Posts Tagged TV

Thursday, Oct 17th

  1. MTV’s “Ain’t That America” taping on W 53rd St

    Aren’t we lucky: looks like another show has chosen the neighborhood to film their series. MTV’s “Ain’t That America”, some form of comedy video clip show, is setting up on W 53rd St, halfway between 9th & 10th Avenues, to film their second season:

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    The set will be filmed inside the mysterious black warehouse-​like building on W 54th St, which continues through to another building (probably the Chelsea Broadcast Center) for the entrance on 53rd, and crews have been unloading parts for the assumedly-​elaborate studio:

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    The studio will be set up for a few weeks until some time in early-​November. If you just can’t contain your excitement at the though of possibly witnessing an MTV show in person, you’re in luck: tickets are available for plenty of the tapings.

    This marks the second show to film a season in the area in recent months. Throughout September, The Million Second Quiz filmed in the empty building on the corner of 41st & 11th, so this could be the beginning of a trend.

Thursday, Sep 19th

  1. Million Second Quiz comes to a close

    The final night of the Million Second Quiz was on tonight, bringing an end to the show described as “confusing” and “definitely on TV”. Seems like only yesterday it was getting ready to start.

    It’s had its share of troubles over its million seconds two weeks or so, with “disappointing” ratings and a brush with controversy, with one of the contestants answering a question just as the timer ran out and being denied the prize or whatever happens in that segment:

    After the short run the show’s had, it’s probably safe to say we won’t be seeing the stage around the area again.

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Friday, Aug 30th

  1. Million Second Quiz descends on 41st St

    Get ready: the Million Second Quiz is coming. The stage for this new TV show has been set up on the roof of the still-​vacant former Mercedes dealership on W 41st St:

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    The show will be filming pretty much every night throughout the first half of September, with host Ryan Seacrest (!!). NBC has gone all out with the setup for the stage, with the full high-​tech lighting structure and grandstands. They’ve even got billboards up for it across the road:

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    As if that wasn’t exciting enough, you can even be part of the audience for the show. Tickets are still available for most of the nights, so get in quick. SEE YOU THERE.