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Life Below Zero has been entertaining viewers on National Geographic for an astounding 17 seasons so far. One of the main reasons for the popularity of the documentary series is primary subject Sue Aikens, who lives by herself in a remote area of Alaska, almost 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
The 58-year-old grandmother possesses a remarkable capacity to put her experience into words.
“Every day I get up and I look in that mirror. I review what I did the day before, and if I need to make amends for something, I do it immediately. And if I did something really great, you’ll hear me go, ‘Yay, Sue! Go Sue!’” Aikens recounted as she and members of Life Below Zero’s production team joined Deadline’s Television: Documentary + Unscripted event.
“Even from a young child, I lived in between my own ears more than I did anywhere else… And I think in pictures, so I try to describe how I live, how I feel, in colors, shapes and sounds. But I only have words, and a deathly stare.”
Field producer Crofton Diack has become accustomed to filming with Aikens in frigid conditions.
“The very first leg that I went out with Sue we got separated from our food. Just all these crazy things happened. But it was a hundred below,” Diack recalled. “There was 24 hours there where I really didn’t think we were going to make it because the stove didn’t start and it was just terrible. But we did. Being in Sue’s company is intense and it’s fun. And every day I don’t know what we’re doing. We have an idea of what might happen, and then a wolf shows up and so you’re going to film that, or Sue’s going to discover something.”
Cinematographer Michael Cheeseman has won multiple Emmys for his work on the show. One of his key challenges involves simply keeping the
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A man who stars on a TV show called “The Bear Whisperer” has been accused of illegally killing a black bear in Alaska's Kenai Fjords National Park and lying about where it was killed.The U.S. Attorney's Office filed misdemeanor charges last Friday against Harvey Neil Anthony of Maine and Nature Productions Inc.
As we are waiting for the onslaught of new series orders the next couple of days, here is some last-minute gossip on what is hot at the broadcast networks in an abbreviated edition of Deadline’s Pilot Buzz.
We are 10 days away from the start of the traditional upfront week and a day into the new series pickup window, which kicked off yesterday with NBC’s order to the Quantum Leap pilot. Getting intel on broadcast pilots is harder than ever as that marketplace has contracted over the last five years but here is what I hear as we head into pre-upfront week. You can use for reference the Early Pilot Buzz report Deadline ran on Monday.
Alaska Thunderfuck is bringing together a cast of unforgettable characters for a new musical!The cast recording ofdrops next week — featuring performances from an epic cast of drag, theater and LGBTQ+ icons -- and only ET is exclusively debuting the first track off the album, «Drag Is Expensive.»The song features vocals by Monét X Change, Divina De Campo, Nick Adams, Lagoona Bloo and Max von Essen, and captures the energy of the upcoming musical, which tells the story of two rival drag bars and the struggling queens trying to make enough money to keep living their dreams.«When I first started drag, we were always broke. We would do anything to scrape together a few dollars to pay the light bill and buy a pack of beer,» Alaska told ET in an exclusive statement.
EXCLUSIVE: Actress, model and singer Bella Thorne (Midnight Sun) has been set to star in thriller Saint Clare, co-scripted by Guinevere Turner (American Psycho).
Tove Lo has shared the video for her new single ‘No One Dies From Love’ – you can watch the clip below.The track is the first preview of the Sweden-born, Los Angeles-based artist’s forthcoming new album, which will be the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Sunshine Kitty’.Co-written with her long-time collaborator Ludvig Söderberg, Lo said of the meaning behind ‘No One Dies From Love’: “When you’re with someone for a long time and it ends all of a sudden, it’s like a part of you has died. This person is now a stranger to you.
In February, the first few cases of two new, more infectious variants were identified in the Northeastern United States. Dubbed BA.2.12.1 and BA.2.12.2, these sublineages of the BA.2 variant made up only 1.5% of newly-sequenced positive tests before March 19.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSwedish pop innovator Tove Lo returns with a new song and video called “No One Dies From Love,” released on her own, newly launched Pretty Swede label through mtheory. The song was co-written with longtime collaborator Ludvig Söderberg.“When you’re with someone for a long time and it ends all of all sudden, it’s like a part of you has died,” Lo says of the song.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterVictoria Pedretti will no longer star in the “Saint X” series at Hulu, Variety has learned, with Alycia Debnam-Carey stepping in to take over her role.According to an individual with knowledge of the production, Pedretti decided to leave the show over creative differences. The news also comes after it was reported that production on the series had shut down in the Dominican Republic after a large number of crew members walked off the show reportedly over a pay dispute.“Saint X” is based on the Alexis Schaitkin novel of the same name.
Tove Lo has announced details of a UK and European tour which will take place later this year.The Sweden-born, Los Angeles-based artist will return with new music later today (May 3) in the form of ‘No One Dies From Love’, which will premiere along with an Alaska-directed music video at 6:30pm UK time.Accompanying the new single, Lo has now confirmed a host of UK, Ireland and European headline tour dates for October and November.“I’m so happy I feel CRAZY to announce my headline tour in the UK and Europe this autumn,” Lo said in a statement. “We had to cut our tour there short in March of 2020, which meant missing out on seeing most of your beautiful faces.
A new series of SAS: Who Dares Wins graced televisions in April this year.The hit Channel 4 show where ordinary people attempt to survive the SAS screening process has featured new chief instructor Rudy Reyes for season seven. Rudy, 50, also known as Rodolfo, wears plenty of hats when it comes to his career. He has been a conservationist, martial arts instructor, actor, and was an active duty United States Marine.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is adapting bestselling author Don Winslow’s novels The Dawn Patrol and The Gentlemen’s Hours for features. Charlène Favier is aboard to direct, with Chernin Entertainment and The Story Factory’s Shane Salerno producing. They are out to high level writers to script the film.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDavid M. Jones, best known for his contributions as a visual effects supervisor on “Star Wars,” died from complications related to cancer at his home in Winnetka, Calif. on April 8.
The Masked Singer, prompting judge Ken Jeong to leave the studio.The former New York City mayor and ex-attorney to Donald Trump was unmasked on the show on Wednesday (April 20). His involvement as a contestant was first reported back in February (via Deadline), along with claims that Jeong and Robin Thicke walked-off in protest.“It surprises us all that you’re here on The Masked Singer,” host Nick Cannon said following Giuliani’s reveal.
Filming has wrapped in Alaska and LA on indie sci-fi adventure movie Bolt From The Blue, starring Kate Flannery (The Office), Matt Walsh (Veep) and Kevin Michael Martin (The Last Ship).
All of the major airlines in the United States have announced that masks are no longer required to be worn during flights, effective immediately.
Michele Amabile Angermiller If you haven’t been watching “American Song Contest,” you might not know that Scott Kirkland from the Crystal Method is from Nevada. He’s representing one of 45 states that have already competed on on the NBC competition, which is based loosely on Europe’s popular Eurovision Song Contest.Other well-known names in the semi-finals of the competition include Michael Bolton for his home state of Connecticut, with the former champion of “The Voice,” Jordan Smith, competing on behalf of Kentucky, and “Glee” alum Riker Lynch fronting for Colorado.Name recognition, however, isn’t always a guarantee of easy passage through the competition.