RANGER STATION

Pilot/Series Compare & Contrast


Pilot Building vs. Series Building Comparison
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PILOT
SERIES
UPDATED: 7/23/07
The building used for the Ranger Station is the Valhalla Grand Hall at the Tallac Historic Site in South Lake Tahoe.

Exterior

Exterior
This station looks like it's
just outside the city. It's
brick with two large bay doors
and a paved parking lot
surrounding most of the sides.
Ranger vehicles are parked next
to it. The ranger chopper lands
in the parking lot next to the
station.
This station looks like it's
away from the city. It's built
like a very large cabin, with
wooden exteriors and what look
to be carved logs as posts and
railings. There's a second floor
running above the first. Ranger
vehicles are parked around it.
No chopper is in sight, but
other ranger vehicles are
focused around the station,
so there must be a helipad
nearby.

Doorway / Entry

Doorway / Entry
The pilot door is a single door
made up of wooden planks. There
are no windows in the door. This
door is a few feet in front of the
desk.
The series door is double, with
at least ten visible panes of
glass per door. These doors
lead out into an entryway with
a window in it. These doors are
between the two ranger desks.

Desks

Desks
.
The pilot desk is facing the door.
It is tucked away in a corner of
the station.
The series desks are located to
either side of the door. The first
desk is located to the right of
the door (walking in), facing
away from the entry, and directly
down from the stairwell. The second
desk is directly in front of the
entry and to the left of the stairs
(coming down), facing into the room.

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
.
The pilot has a younger picture of
Jesse Hawkes hanging on the wall.
There are posters of girls in
bikinis on the walls. There's a
pool table, and a pair of snowshoes
crossed over a fireplace. Overall,
the station feels very small and cozy.
Supposedly, the Rangers live there,
but no housing area is shown.
The series has the same picture
of Jesse that was in the pilot in
a glass frame on a stand behind
one of the desks. There's a lighted
stairwell between Cutler and Hart,
which presumably leads up to the
living quarters. The pool table is
directly across from the main doorway,
and there's a pair of sofas with an
endtable between them farther down,
with a fireplace at the end of the
room and a pair of snowshoes crossed
over it. This station feels much roomier.