NBC built Abby's a special outdoor set next to Wisteria Lane - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 03-21-2019, 08:10 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/a...or-sitcom.html

"Abby’s was filmed before a live outdoor audience" will open each episode of the Michael Schur-produced sitcom. That's because producers wanted the backyard bar-set comedy to be as accurate as possible, complete with bleachers for am outdoor studio audience. "After NBC gave the go-ahead, an outdoor studio was built behind the house that once belonged to Edie (the desperate housewife played by Nicollette Sheridan)," reports Jeremy Egner. "The goal was to split the difference between a conventional set — with water- and windproof lighting rigs and a smooth, level concrete slab for easy camera movement — and a backyard, with strung lights, fire pits and largely unobstructed natural elements."

Chocolate Moose · 04-01-2019, 10:30 AM

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03-21-2019, 08:10 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,493	NBC built Abby's a special outdoor set next to Wisteria Lane https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/a...or-sitcom.html "Abby’s was filmed before a live outdoor audience" will open each episode of the Michael Schur-produced sitcom. That's because producers wanted the backyard bar-set comedy to be as accurate as possible, complete with bleachers for am outdoor studio audience. "After NBC gave the go-ahead, an outdoor studio was built behind the house that once belonged to Edie (the desperate housewife played by Nicollette Sheridan)," reports Jeremy Egner. "The goal was to split the difference between a conventional set — with water- and windproof lighting rigs and a smooth, level concrete slab for easy camera movement — and a backyard, with strung lights, fire pits and largely unobstructed natural elements."

04-01-2019, 10:30 AM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,881	Oh ... that's interesting!
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