| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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excellent
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| Sun, Aug 13, 06 11:00 AM |
RAGHEAD1 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Kimberly was a great guide! We would definitely do again and recommend it to all our friends. |
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great tour
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| Sat, Aug 12, 06 11:00 AM |
lorne1960 |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The tour was great, as was the guide Brian...my son enjoyed it very much |
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Good experience
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| Sat, Aug 12, 06 11:00 AM |
jjakarta |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The tour was pretty much what I expected. We were shown a lot of the sites where movie and TV show were actually shot. The guide included enough detail to be interesting and not so much as to be overwhelming. Our guide was very knowledgeable and was able to talk about each area in detail. |
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Some comments I did not see mentioned elsewhere.
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| Sat, Aug 12, 06 11:00 AM |
mehrenberg |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My six year old son and I took the TV and movie tour on a Saturday. We got to see all of the sites that all of the other people mention so I won't be redundant by disucssing all of them at length. My son and I had a lot of fun. Here are some observations that I have not yet read by others.
I think that because there are always such a wide cross section of tourists,the tour guides must cater to the greatest common denominator. Our guide was extremely plesant and friendly, but made no assumptions regarding our knowledge of show business or American popular culture in general. He asked us if we have ever heard of a bookstore called Barnes & Noble at one point. I dont think he was able to give as much detail or specifics about things for fear of some tour members not knowing what he was talking about. Our group was pretty "dead", so maybe he assumed we were all foreign and/or clueless. Id suggest a beginners and an advanced tour.
Also, the tour was a bit movie-heavy in my opinion. So many of the TV classics were set in New York but not even mentioned, like Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, Dick Van Dyke and All in the Family. I understand that there may not be literally anything to see from those shows, but it could be mentioned that a certain show took place in a neighborhood as we drove through it.
I would also like to hear about how to get tickets to talk-show/game shows that film in New York. My son looking forward to seeing where Who Wants to Be a Millioniare is filmed-but it wasn't mentioned. David Letterman's studio was within throwing distance of where the bus picked us up, but once again,not mentioned.
Please don't think that from my comments that we disliked the tour. We enjoyed it a lot, and would do it again. I didn't want to write about the FRIENDS apartments for the 100th time or the yummy black and white cookie. I preferred to mention things and make comments that I did not see earlier. Also, a few weeks earlier, I singed up for the GM Motor club as alternaitve to AAA. One of the benefits of this club is access to an online Entertainment coupon book. I got a buy one get one free coupon for the tour from that site---which already paid for my motor club membership----awesome deal! |
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Good tour for TV and Movie buffs
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| Fri, Aug 11, 06 11:00 AM |
saspaul |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This would be a good tour for TV and movie buffs, as we saw scores of TV and movie sites and related areas, and learned some interesting general NYC knowledge. Our group was a father and 2 teens, and we are not TV or movie buffs. Still, we enjoyed it and had fun. We perhaps should have taken a general city tour, but we had fun and our guide Kymberly was very good. No complaints. |
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Great Way to see Manhattan
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| Fri, Aug 11, 06 11:00 AM |
christyf |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We enjoyed this tour totally! The guide was great, the driver did an amazing job maneuvering through the city and the city is wonderful. We enjoyed seeing the many famous scenes used in movie and T.V. |
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A MUST-DO IN NEW YORK
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| Thu, Aug 10, 06 11:00 AM |
jessicajrn |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| This tour was one of our favorite activites. It's a great way to see different parts of the city in an interesting and fun way. The tour guides try hard to make sure you get great pictures, and they are fun and engaging. |
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Great Tour!
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| Thu, Aug 10, 06 11:00 AM |
loisambrus |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We really liked this tour and our tour guide, Kimberly. She had a lot of information to share and we liked the video clips mingled with her dialogue. The stops were great to take pictures and stretch our legs. Kimberly offered to take pictures for anyone and at the Rice to Riches stop we were able to sample rice pudding and buy some, too. The treat that was provided was a tie-in from a scene from Seinfeld. We were thrilled to see that episode of Seinfeld at our hotel later that night! |
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Tour
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| Thu, Aug 10, 06 11:00 AM |
rosewilson |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Found this tour a little disappointing as all old movies were featured. Tour guide was good and very knowledgable,
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Great tour!
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| Wed, Aug 9, 06 11:00 AM |
millertam |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour was really great! Our tour guide was a great source of information always having an interesting fact to tell us about throughout the entire trip. It was great, too, having the clips to watch showing how some of the places throughout the city were used in different movies or television shows. I highly recommend this tour to everyone because of how interesting and fun it was! |
