I'm not really understanding the interest Hollywood seems to have in Midland. I heard that an episode of "Heroes" had Midland as one of its settings, and then a recent episode of "Monk" features Monk's dad (I think) as a Midland truck driver. It seems it all started with the movie "Friday Night Lights," although the television series is set in a fictional Texas town named Dillon. And then I did a little research and found that six other movies have been filmed here, although none of them were as popular as "Friday Night Lights."
I don't get it. I live here, and uninteresting doesn't begin to describe this place. Midland does have two claims to fame however: Jessica falling down the well and the Bush family's home town. Neither seems reason enough to keep namedropping Midland though. But here's a possible theory. For a population of only 100,000, you wouldn't believe the money in this town. Old and new money. Just take a little drive in the ever-growing affluent neighborhoods and see all the mansions. So maybe it's possible that some of these people invest their money in Hollywood and have a small influence on what gets mentioned? Regardless, maybe I shouldn't leave the house without makeup as often as I do.
I've been told that people who were raised in Midland, want out badly but people who transfer in and are only there a couple of years.. love it. Let's see.... which of those people would know what they are talking about. I opted to leave and I'm trying to never return. I hope to be a success story... maybe they should do a movie about finally getting out of Midland.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if you had seen Hero's...it is our favorite new show of the season! We noticed the Midland connection right off and kept forgetting to tell you all..
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