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Todd Ellis Kessler
Todd Ellis Kessler is an American television producer and writer. He has worked in both capacities on varied series including ''The Practice'', ''Crossing Jordan'', ''Kevin Hill'', ''The Unit'' and ''The Good Wife''. He has been nominated for daytime and primetime Emmy Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award. Career Kessler began writing for television with the NBC science fiction series '' Sleepwalkers'' in 1997. He served as an executive story editor for the series single season. Later in 1997 Kessler next became a writer for the second season of the ABC legal drama ''The Practice''. He wrote the episodes "The Means" and "Axe Murderer". In 1999 Kessler obtained his first production work on the science fictions series '' Strange World''. The show was created by Howard Gordon and Tim Kring. Kessler was credited as a co-producer and also worked as a writer on the short-lived series. Later in 1999 Kessler returned to ''The Practice'' as a co-producer and writer for the show's f ...
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The Practice
''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Outstanding Drama Series, and spawned the spin-off series '' Boston Legal'', which ran for five more seasons (from 2004 to 2008). Conflict between legal ethics and personal morality was a recurring theme with light comedy being occasionally present. Kelley claimed that he conceived the show as something of a rebuttal to ''L.A. Law'' and its romanticized treatment of the American legal system and legal proceedings. Overview In season 1, Robert Donnell and Associates features Bobby Donnell as the sole senior partner. Ellenor Frutt, Eugene Young and Lindsay Dole are his associates. Rebecca Washington is the firm's receptionist. Later, Jimmy Berluti is hired as an associate. In season 2, Eugene, Lindsay and Ellenor beco ...
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Rome (TV Series)
''Rome'' is a historical drama television series created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald (producer), William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller. The series is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Roman Republic, Republic to Roman Empire, Empire. The series features a sprawling List of Rome characters, cast of characters, many based on real figures from historical records, but the lead protagonists are ultimately two soldiers named Lucius Vorenus (Rome character), Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo (Rome character), Titus Pullo, who find their lives intertwined with key historical events. An international co-production between Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States, the series was filmed in various locations, but most notably in the Cinecittà, Cinecittà studios in Rome, Italy. The show, consisting of two seasons for a total of 22 episodes, aired on HBO, and BBC Two from 28 August 2005 to 25 March 2007, and was later released on DVD and Blu-ray. ...
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American Television Writers
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David Marshall Grant
David Marshall Grant (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor, singer and writer. Life and career Grant was born in Westport, Connecticut, to physician parents. Immediately after graduating from Connecticut College with an M.F.A. and receiving a certificate in fine arts from the Yale School of Drama, his first paying job was as Richard Gere's lover in the Broadway play '' Bent''. A student at Juilliard during summer breaks from high school, Grant soon joined the Yale Repertory Company during his college days, and in 1978, made a great impression in the play ''Bent''. His first screen role was in the 1979 film ''French Postcards''. He went on to appear in several more films, both on the big screen and television. In 1985, he co-starred with Kevin Costner in John Badham's film on bicycle racing, '' American Flyers''. By this time, Grant was also working in episodic television and also had the role of Digger Barnes in the miniseries '' Dallas: The Early Years'' in 1986. In 1987 h ...
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Nashville (2012 TV Series)
''Nashville'' is an American musical soap opera television series. It was created by Callie Khouri and produced by R. J. Cutler, Khouri, Dee Johnson, and Steve Buchanan through season four, Connie Britton through season five, and Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick from season five on. The series chronicles the lives of various fictitious country music singers in Nashville, Tennessee, starring Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, a legendary country music superstar, whose stardom begins fading, and Hayden Panettiere as rising younger star Juliette Barnes. Britton left the show in season five. The series premiered on ABC, on October 10, 2012, and had more than 8.93million viewers. In May 2016, ABC cancelled the show. In June 2016, it was picked up by CMT for a fifth season. On December 1, 2016, it was announced that a preview of episode one would air on December 15, 2016, with the season starting on January 5, 2017, along with a set of new producers, writers, and showrunners. A live ...
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Pan Am (TV Series)
''Pan Am'' is an American period drama television series created by writer Jack Orman. Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, the series features the aircraft pilots and stewardesses of the airline as it operated in the early 1960s at the beginning of the commercial Jet Age. ''Pan Am'' premiered on ABC on September 25, 2011, and ended on February 19, 2012. ABC canceled the series on May 11, 2012. In May 2012, Sony Pictures Television had conversations with Amazon about picking up the series for a second season because of its international success. It won the "Best Series" at the ''Rose d'Or'' TV awards, Europe's equivalent of the Emmys. Unable to reach a deal with Amazon, the producers officially ended the series on June 20, 2012. Cast and characters Main * Christina Ricci as Margaret "Maggie" Ryan, the flight crew's idealistic and liberal-minded purser, who is not afraid to test the rules and her Pan Am superiors. From Tacoma, Washington, Maggie worked as a wa ...
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Ted Humphrey
Ted Humphrey is an American television and film writer, producer and director. He is best known for his work on the CBS series ''The Good Wife,'' which was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series in 2010, as well as the 2010 and 2011 Emmy Award for Best Drama Series. In 2011, he was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama Writing for his script for the episode ''"Boom''," and was honored with the Voices of Courage and Conscience Award from the Muslim Public Affairs Council for the same script. ''The Good Wife'' also earned a Peabody Award and twice received the American Film Institute’s Award for Excellence in Film and Television. Career Humphrey began his career as a screenwriter, writing screenplays for various studios. His work as a television writer began with the science fiction/action comedy series ''Now and Again'' in 1999. Early in his career, he wrote for several series, including the short-lived horror antho ...
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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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Crossing Jordan
''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Kring, that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001, to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In addition to Jordan, the show followed an ensemble cast composed of Jordan's co-workers and police detectives assigned to the various cases. After six seasons and 117 episodes, the series was canceled by NBC on May 14, 2007, and concluded on May 16, 2007. Cast and characters Main * Jill Hennessy portrays Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh: A forensic pathologist in the Boston Medical Examiner's Office obsessed with solving violent crimes after her mother's murder. * Miguel Ferrer portrays Dr. Garret Macy: The Chief Medical Examiner and Jordan's boss who deals with her erratic behavior as well as his own confused family. * Ken Howard portrays Maximilian "Max" Cavanaugh: An ex-cop-turned-bar-ow ...
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Tim Kring
Richard Timothy Kring (born July 9, 1957) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his creation of the drama series '' Strange World'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Heroes'', and ''Touch''. Early life Kring was born in El Dorado County, California. He is Jewish. He has two brothers and a sister. He attended Allan Hancock College, where his father, Ray, was the track coach, then graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1983. Discussing his beginnings, Kring said: Career Kring's first job as a screenwriter was for the television show '' Knight Rider''. Other early projects included co-writing an episode of '' Misfits of Science'' (which, like his later project ''Heroes'', featured super-powered humans as a main theme) and '' Teen Wolf Too'' with Jeph Loeb. Kring and Loeb would collaborate again when producing ''Heroes''. Kring also co-wrote the 2010 book '' Shift: A Novel (Gates of Orpheus Trilogy)'' with Dale Peck ...
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