![]() Martin Doblmeier, Producer of “The Adventists” and our Executive Producer for “Life on the Line," has had a longstanding relationship with NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association one of only three distributors that distribute content to public television). Question: Were you surprised that PBS agreed to pick up the show? How did this come about? Do you have a contract for a certain number of episodes?Īnswer: We were all very excited to learn that our show had been picked up for national distribution on public television and the WORLD Channel. Our goal was to get these stories to a national audience, and we worked very hard over a long period of time to make that happen. It’s like “Frontline" meets "Boston Med" meets Lisa Ling’s “Our America." There are six episodes in the first season of the show, and each of those six episodes focuses on a person who exhibits tremendous courage in their fight to survive. The show features courageous individuals - from a newborn fighting heart disease to a young survivor of the 2010 Haitian earthquake - and turns their journeys into a documentary series for television. Can you tell us about the show? Answer: “Life on the Line” is a very special collection of stories borne out of Loma Linda’s work both locally here in southern California, and around the world. Question: Loma Linda University Health’s new TV show, "Life on the Line," premiered at the beginning of this month on PBS. ![]() ![]() She talked to Spectrum about the creation of this new national Adventist show. She directed and edited Episode 3: “End It Now,” and assisted in editing and shooting some of the other episodes. Melody George attended film school at Southern Adventist University, and then freelanced in Los Angeles for several years before joining the “Life on the Line” team. ![]()
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