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    This week, we talk about the Oscars' sci-tech awards and ask: Why do Hollywood's techo geeks have to sit at the kid's table? Plus, producer Dean Devlin uses technology to lead TV into the digital future. His new TNT show, Leverage, is 100% digital, from camera to finished product.

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    By Claude Brodesser-Akner • Feb 16, 2009 • 30m Listen

    This week, we talk about the Oscars' Sci-Tech Awards and ask: Why do Hollywood's techo-geeks have to sit at the kid's table? Plus, producer Dean Devlin uses technology to lead TV into the digital future. His new TNT show, Leverage, is 100% digital, from camera to finished product.

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      Claude Brodesser-Akner

      Star-Ledger / NJ.com

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      Matt Holzman

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