Constant c Productions / Warner Bros. / Amblin Television
(TV Series)
First Telecast: September 19, 1994
USA, DRAMA/Social, 60 Minutes, Color, Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
ER AwardsEmmy Awards:
1998 Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series "Exodus"
1998 Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video "Ambush"
1997 Outstanding Achievement in Casting John Levey & Barbara Miller
1997 Outstanding Achievement in Editing Randy Jon Morgan "The Long Way Around"
1997 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series "Fear of Flying"
1996 Outstanding Drama Series Producing Team
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Directing Mimi Leder "Love's Labor Lost"
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Writing Lance Gentile "Love's Labor Lost"
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Writing Lance Gentile "Love's Labor Lost"
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Editing Randy Jon Morgan & Rick Tuber "Love's Labor Lost"
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Writing Lance Gentile "Love's Labor Lost"
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing "Love's Labor Lost"
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing "Love's Labor Lost"
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Casting John Levey & Barbara Miller
1995 Outstanding Supporting Actress Julianna Margulies
Emmy Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Drama Series Producing Staff
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Thomas Schlamme "Ambush"
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Lighting Direction Richard Thorpe "Ambush"
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Editing Kevin Casey "Exodus"
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series "Exodus"
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Casting for a Series John Levey & Barbara Miller
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Swoosie Kurtz
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Anthony Edwards
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Julianna Margulies
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor Eriq La Salle
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor Noah Wyle
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress Laura Innes
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress Gloria Reuben
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Drama Series
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress Veronica Cartwright "Norma"
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Directing Christopher Chulack, Rod Holcomb, &
Tom Moore "Union Station"
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Editing Kevin Casey "Union Station"
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Writing Neal Baer & John Wells "Faith"
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Anthony Edwards
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Julianna Margulies
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Sherry Stringfield
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor Eriq La Salle
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor Noah Wyle
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress Laura Innes
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress CCH Pounder
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress Gloria Reuben
1997 Nomination for President's Award
ER Awards (Continued):
Emmy Award Nominations:
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Editing Randy Jon Morgan & Jacque Toberen "Hell & Water High".
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Cinematography Richard Thorpe "Hell and High Water"
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Directing Christopher Chulack & Mimi Leder "The Healers"
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Sound Mixing "Hell And High Water"
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Writing Neal Baer and John Wells "The Healers"
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Casting John Levey & Barbara Miller
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress Penny Fuller "Welcome Back Carter"
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series George Clooney
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Anthony Edwards
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Sherry Stringfield
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Noah Wyle
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Julianna Margulies
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Gail O'Grady
1996 Nomination for President's Award
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Drama Series Producing Team
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Directing Rod Holcomb (Pilot Episode)
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Writing Michael Crichton (Pilot Episode)
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Editing Randy Jon Morgan (Pilot Episode)
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Main Title Music James Newton Howard
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Makeup for a Series Susan A. Cabral (Pilot Episode)
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Vondie Curtis-Hall "Into That Good Night"
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Alan Rosenberg "Sam Gasner".
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Rosemary Clooney "Love's Labor Lost"
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Colleen Flynn "Jodi O'Brien"
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama George Clooney
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Anthony Edwards
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Sherry Stringfield
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Eriq La Salle
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Noah Wyle
British Academy Awards:
1996 Best Foreign TV Program
Directors Guild of America Awards:
1997 Outstanding Director TV Christopher Chulack "Fear of Flying"
1996 Outstanding Director TV Christopher Chulack "Hell and High Water"
1995 Outstanding Director TV Charles Haid "Into That Good Night"
1995 Outstanding Director TV Dramatic Specials Rod Holcomb (Pilot Episode
Directors Guild of America Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Director TV Christopher Chulack "Fathers and Sons".
PGA Golden Laurel Awards:
1995 Television Producer of the Year Award Michael Crichton & John Wells
Writers Guild of America Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination Best Episodic Drama Walon Green & Joe Sachs "Exodus"
1998 Nomination Best Episodic Drama Neal Baer "Whose Appy Now?".
American Society of Cinematographer Awards:
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography TV Pilots Thomas Del Ruth "Day One"
1995 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography TV Series Thomas Del Ruth "Day One"
American Cinema Editors Awards:
1998 Best Edited One-Hour Series Randy Jon Morgan "The Long Way Around".
1996 Best Edited One-Hour Series Randy Jon Morgan & Rick Tuber "Loves Labor Lost".
American Cinema Editors Award Nominations:
1997 Nomination for Best Edited One-Hour Series Randy Jon Morgan "The Healers"
Cinema Audio Society Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing TV "Exodus"
ER Awards (Continued):
Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards:
1999 Best Sound Editing Television - Dialogue and ADR "Exodus"
1999 Best Sound Editing - Television - Sound Effects and Foley "Exodus"
Motion Picture Sound Editors Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Best Sound Editing - Television Sound Effects & Foley
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards:
1998 Top TV Series Music Award James Newton Howard
Casting Society of America Award Nominations:
1997 Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic John Levey
Casting Society of America Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Best Casting for TV John Alderman, John Levey & Barbara Miller
Screen Actors Guild Awards:
1999 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Julianna Margulies
1999 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
1998 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards:
1998 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Anthony Edwards
1998 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
1997 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
1996 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Anthony Edwards
1996 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Anthony Edwards
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor George Clooney
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor Anthony Edwards
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor Julianna Margulies
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor George Clooney
1995 Nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Golden Globes Awards:
1998 Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series Anthony Edwards
Golden Globes Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination for Best TV-Series - Drama
1999 Nomination for Best Performance by a Actor Anthony Edwards
1999 Nomination for Best Performance by a Actress Julianna Margulies
1999 Nomination for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor Noah Wyle
1998 Nomination for Best TV-Series - Drama
1998 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor George Clooney
1998 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress Gloria Reuben
1998 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress Julianna Margulies
1998 Nomination for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor Eriq La Salle
1998 Nomination for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor Noah Wyle
1997 Nomination for Best TV-Series - Drama
1997 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor George Clooney
1997 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor Anthony Edwards
1997 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress Sherry Stringfield
1997 Nomination for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor Noah Wyle
1996 Nomination for Best TV-Series - Drama
1996 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor George Clooney
1996 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor Anthony Edwards
1996 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress Sherry Stringfield
1996 Nomination for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress Julianna Margulies
1995 Nomination for Best TV-Series - Drama
ER Awards (Continued)
TV Guide Awards:
1999 Favorite Drama Series
TV Guide Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination for Favorite Actress in a Drama Julianna Margulies
Image Awards:
1999 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Eriq La Salle
Image Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination for Outstanding Drama Series
1999 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress Gloria Reuben
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Drama Series
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor Eriq La Salle
1998 Nomination for Supporting Actor Michael Beach
1998 Nomination for Supporting Actress Lisa Nicole Carson
1998 Nomination for Supporting Actress CCH Pounder
1998 Nomination for Supporting Actress Gloria Reuben
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Drama Series
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor Eriq La Salle
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress Gloria Reuben
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Drama Series
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor Eriq La Salle
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress CCH Pounder
1996 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress Gloria Reuben
Viewers for Quality Television Awards:
1998 Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Gloria Reuben
1997 Best Quality Drama Series
1997 Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series Julianna Margulies
1997 Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series Gloria Reuben
1996 Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series Sherry Stringfield
1995 Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series Julianna Margulies
1995 Best Specialty Player in a Quality Drama Series Kathleen Wilhoite
Viewers for Quality Television Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Best Quality Drama Series
1998 Nomination for Best Actress in a Quality Drama Julianna Margulies
1998 Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Noah Wyle
1998 Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Laura Innes
People's Choice Awards:
1999 Favorite Television Dramatic Series
1998 Favorite Television Dramatic Series
1997 Favorite Television Dramatic Series
Retirement Research Foundation Awards:
1995 Honorable Mention Michael Crichton & John Wells "Day One"
Summary: ER was developed by Michael Crichton for Amblin Entertainment and is distributed by Warner Bros. and broadcast on NBC-TV. It has consistently been in the Top 5 programs in the Nielsen TV Ratings for the six seasons it has been on the air. It has made a movie star of George Clooney and because of her work on ER opened the door for Mimi Leder to become a feature film director at DreamWorks SKG. ER is a medical drama that focuses on the life and death decisions made in the emergency room of a Chicago hospital. The show is a drama that is shot and edited as an action film. The hyperkinetic pacing attempts to help the audience feel the stress and emotional impact found in that environment. The per episode cost makes it, the most expensive TV series in the history of television.
ER Credits:
Director Various and Mimi Leder
Executive Producer Michael Crichton, John Wells and Steven Spielberg (1994)
Co-Executive Producer Christopher Chulack, Carol Flint, Walon Green, Mimi Leder, Robert Nathan and Lydia Woodward
Co-Producer Penny Adams, Neal Baer, Lance Gentile, David Mills, Jack Orman and Wendy Spence
Associate Producer Michael Hissrich
Supervising Producer Paul Manning
Cinematographer Thomas Del Ruth (Pilot Episode) and Richard Thorpe
Editor Kevin Casey, Randy Jon Morgan, Jacque Elaine Toberen
and Tim Tommasino
Composer Marty Davich
Theme James Newton Howard (1994)
Production Designer Ivo Cristante
Set Decorator Michael C. Claypool
Costume Designer Lyn Paolo
Cast:
Anthony Edwards Dr. Mark Greene
George Clooney Dr. Doug Ross (1994-1999)
Sherry Stringfield Dr. Susan Lewis (1994-1996)
Noah Wyle Dr. John Truman Carter, III
Julianna Margulies Carol Hathaway, RN (1994-2000)
Gloria Reuben Jeanie Boulet, PA (1995-)
Laura Innes Dr. Kerry Weaver (1996-)
Maria Bello Dr. Anna Del Amico (1997-1998)
Alex Kingston Dr. Elizabeth Corday (1997-)
Kellie Martin Lucy Knight (1998-)
Eriq La Salle Dr. Peter Benton
Christine Harnos Jennifer Greene (1994-)
Earth 2 (1994)
Universal / Amblin Entertainment
(TV Movie/Pilot)
USA, ACTION/Science Fiction, 90 Minutes, Color, Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Emmy Awards:
1995 Outstanding Special Visual Effects David Goldberg, Tim Landry, Daniel J. Lombardo, Kevin Pike and Michael Shea
Summary: (Title of Pilot First Contact) Late in the 22nd century, Earth is a toxic, used up planet. The last remaining human beings exist in the ordered, efficient confinement of sterile space stations under a totalitarian system of government. Unfortunately, children are dying from the Syndrome, a degenerative disease caused by the absence of fresh air, fresh water and sunlight. Devon Adair (Debrah Farentino) desperate to save her 8-year-old son, defies the totalitarian authorities and organizes an expedition to a distant planet suitable for colonization. This is the strange world of Earth 2, where humans are the alien space invaders.
Credits:
Director Scott Winant
Screenwriter Michael Duggan, Carol Flint, Mark Levin and Billy Ray
Producer Tony To
Executive Producer Michael Duggan, Carol Flint, Mark Levin and Steven Spielberg (Uncredited)
Co-Producer P.K. Simonds
Associate Producer Chip Masamitsu and Janace Tashjian
Co-ordinating Producer John P. Melfi
Cinematographer Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Editor Joanna Cappuccilli
Composer David Bergeaud
Production Designer Victoria Paul
Art Director Lee Mayman
Set Decorator Michael Taylor
Costume Designer Deborah Everton
Cast:
Debrah Farentino Devon Adair
Clancy Brown John Danziger
Sullivan Walker Yale
John Gegenhuber Morgan Martin
Rebecca Gayheart Bess Martin
Richard Bradford Cmdr. Broderick O'Neill
Joey Zimmerman Ulysses (Uly) Adair
J. Madison Wright True Danziger
Antonio Sabàto Jr. Alonzo Solace
Tierre Turner Zero
Walter Norman Walman
Marcia Magus Magus
Rockmond Dunbar Baines
Beth Colt Newscaster
Hedy Thom Controller #1
John Verea Controller #2
Marcia Firesten Navigator
Brian Steele Terrian #1
Russell Werkman Terrian #2
David Elliot, Joe Bradley and Joe Bradley Crew Members
Christopher Sutton Crew #3
Jeff L. Deist Grendler #1
Lisa Ebeyer Grendler #2
Earth 2 (1994)
(TV Series 22 Episodes) First Episode Broadcast: November 6, 1994
Universal / Amblin Entertainment
USA, ACTION/Science Fiction, 60 Minutes, Color, Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Emmy Award Nominations:
1995 Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Peter Bergren, Joe Earle, Eric Erickson,
Mitch Gettleman, John Haney, David Hankins, James Hebenstreit, Barbara Issak, Alyson Dee Moore, Patsy Nedd, Myron Nettinga, Brian Thomas Nist and Richard Taylor
Summary: Devon Adair (Debrah Farentino) and her family and crew have established a human colony on an alien planet. The colonization of Earth 2 is difficult, because they crash land on the planet in the Pilot Episode. The earthlings are discovering that their new home already has a resident humanoid population.
Credits:
Supervising Producer Tony To
Executive Producer Michael Duggan, Carol Flint, Mark Levin and Steven Spielberg (Uncredited)
Co-Producer P.K. Simonds
Coordinating Producer John P. Melfi
Cinematographer Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Editor Tim Tommasino
Composer David Bergeaud
Production Designer Victoria Paul
Costume Designer Deborah Everton
Special Effects Dream Quest Images
Cast:
Debrah Farentino Devon Adair
Clancy Brown John Danziger
Antonio Sabàto Jr. Alonzo Solace
Jessica Steen Dr. Julia Heller
John Gegenhuber Morgan Martin
Rebecca Gayheart Bess Martin
J. Madison Wright True Danziger
Joey Zimmerman Ulysses (Uly) Adair
Sullivan Walker Yale
Rockmond Dunbar Baines
Walter Norman Walman
Marcia Magus Magus
Kirk Trutner Cameron
Fredrick Lopez Mazatl
Erin Murphy Eben Sinh
Deneille Fisher Danner
Tierre Turner Zero
Earth 2 194 - 1995
Episode 1 First Contact (Parts 1 and 2) November 6, 1994 (Pilot)
Episode 2 The Man Who Fell to Earth Two November 13, 1994
Episode 3 Life Lessons November 20, 1994
Episode 4 Promises, Promises November 27, 1994
Episode 5 A Memory Play December 4, 1994
Episode 6 Water December 11, 1994
Episode 7 The Church of Morgan December 18, 1994
Episode 8 The Enemy Within January 8, 1996
Episode 9 Redemption January 22, 1996
Episode 10 Moon Cross February 5, 1995
Episode 11 Better Living Through Morganite (1) February 19, 1995
Episode 12 Better Living Through Morganite (2) February 26, 1995
Episode 13 Grendlers in the Myst March 5, 1996
Episode 14 The Greatest Love Story Never Told March 12, 1996
Episode 15 Brave New Pacifica March 26, 1996
Episode 16 After the Thaw April 2, 1996
Episode 17 The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King April 23, 1996
Episode 18 23 Apr 95 Survival of the Fittest April 30, 1996
Episode 19 Flower Child Was Not Telecast
Episode 20 All about Eve May 21, 1996
Episode 21 Natural Born Grendlers May 28, 1996
Family Dog" (1993)
Spin-off from "Amazing Stories" (1985)
First Broadcast: June 23, 1993 (TV Series)
USA, COMEDY/Animation, 30 Minutes, Color, TV Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Universal Pictures / Warner Brothers / Amblin / Nelvana
Summary: Family Dog was a cartoon that ran on CBS in 1993 in primetime. It was a "spin-off" from episode 40 of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories TV series entitled "Family Dog" that was broadcast February 16, 1987. The story premise was that a mischievous dog was own by an unloving family. The series was executive produced by Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg. Initially, Burton and Spielberg were concerned about the quality of the first episode, so it was hidden away until ten additional programs were "in the can." The shows were produced in 1992 and aired in the summer of 1993. It did not have great ratings at the time, but definitely has a cult following today.
Credits:
Director Chris Buck
Animation Director Robin Budd and Steve Whitehouse
Producer Chuck Richardson
Executive Producer Tim Burton, Dennis Klein and Steven Spielberg
Composer Danny Elfman
Cast:
Martin Mull Skip Binsford (Voice)
Molly Cheek Bev Binsford (Voice)
Danny Mann Family Dog (Voice)
Zak Huxtable Epstein Billy Binsford (Voice)
Cassie Cole Buffy Binsford (Voice)
SeaQuest DSV (1993)
Universal TV / Amblin Entertainment (TV Pilot)
USA, ACTION/Science Fiction, Color, 120 Minute, Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
"I believe in anything that makes me nervous."
American Society of Cinematographer Award Nominations:
1994 Outstanding Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots Kenneth D. Zunder
Summary: This was the pilot episode of the series. Irvin Kershner, who had directed The Empire Strikes Back for George Lucas, helmed it. Its creator was the SF guru Rockne S. O'Bannon. The storyline presumes that man colonizes the oceans sometime in the 21st Century under the United Earth Oceans, which is a paramilitary organization designed to protect the seven seas. Nathan Bridger (Roy Scheider), who retired after the death of his wife to study dolphins on a deserted island, is coaxed out of his self-imposed retirement. Nathan was the designer of the UEOs most advanced submarine, SeaQuest DSV, and resumes command of it.
Credits:
Director Irvin Kershner
Screenwriter Rockne S. O'Bannon & Tommy Thompson
Story by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Producer Gregg Fienberg
Supervising Producer Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar
Executive Producer Rockne S. O'Bannon, Tommy Thompson and Steven Spielberg
Co-Producer David Kemper
Co-ordinating Producer Lindsley Parsons Jr
Associate Producer Philip Carr Neel
Cinematographer Kenneth D. Zunder
Editor Roger Bondelli
Composer John Debney
Production Designer Richard B. Lewis
Costume Designer Michael T. Boyd
Cast:
Roy Scheider Capt. Nathan Bridger
Stephanie Beacham Dr. Kristin Westphalen
Stacy Haiduk Lt. Cmdr. Katie Hitchcock
Don Franklin Cdr. Jonathan Ford
Jonathan Brandis Lucas Wolenczak
John D'Aquino Benjamin Krieg
Royce D. Applegate Chief Manilow Crocker
Theodore Raimi Lt. Tim 0'Neill
Marco Sanchez Sensor Chief Ortiz
Michael Parks George Le Chein
Richard Herd Admiral Noyce
Clark Heathcliffe Brolly Renegade Sensor Chief
Mark Fauser Weapons Officer Phillips
Dan Hildebrand Helmsman
John Schafer Pollack
Brad Hunt Le Chein Guard
Michelle Holden Earthcast Anchor
Brenda King Carol Bridger
Bruce Klassen Ensign
Buckley Norris Territorial Governor
Michelle Sullivan Crew Member
Frank Welker Special Vocal Effects
Michael Zurich Renegade Sensor #2
"SeaQuest DS" (1993-1995)
First Broadcast: September 23, 1993 / (Also Known As: "SeaQuest 2032") (TV series)
USA, ACTION/Science Fiction, 60 Minutes, Color
Universal TV / Amblin Entertainment
SeaQuest DSV Emmy Awards:
1995 Achievement in Music Don Davis (Episode "Daggers")
Emmy Award Nominations:
1994 Nomination for Achievement in Music Don Davis (Episode " Whale Song ")
1996 Nomination for Achievement in Music Russ Landau (Episode "Brave New World")
Summary: A troubled, expensive science fiction series that never found an audience large enough to justify its production cost on network television, despite rethinking the series concept for the third season. Throughout its tenure there were frequent cast changes designed to boost ratings. It is a credit to Amblins clout that the series lasted as long as it did. Basically it presumes that man colonizes the oceans sometime in the 21st Century under the United Earth Oceans, which is a paramilitary organization designed to protect the seven seas. Nathan Bridger (Roy Scheider), who retired after the death of his wife to study dolphins on a deserted island, is coaxed out of his self-imposed retirement. Nathan was the designer of the UEOs most advanced submarine, SeaQuest DSV, and resumes command of it. His second in command is Cmdr. Jonathan Ford. In second season, the DSV added a prototype GELF (Genetically Engineered Life Form), Tony Piccolo, to the crew. He was a man with surgically implanted gills. Dr. Wendy Smith, a telepath/empath, was also added to this crew of specialists. The New Age leanings of the series, often analyzed environmental issues mixing fact with myth and fantasy storylines to what had begun as an action-science fiction project.
Credits:
Director Various
Series Creator Rockne S. O'Bannon
Executive Producer Rockne S. O'Bannon, Steven Spielberg, & Tommy Thompson
Producer Steve Beers, Clifton Campbell. Carleton Eastlake, Patrick Hasburgh, Philip Carr Neel
William Rabkin, Hans Tobeason and Harker Wade
Supervising Producer Lee Goldberg
Co-Producer (1995-1996) Harker Wade
Cinematographer Stephen McNutt (1994)
Composer Don Davis and John Debney
Production Designer Vaughn Edwards
Set Decorator Carol Bayne Kelley
Cast:
Roy Scheider Capt. Nathan Bridger
Rosalind Allen Dr. Wendy Smith(1994-1995)
Royce D. Applegate Chief Manilow Crocker (1993-94)
Stephanie Beacham Dr. Kristin Westphalen (1993-94)
Jonathan Brandis Lucas Wolenczak
John D'Aquino Lt. Benjamin Krieg
Michael DeLuise Seaman Tony Piccolo
Peter DeLuise Dagwood (1994-)
Kathy Evasion Ensign Lonnie Henderson (1994-)
Don Franklin Cdr. Jonathan Ford
Stacy Haiduk Lt. Cmdr. Katie Hitchcock (1993-94)
Michael Ironside Capt. Oliver Hudson
Edward Kerri Lt. James Brody(1994-1995)
Elise Neal Lt. J.J. Fredrick
Dustin Nguyen Chief Shane (1993-94)
Theodore Raimi Lt. j. g. Tim O'Neill
Tim Russ Microft
Marco Sanchez Sensor Chief Miguel Ortiz(1993-1995)
Season 1 (1993-1994)
Episode 1 To Be Or Not To Be September 12, 1993
Episode 2 The Devil's Window September 1, 1993
Episode 3 Treasure of the Mind September 26, 1993
Episode 4 Games October 3, 1993
Episode 5 Treasure of the Tonga Trench October 10, 1993
Episode 6 Brothers and Sisters October 17, 1993
Episode 7 Give Me Liberte October 24, 1993
Episode 8 Knight of Shadows October 31, 1993
Episode 9 Bad Water November 7, 1993
Episode 10 The Regulator November 21, 1993
Episode 11 SeaWest November 28, 1993
Episode 12 Photon Bullet December 19, 1993
Episode 13 Better Than Martians January 2, 1994
Episode 14 Nothing But the Truth January 9, 1994
Episode 15 Greed for a Pirate's Dream January 16, 1994
Episode 16 Whale Song February 6, 1994
Episode 17 The Stinger February 20, 1994
Episode 18 Hide and Seek February 27, 1994
Episode 19 The Last Lap of Luxury March 20, 1994
Episode 20 Abalon May 1, 1994
Episode 21 Such Great Patience May 8, 1994
Episode 22 The Good Death May 15, 1994)
Episode 23 An Ocean on Fire May 22, 1994
Season 2 (1994-1995)
Episode 24 Daggers, Part 1 & 2 September 18, 1994
Episode 25 The Fear That Follows September 25, 1994
Episode 26 Sympathy for the Deep October 2, 1994
Episode 27 Vapors October 9, 1994
Episode 28 Playtime October 23, 1994
Episode 29 The Sincerest Form of Flattery November 1, 1994
Episode 31 By Any Other Name November 20, 1994
Episode 32 When We Dead Awaken November 27, 1994
Episode 33 Special Delivery December 11, 1994
Episode 34 Dead End December 18, 1994
Episode 35 Meltdown January 8, 1995
Episode 36 Lostland January 15, 1995
Episode 37 And Everything Nice January 22, 1995
Episode 38 Dream Weaver February 19, 1995
Episode 39 Alone January 26, 1995
Episode 40 Watergate March 5, 1995
Episode 41 Something in the Air March 19, 1995
Episode 42 Dagger Redux April 2, 1995
Episode 43 The Siamese Dream April 30, 1995
Episode 44 Blindsided May 21, 1995
Season 3 (as SeaQuest 2032) 1995-1996
Episode 45 Splashdown September 13, 1995
Episode 46 Brave New World September 20, 1995
Episode 47 In the Company of Ice and Profit September 27, 1995
Episode 48 Smoke on the Water October 11, 1995
Episode 49 Destination Terminal October 18, 1995
Episode 50 Chains of Command November 1, 1995
Episode 51 Spindrift November 8, 1995
Episode 52 Equilibrium November 15, 1995
Episode 53 Resurrection December 6, 1995
Episode 54 Good Soldiers December 20, 1995
Episode 55 Second Chance December 27, 1995
Episode 56 Brainlock January 28, 1996
Episode 57 Renunion June 9, 1996
Episode 58 Weapons of War June 16, 1996
Champs (1996)
DreamWorks Television (TV Series)
USA, COMEDY/Situation, 30 Minutes, Color, Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Summary: The show aired from January to August 1996 as midseason replacement.
Credits:
Cast:
Timothy Busfield Tom McManus
Ashley Crow Linda McManus
Libby Winters Phoebe McManus
Danny Pritchett Jesse McManus
Kevin Nealon Marty Heslov
Ed Marinaro Vince Mazzilli
Libby Winters Phoebe
Paul McCrane Dr. Herb Barton
Ron McLarty Coach Harris
Champs First Season 1996 (Only 9 Episodes were aired)
1- 1 January 9, 1996 (pilot)1- 2 January 16, 1996 Breaking up is Hard to Do
1- 3 January 30, 1996 A Match Mades at Seven
1- 4 February 6, 1996 For Art's Sake
1- 5 July 10, 1996 We'll Never Have Paris
1- 6 July 17, 1996 Live and Let Breathe
1- 7 July 24, 1996 To Be There or Not to Be There
1- 8 July 31, 1996 Two of a Kind
1- 9 August 7, 1996 Home Alone
High Incident (1996)
Donwell Productions / DreamWorks SKG / American Broadcasting Company (TV Series)
USA, DRAMA/Thriller, 60 Minutes, Black and White & Color, Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Summary:
This was a police drama that was played as an action movie. It was a fast paced look at police officers of the El Camino Police Department. High Incident attempted to take viewers into the trenches. The series dealt with the unpredictability of crime in suburbia. High Incident attempted a mix of action, comedy, and drama, following nine uniformed police officers through the day. The title refers to the radio call -- Code 2/High Incident. DreamWorks, SKG produced and it was sold to ABC in March 1996 as a mid season replacement. ABC renewed its contract and purchased 22 more episodes of the series. High Incident then aired every Thursday night against Friends on NBC. The series never rose above the bottom rungs of the ratings ladder. On May 1997, ABC dropped High Incident.
Credits:
Director Tony Bill, D.J. Caruso, Charles Haid, Michael Katleman, Les Landau
Dan Lerner, Whitney Ransick, Ralph Winter, Randall Zisk and Steven Spielberg (Uncredited)
Co-Creator Eric Bogosian, Dave Alan Johnson and Steven Spielberg
Creative Consultant Eric Bogosian, Dave Alan Johnson, and Michael Pavone
Executive Story Editor Fred Ellis, Bonnie Mark, Kim Newton, Monte Williams and Tracy Stern
Supervising Producer Kevin Arkadie
Producer Jack Clements and W.K. Scott Meyer
Executive Producer Ann Donahue, Dave Alan Johnson, Michael Pavone and Steven Spielberg
Associate Producer Walton Dornisch
Co-Executive Producer Charles Haid and Art Monterastelli
Cinematographer James Chressanthis and Jack Wallner
Editor Jim Page
Supervising Editor Ron Rosen
Composer John Powell, Jeff Rona, Christopher Tyng and Hans Zimmer (Main Title Theme)
Production Designer Nathan Haas and Richard B. Lewis
Set Designer Robert W. Harbour
Costume Designer Peter Flaherty
Cast:
Matt Beck Officer Terry Hagar
Matt Craven Officer Lenny Gayer
Wendy Davis Lynette White
Aunjanue Ellis Officer Leslie Joyner
Lindsay Frost Sgt. Marge Sullivan
ole Hauser Officer Randy Willitz
David Keith Sgt. Jim Marsh
Catherine Kellner Officer Gayle Van Camp (1996)
ouis Mustillo Officer Russell Topps
Blair Underwood Officer Mike Rhoades
Lisa Vidal Officer Jessica Helgadorest
Julio Oscar Mechoso Fernandez
Spin City (1996)
DreamWorks SKG / Lottery Hill Entertainment / Ubu Productions
TV Series First Telecast September 17, 1996 on ABC-TV
USA, COMEDY/Situation, 30 Minutes, Color, Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Emmy Award Nominations:
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Michael J. Fox
1997 Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Michael J. Fox
Screen Actors Guild Awards:
1999 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Michael J. Fox
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards:
1997 Top TV Series Music Shelly Palmer
Casting Society of America Awards:
1997 Best Casting for TV, Comedy Pilot Bonnie Finnegan
American Comedy Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series Michael J. Fox
GLAAD Media Awards:
1997 Outstanding TV Comedy Series
Golden Globe Awards:
1999 Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series -Comedy/Musical Michael J. Fox
1998 Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series -Comedy/Musical Michael J. Fox
Golden Globe Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination for Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
1998 Nomination for Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
1997 Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series -Comedy/Musical Michael J. Fox
TV Guide Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination for Favorite Actor in a Comedy Michael J. Fox
Image Award Nominations:
1999 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Michael Boatman
1998 Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Michael Boatman
International Monitor Awards:
1998 Film Originated Television Series Director Andy Cadiff "In the Heat of the Day"
Summary: Spin City was created by screenwriter and director Gary David Goldberg. It is the first TV "sit-com" hit produced by DreamWorks SKG. It is a very smart and quick-witted political spoof. Spin City is a very highly rated series with a superior ensemble cast led by Michael J. Fox. Fox plays Mike Flaherty the Deputy-Mayor of New York City. He and his less than competent team must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media.
One of the comic features of the show is the "stand-up" unpredictable and catastrophic press conferences of the mayor (Barry Bostwick). As the ABC promo says Spin City "puts a hilarious spin on the staid and stodgy world of big city government. Who says politics aren't a laugh?"
Credits:
Director Andy Cadiff, Lee Shallat Chemel, Carl Lauten and Thomas Schlamme
Creator Gary David Goldberg
Executive Producer Michael J. Fox and Gary David Goldberg
Cinematographer Richard Quinlan
Composer Shelly Palmer
Set Decorator Andrew Baseman
Spin City Cast:
Michael J. Fox Michael Flaherty
Barry Bostwick Mayor Randall Winston
Michael Boatman Carter Heywood
Connie Britton Nikki Faber
Victoria Dillard Janelle Cooper
Alexander Gaberman James Hobert
Richard Kind Paul Thomas Lassiter
Alan Ruck Stuart Bondek
Carla Gugino Ashley Schaeffer (1996)
Jennifer Esposito Stacey Paterno (1997-)
Deborah Rush Helen Winston
Taylor Stanley Karen (1996-1997)
Faith Prince Claudia Sacks (1997- )
Spin City Season 1 (1996-1997)
1- 1 17 September 1996 Pilot
1- 2 24 September 1996 The Great Pretender
1- 3 1 October 1996 The Apartment
1- 4 8 October 1996 Pride and Prejudice
1- 5 15 October 1996 The Rivals
1- 6 22 October 1996 A Star is Born
1- 7 29 October 1996 Grand Illusion
1- 8 12 November 1996 The High and the Mighty
1- 9 19 November 1996 Meet Tommy Dugan
1-10 26 November 1996 The Competition
1-11 10 December 1996 Dog Day Afternoon
1-12 17 December 1996 Criss Cross
1-13 7 January 1996 Bye Bye Love
1-14 14 January 1997 Starting Over
1-15 28 January 1997 Gabby's Song
1-16 11 February 1997 Kiss Me, Stupid
1-17 18 February 1997 An Affair to Remember
1-18 25 February 1997 Snowbound
1-19 4 March 1997 Striptease
1-20 18 March 1997 Deaf Becomes Her
1-21 1 April 1997 Hot in the City
1-22 29 April 1997 Bone Free
1-23 6 May 6, 1997 The Mayor Who Came to Dinner
1-24 13 May 1997 Mayor Over Miami
Spin City Season 2 (1997-1998)
2- 1 24 September 1997 Paul Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2- 2 1 October 1997 Porn in the U.S.A.
2- 3 8 October 199 Wonder Woman
2- 4 15 October 1997 The Goodbye Girl
2- 5 22 October 1997 In the Heat of the Day
2- 6 29 October 1997 Radio Daze
2- 7 5 November 1997 The Thirty Year Itch
2- 8 12 November 1997 My Life is a Soap Opera
2- 9 19 November 1997 Family Affair (1)
2-10 26 November 1997 Family Affair (2)
2-11 10 December 1997 They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
2-12 17 December 1997 Miracle Near 34th Street
2-13 7 January 1998 Same Time Next Year
2-14 21 January 1998 The Paul Lassiter Story
2-15 28 January 1998 Gentleman's Agreement
2-16 25 February 1998 Deaf Man Walking
2-17 4 March 1998 The Marching Men (1)
2-18 11 March 1998 One Wedding and a Funeral (2)
2-19 18 March 1998 A River Runs Through Me
2-20 1 April 1998 The Pope of Gracie Mansion
2-21 29 April 1998 Bye, Bye, Birdie
2-22 6 May 1998 The Lady or the Tiger
2-23 6 May 1998 Single White Male
2-24 20 May 1998 The Paul-Bearer
Spin City Season 3 (1998-1999)
3- 1 22 September 1998 Dead Dog Talking
3- 2 29 September 1998 There's Something About Heidi
3- 3 6 October 1998 Gone with the Wind
3- 4 13 October 1998 The Deer Hunter
3- 5 20 October 1998 It Happened One Night
3- 6 27 October 1998 Three Men and a Little Lady
3- 7 3 November 1998 An Officer and a Gentleman
3- 8 10 November 1998 Quest for Fire
3- 9 17 November 1998 The Kidney's All Right
3-10 24 November 1998 Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day
3-11 8 December 1998 Local Hero
3-12 15 December 1998 Monkey Business
3-13 5 January 1999 Taxi Driver
3-14 12 January 1999 The Nutty Deputy Mayor
3-15 26 January 1999 Not in the Line of Fire
3-16 9 February 1999 Internal Affairs
3-17 16 February 1999 Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '1999
3-18 23 February 1999 Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day
3-19 2 March 1999 Politically Incorrect
3-20 16 March 1999 That's Entertainment
3-21 6 April 1999 The Last Temptation of Mike
3-22 13 April 1999 Carter & Stuart & Bennett & Deirdre
3-23 4 May 1999 The Mayor With Two Brains
3-23 11 May 1999 Wall Street
Ink (1996-1997)
DreamWorks SKG / Shukovsky English / Addis-Wechsler TV Series
USA, COMEDY/Situation, 30 minutes, Color, Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Summary: Kate Montgomery and Mike Logan (Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson) have just gotten divorced but still work for the same newspaper. When the editor resigns Kate gets the job. That means she is now her ex-husbands boss..
Credits:
Directors Jay Sandrich and Thomas Schlamme
Executive Producers Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Jeffrey Lane
Cinematographer James W. Roberson
Editor Janet Ashikaga
Composer Mark Morgan and W.G. Snuffy Walden
Art Director Debe Hale
Set Decorator Mark Johnson
Cast:
Ted Danson Mike Logan
Mary Steenburgen Kate Montgomery
Christine Ebersole Belinda Carhardt
Charles Robinson Ernie Trainor
Saul Rubinek Alan Mesnick
Alana Austin Abby Logan
Jenica Bergere Donna French
Jonathan Katz Leo