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furious 6 highway

from fast and furious 6 posted in movies by crabapple

In the sixth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, there is a protracted car chase scene involving a tank rolling over cars on a highway.

That scene was filmed on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. According to FF director and producers, the Tenerife government pretty much gave the crew carte blanche to wreak havoc on the road. While many of the stunts were performed on a green screen in post, the tank really did run over 250 cars. Sweet...

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the ellen degeneres show

from the ellen degeneres show, ellen posted in television by crabapple

Debuting on September 8, 2003, Ellen has danced and chatted her way to 32 Daytime Emmys since then. The show initially taped at Studio 11, and has since moved to Studio 1. Ellen has been renewed until 2017.

To get tickets to Ellen, visit here.

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abc studio

from the view posted in television by crabapple

Since August 11, 1997, The View has been taping at the ABC Television Center in New York.

If you want tickets, go here.

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rich forum theater

from the jerry springer show, maury posted in television by crabapple

Since March 2009, The Jerry Springer Show has filmed at the Rich Forum Theater, part of the Stamford Center for the Arts. The state of Connecticut issued an enticing tax credit to bring the opera-inspiring talk show to Stamford.

Also filming at the Rich Forum is the Jerry spin-off, The Steve Wilkos Show (Jerry's old head of security), and Maury (Maury Povich).

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north shore surf club

from nirvana posted in music by crabapple

On October 11, 1990, Dave Grohl played his first show with Nirvana at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia, WA. It was epic.

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