In yesterday’s State of the Union piece, I suggested that The West Wing must not be very expensive to make, but Hal O’Brien wrote to say that in fact it is one of the most expensive shows. Every Senator’s office cost $80K. Yow. Okay, I don’t care about the sets. Put it on a stage in a high school auditorium. Make it a Sims scenario. It’s the story, the characters, their brightness and integrity that I value. Sure it’s nice that the sets look cool, but that’s not what makes the show so great. [Scripting News]
I find it interesting that private enterprise can’t even afford to duplicate a Senator’s office, let alone the cost of what’s done in one.
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