Unsuck DC Metro: Metro Expands ... to Charlotte, NC

Friday, October 7, 2011

Metro Expands ... to Charlotte, NC

Photo via Susan Stabley

Check out the fake Metro station in Marshall Park in Charlotte, NC. Apparently, it's for the filming of the Showtime series "Homeland."

Films and TV shows often eschew the real Metro despite its occasional masterful performance.

Wonder if it's because producers fear being delayed and over budget.

Other items:
This weekend's track work (WMATA)
Va. closer to Board seat (WaPo)
Metro begins construction of 120-bike storage facility (WMATA)

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Kara · 702 weeks ago

I was wondering why a scene (in the 4400 if I remember right) that was supposed to take place in the metro system had so many inaccuracies. Plus, I do not remember any metro rules being broken ... the people with guns were tracking someone underground who was riding below and unarmed. No jumping faregates or anything. Maybe an extra was eating or something.

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UnSuck Fan · 702 weeks ago

What?? Don't they want "delays" for authenticity? LOL! ;-)

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no one · 702 weeks ago

Why would anyone want to film in a smoky toilet?

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anon · 702 weeks ago

Is that the virtual tunnel?

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John · 702 weeks ago

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/arti...

So... metro can make a ton of money lending its location to Hollywood producers... BUT... they dont want anyone to be filmed breaking rules... so this rules out every HIGH BUDGET ACTION MOVIE EVER!!! And yet these bozos wonder why they are cash strapped and come to the conclusion that the only reason to raise revenue is to bump up fares...

Congratulations metro, you've outdone yourselves once again!!!!

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n2deep · 702 weeks ago

i can hear the whiners now." what farragut north is closed because they are making a movie?? WWWAAAHHHH!!!!
also NC is way more favorable to DC in such things. way cheaper to shoot in NC than DC.

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John · 702 weeks ago

Its called after hours, jackass

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n2deep · 702 weeks ago

hard to get them outside "DAY" shots when it is after hours....asshole

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John · 702 weeks ago

Why do you need day shots when most of metro is underground... asshole....

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ZZinDC · 702 weeks ago

That station be renamed
"Farragut Station/Charlotte/Marshall Park/Showtime/Homeland"

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Kara · 702 weeks ago

Ummm ... is that pillar not touching the ground? Who did their research or are they not allowed to replicate it totally?

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Stevis · 702 weeks ago

Bet the escalators work there.

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John · 702 weeks ago

Yeah I bet theres a stipulation that the movie companies can't film all the broken escalators and such

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thigh man · 702 weeks ago

Virtually all virtual escalators work, virtually.

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hrh king friday 13 · 702 weeks ago

It's like a 2001 Space Odyessy monolith. A monolith of STUPID.

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KnowsAboutWMATA · 702 weeks ago

There's actually alot of retired Metro workers that go down to work for Charlotte's subway system.

So yeah.. Charlotte is doomed.

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anon · 702 weeks ago

Charlotte doesn't have a subway.

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RGG · 702 weeks ago

Ahhhh!!!!! All the ambiance of the D.C. Metro............without getting your iPhone snatched!

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amanda · 702 weeks ago

Apparently, in this Showtime series, the Metro actually runs on time. What, haven't you ever heard of suspension of disbelief?

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@suzer · 702 weeks ago

I like the pond and the little bridge. Can we have that park instead of Farragut? and I don't see the Admiral anywhere either.

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ano · 702 weeks ago

Why is that chair trying to get in the pool?

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MadAsHeck · 702 weeks ago

Good eyes. Looking closer, it's like the Great Lawnchair Massacre. The horror...

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dcn8v · 702 weeks ago

Ha ha ha, thanks for pointing that out!

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Michael · 702 weeks ago

I'm still waiting for the Georgetown Metro station I saw on True Lies.

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@ChrisHowdy · 702 weeks ago

Those ~20-story buildings in the background of the shot are pure DC.

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Tom · 701 weeks ago

That explains why the Charlotte Lynx system has been having problems the past week. I usually read this blog and think, thankfully Chalotte's trains aren't link DC's. I guess that won't be the case from now on. Thanks DC Metro.