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drama.

From there, cast, crew and The Guardian Angels moved to the Legal Services of Pittsburgh building.

A plaque had been hung beside the door indicating that LSP was on the second floor. Also, the front

of the windows and awnings had been distressed. There was scaffolding and plastic hung adjacent to

the LSP window front, with yellow caution tape strung around. All of this was the work of the TG crew,put there to hide the businesses really housed in the building. Very clever.

Simon shot a scene with Michael Tighe in front of LSP and another scene across the street with Lulu's

father. We sat on the curb, feet in the gutter, to watch the scenes being shot. In between takes, to our

delight and amazement, Simon joined us on the curb. One of the ladies from wardrobe made him sit

on a paper bag to keep the seat of his pants clean. He asked how we were enjoying watching it all.

He wondered if it was boring watching the same scene shot again and again, from far away, for

lighting and sound, for close-ups. We all assured him, "Not at all."

Day 4

On Saturday, the weather changed. A Canadian cold front had come to town, and the temperaturewas in the 70s, and the humidity was GONE. It was beautiful. The first scene shot was on the North

Side, in the Mexican War district. It is a neighborhood of beautiful rowhomes that have been

reclaimed. There are brick sidewalks, and trees line both sides of the streets. It is just very pretty. And

this is where Jake lives.

We stood in front of a storefront to watch, which was being turned into some type of office. In the front

display window was a kitten. The antics of the kitten kept us as entertained as the sights and sounds

of The Guardian cast and crew. Simon's face softened to a sweet smile, and an "Aww!" escaped his

lips when he also noticed the kitten's frolics. Meanwhile, Stella (Simons daughter) met a little girl from

the neighborhood. The two of them enjoyed each other's company while TG was filming on her street.

Watching on this tree-lined street was just so pleasurable, so intimate, so charming. As it is supposed

to be autumn, the attention to detail included the bringing in of bags of fall leaves, which were then

emptied and spread across the road. Watch and listen as the Nickmobile crunches on these leaves.

They also wanted upscale cars parked on the road and made sure they were facing the right direction.

They also had branches cut from a maple tree, which they clamped to the equipment so that they

would get just the right leaf shadows.

Raphael arrived, in corduroy slacks and a tight t-shirt touting the "Pocono Mts". We laughed out loud

when one of the sound techs used Nick's line to Josh (The Next Life), "Do you have a sweater or

shirt?"

In the scene, Nick drives up, parks (the wrong way) and bangs on Jake's door. Jake opens the door in

stocking feet, hitching up his pants, and Nick and Jake argue. Nick angst. In the next scene, Nick

again drives up to Jake's, but this time finds no one home. It looks to be a very interesting storyline.

TG then moved to the Rock Jungle at Station Square. It was impossible to watch the filming process

here, so we sat outside and just reveled in the week that was. After quite a while, Simon came by on

his way to a costume change. As he passed by he asked if we were holding vigil? On his way back to

the set, he stopped and chatted. He and Stella were anxious to return home to Mom and his boys.

Watching the cast and crew, not only Simon, but all of them, brings the realization that making a TV

drama is HARD work. Simon, in particular, but also Dabney and Henry, spent hours in wool suits in

hot humid 90-degree weather. They must repeat the same scene numerous times, for long shots, for

close-ups, for sound, for lighting. The days are long, 14 hours at the least. Yet they all worked with

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