I agree with you, but much of it is new sets, like the upstairs, not the actual estate. The Case of the Red-Faced Thespian is in that season, right? That episode is almost entirely set at the estate, but all the new indoor locations are sets. I'm always on the lookout for actual estate scenes to help me with my SketchUp model, so sets don't interest me as much. There are a smattering of unique actual estate locations spread out throughout the seasons. Then there's Hawaii Five-O which used actual estate interiors. Those scenes help me the most.Little Garwood wrote:I just received S4 on DVD and have *finally* completed my MPI collection!
Maybe it's just my excitement over finally having this set, but it seems that season four is the most "Estate heavy" season, in that there are several different angles in regards to filming, and we see lots more of the place than we did in the first three seasons...even the upstairs!
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This may have been noted, and it isn't the literal estate...
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The fictional guesthouse:
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The fictional guesthouse:
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After finishing my first 3 seasons of MPI, i have fallin in love with the masters estate ( and the whole show of course!), it's amazing how much watching the hawaii life cheers me up when living in wintery ireland. It's quite a trek away but i have to make it there sometime over the next couple of years, maybe it tie in as a honeymoon destination or something but i have promised myself i will go. Been around oz and asia but havn't even been stateside yet so look forward to it.
It's a pity the estate isn't open for tourists, like another fav of mine, southfork in dallas. But even just visiting the tidal pool area around the back which is open to the public should be a great experience. Just wondring how other fans found the experience, or was it a bit of an anti climax?
It's a pity the estate isn't open for tourists, like another fav of mine, southfork in dallas. But even just visiting the tidal pool area around the back which is open to the public should be a great experience. Just wondring how other fans found the experience, or was it a bit of an anti climax?
I think James described it best. As you walk up the beach and see Rabbit Island, the lava rocks forming the tidal pool, the slab, the guest house and strain to see parts of the main house you are on massive system overload. No matter what condition the property is in you have memories of various episodes and where the characters were standing, sitting, arguing or just plain teaching a fine lass to snorkle. My only regret was I convinced my wife to tag along as she is not a fan and was ready to move on to the next touristy spot as soon as we arrived and took a few photos. Come hell or "low water" I am going back someday, by myself and going to spend some time there swimming,sunning and meditating on paradise..........Faceman wrote:After finishing my first 3 seasons of MPI, i have fallin in love with the masters estate ( and the whole show of course!), it's amazing how much watching the hawaii life cheers me up when living in wintery ireland. It's quite a trek away but i have to make it there sometime over the next couple of years, maybe it tie in as a honeymoon destination or something but i have promised myself i will go. Been around oz and asia but havn't even been stateside yet so look forward to it.
It's a pity the estate isn't open for tourists, like another fav of mine, southfork in dallas. But even just visiting the tidal pool area around the back which is open to the public should be a great experience. Just wondring how other fans found the experience, or was it a bit of an anti climax?
It was brilliant. Loved seeing the front of the estate, swimming in the tidal pool and seeing as much as possible through the fence of the property on beach side.
A definite must stop for us MPI lovers when over there. Next time I'll probably go by myself as well so I'm not conscious of how long I want to spend there.
A definite must stop for us MPI lovers when over there. Next time I'll probably go by myself as well so I'm not conscious of how long I want to spend there.
I actually have the tidal pool picture as my screensaver, and it's staying there as motivation. To me it just looks brilliant, and as the lads say, the amount of episodes and memories we have of Tom and others swimming and lounging around would make it special to visit. That's the difference to the A-team for example, where the Van is the iconic set as such.
I see what you mean about visiting it alone, the wife to be would only be a small fan, and i can imagine wanting to just stay there all day once i'm there! Chances are i will only ever be there once
I see what you mean about visiting it alone, the wife to be would only be a small fan, and i can imagine wanting to just stay there all day once i'm there! Chances are i will only ever be there once
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My wife and I spent our honeymoon in Hawaii back in May/June 2010. I used to say that if I ever got married Hawaii was on top of the list of honeymoon destinations! There were lots of great experiences in Hawaii over our 3 week stay but I gotta say one of the highlights was visiting the tidal pool on a beautiful sunny day and spending a few hours there lapping the experience up. I have seen many beautiful beaches in Australia but there was something magical about swimming and chillin in the tidal pool. The experience exceeded my expectations and god I am glad I did it! Even when I think of the experience today, I am flooded by happy memories!Faceman wrote:After finishing my first 3 seasons of MPI, i have fallin in love with the masters estate ( and the whole show of course!), it's amazing how much watching the hawaii life cheers me up when living in wintery ireland. It's quite a trek away but i have to make it there sometime over the next couple of years, maybe it tie in as a honeymoon destination or something but i have promised myself i will go. Been around oz and asia but havn't even been stateside yet so look forward to it.
It's a pity the estate isn't open for tourists, like another fav of mine, southfork in dallas. But even just visiting the tidal pool area around the back which is open to the public should be a great experience. Just wondring how other fans found the experience, or was it a bit of an anti climax?
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So, here are the promised pic from end of november 2012:
KKC beachbar:
Magnum's jogging beach:
beach house recent state:
"The shot" (Tidal pool)
the repaired window:
significantly more sand in front of the wall than last year:
side view from the boathouse:
plaque at the Kahala resort:
pic from that set:
KKC beachbar:
Magnum's jogging beach:
beach house recent state:
"The shot" (Tidal pool)
the repaired window:
significantly more sand in front of the wall than last year:
side view from the boathouse:
plaque at the Kahala resort:
pic from that set:
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