We watch Republic of Doyle every week, and I'm delighted to know the second season that's winding down will be followed next year by a third.
One of the things that's always intrigued me is the use of aerial shots of St. John's. When I worked in television, I became infatuated with aerial shots: they elevate a piece simply because of their existence. (We got quite the deal on a chopper while we were making a Land & Sea episode at Gros Morne National Park, and the shots made it so easy to tell the story of the park's geology.)
Republic of Doyle makes amazing use of aerial shots, all over the St. John's area. I've made screengrabs here and there, and here are a few.
Here's one from the very first episode, showing the downtown as shot through the Narrows. This must have been a bit of a trick - and not just because it's such a sunny day - but because Parks Canada (as I recall, anyway) has rules about shooting low near Signal Hill.
In the opening seconds, you also get this shot, which I kept looking at, trying to figure out quite where it was:
I originally thought this was the convergence of Duckworth Street and Queens Road, but realized this couldn't be the case. It took a minute, but I realized the street on the left is Henry Street, the blue building on the left is my old workplace (the now-deserted CBC Radio headquarters), and Queen's Road is there on the right.
I also spotted this one from the debut episode, which shows Cabot Tower off pretty well (as well as the viewing deck on the roof).
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