Almost Human (TV Series)
''Almost Human'' is an American science fiction/crime drama that aired on Fox. The series was created by J. H. Wyman for Frequency Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television, with Wyman, Bryan Burk and J. J. Abrams as its executive producers. It stars Karl Urban as a police detective in 2048 who is reluctantly paired with an android partner played by Michael Ealy. The series premiered on November 17, 2013, and aired through March 3, 2014. After a single season, Fox cancelled the series on April 29, 2014. Premise In 2048, the unrestrained evolution of science and technology has caused crime rates to rise an astounding 400%. To combat this, the overwhelmed police force has implemented a new policy: every human police officer is paired with a lifelike combat-model android. Set in New Pittsburg, John Kennex ( Karl Urban), a troubled detective, has a reason to hate these new robot partners. Almost two years previously, Kennex and his squad were raiding the hideout of a viole ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Omar Madha
Omar Madha is a British television director and producer. He has directed numerous episodes of British television such as ''Hollyoaks'', '' Spooks'' and '' Law & Order: UK'' as well as American television such as '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Big Love'' and ''Caprica''. Yahoo! TV Filmography *'''' *'' Attachments'' *'''' *''[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kenneth Fink
Kenneth Fink is an American television director and television producer of several television series. Prior to directing, Fink was a television documentary-segment producer. He has directed many episodes of several series including: ''Cracker'', ''The Expanse'', ''Dawson's Creek'', '' Oz'', ''Nash Bridges'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Millennium'', ''Fringe'', ''Revenge'', ''Nikita'', ''Arrow'', '' Quantico'', - Yahoo! TV '' Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serv ...
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Larry Teng
Larry Teng (born June 12, 1977) is an American television director and television producer, producer. He is known for his work on ''Medium (TV series), Medium'', ''Graceland (TV series), Graceland'', ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', ''Animal Kingdom (TV series), Animal Kingdom'', ''Nancy Drew (2019 TV series), Nancy Drew'', ''NCIS: Hawai'i'', ''Walker: Independence'' and ''Criminal Minds''. Education In 1999, Teng graduated with a degree in film from Ithaca College. Career Teng has directed and produced for the television series ''Medium (TV series), Medium'' from 2007 to the series end in 2011. He also served as music and post-production supervisor on ''Ed (TV series), Ed''. His other television directing credits include ''Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), Hawaii Five-0'', ''Warehouse 13'', ''Person of Interest (TV series), Person of Interest'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', ''Common Law (2012 TV series), Common Law'', ''NCIS: Los Angeles'', an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. The modern concept of intellectual property developed in England in the 17th and 18th centuries. The term "intellectual property" began to be used in the 19th century, though it was not until the late 20th century that intellectual property became commonplace in most of the world's List of national legal systems, legal systems."property as a common descriptor of the field probably traces to the foundation of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by the United Nations." in Mark A. Lemley''Property, Intellectual Property, and Free Riding'', Texas Law Review, 2005, Vol. 83:1031, page 1033, footnote 4. Supporters of intellectual property laws often describe their main purpose as encouragin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ella Thomas
Ella Thomas is an Eritrean American actress, model and producer. Early life and education Ella Thomas was born to an Eritrean mother from Asmara and an American Air Force officer, who was stationed in the Province of Eritrea. When she was still a child, Thomas' family relocated to Germany, where they lived in the small town of Kindsbach. There, she attended a local German school. Thomas also studied French, while simultaneously continuing Tigrinya and English lessons at home with her mother. Around this time, Thomas first developed an appreciation for the performing arts, and began taking part in local school and theater productions. She likewise would periodically return home to Asmara to visit relatives. Career Thomas has guest starred as Agent Deborah Meade on '' CSI: NY'' and played one of the lead characters, Anna Roberts, in '' The Storm'' miniseries on NBC. In the fall 2009, she appeared opposite Bruce Willis in the Touchstone/Disney sci-fi thriller ''Surrogates'', w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving individuals through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation may include forced labor, sexual slavery, or other forms of commercial sexual exploitation. It is considered a serious violation of human rights and a form of modern slavery. Efforts to combat human trafficking involve international laws, national policies, and Non-governmental organization, non-governmental organizations. Human trafficking can occur both within a single country or across national borders. It is distinct from people smuggling, which involves the consent of the individual being smuggled and typically ends upon arrival at the destination. In contrast, human trafficking involves exploitation and a lack of consent, often through force, fraud, or coercion. Human trafficking is widely condemned as a violation of human rights by international agreements such as the United Nat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cheo Hodari Coker
Cheo Hodari Coker is an American former music journalist turned television writer and producer known for such television series as ''Luke Cage (TV series), Luke Cage'', ''NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''Southland (TV series), Southland'' and ''Ray Donovan''. Coker also wrote the screenplay for the 2009 biographical film ''Notorious (2009 film), Notorious'', based on the life and death of The Notorious B.I.G. Filmography Television Film References External links * * Living people American television producers American male screenwriters African-American screenwriters African-American television producers African-American television writers American television writers American male television writers American showrunners American male journalists 1972 births 21st-century African-American writers 20th-century African-American writers {{US-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Offer
Michael Offer is an Australian film and television director. His television credits range from directing episodes of television series in his home country, Australia, to other regions such as the United Kingdom and the United States. Those credits include '' G.P.'', '' Water Rats'', '' Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World'', ''The Bill'', ''Holby City'', ''Casualty'', ''Homeland'', ''The State Within'' the 2008 miniseries '' The Passion'', '' Moses Jones'', '' Persons Unknown'', ''Terriers'', ''The Chicago Code'', ''Arrow'', '' Last Resort'', '' Hightown'', '' Helstrom'', '' The Cleaning Lady'', '' Alert: Missing Persons Unit'' and '' Accused''. Offer is a graduate of Australian Film Television and Radio School The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), formerly Australian Film and Television School, is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school. Opened to students in 1973 as Film and Television School (FTS), after accredita .... References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TV By The Numbers
TV by the Numbers was a website devoted to collecting and analyzing television ratings data in the United States that operated from 2007 to 2020. It was a part of Nexstar Media Group's Zap2it television news/listings site. History An Internet and statistical analyst, Robert Seidman had previously worked for IBM and Charles Schwab, and published an online newsletter about the Internet and AOL before founding TV by the Numbers; Bill Gorman had been an AOL executive until 1998, and had read Seidman's column. Friends since the early 1990s when they met near Washington, D.C., both were fond of television, as Gorman loved numbers and Seidman enjoyed statistics relating to it; the subject of television ratings data entered into one of their conversations. Gorman was dismayed at being unable to find other blogs devoted solely to television data, and after a Google search confirmed this, he and Seidman thought of the idea for a website devoted solely to the subject. In Gorman's words, w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |