New Arena (formerly Prairie Surf)

[Pete]

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I would take absolutely everything Prairie Surf says with a big grain of salt. The OK Film and Movie Office specifically said that Tulsa King hasn't even reapplied for 2nd season incentives. If incentives were the issue there would at least be a negotiation.

And of course, they want more taxpayer money.

The Twister sequel is supposed to start this spring, so we'll know very soon about their plans.

[Just the facts]

Take it for what it is worth I guess.

https://uproxx.com/tv/taylor-sherida...homa-stallone/

[Pete]

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Basically repeating the one Stallone post I mentioned.

It's just rumors based on conjecture and ignoring his positive posts.

[barrettd]

The more info that comes out, it really does sound like a Prairie Surf problem, and not an Oklahoma problem. However, with PS being the one getting all the press (good or bad), it will likely become an Oklahoma problem unless someone else can step in and change the narrative.

[soonerguru]

Oklahoma benefited from Covid, also. So much production happened here because we had looser restrictions.

Now that things are pretty much back to normal, we will have to win out in other ways.

It's a step forward that OKC has its own film office now, but one wonders if they are able to confront the issues that appear to afflict Prairie Surf, or if they will just act as if they're boosters, since they are part of the Chamber.

[Pete]

Prairie Surf planning to install two promotional banners on the south end of the building (facing Paycom); nevermind Tulsa King left as soon as they possibly could:

[soonerguru]

Prairie Surf planning to install two promotional banners on the south end of the building (facing Paycom); nevermind Tulsa King left as soon as they possibly could:

Kinda cringeworthy tbh.

[Just the facts]

Don't hold your breath for Tulsa King Season 2.

[Ryan]

Don't hold your breath for Tulsa King Season 2.

They’ll film it just not here I can’t understand for the life of me why they chose jume to sept to film. . And as much of downtown okc was used? Not sure they care about authenticity. They can use B roll and do any exterior shots in any downtown and pass it off. My Guess is Texas and Louisiana are too hot. Maybe a q or KC

[PhiAlpha]

They’ll film it just not here I can’t understand for the life of me why they chose jume to sept to film. . And as much of downtown okc was used? Not sure they care about authenticity. They can use B roll and do any exterior shots in any downtown and pass it off. My Guess is Texas and Louisiana are too hot. Maybe a q or KC

Probably not KC since they were going to call it Kansas City King before moving it to Tulsa.

[bombermwc]

I mean but who cares? It's just how the industry works. Rarely does something get filmed in the city its set in. All they need is establishment shots to tell the audience where they are (drones even give that these days) and then the rest can be in any studio in the world. And with CGI the way it is now, you could even do large shots like sports venues and even change the team if you want. There's just less and less of a reason for it to have to be in city A.

What Prairie Surf has to do is convince someone that it makes economic sense to come here instead of somewhere else. Is it a tax break? Are the workers cheaper? Union vs non-Union? There are benefits to not being in California, but there are also a lot of drawbacks. The biggest one being where the talent lives. And NY/LA have a high concentration of big name talent in their borders, OKC does not. So when you bring someone in, you have a lot of factors that play in to that as well.

They have their work cut out for them to make it a recurring option for the industry. Especially once they lose the Myriad (and yes it will always be the Myriad to me...such a better name than Cox Business Services Convention Center or Arena). Whatever the new location offers, will determine if it sinks or swims.

[Ginkasa]

I mean but who cares? It's just how the industry works. Rarely does something get filmed in the city its set in. All they need is establishment shots to tell the audience where they are (drones even give that these days) and then the rest can be in any studio in the world. And with CGI the way it is now, you could even do large shots like sports venues and even change the team if you want. There's just less and less of a reason for it to have to be in city A.

I mean, it was set in Tulsa and filmed in OKC. The loss isn't because they should shoot it here because its set here (it was never actually set here), but because it was a high profile show being shot here.

[Ryan]

Probably not KC since they were going to call it Kansas City King before moving it to Tulsa.

I think KC king was only in the running until they found out about the huge mafia presence and history of Kansas City. Totally worked against the plot of the show. That bugged me for authenticity purposes because KC has a huge Italian community. Has a huge mafia history. It’s like the writers hadn’t thought of that. Tulsa on the other hand. Nothing. Roger Wheeler maybe. But that was a Boston crime thing. Works much better for the fish out of water plot.

[Plutonic Panda]

I thought Tulsa had a big mafia history regarding old oil money or something like that.

I wish OKC had more of a mafia presence. That kind of stuff is exciting even if I despise shakedowns

[chssooner]

I thought Tulsa had a big mafia history regarding old oil money or something like that.

I wish OKC had more of a mafia presence. That kind of stuff is exciting even if I despise shakedowns

They have a bigger wild west history. Kind of similar.

[Bowser214]

I thought Tulsa had a big mafia history regarding old oil money or something like that.

I wish OKC had more of a mafia presence. That kind of stuff is exciting even if I despise shakedowns

There's probably a bigger presence than we realize. There's still an unsolved murder of an Edmond housewife whose husband was a big time poker player. And I don't mean at the casinos.

[Swake]

They have a bigger wild west history. Kind of similar.

No, Tulsa didn't really exist in the old west era.

Tulsa's biggest gang-land time was the 1920s and 30s. The Ma Barker gang was based in Tulsa for awhile, Bonnie and Clyde, Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd and others all spent time in Oklahoma around Tulsa. It was the oil boom era with lots of money, and therefore lots of money to steal. Post depression Tulsa was a minor outpost for the Kansas City mafia. The KC Mob helped fight liquor by the drink in the 80s because they owned a lot of the liquor by the wink clubs back then. I think the passing of liquor reform back then was the end of the mob here.
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[Rover]

I thought Tulsa had a big mafia history regarding old oil money or something like that.

I wish OKC had more of a mafia presence. That kind of stuff is exciting even if I despise shakedowns

Exciting? Wow. You do know how the mafia works and how they do it, right? They are despicable people. To want them to infest your city because it’s “exciting” is warped.

[Plutonic Panda]

Exciting? Wow. You do know how the mafia works and how they do it, right? They are despicable people. To want them to infest your city because it’s “exciting” is warped.

I probably didn’t word it right sorry but I just mean the lore behind it all but yeah they are POS.

[PhiAlpha]

I think KC king was only in the running until they found out about the huge mafia presence and history of Kansas City. Totally worked against the plot of the show. That bugged me for authenticity purposes because KC has a huge Italian community. Has a huge mafia history. It’s like the writers hadn’t thought of that. Tulsa on the other hand. Nothing. Roger Wheeler maybe. But that was a Boston crime thing. Works much better for the fish out of water plot.

if you watch the show, Tulsa not being a mafia town was kinda the whole point. It’s why Stallone was sent there…to create one.

[bombermwc]

There actually is still an Asian Mafia presence here. How much there is from other cultures, I don't know. But that one is definitely present and the air is palpable when a "representative" walks in a room.

[Lafferty Daniel]

There's probably a bigger presence than we realize. There's still an unsolved murder of an Edmond housewife whose husband was a big time poker player. And I don't mean at the casinos.

He was a bookie and that is believed to be the reason for his wife being murdered.

[AlvarezK]

Pete with the announcement of the arena being built in place of what is the Cox Convention center do you see Prairie Surf studios staying in OKC?

[Pete]

Pete with the announcement of the arena being built in place of what is the Cox Convention center do you see Prairie Surf studios staying in OKC?

I've heard they have been looking in the Strawberry Fields area for new space.

[SEMIweather]

I've heard they have been looking in the Strawberry Fields area for new space.

Is it just me, or would this be a really underwhelming use of this space?