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everybodyliesmd at 10:05am on 15/04/2009
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From NJ.com:
The massive old Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital is "open" for business again, and its top doctor may be Hugh Laurie, star of TV's "House."
Crews from the popular Fox TV show spent today re-making the abandoned state hospital in Parsippany into the fictional Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital. They are expected to shoot some background scenes for next year's episodes of the popular series Wednesday morning.
Officials from Universal Studios were tight-lipped about their plans at Greystone and whether any stars of the show might be on hand today. They said the set would be closed to the public. Police also said the road leading to the hospital would be temporarily closed.
Steve Gorelick, executive director of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, also had little to say about the show's filming today.
"They told us they really don't want any publicity about what they are doing," said Gorelick. "We have to honor that."
Greystone opened in 1876 as a state-of-the-art mental health facility. It eventually turned into a massive, nearly half-million-square-foot ruin. Only the center portion of the old hospital, which housed the administration, remained open in recent years. It was abandoned last year when a new Greystone opened nearby.
Just what to do with the spooky old structure is being pondered by historians, local and county officials and the state Treasury Department, which now holds the title to the building.
"House" is a medical drama, whose hero -- Laurie -- is billed as an "irreverent, controversial doctor who trusts no one, least of all his patients." The Emmy-winning drama celebrated its 100th episode on Feb. 2.
Greystone had a previous encounter with celluloid fame in the mid-1990s when Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio came there for three days to film "Marvin's Room."
From NJ.com:
The massive old Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital is "open" for business again, and its top doctor may be Hugh Laurie, star of TV's "House."
Crews from the popular Fox TV show spent today re-making the abandoned state hospital in Parsippany into the fictional Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital. They are expected to shoot some background scenes for next year's episodes of the popular series Wednesday morning.
Officials from Universal Studios were tight-lipped about their plans at Greystone and whether any stars of the show might be on hand today. They said the set would be closed to the public. Police also said the road leading to the hospital would be temporarily closed.
Steve Gorelick, executive director of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, also had little to say about the show's filming today.
"They told us they really don't want any publicity about what they are doing," said Gorelick. "We have to honor that."
Greystone opened in 1876 as a state-of-the-art mental health facility. It eventually turned into a massive, nearly half-million-square-foot ruin. Only the center portion of the old hospital, which housed the administration, remained open in recent years. It was abandoned last year when a new Greystone opened nearby.
Just what to do with the spooky old structure is being pondered by historians, local and county officials and the state Treasury Department, which now holds the title to the building.
"House" is a medical drama, whose hero -- Laurie -- is billed as an "irreverent, controversial doctor who trusts no one, least of all his patients." The Emmy-winning drama celebrated its 100th episode on Feb. 2.
Greystone had a previous encounter with celluloid fame in the mid-1990s when Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio came there for three days to film "Marvin's Room."
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Anyhoo, great semi-gothic building. Like the way they're going if that's the way they're going.
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Can you repost the link when you get a tinyurl?
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Found new sets:
http://tinyurl.com/djq2l4
http://tinyurl.com/dhnmtd
and this one http://tinyurl.com/csq5fv
General info (very cool!)
http://tinyurl.com/co8yua
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Because that would be awesome.
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Besides, I just saw a picture of Hugh at JFK Airport in NY. I'm thinking he's there to shoot some location scenes.
Looking forward to seeing what they do with this!
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If they try to make it like he had brain damage or something and that he's not actually depressed or upset, I can't say I won't be disappointed.
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Couldn't agree more. I don't want this to be some sort of delayed reaction to the DBS. I want it to be an emotional reaction to the deaths and disappointments he's suffered this season. I want to see him break (is that bad?) and I want to see how it affects the people around him. (And I can't wait to see Hugh act the shit out of it!!)
Ideally, I'd love to see him really lose it and tell the people around him that he does have feelings and that he does care and that it's not just about solving the puzzle. I'd love to see him scream in frustration at the number of times his pain has been dismissed and his choices of pain management have been criticized by his friends. I want him to confront Cuddy and Wilson and tell them all the things he should have said when they were treating him like a mentally deficient five year-old. I desperately want him to tell Wilson just how much it hurt when he told him they were never friends and walked away. I also would love to see him talk about his father and the abuse he suffered as a child. As you said, I want everyone around him to see him the way we get to see him - as a human being.
If they try to make it like he had brain damage or something and that he's not actually depressed or upset, I can't say I won't be disappointed.
I will be disappointed as well. I will still thoroughly enjoy watching Hugh no matter what happens because I'm 100% positive that he will do an amazing job with whatever they give him.
I am so anxious to see how this turns out!