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Michelle Morgan (actress)
Michelle Morgan (born July 16, 1981) is a Canadian actress, producer, director and writer best known for her role as Lou Fleming on the CBC/Up TV series Heartland. Personal life Michelle Morgan was born in Calgary and grew up in Toronto and Vancouver. After studying Theatre and Classical Literature at the University of Toronto, she went on to pursue a career in theatre and film. Morgan is an advocate for women's rights and has volunteered at women's shelters across Canada for the past 15 years. She served as the "I Am Courage" campaign ambassador for the Brenda Strafford Centre for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and the "My Homefront" campaign ambassador for Homefront, a Calgary-based nonprofit that serves victims of domestic abuse. On June 30, 2012 Morgan married Derek Tisdelle. They have three children, Mara Carmen, Noah Santiago, and Celeste. Career In 2007, Morgan began her role as Lou on the CBC/Up TV series '' Heartland''. The same year, she appeared in the zombie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Gore De Vol
Count Gore de Vol is a television horror host who originally appeared on Washington, D.C.'s WDCA from 1973 to 1987. Originally named M.T. Graves and played by announcer Dick Dyszel, the character first appeared on the WDCA version of the Bozo the Clown program. When the character got a positive reaction, he was given his own program, called ''Creature Feature''. The choice of Gore de Vol as the character's name was either a pun involving the name of acerbic author Gore Vidal or the name of a prominent Washington, D.C. funeral home, "de Vol". Gore de Vol became the Washington/Baltimore area's longest-running horror host, broadcast every Saturday night on WDCA from March 1973 to May 1987. See also * Horror host * John Dimes * Steve Niles Steve Niles (born June 21, 1965) is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as '' 30 Days of Night'', '' Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery'', '' Simon Dark'', ''Mystery Society'', '' Batman: Gotham County Line'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Rage (film)
''Road Rage'' is a 1999 American made-for-TV movie, a thriller starring Yasmine Bleeth and Jere Burns. It was first broadcast on NBC on October 3, 1999. Plot Ellen Carson (Yasmine Bleeth) is a real estate agent who inadvertently cuts off a delivery truck driver while changing lanes on the freeway to hurry home. The truck driver turns out to be a disturbed man named Eddie Madden ( Jere Burns), who proceeds to chase after Ellen in an effort to run her off the road. Ellen in fear calls the 1-800 number on the back of his truck and lodges a complaint, which causes Eddie to lose his job, and he (being a grieving husband and father who earlier lost his family to a car accident) sets out to destroy Ellen's family and soon becomes fixated on Ellen and her teenage stepdaughter Cynthia ( Alana Austin) and plots to have them as replacement family, by removing the head of the house, Ellen's husband and Cynthia's father Jim Carson (John Wesley Shipp). Cast *Yasmine Bleeth as Ellen Carson * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin River (TV Series)
''Virgin River'' is an American Romance film, romantic Drama (film and television), drama television series, produced by Reel World Management, filmed in British Columbia, Canada, and based on the ''Virgin River'' novels by Robyn Carr. The first season premiered on Netflix on December 6, 2019. In May 2023, ahead of the fifth-season premiere, the series was renewed for a sixth season. The fifth season premiered on September 7, 2023. The sixth season premiered on December 19, 2024. In October 2024, ahead of the sixth season premiere, the series was renewed for a seventh season. Premise ''Virgin River'' follows Melinda "Mel" Monroe, who answers an ad to work as a Certified Nurse‐Midwife, midwife and nurse practitioner in the remote Northern California town of Virgin River, thinking it will be the perfect place to start fresh and leave her painful memories behind. But she soon discovers that small-town living is not quite as simple as she expected. Cast Main * Alexandra Breckenrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batwoman (TV Series)
''Batwoman'' is an American superhero television series developed by Caroline Dries for The CW. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, it is part of the Arrowverse television franchise. The series premiered on October 6, 2019, and ran for three seasons until March 2, 2022, before its cancellation on April 29. The first season follows Kate Kane, the cousin of vigilante Bruce Wayne, who becomes Batwoman after his disappearance. The second and third seasons focus on former convict Ryan Wilder as she protects Gotham City in the role of Batwoman. Development on a ''Batwoman'' series began in 2018 after it was announced that Kate would appear in the Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds". Ruby Rose was cast as Kate the same year, with ''Batwoman'' receiving a series order in 2019. Shortly after the conclusion of the first season, Rose exited the series and Javicia Leslie was cast as Ryan, an original character created to succeed Kate. Following the series' cancellation, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Doctor (American TV Series)
''The Good Doctor'' is an American medical drama television series, a remake of the 2013 South Korean series of the same name, which aired on ABC from September 25, 2017, to May 21, 2024, lasting seven seasons and 126 episodes. The series stars Freddie Highmore as Shaun Murphy, a young surgical resident with autism at the fictional San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. Christina Chang, Richard Schiff, Will Yun Lee, Fiona Gubelmann, Paige Spara, Noah Galvin and Bria Samoné Henderson also star in the show. Nicholas Gonzalez, Antonia Thomas, Chuku Modu, Beau Garrett, Hill Harper, Tamlyn Tomita, Jasika Nicole, Osvaldo Benavides and Brandon Larracuente used to also star or had recurring roles in the show, but their characters were written out of the storyline as the series progressed. Modu reprised his role in the sixth season and became a series regular once again in the seventh season. Actor Daniel Dae Kim noticed the original series and bought the rights for his producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernatural (U
Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanings since the ancient world, the term "supernatural" emerged in the Middle Ages and did not exist in the ancient world. The supernatural is featured in folklore and religious contexts, but can also feature as an explanation in more secular contexts, as in the cases of superstitions or belief in the paranormal. The term is attributed to non-physical entities, such as angels, demons, gods and spirits. It also includes claimed abilities embodied in or provided by such beings, including magic, telekinesis, levitation, precognition and extrasensory perception. The supernatural is hypernymic to religion. Religions are standardized supernaturalist worldviews, or at least more complete than single supernaturalist views. Supernaturalism is the adherence t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Package Deal
''Package Deal'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Andrew Orenstein about three brothers and the woman who comes between them. It debuted on City on June 18, 2013 and ran for two seasons. Premise Danny thinks Kim might be the one. His older brothers, who raised him after their parents died, are not so fond of her. Sheldon avoids relationships but is in favour of one-night stands. Ryan's wife divorced him and hooked up with a fellow surgeon after he put her through medical school. Kim is not happy with how intimately involved Sheldon and Ryan are in Danny's life. Cast *Randal Edwards as Danny, a criminal defense lawyer * Harland Williams as Sheldon, a stubborn and politically incorrect salesman * Jay Malone as Ryan, a metrosexual former house-husband * Julia Voth as Kim, owner of a loose-tea shop Recurring cast *Eugene Levy as McKenzie, a client of Danny's whose wives keep mysteriously dying *Pamela Anderson as Dr. Sydney Forbes, Ryan's quirky therapist who has an intimat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008
2008 was designated as: * International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued through the entirety of 2008. Events January * January 1 – Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro currency. * January 14 – At 19:04:39 UTC, the uncrewed MESSENGER space probe is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury. * January 21 **Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. Great Recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis. ** Online activist group Anonymous initiates Project Chanology, after a leaked interview of Tom Cruise by the Church of Scientology is published on YouTube, and the Church of Scientology issued a "copyright infringement" claim. In response, Anonymous sympathizers took to the streets to protest outside the church (after February 10), while the church's we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The L Word
''The L Word'' is a television drama series that aired on Showtime in the United States from 2004 to 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated with Ilene Chaiken, Michele Abbott and Kathy Greenberg; Chaiken is credited as the primary creator of the series and also served as its executive producer. ''The L Word'' featured television's first ensemble cast of lesbian and bisexual female characters, and its portrayal of lesbianism was groundbreaking at the time. One of the series' pioneering hallmarks was its explicit depiction of lesbian sex from the female gaze, at a time when lesbian sex was "virtually invisible elsewhere on television." It was also the first television series written and directed by predominantly queer women. ''The L Word'' franchise led to the spin-off reality show '' The Real L Word'' (2010–2012) as well as the documentary film '' L Word Mississippi: Hate the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargate Atlantis (season 5)
The fifth and final season of the military science fiction television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' commenced airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States on July 11, 2008, concluded on the same channel on January 9, 2009, and contained 20 episodes. The show itself is a spin off of its sister show, ''Stargate SG-1''. The season upgrades previous supporting characters cast members such as Richard Woolsey (from ''Stargate SG-1'') and Jennifer Keller. Amanda Tapping's character Samantha Carter was downgraded to recurring character in this season. The fifth and final season is about a military-science expedition team fighting against the Wraith from their base of operation, Atlantis. The Wraith primary goal is to gather a fleet to invade Atlantis and find their new "feeding ground", Earth. The one-hour premiere "Search and Rescue", which aired on July 11, 2008, received 1.3 in Nielsen household ratings, in contrast a "Big" increase from the previous season ratings. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Weir (Stargate)
Dr. Elizabeth Weir is a fictional character in the Canadian-American Sci-Fi Channel television series ''Stargate Atlantis'', a military science fiction show about a military team exploring another galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices. Elizabeth Weir is introduced as a recurring character in the ''Stargate SG-1'' season seven two-parter, '' Lost City''. She does not hold any military rank since she is a civilian. Weir is the leader of the Atlantis expedition in ''Stargate Atlantis'' until the last episode of season three, titled " First Strike". The character was primarily played by Torri Higginson, although when introduced in the ''Stargate SG-1'' two-parter ''Lost City'', she was played by Jessica Steen. In the season 5 Atlantis episode "Ghost in the Machine", the consciousness of Elizabeth Weir, having been transferred to sub-space by a group of Replicators hoping to ascend, was transferred to a Replicator template and portrayed by Michelle Morgan. Role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across The River To Motor City
''Across the River to Motor City'' is a Canadian television drama series, that aired on Citytv stations. It debuted November 22, 2007. The series is about an insurance investigator named Ben Ford who works the border in both Detroit and Windsor. The story takes into account the shifting allegiances and ambitions that straddle the Detroit/Windsor boundary, an urban portion of the Canada/United States border. Benjamin Ford's 30th birthday happens to fall on a fateful day: November 22, 1963, the day of the Kennedy assassination. Coincidentally, it is also the day that his flight attendant girlfriend, Katie, disappears on a flight back from Dallas. The mystery of what happened to her, and why, consumes the life of Ben Ford; it eventually involves his adult daughter, Kathleen, when Katie's body turns up 40 years later. Family mysteries and intrigue play out against a backdrop of some of the more momentous events of recent American and Canadian history. The six-episode series was sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
