Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TV reporter Rob Owen chronicles the dismantling of the "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" set -- one of the most expansive in TV.
You may remember that "Studio 60" was supposed to take place at the Palladium (though a photoshopped, unnamed version of the Palladium) -- and yes, shhh, we know, the Palladium is not really on the Sunset Strip. The imaginary NBC-like network that ran the show-within-a-show on "Studio 60" was based in the high-rise next door -- the one that in real life is home to the House of Blues corporate headquarters and other businesses.
Of course, those were just exterior shots. The show itself was filmed on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, and made to feel like it was in an old Hollywood theater a la the Palladium.
Owen writes:
Say what you will about the quality of NBC's now-canceled "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" -- the show had one of the most impressive sets in Hollywood.
The sketch show took place inside an old Hollywood theater retro-fitted for TV, which necessitated space for a mammoth two-story set on Stage 19 of the Warner Bros. lot, previously home to 2006's big-budget ship-sinking movie "Poseidon" and the TV series "Falcon Crest" and "China Beach."
Built at a cost of several million dollars, the "Studio 60" set took up about 32,000 square feet of space.
Now the set is no more. Kanaskie said the destruction began earlier this month with the removal of artwork and more than 100 monitors. Rented neon lights were carefully dismantled. Props were returned to storage. Then the rough work began.
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