Chapter 1
Page-turner places in literature
Chapter 2
Television tube towns and cozy streets
Chapter 3
Silver screen skylines and cinematic metropolises
Chapter 4
Mythic and fantasy realms of wonder
YOUR GOAL
Master of Fictional towns and cities
Ch 2 · Television tube towns and cozy streets
schopenhauer Stars Hollow
We're walking down to Stars Hollow! (Stars Hollow!) / On a sunny Burbank backlot stage! (Oh-oh-oh!)
schopenhauer The fast-talking residents of Gilmore Girls inhabit a Connecticut town designed to feel like a warm, idealized community.
schopenhauer David Lynch's mysterious mountain town redefined television drama with its quirky locals and supernatural secrets.
BETA
schopenhauer Sort fictional coastal towns to discover famous seaside settings from literature and television.
Fun Fact
Springfield's geographic chaos: In the animated show, Springfield has been shown bordering Ohio, Nevada, Maine, and Kentucky, defying all laws of geography to keep the joke running.
Glossary
backlot (noun)
An outdoor area on a studio property used for filming exterior scenes. The fictional town of Mayberry was constructed on the Forty Acres studio backlot in Culver City.
An outdoor area on a studio property used for filming exterior scenes. The fictional town of Mayberry was constructed on the Forty Acres studio backlot in Culver City.
Quiz
Which Connecticut town inspired Amy Sherman-Palladino to create Stars Hollow for Gilmore Girls?
Quiz
What major industrial landmark shadows the fictional German town of Winden in the series Dark?
Quiz
In which European country is the mysterious, forest-shrouded town of Winden from the series Dark located?
Quiz
Why did network executives force the creators of Twin Peaks to change the town's population sign to 51,201?
Quiz
What central landmark in Stars Hollow serves as the main gathering place for town events in Gilmore Girls?
Quiz
What real-world Pacific reef is situated directly above the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom?
Quiz
In what year did the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants first introduce viewers to Bikini Bottom?
Quiz
Which real-world state's Springfield inspired Matt Groening when naming the home of The Simpsons?