Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!ima!haddock!jimc From: jimc@haddock.UUCP Newsgroups: net.tv Subject: where is 'Hill Street'? Message-ID: <275@haddock.UUCP> Date: Fri, 26-Oct-84 23:51:31 EST Article-I.D.: haddock.275 Posted: Fri Oct 26 23:51:31 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 28-Oct-84 06:00:07 EST Lines: 25 Nf-ID: #N:haddock:21900012:000:1282 Nf-From: haddock!jimc Oct 26 17:58:00 1984 Having just gotten onto the network in July, I am unsure of whether or not this question has been discussed before. Bear with me if it has, network veterans!! I know the TV program "Hill Street Blues" is set in an unnamed American city, and for many good reasons. For example, I imagine that if the city were named, there would be a lot of political problems, as the governor, mayor, and high city officials are portrayed as not necessarily completely honest people. Also, from a literary standpoint, an anonymous setting gives a powerful sense of universality and allows anyone who lives in an urban environment to feel more involved with it. My question is this: where is this program filmed? I have a good friend who has said that it is done in Chicago, but Buffalo street names are used to maintain anonymity. (My friend also points out that Buffalo is Stephen Bochco's hometown.) Anyway, I'm not so sure of his facts, because he made the judgement about the filming location just by looking at one of the highway route signs in the background of an outdoor scene. Any comments? Feel free to mail me if you don't want to clog up the network. Jim Campbell INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation Boston Technical Office