88 Days left and today I had the most surreal Torchwood moment ever. Seriously, the time I met John Barrowman ranks high on the ridiculous scale but today was UNFATHOMABLE.
Today's insanity can summed up in 2 words: Torchwood Chatsworth. Lets back up so I can explain. Last night, I came across some information, namely that Torchwood was going to be filming today...in Chatsworth.
Most of you reading this are in the UK and even those who are in the US might not have heard of Chatsworth. So let me introduce you. Chatsworth, just so happens to be my home town. If the notion of Torchwood filming in the US was unimaginable, Torchwood filming in Chatsworth is absurd. Chatsworth is a small neighborhood in LA. No one has heard of it, so residents generally just tell people we live in LA, it's close enough but lacks the glamor.
The inside scoop on Chatsworth, from someone who grew up here is this: Chatsworth's greatest achievements are in the porn industry. Locals know it as a porn capital, and yes, they film a lot of porn here. That's not to say that we've never had general entertainment TV and films shoot in the area but usually when you see a sign pointing to a location it's in code and points to somewhere you dare not tread. I told my friend Torchwood was filming near my house and he honestly asked me if they were filming porn. I frankly wouldn't be surprised if they brought John Barrowman to our lovely city to film his upcoming nude scene(s).
And another fun fact, the church next to the filming was a church I frequented during my high school days and the stretch of land and surrounding area was, seriously, the Charles Manson property. To recap, Chatsworth, my home, land of porn and Charles Manson.
What's more, is sources informed us the filming today would take place from about 7am-7pm in a large house in a gated community. Ok, I don't actually think they are filming the next season of TorchWOOD but it does paint a scandalous image. The unfortunate truth is this same filming anywhere else wouldn't be at all suspicious. I realize this is just my preconceived notions of filming in the area in big houses.
At the end of the day the greatest entertainment came from jokes about a rift through Chatsworth, Torchwood Chatsworth, and contemplating one liners that Jack could deliver upon learning about his surroundings. My friend and I are considering making shirts.
Actually scoping out the location didn't yield all that much. The crew was set up about 3 blocks away from my house so it was no trouble to drive by and see what we could discover. It was cool to see Torchwood set up in my area but at the end of the day the filming was in a gated community and so - closed to the public. My friend Kristine Keller snapped a few pictures which I've posted below.
What else is there to say really. It would be cool if Chatsworth ended up mentioned as the location during an episode. I swear I don't hate my city, really it's affectionate reflection.
So what I'm wondering is, do you think Torchwood came to my hometown to shoot the BarrowNude scenes we've been promised? Any guesses what they may actually be filming in a large house? xx
<3Dana
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Today's insanity can summed up in 2 words: Torchwood Chatsworth. Lets back up so I can explain. Last night, I came across some information, namely that Torchwood was going to be filming today...in Chatsworth.
Most of you reading this are in the UK and even those who are in the US might not have heard of Chatsworth. So let me introduce you. Chatsworth, just so happens to be my home town. If the notion of Torchwood filming in the US was unimaginable, Torchwood filming in Chatsworth is absurd. Chatsworth is a small neighborhood in LA. No one has heard of it, so residents generally just tell people we live in LA, it's close enough but lacks the glamor.
The inside scoop on Chatsworth, from someone who grew up here is this: Chatsworth's greatest achievements are in the porn industry. Locals know it as a porn capital, and yes, they film a lot of porn here. That's not to say that we've never had general entertainment TV and films shoot in the area but usually when you see a sign pointing to a location it's in code and points to somewhere you dare not tread. I told my friend Torchwood was filming near my house and he honestly asked me if they were filming porn. I frankly wouldn't be surprised if they brought John Barrowman to our lovely city to film his upcoming nude scene(s).
And another fun fact, the church next to the filming was a church I frequented during my high school days and the stretch of land and surrounding area was, seriously, the Charles Manson property. To recap, Chatsworth, my home, land of porn and Charles Manson.
What's more, is sources informed us the filming today would take place from about 7am-7pm in a large house in a gated community. Ok, I don't actually think they are filming the next season of TorchWOOD but it does paint a scandalous image. The unfortunate truth is this same filming anywhere else wouldn't be at all suspicious. I realize this is just my preconceived notions of filming in the area in big houses.
At the end of the day the greatest entertainment came from jokes about a rift through Chatsworth, Torchwood Chatsworth, and contemplating one liners that Jack could deliver upon learning about his surroundings. My friend and I are considering making shirts.
Actually scoping out the location didn't yield all that much. The crew was set up about 3 blocks away from my house so it was no trouble to drive by and see what we could discover. It was cool to see Torchwood set up in my area but at the end of the day the filming was in a gated community and so - closed to the public. My friend Kristine Keller snapped a few pictures which I've posted below.
What else is there to say really. It would be cool if Chatsworth ended up mentioned as the location during an episode. I swear I don't hate my city, really it's affectionate reflection.
So what I'm wondering is, do you think Torchwood came to my hometown to shoot the BarrowNude scenes we've been promised? Any guesses what they may actually be filming in a large house? xx
<3Dana
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Torchwood production sign. Photo by Kristine Keller
Torchwood production trailers. Photo by Kristine Keller
Gated community, Torchwood filming inside. Photo by Kristine Keller
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