Filming in Brooklyn – The Downside

Friday after work, I was looking for a beer on the way home. As I approached my favorite bar I saw the telltale signs of filming. And sure enough, they were shooting the CBS show, Unforgettable, in my bar.

They had finished and were cleaning up, so I didn’t see anyone famous (I’ve never seen the show, so I wouldn’t know who to look for). It was just a delayed opening while they cleaned up the place and got it ready.

The fascinating part was the one guy who stayed behind to completely get the bar looking exactly how it looked before. They must have put something up on a wall and some paint was missing. The wall is an odd dark purple color. This guy had a full palette of colors to match this color and repaint. They had apparently taken before pictures so they knew exactly what it should look like (probably useful for fraudulent liability claims as well).

One of those aspects of show business that you’d never think of…