Ok, so they spent a few days taking shots of downtown, some pretty good, I especially like the one overhead shot, but to see the engines screamimg southbound on Congress Ave, then cut to a different angle and lo and behold, they're heading north on Congress all of a sudden. Rob Lowe looks incredible, Liv Tyler does not. Not to mention, in the beginning of the episode, the FDNY Captain and his son drive to Austin from NY and cross through the vast desert plains of who the fuck knows where to get here. The skyline in the show is current as the Indeed Tower is well on the way. I will say there is a TON of Hollywood liberties being taken, from Line Dancing out the gate stereotyping, the desert right outside the state line, to the reaction and jargon used on the calls. We already got a heaping of the Longhorns and State Capital Building, and Engine response misdirection that will go unnoticed by outsiders. Its pretty much the Hollywooding of Austin, and.........I kind of dig it. I mean, one of the persons getting interviewed for a job with Station 126 admitted the only reason she came to Austin for the interview was because she wanted to see SXSW. If they don't podunk down Austin too much like they did when Jimmy Fallon was here, and they probably will, this could be an interesting way of showing Austin's relevancy as an imerging legit big time city. Curious why they picked Austin over Dallas or Houston. Probably because Austin is so much cooler and Hollywood knows this. Also, they chose to put the Texas Fertilizer explosion disaster that happened a while back that killed so many first responders, as the lead in as to why a NYC Firefighter came here in the first place. It was in this case, Station 126 out of Austin that fought this fire and all but one firefighter in the whole company were killed in the explosion, and Austin's Chief needed someone who experienced something similar to rebuild that devastated station. Someone who successfully rebuilt an engine company after 911. Throw in the need to diversify and ya got a little something for everyone.If they don't dumb down the script too much, I might be a regular watcher, although I will out of the gate bet it won't get renewed next season. The market is saturated with these kind of shows and the power and lure of Austin will only take it so far. Oh....I forgot to mention....spoil alert!
Last edited by the Genral; Jan 20, 2020 at 5:26 AM.
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