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Skyfire Cycle
"Skyfire Cycle" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American television police sitcom series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. It is the 76th overall episode of the series and is written by David Phillips and directed by Michael McDonald. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 29, 2016. The show revolves around the police precinct which is commonly referred to as the 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn and the officers and detectives that work in the precinct. In the episode, Jake and Terry help D.C. Parlov, an author of a popular book series called the Skyfire Cycle, to find the person who sends him death threats. Meanwhile, Holt and Kevin get into a conflict about a math puzzle. The episode was seen by an estimated 2.34 million household viewers and gained a 1.0/3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received very positive reviews from critics, who praised the cold open, writing, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural sitcom television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, and later on NBC, from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur, it revolves around seven New York City Police Department (NYPD) detectives who are adjusting to life under their new commanding officer, the serious and stern Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher). Andy Samberg led the ensemble cast, which featured Braugher, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti, Dirk Blocker, and Joel McKinnon Miller. Fox originally ordered 13 episodes of the single-camera comedy for its first season, eventually expanding it to 22 episodes. ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' premiered on September 17, 2013. On May 10, 2018, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox cancelled it after five seasons; the next day, NBC picked it up for a sixth season, which premiered on January 10, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under English rule in 1683 in what was then the Province of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population stood at 2,736,074, making it the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, and the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the state.Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2020 New York State Department of Health. Accessed January 2, 2024. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scream Queens (2015 TV Series)
''Scream Queens'' is an American satirical dark comedy slasher television series that aired on Fox from September 22, 2015, to December 20, 2016. The series was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan and produced by Murphy, Falchuk, Brennan, and Alexis Martin Woodall, and by 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Productions, Brad Falchuk Teley-vision, and Prospect Films. The first season stars an ensemble cast consisting of Emma Roberts, Skyler Samuels, Lea Michele, Glen Powell, Diego Boneta, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, Oliver Hudson, Nasim Pedrad, Lucien Laviscount, Billie Lourd, and Jamie Lee Curtis, with Niecy Nash, Ariana Grande, and Nick Jonas in supporting roles. It takes place at the fictional Wallace University, and was filmed at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. It follows sorority Kappa Kappa Tau (KKT) which is targeted by a serial killer using the university's Red Devil mascot as a disguise. On January 15, 2016, Fox ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruba
Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná Peninsula, Paraguaná and northwest of Curaçao. In 1986, Aruba became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and acquired the formal name the Country of Aruba. Aruba has an area of . Aruba measures in length from its northwestern to its southeastern end and is across at its widest point. Aruba is geologically located in South America, South-America, lying on the South-American continental shelf. Alongside Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands (Leeward Antilles), ABC islands. The Dutch Caribbean encompasses the ABC islands along with the other three substantial islands, the SSS islands. In contrast to much of the Caribbean, which experiences humid tropical climates, Aruba has a dry climate with an arid Deserts and xeric shrublands, xer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Lo Truglio
Joe Lo Truglio (; born December 2, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. Best known for his role as Charles Boyle on the Fox/ NBC sitcom ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', he also was a cast member on the television series '' The State'' and '' Reno 911!''. His notable film roles include '' Wet Hot American Summer'', '' I Love You, Man'', '' Superbad'', '' Paul'', '' Role Models'', and '' Wanderlust''. Early life Lo Truglio was born in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, New York, on December 2, 1970. He is of Italian and Irish descent. He grew up in Margate, Florida, and graduated from Coconut Creek High School. He met many of his future '' The State'' cast members at New York University, where he took part in the school's sketch comedy group. Career Lo Truglio wrote and acted in various skits for '' The State'', and animated segments for the show. After ''The State'' ended in 1995, he made a number of guest appearances throughout the late 1990s on shows such as '' Viva Variety' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Peretti
Chelsea Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She portrayed Gina Linetti in the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and has written for various TV series, including '' Parks and Recreation'', ''Saturday Night Live'' and '' Kroll Show''. Early life and education Peretti was born on February 20, 1978, in Oakland, California, to Amanda Cherkin, a schoolteacher, and Gene Peretti, a criminal defense lawyer and painter. Her father is of Italian and English descent, and her mother is Jewish. Her step-mother was African-American. She was raised in Oakland. She has an older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founder of BuzzFeed and ''The Huffington Post''. Chelsea Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College of Columbia University, during which time (in her junior year) she took a study year abroad to Royal Holloway, University of London. She graduated in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Beatriz
Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri (born February 10, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox/ NBC comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021), Quiet in the Peacock action-comedy series ''Twisted Metal'' (2023–present), and Carla in the musical film '' In the Heights'' (2021), and voicing Mirabel Madrigal in the Disney animated film '' Encanto'' (2021) and Vaggie in the adult animated musical series ''Hazbin Hotel'' (2024–present). Early life Beatriz was born in Neuquén, Argentina, on February 10, 1981, to a Colombian father and a Bolivian mother. She arrived in the United States at the age of two with her parents and a younger sister. Beatriz grew up in Webster, Texas, outside of Houston, and attended Clear Brook High School. As a child, her mother took Beatriz and her sister to arts exhibits and events, something she credits for raising her awareness of potential careers in the arts. She became interested in ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Fumero
Melissa Fumero ( Gallo; born August 19, 1982) is an American actress and television director. She made her professional debut in 2004 in the recurring role of Adriana Cramer in the television soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Following several minor roles, she had her first main role as Amy Santiago in the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', which she played from 2013 to 2021. Since then, she has starred as Melissa Tarleton in the animated series ''M.O.D.O.K.'' (2021), Eliza Walker in the Netflix comedy '' Blockbuster'' (2022), and Bella Digman in the animated series '' Digman!'' (2023–present). She is married to actor and former model David Fumero, with whom she has two sons. Early life Melissa Gallo was born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, on August 19, 1982. Her Cuban parents moved to the U.S. as teenagers. Her mother was a homemaker and hairdresser, and her father taught mathematics and worked at a jewelry store. She grew up in Guttenberg and moved back to Lyndhurst at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Santiago
Amy Santiago is a fictional character who appears in police procedural comedy television series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021). Portrayed by Melissa Fumero, she works as a detective at the New York Police Department in Brooklyn's fictional 99th precinct from the beginning of the show until its fifth season, when she is promoted to sergeant. In the series finale, she becomes the chief of the police reform program. Character role Amy Santiago is established as a competitive and goal-oriented character at the start of ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''; according to '' Nylon'', she initially fit the trope of the overachieving goody two shoes. She is shown to be a controlling and over-achieving perfectionist with a Type A personality. Amy credits her competitiveness to growing up with seven brothers. Other characters consider her somewhat overbearing and often joke about her; Amy is teased for her nerdy aspects but not mocked or condemned. '' The Atlantic'' states that the show hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monty Hall Problem
The Monty Hall problem is a brain teaser, in the form of a probability puzzle, based nominally on the American television game show ''Let's Make a Deal'' and named after its original host, Monty Hall. The problem was originally posed (and solved) in a letter by Steve Selvin to the ''The American Statistician, American Statistician'' in 1975. It became famous as a question from reader Craig F. Whitaker's letter quoted in Marilyn vos Savant's "Ask Marilyn" column in ''Parade (magazine), Parade'' magazine in 1990: Savant's response was that the contestant should switch to the other door. By the standard assumptions, the switching strategy has a probability of winning the car, while the strategy of keeping the initial choice has only a probability. When the player first makes their choice, there is a chance that the car is behind one of the doors not chosen. This probability does not change after the host reveals a goat behind one of the unchosen doors. When the host provides i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Braugher
Andre Keith Braugher ( ; July 1, 1962 – December 11, 2023) was an American actor known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC police drama series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999) and Captain Raymond Holt in the Fox/NBC police comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Braugher started his acting career as part of The Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park, appearing in '' Much Ado About Nothing'' (1988), '' Coriolanus'' (1989), '' Twelfth Night'' (1996), ''Hamlet'' (2008), and '' As You Like It'' (2012). He transitioned his career into television, gaining roles in '' Kojak'' (1989–1990), '' The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson'' (1990), and '' The Tuskegee Airmen'' (1995), followed by leading roles in the ABC medical series '' Gideon's Crossing'' (2000–2001), the CBS crime series '' Hack'' (2002–2004), the FX crime miniseries '' Thief'' (2006), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel McKinnon Miller
Joel McKinnon Miller (born February 21, 1960) is an American actor who is best known for portraying Don Embry on ''Big Love'' (2006–2011) and Detective Norm Scully on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021). Early life Joel McKinnon Miller was born in Rockford, Minnesota, on February 21, 1960. He took opera singing lessons as a child, and later attended the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he studied theatre and opera. He dropped out in 1983 to attend The Acting Company but returned to his alma mater to finish his degree in theatre with an acting emphasis in 2007. Career Prior to ''Big Love'', McKinnon Miller's main television role was that of Lyle Nubbin in three episodes of ''Las Vegas''. He has appeared as a guest star on single episodes of several American television series, including ''Cold Case'', ''Murphy Brown'', '' The Commish'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', '' Pacific Blue'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''The X Files'', '' ER'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Roswell'', '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
