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Deepwater Black
''Deepwater Black'' is a 1992 novel, first in the Deepwater trilogy, by the New Zealand science fiction writer Ken Catran, where a cast of young characters are supposedly stranded in space while a virus ravages Earth. The book series itself is quite different from the television series later developed. The approach of the novels focused on the characters as younger children, around 13-14 rather than the television approach where the characters were much older. Plot The main plot involved a virus that breaks out and leaves the humans residing on Earth doomed. However, in a desperate attempt before the end, all humanity's resources are dedicated to a crash program to produce a deep space ark, capable of seeding humanity on a new world. The ship is crewed by six clones; teenage versions of people who achieved great works during the ark project and equipped with the memories of their donors. Prior to its arrival, however, the crew is awoken prematurely to face a threat to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Michael Woolvett
Gordon Michael Woolvett (born 1970) is a Canadian actor from Hamilton, Ontario. Career Woolvett's most enduring role was as Seamus Zelazny Harper on the television series '' Andromeda'' (2000–2005). Prior to ''Andromeda'' he starred in another science fiction television series, ''Deepwater Black''. He was also credited as playing Mitch in the "Pariah" episode of the short-lived 1980s science-fiction/action series ''Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future''. He was in two episodes of '' Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal''. Woolvett was also one of the first program jockeys for YTV's '' The Zone'' (then called ''The After-School Zone'') and the original main host for a program called ''Video & Arcade Top 10'' which also aired on YTV. He acted in the 1999 made-for-TV film '' Ultimate Deception'' with Yasmine Bleeth. He also appeared on the Canadian television series ''The Guard'', which aired from 2008 to 2009 on Global Television Network. In 1992, Woolvett was nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepwater Trilogy
The ''Deepwater trilogy'' is a series of science fiction novels written by the author Ken Catran for teenagers or young adults. The three books are respectively titled ''Deepwater Black'' (1992), ''Deepwater Landing'' (1993) and ''Deepwater Angels'' (1994). The books address a number of current issues like pollution, racism and politics. The most evident theme throughout the series is that of survival, not for oneself only but for a bigger cause. Other notable themes and elements include beauty, color and light among darkness (love and comfort in a time of danger), responsibility at a young age, the importance of the youth in the continued existence of the human race, rebellion, and fear of the unknown. Background How would you react if you were only thirteen or fourteen years old and one day you discovered your entire life that you had been living thus far is only a dream, or a pre-existing hallucination which is a memory from a person who had once been you? A person whom you h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Networks
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Molitor
Doug Molitor (born 8 July 1952) is an American television screenwriter. He has written for TV programs including '' Adventure Inc.'', ''Sliders'', '' F/X: The Series'', ''Lucky Luke'', '' Police Academy: The Series'', '' You Can't Take It with You'', ''Sledge Hammer!'', ''Young Hercules'', '' Ritas Welt'' (''Rita's World''), ''Dinosaucers'', '' James Bond Jr.'' and ''Deepwater Black'' (U.S. title: ''Mission Genesis''). He has won the American Accolades TV & Shorts Competition for "Farewell to Tuvalu", and episode of ''The West Wing''. and was nominated for a Humanitas Prize for his work on the ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' episode "The Ark". He wrote for the Italian television series ''Lucky Luke''. He was selected by the Writers Guild of America to participate in Writers Access Project. In 1987 he was a four-time ''Jeopardy!'' winner and competed in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, and a semifinalist in the Jeopardy! 10th Anniversary Tournament. Television cred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mendeluk
George Mendeluk ( ua, Джордж Менделюк) (born March 20, 1948, in Augsburg, Bavaria) is a Germany, German-born Canadians, Canadian film director, television director and writer of Ukrainians, Ukrainian descent. Throughout his career he has amassed a number of credits in film and television. His directorial television credits include ''Miami Vice'', ''Night Heat'', ''The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', ''The Young Riders'', ''Counterstrike (1990 TV series), Counterstrike'', ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', ''Poltergeist: The Legacy'', ''Highlander: The Series'', ''Highlander: The Raven'', ''Queen of Swords (TV series), Queen of Swords'', ''First Wave (TV series), First Wave'', ''Relic Hunter'', ''Romeo!'', ''Odyssey 5'' and among other series. Since 2006, Mendeluk has focused primarily on directing television films namely ''Deck the Halls (2005 film), Deck the Halls'' (2005) starring Gabrielle Carteris and ''Judicial Indiscreti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Kirkwood
Craig Kirkwood (born August 10, 1974) is an American lawyer and former actor. He is best known for his role as Jerry "Rev" Harris in the 2000 film ''Remember the Titans''. Career Kirkwood was born in Los Angeles, California. He made his acting debut in a Levi's commercial after being hired by his aunt who is a casting director, Amy Sobo. After enrolling in high-school drama classes, in 1993 he was cast in the NBC Saturday morning sitcom ''Running the Halls'', which ran for one season. He went on to guest star on ''My So-Called Life'', ''Family Matters'', ''The Parent 'Hood'', ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''The Burning Zone'', ''The Steve Harvey Show'', '' Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'', '' Mercy Point'', ''Nikki'', '' JAG'', ''It's All Relative'' and ''Courting Alex''. In 1997, Kirkwood co-starred in the TV series ''Deepwater Black'', which ended after one season. Kirkwood's most notable role to date was as Jerry "Rev" Harris in the 2000 Disney film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Khaner
Julie Khaner (born December 5, 1957) is a Canadian television and film actress, best known for her roles in as Alana Newman Robinovitch in '' Street Legal'', Emily Henchpaw in the 1995 version of ''Jake and the Kid'', Sidney Dernhoff in '' The Newsroom'', Gen in ''Deepwater Black'' and Bridey James in ''Videodrome''. She also appeared in the 1995 Susan Dey vampire flick ''Deadly Love''. Career Khaner is a two-time Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ... nominee, receiving nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1994 for ''Street Legal'' and Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries in 1999 for the television film ''Justice''. In 2000, she appeared in '' All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story''. Filmography Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Cadieux
Jason Cadieux is a Canadian film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his performance in the 1996 film ''Lilies'', for which he was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actor at the 17th Genie Awards."Local theatre group comes to Centre for the Arts" '' Brock News'', February 28, 2011. Career Cadieux's other credits have included the films '' Iron Eagle on the Attack'', '' Sins of Silence'' and ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Mollin
Fred Mollin is an American and Canadian record producer, musician, film and TV composer, music director, music supervisor, and songwriter. He has produced records for Jimmy Webb, Johnny Mathis, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lamont Dozier and America (band), America, and has composed music for ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Friday the 13th'' (films and television), ''Forever Knight'', ''Hard Copy'', and many more. Mollin rose to prominence early in his career by co-producing (with Matthew McCauley (producer), Matthew McCauley) Dan Hill's international hit record, "Sometimes When We Touch", in 1977. As an artist, he has written and produced music for a series of children's albums, including ''Disney: Lullaby Album: Instrumental Favorites For Baby'', peaking at #6 on January 26, 2001, on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s Kid Album music chart; and ''Disney's Princess Lullaby Album'', which peaked at No. 23 on October 25, 2002 (''Billboard''). He created the musical group Fred Mollin and the Blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andromeda (TV Series)
''Andromeda'' (formally titled ''Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda'') is a space opera television series, based on unused material by Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt. The series premiered on October 2, 2000, and ended on May 13, 2005. ''Andromeda'' was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and produced by Andromeda Productions, Tribune Entertainment, Fireworks Entertainment and MBR Productions. In Canada, the show aired on Global Television Network (Fireworks' parent company) and ran in first-run broadcast syndication in the United States. ''Andromeda'' is one of two television series (alongside '' Earth: Final Conflict'') produced after Roddenberry's death based on concepts he had created as early as the 1960s and 1970s; Roddenberry died in 1991, nine years prior to the series premiere. The name Dylan Hunt had previously been used for the hero of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
