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# 124 <5.26> Cease and Desist
 The recap for the previous episode shows some frames that were missing in the previous episode — a close-up of Chase being worried about the old Boston newspaper clippings on Jeff and Maggie and Chase embracing (second and third screen captures). The cliffhanger of # 123 closed on a close-up of Maggie (first screen grab). The scene in # 123 used to be longer, but had to be shortened to match the usual one-hour program schedule (including commercials); the "superfluous" footage was used for the recap."Cease and Desist", the episode title, alludes to the restraining order Maggie is filing for in court to keep Jeff away from her.
  The pictures of the Gioberti House as seen from Jeff's binoculars is stock footage edited in between the current segments.It is an establishing shot that originated in # 110 (screen capture 1). This clip was modified for the use in the current episode by applying an overlay for the "through binoculars" effect from Jeff's POV (screen grab 2). Post-production was careful enough to black out Riley's car, which was on the original clip.
  The cabinet, which used to be in the Gioberti House living room in the previous season and which was removed after the window had been installed (refer to # 108), is now used as a prop in Dr. Kramer's office as this episode shows in detail — a measure to cut production costs.Peter mentions Baron and Baroness von Himmel's invitation to their Alpine chalet. These characters will remain off screen though.
Real-life allusion: Chao-Li mentions the Chinese Revolution (1930 – 49).   Mistake: After Li-Ying trips Lance and he heads for the wall in the workout room at Falcon Crest, Chao-Li's head is tilted up and to the left in the long shot, and he has a broad smile on his face. In the subsequent close-up, however, he is looking straight ahead and more serious with only a slight smirk.This is a mistake caused by the particular close-up filming technique — check # 001 (Chase and Maggie at the Gioberti Family Cemetery) for details.   Mistake: When Terry is lamenting about Cassandra's baby in the Gioberti House kitchen, she is standing near the sink. Maggie looks in Terry's direction in the close-up. In the subsequent far shot, however, Maggie is turned away from Terry.Again, this is a mistake caused by the particular close-up filming technique — check # 001 (Chase and Maggie at the Gioberti Family Cemetery) for details.
  Byron Adam's office at San Francisco Merchants Bank (just his desk and a window and wall with wooden decoration to be seen; also featured in # 127) is the same interior set as the one used for Chase's office in the Guest House at the Gioberti Estate.
  Mistake: When Angela tells Peter in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion study that Eric has to go, she is turned towards him and looking up at him in the close-up. In the very next frame after the cut, she is looking straight at the double doors of the study.Again, this is a mistake caused by the particular close-up filming technique — check # 001 (Chase and Maggie at the Gioberti Family Cemetery) for details.  The Tuscany bungalow Emma and Dwayne think about to purchase is portrayed by bungalow 9 near the park on My Three Sons Street on the backlot of CBS-MTM STUDIOS (now RADFORD STUDIO CENTER). It will be used for various purposes in future episodes (see # 142, 155 and 161). Due to major construction work on the backlot, the bungalow looks different nowadays.LORIMAR's original blueprints of this set and many others are available for DFCF members in the Show – Production Office – Filming Locations – Movie Studios – Exterior Sets section.  The lake where Li-Ying places her seismology equipment is portrayed by the lagoon at CBS-MTM STUDIOS (now RADFORD STUDIO CENTER; compare # 113 for details).LORIMAR's original map of this part of the studio lot is available for DFCF members in the Show – Production Office – Filming Locations – Movie Studios – Exterior Sets section. Cole explains the property line between Falcon Crest and Chase's land is 60 yards up from their point at the lake.
  Different footage: Jeff harassing Maggie on the parking lot of the Lakeside Marina is featured in a wide angle shot in the actual scene itself (screen capture 1). In contrast, the sneak preview featured between the closing credit and the end credits of # 123 (but not the sneak preview before the current episode's main title) contains a close-up of that very moment (screen capture 2) — apparently from a different take.Also, Chase's reaction is even more agitated, and he even talks over Maggie's line right after getting off his truck in the actual scene — while he delivers his line after Maggie's in the sneak preview. For details about the different types of sneak previews in season 5, consult the introduction to # 099.   Mistake: When the patrol car stops on the Lakeside Marina parking lot, Floyd opens the front passenger's door and starts to get out; his head is visible behind Jeff (yellow arrow on screen grab 1). Right after the cut, the subsequent angle favoring Chase features the cruiser with a (still) closed door on the passenger's side (screen capture 2), and Floyd starts to get off the vehicle again in the course of the scene.This is a mistake caused by the particular close-up filming technique — check # 001 (Chase and Maggie at the Gioberti Family Cemetery) for details.   Another mistake of the same kind happens only a few seconds later: When Chase tells Floyd to do his job, he passes the sheriff and walks to Maggie in the close-up. But in the very next frame, the far shot, Chase is still further back, and both Floyd and Jeff are standing in different positions than before.If you watch this scene closely, there are a few more similar inconsistencies due to the multiple takes used to film a TV show like this.
 The scene at the Tuscany Valley Lakeside Marina is also filmed at The Landing, the mall at the lake in Westlake Village, CA (see above). Behind the Giobertis' Mercedes-Benz, a delicatessen named Lakeside Marina Gourmet & Spirits can be seen. That very real-life store still exists nowadays, but moved to a different part in the building complex of The Landing when it underwent renovation and expansion.License plate number of Jeff's rental car, an orange 1974 Dodge Colt Coupé: 590 KWK.
Different weather conditions during filming: While it is rainy and misty in the establishing shot, the subsequent segment with Melissa and Eric is in broad daylight.
 Uncredited extra WALTER M. SPEAR appears as the bald and bearded Tuscany Valley gentleman again — this time at the groundbreaking of the Agretti Stavros Winery, again as a couple with the lady played by KATHRYN JANSSEN, his real-life partner (see above).Compare # 148 for a list of appearances throughout the series. For details about the extra, compare # 048.
 Uncredited extra ROBERT HITCHCOCK appears in this episode again as Mr. Winslow. This time, he is a guest at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Agretti Stavros Winery.Compare # 193 for biographical details about this minor rôle and for a list of appearances throughout the series. For details about the extra, compare # 032.  Prop mistake: There is a striking mismatch between the floor plan and the drawing of the exteriors of the future Agretti Stavros Winery. The façade as visualized in the rendering matches neither of the four exterior walls seen in the layout. Also compare # 137 for the even more obvious inconsistency with the construction of the building itself. Uncredited extra SHARRI ZAK appears as the gray-haired Tuscany Valley socialite with the pony tail again; this episode as a guest at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Agretti Stavros Winery.Compare # 202 for biographical details about this rôle and a list of appearances throughout the series. For details about the extra, compare # 009.  Uncredited extra NICK STEVENS appears in this episode again as Reuben Corsair — this time as a guest at the groundbreaking ceremony for Melissa and Eric's winery.Compare # 182 for biographical information about this minor rôle and a list of appearances throughout the series. For details about the extra, compare # 008. ← Previous episode... → Next episode... |
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