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"Survivor" Anniversary Photo Exhibit at the Paley Center

A collection of photos (and some props) celebrating the 15th anniversary of "Survivor"

Exhibits, TVChristinaApril 15, 2015The Paley Center for Mediabeverly hills, ca, california, the paley center, jeff probst, survivor, survivor worlds apart, survivor anniversary exhibitComment

Frank's Restaurant from "Gone Girl" and "Parks and Recreation"

Frank's Restaurant, a no-frills diner-style spot and Burbank landmark that's appeared in everything from "Gone Girl" to "Parks and Rec".

Filming Locations, Movies, TVChristinaApril 4, 2015ben affleck, burbank, ca, california, carrie coon, david fincher, frank's restaurant, gone girl, megan mullally, nick offerman, parks and recreation, tyler perryComment

Los Altos Apartments from "Transparent" and "Angel"

Los Altos Apartments is used for the exterior of the apartment building where Ali (Gaby Hoffman) lives on "Transparent". It was also the exterior of the Hyperion Hotel on "Angel".

Filming Locations, TVChristinaApril 3, 2015Los Altos Apartmentsangel, ca, california, david boreanaz, gaby hoffman, hyperion hotel, jeffrey tambor, los altos apartments, los angeles, transparentComment

Mars Investigations from the "Veronica Mars" movie

The building used as the exterior for Mars Investigations in the 2014 "Veronica Mars" movie.

Filming Locations, Movies, TVChristinaApril 2, 2015ca, california, enrico colantoni, jason dohring, kristen bell, los angeles, percy daggs iii, tina majorino, veronica mars, veronica mars movieComment

Olivia Pope & Associates from "Scandal"

The exterior of the Palace Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, which stands in for the office building where Olivia Pope and Associates is housed on "Scandal".

The "Thriller" house

The creepy house from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video.

Filming Locations, Music, TVChristinaMarch 28, 2015ca, california, echo park, los angeles, thriller, michael jackson, music video, thriller houseComment

Buffy's house from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

The house where Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) lived with her mom in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

Filming Locations, TVChristinaMarch 27, 2015buffy the vampire slayer, buffy's house, ca, california, torrance, sarah michelle gellarComment

The South Fork Inn from "Revenge"

The Annenberg Community Beach House, which stands in for the South Fork Inn on "Revenge".

Filming Locations, TVChristinaMarch 26, 2015amber valletta, annenberg community center, ca, california, emily van camp, gail o'grady, henry czerny, marion davies guest house, santa monica, revenge, south fork innComment

Susan Berman's home (and the site of her murder) as seen on "The Jinx"

The home where Susan Berman (author, daughter of Vegas mobster Davie Berman, and friend of accused murderer Robert Durst), lived and died in Beverly Hills.

Filming Locations, True Crime, TVChristinaMarch 15, 2015all good things, benedict canyon, beverly hills, ca, california, robert durst, susan berman, the jinx, true crime Comment

Sunnydale High School from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

Torrance High School, which stood in for Sunnydale High School on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", has also appeared in a score of teen films and television ("She's All That", "Not Another Teen Movie", "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Whatever it Takes", "The Hot Chick", and "Cursed", for starters).

Event: "Scandal" PaleyFest Panel

Our third and final PaleyFest adventure this year was the panel for "Scandal"!

Halliwell Manor: The "Charmed" house

The house where the Halliwell sisters lived on "Charmed".

Filming Locations, TVChristinaMarch 9, 2015alyssa milano, ca, california, charmed, charmed house, echo park, halliwell manor, holly marie combs, los angeles, shannen dohertyComment

Keith and Veronica's house from the "Veronica Mars" movie

The house where Keith lives (and Veronica stays) in 2014's "Veronica Mars" movie.

Filming Locations, Movies, TVChristinaMarch 8, 2015ca, california, enrico colantoni, jason dohring, kristen bell, long beach, mars house, percy daggs iii, tina majorino, veronica mars, veronica mars movieComment

Event: "Girls" PaleyFest Panel

"GIRLS". You love it or you hate it, and I love it. (Though not as much as my pal Alex, who loves "Girls" more than anyone.)

Celebrities, Events, TVChristinaMarch 8, 2015Dolby Theatrealex karpovsky, allison williams, andrew rannells, ca, california, dolby theatre, girls, girls paleyfest panel, hollywood, jenni konner, judd apatow, lena dunham, paleyfestComment

Event: "The Good Wife" PaleyFest Panel

"The Good Wife" is hands-down one of the best shows on TV today. It has the wit, intelligence, acting and writing quality of a primo cable drama, but it airs 20-24 episodes a year on CBS. Crazy! The creative team and the cast are incredibly talented, and I was thrilled to get to attend their PaleyFest panel tonight!

Celebrities, Events, TVChristinaMarch 7, 2015Dolby Theatreca, california, christine baranski, dolby theatre, hollywood, james corden, julianna marguiles, matt czuchry, michelle king, paleyfest, robert king, the good wife, the good wife paleyfest panelComment

Theme Party: "Parks and Recreation"

I hosted a "Parks and Rec" themed party a few years ago, and here are some tips for fun Pawnee-themed things to eat, do, and give away

Theme Party, TVChristinaFebruary 18, 2015theme party, parks and recreation, parks and recComment

Paramount's Production Park from "Rizzoli & Isles"

Production Park, an area within the production, writing, and directing buildings on Paramount's lot, which has been used in "Rizzoli & Isles" and "NCIS: LA".

Filming Locations, Tour, TVChristinaDecember 28, 2014angie harmon, ca, california, hollywood, lee thompson young, paramount studios, paramount studio tour, rizzoli and isles, sasha alexander, studio tourComment

Wade and Zoe's Pond from "Hart of Dixie"

The pond between Wade's cabin and Zoe's carriage house on "Hart of Dixie".

Jane Rizzoli's apartment from "Rizzoli & Isles"

TNT's "Rizzoli and Isles" is set on the New England streets of Boston, MA, but it's filmed thousands of miles west at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA.

Filming Locations, Tour, TVChristinaJuly 30, 2014Paramount Studiosangie harmon, ca, california, donnie wahlberg, hollywood, lee thompson young, paramount studios, paramount studio tour, rizzoli and isles, rizzoli's apartmentComment

Boston Police Department from "Rizzoli & Isles"

TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles" is set on the New England streets of Boston, MA, but it's filmed thousands of miles west at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA.

Filming Locations, Tour, TVChristinaJuly 29, 2014Paramount Studiosboston police department, ca, california, everybody hates chris, lie to me, la, los angeles, hollywood, paramount studio tour, paramount studios, rizzoli and islesComment