ABC picks up pilot set in Detroit

**jtf1972** · January-06-10, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by dtowncitylover

It sounds like the format for The Office or Parks and Recreation. While it will most likely be filmed in LA, hopefully they can research the city so they don't screw up on basic facts.

You mean like the remake of Assault on Precinct 13?

**Detroitnerd** · January-06-10, 11:39 AM

Is that the movie where Detroit has a vast forest right next to downtown?

**gumby** · January-06-10, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Detroitnerd

Is that the movie where Detroit has a vast forest right next to downtown?

Yeah that always made me laugh.

**Detroitnerd** · January-06-10, 12:16 PM

Haha. It's an urban "prairie" -- not a forest.

**Motor City Sam** · January-06-10, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by gumby

Yeah that always made me laugh.

I watched that scene and thought to myself, "Was precinct 13 supposed to be the Belle Isle precinct?" Several people in the audience laughed out loud when they made the transition from the precinct to the forrest.

Anyone ever see the movie Narc? Even though it was filmed mostly in Toronto, I thought they did a decent job of making it look like Detroit. They also made good use of the limited filming they actually did in Detroit, including the shots of Jason Patric sitting on Belle Isle and walking along Woodward Avenue questioning civilians.