GD3, episodes 316 & 317 Snowmaggedon, Vancouver style!

Haha, another snowy day in Vancouver. (totally not the norm!) I spied this guy while I was driving down Union St. on my way downtown. Now he's got the right idea!

A little anxiety setting in, the Good Doctor has a big outdoor scene coming up this week, and considering it is supposed to be set in the San Jose, California area, ……..hmnnnnn…..

…..and the next morning it was not much better. Waiting for the Good Doctor downtown.

Only 2 weeks ago I was complaining about the rain at the Bridge studios.....

…….Monday was snow...….

…..followed by even more later in the week.

…..one of my cast driver duties this week was to go out to Vancouver International airport and pick-up the CEO of Sony Pictures at Sony's private jet.(He was coming for a set visit) I drove right out (with permission, of course) onto the tarmac.

My cast vehicle is stating the obvious.....

…..one of the outdoor scenes this week was at Vancouver Community College, which plays as the hospital cafeteria. The crew actually had tiger torches to melt the snow around the front entrance...…..

…..the sidewalk was a daunting task, but the road outside too??????

Once again VCC is all lit up, courtesy of the Good Doctor.

Waiting for wrap, as I sat in the parking lot bored, I ended up watching the side of this moving truck.....

…...ha ha ha ,there it is again, the frog has a bright green nose, kind of like an amphibian version of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.

(The street light across the street was the answer to the mystery.)

Then the day came. We infiltrated this cul-de-sac in Burnaby. San Jose, this was not. (you will have to watch episode 316 of the Good Doctor to see how they made this work.)

Ya, that's right, -7 (19 Fahrenheit) is darn cold in Vancouver land.

Our craft service people helped us get through it with hot chicken soup......

…..and hot chocolate!

I was parked close to set, so they decided to use my vehicle as a picture vehicle. How will they sell the California plate and the snow on my vehicle...…...

….behind set, it sure was a winter wonderland.

Oh! I was lucky enough to hold onto the Good Doctor's lunch until he was on his break, lol.

Looking up to the heavens in my cast vehicle, cannot see past the ice and snow!

I had to drop Dr. Park at his place in Kitsilano. He, being from California, was shocked to see how much snow was on his pick-up truck.

…..the drifts on my balcony...

…..heading downtown, the good news was most people stayed off the roads on this day, so the commute was not so bad.

On Kingsway, not much traffic at all.....

…. or on the Cambie bridge.

The production was concerned for the safety of the cast drivers and their passengers, so they gave a survival kit of sand bags, shovel, food, gloves, and a blankie!

They cancelled half of the Wednesday filming, to make sure the cast and crew got home safely.

Looking from my balcony, a beautiful sunrise on the first day of episode 317.

We had to work on Saturday to cover for the missed filming on Snowmaggedon. I had some time to hang out at the gym at Bridge Studios.

The fans on the Good Doctor have way too much time on their hands. I do not think this will ever be a part of the show.