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Hello Tomorrow!
''Hello Tomorrow!'' is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series that premiered on Apple TV+ on February 17, 2023. It stars Billy Crudup. Plot In a retrofuturistic world, a huckster named Jack Billings runs a small business of traveling salesmen who go door to door (on Earth) selling timeshares on the moon. Jack pays his staff with the payments, pockets the rest, and then moves on from town to town, with the fictional rocket launch for his customers to be brought to their fictional new homes being delayed further and further. In one of the towns Jack realizes he's found his son Joey, who doesn't know that Jack is his father. Jack hires Joey as a salesperson, decides to stay in this town for a while, and tries to find a way to tell Joey that they are father and son without driving him away, while also trying to keep the fraudulent business from crashing down around him. Cast Main * Billy Crudup as Jack Billings * Hank Azaria as Eddie * Haneefah Wood as Shirley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeshare
A timeshare (sometimes called vacation ownership) is a property with a divided form of ownership or use rights. These properties are typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each owner of the same accommodation is allotted their period of time. Units may be sold as a partial ownership, lease, or "right to use", in which case the latter holds no claim to ownership of the property. The ownership of timeshare programs is varied, and has been changing over the decades. History The term "timeshare" was coined in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s, expanding on a vacation system that became popular after World War II. Vacation home sharing, also known as holiday home sharing, involved four European families that would purchase a vacation cottage jointly, each having exclusive use of the property for one of the four seasons. They rotated seasons each year, so each family enjoyed the prime seasons equally. This concept was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metacritic
Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an excerpt from each review and hyperlinks to its source. A color of green, yellow or red summarizes the critics' recommendations. It is regarded as the foremost online review aggregation site for the video game industry. Metacritic's scoring converts each review into a percentage, either mathematically from the mark given, or what the site decides subjectively from a qualitative review. Before being averaged, the scores are weighted according to a critic's popularity, stature, and volume of reviews. The website won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. Criticism of the site has focused on the assessment system, the ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film ''Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacie Passon
Stacie Passon (born October 1, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer whose debut film ''Concussion'' premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and subsequently won a Teddy Award Jury Prize at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival. Personal life Passon was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is Jewish. She attended Columbia College Chicago, from which she graduated in 1993. Career Passon began her career as a commercial director and producer. Her 2013 film ''Concussion'' garnered Passon nominations for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and the film won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release. Passon has directed episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning comedy series ''Transparent.''. In 2016, she executive produced the comedy film ''Women Who Kill''. She directed the film adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel ''We Have Always Lived in the Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Heyward
Susan Heyward is an American actress. She starred in the PlayStation Network original series '' Powers'' (2015–16) and HBO period drama ''Vinyl'' (2016). From 2018 to 2019, Heyward had a recurring role as Tamika Ward in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. On stage, she made her Broadway debut in the 2013 production of ''The Trip to Bountiful'' and in 2018-2019 played Rose Granger-Weasley in the Broadway production of ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child''. Life and career Heyward was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia and graduated with BFA from Carnegie Mellon University. She began her career appearing in Off-Broadway productions and guest-starring roles on television series including ''Law & Order'' and ''30 Rock''. In 2009, she was regular cast member in the short-lived Comedy Central comedy series ''Michael & Michael Have Issues''. In 2014, she had a recurring role in the Fox thriller series ''The Following''. In 2013, she made her Broadway debut appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Ebert
Gabriel Ebert is an American stage actor and singer. Early life Ebert was born and raised in Colorado. He attended high school at the Denver School of the Arts and graduated from Juilliard. Career Ebert made his Broadway debut as the understudy for the role of Ken in John Logan's play ''Red'' in 2010, followed by the Broadway production of Kneehigh Theatre's ''Brief Encounter'' in 2010 as Stanley. Ebert is known for originating the role of Mr. Wormwood in the Broadway 2013 production of ''Matilda the Musical'', for which he won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Ebert's performance in Amy Herzog's '' 4000 Miles'' at Lincoln Center Theater as the character "Leo", the grandson of Mary Louise Wilson's Vera, won him an Obie Award in 2012. He starred as Robin Hood in ''The Heart of Robin Hood'' by David Farr in Winnipeg and Toronto in October 2014 to March 2015. He played the role of Max in the 2015 movie ''Ricki and the Flash''. In the 2015 production of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Faison
Frankie Russel Faison (born June 10, 1949) is an American actor known for his role as Deputy Commissioner, and, later, Commissioner, Ervin Burrell in the HBO series ''The Wire'', as Barney Matthews in the ''Hannibal Lecter'' franchise, and as Sugar Bates in the Cinemax series ''Banshee''. Early life and education Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Carmena (née Gantt) and Edgar Faison. He studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where he joined Theta Chi fraternity. He went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1974. Career Faison started his acting career in 1974 in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of ''King Lear'', with James Earl Jones in the title role. Faison later appeared opposite Jones in the Broadway premiere of ''Fences'', for which he received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Faison's next role came in TV, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Harney
Michael John Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater. He is best known for starring on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black'' as Corrections Officer Sam Healy. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the Apple TV+ series '' For All Mankind''. Early life Born in New York City, Harney went on to study under acting teachers William Esper and Phil Gushee, both of whom studied and taught with Sanford Meisner for many years at The Neighborhood Playhouse School Of The Theater. After studying acting for 7 years he went on to run The Michael Harney Acting Studio in New York City for 8 years. During his time in New York City, Harney acted in and/or directed more than 80 plays and one acts and starred in ''On The Waterfront'' on Broadway playing the role of Charlie Malloy. Career Throughout Harney's television career, he has performed in numerous blockbuster films such as ''Erin Brockovich'' and ''Ocean's Thirteen''. Before starring on ''Orange Is the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Maher (actor)
Matthew Maher (born 1971/1972 in Arkabutla, Mississippi) is an American film, television and theater actor who has appeared in ''Bringing Out The Dead'' (1999), ''Dogma'' (1999), '' Vulgar'' (2000), '' The Third Wheel'' (2002), '' Jersey Girl'' (2004), ''Gone Baby Gone'' (2007), ''The Killer Inside Me'', '' I'm Still Here'' & ''It's Kind of a Funny Story'' (2010), '' Captain Marvel'' (2019), ''Funny Pages'' (2022), and ''Air'' (2023). Career He has an extensive theatrical career having performed at The Public Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, and Actors Theater of Louisville. Theater credits include ''Red-Handed Otter'' at Cherry Lane Theater, Uncle Vanya at Soho Repertory Theatre, Golden Child by David Henry Hwang at Signature Theatre Company, and ''Tales From My Parents Divorce'' by The Civilians. He has also appeared occasionally in feature films, including ''Bringing Out The Dead'' (1999), ''Dogma'' (1999), '' Vulgar'' (2000), '' The Third Wheel'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Paul Chan
Michael Paul Chan (born June 26, 1950) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Lieutenant Michael Tao on the TNT series ''The Closer'' and '' Major Crimes''. He also acted in ''U.S. Marshals'', playing an assassin. Biography Chan was born in San Francisco, California. Chan, a third-generation Chinese American, is a founding member of the Asian American Theater Company. He is married with one child. His brother was the late Jeffery Paul Chan, an author and academic. His television work has included roles like Judge Lionel Ping on ''Arrested Development'', Detective Ron Lu on ''Robbery Homicide Division'', the voice of Jimmy Ho on ''The PJ's'', Mr. Chong on ''The Wonder Years'', a Japanese investor in the 1990 ''Northern Exposure'' episode "Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens", an agent of the C.I.A. (Chinese Intelligence Agency) on a 2011 episode of ''The Simpsons'', and roles on shows like ''Bones'', ''Babylon 5'', ''Nash Bridges'' and ''The Young and the Restless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
