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78 DGA QUARTERLY PHOTOS: HBO O O K I N G B A C K AT select pilots launched since 2000, it's clear that the first decade of the New Millennium paved the way for the current Platinum Age of Television. Of course, strong material and canny casting provides the raw material for success, but without strong execution behind the scenes by directors (who are rarely mentioned in reviews), these shows would not have cast such a giant shadow on the TV landscape. Some of these series put their networks on the critical map, such as Mad Men for AMC and Gilmore Girls for The WB, and, with keen directorial guidance, advanced more than a few acting careers, including those of Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Jason Bateman, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Adam Driver and Sandra Oh, among many others. By Steve Chagollan LEADERS OUT OF THE GATE L