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The Fire (Under The Dome)
"The Fire" is the second episode of the first season of the CBS drama '' Under the Dome.'' The episode aired on July 1, 2013. Plot Linda tries to keep her emotions intact following Duke's death, after discovering he has left her everything in his will, including his house and savings. Elsewhere, Barbie realizes he left his dog tags at the cabin where he killed Julia’s husband Peter, and heads back to retrieve them, but is ambushed by Junior who continues to believe Angie is sexually involved with him. At the radio station, Dodee (Jolene Purdy) and Phil (Nicholas Strong) pick up a military frequency, and overhear them discussing the 'dome'. Julia, on a hunt for some answers, commandeers the microphone to broadcast the information. While exploring, Joe and his friend Ben notice that a small part of a stream of water (a hose operated by the military) escapes through the dome. Meanwhile, Big Jim (Dean Norris) has Reverend Coggins (Ned Bellamy) destroy the propane shipment record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Dome (TV Series)
''Under the Dome'' is an American science-fiction horror fiction, horror Mystery fiction, mystery drama (film and television), drama television series. It premiered on CBS on June 24, 2013 and concluded on September 10, 2015. The series was developed by Brian K. Vaughan and loosely based on Stephen King's 2009 novel ''Under the Dome (novel), Under the Dome''. ''Under the Dome'' tells the story of the residents of the fictional small town of Chester's Mill, when a massive, transparent and indestructible dome suddenly cuts them off from the rest of the world. Military forces, the government, and the media start positioning themselves outside the barrier in an attempt to break it down. As this happens, the residents trapped inside find their own ways to survive with diminishing resources and rising tensions. A small group of people inside the dome unravel the complicated mysteries to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away. ''Under the Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Bender
Jack Bender (born September 25, 1949) is an American television and film director, television producer and actor best known for his work as a director on '' Lost'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Game of Thrones'', and '' From''. Biography Bender grew up in a secular Jewish family in Los Angeles. His father was a furrier to the Hollywood community. He studied art with Los Angeles artist Martin Lubner (spouse of actress Joanna Merlin) and then went into acting "because it seemed like what I could do and make a living." As an actor, Bender guest-starred on ''All in the Family'', ''The Bob Newhart Show'' and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. He co-starred in '' The Million Dollar Duck'', '' Savage'' and ''McNaughton's Daughter''. He then went into directing, working on a number of television series. He directed the popular slasher film '' Child's Play 3'' before becoming an executive producer and lead director on the ABC TV series '' Lost'', directing 38 episodes of the show, including the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Cleveland
Rick Cleveland is an American television writer, playwright, and monologist, best known for writing on the HBO original series '' Six Feet Under'' and NBC's ''The West Wing''. His 2011 play ''The Rail Splitter'' premiered at Carthage College as the third production of Carthage's annual New Play Initiative. The production also traveled to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (Region 3) in 2012. Education Cleveland, a graduate of the Playwrights Workshop at the University of Iowa, is also a founding member of Chicago's American Blues Theater. Career Film Cleveland, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Matthew Chapman co-wrote the 2003 film '' Runaway Jury'' based on the book by John Grisham. He also wrote a 1998 screenplay for the independent film ''Jerry and Tom''. Television In 2000, Cleveland and ''The West Wing'' creator Aaron Sorkin won the Emmy Award for Best Writing for a Drama Series their episode " In Excelsis Deo". The episode originally aired during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilot (Under The Dome)
"Pilot" is the pilot episode of the American science fiction drama '' Under the Dome'', based on the novel of the same name by author Stephen King. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on June 24, 2013. The premiere episode was met with generally positive reviews from critics; and was watched by 13.53 million American viewers, setting numerous records for CBS. Plot Dale "Barbie" Barbara (Mike Vogel) buries a man's body in the woods of Chester's Mill. As he tries to escape the town, a mysterious, invisible barrier descends on the borders of the township, trapping everyone inside. Local newspaper reporter Julia Shumway (Rachelle Lefevre), who was investigating mysterious propane deliveries before the barrier appeared, takes a special interest in Barbie after he saves the life of teenager Joe McAlister (Colin Ford), whose parents are trapped out of town. Town selectman "Big Jim" Rennie (Dean Norris) makes an emergency radio announcement, while police chief Duke Perkins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhunt (Under The Dome)
"Manhunt" is the third episode of the first season of the CBS drama '' Under the Dome.'' The episode aired on July 8, 2013. The episode received mixed reviews from critics, and also sparked controversy due to the show's reference to '' The Simpsons Movie''. Upon airing, the episode was watched by 10.71 million viewers and received an 18–49 rating of 2.7. Plot Deputy Paul Randolph, who accidentally killed Deputy Freddy, escapes his jail cell and locks Linda inside. Big Jim organizes a search party to find Paul by recruiting other townsmen and a reluctant Barbie, while Linda resolves to find Paul on her own. In the woods, Paul sneaks up on Barbie and Big Jim to hold them at gunpoint and Linda shows up and shoots Paul, prompting Big Jim to designate her as the new Sheriff. Julia tails Junior into the tunnels, where he is looking to find a way out; he hits the barrier of the dome and his flashlight explodes, but Julia is able to help him and use her matches to guide them out to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Futon Critic
''The Futon Critic'' is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports, and press releases provided by television networks and streaming television platforms. ''The Futon Critic'' was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997. History Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered ''The Futon Critic'' on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as '' The Huffington Post'' and TV by the Numbers. Its publications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolene Purdy
Jolene Purdy is an American actress. Purdy starred as Cherita Chen in the 2001 film ''Donnie Darko''. Among her television credits is the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Situation comedy, sitcom ''Do Not Disturb (TV series), Do Not Disturb'', which debuted in 2008, as well as the Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family comedy series ''10 Things I Hate About You (TV series), 10 Things I Hate About You'', playing Mandella in eight episodes. Purdy has also guest starred on ''Judging Amy'' and ''Boston Public''. Purdy is also known for her role as Piper Katins on the TeenNick drama series ''Gigantic (TV series), Gigantic''. She had a recurring role in the Netflix drama series ''Orange Is The New Black'' as well as Marvel Studios, Marvel's ''WandaVision''. Early life Her mother is Japanese American and her father is Jewish. She is Yonsei (Japanese diaspora), Yonsei, a great-grandchild of Japanese immigrants. She has sisters. She and her husband, Chuck Brandt, have a daughter. As of 2017, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Norris
Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for playing Hank Schrader on the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series '' Under the Dome'' (2013–2015), Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser on the TNT series '' Claws'' (2017–2022), and Randall Stabler on the NBC series '' Law & Order: Organized Crime'' (2023–present). Throughout his career, he has amassed over 154 credits across film and television, including over 40 law enforcement roles. Norris has appeared in films such as ''Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989), '' Hard to Kill'' (1990), '' Total Recall'' (1990), '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), '' The Firm'' (1993), '' Starship Troopers'' (1997), '' The Cell'' (2000), ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), '' Evan Almighty'' (2007), '' Sons of Liberty'' (2015), '' The Book of Henry'' (2017), '' Death Wish'' (2018), '' Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (2019) and '' Carry On'' (2024). Early life and education D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Bellamy
Ned Bellamy (born May 7, 1957) is an American actor. Early life and education Bellamy was educated at UCLA. His brother, Mark Bellamy, was the United States Ambassador to Kenya from 2003 until 2006. Career After graduating from UCLA, Bellamy founded the Los Angeles–based theater company The Actors' Gang with fellow actor Tim Robbins. Bellamy has appeared in numerous films and television series, including '' Scrubs'', '' Treme'', '' 24'', '' Chicago P.D.'', '' Justified'', ''Criminal Minds'', '' Gotham'', and ''Paradise City''. He portrayed the Reverend Lester Coggins in the first season of the CBS adaptation of Stephen King's ''Under the Dome''. Bellamy became a fan-favorite on an episode of ''Seinfeld'', portraying Eddie, Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ army veteran co-writer in " The Fatigues". His television career began with another veteran—Paul, an American-born German soldier, in the final season of ''The Waltons''. Bellamy played Wilson in Quentin Tarantino’s seventh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV By The Numbers
TV by the Numbers was a website devoted to collecting and analyzing television ratings data in the United States that operated from 2007 to 2020. It was a part of Nexstar Media Group's Zap2it television news/listings site. History An Internet and statistical analyst, Robert Seidman had previously worked for IBM and Charles Schwab, and published an online newsletter about the Internet and AOL before founding TV by the Numbers; Bill Gorman had been an AOL executive until 1998, and had read Seidman's column. Friends since the early 1990s when they met near Washington, D.C., both were fond of television, as Gorman loved numbers and Seidman enjoyed statistics relating to it; the subject of television ratings data entered into one of their conversations. Gorman was dismayed at being unable to find other blogs devoted solely to television data, and after a Google search confirmed this, he and Seidman thought of the idea for a website devoted solely to the subject. In Gorman's words, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost (2004 TV Series)
''Lost'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, with a total of List of Lost episodes, 121 episodes over six seasons. It contains elements of supernatural fiction and follows the survivors of a commercial jet airliner flying between Sydney and Los Angeles after the plane crashes on a mysterious Mythology of Lost#The Island, island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. Episodes typically feature a primary storyline set on the island, augmented by flashback (narrative), flashback or flashforward sequences which provide additional insight into the involved characters. Lindelof and Carlton Cuse served as showrunners and were executive producers along with Abrams and Bryan Burk. Inspired by the 2000 film ''Cast Away'', the show is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The print magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City, and ceased publication in 2022. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People (magazine), People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
