Re: Re: Where is Sunnydale

["Rainne" <chanceofrainne@xxxxxxx>]

Wow, Howard, that's awesome!  I think everyone just ordinarily assumes L.A. 
because it's where Buffy lived before, but San Francisco actually makes a 
lot of sense.
~~Rainne *pondering this new twist*
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going to die' speech, she didn't. She said stuff that really was motivating 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Russell" <howardrussell2000@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Buffy Wants Willow List" <buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 6:49 AM
Subject: Re: Where is Sunnydale


> Hello Everybody!
>
> Sunnydale is a fictional town, as are almost all small towns shown on 
> American TV.  Basically, very large cities, like New York City, can be 
> used as a show's location because, if half a million rabid fans showed up 
> one day, who'd notice?  But small towns would be swamped by a show's fans 
> making a pilgrimage, so no real small town names are used.  The Simpsons 
> are an odd pseudo-exeption; Springfield is a real city in almost every 
> state, but the state is never named in the show.  In fact, violently 
> contadictory hints about which state are a running gag of the series.
> Facts we know about the fictional Sunnydale:
> It's about two hours from the nearest Neiman-Marcus.
> (There are six in California: two in the L.A. area, two near San 
> Francisco, two in San Diego.)
> It's on/near the shore.  (It has beaches and docks.)
> It's in southern California.  (Directly stated many times.)
>
> There's three cities it could be two hours from, and it's on the shore. 
> Let's use the process of elimination.
> San Diego
> 2hrs S: In Mexico.    No.
> 2hrs N: In L.A.       No.
> Los Angeles
> 2hrs S: In San Diego. No.
> 2hrs N: Nowhere.      Possible.
> San Francisco
> 2hrs S: In Marina.    Possible.
> 2hrs N: Nowhere.      Possible.
>
> That leaves three possible locations.  Let's look at them a little closer.
>
> Okay, if we put it two hours north of San Francisco, then it's far from 
> southern California and it's a seven to eight hour drive to L.A.  Not 
> likely.
> Now, if it's two hours north of L.A., that puts it right between Santa 
> Maria and Santa Barbara.  Quite appropriate to have the Hellmouth 
> bracketed by two saints.  A fine possibility.
> If we go two hours south of San Francisco, that lands us right in Marina. 
> Now, it's not uncommon for a show to model their fictional city on a real 
> place, so this is a definite possibility.  Marina has beaches, docks, an 
> airport, parks, colleges, ect.  Everything Sunnydale is supposed to have. 
> A very likely choice.
> Map:
> http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=&csz=Marina%2C+CA&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=
> Official site:
> http://www.ci.marina.ca.us/
> This is a five or six hour drive from L.A.  That would explain Angel 
> meeting Buffy halfway in "Flooded."  Two hours from L.A. is too close, in 
> my opinion, for how rarely the characters visited each other.  Two hours 
> is very short to keep people that know each other apart; six hours makes 
> it much more difficult to just casually visit outside of emergencies.  And 
> L.A. trips often seem to be over-nighters; not reasonable for a two hour 
> jaunt.
> The two main contenders are both between San Francisco and L.A.  One is an 
> undeveloped area, which allows total freedom in determining what it's 
> like.  The other is a real city with real information you can use.  You 
> decide if you want creative freedom or the guidance of reality.
>
>
> Your fellow 'shipper,
> Howard
>
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