www.bustle.com: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's appeal is manifold. Though aspiring standup comedian Midge can get pretty far on charisma alone, the show's sumptuous attention to the period detail of 1950s New York City and eye-popping, stylized world-building has brought it a layer of prestige sheen not seen since the midcentury modern delights of Mad Men. But in Season 2, creator Amy Sherman-Palladino wanted to go bigger, bringing the signature heightened aesthetic of Mrs. Maisel to two new locations — Paris and the Catskills.
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I really enjoyed “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, so seeing this behind the scenes info was exciting. I hope them sprucing up the Scott’s Family resort gives them a little boost. I’m amazed that it took them that long to find the correct location. I’d love to see some before and after shots of the locations the crew for Mrs. Maisel finds, I think it would be cool to be able to compare what it looked like to what you see on screen. There are many impressive aspects of the show, and while the high quality acting and writing are the most discussed and in some ways the most apparent, the over production quality is very impressive and is a big part of what makes the saw as immersive and engaging as it is. Separately, I never considered how much effort they’d need to put into finding chairs. It makes sense when I think about it, when I’ve needed to find props for shows it is always hard to find sets of matching chairs, and the more chairs you need the harder it gets.
I absolutely love the show, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and one of the aspects of it that I love the most is the beautiful aesthetics that the creators have paid so much attention to. The costumes are absolutely stunning and the setting is incredibly well thought out and well executed. I have yet to see the episode where the families go to the Catskills but, as far as I can tell from this article, every aspect of it will be well thought out and intriguing. I really admire the effort that the creators and designers have put it into the episode, searching through all of New York to find the perfect spot to set this episode. In a show like this, where it is not set in modern times, the slightest irregularity can pull a viewer out of the plot and take away some of the enjoyment from the content. I really applaud the efforts of the creators and designers in making sure every element of the setting is spot on and period appropriate.
When this show first aired I watched a couple episodes and never fully got into the show. I did however appreciate all the technical work that happened because even from those few episodes I could tell that a lot of care and research had occurred behind the scenes. What I think is really interesting is that the owners of the operating resort just let the crew do basically whatever they wanted to the place. If I was a land or property owner and a television show asked me if they could alter something, I am not sure I would say yes, especially if the changes could not be reversed - in this case they added more windows. From the article it seems as though the people were really happy, but I am sure there are some cases where owners are unhappy with what is done to their property. I wonder how much studios have had to pay in reparations to unhappy land and property owners.
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