One of the most original and ambitious shows on network television came to a satisfying conclusion on February 13. After three seasons, NBC’s “La Brea” aired its series finale, wrapping up its ensemble plotlines in a manner that followed through on all the story’s thematic implications while also resolving a convoluted time travel narrative that has grown increasingly complicated — and increasingly inventive. Although the episode contains some of the biggest and most exciting action sequences in the show’s history, the most important task for series creator David Appelbaum was pulling off the more intimate scenes that resolved the adventure of the Harris family, a clan separated in Season 1 by a sinkhole that sent its characters back to 10,000 Bce.
“The biggest pressure was just trying to make sure the emotions landed,” Appelbaum told IndieWire. “From the beginning, the way I pitched the series was that it’s a family divided by a sinkhole,...
“The biggest pressure was just trying to make sure the emotions landed,” Appelbaum told IndieWire. “From the beginning, the way I pitched the series was that it’s a family divided by a sinkhole,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
There are some feats that man must accomplish in order to advance the exploration of the universe, help the race evolve or expand the limits of human understanding. That is why we go into space, dive deep into the ocean and created powerful technologies that can let us observe the world's smallest particles or re-create the Big Bang. However, some feats of human accomplishment are simply attempted because they are awesome. Such is the case of Stan Barrett, who on this day in 1979 became the first person to break the sound barrier while traveling on land.
Barrett, a race driver and Hollywood stuntman, got behind the wheel of a three-wheeled rocket powered vehicle in Rogers Dry Lake, California and climbed to a top speed of 739 miles per hour, putting him at Mach 1.01. The stunt was sponsored by Budweiser, and the car was powered by the equivalent of a Sidewinder missile.
Barrett, a race driver and Hollywood stuntman, got behind the wheel of a three-wheeled rocket powered vehicle in Rogers Dry Lake, California and climbed to a top speed of 739 miles per hour, putting him at Mach 1.01. The stunt was sponsored by Budweiser, and the car was powered by the equivalent of a Sidewinder missile.
- 12/17/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Thirty years after he hung out on the set of the ABC series The Bionic Woman as a little boy, David Barrett is getting the chance to work on NBC's reimagination of the classic series.
Barrett has been tapped as a director/co-executive producer on NBC's upcoming action drama Bionic Woman. He is directing the important second episode of the show, which bridges the pilot with the rest of the series.
"David is great with visual style and giving the show a cinematic look," said Elisa Roth, senior vp drama programming at Universal Media Studios, which produces the series. "He is also a great storytelller and a great team player."
Barrett, son of well-known stuntman Stan Barrett, grew up on movie and TV sets and knew early on that he wanted to be a director -- and definitely not a stuntman.
But he did follow in his father's footsteps doing stunt work on about 60 features and series, including Spider-Man and The Matrix Reloaded until he got his break as a second unit director on the 1999 film Stigmata.
In 2001, he directed an episode of the Fox series FreakyLinks. He followed that up with episodes of Fox's Fastlane and The O.C. and WB Network's Smallville.
Along the way, he pitched the story of his family centered on the Mammoth Mountain ski area owned by his grandfather.
Barrett has been tapped as a director/co-executive producer on NBC's upcoming action drama Bionic Woman. He is directing the important second episode of the show, which bridges the pilot with the rest of the series.
"David is great with visual style and giving the show a cinematic look," said Elisa Roth, senior vp drama programming at Universal Media Studios, which produces the series. "He is also a great storytelller and a great team player."
Barrett, son of well-known stuntman Stan Barrett, grew up on movie and TV sets and knew early on that he wanted to be a director -- and definitely not a stuntman.
But he did follow in his father's footsteps doing stunt work on about 60 features and series, including Spider-Man and The Matrix Reloaded until he got his break as a second unit director on the 1999 film Stigmata.
In 2001, he directed an episode of the Fox series FreakyLinks. He followed that up with episodes of Fox's Fastlane and The O.C. and WB Network's Smallville.
Along the way, he pitched the story of his family centered on the Mammoth Mountain ski area owned by his grandfather.
- 7/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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