I guess I never thought about it, but I didn't know Ugly Betty, which takes place in New York, is actually filmed in Los Angeles. It worked for Seinfeld.
Currently, "whenever Gotham is featured as a backdrop in a scene, what you're probably seeing is a studio backlot, a random street in downtown L.A. or, in the case of Betty's Queens nabe, an elaborate green screen." [TV Guide] Whoa!
TV Guide is reporting that the show's production is moving to the Big Apple as early as next season.
Although an ABC Studios spokesperson was unavailable for comment, the writer's "'Betty source' says Alphabet execs see the East Coast move as both a way to cut costs ('It's generally cheaper to shoot in the city you're trying to portray') and give the show an authentic New York feel." [TV Guide]
I don't know about the cheaper part. New York City is expensive.
Info. via TV Guide.
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