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- ↑ Whitney Friedlander, "With The Guest Book, Greg Garcia Embraces Peak TV's Latest Trend: The Passion Project". Paste , October 22, 2018.
- ↑ Melita Kuburas, "Starz picks up iThentic’s Space Riders". Playback , September 30, 2014.
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