If the primary demographic of heavy Internet users remains young men, what could be a better fit for online viewing than a sexy detective show? Producer/editor Brent Roske just happened to be married to a sexy-detective type — actress Kate Clarke, who has body-doubled for Angelina Jolie. She inspired Sophie Chase, a Web-based episodic (www.sophiechase.com) about a woman investigating her husband's murder that just won a spot in the first-ever slate of Emmy nominations honoring shows created for non-traditional viewing platforms. We rang up Roske and director Chuck Bowman to ask about the peculiarities of making a show for the very, very small screen.
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