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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Excellent tour
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| Sun, Jan 22, 06 11:00 AM |
Leannecg |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I thought the tour was excellent. I think that was about the right length of time and it covered loads of things that kept you goinbg throughout.
I really liked the tour and the rep, was really good, she was very imformative and friendly and alway prepared to answer any questions. |
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Almost perfect, but...
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| Sun, Jan 22, 06 11:00 AM |
DConnor |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| First, your tour has become very professional. Your guide was great. The video clips were timed perfectly and the additional stops were very welcome and exciting. I am a travel agent who has taken your tour 3 times, so I know the differences. I took it in the very beginning via van with the "real" Kramer onboard, last year, and now this past Sat. You have come a long way - yet you still have some way to go to please an all-age group.
This tour, each time I've taken it, has had OLDER clients on board. It is not all teeny-boppers-30 somethings. I must confess I am about SEINFELD'D OUT! If people want it that desperately, offer a Seinfeld-only tour, just as there is a SEX AND THE CITY TOUR for the fanatics. The endless trivia on FRIENDS and SEINFELD is a bit much.
I represent a wide-aged variety of client ages who love classic films/TV/golden age of theater and film stars. This past Sat. I heard more about B/C minus movies than I cared to. Who cares about Sid Vicious and Coyote Ugly? These are not classic films. Some films mentioned weren't even recognizable to me, an avid moviegoer! Why are you digging for obscure product when you have KNOWN at hand? I would like to see more of a variety of locations (e.g. I LOVE LUCY - the classic of all times -- yes, the locations weren't 'real' but then the Friends building isn't real either). Old time movies (many of which we know weren't filmed live in NY but then King Kong wasn't real either) and TV. The movie star addresses are a great added touch. Add more of the classic genre. James Dean's home. Jackie Kennedy Onassis. West Side Story's movie locations. You need to do more justice to those TV/Film classics that are TRUE classics and have stood the test of time. To give an example - Empire Diner - briefly mentioned that Better Davis used to eat there. There were/are many other old-time stars who can be used. Almost EVERYONE has had a turn in NY at some time, from Jeanette MacDonald to Fred Astaire to Bob Hope.
I would like to continue taking this tour periodically and referring it to clients but I don't want to be bored anymore by hearing the same "jerry-elaine-kramer" stories you hear over and over. Yes, they were funny, but enough already. Stretching to show the Soup Nazi's Kitchen whose original location is now closed! Please remember people walk the earth who are NOT 25 years old. They have money and they tour and they don't care a fig about SEINFELD or FRIENDS. Even it out. A little of those two (and I am a FRIENDS fan) plus more of the classics would make better and more well rounded tour I'd be happy to continue promoting.
Thank you.
DEBORAH CONNOR |
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Great fun!
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| Sun, Jan 22, 06 11:00 AM |
debsnic |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We had a wonderful time and would thoroughly recommend tihs tour to anyone. In fact we will definitely take the tour again with our son the next time we visit New York. |
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A "Must Do"
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| Sat, Jan 21, 06 11:00 AM |
janibp |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This tour was awesome! The guide was funny and knowledgeable, and the driver was curteous and prompt. I would HIGHLY recommend this tour to anyone!! |
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Loved it
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| Mon, Jan 16, 06 11:00 AM |
mwthompson |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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We absolutely loved this tour and would recommend it to friends. In fact, I already have. My boys are aspiring actors and movie nuts and they found it informative, fun, lively (great tour guide, by the way) and well worth the money. We visit Manhattan frequently but had never been to many of the featured neighborhoods, so it really broadened our perspective on the city.
Thank you! |
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Very Interesting and Informative
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| Sun, Jan 15, 06 11:00 AM |
ambark1101 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| I really enjoyed the tour even though it was freezing out. The best part of the trip was that they showed us the movie clip after we saw the location, VERY HELPFUL!! I have already recommended this tour to other friends. |
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Really Enjoyable Tour
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| Sun, Jan 8, 06 11:00 AM |
louiseparker |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| I would certainly recommend this tour to anyone with an interest in TV and Movies.
So many locations and so much fun!
It certainly makes you look at New York from a different perspective.
My husband and I enjoyed ourselves enormously, from eating a black & white cookie, to singing along with the Friends theme tune, to having my picture taken on the steps of the Cosby house.
It was a fantastic way to celebrate my birthday! |
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I got the NY flava!
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| Fri, Jan 6, 06 11:00 AM |
lsagitt |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The tour guide was fantastic. It was the best part of our trip to NY. I enjoyed the tidbits of information we got not only from our guide but the bus driver as well. We'll have so much to tell our friends and family in Alabama!!
Thanks! |
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It's worth it!!
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| Thu, Jan 5, 06 11:00 AM |
BGorin0907 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My husband and I adore NYC and had the opportunity to spend a few days away from the kids. Our time was very valuable. We took this tour the first morning being in the city and really enjoyed it. It got us centered and have a more appreciation for the city. Seeing where different movie shots took place while reviewing movie clips was awesome. We also had a chance to see places we wanted to visit further after the tour. Our tour guide was amazing and funny. She is a native NY'er and actress so we gained much knowledge and insight of "the business" and the city.
One thing I didn't like when riding the bus was it was when the tour guide would mention a sight, we would pass it before I could see what she was talking about. Talk about a NY second!!! This only happened a few times. You'll have plenty of chances to get off the bus and take in sites.
If you're debating whether to go...do it. You'll enjoy it. |
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Not so interesting for the true tv/movie buff!
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| Thu, Jan 5, 06 11:00 AM |
jeffcloninge |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Tour guide was energetic and fun, but the content was lame. How many references to the "Friends" show can one man take? You'd think "Friends" and "Big Daddy" were two of the most important shows ever filmed in NY! Few references to anything (movie or tv) that happened before 1990. This tour is good for twenty-something obsessed fans of the aforementioned, but with so many classic movies and tv shows that have made use of NY as a backdrop, I felt this tour could have been much, much better. The bus never went north of 51st & B'way during our three hour tour, but I know that a little more research on the part of the tour operator could have provided those of us who remember tv and movies before the 90's with a more entertaining tour of this area. Anyway, it was a good way to see Greenwich Village and the meat packing district without doing it yourself! (May I suggest a Central Park, midtown/uptown and Harlem tour of tv and movie venues?) |
