SpyDaddy and Sydney Bristow Confession: We spent a good part of this summer rotting our brains watching the entire...SERIES...of Alias. And let us just say that it took us the better part of two months (partly due to a much-appreciated break of Olympic athleticism), but we managed to put in about an episode or two regularly (although there was one very sloth-like weekend where we packed in about eight episodes in one sitting and ate through four Costco-sized boxes of popsicles). marvel at how nicely the Arco lamp goes with the green sectional plot to save the world from some Da Vinci poser.
On The Set: Sydney Bristow's Apartment on Alias
Anyway, if you don't know the storyline, it can be generally summed up as, "Jennifer Garner wears wigs, kicks ass, and has the best apartment EVER from Season 3 to the end." Or, if you have a LOT of time on your hands and prefer reading to watching TV but finds this all very intriguing, then may we recommend these awesome snark-filled recaps at TWOP? Unfortunately, neither the DVDs nor the recaps answer our nagging question: Do CIA agents make enough money to afford an apartment in Santa Monica a block from the beach? If so, we may have to rethink our career. Oh well, we'll probably never know...Here are a few screenshots from Season 3 (although in retrospect, we wished we took screenshots from Season 4 when Mia Maestro moves in).
Another shot of living room during an episode where Sydney and Weiss (Greg Grunberg) unpack all of her worldly possessions...was it all in storage for the two years she was faking people's death for some rogue terrorist organization? All right, fine, we'll stop with the Alias commentary and focus on the set: as much as we love the sofa and the lamp, it's really the wood walls and huge windows that had us from the start.
The counter/bar that is easy access to the living room, dining room, and kitchen. Convenient for entertaining...and cross-indexing a top 10 list of why your ex-boyfriend's current wife is an evil, evil person (with help from your dad).
Sydney's bedroom. The wood walls are carried throughout the entire apartment; and in this particular shot, it works beautifully with the windows and the bamboo greenery outside. This bedroom still feels very cozy despite the hard angles of the furniture--we suspect it's all in the warm colors and soft textures of the rug and blankets.
Because no home is complete without a bottle of tequila and a good friend to get wasted with on a weeknight.
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I love Alias!
And actually, Syd's season 1-2 apartment has some cool elements as well. Although looking back, it seems a little dated at this point.
And then there's the sleek minimalism with bare rock walls basement SD-6 Headquarters. If I had a foyer, I would totally put in a red light that flashes at random intervals! That makes a statement.
And the all whiteness of APO, their season 3 spy office HQ. There's a reason the TwoP people called it 'The Apple Store'!
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I am also crazy about the fireplace and the angles of the furniture. (Also, LOVE the show. This was a nice memory.)
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I loved that apartment, but looking at it now, I am not sure that I would want those huge windows with all those Rambaldi followers/my mom trying to kill me.
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Also, there are some great pictures of Vaughn, I mean the kitchen, in the Horizon episode. You know, if you'd like to post some of those.
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I too spent an entire summer watching the complete ALIAS series. I agree Sydney's apartment it amazing. I wish the wood walls in my house looked like that rather than the floor to ceiling '80s panelling I'm currently dealing with.
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Thank the show's production designer. That's the person who designs the overall look of the sets for movies and TV shows.
Not sure which one was responsible for the apartment set, but here are the show's credits on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285333/fullcredits
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Seeing these pictures brings back nice memories about the show. I am a huge Alias fan; so much that I bought their average video game. I recalled the constant cliff-hanging stories, especially in the two first seasons. Naturally, I was (and still is) in awe with Sydneyâs last apartment. It feels so peaceful.
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oh how i miss that show. and lena olin. and michael vartan.
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