Rob Doherty, the creator and executive producer of “Elementary,” says the CBS series, which shoots in and around New York City, is getting back to normal two weeks after Hurricane Sandy devastated the area.
“We were prepared for the possibility of having to shut down production because the storm warnings were so severe,” says Doherty of “Elementary,” which shoots at Silvercup Studios on Long Island City with stars Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu. “We ended up not shooting for two days; we were down on Monday and Tuesday [Oct. 29 and 30] and came back on Wednesday [Oct. 31] and filmed a relatively lighter day.
“Our crew members were definitely effected but our stages came out in good shape and weren’t greatly impacted,” says Doherty. “It was really about how the storm effected people working on the show in New York — production people, crew members, actors — it definitely took its toll, depending on where people lived.
“One of the crew members lost her home, which was devastating news,” he says. “It was completely destroyed and washed away, which is really sobering.”
Meanwhile, “American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips, who was on yesterday with Elvis Duran and his Z100 morning show, will perform a benefit concert for Hurricane Sandy victims tomorrow at PS 22 in Staten Island, along with the school’s PS 22 Chorus. The concert will stream live on stageit.com, with proceeds donated directly to The Siller Foundation and The Redd Cross. Duran has also agreed to donate an additional $6,000 if Phillips performs “The Trolley Song,” which the PS 22 Chorus sang for Duran’s birthday on Z100 last August.
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Last, but not least:
* Ch. 4 is holding a contest for the chance to sing along with station personalities on the 30 Rock ice-skating rink, which is a station tradition. Fans can enter by “liking” NBC New York on Facebook. Two winners will be announced Nov. 26 on the station’s 5 p.m. newscast . . . “Firefly: Browncoats Unite” snared 1.2 million viewers Sunday night on Science Channel . . . LA-based “The Talk,” and its cast of thousands, will return to New York (for the third time) the week of Dec. 10 (2 p.m./Ch. 2), airing from the CBS Broadcast Center.