In 1997, at the age of 24, Shane was hired to rewrite "Armageddon." In
the "Making of Armageddon" book director Michael Bay calls Shane's work
on the script "brilliant"
On his yearlong apprenticeship on the set of NYPD Blue (1993): I didn't want to be anybody's assistant, and during that time I did something that people in this business don't do, which is I read every single thing I could get my hands on.
