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About This Quiz
All television shows use either a fictional location or a real place to create an engaging world. But creating a fictional world can be more complicated than just using a random one that happens to be real. So many television shows will end up using real locations, like Friends being set in New York City or Arrested Development located in Newport Beach.
The idea that the main site of your favorite TV show is a real location instead of some various one, is a big deal for fans who will want to see these places themselves. So, not many shows talk about the location of their shows, but are still very real.
How many locations of your favorite television shows do you think you can name?
TV Show Settings
TV show settings are the locations inside the fictional television shows where the story takes place. Most television shows use real locations because it is just easier than having to create a fictional setting. It helps create easier dialog and can benefit the audience by giving them something familiar to watch instead of being sent into a fake world with fake cities and fake places.
Some TV shows even have iconic locations like New York City, where Friends and Seinfeld are set, or Los Angeles, where Modern Family and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air are located. These locations all fit the storyline of the series. Using real or fictional locations for a TV series is fully dependent on the writing and direction of the show.