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51 Q3 2019 / CINEMONTAGE Bost recounts, "I didn't see my life or my friends' lives represented in shows. I wanted to focus on gay men in their 40s as people going through real human situations and emotions." A big fan of thirtysomething (1987-1991) growing up, Bost wanted to approach personal growth in his own life and his friends' lives in a similar way. Writing the show with fellow filmmaker John Sobrack, he explains, "It poured out of me. The themes are universal; anybody can watch it and relate to something in this." Bost and Sobrack funded the first episode themselves but, following Thomas and Bell's example with the Veronica Mars feature four years earlier, they used Kickstarter to raise money for the other five episodes. Bost directed all but one episode, noting, "I love writing and I love directing. I learned so much from working with Rob Thomas and with all the other series I've worked on." In July 2018, The New 30 won the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Award for Best Web Series/New Media (Live Action) and, in May, 2019, won for Best Digital Drama Series at West Hollywood's QueerX Film Festival. The filmmaker is most proud, however, of its Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series. Bost is now on Kickstarter again, seeking funds for a second season of the show. Meanwhile, he is back at work at Technicolor as supervising sound editor on Season 6 of Grace and Frankie and the second season of You. "The landscape of the industry is changing so rapidly," Bost observes. "Streaming is huge and they're doing pilots and season orders all the time now. There's more work than ever and I try to soak up everything I can." Asked how he finds the energy and time to do so much, he responds, "It's really built out of passion and love. I work with some amazing folks — and I never feel like I'm doing enough. You have to pick what's most important to you." f "I'm the sole director of the ADR sessions and grateful for that responsibility."