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The Exodus, Part Two
The following is a list of episodes for the Fox and Sci Fi Channel original series ''Sliders''. The series aired on Fox from March 1995 to May 1997 and on the Sci Fi Channel from June 1998 to February 2000. A total of 88 episodes were produced. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1995) Fox changed the intended order of the episodes, beginning with episodes they thought would draw in audiences. This often causes confusion and sometimes chronological errors in continuity with respect to the story arc (for example, episode 5 "Prince of Wails" opens with the resolution to the cliffhanger brought about in episode 6 "Summer of Love"). Season 2 (1996) As in Season 1, Fox again broadcast the episodes out of their intended order, this time even changing the finale. For the intended order of the episodes, see ''No. in season'' column. Season 3 (1996–1997) Again, Fox aired this season's episodes out of order. For instance, "Double Cross" was filmed as the premiere for Season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC (commonly known as Fox; stylized in all caps) is an Television in the United States, American commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast television broadcaster, television network serving as the flagship property of Fox Corporation and operated through Fox Entertainment. Fox is based at Fox Corporation's corporate headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it hosts additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and at the Fox Media Center in Tempe, Arizona. The channel was launched by News Corporation on October 9, 1986 as a competitor to the Big Three (American television), Big Three television networks, which are the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), and the NBC, National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network; it was also the highest-Nielsen ratings, rated free-to-air netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of the United States, federal government and is the Powers of the president of the United States#Commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The power of the presidency has grown since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency has played an increasing role in American political life since the beginning of the 20th century, carrying over into the 21st century with some expansions during the presidencies of Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Presidency of George W. Bush, George W. Bush. In modern times, the president is one of the world's most powerful political figures and the leader of the world's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Of Japan
The Empire of Japan, also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was the Japanese nation state that existed from the Meiji Restoration on January 3, 1868, until the Constitution of Japan took effect on May 3, 1947. From Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, 1910 to Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945, it included the Japanese archipelago, the Kuril Islands, Kurils, Karafuto Prefecture, Karafuto, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, and Taiwan under Japanese rule, Taiwan. The South Seas Mandate and Foreign concessions in China#List of concessions, concessions such as the Kwantung Leased Territory were ''de jure'' not internal parts of the empire but dependent territories. In the closing stages of World War II, with Japan defeated alongside the rest of the Axis powers, the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, formalized surrender was issued on September 2, 1945, in compliance with the Potsdam Declaration of the Allies of World War II, Allies, and the empire's territory subsequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atomic Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during World War II. The aerial bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only uses of Nuclear warfare, nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Surrender of Japan, Japan announced its surrender to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet–Japanese War, Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan and Soviet invasion of Manchuria, invasion of Manchuria. The Japanese government signed an Japanese Instrument of Surrender, instrument of surrender on 2 September, End of World War II in Asia, ending the war. In the final year of World War II, the Allies of World War II, Allies prepared for a costly Operation Downfall, invasion of the Japanese mainland. This undertaking was preceded by a Air raids on Japan, conventional bombing and firebombing campaign that de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Barclay
Paris K. C. Barclay (born June 30, 1956) is an American television director, producer, and writer. He is a two-time Emmy Award winner and is among the busiest single-camera television directors, having directed nearly 200 episodes of television to date, for series such as ''NYPD Blue'', '' ER'', ''The West Wing'', '' CSI'', '' Lost'', ''The Shield'', ''House'', ''Sons of Anarchy'', ''In Treatment'', ''Glee'', '' Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'', '' The Watcher'', and '' American Horror Story: NYC''. He serves as an executive producer on many of the shows he directs, and has served as a writer and co-creator as well. From 2013 to 2017, Barclay served two terms as the President of the Directors Guild of America. With his ninth Emmy nomination for an episode of '' Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'' in 2023, Barclay became the first Black director to be nominated by the Television Academy in every narrative dramatic category. Early life and education Barcla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McPherson (cinematographer)
John Alan McPherson (December 30, 1941 - December 21, 2007) was an American cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter. He was born on December 30, 1941, in Los Angeles. He began working in films and television as a gaffer in the mid-1960s. He worked as director of photography for television series as ''Kojak'' (1977), ''The Incredible Hulk'' (1978), ''Darkroom'' (1981), ''Voyagers!'' (1982), ''St. Elsewhere'', ''Baywatch'' (1989) and ''Amazing Stories'' (1985) for which he won an Emmy Award. He also photographed the telefilms '' The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire'' (1981), '' Senior Trip'' (1981), ''Eleanor, First Lady of the World'' (1982), '' V'' (1983), ''Hot Pursuit'' (1984), '' A Reason to Live'' (1985), '' Acceptable Risk'' (1986) and ''Alien Nation'' (1989); and he was the cinematographer for ''Just One of the Guys'' (1985), '' Jaws: The Revenge'' (1987), '' Batteries Not Included'' (1987), ''Short Circuit 2'' (1988), ''Fletch Lives'' (1989), '' Career Opportuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Compton
Richard Compton (March 2, 1938 – August 11, 2007) was an American actor, director and writer, primarily in television. Compton had small parts as an actor in film and television series, including minor roles in two episodes of '' Star Trek: The Original Series''. Years later, he directed an episode of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Other directorial credits included episodes of ''The X-Files'', ''Charmed'', ''Sliders'', ''Babylon 5'' and ''Miami Vice'', as well as the films ''Macon County Line'' and its sequel, '' Return to Macon County'' (both of which he also co-wrote). Compton was the husband of actress Veronica Cartwright and the brother-in-law of actress Angela Cartwright. Selected filmography * '' Welcome Home, Soldier Boys'' (1972) * '' The Ransom'' (1977) * ''Deadman's Curve ''Deadman's Curve'' is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical film based on the musical careers of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. The film was developed from a 1974 article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Control
Population control is the practice of artificially maintaining the size of any population. It simply refers to the act of limiting the size of an animal population so that it remains manageable, as opposed to the act of protecting a species from excessive rates of extinction, which is referred to as conservation biology. While many abiotic and biotic factors influence population control, humans are notably influential against animal populations. Whether humans need to hunt animals for food, exterminate a pest, or reduce competition for resources, managing populations involves providing nourishment, or neutering to prevent reproduction, culling individuals or the use of pesticides. Population control plays an important role in wildlife populations. Based on the species being dealt with, there are numerous ways populations of the wild are controlled. Wildlife contraception is the act of preventing reproduction in the wild, which subsequently decreases populations. An example of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Povill
Jon Povill (born August 29, 1946) is an American scriptwriter and television producer. He wrote the first two drafts of the screenplay for '' Total Recall'' in the 1970s, and then took up a position on the attempted '' Star Trek: Phase II'', becoming story editor Story editor is a job title in motion picture and television production, also sometimes called supervising producer. The responsibilities of the story editor vary depending on the production; this article describes the duties the role most commo ..., and penning the episode "The Child", which would later be remade as a '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode. He was ultimately credited as associate producer on '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture''. He worked as a script consultant and producer on '' Sliders'' (writing the episodes "Luck of the Draw", "El Sid" and "Obsession") and penned an episode of '' The Outer Limits'' in 1998. Filmography External links *Interview with Jon PovillaEarth Prime 1946 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Landau
Les Landau is an American television director, film director and film producer. He is best known for his work on the ''Star Trek'' franchise from 1987 to 2002, having worked on four ''Star Trek'' shows: '' The Next Generation'', '' Deep Space Nine'', '' Voyager'' and ''Enterprise''. His work on ''Enterprise'' was his final professional work. Early life Landau is one of five children born to television and film producer Ely Landau. His stepmother was film producer Edie Landau. His family is of Jewish background. Directing work Landau's earliest credit was as production assistant on the 1973 film '' The Iceman Cometh'', produced by his father, Ely Landau. By 1976 he was serving as assistant director, on the film '' Leadbelly'', starring Madge Sinclair and Albert Hall, and as first assistant director on the television series ''Dynasty'' and ''T.J. Hooker''. He has also directed episodes for such television series as ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''seaQuest DSV'', '' Lois & Clark: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Presley's sexually provocative performance style, combined with a mix of influences across color lines during a civil rights movement, transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and Cultural impact of Elvis Presley#Danger to American culture, initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi; his family relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13. He began his music career in 1954 at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on guitar and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, Backbeat (music), backbeat-driven fusion of country music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and the first lady of the United States as the wife of Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2016 United States presidential election, 2016 presidential election, becoming the first woman to win a presidential nomination by a major U.S. political party and the only woman to win the popular vote for U.S. president. However, she lost the electoral college to Republican Donald Trump. She is the only first lady of the United States to have run for elected office. Rodham graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 and from Yale Law School in 1973. After serving as a congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
