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James D. Parriott
James D. Parriott (born November 14, 1950, in Denver, Colorado) is an American writer, director, and producer, with his own self named production company. Career He created the series: ''Voyagers!'', ''Misfits of Science'', ''Forever Knight'', '' Educating Matt Waters'', ''The American Embassy'' and '' Defying Gravity''. Awards In addition to numerous awards won by series he has created or produced, Parriott himself has been nominated for a number of awards, and has won three; the Writers Guild of America TV Award (2006 & 2007), and the Producers Guild of America The Producers Guild of America (PGA) is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing television producers, film producers and New media, New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 8,000 members of the producing esta ... Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic series (2007). Credits Film Television External links * James D. Parriottat ''FilmReference.com'' American ma ...
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Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. It is the principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the first city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Denver is located in the Western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Its downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, approximately east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is named after James W. Denver, a governor of the Kansas Territory. It is nicknamed the ''Mile High City'' because its official elevation is exactly one mile () above sea level. The 105th meridian we ...
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The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV Series)
''The Incredible Hulk'' is an American television series based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as Dr. David Banner, Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee. In the TV series, Dr. David Banner, a widowed physician and scientist who is presumed dead, travels across America under assumed names and finds himself in positions where he helps others in need despite his terrible secret: Following an accident that altered his cells, in times of extreme anger or stress, he transforms into a huge, savage, incredibly strong green-skinned humanoid, who has been named "the Hulk". In his travels, Banner earns money by working temporary jobs while searching for a way to either control or cure his condition. All the while, he is obsessively pursued by a tabloid newspaper reporter, Jack McGee, who is convinced that the Hulk is a deadly menace whose exposure would enhance his career. The series' two-h ...
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Threat Matrix
''Threat Matrix'' is an American drama television series created by Daniel Voll that aired on ABC from September 18, 2003 to January 29, 2004 which lasted 16 episodes. The plot consisted of the events in a United States Homeland Security anti-terrorism unit, led by Special agent John Kilmer. The title of the show refers to a report given to the President of the United States each morning, which contains information relating to the latest threats against the security of the United States. Cast * James Denton as Special Agent John Kilmer, a former Delta Force operator. * Kelly Rutherford as Special Agent Frankie Ellroy-Kilmer * Will Lyman as Colonel Roger Atkins * Anthony Azizi as Mohammad "Mo" Hassain * Kurt Caceres as Tim Vargas * Mahershala Ali as Jelani Harper * Melora Walters as Lia "Lark" Larkin * Shoshannah Stern as Holly Brodeen * Kelly Hu as Agent Mia Chen * Steven Petrarca as Agent Adam Anders * Lorraine Toussaint as Carina Wright Episodes A total of sixteen episodes w ...
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The Partners (TV Series)
''The Partners'' is an American sitcom that aired on September 18, 1971, through September 8, 1972, on NBC. Synopsis The program featured Don Adams and Rupert Crosse as bumbling detectives, John Doucette their exasperated commanding officer. Dick Van Patten played the sycophantic desk sergeant. Robert Karvelas had a recurring role as Freddie, who compulsively confessed to crimes he did not commit. The pilot featured guest appearances by Joey Forman, Art Metrano, and Yvonne Craig. Production notes Unlike many television programs of its day, ''The Partners'' eschewed a traditional opening title sequence. The opening credits were merely interspersed during the first few minutes, akin to the technique that has become quite commonplace today. The theme music, which accompanied the closing credits and occasionally popped up during the program itself, was composed by Lalo Schifrin, best known for the theme to '' Mission: Impossible''. Characters Unlike many other sitcoms of the 1 ...
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MDs (TV Series)
''MDs'' ''(Medical Doctors)'' is an American medical drama television series that aired on ABC from September 25 to December 11, 2002. It starred William Fichtner as Dr. Bruce Kellerman, Jane Lynch as Aileen Poole, and John Hannah as Dr. Robert Dalgety. The series only lasted one season, and though 11 episodes were filmed, only 8 were ever aired. The series was never released on DVD and it is very hard to find. The only known full length episodes of ''MDs'' can be found on YouTube. ''MDs'' was written and created by Gary Tieche. Dr. Robert Dalgety, a dedicated and brilliant general surgeon, and Dr. Bruce Kellerman, head of cardiothoracic surgery, are two renegade surgeons working together in a megasized, megafrugal, aging HMO. With the help of Dr. Quinn Joyner and Dr. Maggie Yang, they buck the system any way they can in pursuit of the care patients need and deserve. On the opposing team are Shelly Pangborn, the new hospital administrator, and assistant hospital administrator, Fra ...
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Push, Nevada
''Push, Nevada'' is an American mystery television series set in the fictional town of Push, Nevada. It premiered on September 17, 2002 on ABC, and ran for 7 episodes before it became one of the first shows to be canceled during the Fall 2002 season. Overview Created by Ben Affleck and Sean Bailey (co-producer of ''Project Greenlight'') and co-produced with Matt Damon and Chris Moore, ''Push, Nevada'' was unique in that it offered viewers a chance to follow along and solve the mystery of Push for a prize of $1,045,000. Each episode contained clues, from web addresses in the opening credits to specific phrases uttered by characters in the show, each having its own significance to the mystery. 24-year-old New Jersey resident Mark Nakamoto won the grand prize, calling a special number within just two minutes of the last clue being given during an airing of ''Monday Night Football''. The show's cancellation came about two weeks before the final clue was given, but U.S. law require ...
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Tucker (2000 TV Series)
''Tucker'' is an American sitcom created by Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes, that aired on NBC from October 2, 2000 to April 2, 2001. Eight episodes were broadcast in pairs during rerun season in March 2001. Premise Tucker's parents have divorced, and so he is forced to move into his despised aunt Claire's house, with her decidedly calmer airplane pilot husband Jimmy and strange cousin Leon. Originally disappointed at the arrangement, he spots their gorgeous neighbour McKenna. From that point forward, he valiantly attempts to become her boyfriend, competing with Seth Green. The series revolves around divorce, teenage culture and teenage love. In the UK and Ireland the show aired on Nickelodeon. Cast *Eli Marienthal as Tucker Pierce *Noelle Beck as Jeannie Pierce *Katey Sagal as Claire Wennick *Nathan Lawrence as Leon Wennick *Alison Lohman as McKenna Reid *Casey Sander Clinton O. "Casey" Sander (born July 6, 1956) is an American actor known as the character "Captain" Jimmy ...
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Action (TV Series)
''Action'' is an American dark comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon, who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure. It aired on Fox during the 1999–2000 season. The series was critically praised for its irreverent and sometimes hostile look at Hollywood culture. Thirteen episodes were produced. The show was created by Chris Thompson and the show runner was Don Reo. Future ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member Will Forte was the story editor for twelve episodes, and wrote three. Characters Main * Peter Dragon, played by Jay Mohr, is the head of Dragonfire Films. Peter got his start as a screenwriter for gay pornography, but eventually moved up the ladder of Hollywood as a hotshot producer of tasteless action films. Under tremendous pressure to make his next film a big success, Peter is bossy, arrogant, and unscrupulous. * Wendy Ward, played by Illeana Douglas, is a former child actress as the cute star of the TV show, ''The Elephant Princess'' ( ...
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Dark Skies
''Dark Skies'' is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi television series that debuted on NBC on September 21, 1996, and ended on May 31, 1997, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel; 18 episodes and a two-hour pilot episode were broadcast as a part of NBC's short-lived Thrillogy block. The success of ''The X-Files'' on Fox proved an audience existed for science-fiction shows, resulting in NBC commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie." Series overview The series presents the idea that 20th-century history as people know it is a lie. It depicts aliens having been among humans since the late 1940s, with a government cover-up concealing their existence from the public. As the series progresses, viewers follow John Loengard and Kim Sayers through the 1960s as they attempt to foil the plots of the alien "Hive". The Hive is an alien race that planned to invade Ea ...
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The Invaders (miniseries)
''The Invaders'' (or ''The New Invaders'') is a two-part television miniseries revival based on the 1967-68 original series ''The Invaders''. Directed by Paul Shapiro, the miniseries was first aired in 1995. Scott Bakula starred as Nolan Wood, who discovers the alien conspiracy, and Roy Thinnes appears very briefly as David Vincent, now an old man handing the burden over to Wood. Plot Former Air Force officer Nolan Wood, an inmate in prison for manslaughter charges, meets David Vincent (from the original TV series) while both are in prison. Vincent tells Nolan a fantastic story about the alien conspiracy to control the world. Wood begins to have visions about aliens and UFOs. Later, Wood (Bakula), now a recently released convict, is taken over by aliens. He thinks he is able to throw off their control with the help of nurse Garza (Pena). In fact the control and Wood's apparent successful resistance and visions are part of a plot by the aliens to kill a Harvard ecologist. The ...
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Elvis (1990 TV Series)
''Elvis'' (also known as ''Elvis – Good Rockin' Tonight'') is an American drama series about the early life of Elvis Presley that aired on ABC from February 6 until May 19, 1990 before its cancellation due to the high cost of each episode. These ten episodes, along with three unaired episodes, were edited into a four-hour mini-series titled ''Elvis: The Early Years''. The series starred Michael St. Gerard as Presley, Jesse Dabson, Blake Gibbons, Millie Perkins, and Billy "Green" Bush. Elvis voice-impersonator Ronnie McDowell provided the singing voice for St. Gerard on the series. Plot ''Elvis: Good Rockin' Tonight'' was a series offering a dramatic re-creation of Presley's time just before becoming a major star, focusing on him in 1954 and 1955 as he was beginning his recording career at Sun Records. Production Michael St. Gerard had played Presley twice before, in the 1989 films '' Great Balls of Fire!'' and '' Heart of Dixie''; and once again after this series, in a 1993 epi ...
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Nick Knight (film)
''Nick Knight'' is a 1989 American television film about Nick Knight, a centuries-old vampire working as a police detective in modern-day Los Angeles. Originally meant to be a pilot episode for a television series, it was not picked up at the time. However, in 1992, CBS picked up the series but produced the show in Canada as ''Forever Knight'', re-filming the pilot (with the same plot) and using a completely different cast, except for John Kapelos. Cast * Rick Springfield as Nick Knight * John Kapelos as Don Schanke * Robert Harper as Dr. Jack Brittington * Richard Fancy as Capt. Brunetti * Laura Johnson as Dr. Alyce Hunter * Craig Richard Nelson as Fenner * Fran Ryan as Jeannie * Cec Verrell as Janette * Jack Murdock as Topper * Michael Nader as Lacroix * Irene Miracle as The Nurse * Gregory Wagrowski as Detective Jessell * Davis Roberts as Dr. Dave * Al Fann as Dedrick See also *Vampire film *List of vampire television series List of television series about vampires, c ...
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