citykid09 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Saw the George R Brown Covention Center on the Disney show "Good Luck Charlie." They passed it of as a Denver Convention/Concert Hall though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbha Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I've got two today...The first is from The Onion: "No One Can Remember Seeing Houston Astros For At Least A Week"... http://www.theonion.com/articles/no-one-can-remember-seeing-houston-astros-for-at-l,28015/The second is from a 1999 Bollywood film called Sirf Tum, during a song-and-dance routine called Dilbar Dilbar. The clips feature the Niels/Mellie Esperson Building, Tranquility Park, and the Waterwall (there's also another shot at around 4:18, but I can't tell from where)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMo-hhBdHtI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 LOL, I remember that one. I like the version with subtitles.The WSJ has an article on margaritas that's just out. They interviewed Bobby Heugel of Anvil fame. He reveals to us that, "Margaritas are like burgers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 There are a lot of cool shots of Houston in the movie "Tree of Life" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) New show on A&E is taped in the Houston area: http://www.aetv.com/flipped-off/ Edited May 10, 2012 by citykid09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 I saw three today.Two different Hyundai commercials. One filmed on Smith Street, and the other on the East Freeway.And there's a Men's Warehouse commercial where busy commuters in suits get off a light rail train, and it's clearly Houston Metro's Red Line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitenoize Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 The latest Lipton Iced Tea commercial has Lady Antebellum and they are playing at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Watch for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 The latest Lipton Iced Tea commercial has Lady Antebellum and they are playing at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Watch for it!There is another one with them, their bus breaks down on Allen Parkway, and they get out into that historical park infront of Heritage Plaza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I saw a Hyundai commercial for the Azera last night. It's filmed around the "Enron" - Chevron circular skybridge. Nice car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) The first video is a NSFW trailer for a video called Gun Metal Gray that was filmed in Houston. Here's the full video, with censored bits. The uncensored full video is available for purchase at http://www.grayagent.com/ http://vimeo.com/42527898 Edited May 22, 2012 by kylejack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mojito Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Houston: The Rushmore Schoolby Kyle Ryan June 11, 2012http://www.avclub.co...e-school,80949/When we filmed the first season of Pop Pilgrims last year, we selected cities and picked three locations from each. I couldn’t make much of a case for Houston, and anyway, we had a great Wes Anderson location in New York with the Royal Tenenbaums house. This year, we let the locations, not the city, guide us, and considering what big fans we are of Wes Anderson here at The A.V. Club, it was easy to pick Houston and St. John’s. (I still haven’t received a citation from the city for bringing in literally dozens of production dollars.)That wasn’t the only serendipitous part of Rushmore’s production. The crew distributed flyers at homes in the West University neighborhood, looking for a location for Rosemary Cross’ house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Here's one of those list things for your amusement...Not only does Forbes think we're the coolest city (because, of course, Forbes defines cool), but Forbes has named Lower Westheimer as one of the top Hipster Neighborhoods in the U.S.http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45jmeh/20-lower-westheimer-houston-texas-2/#gallerycontent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 ...aaaand we're the tenth "dirtiest" city according to Travel and Leisure http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-dirtiest-cities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Some worthwhile recognition..."MD Anderson Cancer Center Plans 'Moon Shot' for Cures"ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/md-anderson-cancer-center-announces-moon-shot-cure/story?id=17283841Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443890304578008562044709472.htmlTime http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/21/texas-cancer-centers-3-billion-plan-to-defeat-cancer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 ...aaaand we're the tenth "dirtiest" city according to Travel and Leisure http://www.traveland...dirtiest-cities That list was even more useless than most lists of that kind. It basically had every big city in the US. Really shocking that big cities are dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) I saw Charlie Rose ordering pizza at MKT market today at lunch------------- is there a big news item going on? Edited October 20, 2012 by trymahjong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 What if Houston were hit by an asteroid? Link: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2013/02/heres-what-would-happen-if-huge-asteroid-hit-your-city/4712/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Let's hope for a direct hit so I won't even know what hit me. Sucks to be you, suburbs. Seriously though, I know some of what's in those rail cars that pass through my east end neighborhood every night. When it hitsthefan, at least I'll go quickly due to proximity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 When the meteor knocks down my house, will I have to get permission from the HAHC in order to rebuild? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Houston skyline used in press photos for the reveal of the 2015 Audi A3 Sedan: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Audi's current products and marketing seem to be all about modern, sleek, and sophisticated. I would take their choice of a back-drop as a compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper88 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Silly Audi, it's not supposed to have European plate in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 When the meteor knocks down my house, will I have to get permission from the HAHC in order to rebuild? Yeah, and any permits you need are going to take a while. FEMA trailers will be available, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Really good article. My question is though, when does Houston reach the level of a tier 1 type city as the article describes, become less affordable and therefore stagnant?http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/08/houston-rising-why-the-next-great-american-cities-aren-t-what-you-think.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/David%20Landsel/10-terribly-overrated-destinations_b_3030348.html 10 Terribly Overrated Destinations (And Where To Travel Instead And, coming in at #1 as to where to travel instead: Houston over Austin! Sure to cause some controversy, but still it's nice to be noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Really good article. My question is though, when does Houston reach the level of a tier 1 type city as the article describes, become less affordable and therefore stagnant?Probably not in our lifetimes. Houston has room to grow, literally, in all directions so that will work to keep housing costs down in the overall metro. The core may slowly rise in cost, but not to the extent that more geographic-bound cities like NYC or San Francisco will. I think the point of the article is that the paradigm for tier 1 cities is changing and Houston is the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Slightly off topic, as this is a Dallas sighting, not a Houston sighting... But Dallas is dumping a metric assload of money into its tourism budget this year. In Chicago, there are huge visit Dallas ads on the bus shelters, downtown information signs, subways, and transit buses. They've even splashed out for bus wraps of the double-decker tour buses. Unfortunately, the ads themselves are unremarkable except for their frequency. I couldn't find any of the actual ads online, but this is pretty close: They were at least smart enough to run their tourism ads right after TNT did a big splash for its Dallas TV show. Let's hope that if Houston ever gets serious about tourism advertising it doesn't choose a photograph featuring a traffic jam, a flooded bayou and a smog-shrouded skyline like Dallas did above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Slightly off topic, as this is a Dallas sighting, not a Houston sighting... But Dallas is dumping a metric assload of money into its tourism budget this year. In Chicago, there are huge visit Dallas ads on the bus shelters, downtown information signs, subways, and transit buses. They've even splashed out for bus wraps of the double-decker tour buses. Unfortunately, the ads themselves are unremarkable except for their frequency. I couldn't find any of the actual ads online, but this is pretty close: They were at least smart enough to run their tourism ads right after TNT did a big splash for its Dallas TV show. Let's hope that if Houston ever gets serious about tourism advertising it doesn't choose a photograph featuring a traffic jam, a flooded bayou and a smog-shrouded skyline like Dallas did above. They should have edited out the haze in the picture before publishing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 ^ Exactly. I was thinking, " . . . and THAT is the picture they chose???" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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