'SEAL Team' and other red-blooded military dramas giving blue California an economic lift
LOS ANGELES - In a desolate region of northern Los Angeles County where the freeways have given way to brush-covered mountains, a television crew for CBS' new drama series "SEAL Team" was busy putting the final touches on its effort to transform a dusty stretch of land into present-day Afghanistan.
On the edge of a barren outcrop, the crew arranged props on an Army command outpost cluttered with artillery, ammunition and even free weights for a makeshift gym. Crew members applied a brownish liquid solution to wood frames to make the structures appear convincingly weathered.
Farther up a winding dirt road, actor David Boreanaz was shooting a separate scene where his elite group of SEALs
