S3E14: When Crypt Went To London
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It sounded like a GREAT IDEA! In many ways, it was a great idea: take HBO’s iconic “TALES FROM THE CRYPT” to LONDON for its very last season! The great? We got to hire actors like EWAN MCGREGOR and DANIEL CRAIG and STEVE COOGAN and ELIZABETH MCGOVERN. And we got to shoot in the coolest locations – actual CASTLES and other CREEPY PLACES. But, there were big-assed problems in taking our LA-produced show to ENGLAND – where, frankly, they do things differently! For starters, they drive on the other side of the road! In LA, Crypt was a nomad, moving […]
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