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Hang in there, baby! goes on an adventure ...
When you live and work around Hollywood, it becomes commonplace to see television shows and movies filming on location. (A filming location is a place where some or all of a television series or movie is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a studio back-lot or soundstage.) To be honest, much of the time, having shows or movies film nearby is quite a nuisance -- streets are closed, traffic backs way up, and Looky Lous are everywhere. But, now that #
hangintherebaby is in full effect, we might as well make take those lemons and make lemonade.
It's pretty easy to spot shows or movies when they're filming on location and there are two sure-fire methods you can employ.

Look for trailers, large equipment trucks, and security guards

Look for signage with directional arrows

On my way to the office yesterday, using my keen sleuthing abilities, I spotted a production crew. At the time, I had no idea if it was for a television show, movie, music video or what, but decided I would take a look on my lunch break. Being intrigued himself, and always up to support the #
hangintherebaby cause, $
dloesch joined me on the mini-adventure.
When you're being a snoop (some may say creeper), it never hurts to make friends when ever possible and the best place to start is with security guards -- which is exactly what $
dloesch and I did. After introducing ourselves, we simply asked, "So, what's filming today?" and quickly learned it was the show Criminal Minds. (Of all the shows out there it had to be one that #
hangintherebaby doesn't currently cover!

) Apparently the cast was filming at a mansion not too far away. (Filming on location requires many, many trailers, trucks, vans, large tents, power generators and so on. If the mansion was in the Hollywood hills, it makes sense that the crew wouldn't be able to fit everything necessary on a potentially narrow and windy road.)
Working to get a #
hangintherebaby exclusive, $
dloesch and I continued to chat up the security guard. According to him, the Criminal Minds set is usually pretty relaxed as far as paparazzi and fans are concerned, but Desperate Housewives and Heroes really bring out the crazies. (Note to self: stay away from those sets.)
With our lunch break drawing to an end, $
dloesch and I needed to wrap things up. After a few more minutes of chatting, we spotted a couple of actors off in the distance. I took a few photos and that was about it.

While not entirely a success, our quest wasn't a bust either. As it turns out, I captured one of the show's main cast members Shemar Moore, who plays Derek Morgan, in my photos. I also captured another man, who I assume is also an actor, who may or may not have been picking his nose.
There you have it. #
hangintherebaby's first mini-adventure. How does the group feel about such endeavors? Yay or nay? Should we continue trying to get exclusives? Discuss.
This is a hot damn mess,

~Heidi
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