One of the nicest things about setting up a fan page is that you get lots of mail from interesting people. Recently I got a note from Mitch Kosterman. He was the bird watching cop who appeared in both the "Trial Period" and "Over Exposure" episodes. I asked him what it was like to work with D.B. Sweeney and this is what he had to say about it. (It's nice to find out D.B.'s a nice guy in real life, too)
When we shot the Bird Watching Cop scene Chance was up on a high stone wall with a hedge on it. It (the real wall) was about 6 feet high with a 5 foot hedge on top of that. D.B.'s shots were of him peeking through and over the hedge while standing on the wall. Because there were a few longs shots he had to actually be on the wall. The shot wasn't cheated.

After we were finished with D.B.'s shots the camera was turned around and the scene was relit to shoot my shots. One of the A.D.s said to D.B. something like, "You can relax now, Sir". Which meant he wasn't needed and could retire to his dressing room. I sighed inwardly and resolved to saying my lines to the matt box on the camera.

To my surprise and delight D.B. said, "No, get me a ladder." And up he went and stayed there giving his lines to me the whole time; several angles. It helped me out a lot and played a big part in making it a memorable scene.

D.B. is a great guy to work with.

Mitch

More information can be found about Mitch at the Mitch Kosterman Home Page