The Good Doctor, episode 319

Great news this week! The Good Doctor will be back for season 4!

That's a great start to the week, a groovy view of Mt. Baker from my place.

Random, flash back to Sunday, tasty fish & chips shot from Belgian Fries on Commercial drive.

The Monday morning carwash routine, gotta keep it clean for the cast.

Waiting to pick-up Dr. Reznick, looking out west of Kitsilano, the sun is trying to poke it's way out of the haze.

Ahhhh, never get tired of looking out over Burrard Inlet.

….back at the studio, the caterers all always looking out for the special dietary needs of the cast and crew. Today, the reference is to Jimmy, my fellow cast driving peep, who has celiac disease.

The last two episodes of the season promise many, many surprises. Tonight we were at this place in the Mt. Pleasant area of Vancouver. (no reveals).

Later on, things got a little more hectic.....

….. the following evening, there was quite a commotion going on. (that's all I've got)

Oh my, I haven't seen a mini cooper on the road in a very long time. My cast Suburban towers over it.

Yes, that's right, we are the Good Doctor, and we are coming to your neighbourhood soon, to take all of your parking away! 

A rainy day downtown, waiting for the Good Doctor himself.

I went for a coffee, and diligently put my loonie in the parking meter...….

…...but it wouldn't go down! That's a ticket that I never got, but would have fought!

Another waiting for Dr. Reznick morning, looking towards downtown.

…..back at the studio, the crows are getting out of hand again! Fellow cast driving peep Jim is under siege!

Our transport captain Ward is not helping the matter, freely throwing dog food around.

….well, well, well, that is some birthday cake...….

…..made for the Good Doctor himself!

I tried to get a small piece, but there were so many layers...….

….on set at the studio, there were many writers, producers, and guests on this Friday night.

Flashback to Monday night. Ritsue and I went to see the Debaters comedy show in North Vancouver. This was my third time seeing this CBC radio program. Very funny!

Why don't we finish the week with some rain and another fraturday? (Through the windshield, I can see the end of season 3 is in sight!)

The Good Doctor, episodes 318 & 319

What a kind gesture from the episode 318 director of the Good Doctor, Steven DePaul. He made donations to charities in the crew's names. A celebration of a successful completion of his episode. 

You never know what you are going to see lying around set. This guy kind of creeped me out.

The past Sunday was Super Bowl. Ritsue did up some homemade sushi! 

….and a super yummy birthday cake for this old man!

A cold, not so San Jose like, day of filming in Vancouver.

Waiting to pick-up an exec at Vancouver International Airport. I thought this was an interesting choice of footwear for this fellow cast driver.

Cool, rainy, and dark, the theme for these long winter days. Waiting downtown to pick-up the Good Doctor.

Spent one night hanging out in an alley behind a bar on Hastings street in Burnaby, while they filmed inside and out well into the evening.

The heavy rain made it hard to make out the "striped tomato" picture car. (which we originally saw in season one)

Later in the week, this hallway was where the action was.

A different view looking downtown as I waited to pick-up Dr. Reznick and Dr. Lim. This is close to Vanier Park in Kitsilano.

Another grey day looking out west to sea.

The crows at the Bridge studios are getting quite cheeky. Don't poop on my cast car!

A new view of the Bridge studios waiting out another Fraturday. We are using stage 6 for episodes 319 and 320, which will be the finale of season 3.

The Good Doctor, episode 318

The week started with a visit to the 2020 Chinese New Year's parade in Chinatown.

Ritsue, as we disembark the sky-train.

The parade had the leader of the NDP party, Jasmeet Singh, and independent MP, Jody Wilson-Raybould joining in.

It was an entertaining affair.

Many Chinese dragons in the year of the rat.

It went on for a good hour and a half.

This old transit bus reminded me of one I used to drive back in Penticton, many, many moons ago.

This was the one we were waiting for, and there she is...….

.......Doris, in the parade with her sister June, representing their community.

As we left we went past the finish area, which was even more crowded than at the start where we were watching.

......and later that night we saw that we made the news! (of course we had to rewind and freeze frame many times to see ourselves, lol)

….and then it was Monday morning. Standing by at Granville Island. (I had an early morning cast pick-up close by.)

On the boardwalk, this was pretty cool. (not sure what it was about, though). It was also pretty cool to be the only one walking around Granville Island at this time of the morning.

Standing by a couple of times this week to pick-up Dr. Reznick. This little beach is close to her place in Kitsilano. One day the tide was going out......

…….and one day the tide was in.

We are well into filming the 18th episode of season 3 of the Good Doctor. (only two more to go!)

On this day I was hanging in one of the alleys downtown, waiting for the Good Doctor himself.

Waiting for cast at base camp at the Bridge studios, is this truck really going to dump that bin so close to me? (yes, it did and I moved away until he was finished playing.)

Standing by, bored, hey that looks like a fist, pic.

More rain this week, and more stuck in traffic. (This time heading west on Broadway in Kitsilano.)

Is this a sign spring is getting closer?

A lonely feeling at the studio on this terribly rainy day.. No one was going outside unless absolutely necessary. (..and that means I did not leave my cast vehicle very often either...)

Heading into a mini Fraturday, sitting between the stages, the rain made it all a blur.

On the t.v., this is what you would see on the Good Doctor, Dr. Carly Lever and Dr. Shaun Murphy having an awkward moment in an elevator at the hospital...….

……..but on set, there are some more jovial moments.