California Doubling: Difference between revisions

** So I guess that would be California doubling for...California.

* Lampshaded by Mike in the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode ''Beginning of the End'' which ostensibly takes place in Illinois, but has many scenes taking place in [[The Mountains of Illinois|mountainous terrain]].

* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' was set in New England, but filmed in Mendocino County, California, which often meant the ocean was on the wrong side.

* ''[[NCIS]]'' is set in Washington DC and filmed in California. When they had to go to Arizona in an episode they were still in California, surrounded by the unmistakable rock formations near Simi Valley.

== Tabletop Games ==

* Explicitly acknowledged and lampshaded in [[The Dresden Files]] RPG. The GM's section describes what the makers call "The Vancouver Method" of city design - in other words, just making stuff up as an alternative to doing all the research required to produce an accurate recreation of a city. The lampshading comes in the [[Literary Agent Hypothesis|margin notes written by Harry and Billy]].

'''Billy:''' You'd be surprised. }}