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Deal or No Deal now moving to Waterford, Connecticut

Yeah, that's pretty random. At least Stamford made sense due to its proximity to New York (where the celebs are). But why Waterford? It's not near a decent sized airport, is as far as you can be from both New York and Boston at the same time (while being in CT), and there's just not much there. Had you said Ledyard, I'd understand that it was a casino-sponsored deal. But Waterford is odd.
 
The show is going to studios that look pretty nice. I think the talk shows are going to be taped in Stamford because the proximity to New York was initially attractive. However there are a couple of things going on with that move to Stamford. #1.. They are rennovating a theatre and turning it into a TV studio. So that's a bit of a hassle. #2. I heard there is a Church next door that is fighting against people like Springer and his guests becoming their new neighbors. So my line of thinking is that maybe NBC is starting to look at different locations which may offer more of a problem free transition for future shows.

The Waterford location for Deal or No Deal is interesting because it looks to be remote. But I think it's close enough to the casino's where they can draw a crowd. But I do really think they are going to have to promote the show in the casino's and make it known that it's now taping nearby. Otherwise it may become a problem to fill up the place with an audience. Even in Los Angeles they sometimes have to pay a company to send over people to fill all the seats. I'm thinking this could be even more of a problem in a remote little town. I'm sure it can be done. They are just going to have to work harder at it.
 
It's also close to I-95, like the studios in Stamford are. I myself am in (OK...through) Waterford once a year it seems.
 
Yes, but none of that explains why Waterford?

Sure, it's close to I-95 like Stamford is with the difference being that Waterford is about 80 miles farther from New York City and in a zone that's equally distant from Hartford, Providence, Boston and New York - and not particularly close to any of them.

Fine for a destination resort like a casino, but probably not so good as a production location. Sure, I'll bet it's a heck of a nice studio. But you can build one of those in Waterville, Maine too (also right on I-95). I am sure that there is something compelling in this deal for the protagonists to agree to it, but it just seems like a really random place from which to host programming.
 
BRNout said:
Yes, but none of that explains why Waterford?

Sure, it's close to I-95 like Stamford is with the difference being that Waterford is about 80 miles farther from New York City and in a zone that's equally distant from Hartford, Providence, Boston and New York - and not particularly close to any of them.

Fine for a destination resort like a casino, but probably not so good as a production location. Sure, I'll bet it's a heck of a nice studio. But you can build one of those in Waterville, Maine too (also right on I-95). I am sure that there is something compelling in this deal for the protagonists to agree to it, but it just seems like a really random place from which to host programming.
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Furthermore, do we as Connecticut residents, get anything out of the 30 percent tax break being given out to tape a show like Deal or no Deal, in a Town Like Waterford? I think not. I'm not against it, but it's a weird place to do it, with an incentive that doesn't appear to benefit residents much.
 
The benefit is you now finally have something new to do. If I lived in the sticks I would welcome the free entertainment...... and for me that would be enough. Plus it puts Waterford on the map. I think that's kind of nice in it's own way.
 
Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing against Waterford. They have (or used to have) a nice mall there. I believe it was the home of CT's first Jordan Marsh store (remember those?). It's not a bad place at all. In fact, it's fairly nice - it's just not near anything aside from New London and Groton.

The issue here is that it just doesn't seem to make much sense. Why build studios there? What's the attraction? That's what I don't get.
 
BRNout said:
Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing against Waterford. They have (or used to have) a nice mall there. I believe it was the home of CT's first Jordan Marsh store (remember those?). It's not a bad place at all. In fact, it's fairly nice - it's just not near anything aside from New London and Groton.

The issue here is that it just doesn't seem to make much sense. Why build studios there? What's the attraction? That's what I don't get.
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Oh yeah... I had forgot about that mall. I used to always go there! That's cool. I don't know why they built studios there, but there they are. I guess at one time Burbank was nowhere land to. Have to put things somewhere. Maybe they got the land cheap and decided that was a good enough reason for them to build there.
 
BRNout said:
The issue here is that it just doesn't seem to make much sense. Why build studios there? What's the attraction? That's what I don't get.
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The news article linked from the first comment states: The show's new home, Sonalysts, has been used by musical acts such as Aerosmith, Dave Matthews and Mary J. Blige to record music and shoot videos; Steven Spielberg also filmed a portion of "Amistad" there.

I don't think anyone is building anything "new", aside from a new set within the already existing buildings (visible via an aerial shot on their website). From what I know just as a Connecticut resident over the years, Sonalysts has been in Waterford for a few decades now and has made quite a name for itself. And if I remember correctly, company officials were instrumental in getting Connecticut lawmakers to craft these tax breaks for the entertainment and film industry. They brought this whole idea to Hartford in the first place, so I say good for them in sharing in some of the wealth.

Otherwise, I agree Waterford would totally be a random, isolated location. It's too bad that Hollywood East/Area 51 deal fell through (or is still in litigation). They wanted to build a digital film/tv studio at the old army engine plant in Stratford. That's a perfect spot in Fairfield County right between Bridgeport and New Haven and on the Metro-North line. Who knows what will come of that...
 
I read somewhere that Deal Or No Deal will be taping in studio 15 I believe. Whichever studio is the biggest on that small lot. So that is correct. Nobody is building a new studio. They will just build a new set. The same thing that is done mutiple times every year in New York and Hollywood. New Sets. No big deal. I can't wait to see how it looks on TV. It might be a remote location, but it wouldn't matter if the studio was in the middle of a wheat field in Kansas. As long as it looks good on Television is all that matters.
 
oldschooltv said:
Otherwise, I agree Waterford would totally be a random, isolated location.
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To me, no city in Connecticut is as random as Southington...
 
To tell you the truth, they could've chosen a town in the so-called "Quiet Corner"! Anybody up for Putnam or Willimantic? Ha ha!
 
KML-224 said:
To tell you the truth, they could've chosen a town in the so-called "Quiet Corner"! Anybody up for Putnam or Willimantic? Ha ha!
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Well are there any big Television studios there? Something bigger than a cable access studio? lol. You've got to realize that Deal Or No Deal is getting a very big studio. I think Sonalysts Studio has three stages. The one "Deal" is going to looks as big as The one in Culver City that they are leaving. Not many huge studios like that in Connecticut. This is one big reason the show picked that particular location.
 
DToTheJ said:
oldschooltv said:
Otherwise, I agree Waterford would totally be a random, isolated location.
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To me, no city in Connecticut is as random as Southington...
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Or do you actually mean Bristol? ;)

It's still half the distance from New York that Waterford is.
 
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