"Cue Gavel Sound"

On Friday I reported on my Facebook wall that there was exciting activity on the street below as the production crews from Universal were setting up for a Law and Order episode.  It was interesting seeing how much equipment (and precious parking space) they take up for a few scenes as this photo from the "eyrie" shows.  I walked around and took a few more uninteresting photos and learned from a crewmember that S. Epatha Merkerson  (Lt. Anita Van Buren, the supervisor) would be filming in the brownstone in the evening. 

That evening we had a wonderful dinner with Greg's colleague Bernie M. and her friend Matt and discussed their academic careers, English PhD programs, and New York art and theatre (Matt is a professor of English and drama).  After dinner we walked back down Willow Street and I hoped we would see some of the filming.  Sure enough, the street was all lit up with the set backlighting and I knew I'd get a really interesting photo for the blog.,  Sure enough, just as I got close enough for a good shot and pulled out my camera they turned off the light and began packing up the set.  So, we'll have to settle for a less interesting daytime shot of the brownstone and keep our eyes peeled for when this shows up in an episode.  Since Greg watches episode 3-4 times over, I'm sure we'll eventually see it.