We’re drawing nearer and nearer to the premiere of our Discovery series “Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero” (airing this Thursday, August 25 at 8pm EST) and the press have been giving the series a lot of attention along the way. Yesterday, The Hollywood Reporter went live with some exclusive footage from the series, which you can see above. They wrote, “In THR’s exclusive clips above, former New York governor, George Pataki, talks about what went in to planning the site, we take a look at some of the damaged vehicles from 9/11 — specifically Ladder 3, which held 12 firefighters who all perished — and we get a look at “The Pavilion,” which will house the memorial Twin Tower Tridents.” See the rest of their article by clicking here.

“The host, the chatty New Jersey dealer Jimmy Kaplow, helped people clear out their home shelves to raise money for heartwarming causes like tuition and medical bills.”

A great series that could have been a contender — but died an untimely death. See the write-up here.

Here’s your first look at our upcoming series “Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero,” premiering commercial free on Discovery Channel, Thursday, August 25 at 8PM Eastern and Pacific. For even more video clips from the series before the airdates, head over to the “Rising” minisite on Discovery.

Marcus Lehman shooting a scene for Battle Lab

KPI joins 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, for a few days during their Network Integration Evaluation at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., July 14. The goal of the production crew was to get footage and interviews for use in the creation of a pilot episode of “Battle Lab.”