Because at that point they are disturbing the peace, and we have a permit with the City to be filming. It's one thing if we're on their property, or photographing their exterior, of course we pay for that. But if we're not on their property, we're on the public sidewalk and filming inside another location, we don't pay. Bardach's major complaint about the recent boon in film production in New York of late is that he finds himself following feature films, and sometimes even large budget commercials, who have left a lot of big money deals in their wake. It's a lot easier for us now because the show is very popular and it's a top-quality program.
People believe in it, and that helps when it comes to doing location deals.
Dick Wolf and MoPo Entertainment President Rob Port will produce an excellent, dramatic daily show that will benefit greatly from Dick's superb storytelling abilities and Rob's expertise in reality programming. It combines real-life intriguing characters and dramatic stories with resolution, greater production values, stylized interviews, a unique take on reenactments and the actual court and crime footage shot news style. In short, it promises to be a multimedia blend of drama and suspense with resolution that will differ from other reality programming. It is exciting for us to be part of a program that works so well creatively and has such great potential. Additionally, he will produce an NBC dramatic series starring Oliver Platt for the 2000-01 season.