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The dramatic change in OGS Production's fortunes had a dark side however, resulting in increasing attention from local organized crime figures seeking a slice of OGS's royalties. In the winter of [[3054]] Oscar Drayton was wounded in a drive-by shooting by a low-ranked assassin reportedly with ''[[yakuza]]'' ties, followed by near constant harassment of the company - sabotage of OGS' sets and anonymous threats against the cast. OGS Productions paid these threats little mind, with production continuing on ''The Sterling Hawks'' and continuing to make more money than ever before, as well as developing ''The Scarlet Bands'' which would prove to be equally as popular.<ref name=STR-18/>
 
The dramatic change in OGS Production's fortunes had a dark side however, resulting in increasing attention from local organized crime figures seeking a slice of OGS's royalties. In the winter of [[3054]] Oscar Drayton was wounded in a drive-by shooting by a low-ranked assassin reportedly with ''[[yakuza]]'' ties, followed by near constant harassment of the company - sabotage of OGS' sets and anonymous threats against the cast. OGS Productions paid these threats little mind, with production continuing on ''The Sterling Hawks'' and continuing to make more money than ever before, as well as developing ''The Scarlet Bands'' which would prove to be equally as popular.<ref name=STR-18/>
  
By the conclusion of the [[FedCom Civil War]] OGS Productions had been acquired by the Solaris Broadcasting Corporation, an effort by SBC's president [[Donald Torrent]] to expand the company into the mainstream market, with OGS' hit series noted for offering viewers a dramatic new look at the boom and bust of Solaris VII's [[:Category:Solaris Stables|minor stables]]. <ref name=HHS-120/> As with many of the corporations and companies of Solaris, OGS Productions suffered heavily during [[Operation SHOWTIME]], the [[Word of Blake]]'s occupation of the Game World during the [[Jihad]]. A review of the financial position of Solaris corporations and stablea in [[3072]] secured by [[Hachiman Taro Electronics]] indicated that OGS Productions had suffered losses of 87% and at that stage was currently closed.<ref name=JSTBD-26>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 26, "Solaris VII Corporate Profiles"</ref>
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By the conclusion of the [[FedCom Civil War]] OGS Productions had been acquired by the Solaris Broadcasting Corporation, an effort by SBC's president [[Donald Torrent]] to expand the company into the mainstream market, with OGS' hit series noted for offering viewers a dramatic new look at the boom and bust of Solaris VII's [[:Category:Solaris Stables|minor stables]]. <ref name=HHS-120/> As with many of the corporations and companies of Solaris, OGS Productions suffered heavily during [[Operation SHOWTIME]]], the [[Word of Blake]]'s occupation of the Game World during the [[Jihad]]. A review of the financial position of Solaris corporations and stablea in [[3072]] secured by [[Hachiman Taro Electronics]] indicated that OGS Productions had suffered losses of 87% and at that stage was currently closed.<ref name=JSTBD-26>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 26, "Solaris VII Corporate Profiles"</ref>
  
 
==Notable OGS Productions Shows==
 
==Notable OGS Productions Shows==

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