Inspired by the fact that Picket Fences is coming out on DVD:
If you had to, what TV small town would you live in, and why? For that matter, which would would you absolutely not live, and why?
My picks:
To live in, definitely **Stars Hollow, Connecticut, **, from Gilmore girls. It’s got it all: tastefully hot innkeepers you can lust after without feeling dirty. A pair of highly skilled, entertainingly neurotic cooks. Parity between bookstores and movie theatres. The antics of the townsfolk tend to be more amusing than anything else.
To avoid at all costs: Trinity, South Carolina, from American Gothic. There’s a whole raft of reasons to avoid the place. However, if the fact that the sheriff is Mephistopheles does not convince you, you probably cannot be helped.
I’d like to live in the make believe version of NYC that you see on “Friends”, “Seinfeld”, “Mad About You” etc. where you can get a big apartment for dirt cheap, hang out with your friends all day and not have to go to work much.
Sunnydale, California. It’s possible that I might get killed by a demon/vampire/Three’s Company robot/drunk neaderthal, but I also might get into some band candy and score with a hot mom. So, it’s a wash.