''The Others'' is an American television series created by

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, and produced by Delusional Films, NBC Studios, and

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. It ran for thirteen 40-minute episodes from February 5, 2000, to June 10, 2000, airing on

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. It concerned a group of people with various

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talents as they encountered different, and often evil,

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forces. It was an

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series. It featured in the third attempt by NBC to air a Saturday night supernatural/paranormal

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, joining '' The Pretender'' and '' Profiler'' as the Thrillogy, but all three shows were canceled by season's end.

Premise

Marian Kitt, a university student, is forced to come to terms with her frequently unwanted paranormal abilities, attempting to do so by joining The Others, a group with similar talents. The series gradually built up an overall storyline of a strong evil power targeting the group.

Cast

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as Marian Kitt *

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as Mark Gabriel * Missy Crider (credited as 'Melissa Crider') as Ellen "Satori" Pawlowski *

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as Elmer Greentree *

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as Professor Miles Ballard * Kevin J. O'Connor as Warren Day *

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as Albert McGonagle

Episodes

Note that the episodes were not always broadcast by NBC in the correct story order. For the correct story order for the episodes, refer to the order from the production codes.

Production

The series' writers included

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and James Wong, who were also executive producers for the series along with Brancato and Ferris. Morgan's wife

Kristen Cloke Kristen Ann Cloke is an American actress. She appeared in '' Space: Above and Beyond'', and has acted in several small parts of other TV series. She is known for her role as Valerie Lewton in ''Final Destination'' and as Leigh Colvin in the slas ...

played the significant role of Allison/The Woman in the episodes "The Ones That Lie in Wait" and "Life Is for the Living".

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directed one episode, "Souls on Board", and

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directed the episode "1112". The series was filmed at

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. The

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was filmed in

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, Canada.

Broadcast

The series aired on

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in the UK, and on

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in Australia.

Reception

Michael Speier of ''

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'' was lukewarm on the first episode of the series, noting that "the roles here are one-note: no humor and no sparks, just a lot of paranoia", but adding "Bill Condon ("Gods and Monsters) and Tobe Hooper ("Poltergeist") have already wrapped upcoming episodes, and it’s hoped their styles will generate bigger oohs and aahs than the Mick Garris-helmed pilot." Howard Rosenberg of ''

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'' was more openly critical of the series, declaring "There’s nothing especially thoughtful or suspenseful here, for example, and Episodes 1 and 2, after raising expectations of creepiness, both end with soft thuds." By contrast, Bruce Fretts of ''

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'' gave the series a favorable review, commenting that ''The Others'' "has a bewitching cast that mixes appealing up-and-comers (including Melissa Crider...) with reliable old-timers (like the always-wonderful Bill Cobbs...)", adding that the series was "compellingly creepy".

References

External links

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