There's a new English-language TV cop show 19-2, a fictional account of the lives of police officers working their beat right here in Montreal.
And yeah, I'ma tell you what I think about it.
But first some questionable read-worthy preamble:
Montreal ain't exactly a hotbed of crime these days, so some of the scenes, such as the one where the kid holds a gun on a cop are clearly overblown, but mostly they show minor crimes such as welfare folks getting drunk and fighting and tossing stuff off of balconies.
I'm usually too drunk at that hour to discern much of what's going on so I can't give a highly-detailed analysis of the plotlines but the acting seems fine and nobody is embarrassing themselves as far as we can see.
The cool thing about the show, of course, is spotting the many locations they show about town.
So I'm all like:
HEY THAT'S TUPPER! LOOK IT'S FORT! THEY'RE IN THE GRIFF!
I am able to immediately recognize most, but not all of the scenes, so there's some Mtl-geo-porn fun in the watching, probably less fun if you're not actually from here though.
The cop shop on William is frequently displayed and last night the convenience store on Chomedey St near St. Cat was prominent. It was supposedly run by a black woman and there was a Jamaican upstairs, not really grooving to that, but wtv. Back in the late 70s that place used to be run by a nice young guy from Hong Kong married to a local white woman, what happened to them?
Only sorta weak point: they sure seem to get a lot of calls to go to scenes of crimes at crazy distant places from downtown, like Rouen St, kinda far considering they're supposed to be in the Griff
It'd also be nice if they could sexify the story up, add some leggy showgirls and so forth. Right now it's about as sexy as a Steve Gallucio play and that's not a compliment.
And yeah, I'ma tell you what I think about it.
Montreal ain't exactly a hotbed of crime these days, so some of the scenes, such as the one where the kid holds a gun on a cop are clearly overblown, but mostly they show minor crimes such as welfare folks getting drunk and fighting and tossing stuff off of balconies.
I'm usually too drunk at that hour to discern much of what's going on so I can't give a highly-detailed analysis of the plotlines but the acting seems fine and nobody is embarrassing themselves as far as we can see.
The cool thing about the show, of course, is spotting the many locations they show about town.
So I'm all like:
HEY THAT'S TUPPER! LOOK IT'S FORT! THEY'RE IN THE GRIFF!
I am able to immediately recognize most, but not all of the scenes, so there's some Mtl-geo-porn fun in the watching, probably less fun if you're not actually from here though.
The cop shop on William is frequently displayed and last night the convenience store on Chomedey St near St. Cat was prominent. It was supposedly run by a black woman and there was a Jamaican upstairs, not really grooving to that, but wtv. Back in the late 70s that place used to be run by a nice young guy from Hong Kong married to a local white woman, what happened to them?
Only sorta weak point: they sure seem to get a lot of calls to go to scenes of crimes at crazy distant places from downtown, like Rouen St, kinda far considering they're supposed to be in the Griff
It'd also be nice if they could sexify the story up, add some leggy showgirls and so forth. Right now it's about as sexy as a Steve Gallucio play and that's not a compliment.
Being Human (the American version of the UK show about the struggles of vampire/werewolf/ghost roommates) takes place in Boston, but is filmed in Montreal. Their house is on Durocher, and I've recognized LCC, Ste. Catherine near Peel, Lachine Canal, and a lot of other locations. There are a few that I'd love to identify, though...
ReplyDeleteI do that too, identify streets and landmarks on the tube, and it drives my Ontario-born husband crazy. I'm not about to stop, though.
ReplyDeleteThe French version seemed to shoot mostly in HOMA and on the south shore etc. I don't know where the country house scenes were filmed.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I like to do is see the exteriors and how they match up with the interiors. Often, they'll have some really crummy building as the exterior, but the interior looks like it's some yuppie pad in westmount.
One thing that’s annoying when watching a movie filmed here is that you are distracted from the story when you try to recognize where a given scene has been shot…
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