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Visit to the Set of General Hospital and the Nurses Ball

May 6, 2014 by Samantha 2 Comments

While on a recent trip to LA, we were able to visit the set of General Hospital. It was very cool to see where the show was made and meet some of the actors who play the characters on the show. It was also fun to see the greenroom, sets, props, and costumes from the show.

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While on the set, we met Frank Valentini, who was very nice and gave us a tour. There were times and places we were able to or not take photos, because he didn’t want to give things away. We also met Finola Hughes (Anna Devane), LuLu Spencer-Falconeri (Emme Rylan0), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri), William Devry (Julian Jerome), and Maura West (Ava Jerome )as well, it was a fun afternoon on the set of this iconic TV show.

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We were also able to see (while visiting) the Jerome Art Gallery, the hospital, the “patient rooms”, nurses station, police station, and Maxi’s apartment.

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We were able to check out a room full of props and costumes over the years the show has been on, including (interestingly) a track suit that Richard Simmons wore. I love him, I don’t care what any of you naysayers say! Ha. I was amused, he cracks me up, and so did his outfit. We also got to visit the green room while they wrapped up filming.
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Meeting the Moms of ABC TV

April 14, 2014 by Samantha 1 Comment

While in LA, we were able to chat with the starts of several great ABC TV shows. Want to meet some of the lovely ladies yourself? Enter, and check out the mom’s (both on and offscreen) of some of the latest hit shows you love to watch.

The lovely Malin Akerman from “Trophy Wife” was a pleasure to talk to, and was excited to tell us about her young son and adventures in motherhood. You can read more about her and the show in this post, or watch the show Tuesdays at 9:30 eastern/8:30 central on ABC.

Photo-Bombing myself, ha. Got tired of the “posed” pictures- so this is what you get! Me and Patricia Heaton, of “The Middle”. Want to know more about her? Check out this post and get social with The Middle on Facebook on Twitter @TheMiddle_ABC. Keep up with the fun on Twitter with the hashtag #ABCTVEvent. You can watch on Wednesdays at 8 EST on ABC.
She has kids that are a bit older then mine, so she told us all what we were in for when they got older. She told us all about the set of “Everybody Loves Raymond”, raising kids “on sets” and how being a mother is a priority for her.

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Hanging Out on the set of Grey’s Anatomy

April 10, 2014 by Samantha 1 Comment

While in LA, I had the chance to check out the set of Grey’s Anatomy. It was a lot of fun. We got to check out the set, as well as meet some of the actors and creative people behind the scenes, like costume designers and prop creators.

This is the outside of the set, which is really on the outside of the building. It was neat to see how and where they filmed. It also looked like a real hospital building, so that amused me as well.

This is the living room of the “Dream House” that belongs to Meredith Greys and Derek McDreamy. A lot nicer (and neater!) then my own, I will tell you that 😉