Good Witch : They should film the Good Witch Halloween specials in October

They should film the Good Witch Halloween specials in October

In this year's special, the trees are full and green. Only the aerial shots show color, but even those look like they were taken in September, not October.

I understand that this is how it goes with TV, since they don't get renewed until the spring or summer, but if they really wanted to they could plan these in advance and shoot in October. Might as well. Reminds me of some Christmas specials I've seen where all of the trees are full and green.

Just my two cents. They keep saying it's Halloween, but it obviously isn't anywhere near.

Re: They should film the Good Witch Halloween specials in October

Yeah they were filming during August-September and only finished a few weeks ago!

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Re: They should film the Good Witch Halloween specials in October

IMO they should shoot the regular episodes beginning in the summer, then shoot the Halloween episode in October, to give it that fall magic, then continue shooting any remaining episodes after that. Then air the Halloween special the following year at Halloween.

And while they're at it, they could shoot a Christmas episode in December. I was disappointed when last season they didn't acknowledge Christmas at all even though they were obviously shooting in winter.

Re: They should film the Good Witch Halloween specials in October

Agree. The season is an important part of the story in these Halloween specials and aids in suspension of disbelief. Even the clothing did not look "October". No chill in the air obviously. Cassie wandering around in light weight clothes and same with Grace. I thought Middleton was East Coast so we know it should be cooler. I guess it is East Coast anyway - Sam moved from New York, the Harvest Queen gets a free trip to NYC paid for by the Town Council so it can't be too far. I would have to watch this one again to check but I don't remember any wonderful exterior shots of Grey House decorated for Halloween or even with Fall flowers and pumpkins. The Good Witch's Garden captured all that better than this special did.

Re: They should film the Good Witch Halloween specials in October

Middleton is in the Midwest, not East Coast (that doesn't mean it shouldn't be cold, however!).

I've been trying to figure out exactly what state Middleton is in (of course, the real answer is that they won't ever say, it's just generic, but it's still fun to try to figure out from the clues).

John said that the Middleton University was a "midwest college." That means that it's in one of 12 states (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota).

Ben said that he had moved to Middleton from Kansas, so that let's that state out.

Nick said that London was "six hours ahead" of Middleton. That places Middleton in the Central Time Zone, so Michigan, Ohio and Indiana are out.

Sam's friend Doug said that he "rarely gets this far north of Chicago" That leaves out Missouri for sure, and probably leaves out Nebraska and Iowa (although technically parts of those states could be considered "north" of Chicago). That also most likely leaves out Illinois, because you can't get that far north of Chicago before you're in Wisconsin. North Dakota and South Dakota are technically north of Chicago, but that's like saying that Los Angeles is south of Wyoming. Well, yes it is, but would you really phrase it like that?

My best bet at this point in either Wisconsin or Minnesota. And considering there really is a Middleton, Wisconsin (outside of Madison), that's my choice for now until we get more information.

Re: They should film the Good Witch Halloween specials in October

Like the other poster said, it's supposed to be in the Central Time zone, north of Chicago. But I don't like that at all. I prefer to think of it in Ontario, Canada. Especially with all the Canadian accents and street signs on the show.

Glad we're in agreement about the season. I think it would have made the episode a lot more magical. As it is now, it doesn't cut it as a Halloween episode if you ask me. There was nothing wrong with the story. It just didn't have the magic of fall, not even the slightest.

Re: They should film the Good Witch Halloween specials in October

My DVR didn't record this episode when I was on vacation. It was scheduled when I left but not in the recordings when I returned! Was it a stand-alone - did I miss anything that moves the plot along?

Not that the plot moves that quickly anyway...

Re: They should film the Good Witch Halloween specials in October

You didn't miss anything!
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