Sunset Bronson Studios

I’m torn about this review. Most of the staff deserves 5 stars. The taping was great, Craig Ferguson was funny, everything was pretty enjoyable. Some major issues though, as an (ticket-​holding) studio audience member.
1. Standing outside for 30 min+ in 104-​degree weather.
2. Phones must be left in car, so no distraction from that miserable wait.
3. We took Über and were then informed we needed to return our phones to our car because they wouldn’t hold them for us. So, DON’T BRING YOUR PHONE IF YOU’RE TAKING UBER, oh wait… how you going to order Über with no phone?
4. There was no water for those standing out in the 104-​degree weather because one of their untrained employees broke the water cooler by putting the tank on wrong.
5. During the taping there was a bathroom break after the first show, and we were told there would be breaks after each show. But after the second, they didn’t allow us to leave our seats.
6. After the third show we finally rushed to the bathroom and were informed we were not permitted to use them.
7. The woman «guarding» the bathroom hallway was extremely snotty about it and wouldn’t say why we couldn’t use it, she said talk to (some acronym), I asked who that is and she sighed heavily, looked at me like i was an idiot, and said «the people who gave you the tickets.» Oh really? We went through
and there’s no obvious mention of that group on the printouts, so… there’s a great place you can stick your attitude and condescension.
8. Anyway, we later found out the bathrooms were blocked off so talent could use them if they wanted. They don’t have restrooms for the talent?
9. They wouldn’t even permit us to use the several porta-​potties about 50 feet away from the entrance. They directed us to «some Thai places and other restaurants a few blocks down the road.» Uh, thanks?
10. If they had simply warned us about the bathroom situation or allowed the second break it would have been unfortunate but I wouldn’t have been annoyed enough to write about it. We were misled that we would have breaks to get up and take care of things every 40 minutes or so. Instead it was 2+ hours (plus however long it takes you to exit and get to public bathroom while in the middle of nowhere).
Anyway though, like I said, most of the staff was wonderful and friendly. The studio experience was a lot of fun, it was our first taping, and I’d recommend others go to one to see behind the scenes and how things are run. But I guess all it takes is one charm school dropout, one person who doesn’t know how to change a water cooler, and not telling people you won’t let them use your bathrooms for the rest of their time there to really ruin an experience. (We talked to a Paramount studio audience handler the next day, and they were pretty astounded by the treatment.)

Producers’s call-​back meeting for ‘Celebrity Name Game’! Total blast w/​Kosta Coast Entertainment crew!

This one is for Mr. «Head of Security».
I attended my first ever game show taping yesterday and decided that it was so much fun that I’d do it again so I went online and booked a ticket for today… and then the fun stopped thanks to what I can only assume is someone’s rotten day being spewed off on me.
I brought my costume to change into since LA is warm/​hot and costumes are plastic and not very breathable. After a minor snag with Security, I’d brought a tiny multi-​purpose tool to fix my glasses (screw driver, nail file, bottle opener, scissors, tiny KNIFE!). When I say tiny, I mean, the entire tool is no larger than my little finger. Mr. Head of Security said that I could not bring it. I said, no problem, it was a freebie and tossed it in the trash, no attitude whatsoever.
I then asked what I assumed to be a producer if I needed to change into the costume before the quick interview process or afterwards. He said that I needed to do it before. This conversation took place outside, 3 feet from and within ear shot of security and all before you even enter the air conditioned tent.
I looked around found some tables and chairs under a canopy that was empty so I go over, place my items on the table/​chairs to do a quick change and Mr. Head of Security comes over and tells me that I can’t sit/​stand/​be there and that the table and chairs (that were COMPLETELY VOID OF PEOPLE) were for another show.
I tried to explain to him what the producer told me was in conflict with what he was telling me and on my way out, to use my car as a changing room, Mr. Head of Security lobs one last insult by stating «If you leave, you’re not coming back».
You got one thing right, Mr. Security, I’m not coming back. I hope your day gets more pleasant or you find a career more suited to your personality type.

Great staff!!!

Went to the Arsenio Hall show here and it was easy to find, easy parking and the staff was cool. I even had a little interaction with Arsenio Hall too! Gotta arrive early for good parking!

I went to a taping of the Arsenio Hall Show here and it was fun. Its a bunch of studios where they work, it wasn’t a concert hall, a night club or restaurant– its a work area. This is why its hard to say why its good or bad but I will try.
Good: the people who I ran into that worked there all seemed very nice. It was a bunch of warehouse type buildings but is seemed clean and neat. The show was fun and quick.
Bad: If you go to a show there, the parking can be tough and if you show up after the time they say you need to be there, your probably not getting in.
I know this sounds weird but going to a taping is like going in the kitchen of your favorite restaurant… your either going to be more fascinated or disgusted. I actually thought Arsenio was funnier off camera, so to me it was great!

Enjoy the work

Fun. Thanks to my friend, we were able to attend the show hosted by Wayne Brady and we had a blast!

I have worked here over the years for different events and shows. They have no commissary, and most security personnel have me make this face several times a day. :/

my experience while i was working with my husband on the set of judge judy, judge joe brown and more shows here all day long but i love JUDGE JUDY. JUdge Judy I love you i hope you get well from collapse that they on set, you look like my grandmother and I love you so much!!! Your show is the best !!

Great little lot! Unlike the big studios, all spread out, everything you need is right at your fingertips. The lot staff is friendly and quick to help with our needs. The security guards are great, my favorite being Alan. Parking is easy and right across the street. Can’t wait to come back!

Unless you are blind (how are you reading this review if you are blind?!) then you have certainly seen the KTLA towers/​antennas in the Hollywood skyline on Sunset. KTLA is located at Sunset Bronson Studios: the sister studio to Sunset Gower. I have had the fortunate (or unfortunate) opportunity to spend time at Sunset Bronson while doing audience work for some TV shows. It’s lucky that I get paid because Sunset Bronson is not necessarily the best studio to film at if you are merely an audience member.
First of all, the parking situation is horrible. Most studios allow audience members to park in either their private lots or garages specifically for tourists/​audience members. Sunset Bronson only has «street parking» meaning either on Sunset or the apartment-​filled residential streets off of Bronson. It’s is about as easy to find parking on these streets as it is to avoid the sun in SoCal. Nearly impossible. Plus, they have the bright idea of filming shows at 8am on Monday and Tuesday mornings when these aforementioned streets have their scheduled street cleanings. I have missed some of my appointments at the studio due to this factor. They could AT LEAST warn you.
The employees at Sunset Bronson lay in the middle of the «Stuck-​up Studio Employees» scale. Not as relaxed as CBS but not as uptight as the Sony lot. They DO give you a free bottled water as you enter which is nice. Oddly, after the security checkpoint; they make you sit outside under a canopy before you are let in. It is a weird process.
Sunset Bronson is also one of the high advocates of the process of continuously moving audience members around to best suit the «pretty factor» of the audience shots (this factor varies per studio).
If you plan to attend a shoot here, get dropped off, prepare to spend lots of time in line and then under the canopy tent, and make sure you are extremely attractive that day.