Human stories lie beneath submarine plot, creators say

By Mike Gordon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 12, 2012

~~<p>When the action heats up in "Last Resort," the new ABC TV series being shot in Hawaii, the crew of the submarine USS Colorado is under attack after refusing to fire its nuclear missiles at Pakistan.</p>
<p>But don't mistake the Tom Clancy-esque maneuvers that follow for a predictable plot. This may be a complex production with lots of location shots, water sequences and special effects, but its creators — Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek — insist they're delivering a human drama.</p>
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When the action heats up in "Last Resort," the new ABC TV series being shot in Hawaii, the crew of the submarine USS Colorado is under attack after refusing to fire its nuclear missiles at Pakistan.

But don't mistake the Tom Clancy-esque maneuvers that follow for a predictable plot. This may be a complex production with lots of location shots, water sequences and special effects, but its creators — Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek — insist they're delivering a human drama. Login for more...