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MetaJets
''MetaJets'' is an animated television series produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment and Sunwoo Entertainment. Broadcast In Canada, ''MetaJets'' premiered on October 3, 2010 on Teletoon. In South Korea, this show was first aired on KBS1 on January 31, 2009, and it premiered on TF1 on October 7, 2009 in France. This show was also seen in other selected territories, such as on Cartoon Network on July 4, 2010 in the United States, Studio 23 on July 13, 2010 in the Philippines, and in 2011 it was shown on Clan in Spain as well as Disney Channel Asia. The entire first season was available to watch instantly on Netflix. In Canada it was offered from 2017-2018 via Kids Suite from Bell Satellite TV. Characters Major characters: Metajets *Johnny Miller (강한결): Joined ARC tournament when George Strong invited him to be an ARC racer. During an unsanctioned race between Trey and Johnny at ground level slum, the match was interrupted by a Metajets summon. Johnny followed Trey's path into A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpho Koaho
Mpho Koaho () is a Canadian actor. He portrayed Anthony on the TNT science fiction series ''Falling Skies'' (2011–2015) and was also a series regular on the Teletoon action adventure ''MetaJets'' (2011) and the BBC America science fiction comedy ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' (2016–2017). Early life and education Mpho Koaho was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to South African parents. Career Mpho began his acting career when Maya Angelou cast him as the lead in her 1998 Miramax film ''Down in the Delta''. After that, he appeared in films such as '' The Salton Sea'', '' Four Brothers'', ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''', and ''Saw III''. In 2009, Koaho was nominated to two Gemini Awards; one for his supporting role on the Canadian TV series ''Soul'', and another for his guest role on the TV series '' Flashpoint''. He ended up winning the former. Mpho portrayed Anthony, a series regular on the TV series ''Falling Skies'' produced by Steven Spielberg, which began air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athena Karkanis
Athena Karkanis (born September 7, 1981) is a Canadian television, film and voice actress. She is noted for her role as Grace Stone in the NBC/Netflix science fiction drama series '' Manifest''. Life and career Karkanis was born in Alberta and raised in Toronto. She is of Greek and Egyptian descent. In 2005, she made her screen debut in an episode of ''1-800-Missing'' and later had a number of guest-starring, recurring and regular roles on Canadian television shows. She also had regular voice roles in ''Skyland'', ''MetaJets'' and '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island''. She has a regular voice role in '' Wild Kratts'' as Aviva Corcovado. Karkanis co-starred in several horror films, including ''Saw IV'' (2007), '' Repo! The Genetic Opera'' (2008), '' Saw VI'' (2009), '' Survival of the Dead'' (2009), and '' The Barrens'' (2012). She also appeared in direct-to-video action films '' The Art of War II: Betrayal'' (2008), and ''Sacrifice'' (2011). On television, she was a regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott McCord
William Scott McCord is a Canadian actor. He is known for his versatility and character work in film, television, animation and on stage. He is a Lifetime Member of ''The Actors Studio''. On television he has appeared in series regular, recurring and guest starring roles. He plays the mysterious Victor in the MGM/Epix original science fiction horror series '' From'' from the executive producers of ''Lost''. Other television appearances include '' The Sinner'', '' FBI'', '' Jupiter's Legacy'', and ''Lost Girl''. He played researcher James Joy on the Canadian investigative journalism drama series '' The Eleventh Hour'' from 2002 to 2005. He has appeared in standout character roles in the studio films ''16 Blocks'', ''Shoot 'Em Up'', and supporting roles in independent films ''East of Middle West'', ''Blood Honey'' and the animated features ''The Nut Job'' and ''Charlotte''. He has worked in theatre most of his career in New York and Toronto, garnering a Dora Mavor Moore Award B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Griffin
Katie Griffin (born January 14, 1973) is a Canadian actress and singer. She has had roles in several television movies and feature films. In cartoons, her best-known roles include the voices of Sailor Mars in the original English Canadian dub of ''Sailor Moon'', and Alex in ''Totally Spies!''. She is also the voice of Laugh-a-Lot Bear in '' Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot'' and as a plush toy. She also voiced Farmer Shire in ''Corn & Peg''. Biography Griffin grew up in Scarborough, Ontario. Her mother was a teacher, and her father was an air traffic controller. When she was 8, she attended Edgewood Junior Public School and played the role of The Artful Dodger in her school play, which garnered notice from her mother, who was the school director, of her talent. Looking back at that period, Griffin said that she was more inspired by watching movies than theatre, especially concerning strong women, and cited her mom as a huge influence. Griffin also attended David and Mary Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Berni
David Berni is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian and writer. Life and career David Berni is an actor who currently voices the character Frank on Go, Dog. Go!, Bernie on Ollie's Pack and Bird Bud on ''The Snoopy Show''. He is also known for voicing Brent Mclean and Hector on '' Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'', Count Dracula on ''Hotel Transylvania'', and Gawayne on ''Mysticons.'' David has also been nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards (Gemini Awards) in the Best Performance category for his work on ''Rocket Monkeys'', ''Ruby Gloom ''Ruby Gloom'' is a Canadian animated television series based on the Mighty Fine apparel line of the same name created by illustrator Martin Hsu. The series was produced by Nelvana and started airing in Canada on YTV on October 15, 2006, and fini ...'', and '' Iggy Arbuckle.'' He has also been nominated for 4 ACTRA Awards in the best performance category for his work on Ollie’s Pack, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: The Series, ''Rocket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action (genre)
Action fiction is a literary genre that focuses on stories that involve high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of sub-genres, such as spy novels, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue ("cloak and dagger") and mysteries. This kind of story utilizes suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or what the solution to the puzzle of a thriller is. Genre fiction Action fiction is a form of genre fiction whose subject matter is characterized by emphasis on exciting action sequences. This does not always mean they exclude character development or story-telling. Action fiction is related to other forms of fiction, including action films, action games and analogous media in other formats such as manga and anime. It includes martial arts action, extreme sports action, car chases and vehicles, suspense action, and action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Pardo
Ron Pardo (born May 15, 1967) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He has performed roles in over 90 animated series. On ''PAW Patrol'', Pardo has voiced Cap'n Turbot since the first episode, and later voiced the breakout villain Mayor Humdinger as well as various other characters. Pardo is also known for playing a wide variety of celebrities on the sketch comedy series ''History Bites''. Early life Pardo was raised in Pardoville, Ontario (named after his ancestors), a small farming hamlet near Chatham. He went to school in nearby Blenheim, and later studied radio and television at Ryerson University in Toronto, followed by working on-air and as a copywriter at CFCO Radio. Pardo later attended the University of Western Ontario in London to study education and worked as a teacher for 12 years in Cambridge, Ontario. Career Ron Pardo realized early on that he had a talent for mimicry, first of cartoon characters and later of celebrities. In 1994, he started performing stand-up com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europa Press (news Agency)
Europa Press is a Spanish news agency founded in 1953. It broadcasts news 24 hours a day, publishing 3,000 articles on average per day. It serves content to almost 2,000 clients, including the main Spanish media: radios; newspapers; televisions and national, autonomic and local digital media. Also, among its clients there are the High Statal Institutions, all Public Ministries, Autonomous Governments, Public Halls, Public Deputations and the rest of Public Administrations at all levels, political parties, business organizations, labor unions and the main companies and foundations. These informations -with both general and specialized character and served in text and audiovisual format- are one of the main information sources for mass media and press offices. Europa Press has headquarters in every Spanish Autonomous Community and correspondents in each provincial capital. This allows the news agency to offer a very concrete informative product from local and autonomic issues, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel Asia
Disney Channel was a pan-Asian pay television kids channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia; part of The Walt Disney Company Asia-Pacific. It began broadcasting in Taiwan on 29 March 1995, until its main launch on January 2000, when it first broadcast in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines. It later expanded to most Southeast Asian countries in the months following. The channel was closed on 1 October 2021, while Taiwan's branch ended on 1 January 2022, as part of a wider switch to streaming services Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. Disney Channel Asia's programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming, including ''Upin & Ipin'', ''BoBoiBoy,'' ''Boboiboy Galaxy'', ''Ejen Ali,'' ''Harry & Bunnie'', and ''Chuck Chicken'', all of which originate from Malaysia; and ''Just for Laughs Gags Asia'', a Singaporean version of '' Just for Lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Satellite TV
Bell Satellite TV (french: Bell Télé; formerly known as Bell ExpressVu, Dish Network Canada and ExpressVu Dish Network and not to be confused with Bell's IPTV Fibe TV service) is the division of BCE Inc. that provides satellite television service across Canada. It launched on September 10, 1997. As of April 2017, Bell Satellite TV provides over 700 channels (including over 430 SDTV, 200 HDTV and 80 audio channels) to over 1 million subscribers. Its major competitors include satellite service Shaw Direct, as well as various cable and communications companies across Canada. Bell Satellite TV for Condos (french: Bell Télé pour copropriétés) launched as Bell ExpressVu for Condos in 2004. It was a VDSL service for select multidwelling units (condominiums and apartments) in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. It later evolved into an IPTV service. Since 2010, this service operates as Bell Fibe TV and is delivered over FTTN or FTTH technology. By the end of the decade, Fibe TV be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviation Television Series
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air balloons and airships. Aviation began in the 18th century with the development of the hot air balloon, an apparatus capable of atmospheric displacement through buoyancy. Some of the most significant advancements in aviation technology came with the controlled gliding flying of Otto Lilienthal in 1896; then a large step in significance came with the construction of the first powered airplane by the Wright brothers in the early 1900s. Since that time, aviation has been technologically revolutionized by the introduction of the jet which permitted a major form of transport throughout the world. Etymology The word ''aviation'' was coined by the French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863. He derived the term from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
