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Old 08-29-2016, 05:39 PM
 
Location: The Greatest city on Earth: City of Atlanta Proper
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Am I the only one who finds it depressing that every show or movie showcasing Atlanta involves drugs, gangs, and gun fights? No wonder visitors audibly has when they visit me and drive through Buckhead, druid hills, vahi, etc. No one ever showcases the good, safe, clean parts of the city.
Despite your characterization, those "bad" neighborhoods are multidimensional. This is something you might be aware of if you weren't scared to visit them.
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Old 08-29-2016, 07:13 PM
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Location: Miami
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Am I the only one who finds it depressing that every show or movie showcasing Atlanta involves drugs, gangs, and gun fights? No wonder visitors audibly has when they visit me and drive through Buckhead, druid hills, vahi, etc. No one ever showcases the good, safe, clean parts of the city.
Is that all you got from OP? lol maybe you need to look more into theme of the show.

Where are the gangs, drugs, and gun fights?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-KdOvyZlQo
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Old 08-29-2016, 07:24 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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The setting for one thing. There is going to be a big focus on neighborhood street life from all angles. Yes the drug trade will be prominently featured (someone has to be kidding themselves if they do not realize how much this dictates day to day life in many CoA neighborhoods) but also gentrification, the change face of atlantas urban culture, etc.

The thing that really drew me in is that the main character is a family man that lives in a dumpy duplex, works at the Airport by day, and dreams of being a musician by night. Do you know how many people I know exactly like that?! Lol

Ok, well it sounds like it has an engaging plot, but I hope it doesn't go too Empire because they've got that on lock.

I'd like to see more of the entire metro represented. I'd like to see multiple lifestyles represented realistically.
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:52 PM
 
Location: Lone Star State to Peach State
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I'll be watching!!
Just finished that horrible movie snow on da bluff.
I wish I could "unsee" that movie!!
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Old 08-29-2016, 09:12 PM
 
Location: Atlanta's Castleberry Hill
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Am I the only one who finds it depressing that every show or movie showcasing Atlanta involves drugs, gangs, and gun fights? No wonder visitors audibly has when they visit me and drive through Buckhead, druid hills, vahi, etc. No one ever showcases the good, safe, clean parts of the city.
Exactly! I'm tired of it too.
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Old 08-29-2016, 09:15 PM
 
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Am I the only one who finds it depressing that every show or movie showcasing Atlanta involves drugs, gangs, and gun fights? No wonder visitors audibly has when they visit me and drive through Buckhead, druid hills, vahi, etc. No one ever showcases the good, safe, clean parts of the city.
Matlock did a pretty good job of showcasing the positive sides of the city.
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Old 08-29-2016, 09:32 PM
 
Location: Lone Star State to Peach State
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The housewives have some really nice locations on their show,
( I know I know shut the hell up).
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Old 08-29-2016, 09:45 PM
 
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Despite your characterization, those "bad" neighborhoods are multidimensional. This is something you might be aware of if you weren't scared to visit them.
Justifiably so. Bad neighborhoods are dangerous and have nothing worth visiting. Good restaurants and shops don't open in areas with overt gang violence, sorry to say.
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Old 08-30-2016, 02:10 AM
 
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Am I the only one who finds it depressing that every show or movie showcasing Atlanta involves drugs, gangs, and gun fights? No wonder visitors audibly has when they visit me and drive through Buckhead, druid hills, vahi, etc. No one ever showcases the good, safe, clean parts of the city.
Why should Atlanta be any different than Chicago,NYC,LA,D.C.or Miami?
In every one of those cities ,any ilms and tv shows I've seen surround around the drug and gangs the majority of time.
Even still,like those cities ,Atlanta has had content about other things outside of that more and more as of late.
Movies like Wanderlust,Sisters,and not to mention all the reality shows that DO show the best parts of Atlanta are there.Just watch "The Real Housewives of Atlanta".
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Old 08-30-2016, 02:14 AM
 
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Matlock did a pretty good job of showcasing the positive sides of the city.
Ok you must be over 50.lol
Don't forget "Designing Women"
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