Cinematographer Ross Riege on Capturing the Quirky World of New Peacock Sitcom ‘Rutherford Falls
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen Ross Riege was in initial conversations for “Rutherford Falls” with fellow cinematographer and now director Lawrence Sher (DP on Todd Phillips’ “Joker”), one of the ideas was how to explore the quirkiness of a small town.The new Peacock sitcom, which premiered April 22, stars Ed Helms as Nathan Rutherford, a descendant of the town’s founder, who is on a mission to stop the removal of the burg’s emblematic statue. Not only is the statue the cause of numerous car accidents, but it has a problematic history.The Coen brothers’ “Fargo” served as the main visual reference for the way the filmmakers portrayed the community and those within it.