously not in Port Washington. Not even close.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g94bPMtxtM

[Plutonic Panda]

They never portray the path of travel as going anywhere near Las Vegas.  The closest it probably gets is on US 62 (which is signed) in the beginning around El Paso.

Don't worry, they used a control sign for OKC with the towering casinos and palm trees. Two cheers for climate change I guess?

Let me rephrase, it isn't presented as Las Vegas.  It is crystal clear as part of the plot that they are in Oklahoma.

Yes I got that.