Another one of our readers, Cassandra, was at the SVU set last week and she sent us this fantastic report and a few pics. She also saw Rescue Me filming a scene nearby and included a couple shots from that shoot. Thanks so much to Cassandra!
“Ahhh so yesterday, I went to New York City to where they were filming on location. Well, I get there about 11:30 ish am and I was dropped of in the middle of no where. When me and my buddy were in the taxi we passed chris’s and Mariska’s trailers and I knew it was theirs. So I walked up the street maybe 2 or 3 blocks and I stop and found people filming. There were many cops and crew member and trucks. Actually they had the onlookers stay around the corner because they were filming. I went into the deli and got a drink by the location because it was across the street. I watched them film a scene where a taxi pulls out and dead stops in front of a fire house while the fire truck is trying to pull out. I took video and the scene is exactly, taxi pulls up, fire truck dead stops in place, audio is heard, then the fire truck beeps. Then I realized it was Rescue Me and not Svu. But it was weird because all the crew had special victims unit badges on. So I stayed then braked for lunch to go to McDonalds.
When I got back I watched them film some more then went to go find Chris’s and Mariska’s trailers. I walked and found nothing. Next I had to leave believe it or not but I took pics of crew and SVU signs. So me and my buddy walked down the same sidewalk where we were standing watching Rescue Me and doink doink. The Trailers!!! We walked pass the make up trailers and someone was inside. A guy doing make up on another guy. The guy that was getting make up had a bald spot and I’m like omg I think that’s Chris Meloni!! So me and my buddy went to the next trailer and its wardrobe. The wardrobe door was wide open and there was a lady in it. She was moving clothes and hanging stuff up. There were so many and also a lot of the clothes were tagged. She leaves a male’s blue shirt aside. Then my buddy is like lets go sit on the stairs so it doesn’t look like we’re stalking them. lol. I’m like sure. The stairs are right by Mariska’s trailer. Then I saw two people make their way to the door. Only one person came out and it was a crew member with a script in her hand making her way past the make up and wardrobe trailer. The other person just went deeper in the trailer. I couldn’t make out who it was but I’m pretty sure it was Mariska because who would camp out in her trailer? So I bet she was in there with August or something.
Then all of a sudden guess who came out of make up! HOLY MELONI it was Chris Meloni. At first I was hesitant because a women was following him and she was either a crew member or his assistant because she called him MR.Meloni, plus a big tall guy was following him and maybe he was the body guard. Sooo these two girls went up to him and he signed their notebook. So I was chatting with the women and she was like “You getting an autograpgh” and I’m like “yes.” When I was talking to his assistant he started to walk away. In my head I was like ohhh nooo. So I was like “Chris” and he turned and walked to me. then I said “can you sign this for me.” he’s like “yeah, sure.” so I gave him a silver sharpie and a pic of him from s10 the promo pic ad thingy. He took the picture and was looking at it for the longest time; he was either shocked that I had it or he hadn’t seen it yet. So he took the silver sharpie cap off and kept it in his mouth the whole time he was signing the picture. He wrote Peace. Chris Meloni. He was signing it on his leg. Then he gave me the pic and sharpie back and I ended up taking a picture with him. I wasn’t paying attention because I was still in shock that I was near him… all of a sudden he puts his arm around my neck and onto my shoulder for the picture and I put my hand on his shoulder (geez he was tall). I got the picture and said thank you. Then “love the show” and Chris was like “thanks.” Other girls 4 of them went up to him after me. They were mostly giggling. So I started to walk away to go home and Chris was walking behind me alone the whole time before we got to the end of the street. The cross walk was in between Chris’s and Mariska’s trailer. So Chris went to his trailer door and fumbled with his keys and went inside because his trailer was on. He was so close to me again I could literally stick my arm out and touch his shoulder. lol
I will never forget this day. The crew and Chris were nice and kind and didn’t mind at all.
Where I met him:
Amsterdam ave, nyc near Harlem 1:40 pm on Thursday September 18, 2008″
Rescue Me Pictures:
Posted by Christine I watched them film a scene where a taxi pulls out and dead stops in front of a fire house while the fire truck is trying to pull out. I took video and the scene is exactly, taxi pulls up, fire truck dead stops in place, audio is heard, then the fire truck beeps. Then I realized it was Rescue Me and not Svu. But it was weird because all the crew had special victims unit badges on.
They weren’t filming Rescue Me. They were filming SVU. There is an episode coming up where a taxi is blocking the doors of a firehouse. It is loosely based on a true story where a baby was left in the back of a taxi and was really sick. I remember reading part of the script for this episode. I can’t remember what the name is though. If I remember, I will post it later.
Thanks Kerry for the info!