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the entrance to the basement

posted 8 years ago by alanjobe
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When did it change from being behind the table in the kitchen to being past the washer and dryer in the mud room?

[–] tambourine_man36 8 years ago

Sometime in the 6th season, I think. After David had moved in. This layout made no sense, seeing that the mud room was an obvious extension (which I think Dan built).

[–] MyMotleyCrew 8 years ago

I believe Dan called it a 'service porch' - which is a weird name for it!

[–] jname967 8 years ago

Speaking of Dan's confirmation that he built that mud porch (the laundry room area): I always found THAT strange.

Because that means: The house was a perfect square/rectangle, except for the space next to the kitchen (where the much porch would eventually be)???

I'm no architect, but how many simple houses in an ordinary Midwestern neighborhood would be built like that? -A kitchen jutting out in the back by itself, with an incongruently empty space right next to it? Lol.

Cue someone saying: It's perfectly normal!/I grew up in a house like that. —I know it's possible, but like I said: you would think a basic house like that would have a perfectly symmetrical/rectangular layout, rather than a gaping hole in the back (alongside the kitchen).

[–] deem_bastille 8 years ago

I think he just enclosed it. the area was always there but it was officially outside. he said he was tired of seeing Roseanne doing laundry in the rain or something similar.

this is what I hate but understand about studio sets of a sitcom house or apartment, they have to be flat and wide to slide the floors in and out if the way -- like one long [but not tall] doll house. that way the audience can see what is going on and the sets can change quickly. the golden girl house is pathetic.

look at this stupidity! nowhere near the inside of Roseanne's house!

http://www.friv5games.com/879434490d47d189-roseanne-house-floor-plan.html

Oh God. Fortune vomits on my eiderdown once more.

[–] tambourine_man36 8 years ago

I don't think it was ever an outdoor laundry room. Maybe it was always a porch, that's a good point. He probably just "finished" it. I'm guessing he just upped the water from the same feed as the kitchen sink and was able to retro in a laundry hookup.

[–] deem_bastille 8 years ago

they had this discussion when Roseanne was whining about wanting a dishwasher. dan said they didn't have enough connections or whatever.

Oh God. Fortune vomits on my eiderdown once more.

[–] Brainlock2 8 years ago

I'm thinking s2? s3 at latest. It was before the Healy boys were added.

TV Land's FB page just posted an early clip the other day that showed part of a wall behind the stove. Camera looked to be where the fridge is, and pointed towards the stove. since that's the usual "fourth wall" where the studio audience watches and cameras are usually placed, they added in a partial wall to help hide the sides of the set. It looked really out of place, as most stoves are set along the wall.

There was no explanation given for why it changed, but if you want to argue the whole "her book vs 'real' life", that might be one clue about the changes.

There are no set rules to architecture, and even when "basic" floor plans became common, there are usually various changes to floor plans in neighboring "identical" houses.

As I've mentioned on here before, several people have tried drawing up their on blueprints for 714 Delaware (among other TV residences) and what we see doesn't quite line up to practical reality. It's even worse reconciling the odd angles when you try to recreate it in Sims FreePlay. I've got a few empty spaces downstairs that I can't get rid of because of the gameplay building rules, while I have three extra rooms upstairs trying to figure out the two bedrooms and connected bathroom. garage is pretty much the hobby items and an exercise bike to represent Dan's bike. In basement, I made two bedrooms to reflect both versions we've seen (bedroom and writing room), which takes up maybe a third of the space, so rest is open/unfinished area for (nonexistent) drywall. LOL

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