tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501157.post5647106710944000996..comments2023-10-20T04:46:07.365-04:00Comments on The Rhode Islander: Rhode Island getting screwed by Tinseltown?Roger Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308664674325717623noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501157.post-60451972156984502962006-12-29T00:47:00.000-05:002006-12-29T00:47:00.000-05:00Dat's cause no one stamped "FILMED IN RHODE ISLAND...Dat's cause no one stamped "FILMED IN RHODE ISLAND" on the footage.<br /><br />Bastards.<br /><br />Better get your Qahog Lawyers on the case, yo!wrkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720139734221124873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501157.post-79557511272656330472006-12-22T04:27:00.000-05:002006-12-22T04:27:00.000-05:00Well, Rhode Island originally claimed it was willi...Well, Rhode Island originally claimed it was willing to sacrifice a few bucks "for the exposure", but apparently, they're finding the entire enterprise a little more expensive than originally planned.<br /><br />They also didn't take into consideration that some of these film shoots require that major urban thoroughfares be closed down and shut off for hours at a time, while trailers block driveways, emergency exits and so on and so forth.<br /><br />So yes, Rhode Island is now marginally better represented in film and TV. On the downside, nobody still cares!Roger Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308664674325717623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501157.post-46680546605658312902006-12-22T04:20:00.000-05:002006-12-22T04:20:00.000-05:00Um...Angelinos are known to suck the water from th...Um...Angelinos are known to suck the water from their fellow statesmen just a few miles north without giving anything back (til recently), clearly your statesmen were a little more hopeful or naive or something...<br /><br />and, yes, that's ME saying that.<br /><br />never, never, never, never give hollywood tax breaks unless you're getting royalties.<br /><br />C'mon man!wrkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720139734221124873noreply@blogger.com