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Invasion (2005 TV Series)
''Invasion'' is an American science fiction television series created by Shaun Cassidy. It originally aired on ABC from September 21, 2005 through May 17, 2006. Somewhat similar to ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'', the show told the story of the aftermath of a hurricane in which water-based creatures infiltrate a small Florida town and begin to take over the bodies of the town's inhabitants through a cloning process (by first merging with then replacing them). It stars an ensemble cast featuring William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian, Kari Matchett, Lisa Sheridan, Tyler Labine, Alexis Dziena, Evan Peters and Ariel Gade. The show was produced by Shaun Cassidy Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Due to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the aftermath in the southern United States, early on-air promotions were quickly pulled by ABC. The advertising then switched emphasis completely to the alien invasion aspect of the series, while the hurricane received no mention. The premiere was als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Cassidy
Shaun Paul Cassidy (born September 27, 1958) is an American singer, actor, writer, and producer. He has created and/or produced a number of television series including '' American Gothic'', '' Roar'' and ''Invasion''. Cassidy currently serves as executive producer and writer for NBC's medical drama ''New Amsterdam''. While in high school, Cassidy signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records, leading to his albums ''Shaun Cassidy'', ''Born Late'', '' Under Wraps'', ''Room Service'', and ''Wasp''. Almost concurrently, Cassidy starred in the ABC television series ''The Hardy Boys Mysteries'', as well as ''Breaking Away'' and had a stint on the daytime soap ''General Hospital''. While appearing on Broadway in the hit musical drama '' Blood Brothers'', he wrote his first television pilot, ''American Gothic''. In 2020, Cassidy returned to the stage with his one-man show ''The Magic of a Midnight Sky''. Cassidy is the eldest son of Academy Award–winning actress Shirley Jones and Tony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' is a 1956 American science fiction horror film produced by Walter Wanger, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. The black-and-white film was shot in Superscope and in the film noir style. Daniel Mainwaring adapted the screenplay from Jack Finney's 1954 science fiction novel '' The Body Snatchers''.Warren 1982 The film was released by Allied Artists Pictures as a double feature with the British science fiction film ''The Atomic Man'' (and in some markets with ''Indestructible Man''). The film's storyline concerns an extraterrestrial invasion that begins in the fictional California town of Santa Mira. Alien plant spores have fallen from space and grown into large seed pods, each one capable of producing a visually identical copy of a human. As each pod reaches full development, it assimilates the physical traits, memories, and personalities of each sleeping person placed near it until only the replacement is lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Trilling
Lawrence Trilling is a television director who has worked on many popular shows, including ''Alias'', '' Felicity'', ''Invasion'', ''Monk'', ''Pushing Daisies'', '' Scrubs'', '' Roswell'', ''Goliath'', and '' Parenthood''. In 2017, Trilling was announced as showrunner for ''Goliath.'' Education Trilling graduated from Columbia University in 1988. Directing credits *''Condor'' **1.01 ''What Loneliness'' *'' Felicity'' ** 1.15 ''The Fugue'' ** 2.01 ''Sophomoric'' ** 2.06 ''The Love Bug'' ** 2.09 ''Portraits'' ** 2.20 ''Ben Was Here'' ** 3.04 ''Greeks and Geeks'' ** 3.10 ''Let's Get It On'' ** 3.12 ''Girlfight'' ** 3.16 ''It's Raining Men'' ** 4.03 ''Your Money or Your Wife'' ** 4.09 ''Lonelyhearts'' ** 4.11 ''A Perfect Match'' ** 4.19 ''The Power of the Ex'' ** 4.22 ''Back to the Future'' *''Alias'' ** 2.12 ''The Getaway'' ** 2.20 ''Countdown'' ** 3.04 ''A Missing Link'' ** 3.06 ''The Nemesis'' ** 3.11 ''Full Disclosure'' ** 3.14 ''Blowback'' ** 3.16 ''Taken'' ** 3.21 ''Legac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Schlamme
Thomas David Schlamme (; born ) is an American television director, known particularly for his collaborations with Aaron Sorkin. He is known for his work as executive producer on ''The West Wing'' and ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,'' as well as his work as director on '' Sports Night'' and ''The Americans''. Early life Schlamme was born in Houston, Texas. He is Jewish, and his family escaped Nazi Germany the week before the Kristallnacht. He attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas. Production Schlamme moved from his native Houston to New York City in 1973. After serving in several low level positions for production companies, he founded his own company, Schlamme Productions, in 1980. From there, he produced campaigns for a number of musicals, including ''Cats''. He directed the first "I Want My MTV!" advertising campaign in 1981 for producer Buzz Potamkin, and singer/songwriter Amy Grant's 1985 music video " Find a Way" for producers Fred Seibert and Alan Goodman. Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Moss
Elisabeth Singleton Moss (born July 24, 1982) is an American actor. She is known for her work in several television dramas, earning such accolades as two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, which led ''Vulture'' to name her the "Queen of Peak TV". Moss began acting in the early 1990s and first gained recognition for playing Zoey Bartlet, the youngest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet, in the NBC political drama series ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006). She earned wider recognition for playing Peggy Olson, a secretary-turned-copywriter, in the AMC period drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), and subsequently won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for portraying Detective Robin Griffin in the BBC miniseries ''Top of the Lake'' (2013). For producing and starring as June Osborne in the Hulu dystopian drama series ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2017–p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Frain
James Dominic Frain is an English stage and screen actor. His best known television roles include Thomas Cromwell in the Showtime/ CBC historical drama ''The Tudors'' (2007–2009), Franklin Mott in the HBO drama ''True Blood'' (2010), Warwick the Kingmaker in the BBC drama serial '' The White Queen'' (2013), John Sumner in the Sky/Canal+ crime drama '' The Tunnel'' (2013), Ferdinand Chevalier in the BBC/Space sci-fi thriller ''Orphan Black'' (2015–2017), Theo Galavan/Azrael in Fox's '' Gotham'' (2015–2016), and Sarek in '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2017–2019). He also played leading roles in the BBC dramas '' Armadillo'' (2001), '' The Buccaneers'' (1995) and ''The Mill on the Floss'' (1997). In film, he is best known for playing Daniel Barenboim and Álvaro de la Quadra in the biographical dramas ''Hilary and Jackie'' and ''Elizabeth'', respectively (both 1998), Bassianus in the Shakespeare adaptation ''Titus'' (1999), and Gérard de Villefort in the historical drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Hodge
Edwin Martel Basil Hodge (born January 26, 1985) is an American actor. He is recognized for portraying Dante Bishop in ''The Purge'' film series, and is the only actor to appear in all of the first three films. Early life Hodge was born on January 26, 1985, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, to Aldis Basil Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, but he was raised in New York. (2010) ''Tv.com''. Accessed 2010-02-09. Hodge's mother is from the state of and his father from . He is the older brother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Huynh
David Huynh (born February 5, 1983) is a Canadian actor. Early life Huynh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, briefly studied at the University of Manitoba focusing on a major in theater and a minor in film studies. Huynh continues to study with acting coach Marjorie Ballentine and Terry Knickerbocker.David Huynh - Official Site - Bio, http://www.david-huynh.com/bio.html Career Huynh has appeared on TV shows such as '' ER'' (as Leo), ''Cold Case'' (as Billy Takahashi, as the son of Ray Takahashi, played by Ian Anthony Dale) and ''Without A Trace'' (as Frankie Jones, opposite Jessika Van who plays Stacey Tan), ''Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'' and '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. In 2008, he starred in Mark Tran's film "All About Dad" (Winner of the Cinequest Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature) as a Biology major named Ty Do who quits his studies to pursue a career in filmmaking. Huynh won a Special Jury Prize Award at the 2007 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Baesel
Nathan Baesel (born April 7, 1974, in La Palma, California) is an American actor. Biography Baesel attended Buena Park High School. After high school he went to Fullerton College, before graduating from Juilliard School in 2002. He has appeared in various national television spots and guest starred in ''The District'' and CBS's ''Cold Case''. He had a recurring role on ABC's science fiction drama Shaun Cassidy's ''Invasion'', playing the one-armed deputy Lewis Sirk. Baesel is a founding member of NY-based ''Theater Mitu'' and he performs regularly for South Coast Repertory South Coast Repertory (SCR) is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California. Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson, is led by Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Direc .... He also starred in the horror movie '' Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon'' and in the post-apocalyptic film '' 20 Years After''. He also starred on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to the conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site offers content posted directly on the site as well as user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. Founded by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005 as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising soliciting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern United States
The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Western United States, with the Midwestern and Northeastern United States to its north and the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to its south. Historically, the South was defined as all states south of the 18th century Mason–Dixon line, the Ohio River, and 36°30′ parallel.The South . ''Britannica.com''. Retrieved June 5, 2021. Within the South are different subregions, such as the |
