Exposition
I'm always fascinated with where TV producers decide to place their series. So much of a series' storyline generally revolves around the exposition; as a result, the decision can help determine the success rate of a series. Below I've listed the 50 states and coupled the ones I could think of off the top of my head with a TV show that was (predominately) located within its borders. Feel free to help me complete the list.
AL: Any Day Now
AK: Northern Exposure
AZ: ______________
AR: ______________
CA: Full House, C-H-I-P-S?
CO: South Park
CT: Judging Amy, Who's the Boss?
DC: West Wing
DE: ______________
FL: CSI: Miami; Miami Vice
GA: Designing Women
HI: Hawaii 5-0
ID: ______________
IL: Family Matters, Chicago Hope
IN: Close to Home
IA: ______________
KS: Jericho, Smallville
KY: Dukes of Hazzard
LA: ______________
ME: Murder, She Wrote
MD: Homicide: Life on the Street
MA: Cheers, Boston Legal
MI: Home Improvement
MN: Coach
MS: In the Heat of the Night
MO: The John Laroquette Show
MT: _____________
NE: _____________
NV: CSI, Las Vegas
NH: _____________
NJ: The Sopranos
NM: Roswell
NY: Everybody Loves Raymond, CSI: NY
NC: The Andy Griffith Show
ND: ______________
OH: Drew Carey Show, WKRP Cincinnati
OK: ______________
OR: ______________
PA: The Class, The Office
RI: Providence, Family Guy
SC: _______________
SD: _______________
TN: Petticoat Junction
TX: Friday Night Lights
UT: Big Love
VT: NewHart
VA: A Different World, Alias, The Waltons
WA: Frasier, Grey's Anatomy
WV: Hawkins
WI: That 70's Show
WY: _______________
Was Dukes of Hazzard in Kentucky or West Virginia? Is there a real difference between the two? (Just kidding, Fish.) In what state was NewHart set? Zuska, you work around D.C., right? Try to fill in some of the mid-Atlantic gaps. Hey Brian, you're about to take the Alabama bar. At some point in television history, a show had to be set in Tuscaloosa or Birmingham. Where's Hillman College at from A Different World? And don't worry, Lisa Hutch, I'm well aware of the fact that most of our shows are actually filmed in Vancouver.
EDIT: Thanks to Fish and Brian, we've managed to expand the list. Only 17 out of 50 states remain. I'll pick up the search... keep sending in your comments!
EDIT REDUX: Added Alabama and West Virginia, thanks to some recent tips. Only 15 states left!
AL: Any Day Now
AK: Northern Exposure
AZ: ______________
AR: ______________
CA: Full House, C-H-I-P-S?
CO: South Park
CT: Judging Amy, Who's the Boss?
DC: West Wing
DE: ______________
FL: CSI: Miami; Miami Vice
GA: Designing Women
HI: Hawaii 5-0
ID: ______________
IL: Family Matters, Chicago Hope
IN: Close to Home
IA: ______________
KS: Jericho, Smallville
KY: Dukes of Hazzard
LA: ______________
ME: Murder, She Wrote
MD: Homicide: Life on the Street
MA: Cheers, Boston Legal
MI: Home Improvement
MN: Coach
MS: In the Heat of the Night
MO: The John Laroquette Show
MT: _____________
NE: _____________
NV: CSI, Las Vegas
NH: _____________
NJ: The Sopranos
NM: Roswell
NY: Everybody Loves Raymond, CSI: NY
NC: The Andy Griffith Show
ND: ______________
OH: Drew Carey Show, WKRP Cincinnati
OK: ______________
OR: ______________
PA: The Class, The Office
RI: Providence, Family Guy
SC: _______________
SD: _______________
TN: Petticoat Junction
TX: Friday Night Lights
UT: Big Love
VT: NewHart
VA: A Different World, Alias, The Waltons
WA: Frasier, Grey's Anatomy
WV: Hawkins
WI: That 70's Show
WY: _______________
Was Dukes of Hazzard in Kentucky or West Virginia? Is there a real difference between the two? (Just kidding, Fish.) In what state was NewHart set? Zuska, you work around D.C., right? Try to fill in some of the mid-Atlantic gaps. Hey Brian, you're about to take the Alabama bar. At some point in television history, a show had to be set in Tuscaloosa or Birmingham. Where's Hillman College at from A Different World? And don't worry, Lisa Hutch, I'm well aware of the fact that most of our shows are actually filmed in Vancouver.
EDIT: Thanks to Fish and Brian, we've managed to expand the list. Only 17 out of 50 states remain. I'll pick up the search... keep sending in your comments!
EDIT REDUX: Added Alabama and West Virginia, thanks to some recent tips. Only 15 states left!
Labels: Musings, television
