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Scarpetta (TV Series)
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Procedural Drama
A procedural or procedural drama is a cross-genre type of literature, film, or television program which places emphasis on technical detail. A documentary film may also be written in a procedural style to heighten narrative. A popular subgenre is the police procedural. Some dramas include a lab or high-tech conference room where the main characters meet to work out the problem. Shows usually have an episodic format that does not necessarily require the viewer to have seen previous episodes. Episodes typically have a self-contained (also referred to as stand-alone) plot that is introduced, developed, and resolved within the same episode. The procedural format is popular around the world. In 2011, the director of a TV consultancy said, "The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure." Due to their stand-alone episodic nature, they are more accessible to new viewers than serials. Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blumhouse Television
Blumhouse Productions, LLC, Trade name, doing business as Blumhouse (; also known as BH Productions or simply BH), is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2000 by Jason Blum and Amy Israel. Blumhouse is known mainly for producing horror films, such as Paranormal Activity (film series), the ''Paranormal Activity'' franchise, Insidious (film series), the ''Insidious'' franchise, ''Sinister (film), Sinister'', The Purge, ''The Purge'' franchise, ''Split (2016 American film), Split'', ''Get Out'', ''Happy Death Day'' as well as its sequel ''Happy Death Day 2U'', Halloween (franchise), the ''Halloween'' franchise (2018–2022), ''Freaky (film), Freaky,'' The Invisible Man (2020 film), ''The Invisible Man'' (2020), ''The Black Phone'', ''M3GAN'', ''Five Nights at Freddy's (film), Five Nights at Freddy's'' and ''Speak No Evil (2024 film), Speak No Evil''. It has also produced drama films, such as ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' and ''BlacKkKlansm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia King
Georgia King is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her role as Amanda Snodgrass in the HBO series Vice Principals. Early life Born in Edinburgh, King is the daughter of Australian actor Jonathan Hyde and Scottish opera singer Isobel Buchanan. Career Although King grew up dreaming of being a director, she got her break into acting when she was 18 and still working at a cheese shop, making her professional debut as Rosamond Oliver in ''Jane Eyre''. It was her very first audition "and I booked it," she said. "I was like, 'Oh my Lord, this is amazing!'" However, she was nearly unable to play the role. A source stated that "a week before the day she began filming, King felt stomach pains, then had her appendix rupture. Her agent told the producers that she was unlikely to recover from the operation to remove it for at least ten days." Another actress was cast, but King recovered in time and was able to get the required medical clearance to film. She is best known as Goldi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Faracy
Stephanie Faracy is an American actress. She is known for playing supporting roles in films including '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1978), ''Scavenger Hunt'' (1979), ''Blind Date'' (1987), '' The Great Outdoors'' (1988), '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993), ''Sideways'' (2004), '' Flightplan'' (2005), and '' Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'' (2016). On television, Faracy has had leading roles in a number of sitcoms, most significantly '' True Colors'' (1990–92). She currently plays Lynn on the series '' Nobody Wants This'' (2024–present). Life and career Faracy was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, where she attended high school. She studied acting at Illinois Wesleyan University and Yale School of Drama. She began her acting career in New York stage, and in 1976, made her television debut in an episode of ABC sitcom ''Laverne & Shirley''. She went to star in two unsold sitcom pilots, before playing Corinne in the 1978 comedy film '' Heaven Can Wait''. The fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Montgomery
Janet Ruth Montgomery (born 29 October 1985) is an English film and TV actress. She first gained attention for her role as Ames in the second season of the television series '' Human Target'' (2010–11), and also for her appearance in the 2009 straight-to-DVD film '' The Hills Run Red''. She played the lead character in the television drama '' Made in Jersey'' (2012), cancelled after two episodes aired. From 2014 to 2017, she starred as the lead character, Mary Sibley, in the series '' Salem''. From 2018 to 2023, Montgomery played the role of Lauren Bloom on the medical drama television series ''New Amsterdam''. Career Although trained as a dancer at the Stella Mann College of Performing Arts, Bedford, Montgomery chose to pursue acting rather than dance professionally. Her lack of drama school training made it difficult for her to obtain acting representation initially. She achieved her breakthrough after producing a play with her friend Gethin Anthony. In 2008, Montgomery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sosie Bacon
Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992) is an American actress. The daughter of actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, her first role was playing 10-year-old Emily in the film ''Loverboy (2005 film), Loverboy'' (2005). While her parents did not push for her to continue acting, she was encouraged by producer James Duff (writer), James Duff to appear in ''The Closer'' (2009). As an adult, Bacon appeared in the films ''Wishin' and Hopin' (film), Wishin' and Hopin''' (2014), ''Ana Maria in Novela Land'' (2015), ''Charlie Says (2018 film), Charlie Says'' (2018), ''The Last Summer (2019 film), The Last Summer'' (2019), and ''Wyrm (film), Wyrm'' (2019), and the television series ''Scream (TV series), Scream'' (2016), ''Story of a Girl (TV movie), Story of a Girl'' (2017), ''13 Reasons Why'' (2017–2018), ''Narcos: Mexico'' (2020), ''Mare of Easttown'' (2021), and ''As We See It'' (2022), and the horror film Smile (2022 film), ''Smile'' (2022). Early life Sosie Bacon was born in 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Parrish
Hunter Parrish Tharp (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing the role of Silas Botwin in the Showtime series ''Weeds'' and for his performances in the Broadway productions of ''Godspell'' in the role of Jesus and '' Spring Awakening'' as Melchior. Early life Parrish was born in Richmond, Virginia, to Annie Parrish, who works with children with autism, and Bruce Tharp, an engineer. Parrish has an older brother. He graduated from Plano Senior High School and Texas Tech University Independent School District. Career 2003–2005: Early career After being seen at a showcase in New York, directed by Peter Seidman, Parrish was offered professional representation and went on to guest star in several television shows and appeared in the film '' Sleepover'' (2004). 2005–2012: ''Weeds'' and Broadway debut Parrish gained recognition when he began starring in the hit Showtime series ''Weeds'' in 2005. The show ran for eight seasons, ending i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Righetti
Amanda Righetti (born April 4, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for playing Grace Van Pelt on ''The Mentalist'' and her roles in ''Friday the 13th (2009 film), Friday the 13th'', ''The O.C.'' and ''Colony (TV series), Colony''. Early life The youngest of eight children, Righetti was born on April 4, 1983, in St. George, Utah, and raised in Nevada, outside Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas. Her father, Alexander Dominic Righetti, is of Italian descent, while her mother, Linda Carol Chisum, is of German, French, and English descent. Career Righetti started modeling at age 14, then moved to Los Angeles at 18 to start her acting career. After securing a role in the pilot episode, pilot for a proposed series by the name of ''No Place Like Home'', she played a recurring character in the teen drama ''The O.C.'', was a regular in the primetime soap opera ''North Shore (2004 TV series), North Shore'', and in late 2005, Righetti starred in Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's drama series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. Most crime drama focuses on criminal investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and Mystery fiction, mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hardboiled, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. History Proto-science and crime fictions have been composed across history, and in this category can be placed texts as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia, the Mahabharata from History of India, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forensic Technology
Forensic science combines principles of law and science to investigate criminal activity. Through crime scene investigations and laboratory analysis, forensic scientists are able to link suspects to evidence. An example is determining the time and cause of death through autopsies. This evidence can then be used for proof towards a crime. Forensic science, often confused with criminalistics, is the application of science principles and methods to support legal decision-making in matters of criminal and civil law. During criminal investigation in particular, it is governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure. It is a broad field utilizing numerous practices such as the analysis of DNA, fingerprints, bloodstain patterns, firearms, ballistics, toxicology, microscopy, and fire debris analysis. Forensic scientists collect, preserve, and analyze evidence during the course of an investigation. While some forensic scientists travel to the scene of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella Farinelli Fierro
Dr. Marcella Farinelli Fierro (born 1941) is a medical examiner and forensic pathologist. She was the former chief medical examiner of Virginia, appointed in 1994 and serving in this position until her retirement in 2008. She was the ninth woman certified in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology. Since retirement, Fierro has served as an educator, mentor, and adviser. Education and career Fierro decided to pursue a Doctor of Medicine in forensic pathology at the State of University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine after she graduated cum laude in biology from D’Youville College in Buffalo, New York in 1962. After earning her degree in 1966, Fierro pursued an internship and residency at Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ontario, Canada followed by residencies in pathology at the Cleveland (Ohio) Clinic Educational Foundation and at Virginia Commonwealth University. Fierro became chief resident in Pathology at the Virginia Commonwealth University and held a fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coroner
A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death. The official may also investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within the coroner's jurisdiction. In medieval times, English coroners were Crown officials who held financial powers and conducted some judicial investigations in order to counterbalance the power of sheriffs or bailiffs. Depending on the jurisdiction, the coroner may adjudge the cause of death personally, or may act as the presiding officer of a special court (a " coroner's jury"). The term ''coroner'' derives from the same source as the word '' crown''. Duties and functions Responsibilities of the coroner may include overseeing the investigation and certification of deaths related to mass disasters that occur within the coroner's jurisdiction. A coroner's office typically maintains death records of those who have died within the coroner's juri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
