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Atlanta has been big for filming lately especially with our state Tax cuts. If I'm not mistaken, they filmed Anchorman 2 DT Atlanta and it was set as New York...
Philadelphia obviously doesn't approach NYC in scale, but I'd say it's easily closest in form. I can swap certain street scenes in my mind between Philly and NYC without any mental gymnastics. The other option would be Chicago for just the overall grandeur, but that's in a more generic skyscraper-y sense. In today's world, film crews can make a lot of options work and I think it's more a matter of cost and feasibility than just finding the best substitute.
Philadelphia obviously doesn't approach NYC in scale, but I'd say it's easily closest in form. I can swap certain street scenes in my mind between Philly and NYC without any mental gymnastics. The other option would be Chicago for just the overall grandeur, but that's in a more generic skyscraper-y sense. In today's world, film crews can make a lot of options work and I think it's more a matter of cost and feasibility than just finding the best substitute.
Which residential areas of Philly would you compare to NYC?
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Originally Posted by ABQConvict
It is all relative. If you are from NYC or even another Northeastern city, the discrepancies would be glaring.
On the other hand, if you are from, say southern Europe, you could easily accept Philadelphia as a stand in for NYC.
And then if you are from Hong Kong, you could easily suspend disbelief to the point where Vancouver is an adequate substitute for the Bronx.
I could see that. Some parts of Cincinnati look more like NYC than say, Phila. or Boston.
I totally get what you're saying, it would work for people not familiar with NYC. But anyone who has spent a lot of time in NYC could spot the differences pretty easily.
Neither Philly or Boston has those midrise tenement neighborhoods that are common in NYC. Cincinatti sorta does so it would be better in that regard.
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