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After all, the Battle of the Bulge did take place in the California desert. Medieval England looks like California, too. Even the alien worlds of Star Trek look suspiciously like California.

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Well, to a large extent, yes. You might want to look at:

https://brilliantmaps.com/california-filming-map/

Also, consistent sunny weather, because wasting shooting days due to inconsistent weather adds up to losing a lot of money.

And when production moved to Vancouver in the 90s, you had shows like the X-Files which often seemed to take place in a vague Pacific Northwest location.

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