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Calle 13 (TV Channel)
Calle 13 is a Spanish pay television channel. Owned by Universal Studios Networks Spain, Calle 13 promotes itself as a channel of suspense and action. Calle 13 (13th Street) was launched in 1999 and its schedule is made of TV series and movies of action, suspense, terror, mystery and science fiction, both Spanish and international, classic and modern. With the birth of sister channel Sci Fi Channel in June 2006, most of the science-fiction series Calle 13 used to show were moved to the new channel. Programming * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' * '' Andromeda'' * * '' Blood Ties'' * '' Brimstone'' * '' Chicago P.D.'' * ''Chuck'' * ''Columbo'' * '' Departure'' * '' El Comisario'' * '' Grimm'' * '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' * * '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' * '' Hudson & Rex'' * ''Jericho'' * ''Law & Order'' * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * '' Law & Order: Los Angeles'' * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * '' Law & Order: Organized Crime'' * '' La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
576i
576i is a standard-definition television, standard-definition digital video mode, originally used for Digitization, digitizing 625 lines, 625 line Analog television, analogue television in most countries of the world where the utility frequency for electric power distribution is 50 Hz. Because of its close association with the legacy colour encoding systems, it is often referred to as PAL#PAL region, PAL, PAL/SECAM or SECAM when compared to its 60 Hz (typically, see PAL-M) NTSC-colour-encoded counterpart, 480i. The ''576'' identifies a vertical resolution of 576 lines, and the ''i'' identifies it as an Interlaced video, interlaced resolution. The Refresh rate, field rate, which is 50 Hertz, Hz, is sometimes included when identifying the video mode, i.e. 576i50; another notation, endorsed by both the International Telecommunication Union in Rec. 601, BT.601 and SMPTE in SMPTE 259M, includes the frame rate, as in 576i/25. Operation In analogue television, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legendary Journeys
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimm (TV Series)
''Grimm'' is an American fantasy police procedural Drama (film and television), drama Horror film, horror television series created by Stephen Carpenter (writer), Stephen Carpenter, Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt, and produced by Universal Television for NBC. The series premiered on October 28, 2011, and ended on March 30, 2017, after six seasons consisting of List of Grimm episodes, 123 episodes. The series' narrative follows Portland, Oregon, Portland homicide detective Nicholas Burkhardt (played by David Giuntoli), who discovers he is a Grimm, the latest in a line of guardians who is sworn to keep the balance between humanity and mythological creatures, known as wikt:Wesen, Wesen. The series features a supporting cast with Russell Hornsby, Elizabeth Tulloch, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell (actor), Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz, Reggie Lee (actor), Reggie Lee, Bree Turner, and Claire Coffee. ''Grimm'' was originally developed for CBS, but did not end up moving forward due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Comisario
''El comisario'' is a Spanish police drama television series that originally aired for twelve seasons from 1999 to 2009 on Telecinco. Produced by BocaBoca and Estudios Picasso and starring an ensemble cast with the likes of Tito Valverde, Juanjo Artero, Elena Irureta, Marcial Álvarez, Jaime Pujol, Cristina Perales and Fernando Andina, among others, the plot tracks the daily life the members of the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía at the police station of San Fernando in Madrid. Premise The fiction, a police drama, is set in the 'San Fernando' police station, in the fictional district of the same name in Madrid. It deals with the daily life of the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía agents working in the station. Gerardo Castilla serves as a cold but respectful Chief Police officer for the entire series. Recurring personal subplots include the friendship between Pope and Charlie, and the up and downs of the relationship between Charlie and Elo. Cast Final cast Departed cast Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departure (TV Series)
Departure, Departures or The Departure may refer to: Literal meaning * Departure, also called takeoff, the phase of flight from moving along the ground to flying in the air * Departures, the section of a transport hub designated for outgoing passengers, freight, and vehicles Arts, entertainment, and media Paintings * ''Departure'' (Beckmann), a 1932–1935 triptych by German painter Max Beckmann Films * ''Departure'' (1931 film), a French drama film * ''Departure'' (1938 film), an Italian comedy film * ''Departure'' (1986 film), an Australian film * ''Departures'' (2008 film), a Japanese drama film * ''Departures'' (2011 film), a Turkish short film * ''Departure'' (2015 film), a British independent film * ''The Departure'' (1967 film), a Belgian film * ''The Departure'' (2017 film), a 2017 American film * ''Then Came You'' (2018 film), a 2018 American film also known as ''Departures'' * ''Unfinished'' (film), a 2018 Korean film previously known as ''Departure'' Literature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbo (TV Series)
''Columbo'' is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of '' The NBC Mystery Movie''. ''Columbo'' then aired on ABC as a rotating program on ''The ABC Mystery Movie'' from 1989 to 1990, and on a less frequent basis from 1990 to 2003. Columbo is a shrewd and exceptionally observant homicide detective whose trademarks include his rumpled beige raincoat, unassuming demeanor, cigar, battered Peugeot 403 car, love of chili, and unseen wife (whom he mentions frequently). He often leaves a room only to return with the catchphrase "Just one more thing" to ask a critical question. The character and show, created by Richard Levinson and William Link, popularized the inverted detective story format (sometimes referred to as a "howcatchem"). This genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck (TV Series)
''Chuck'' is an American action comedy spy drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck Bartowski, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded email from an old college friend now working for the CIA. The message embeds the only remaining copy of a software program containing the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain, leading the CIA and the NSA to assign him handlers and use him on top-secret missions. Produced by Fake Empire (known as College Hill Pictures, Inc. during the first three seasons before folding afterwards), Wonderland Sound and Vision, and Warner Bros. Television, the series premiered on September 24, 2007, on NBC, airing on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. Central. The opening theme song is an instrumental version of " Short Skirt/Long Jacket" by the American rock band Cake. As the second season finished, flagging ratings put ''Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago P
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but Chicago's population continued to grow. Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and architecture, such as the Chicago School, the development of the City Beautiful movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper. Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brimstone (TV Series)
''Brimstone'' is an American television series that aired only one partial season on Fox, during the 1998–99 American television season. It features a dead police detective whose mission, as assigned by the Devil, is to return to Hell 113 souls who have escaped to Earth. Plot In 1983, Ezekiel "Zeke" Stone ( Peter Horton) was a New York City Police Robbery-Homicide detective whose wife, Rosalyn, was raped. He tracked down and arrested the offender, Gilbert Jax, who was cleared of the charges. Furious, Stone then secretly murdered Jax. Two months later, Stone was killed in an unrelated incident and went to Hell for murdering Jax. Later in the show it was revealed that it was not the killing itself that condemned Stone to Hell, but the fact he took pleasure in it. Stone died the most decorated cop in east NYC history. In 1998, a breakout from Hell occurs, led by a 4000-year-old Canaanite priestess named Ashur Badaktu. The Devil explains that, over the centuries, a few souls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Ties (TV Series)
''Blood Ties'' is a Canadian television series based on the List of Tanya Huff novels#Blood Books, ''Blood Books'' by Tanya Huff; the show was created by Peter Mohan. It is set in Toronto, Ontario, and features a 4-and-a-half century old vampire, Henry Fitzroy, assisting private investigator Vicki Nelson in dealing with crime committed via paranormal elements, a similar premise to an earlier series also set in Toronto, ''Forever Knight''. It premiered in the United States on March 11, 2007, on Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime Television, and during fall of 2007 on City (TV network), City and Space (Canadian TV channel), Space in Canada. In May 2008, Lifetime declined to renew the series. Plot ''Blood Ties'', set in Toronto, Ontario, centres on Vicki Nelson (Christina Cox), a former Toronto Police Service officer who left the force to become a private investigator when her eyesight begins to degenerate from Retinal degeneration (rhodopsin mutation), retinopathia pigmentosa. Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andromeda (TV Series)
''Andromeda'' (formally titled ''Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda'') is a space opera science fiction on television, television series, based on unused material by Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett. The series follows Kevin Sorbo as Captain Dylan Hunt of the Systems Commonwealth, an intergalactic government that presided over an extended period of peace and prosperity until its destruction from a rebellion led by the warmongering Nietzcheans and parasitic Magog. The series premiered on October 2, 2000, and ended on May 13, 2005. ''Andromeda'' was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and produced by Andromeda Productions, Tribune Entertainment, Fireworks Entertainment and MBR Productions. In Canada, the show aired on Global Television Network (Fireworks' parent company) and ran in first-run broadcast syndication in the United States. ''Andromeda'' is one of two television series (alongside ''Earth: Final Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
