| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Fun, interesting and entertaining
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| Tue, Oct 28 11:00 AM |
Arowlands |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was a great tour. Our guide, Kymberley, was full of knowledge and obviously passionate about TV and movies. It was good to see the places for real that have been in tv shows and movies. I would thoroughly recommend this tour to audiences of all ages |
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Too much bus, not enough sites...
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| Mon, Oct 27 11:00 AM |
flyingfred |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My party found the tour a little lightweight with no real major sites - with a couple of exceptions - and when I think about the number of options available to be chosen for the tour we were a little underwhelmed.
Maybe as visitors from the UK some of the US domestic TV sites / references weren't so relevant for us (but presumably this would also be true for the majority of trippers, as was the case on our tour with only a small number of US people on board) and the clips shown on the bus went by so quick that if you blinked you would have missed a number of them !
On a purely operational perspective, we often were at the same locations as the second tour bus at the same time, leading to wait times and totally catching Ben's Pizza off guard as I overheard one of the staff saying that they really were only expecting 50 people at a time...
Finally, my wife used the on board bathroom....it wasn't pleasant.
Hope this helps (trying to be constructive)
Regards
Paul Godden |
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Great TV and Movie Sites tour!
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| Mon, Oct 27 11:00 AM |
LoriCampbell |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the TV and Movie Sites tour. Our tour guide, Gary, was excellent - very knowledgeable, very personable, and very funny! It was great to see so many filming locations for well known TV shows and movies. It was also a great way to see Manhattan 'close up'. We also liked the opportunities to get off the bus and walk to some of the locations. "While seeing short film clips of locations was a good idea, some clips were just a little too brief and too quick. Also, being classic film lovers, we would have enjoyed seeing more locations where 'old movies' had been filmed, although the audience for these 'old movie' sites might be somewhat limited . Overall, it was a great tour and a great way to spend a few hours seeing the movie and TV sights of Manhattan. |
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To recommend for younger people and kids
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| Mon, Oct 27 11:00 AM |
smaurice |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The tour is great for younger peole and kids. My son (12) loved the FRIENDS location, but I missed "older" locations, especially the Number One NYC film maker which is Woody Allen. I would have appreciated locations from "Manhattan"or "Radio Days" - the Russian Tearoom, Elaine's, the Radio City Music Hall. There are other films/actors than Ghostbusters, Men in Black and Will Smith. So, while the kid was quite enchanted, I was a little bit disappointed, because I had expected more "typical" NY locations. |
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One of the highlights of our New York weekend.
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| Mon, Oct 27 11:00 AM |
wygfo5 |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was one of the best 3.5 hours of our weekend. Our tour leader, Gary, was exceptionally knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and his love for this genre was evident in his anecdotes. He took the time to speak to everyone to get to know a bit about them. His personal touches were well-received. His delivery methods were timed well, and his speaking voice was very easy to listen to.
Our driver (Joare? Jowel?) was also a great driver. Very smooth driving (sometimes difficult in downtown Manhattan) and he also fixed the DVD player!
I would highly recommend this tour to everyone, whether you know a little or alot about the movies or TV. It was a most enjoyable afternoon. |
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EXCELLENT
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| Sun, Oct 26 10:00 AM |
louisenorman |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was an excellent trip enjoyed by our whole group. Our tour guide Gary was very entertaining and we thoroughly enjoyed the tour. We found it especially funny when he made us sing the Friends theme tune on a street corner :-)
Would definately recommend this tour to other people its well worth the money! |
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Brian did a great job with the narration
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| Sat, Oct 25 11:00 AM |
jfwoods22 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Brian did a great job with the narration |
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Awesome
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| Sat, Oct 25 11:00 AM |
rebimbas23 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I really enjoyed this experience. The reference to the movie clips / looking outside really helps you visualize where these films and shows were shot. The tour guide most definently made the tour much more enjoyable and entertaining. |
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only one thing wrong
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| Fri, Oct 24 11:00 AM |
mitchsnv |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| the tour didnt start on time,,,, which to me is un-excusable !! the atendees were asked to be there @ least 15min early... the tour guide didnt arrive till 5min after scheduled departure time...
overall a plesant experience... nice bus and well thought out tour |
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Good fun, great tour guide
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| Thu, Oct 23 11:00 AM |
Lyndsey82 |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The tour was a great way to get around and see some famous locations that have been filmed. Some of it was perhaps repetitive (the same shows and films being mentioned over and over) and would have been good if we had covered a greater area, but these are minor complaints. The best part was definitely our tour guide, Roseanne. She was completely entertaining, friendly and full of loads of information and trivia! |
