Line Production in Nepal | Crazier Than A Regular TV Series

 I think a majority of people take for granted how much work goes into a television series. While I'm sure we all recognize the amount of writing, acting and directing that happens, there's much more beyond that, and sometimes a show's crew has to fake an exotic location! Though CBS' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders has shot on location, sometimes it's way cheaper just to keep everyone at home. 

Line Production in Nepal

An insane amount of work that goes into recreating these locations, however, and showrunner Erica Messer shared some of the craziness that went into creating Season 2 below:It does indeed sound nuts to recreate a snowy Nepal scene in Los Angeles. While snow can fall quite regularly in the Nepal mountains, Los Angeles has gone around 50+ years without measurable snowfall, so the fact they were able to even create lasting snow cover is an achievement by itself! Then you realize that not only do you have to create the fluffy stuff on the ground, you also have to make it look like it's been hanging on trees, off of flowers, and anywhere else where snow would naturally fall. It's not easy, and it's precisely why businesses like "Snow Business" were created: t to relieve the headache of a bunch of crew members. It doesn't sound like the crew of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders got that kind of headache relief, so more power to them if they made it happen on their own.

Man, Erica Messer really knows how to give a reality check for show business. Regardless of fandom, I'll be watching the Season 2 premiere of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders out of sheer admiration for the crazy stuff they did to make this season feel authentic! And if it helps anyone's excitement levels, the episode in Nepal will apparently feature murders that have the locals convinced that a Yeti is responsible. Cryptozoological Minds: Beyond Borders, perhaps?

Source: https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1632920/why-filming-criminal-minds-beyond-borders-can-be-crazier-than-a-regular-tv-series