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Hype machine creates an uneasy feeling

By Paul Shirley
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, September 28, 2009

While ogling hipsters in Williamsburg, N.Y., I was startled to notice, on a telephone pole in front of me, a bill promoting a now-past concert that included a friend from another life. I first saw Andrew Katz on a grainy tape sent from New York. He was auditioning for the part of the young, foreign player named Oggie in our television pilot, "The 12th Man." I was watching the tape with the show's director and executive producer. Later, Katz tested for -- and won -- the role in front of head ...

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