| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great fun for movie & TV fans! |
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Mon, Jul 9, 07 11:00 AM |
ebbetts |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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The tour was great fun - seeing locations used in film and TV. Tour guide, Gary, was enthusiastic and informative and made the tour a great experience. |
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Impersonal, and didn't know half the movies |
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Sun, Jul 8, 07 11:00 AM |
pytjia |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
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I'd always imagined going to New york just to check out all the sites of the movies I loved would be awesome, but this tour was a huge disappointment. There were very few movies i actually recognised, let alone sites. Also, Breakfast at Tiffany's being such an iconic movie, I expected there to be at least a brief stop. We drove right past it. |
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see nyc from a different perspective |
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Sun, Jul 8, 07 11:00 AM |
dbarnwell2 |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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excellent tour and our guide (emily i think was her name)very good. Much better than we anticiptated even if we did not know all the movies and sitcoms. more internet advertising needed. I only heard about it by accident. |
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boring tour...waste of 3.5 hours |
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Sun, Jul 8, 07 11:00 AM |
kerseej |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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The information on this tour, along with the operator, was very boring. It was a waste of precious time in New York City. We had several groups who actually left the tour while in progress. The information was boring and I would have rather seen other sites such as the Waldorf Hotel, FAO Schwartz, Central Park, Soup Man, etc. The sites that we saw were minor parts of movies such as the Rices to Riches restaurant that was in a 3 minute part of Hitch. It was inconsequential. I would not recommend this tour, especially at the price. I would have been better off going with the walking tour or a carriage ride tour of Central Park. I also didn't like how she claimed she had to keep the tour "PG" so she couldn't even say "Sex and the City", etc. |
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Fantastic tour |
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Sun, Jul 8, 07 11:00 AM |
jomulvaney |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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My husband and I took our two young boys on the TV and Movie Tour this past Sunday, July 8th and had a great time. The tour was exciting, lots of off the bus tours where we got up close to many areas that filmed some of our favorite movies and TV shows. We also took the Soprano's Tour the week before and loved that Tour as well. The TV and Movie Tour was great because we not only saw up close where TV and movies were produced but we also got an upclose look at many of NYC's famous and "must see" sights as well.
We would highly recommend the Soprano's Tour for all Soprano and New Jersey fans and recommend the TV and Movie Tour for people of all ages as this Tour is a 'must NOT miss' Tour!
Thanks for a GREAT time!
Joanne and Jerry, Georgia |
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A Nice Tour. |
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Sun, Jul 8, 07 11:00 AM |
sabrina123 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Individual |
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Talked way too much about "Hitch". It wasn't a great movie and it wasn't even a huge hit. Other than that, it was a nice tour. |
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Great Way to See the City |
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Sun, Jul 8, 07 11:00 AM |
yanesp |
Female |
20-29 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
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This tour was really fun. We found out about it by taking the Sex and the City Tour previously. The tour is a great way to see the city and all of the smaller areas you wouldnt normally venture to. For a hot day, it gave a nice tour while being inside an air-conditioned bus. The only negative part was the variety of movies and tv shows covered. Despite watching a lot of TV and movies, we didnt know many of the movies discussed. It was a fun tour though regardless. |
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Probably not recommended for British tourists |
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Sat, Jul 7, 07 3:00 PM |
anitamalina |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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As New York is the main location for many popular films and tv shows, I was really looking forward to this tour. I was expecting to see many places of interest from modern global tv and film hits, such as Friends, Sex and the City, Ugly Betty, Devil Wears Prada etc, with a few oldies thrown in for good measure. However, this wasn't the case on the tour that I attended.
The tour started off well with some references to Superman and Ghostbusters, but then seemed to concentrate on lesser known films and tv shows that are popular in the States but not so abroad. No mention was made to You've Got Mail, Maid in Manhattan etc, and instead we heard about references to Kate and Leopold and Serendipity, and then really old films like Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Arthur and Crocodile Dundee, and shows such as Gilligan’s Island and The Cosby Show.
In fairness there were some sites that referred to Spiderman, Friends and Will and Grace, however as the tour was 3 1/2 hours long, places of recognition for me were few and far between.
I don't know whether places were missed out because they are included in the other tours available such as Central Park sites and Sex and the City, but I was really disappointed that most of the tour went over my head.
On the plus side, the guide Emily was fantastic - really knowledgeable and enigmatic and whilst I didn't know about many of the things she was speaking about, she did manage to hold my attention.
In summary, I don't feel that this tour offered value for money for me. Most of the locations that meant anything to me were based in the Central Park/5th Avenue area and Greenwich Village, and I could have probably walked the streets and found them myself. I think the locations need updating to be of interest to a younger audience, and perhaps the tour needs to be cut down to 2 1/2 hours.
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Fantastic Tour! |
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Sat, Jul 7, 07 3:00 PM |
JENNIFERUK |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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We recently went on the Manhattan TV & Movie Sites Tour and had a great time. Our tour guide was very enthusiastic and friendly and made the tour very enjoyable. She showed us around Manhattan on a very comfortable air conditioned coach and pointed out a whole bunch of interesting tv and movie locations. She was very knowledgable, not only about TV, movies and their locations but also about other aspects of the city which was fun to learn about.
The tour included video clips of the movie locations that we had been to see which was great and there were plenty of opportunities to get off the coach and walk around to see different sites.
A highly enjoyable 3+ hours, would definatley recommend for any age group! |
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Extremely Exciting Experience! |
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Fri, Jul 6, 07 11:00 AM |
teaoneal |
Male |
Under 20 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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This tour exceeded my expectations and quickly became one of the most memorable experiences I've had in New York City, this being my 3rd trip. The tour is multi faceted with each facet innovative and run smoothly. Meeting the tour guide at the meeting location was easy to find in the Theater District down the road from Times Square. Detailed directions and a map are included with your ticket. The former Broadway actress turned NYC tour guide was well organized with a list of all attendees, I simply said my name and presented my e-ticket (ordered from Zerve's website).
We embarked on a comfortable air conditioned coach that led us to 60 locations featured in famed movies & television shows from all eras. A side note the coach does have a spotless bathroom onboard.The tour guide was very approachable and informative sharing many notes on the movies including bloopers, little known facts and also production terminology as it relates to filming. In addition to the locations that the bus passes by there are a handful of stops where we got out to see locations on foot. This included two stops that were prolonged ones seeing a set of locations which provided a great break from the bus. At these stops the tour guide offers to take group photography, now that I've seen the pictures, they attest to fine photography skill.
With the additions of showing actual clips of the movies & TV shows on the monitors in the bus just prior or after visiting the location was a real treat. This made the bridge between reality and Hollywood all that more real. The onboard singing and contests rewarded by prizes and the fun of it all added yet another dimension. As the tour progressed throughout many Manhattan districts and neighbourhoods the guide informed the group of many aspects of New York's culture and how the movie industry affects these districts.
At the conclusion of the tour I greatly thanked the guide and gave her a well deserving generous tip. Most importantly I had learned much more about movie, television and New York City as a whole. All this is a fun filled afternoon I strongly recommend. Also a note the office staff are also equally friendly and informative as I had questions about certain parts of the tour for health reasons. On a future trip to NYC I plan to take their Central Park TV & Movie Tour enabling me to further explore the famed park with their knowledge and the filming slant. Improvements to the tour would be visiting the Seinfeld restaurant. It would also be great to see On Location expand to other boroughs of NYC or genre tours. Perhaps have a tour that includes lunch or dinner at one of the featured dining locations. I wish On Location Tours nothing but the best!
Cheers from Ontario, Canada. |
