New York, inside the ABC studios.
After a period of popularity, the "Anomalies and Creatures" project had finally reached the filming of the last episode of the first season.
"When the main characters arrive at the sea demon's homeland, there must be a long shot effect from the camera!" the big director Michael Bay instructed the technical team.
"That kind of desolation of underwater buildings that have no inhabitants anymore. Just refer to the white areas of South Africa after the exodus!"
To be honest, as a rising Hollywood director, he had taken on this project intending to make some extra cash.
After all, he was free anyway, and the compensation ABC was offering was quite tempting.
But after the House of Representatives passed that bill, and the original novel won the Hugo Award,
The TV show's ratings had already comfortably settled into second place for the year, far ahead of all other shows except "Friends."