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DGA QUARTERLY 71 American Ninja Warrior director Patrick McManus (opposite below) who's in his sixth season, during a pause in the action; stage manager J.R. Osborne (opposite above), who notes "once a person is on the course, there's no take two"; associate director Dave Massey (above), says that when McManus came onboard, he made the show "more about the characters."