Cocoa Beach Mayor Dave Netterstrom wants Gov. Rick Scott to help free up state incentive money to draw a TV show being planned about the early days of the space race, reports the News Service of Florida.
The current working title of the show is “Cocoa Beach.”
“The challenge is that the show has submitted for state and other incentives to film on location in the Space Coast area and of course funds are limited and highly sought,” Netterstrom emailed Scott on Wednesday. “I have heard that the state of Louisiana is also trying to attract the show with incentives.
” The email was also sent to Sen. Thad Altman and Rep. Steve Crisafulli.
The show is expected to be similar to the AMC series “Mad Men,” with the focus on people working in the space program during the 1960s, according to Florida Today.
“When combined with the world brand name recognition of Cocoa Beach, the return on investment is far more than what normal economic impact models indicate,” Netterstrom wrote. “The benefit will be felt throughout Brevard County and the Space Coast. It would be a shame to have another ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ show in Cocoa Beach but not even filmed in Florida.”
It should be noted that the 1965 to 1970 TV sitcom was filmed in California.
