It's a Hilton next to the 405, actually (formerly a Doubletree, and before that it was a Radisson). "Jeopardy!" also holds local contestant tryouts there on occasion. They don't validate parking for potential contestants (valet-only, and the nearest street parking is some distance away), but at my most recent tryout in 2022, at least I got some extra Hilton Honors points by paying for it with my Hilton AMEX card.
> On May 4, 2023, at 10:15 AM, Mark Jeffries <spotligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It should be pointed out that U.S. game shows, with a few exceptions, do not > pay to fly in or put up contestants for a LA or New York recording. The best > "Jeopardy!" contestants get is a discount at the Marriott near the Sony lot > and the hotel's airport limo taking them over to the Trebek Stage and back. > > And it is interesting that "The Wall" in the U.S. is still going without > audiences, but instead of the hack sweetener Christian Shrader, they've > called upon Sonofans, the "immersive crowd performance sound system" company > that provided crowd noise for sports teams and Fox Sports during the > pandemic. This article from a sound trade mag explains what they do, which > they swear up-and-down is not "canned," even though everyone else says it is: > > https://www.sonofans.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LS2101_Sonofans-Final.pdf > > Mark Jeffries > spotligh...@gmail.com <mailto:spotligh...@gmail.com> > > On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:50 AM Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk > <mailto:a...@adambowie.co.uk>> wrote: >> >> On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 4:18 PM Mark Jeffries <spotligh...@gmail.com >> <mailto:spotligh...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> And as to why Ireland, it's either because facilities in the U.S. are still >>> being taken up by Peak TV or they're trying to save money (even if they >>> have to fly contestants from the U.S. and put them up in a hotel, since >>> there aren't enough U.S. expats in Ireland in the key demos who want to be >>> contestants). >> >> It's surely just a money thing. >> >> While Ireland does offer some significant tax credits to productions - >> 32%-34% according to https://www.screenireland.ie/filming/section-481 - I >> can't see that a US gameshow fits into any of their categories. But I just >> bet that hiring out a big studio with all the lights and cameras in place >> makes economic sense. Hosts and contestants were going to need some >> accommodation anyway, and while it might be more to send someone from, say, >> Dallas to Dublin than Dallas to LA, the other cost savings may be more than >> big enough to make sense. >> >> See also Ru Paul and Lingo being shot in Manchester (UK) rather than the US. >> In that instance there are added savings with the same set doing double-duty >> for the UK version, although Ru Paul only presents the primetime "celebrity" >> version in the UK with a different presenter doing the daytime one. And from >> what I can see, that UK celebrity version has now been cancelled. Again, >> while the UK offers significant tax breaks, they tend to be for dramas and >> children's shows, not game shows. >> >> These multi-country productions make more sense when there's a really >> elaborate set. Wipeout/Total Wipeout had a massive fixed set in Argentina >> that many countries used, flying in presenters and contestants to shoot >> episodes for a couple of weeks before the next country took over. I remember >> once being in Iceland where I saw the national TV company promoting their >> upcoming Wipeout run. A country of just 250,000 people would never have >> been able to produce a series like that on their own. >> >> Similarly, many countries' versions of The Wall game show used a fixed set >> in Poland. The UK version definitely flew contestants and the presenter >> there. I was left wondering how they filled the audience with enough people >> who understood what was going on, could understand the language and had any >> interest whatsoever in proceedings... >> >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGBOcOa786rszS%3D9gAHo4s591r29wmNz689gdBLGbTgS8w%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGBOcOa786rszS%3D9gAHo4s591r29wmNz689gdBLGbTgS8w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi9QZk11dMwxDRmMRb7UfqHDV1vp4MUjd1uu-7Lga%3D9Zug%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi9QZk11dMwxDRmMRb7UfqHDV1vp4MUjd1uu-7Lga%3D9Zug%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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