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Circling The Waters

How one of TV’s most iconic unscripted franchises safely returned to production amidst an ongoing pandemic. by Pauline Rogers / Photos by Christopher Willard/ABC Television   In August 2009, a panel of investors, dubbed “Sharks,” sat behind a large desk...

Deep Dive #3 | American Ninja Warrior

On Thursday, Nov. 12, Local 600/ICG Magazine’s “Deep Dive” series jumped into the world of unscripted programming with NBC’s acclaimed competition franchise “American Ninja Warrior.” The action-heavy show, which has been inspiring viewers to “beat that wall” in their everyday...

She’s Back…

The demigoddess from Themyscira, who broke box office records (and the gender ceiling for superhero movies) soars back onto movie screens – and into the 1980’s. by Valentina Valentini / Photos by Clay Enos / Courtesy of Warner Bros.   Wonder...

Hidden Nation

A quartet of Local 600 cinematographers ease Season 1 of Apple TV+’s terrific anthology series, Little America, across physical, emotional, and economic borders. by David Geffner / Featured image by Walter Thomson/Courtesy of Apple TV +   There’s no other show...

Star Trek: Then and Now

A half-century has passed since the starship Enterprise launched a technological revolution in series TV that’s continued with each new addition to the franchise. by Pauline Rogers / Photos Courtesy of CBS Star Trek Archive / CBS Interactive   On September 8, 1969,...

Power Play

Katori Hall’s new STARZ series, based on her empowerment of Black women in the Delta, reinvents film noir for a new generation. by Valentina Valentini / Photos by Jessica Miglio, SMPSP / STARZ (unless otherwise noted)   In the first episode...

Devil In The Details

Season 3 of Netflix’s rural family drug saga, Ozark, hits new visual highs (and dark narrative lows). by Valentina Valentini / Photos by Steve Dietl / Framegrabs Courtesy of Netflix   When Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) walks into an office full...

All Hail The Queen

There never was (or will be) another artist like Aretha Franklin, as National Geographic Channel’s third season of Genius makes clear. by Matt Hurwitz / Photos and Framegrabs Courtesy of Richard DuCree / National Geographic Channel   Veteran TV director Anthony...

Fearless

Season Two of NBC’s hit drama, Manifest, challenges viewers (and the production team) to soar outside their comfort zones. By Pauline Rogers   While the series is based in realism, elements often veer in different directions depending on the moments. Season...

A New Hope

On-set VFX makes a mighty return via the use of LED wall imagery on The Mandalorian, the first Star Wars live-action series for television.  by Kevin H. Martin / Photos by Francois Duhamel, SMPSP & Melinda Sue Gordon, SMPSP   While working on...