Crime in progress, don't be alarmed!

[SyncMan]

My mum tells me this true story...

Walking down the street yesterday, past a Pub with TAB nearby/part of, she sees a balaclava clad guy with a gun enter the TAB, she quickly ducks into a nearby shop and asks the store guy there to call the police.

She tells them what is happening, gives them her details, and then she moves on to other things.

Later that day she goes back past the Pub with TAB nearby/part of, and sees a newly placed sign...

"Filming in progress, don't be alarmed."

Least to say she was in a state of panic about the whole thing when she saw what she thought was a crime in progress.

Questions...

1) Why wasn't there anyone around to control or manage any public impact?

2) Why the signs were not put up earlier?

3) Shouldn't filming of anything that could been seen as a crime be registered with the police, so their time is not wasted.

All of the above

If it was a cop carrying a gun that saw this instead of my mum, the actor could have been shot at by the cop.

[boddiz]

Originally Posted by SyncMan

If it was a cop carrying a gun that saw this instead of my mum, the actor could have been shot at by the cop.

If you were a cop instead of your mum, yo would have more training and know not to shoot straight away.

[SyncMan]

Of course, but still it could have been a sticky situation anyway.

The actor could have been Tasered maybe!

[mitty]

Originally Posted by boddiz

If you were a cop instead of your mum, yo would have more training and know not to shoot straight away.

Unless you were a Victorian Cop.

Originally Posted by SyncMan

She tells them what is happening, gives them her details, and then she moves on to other things.

I'm curious. If I had witnessed this and not seen cameras/stuff, I don't think I would have just reported it and then walked away. I would have waited until I knew it was safe to go out.

[SyncMan]

Originally Posted by mitty

I'm curious. If I had witnessed this and not seen cameras/stuff, I don't think I would have just reported it and then walked away. I would have waited until I knew it was safe to go out.

Maybe, not sure myself, I suppose you had to be there, or be in her shoes.

[Ecto1]

Originally Posted by SyncMan

The actor could have been Tasered maybe!

At least it make it look more realistic. Do you know what show it was for?

[mitty]

Probably Neighbours. Lou Carpenter finally snaps.

[Scooterpig]

The local cops would've been told about the filming.

[SyncMan]

Originally Posted by Ecto1

Do you know what show it was for?

I wish I knew.

I could only speculate that it might be that new Ch 9 "Crime Scene Re-inactment" with Steve what'shisname, that I saw ads for when watching Fringe.

[Ecto1]

Originally Posted by mitty

Probably Neighbours. Lou Carpenter finally snaps.

Then takes his killing spree to summer bay.

[dinoo]

I would've shat myself!

Are you in Melbourne? Could be Rush? (side note: awesome show!)

At least it ended well, and wasn't real - A few years back I was at a party and saw two blokes casually walking down the street dressed in black with a backpack - oh and fully masked with balaclavas. Call the police, told them the details etc. Got a call 3 hours later asking if I still needed the police. Found out later that week a person in that street was robbed =[

Originally Posted by Ecto1

Then takes his killing spree to summer bay.

And steals all the Macs they seem to have.

[W2ttsy]

Originally Posted by dinoo

I would've shat myself!

Are you in Melbourne? Could be Rush? (side note: awesome show!)

I'm guessing that this is the correctness.

The tacticlol episode shot at Moorabbin Footy oval was opposite my dad's place.

My brother said that it got super annoying due to them shooting towards their house. He wasn't able to leave, go outside, or have the windows open. Wasn't even allowed to play music. Apparently they had to film the shooting scenes a few times and the sound of fake weapons got tiresome after a while.

I'm not buying it as a serious cop show. has nothing on water rats. Even the Tacticlol scenes in underbelly were better scripted.

W2ttsy

[mitty]

Originally Posted by dinoo

Are you in Melbourne? Could be Rush? (side note: awesome show!)

As a local I keep picking holes in that show. In the first episode there was a scene with a car accident where a car went over a cliff. It was filmed on a road that's mostly closed to the public (across the river from Dights Falls).

It's all just a carbon copy of stuff that's gone before it... we have the various cops, the crusty old sarge, the by the book officer brought in to tidy up the department, and the comedy relief guy who's job it is to support the others on their "missions". The only thing they need is the blood spatter expert who's a serial killer on the side.

[delux]

Originally Posted by mitty

As a local I keep picking holes in that show. In the first episode there was a scene with a car accident where a car went over a cliff. It was filmed on a road that's mostly closed to the public (across the river from Dights Falls).

i know what you mean but i think that is because they are trying to not be melbournecentric.

On a side not mitty -
"the angles have the phonebox" ive always wanted that on a t shirt. great doctor who quote right there.

[dinoo]

I love picking places in the show... alas we are off topic.

So true, Waterrats kicked ass! And I was 10 at the time! (I think it was on Tuesdays 9:30 as well...)

[SyncMan]

Originally Posted by dinoo

Are you in Melbourne?

It happened in Hawksburn at Bush Inn Bar.

[Al Aero]

Crime Stoppers maybe?

best 30 second show on TV!!

a.

[Ecto1]

They do alot of filming for rush around moorabbin.

[Simo]

Or the robber put that sign up to make everybody think it was all O.K so he can rob the place in peace.

[silverdreamer]

Originally Posted by SyncMan

Of course, but still it could have been a sticky situation anyway.

The actor could have been Tasered maybe!

Some might say most actors"Need" tazering.