Isn't it unusual for a TV show to use the same mansion twice in one sn?
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ghostfan — 10 years ago(August 13, 2015 08:12 PM)
They did it on Gilligan's Island, too Gilligan goes over the side of a cliff and dangles from a branch growing out of the rock (wearing his white sailor hat) a few episodes later, he is wearing the Skipper's hat, going over the cliff, but because they used the same shot, he is magically wearing his white hat a few seconds later when you see him dangling.
They did it a few times on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (series) too. They had one establishing shot showing the house from a distance, which in itself, was a re-touch the real house, located in California, not Maine, had no ship's wheel, no widow's walk and no stone lions guarding the house. but DID have twelve stone steps leading up to the front door. The items were were airbrushed in but the GAMM set had only two stairs leading up to the front door.
Same shot was used all the way through the show.
I've seen the EQ eps countless times never noticed it was the same mansion.
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MsELLERYqueen2 — 10 years ago(August 13, 2015 10:44 PM)
and I think it's great that they did it that way! They probably saved a lot of money. If they're working with a tight budget, then this is the way to go. At least, it WAS the way to go back when people couldn't record the episodes in order to double check these things.
No big deal. Since there are houses which are similar to each other in reality (especially in certain neighborhoods), the idea of those characters living in houses which look alike isn't so out of the ordinary.Jim Hutton (1934-79) and Ellery Queen =