The Abandond Michigan Central Terminal had some Camera Time Wednesday Night 10/6 on the ABC Network "Detroit 1-8-7" A Police Drama set and shot on location in Detroit. The show stars Michael Imperioli, James McDanials. In the Episode Police chase a suspect through the Neighborhook and into the Terminal. Full shot of the Terminal and the front entrances as the suspect slips through the "security gate" and into the main area where after a scuffle he is apprehended shots of the interior and its disrepair. Hope the show survives and that the MCT gets some more camera time.
Posted by Gilbert B Norman (Member # 1541) on :
First, I see Michael Imperioli "did a Lazarus"; last time I checked, This Wiki excerpt summarized the actor's "condition":
Tony killed Christopher in the episode "Kennedy and Heidi". The two were injured in a serious car accident while driving back from a meeting with Phil Leotardo and the New York crew. The song he listens to before the accident is "Comfortably Numb," performed live by Roger Waters, Van Morrison, and Rick Danko & Levon Helm of The Band. The song describes the lifeless feeling achieved while taking drugs. Christopher, clearly impaired by drugs and alcohol, lost control of his Escalade EXT, nearly side-swiped an oncoming car, ran off the road, and rolled several times before coming to a stop in a ditch. Christopher was not wearing a seat belt and the crash led to severe internal injuries, as evidenced by the blood he was coughing up. Christopher then pleaded with Tony to help him avoid getting in trouble for driving under the influence, mumbling about not being able to pass a drug test and losing his driver's license. Tony stumbled out of the car to help Chris after noticing that a branch had impaled the baby seat in the back where Chris' daughter could have been sitting. Chris' ongoing irresponsibility and increasing fears that he would turn State's witness infuriated Tony, leading him to make an impulsive executive decision. Tony suffocated his nephew by pinching his nostrils shut, leading Christopher to asphyxiate to death on his own blood. Whether or not Christopher would have survived if Tony had called for help is unknown, although it is mentioned in the episode that "the doctors said he could have made it, but he didn't."
Otherwise Michigan Central Station (it is not a terminal) also got 'face time" on the HoBO series "Hung".
Posted by Tanner929 (Member # 3720) on :
You know I wondered about that. In Geoffery Doughty's book "New York Central's Stations and Terminals He has the term Michigan Central Terminal in the chapter title and through the first paragraphs then changes to the term station. looking over the book The author uses the term terminal for Toledo, Cleveland and Cincinnatti, perhaps it is how the tracks are configured? Well the Soprano's left alot of holes but not bodies. Hey Michael's last words on last nights episode concerned about what happend in New York so who knows?
Posted by Gilbert B Norman (Member # 1541) on :
Mr. Tanner, can't be sure what your "Cableguy" (Cablevision; that's what my Sister has in Greenwich) is offering at the moment but Comcast On-Demand is now offering Season 3 Sopranos as reruns in my market.