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gilligan fanatic · 07-27-2006, 11:53 PM

Something I just noticed about the show is the apartment is in every episode. They are always in the same type of scenes. They went skiing and to the farm and camping, but nothing really more than that. They needed to leave the apartment more. Thinking about it they needed to go to the beach, they were real close to it.

Moonlight Lady · 07-28-2006, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Something I just noticed about the show is the apartment is in every episode. They are always in the same type of scenes. They went skiing and to the farm and camping, but nothing really more than that. They needed to leave the apartment more. Thinking about it they needed to go to the beach, they were real close to it.

Yeah, I'm surprised that they never had any scenes on the beach.
I'm sure there are some good scenes to do there.

TVFactFan · 07-28-2006, 12:54 PM

So do you mention some other type of life besides the Reagle Beagle?

gilligan fanatic · 07-28-2006, 01:40 PM

for all being popular peole they needed to interact with others besides in there apartment or the beagle.

Ireneparalegal · 07-28-2006, 05:15 PM

there was more to life than the Reagle Beagle and the apartment. I guess they didn't want to deal with set changes and so forth.

jehobden · 07-30-2006, 01:50 AM

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Yeah, I'm surprised that they never had any scenes on the beach.
I'm sure there are some good scenes to do there.

Doing scenes on the beach would've been hard, considering that the show was taped entirely indoors. The only times when the show was taped out of the studio was for the opening credits at the Santa Monica Pier & the LA Zoo. There were some incredible sets built in that studio though, including Cindy's Aunt Becky's farm (along w/ a few live animals) and a cabin w/ a lake outside in season 8.

TVFactFan · 07-30-2006, 01:16 PM

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Doing scenes on the beach would've been hard, considering that the show was taped entirely indoors. The only times when the show was taped out of the studio was for the opening credits at the Santa Monica Pier & the LA Zoo. There were some incredible sets built in that studio though, including Cindy's Aunt Becky's farm (along w/ a few live animals) and a cabin w/ a lake outside in season 8.

Not only that but Platonic friends don't go to the beach together-lol

gilligan fanatic · 07-30-2006, 01:21 PM

GI was indoors, but that was the whole set too and not just a part of it. But who else agrees a lot more of the funny scenes happen out of the apartment.

TVFactFan · 07-30-2006, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

GI was indoors, but that was the whole set too and not just a part of it. But who else agrees a lot more of the funny scenes happen out of the apartment.

I agree, I liked when they were at the Reagle Beagle

queenFrostine278 · 07-31-2006, 04:36 PM

i find with threes company (and other tv shows) that the best episodes/scenes are done in the one or two central places. for instance, i like the threes comp apartment/regal beagle scenes much more than the cooking school/bistro/farm..whatever...scenes.

TVFactFan · 07-31-2006, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by queenFrostine278

i find with threes company (and other tv shows) that the best episodes/scenes are done in the one or two central places. for instance, i like the threes comp apartment/regal beagle scenes much more than the cooking school/bistro/farm..whatever...scenes.

Oh Yeah I hated the Cooking School setting-lol

gilligan fanatic · 07-31-2006, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by queenFrostine278

i find with threes company (and other tv shows) that the best episodes/scenes are done in the one or two central places. for instance, i like the threes comp apartment/regal beagle scenes much more than the cooking school/bistro/farm..whatever...scenes.

I got sick of the apartment.

Rich3 · 07-31-2006, 07:19 PM

It's because the show focused on all of them being together. The only real time that happened was at the apartment.

It would be like asking, "Why did they never leave the apartment on the Odd Couple?"

"Why did they never leave the house on the Brady Bunch?"

"Why did they never leave the bar in Cheers?"

"Why did they never leave the island on Gilligan's Island?", etc. You get the idea.

Dr. Thong · 07-31-2006, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

there was more to life than the Reagle Beagle and the apartment. I guess they didn't want to deal with set changes and so forth.

Yep! TV producers are notoriously cheap and those big salaries for star actors don't leave a lot of money for sets that may never be used again. Most shows gravitate around one or two central sets.

Besides, when I think of a show that spent most of it's shows on one set, I tend to think of The Honeymooners. Many of the key scenes took place in Ralph Kramden's kitchen and that show is one of the best damn sitcoms of all-time.

gilligan fanatic · 07-31-2006, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich3

It's because the show focused on all of them being together. The only real time that happened was at the apartment.

It would be like asking, "Why did they never leave the apartment on the Odd Couple?"

"Why did they never leave the house on the Brady Bunch?"

"Why did they never leave the bar in Cheers?"

"Why did they never leave the island on Gilligan's Island?", etc. You get the idea.

They leave there house a lot more on the Odd Couple and The Brady Bunch than Three's Company. Also there places were bigger so we saw different rooms and such. Same with Gilligan, we saw different parts of the island. There apartment was not that big at all on TC. It is the same over and over. If they changed the set more over the 8 years I don't think it would be as much of a problem with me.

As for the Honeymooners, I don't get sick of that, but they go out a lot there too compared to TC.

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07-28-2006, 01:40 PM	#4
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	for all being popular peole they needed to interact with others besides in there apartment or the beagle.

07-30-2006, 01:21 PM	#8
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	GI was indoors, but that was the whole set too and not just a part of it. But who else agrees a lot more of the funny scenes happen out of the apartment.

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queenFrostine278 Jen Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 27, 2005 Location: NY Posts: 263	i find with threes company (and other tv shows) that the best episodes/scenes are done in the one or two central places. for instance, i like the threes comp apartment/regal beagle scenes much more than the cooking school/bistro/farm..whatever...scenes.

07-31-2006, 07:19 PM	#13
Rich3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 699	It's because the show focused on all of them being together. The only real time that happened was at the apartment. It would be like asking, "Why did they never leave the apartment on the Odd Couple?" "Why did they never leave the house on the Brady Bunch?" "Why did they never leave the bar in Cheers?" "Why did they never leave the island on Gilligan's Island?", etc. You get the idea.