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Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (1996 TV Series)
''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is an American television sitcom created by Nell Scovell, based on the Archie Comics series of the same name. It premiered on September 27, 1996, on ABC to over 17 million viewers in its " T.G.I.F." lineup. It stars Melissa Joan Hart as American teenager Sabrina Spellman, who, on her 16th birthday, learns she has magical powers (a departure from the Archie Comics series, in which she has known of her powers since an early age). She lives with her 600-year-old aunts, witches Hilda (played by Caroline Rhea) and Zelda (played by Beth Broderick), and their magical talking cat Salem (voiced by Nick Bakay), at 133 Collins Road in the fictional Boston suburb of Westbridge, Massachusetts through the rest of the series. The first four seasons aired on ABC from September 27, 1996 to May 5, 2000. The final three seasons ran on The WB from September 22, 2000 to April 24, 2003. Plot and premise The show chronicles the adventures of Sabrina Spellman (played b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Television
Fantasy television is a genre of television programming featuring elements of the fantastic, often including magic, supernatural forces, or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy television programs are often based on tales from mythology and folklore, or are adapted from fantasy stories in other media. The boundaries of fantasy television often overlap with science fiction and horror but also realistic fiction. Genre and subgenres Similar to the difficulty faced by scholars of fantasy film, classifying a television program as fantasy can be somewhat problematic given the fluid boundaries of the genre. Not all programs with fantastic elements may qualify as fantasy. Children's programs in particular often feature fantastic elements that do not qualify the program as fantasy, such as the giant talking avian Big Bird of the popular PBS series '' Sesame Street''. Nevertheless, some critics classify certain children's programs that feature traditional fantasy elements such as barba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alimi Ballard
Alimi Ballard (born October 17, 1977) is an American television actor. He is best known for his role as FBI agent David Sinclair on the CBS police procedural ''Numb3rs'' (2005–2010). Early life Ballard was born in The Bronx, New York and began acting in high school. He attended Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center in the NE Bronx and participated in their PYT theater program. Career From 1993 to 1996, Ballard portrayed Frankie Hubbard (son of ''All My Children'' supercouple Jesse and Angie) on the ABC daytime soap opera ''Loving'' and its successor series '' The City''. In 1997, he was a regular cast member on the short-lived ABC sitcom '' Arsenio'', which starred Arsenio Hall and Vivica A. Fox. He also portrayed Quizmaster Albert on the ABC/ WB series ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' (1997–99) and Herbal on the Fox series '' Dark Angel'' (2000–01). From 2005 to 2010, Ballard co-starred in the CBS police procedural, ''Numb3rs'', as David Sinclair. In 2011, Ballard guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |