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Julia Nickson
Julia Nickson is an American actress. She first came to the attention of audiences in the United States in the Sylvester Stallone film '' Rambo: First Blood Part II''. She appeared in the 2004 film '' Ethan Mao'' and in the 2008 independent film ''Half-Life''. Early years Nickson is the daughter of a British father and a Chinese mother. After her father's death in an automobile accident when she was 6, Nickson and her mother had to live in a house with three more families. Her grandmother often watched Chinese operas on television, and that kindled Nickson's interest in performing. When she was 17 she left Singapore to study at the University of Hawaii. Her successful audition for a play while she was there led to a shift in interest from business administration to drama. She left the university after two years to work as a model, study acting, and perform in community theater productions. Career While attending the University of Hawaiʻi, Nickson was a model in Honolulu. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Around The World In 80 Days (miniseries)
''Around the World in 80 Days'' is a three-part television miniseries originally broadcast on NBC from April 16 to 18, 1989. The production garnered three nominations for Emmy awards that year. The teleplay by John Gay is based on the 1873 Jules Verne novel of the same title. Plot The plot centres around Phileas Fogg (Pierce Brosnan) making a £30,000 wager with three members of the Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. He takes with him his newly employed French valet Passepartout (Eric Idle), and is pursued by Detective Wilbur Fix (Peter Ustinov) who mistakenly thinks Fogg robbed the Bank of England and is using the wager as a cover to escape capture. Cast * Pierce Brosnan as Phileas Fogg * Eric Idle as Jean Passepartout * Julia Nickson as Princess Aouda * Peter Ustinov as Detective Wilbur Fix * Jack Klugman as Capt. Bunsby * Roddy McDowall as McBaines * Darren McGavin as Benjamin Mudge * Robert Morley as Wentworth * Stephen Nichols as Jesse James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K2 (film)
''K2'' is a 1991 survival drama film starring Michael Biehn and Matt Craven, directed by Franc Roddam, and written by Patrick Meyers and Scott Roberts, adapting Meyers' original 1982 stage play. It is loosely based on the story of Jim Wickwire and Louis Reichardt, the first Americans to summit the eponymous mountain, with Wickwire and Reichardt being acknowledged in the ending credits. Plot Taylor Brooks and Harold Jameson are white-collar professionals by weekday, and accomplished mountain climbers on weekends. Though they share a love for scaling mountains, the two friends are opposites in their personal lives. Taylor is a thrill-seeking attorney and womanizer, while Harold is a married, level-headed scientist. On a climb, the pair encounter billionaire Phillip Claiborne, who is accompanied by a team of fellow climbers. Taylor recognizes Dallas from law school, and the team lets slip that they are testing equipment for a Himalayan expedition. That night, two members o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise portrayed by Avery Brooks. He was the main character of the television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (''DS9''), which was originally broadcast between 1993 and 1999. The character has also appeared in various books, comics, and video games within the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Character history Born in 2332 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Benjamin is the son of Joseph Sisko and a human woman named Sarah, who was possessed by a Bajoran Prophet, in order to conceive Benjamin. Sarah disappeared a short time later, when the prophet left her body, and died in an accident several years later. Joseph eventually met and married another woman, who raised Benjamin as her son. Benjamin remained unaware of these events until well into his adulthood. Sisko loves baseball, a sport that has largely disappeared by the 24th century but is kept alive by a small group of aficionados. Sisko entered Starfleet Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Space Nine)
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Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (''DS9'') is an American science-fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from January 3, 1993, to June 2, 1999, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, its narrative is centered on the eponymous space station Deep Space Nine, located adjacent to a wormhole connecting Federation territory to the Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy. Following the success of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Paramount Pictures commissioned a new series set in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. In creating ''Deep Space Nine'', Berman and Piller drew upon plot elements introduced in ''The Next Generation'', namely the conflict between two species, the Cardassians and the Bajorans. ''Deep Space Nine'' was the first ''Star Trek'' series to be crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starship Enterprise
''Enterprise'' or USS ''Enterprise'', often referred to as the Starship ''Enterprise'', is the name of Spacecraft in Star Trek, several spacecraft in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise. The ''USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Enterprise'' made for the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' television series has been called an iconic design, and it influenced subsequent spacecraft in and outside the franchise. Several vessels named ''Enterprise'' have been the main setting for various ''Star Trek'' spinoff series and films. Design history The original ''Star Trek'' and first films Ship: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701 Introduction: Star Trek: The Original Series, ''Star Trek'' (1966–1969) The USS ''Enterprise'', led by Captain James T. Kirk, is the main setting of the original ''Star Trek'' series and ''Star Trek: The Animated Series'' (1973–74). Matt Jefferies designed the ship, and its core components – a saucer-shaped pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation)
''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] |
The Next Generation
Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature * ''Next Generation'' (magazine), video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company * Next Generation poets (2004), list of young and middle-aged figures from British poetry Technology Next generation often means a new state of the art: * AMD Next Generation Microarchitecture (other), AMD products * Next Generation Air Transportation System, the Federal Aviation Administration's massive overhaul of the national airspace system * Next Generation Internet (other), various projects intended to drastically increase the speed of the Internet * Next Generation Networking, emerging computer network architectures and technologies * Next-generation lithography, lithography technology slated to replace photolithography beyond the 32 nm node * Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, software architecture designed by Microsoft * NextGen Healthcare Infor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of Star Trek, phenomenon. Since its creation, the franchise has expanded into List of Star Trek films, various films, List of Star Trek television series, television series, List of Star Trek games, video games, List of Star Trek novels, novels, and Star Trek (comics), comic books, and it has become one of the most recognizable and List of highest-grossing media franchises, highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise began with ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' (''The Original Series''), which premiered on September 6, 1966, on Canada's CTV Television Network, CTV network. In the US it debuted on September 8, 1966, on NBC. The series followed the voyages of the crew of the Starship Enterprise, starship USS ''Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Of SeaQuest 2032
This is the complete list of the characters of ''seaQuest DSV'', renamed ''seaQuest 2032'' during its third and final season. The series went through significant cast changes after every season it was on the air. Table of main cast members First season main characters Captain Nathan Bridger Captain Nathan Hale Bridger (Roy Scheider; main seasons 1 & 2, recurring season 3) is the commanding officer of both UEO submarines named ''seaQuest DSV'' and the designer of the boats in the show's first two seasons. Scheider became displeased with the direction of the series during the second season, as well as the "episodic" nature of the series (he believed that the show should contain long-running story and character arcs) and chose to exit the series at the end of the second season. For season 3, he was replaced by actor Michael Ironside, who portrayed Captain Oliver Hudson, although he continued to appearas a guest in season 3. "Good Soldiers", which was the character's last appearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SeaQuest DSV
''SeaQuest DSV'' (stylized as ''seaQuest DSV'' and also promoted as simply ''seaQuest'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon for NBC. It aired between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed ''seaQuest 2032''. Set in "the near future" (the year 2018 in the first season), ''seaQuest DSV'' originally mixed high drama with realistic scientific fiction. The first two seasons star Roy Scheider as Captain Nathan Bridger, designer and commander of the eponymous naval submarine ''seaQuest'' DSV 4600, the ship prefix standing for " deep-submergence vehicle". Jonathan Brandis portrays Lucas Wolenczak, a teenaged computer genius placed aboard ''seaQuest'' by his father, and Stephanie Beacham portrayed Kristin Westphalen, the chief medical officer and head of the ''seaQuest'' science department. In the opening episode of the third season Bridger departed DSV 4600 and was replaced by Captain Oliver Hudson, played by Michael I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dim Sum Funeral
''Dim Sum Funeral'' is a 2008 comedy/drama film directed by Anna Chi and starring Kelly Hu, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Steph Song and Talia Shire. Premise After their mother dies, four Chinese-American siblings return to their Seattle home. As their mother wanted a traditional seven-day funeral, the estranged siblings stay the week and deal with their issues. Cast ;Xiao family ;Others Reception ''Dim Sum Funeral'' was widely panned by critics. Fionnuala Halligan of ''Screen Daily'' noted the film's "uneven tone", but she commended the set design and decoration by James Willcock. See also * List of LGBT films directed by women This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related films that were directed by women. LGBTQ-themed films directed by women – especially, but not exclusively, lesbian-themed movies – are an important and distinct subset of ... References External links * *{{Rotten Tomatoes, id=dim_sum_funeral, title=Dim Sum Funeral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
