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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Selected programming for Feb. 15-22, 2025
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:57:08 -0800
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On 2/22/25 12:34 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

> Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2/22/25 10:27 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>> Feb 16, 2025 at 10:05:49 AM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com>:
>>>> Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> On 2/15/25 6:41 PM, Robin Miller wrote:
> 
>>>>>> Dexter: Original Sin(season 1 finale) (10 pm, Showtime)
> 
>>>>> All I've heard is that it's totally out of continuity with the original
>>>>> series!
> 
>>>> We will have a long discussion after it concludes. I won't say
>>>> "totally", but yes, it created several important discontinuities.
>>>> Overall I've been enjoying it.
> 
>>>> The biggest difficulty I had with it is suspending disbelief that Queens
>>>> can stand in for Miami but the original series had moved production out
>>>> of Miami too; I guess that's consistent.
> 
>>> They shot the pilot in Miami but when it got picked up to series, production
>>> moved to California. They shot mainly in Long Beach. That's where the house
>>> Dexter lived in with Julie Benz was located and there were many scenes of
>>> dramatic sunsets over the water, which, just like with CSI:HORATIO, don't
>>> occur in Florida but the producers were betting you were too stupid to notice
>>> that. You get sun*rises* over the water in Florida.
> 
>> Miami side? Yes. St. Pete side? No.
> 
> Off the top of my head, I can't think of a St. Pete movie or tv
> production. Is there one?

Quick check: At least one reality TV show is in St. Pete. Google claims 
a scripted TV show named "Life's Rewards" (I've never heard of it) from 
Prime Video was set (and filmed) in St. Pete.

I can't find another scripted TV show set there. If there was one, it 
must have been a long time ago.