Many television shows showcase eventful places for the characters to occupy, but there are some more eventful than others. There’s no shortage of drama or mayhem in the following roads, streets or towns. These are only a few examples as there are too many to list.
Sunnydale- Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Many people may proclaim that where they live is hellish, but fancy residing in a town where you are right about the mouth of hell. For Buffy and pals, things that go bump in the night and monsters are a day to day occurrence as frequent as going shopping. Much supernatural peril and ass kicking commences in the ironically named Sunnydale.
Wisteria Lane- Desperate Housewives:
Beneath the pleasant mask of suburban bliss is a very dark hotbed of affairs, murders and bitchiness. Seriously, how much stuff has gone down in Wisteria Lane for the eponymous ladies? It’s no wonder the emergency services are an almost constant presence on the seemingly sleepy street given all the drama unfolding.
Coronation Street- Coronation Street:
The long running British soap boasts one of the most event laden streets in television history. For such a small street in Manchester with only a few houses, Coronation Street’s small size shouldn’t fool you as its played host to all number of tragedies, disasters and squabbling. Scrapping in the street is a given, bed-hopping is a go to and drinking in the pub is mandatory. Is it any wonder there’s so much going on?
Those were three examples that spring to my mind. So which places in television would you say had enough drama to last a lifetime?
beetleypete said:
Although I never watch them, I would say that ‘Midsomer Murders’ has more crime in a tiny English village than is feasibly possible. And that place where Angela Lansbury lived, in ‘Murder She Wrote’. Who would ever want to live in such idyllic spots, if their chances of being murdered were so high?
Cheers mate, Pete.
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vinnieh said:
Haha, Midsommer has probably the biggest crime rate going. As does Cabot Cove, the town that Jessica Fletcher resides in. I’d be wary about living in either place. Do you watch any of those I mentioned?
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beetleypete said:
No mate. I haven’t watched Coronation Street since I left the parental home, and never got into the other two US shows. I do watch ‘Eastenders’, because Julie likes it. But the ridiculous portrayal of ‘London Life’ drives me to distraction!
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vinnieh said:
I have seen Eastenders in the past but not for a while. I sometimes catch Coronation Street, as you know it’s not going to be boring.
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vinnieh said:
I could see why the depiction of London Life would annoy you, especially since it’s probably a lot different as you’ve lived there.
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beetleypete said:
Who would go from their house, to have tea and toast in a cafe next door? Where are all the yuppies and gays? East London has some of the highest house prices in the country, but that is never reflected in Albert Square. What about the Bangladeshis, and African immigrants, like Somalis and Ethiopians? Where are all the people wearing traditional dress, and hijabs? Everything about being set in East London is wrong, in 2017. No trendy restaurants, coffee bars, or sandwich shops. Nowhere near enough people on the streets, and a stereotyped gaggle of ‘real Londoners’ who are like something from the 1960s.
And don’t get me started on the parking! Everyone just parks outside their own house. Like that would be possible.
Grr…
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vinnieh said:
You make some fine points there. My dad always takes the mick out of Corrie when my mum watches it. Things such as, if everyone is so short on money why are they always in the pub? And how many husbands has Gail had? It’s quite amusing when he does it.
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vinnieh said:
At least Albert Square is pretty big. Coronation Street is tiny and more happens in a day than it likely does in a lifetime.
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Blog Andrew said:
Miss Marple’s Village had one hell of a body count!
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vinnieh said:
So it did. Or make that anywhere Miss Marple went. Murder followed her wherever she decided to visit.
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Blog Andrew said:
I guess that’s the problem when a series get’s popular, my home city of Oxford had a murder problem in Morse……….great series
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vinnieh said:
Good old Morse, haven’t seen that in years. He sure had some cases to deal with.
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Karandi said:
Sunnydale was definitely a good choice given how much that town went through in seven years. I also think any place with Amity in the title is probably going to be pretty eventful. Although, if you watch enough anime, you know everything happens in Tokyo.
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vinnieh said:
Sunnydale was the supernatural event capital.
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maddylovesherclassicfilms said:
Los Angeles had a very high murder rate when it featured in Quincy. The fictional district of London called Sunhill, was a crime and drama hotspot for decades in The Bill. I also second Midsomer Murder and Morse.
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vinnieh said:
I remember watching The Bill when I was a kid, even though my mum and dad used to tell me to go upstairs when it got to the more violent parts. Any love for the soaps?
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maddylovesherclassicfilms said:
I’ve never really been a fan of the soaps. The only one I ever used to watch was EastEnders, but haven’t watched in years.
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vinnieh said:
They can get repetitive in nature I’ve found. But they can still entertain when there’s nothing else on.
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carlosnightman said:
I guess you could say any soap, but I’ll throw Twin Peaks and Eerie, Indiana into the mix too
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vinnieh said:
Ah, Twin Peaks is one creepy place.
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sonofabeach96 said:
Twin Peaks, WA was an interesting town, and show.
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vinnieh said:
Yes, a town where nothing was as it seemed.
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sonofabeach96 said:
Exactly.
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vinnieh said:
You’d have some stories to tell if you were a resident.
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sonofabeach96 said:
It was a pretty good show. Interesting, at the least. 😃
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vinnieh said:
Yes, interesting and unusual are understatements.
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sonofabeach96 said:
Not surprising, coming from David Lynch. 😃
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vinnieh said:
Indeed.
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fragglerocking said:
Holmfirth in Yorkshire, no ghosty’s or bad stuff there, just beautiful countryside and 3 old codgers having many daft adventures. Last of the Summer Wine.
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vinnieh said:
I have seen some of that show, was pretty fun if I remember correctly. Do you watch any of the ones I selected?
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fragglerocking said:
Buffy, my all time fave!
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vinnieh said:
Buffy rules. Do you ever watch any of the soaps?
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fragglerocking said:
Nope, not a soapy kinda gal. 🙂
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vinnieh said:
They aren’t for everyone.
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houstonphotojourney said:
Ha…the first thing that came to mind was Wisteria Lane!However, I sometimes think my very own, real life street could win 🙂 ! How about Agrestic neighborhood from the tv show Weeds!!!
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vinnieh said:
Haha, your street sounds intriguing. What goes on there? Inquisitive minds want to know.
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James J. Cudney IV said:
Fun post. I didn’t want Buffy, so I don’t know much on it. I did watch DH. I could add tons… most recently the Pretty Little Liars town of Rosewood, PA.
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vinnieh said:
I’ve been informed that PLL has no shortage of drama.
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Lloyd Marken said:
Two words – Ramsay Street!
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vinnieh said:
Ah, I had a feeling that would get mentioned. Nice to hear from you, Lloyd.
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Lloyd Marken said:
Of course I love Sunnydale.
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vinnieh said:
Sunnydale is bad ass.
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Kim @ Tranquil Dreams said:
Mystic Falls in The Vampire Diaries is one of the first that comes to mind.
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vinnieh said:
I haven’t seen the show, but if vampires are involved, it’s bound to be eventful.
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vanbytheriver said:
Eventful ? Twin Peaks gets my vote. Also, we were major CSI fans, just one of the reasons I’d never live in Las Vegas.
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vinnieh said:
Haha, yes CSI is a fine choice. Too many crimes to count on that one.
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iampharaohmaktuk said:
Albequerque New Mexico, lets hit up Los Pollos Hermanos!
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vinnieh said:
That sounds intriguing.
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Laura Beth said:
Sunnydale definitely made my list.
Others:
– Twin Peaks
– Miami (CSI: Miami)
– New York City (Law & Order: SVU; CSI: NY; Blue Bloods)
– Anywhere that Sherlock and Dr. Watson go (Sherlock)
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vinnieh said:
CSI has so many incarnations that murder is seemingly every day. And good old Sherlock.
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daboogieblog said:
This was such a cool post! I hope you write more of this.
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vinnieh said:
I’m planning on doing that.
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daboogieblog said:
I’m excited!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Ha! As soon as I saw the title of your post, I Sunnydale and Wisteria Lane immediately sprang to mind. I also agree with Kim’s choice of Mystic Falls, and James’s pick of PLLs Rosewood, PA. I have a couple of more picks:
~ Lawrence, Kansas – Birthplace of Sam and Dean on Supernatural. While they travel all over the country fulfilling their Hunter’s duties, there are quite a few episodes that bring them back to the old homestead.
~ Castle Rock, Maine – The setting of many of Stephen King’s books, film and tv adaptations. There’s also a new Hulu series being developed.
~ Midnight Texas – The newest series by Charlaine Harris. I just started watching the tv series and I’m quite enjoying it.
~ Bon Temps, Louisiana – The setting of Harris’s True Blood series.
~ Wayward Pines, Idaho – The setting for the trilogy by Blake Crouch and the tv series adaptation which is executive produced by Chad Hodge and M. Night Shyamalan.
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vinnieh said:
I’m impressed with your knowledge of magical locales. If there’s magic involved, it’s going to get eventful.
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Phil Taylor said:
Yes, Castle Rock! That’s was my first thought when I read this post. Not a television town, but definitely eventful.
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vinnieh said:
Yes, it’s a very eventful town. It’s interesting thinking that so many things transpire there.
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Phil Taylor said:
You bring up a great reminder for me as a writer. Sometimes the setting, if you’re a good writer, becomes a character in and of itself.
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vinnieh said:
I wholeheartedly agree, a setting can very much become its own character.
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Tvor said:
Oooh Coronation Street, yes I would agree it’s a dangerous place to live! St. Mary Mead where Jane Marple lives seems to have an awful lot of murders as does Cabot Cove, Maine, home of fictional crime novelist Jessica Fletcher.
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vinnieh said:
Corrie is a killer street. Cabot Cave seems like the murder capital.
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J. said:
Got to be Twin Peaks!
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vinnieh said:
It’s a rightly popular choice. Talk about strange happenings.
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Livin' in the Moment said:
I love going to Stars Hollow on Gilmore girls for small town quirky drama. And im currently addicted to what’s goin down in Chicago on Shameless (u.s.) While PLL can get boring, i do keep going back for more…it was filmed on stars hollow’s set.
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vinnieh said:
Small town quirky drama, that’s my sort of thing.
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thatgeekywriterchick said:
Sunnydale would definitely be near the top of my list, also Hell’s Kitchen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and I don’t know if it counts as a place given how much it moves around, but the USS Enterprise.
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vinnieh said:
Sunnydale is the eventful capital if ever there was one. And the Enterprise most certainly counts.
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