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Frayed Anatomies
''General Hospital: Night Shift'', stylized as ''NIGHTSHIFT'', is an American prime time serial that first aired on Soapnet for a 27-episode run from July 12, 2007, to October 21, 2008. A spin-off of the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'',"''GH'' Spinoff Planned For SOAPnet." - SoapCentral.com February 12, 2007. the show is SOAPnet's first original scripted drama series and follows the nighttime adventures of familiar and new characters around the hospital. As of March 2008, the first season of the series was "SOAPnet's most watched series ever," with ABC Daytime and SOAPnet President noting that ''Night Shift'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Frons
Brian Scott Frons (born June 15, 1956) is an American television executive and the former president of ABC Daytime. Education Frons earned a master’s degree from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1978. CBS and NBC Brian Frons first worked at CBS Daytime from 1978 to 1983. He left CBS in 1983 to join NBC Daytime, where he stayed during the rest of the 1980s as vice president. In 1986, he canceled ''Search for Tomorrow'' which was at the time the longest running soap opera in television, but also the lowest-rated program among the 14 daytime soap operas on the air that year.https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/05/arts/nbc-drops-35-year-old-soap-opera.html Paid New York Times article Waggett (1997). "Soap Opera Nielsen Ratings". ''Soap Opera Encyclopedia''. pp. 626-628. Frons gained media attention in 1989 when he made a guest appearance in an episode of '' Santa Barbara'', playing the role of God in a dream of character Mason Capwell (Lane Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazanin Boniadi
Nazanin Boniadi (; fa, نازنین بنیادی, ; born 22 May 1980) is an Iranian-British actress and activist. Born in Tehran and raised in London, she went to university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role as Leyla Mir in the medical drama ''General Hospital'' (2007–2009) and its spin-off '' General Hospital: Night Shift'' (2007). Since then, she has played Nora in the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2011), Fara Sherazi in the Showtime spy thriller series ''Homeland'' (2013–2014), Esther in the historical drama film '' Ben-Hur'' (2016), Clare Quayle in the Starz sci-fi thriller series '' Counterpart'' (2017–2018), Zahra Kashani in the action thriller film ''Hotel Mumbai'' (2018), and Bronwyn in the Prime Video fantasy series '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' (2022–present). Boniadi was an Amnesty International spokesperson from 2009 to 2015 and served as a board member for the Center for Human Rights in Iran from Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolene Crowell
The following notable characters originated on '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', which is a prime time spin-off of the American ABC Daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''."''GH'' Spinoff Planned For SOAPnet." - SoapCentral.com February 12, 2007. The series first aired on SOAPnet for a 13-episode run from July 12, 2007 to October 4, 2007, and began a second season of 14 episodes on July 22, 2008. As of March 2008, the first season of the series was "SOAPnet's most-watched series ever," with ABC Daytime and SOAPnet President noting that ''Night Shift'' drew more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Baker (actress)
Amanda Baker (born December 22, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Jolene Crowell on '' General Hospital: Night Shift'' in 2007 and Babe Carey Chandler on ''All My Children'' from 2007 to 2008. Baker reappeared on June 4 and 29, 2009 as a ghost on ''All My Children'' as Babe Chandler. Biography Born as Laura Amanda Baker in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Baker received her degree in business marketing (with a minor in fashion merchandising) at the University of South Carolina before breaking into a television career. She is the daughter of D. F. Keels Baker and Laura Baker. Career Baker starred as Jolene Crowell on '' General Hospital: Night Shift.'' She joined the cast of ''All My Children'' as the new Babe Carey Chandler on October 8, 2007. In an odd move, she debuted on the same day that actress Alexa Havins exited the role. When Babe hugged Krystal (the character's mother), it was Havins, but w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Spinelli
Damian Spinelli is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama, ''General Hospital'', played by actor Bradford Anderson from November 13, 2006, to December 16, 2013. Spinelli was also one of the characters in the first season of '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', which premiered on July 12, 2007. On May 6, 2014, it was announced that Bradford Anderson would be returning to play Spinelli. He returned on May 20, 2014. He later returned once more in late 2014 and again on February 13, 2015. Spinelli returned on October 15, 2015. Casting and characterization In September 2006, ''General Hospital'' put out a casting call for a "college-aged kid" who was a cross between Seth Green and Spicoli, a character played by Sean Penn in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''. The part was won by Anderson, who says he tries to emulate Spicoli's speaking style when playing the character. Spinelli's dialogue, a rapid-fire mix of surfer lingo and Internet slang, has offered comic relief, and an unusua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford Anderson
Bradford William Anderson (born September 21, 1979) is an American actor best known for his role as the young Hacker (computer security), hacker criminal Damian Spinelli, Damian Millhouse Spinelli (a.k.a. The Jackal), on the television soap opera ''General Hospital'', a part which he originated in November 2006 and has continued to play until the present, on both ''General Hospital'' and the Summer 2007 spin-off ''General Hospital: Night Shift''. Biography Anderson is a native of Meredith, New Hampshire, the son of Bill Anderson and Noni Smith. His mother, who worked at local theater companies, encouraged both him and his sister Jennifer to get involved in acting. Anderson's first experience was at age six, playing Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol), Tiny Tim in a professional production by the Laconia, New Hampshire, Laconia Street Car Company of "A Christmas Carol". He also worked at Mames Restaurant for a few summers. The owner, John Cook, has commented that he "always knew Brad was g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soaps
Soap is a surfactant cleaning compound used for personal or other cleaning. Soap may also refer to: Education * Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program, for medical students who were not initially matched with U.S. residencies by the National Resident Matching Program Entertainment * Soap opera, ongoing, episodic work of fiction on TV or radio * ''Soap'' (TV series), a 1970s sitcom * S.O.A.P. (duo), a Danish pop music duo * Sons of All Pussys, a Japanese band often abbreviated S.O.A.P. * Captain Soap MacTavish, fictional soldier from the ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'' series * Hotel Soap is an animated cartoon character in the ''Dr. Tran'' animated series of internet shorts * An abbreviation for ''Snakes on a Plane'', a 2006 film * "Soap" (song), Melanie Martinez single Science and technology * Sugar soap, a material used for cleaning surfaces before repainting * SOAP (originally an acronym for Simple Object Access Protocol), a protocol specification in computer networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 101 Network
Audience Network (also known as Audience from 2016 until 2020) was an American pay television channel that was owned by AT&T. It featured a mix of original and acquired series, specials, and feature films. The network operated as a commercial-free service and broadcast its programming without editing for content. It was originally exclusive to DirecTV, though it was also added to AT&T U-verse after AT&T's 2015 acquisition of DirecTV. It was also made available on later AT&T streaming efforts, including AT&T TV and AT&T Watch TV, a lower-cost option available to AT&T Mobility customers. As of 2019, the channel had a subscription base of 26 million. The channel ceased operations on May 22, 2020. History The network launched on November 25, 1999, as Freeview, a service on DirecTV channel 103 carrying a continuous loop of concerts and other events. Freeview was part of all of the satellite provider's subscription packages, starting with the Total Choice tier. In 2005, it was moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DirecTV
DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California. Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary service is a digital satellite service serving the United States. It also provides traditional linear television service delivered by IP through its U-verse TV brand and a Virtual MVPD service through its DirecTV Stream brand. Its primary competitors are Dish Network, traditional cable television providers, IP-based television services, and other over-the-top video services. On July 24, 2015, after receiving approval from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice, AT&T acquired DirecTV in a transaction valued at $67.1 billion. As of the end of Q1 2021, AT&T had 15.9 million pay-TV customers, including DirecTV, U-Verse, and DirecTV Stream subscribers. On February 25, 2021, AT&T announced that it would spin-off DirecTV, U-Verse TV, and DirecTV Stream into a separate e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Charles
''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York. The new show features longtime ''General Hospital'' characters Lucy Coe, Kevin Collins, Scott Baldwin, and Karen Wexler, along with several new characters, most of whom were interns in a competitive medical school program. In its later years, the program shifted more towards supernatural themes and stories, with a reduced emphasis on the original hospital setting. History 1997–2000 Plans to spin off ''General Hospital'' were announced in December 1996. ABC had previously passed on the idea of a ''GH'' spin-off proposed by former head writer, Claire Labine. Tentatively titled ''GH2'', the series was set to revolve around interns at the medical school across from General Hospital. ''Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High-definition Television
High-definition television (HD or HDTV) describes a television system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since 1936; in more recent times, it refers to the generation following standard-definition television (SDTV), often abbreviated to HDTV or HD-TV. It is the current de facto standard video format used in most broadcasts: terrestrial broadcast television, cable television, satellite television and Blu-ray Discs. Formats HDTV may be transmitted in various formats: * 720p (1280 horizontal pixels × 720 lines): 921,600 pixels * 1080i (1920×1080) interlaced scan: 1,036,800 pixels (~1.04 MP). * 1080p (1920×1080) progressive scan: 2,073,600 pixels (~2.07 MP). ** Some countries also use a non-standard CEA resolution, such as 1440×1080i: 777,600 pixels (~0.78 MP) per field or 1,555,200 pixels (~1.56 MP) per frame When transmitted at two megapixels per frame, HDTV provides about five times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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