Filming In Brooklyn returned to Vanderbilt and Dean this afternoon, and was able to watch Life On Mars series stars Jason O’Mara and Lisa Bonet rehearse a scene.
First, I came upon some more cool 70s-era cars, and a couple of motorcycles.
An old building on Dean was dressed up to look like the 125th Precinct House. This is one of the main settings for the show, which means that they will be back shooting in this location frequently.
Jason O’Mara plays Detective Sam Tyler. I couldn’t quite place him, but he looked totally familiar. A quick trip to IMDB revealed that, among many other guest appearances, he played Phillip Robinson on two episodes of Grey’s Anatomy (he was the guy with the brain tumor who provoked a bear attack).
Most of us probably remember Lisa Bonet from The Cosby Show and A Different World.
Later on in the evening, a scene was filmed with period cars going down the street past the “125th precinct” and lots of extras, looking fab in their ‘fros and bell bottoms.
So while I found no sign of Michael Imperioli or Harvey Keitel today, it sounds like there will be plenty more chances in the months to come.
Originally posted on Filming In Brooklyn
Life On Mars Brings The Way Back Machine To Dean Street [Filming In Brooklyn]
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1 Tracy // Aug 8, 2008 at 9:15 am
Ok, now I know who he is. I see he did a # of Men in Trees episodes, but I don’t remember him from them.
It’s great to see Lisa Bonet, it’s been forever! With Michael Imperioli & Harvey Keitel, I’ll have to check this show out.
2 Danny // Aug 27, 2008 at 4:06 pm
It takes place in 1973. I hope they used the proper color scheme for the license plates – black on yellow. And I hope they changed the brooklyn street signs to grey on black.
And please use the right NYPD cars, colors and uniforms. Make sure half the cops have busy mushtaches and pot bellies too.
If not, then it would seem to be a fraud to real NYers over 30.
3 The Mars Gang Is All Here In PH // Sep 23, 2008 at 10:39 am
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