A miniseries also mini series , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which ..., they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term miniseries is generally a North American ... be labelled as miniseries, though in the UK these are referred to as Serial radio and television serials . Television The term miniseries is used to refer to a single finite story told in separately broadcast ... argue that miniseries tend to appear in four to six episodes of various lengths , ref Halliwell, Leslie ... archives etv M htmlM miniseries miniseries.htm Stuart Cunningham, Miniseries , Museum of Broadcast ... indefinitely. In a miniseries on the other hand, there is a clearly defined beginning, middle ... archives etv M htmlM miniseries miniseries.htm Museum tv website . ref In North America the format began in 1974 with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation s The National Dream TV miniseries The National ... . Following these initial forays, broadcasters used miniseries to bring other books to the screen. Rich Man, Poor Man TV miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man , based on the novel by Irwin Shaw , was broadcast ... of all time. TV Guide April 11 April 17, 1987 called 1977 s Jesus of Nazareth miniseries Jesus of Nazareth the best miniseries of all time and unparalleled television. In British television , the term miniseries is almost never used, except in reference to American imports. The term Serial radio ... miniseries also referred to as a limited series , is a commonly used format of comic book distribution ... fictional universe Civil War comics Civil War . Most miniseries is anywhere from two to 12 issues ... the term maxi series for a 12 issue miniseries, but this term has been abandoned . 52 comic book 52 was arguably the longest comic book miniseries at the time it was released, running for 52 weekly issues ... series that does not have a planned endpoint in other words, one which is not a miniseries is an ongoing ..., but did not plan from the beginning. These are not considered miniseries, partly because of their sheer ... more details
lead too short date July 2010 War A Commentary by Gwynne Dyer is a 1983 Canadian television miniseries filmed by Gwynne Dyer . The miniseries was commissioned by the National Film Board of Canada and consists of 8 one hour episodes. Episodes The Road to Total War Anybody s Son Will Do The Profession of Arms 1983 film The Profession of Arms The Deadly Game of Nations Keeping the Old Game Alive Notes on Nuclear War Goodbye War The Knife Edge of Deterrence Background In the early 1980s, the National Film Board of Canada commissioned journalist Gwynne Dyer to create the miniseries War , echoing concerns expressed by the decade s peace movement about the threat of nuclear war . Dyer had previous military experience, and he filmed the miniseries in ten countries and featured six national armies. ref name ellis cite book last Ellis first Jack C. last2 Mclane first2 Betsy A. year 2005 title A New History of Documentary Film publisher Continuum isbn 0826417515 pages 266 ref He approached the The Pentagon Pentagon for permission to film the United States military, which it granted except for conducting interviews with prominent policymakers. Dyer was able to film Marines in boot camp, the United States Sixth Fleet , and US Air Force bases in Germany. The New York Times wrote, The Pentagon s hesitancy was understandable, considering that the subtitle of War is A Commentary by Gwynne Dyer . Mr. Dyer holds strong antiwar opinions, happens to know a great deal about the military, and speaks up on camera and in writing. ref cite news last Mitgang first Herbert url http www.nytimes.com 1985 09 29 arts a historical commentary on war.html title A Historical Commentary on War work The New York Times date September 29, 1985 ref The miniseries examined warfare, how it had evolved, and what ... publisher Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers isbn 157958411X pages 768 ref The miniseries received ... Film Board of Canada Category Canadian television miniseries Category National Film Board of Canada ... more details
unreferenced date February 2011 for other uses of Pearl Pearl disambiguation Pearl was a 1978 United States American miniseries on American Broadcasting Company ABC about events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor . It starred a large cast, notably Dennis Weaver , Robert Wagner , Angie Dickinson , Lesley Ann Warren , Gregg Henry , Max Gail , Richard Anderson , Marion Ross , Audra Lindley , Char Fontane , and Adam Arkin . To keep production costs manageable, the scenes of the attack were footage originally shot for the film Tora Tora Tora . External links imdb title 0077059 Category American Broadcasting Company network shows Category American television miniseries Category Attack on Pearl Harbor Category 1978 television series debuts Category 1978 television series endings Category Television shows set in Hawaii nonfiction tv prog stub ... more details
miniseries produced in the early 1980s following the success of NBC s Shogun miniseries Shogun in 1980. The miniseries starred Peter O Toole as Roman legion commander Lucius Flavius Silva , Peter Strauss ... for an Emmy for his performance. It was his first appearance in an American miniseries. Jerry Goldsmith ... to run in the weeks prior to the premiere of the miniseries. As was the case with Shogun , an edited, feature film length version of the miniseries was made for theatrical release in other countries this was also the version that became available on home video . The complete Masada miniseries first ... ISBN 0 7832 2282 3 DEFAULTSORT Masada Miniseries Category 1981 American television series debuts Category 1981 television series endings Category American television miniseries Category 1980s American ... more details
Queenie was an ABC miniseries based on the eponymous novel by Michael Korda . Background In April 1985 Korda published Queenie , a roman clef about his aunt, actress Merle Oberon , who had married his uncle Alexander Korda . Queenie Kelley Oberon had been known earlier in life as Queenie O Brien and Queenie Thompson is an extremely beautiful girl of Indian and Irish descent, fair enough to pass for white. Growing up in Calcutta , however, Queenie is made all too aware of her chee chee mixed background by her enemies, including wealthy, jaded socialite Penelope Daventry. One of Daventry s lovers, however, is Queenie s uncle, Morgan Jones. Jones and Queenie steal Daventry s expensive diamond bracelet, pawning it to make their way to England . Lost in London, Queenie finds a career as a stripper, Rani. Later, she makes her way to Hollywood , where she is renamed Dawn Avalon . Avalon becomes one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. In May 1987, Queenie aired in two parts on ABC. Winston Beard and April Smith adapted the novel for television and Larry Peerce directed. The cast, headed by Mia Sara as the titular character, included Joss Ackland Sir Burton Rumsey , Sarah Miles Lady Sybil , Kirk Douglas David Konig , Leigh Lawson Morgan Jones , Gary Cady Lucien Chambrun , Claire Bloom Queenie s mother, Vicky Kelley and Chaim Topol Topol Dimitri Goldner . Critical reception In 1987, the New York Times criticized the miniseries for not only being absurd but also being politically dated Even the details show an insensitivity no longer acceptable in today s global village. Why, for instance, when so many Indian actors have excelled in such productions as A Passage to India and The Jewel in the Crown , do we still have to find Indian characters played by British actors using dark makeup ...&scp 11&sq Mia 20Sara&st cse New York Times review of the TV miniseries Queenie ref References ... Haslam DEFAULTSORT Queenie Miniseries Category American television miniseries ... more details
Infobox Film name Confession , Commented out because image was deleted image SOKUROVCONFESSION.jpg caption North American DVD Cover director Alexander Sokurov producer S. Voloshina writer Alexander Sokurov starring music Richard Wagner br Sergei Rachmaninov br Pyotr Tchaikovsky br Toru Takemitsu cinematography A. Fedorov editing L. Semenova distributor Various released 1998 runtime 210 minutes country Russia language Russian budget Confession lang ru , , English From the diaries of the captain, story in five parts is a Russian documentary by Alexander Sokurov released in 1998 as a five part miniseries on television. The series follows the lives of Russian sailors aboard a battleship in the Barents Sea . External links IMDb title 0435983 Confession , Alexander Sokurov Category 1998 films Category Films directed by Alexander Sokurov Category Russian documentary films Category Russian television miniseries nonfiction tv prog stub russia tv stub ... more details
historian Max Gallo s bestseller. The miniseries was produced by GMT Productions in France ... their emperor and retreat in disciplined order in their square. Historical inaccuracy During the miniseries ... C tait Bonaparte , which opened days before the miniseries premiered. When it first aired in France ..., historian Jean Tulard considers the miniseries to be too soft on the emperor. However, the series ... is not portrayed as an angel in this miniseries, but neither is he portrayed as a monster. I think ..., Director Movies & Miniseries, Veterans take first shots at Emmy gold http www.variety.com article VR1117970475.html?categoryid 14&cs 1 ref and it won the Emmy for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries .... French edition is in 1 78 widescreen. Game release A game based on the miniseries was released on November ... of Napoleon s historical battles. Richard Gr goire, the composer of the soundtrack of the miniseries ... www.genreonline.net Napoleon DVD.html DVD review at Genreonline.net DEFAULTSORT Napoleon Miniseries Category French television miniseries Category Depictions of Napoleon on television Category Period ... more details
External links IMDB title id 0088471 title A.D. DEFAULTSORT A.D. Miniseries Category 1985 films Category British television miniseries Category Films based on the New Testament Category Films set in Rome ... more details
for the short 1929 silent film H2O 1929 film DISPLAYTITLE H sub 2 sub O miniseries Infobox television name H sub 2 sub O The Last Prime Minister image Image H2O.png 150px caption DVD cover director Charles Binam producer Neil Bregman br Paul Gross br Penny McDonald br Frank Siracusa writer Paul Gross br John Krizanc narrator starring Paul Gross br Leslie Hope br Guy Nadon br Martha Henry br Callum Keith Rennie music Jack Lenz ref name IMDB cite web title imdb.com work H20 url http www.imdb.com title tt0410055 fulcredits cast accessdate December 5, 2007 ref ref name PORT cite web title port.ro work H20 url http www.port.ro pls fi films.film page?i film id 70513&i city id 3372&i county id 1&i where 1 accessdate December 5, 2007 ref cinematography Derick V. Underschultz editing George Roulston ref name PORT distributor Morningstar Entertainment DVD br Canadian Broadcasting Corporation released October 31, 2004 ref name IMDB2 cite web title imdb.com work H20 url http www.imdb.com title tt0410055 releaseinfo accessdate December 5, 2007 ref runtime 240 min including commercials country Canada language English Language English budget CAD 8,500,000 ref name IMDB3 cite web title imdb.com work H20 url http www.imdb.com title tt0410055 business accessdate December 5, 2007 ref preceded by followed by The Trojan Horse miniseries The Trojan Horse H sub 2 sub O is a Canadian political drama two part miniseries that first aired on the CBC Television October 31, 2004. It starred Paul Gross and Leslie Hope , with former politician Belinda Stronach making a cameo appearance . Written by Gross and John Krizanc and directed by Charles Binam , it was nominated for five Gemini Award s and four DGC Craft Award s. It won one Golden Nymph Award for best actor Paul Gross . Plot When the Prime Minister ... . Sequel The Trojan Horse miniseries The Trojan Horse , featuring McLaughlin s continuing political ..., Language end of primary film categories DEFAULTSORT H2o Miniseries Category English language ... more details
About the 1985 American television miniseries the 1975 1977 British television series Space 1999 Infobox Television show name Space image caption show name 2 James A. Michener s Space genre Miniseries writer James A. Michener novel br Dick Berg Richard Berg br Stirling Silliphant director Lee Philips br Joseph Sargent starring James Garner , Beau Bridges , Bruce Dern , Harry Hamlin , Michael York actor Michael York theme music composer opentheme endtheme composer Tony Berg br Miles Goodman country flagicon US United States language English num seasons num episodes executive producer co exec producer Dick Berg Richard Berg br Martin Manulis supervising producer asst producer co producer Allan Marcis editor Donald R. Rode br Patrick Kennedy br George Jay Nicholson story editor location cinematography H ctor R. Figueroa episodes 1, 5, 6 br Gayne Rescher episodes 2 4 camera runtime network CBS picture format audio format first run April 14 18, 1985 first aired last aired website production website Space is a television mini series created by CBS in 1985. It is based on a Space novel novel of the same name by James A. Michener published in 1982. The program is also called James A. Michener s Space . Like the novel, the mini series is a fictionalised history of the United States space program . The show starred James Garner. Space won three Emmy Award s, including an award for film sound mixing. It originally aired from April 14 through 18, 1985, and consisted of five parts running a total of 13 hours. In subsequent showings, it was cut to nine hours. ref Most of this page, including summary and plot description, is primarily from http www.starpulse.com movie James A. Michener 27s Space V269139 0 1 ref Plot Norman Grant James Garner , a former war hero turned senator who tirelessly ... Limited Series 1986 Casting Society of America Artios Award nominee, Best Casting for TV Miniseries ... after An Early Frost End box JamesAMichener Category American television miniseries Category Television ... more details
Infobox Film name Intruders caption director Dan Curtis producer Robert O Connor br Michael Apted br Dan Curtis br Branko Lustig writer Budd Hopkins novel br Barry Oringer br Tracy Torme screenplay starring Richard Crenna br Mare Winningham br Daphne Ashbrook music cinematography editing distributor CBS released May 17, 1992 USA runtime 161 mins. language English language English budget preceded by followed by image Intruders VideoCover.png Intruders is a four hour CBS miniseries dealing with the subject of alien abduction that was first broadcast in 1992. The miniseries starred Richard Crenna , Daphne Ashbrook and Mare Winningham . It was partially based on ufologist Budd Hopkins book Intruders The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods . Major cast members Richard Crenna as Dr. Neil Chase Daphne Ashbrook as Lesley Hahn Mare Winningham as Mary Wilkes Plot Lesley Hahn lives in California, and is plagued by nightmares about faceless telephone repairmen entering her house and taking her. She contacts psychiatrist Dr Neil Chase in hope of receiving treatment for her nightmares. Mary Wilkes, is a housewife from Nebraska who has a history of unexplained blackouts and one night ends up on a motorway miles from her home. She is also plagued by nightmares similar to those experienced by Lesley. Mary decides to take a holiday in California with her sister, who knows Dr Chase, and is persuaded to see the psychiatrist to find out if he can help with her nightmares. Initially, Dr Chase does not believe Lesley, thinking her nightmares to be related to childhood abuse, but becomes convinced something else is happening when Mary tells him of similar experiences. Neil is struck by the similarities between the two cases, and realises that symbols seen on board an alien ship and drawn by Mary are similar to that of another patient of his, a former soldier who encountered a crashed UFO which was recovered by the government. Making contact with a university professor who does research ... more details
notability date April 2012 primarysources date April 2012 Infobox television show name L5 image caption genre Hard science fiction creator Unbulleted list Stanley Von Medvey Tom Ptasinski director Unbulleted list Stanley Von Medvey writer Unbulleted list Tom Ptasinski starring Unbulleted list Will Finson Chad Burns Tony Gratz Bryn Packard Marco Garcia Miriam Mintz Peter Navis Dan Wilson Clint E. Smith James Barbee Kaelen Strouse Christina Thodos Joel Thompson composer Unbulleted list Simon Ashdown language English num series 1 num episodes 1 aired to date executive producer Unbulleted list Nicholas A.C. Read Stanley Von Medvey producer Unbulleted list Tom Ptasinski Adam Nelson editor Unbulleted list Nick Erickson cinematography Unbulleted list Kevin Moss runtime 30 mins company Unbulleted list Studio Hemogoblin distributor VODO picture format 720p HDTV br 576i SDTV audio format Stereo first aired Start date 2012 02 21 df y last aired present L5 is an independent film independent hard science fiction miniseries ref name website cite web title L5 Homepage url http www.l5 series.com publisher Studio Hemogoblin accessdate 22 March 2012 ref produced by Studio Hemogoblin and funded through Kickstarter ref name kickstarter cite web title L5 Funding Page publisher Kickstarter url http www.kickstarter.com projects hemogoblin l5 a hard science fiction miniseries accessdate 22 March 2012 ref . The first episode was released February 21, 2012 on VODO ref cite web title L5 url http vodo.net L5 publisher Vodo accessdate 22 March 2012 ref . Plot In 2035 two decades before the scheduled return of the Argo , environmental degradation threatens to make Earth uninhabitable. The spaceship Argo is commissioned to assess the habitability of remote worlds. Under the command of renowned physicist Dr. Richard Adams Will Finson , the Argo is sent to evaluate the habitability of Barnard D, a planetoid orbiting Barnard s Star . Barnard D is found to be inhospitable, and the mission is declared ... more details
Out is a British television crime drama written by Trevor Preston . It was produced by Thames Television in 1978. In the weeks prior to its broadcast on Monday evenings, brief clips of the programme were shown to arouse viewer interest in which a character provided only the cryptic information that Frank Ross is OUT . Also, around the time of the series, a lot of graffiti saying, Frank Ross is innocent appeared around London. Plot summary Frank Ross actor Tom Bell actor Tom Bell returns from an eight year prison sentence for a robbery that was thwarted because somebody grassed the gang. Nobody knows who put the finger on him, but Ross is determined to find out and seeks revenge on those who betrayed him. Little by little, Ross pieces together the trail that leads to a dramatic conclusion. Whilst inside, his wife has gone into a home and his son is going off the rails. The gang included John Junkin , Frank Mills British actor Frank Mills , Oscar James and Peter Blake actor Peter Blake . Other notable actors included Norman Rodway as Inspector Bryce the man who put Ross away , Brian Croucher Frank s only real friend Chris , Brian Cox actor Brian Cox as gangland rival McGrath , Derrick O Connor and Bryan Marshall two of McGrath s heavies . External links imdb title 0163476 DEFAULTSORT Out Miniseries Category ITV television programmes drama tv prog stub it Out miniserie televisiva ... more details
about the miniseries The Scene other meanings Scene disambiguation primarysources date March 2010 The Scene was a miniseries created by Jun Group Entertainment . This first of its kind film was targeted to peer to peer P2P users, both in distribution, subject and style. The series were financed through sponsorship deals and released for free on the web and on P2P networks under a Creative Commons license attribution, no derivative works . Mitchell Reichgut, director of the series, says in an e mail newsletter blockquote Another question that keeps coming up in our Internet Relay Chat IRC chat room channel and in internet forum forum s around the web, is our rumored connection to SONY. As it happens, one of our producers has a day job there which was probably the genesis of all the conspiracy theories but that s as far as it goes. We pay for The Scene ourselves and the idea that the show is some kind of anti piracy propaganda is truly silly. blockquote Season 1 The story centers on Drosan Brian Sandro , a member of a fictitious The Scene scene group called CPX. Drosan is forced by circumstances to sell the pre release films to commercial pirates in Asia . Each episode is filmed as a combination of a webcam video showing one of the actors superimposed on their desktop, showing e mail , Internet Relay Chat IRC and instant messaging conversations. Most of the action takes place on the computer screen. Actors Joe Testa as Drosan Brian Sandro Trice Able as melissbliss04 Melissa Laura Minarich as danaburke123 Dana Burke Dinarte Freitas as coda Noah Rothman as slipknot Johannes Jill Howell as trooper Jodi Curt Rosloff as teflon Ed Koenig Nick White as pyr0 David Music featured in The Scene align center border 1 cellspacing 0 cellpadding 5 Episode Artist 01 Magi 02 http www.thesilkdemise.com The Silk Demise 03 http www.endlessblue.com Endless Blue 04 http www.myspace.com ikarusethnoelectronica Ikarus 05 http www.madmedia.nl tbs soundsystem fsTBS.html Togetha Brotha Soundsystem ... more details
Infobox Television Film name Centennial image image sized image size caption format Miniseries runtime 1256 mins. 12 episodes director Harry Falk Part 8, 9 & 10 br Paul Krasny Part 3, 4 & 5 br Bernard McEveety Part 11 br Virgil W. Vogel Part 1, 2, 6, 7 & 12 producer Howard P. Alston br Alex Beaton Chapter 6 br George E. Crosby br Malcolm R. Harding writer James A. Michener Novel br Charles Larson producer Charles Larson Part 5, 7, 9 & 11 br John Wilder Part 2, 6 & 12 br Jerry Ziegman Part 3, 4 & 11 starring Richard Chamberlain actor Richard Chamberlain br Robert Conrad br Richard Crenna br Timothy Dalton br Andy Griffith br Mark Harmon br Gregory Harrison br David Janssen br Alex Karras br Brian ... num episodes 12 Centennial is a 12 episode American television miniseries that aired on NBC from ... A. Michener . The miniseries was produced by John Wilder screenwriter John Wilder . The miniseries ... well known actors. The miniseries was one of the longest 26 hours including commercials and most .... While telling Vernor and Enderman the history of Centennial Garrett s voice narrates the miniseries ... in any way to the town described in either the book or miniseries. Principal filming occurred in 1978 ... and miniseries Although Michener began his novel in prehistory, the series itself begins with elements ... an entire section to Kurt Brumbaugh s development of Central Beet company however the miniseries makes ... of his house in the miniseries but in the book they get the house from a local businessman. In the miniseries ... and Charlotte Lloyd s grandson in the miniseries but he in his early 40s in the novel and is Jim and Charlotte s great grandson. The miniseries skips a generation for the sake of simplicity. This skipped ... and balanced man than what is depicted in the miniseries. It is he not Paul Garrett who makes the reference ... id 0076993 title Centennial Amg movie 160201 Centennial DEFAULTSORT Centennial Miniseries Category American television miniseries Category Television programs based on novels Category 1978 television ... more details
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Orphan date February 2009 Refimprove date July 2007 Sheer Perfection was a miniseries expected to debut in 2006 on HBO following the lives of two families, the Williamses & the Ellises. US tv prog stub Category American television miniseries ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 See K disambiguation for other meanings. K was a short lived Filipino television miniseries aired on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation IBC TV that told the fictional story of Philippines the country being Communist government ruled by Communists . Made on a low budget, this series enjoyed a huge following among viewers and was even used as an educational reference on what the nation and Filipino lives might be like under Communist rule. Right wingers and human rights activists in the Philippines objected to the mini series, however, as they believed that K would only spread Communism among the people and even spark revolts between the government and rebel forces. Politics aside, K is widely believed to be influenced by the Amerika TV miniseries Amerika miniseries, as it was released in 1988 a year after Amerika s release , and shared many of its themes. DEFAULTSORT K Tv Miniseries Category Television miniseries Category Philippine television series Philippines tv prog stub ... more details
The Satellite Award for Best Miniseries is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy . In 2011, the IPA merged the TV miniseries and film categories. ref http www.pressacademy.com ... Family Jason and the Argonauts TV miniseries Jason and the Argonauts Sally Hemings An American Scandal 2001 Life with Judy Garland Me and My Shadows Band of Brothers TV miniseries Band of Brothers Tales of the City TV miniseries Further Tales of the City Anne Frank The Whole Story Uprising film Uprising 2002 Taken TV miniseries Taken The Forsyte Saga 2002 miniseries The Forsyte Saga Talking to Heaven film Living with the Dead Master Spy The Robert Hanssen Story Shackleton miniseries Shackleton 2003 Angels in America TV miniseries Angels in America Frank Herbert s Children of Dune Children ... TV miniseries Helen of Troy Hornblower Loyalty 2004 The Lost Prince The 4400 American Family Charles ... Coming TV serial The Second Coming 2005 Elvis TV series Elvis Empire Falls TV miniseries Empire Falls Into the West TV miniseries Into the West Marple ITV TV series Marple Revelations TV miniseries ... TV serial Bleak House Casanova TV series Casanova Elizabeth I TV miniseries Elizabeth I Thief TV miniseries Thief 2007 The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard Jane Eyre 2006 miniseries Jane Eyre The Starter Wife miniseries The Starter Wife The Company TV miniseries The Company Five Days 2008 Cranford TV series Cranford John Adams miniseries John Adams The Last Enemy TV series The Last Enemy class wikitable width ... PBS ITV Diamonds 2009 miniseries Diamonds American Broadcasting Company ABC The Prisoner 2009 miniseries ... McGuigan filmmaker Paul McGuigan style background B0C4DE BBC One Carlos TV miniseries Carlos Olivier Assayas Canal Emma 2009 TV serial Emma Jim O Hanlon BBC One The Pacific TV miniseries The Pacific ... Sky Movies Sky Movies Premiere HD Seven Network The Pillars of the Earth TV miniseries The Pillars ... Satellite Awards Chron Category Satellite Awards Miniseries fr Satellite Award de la meilleure ... more details
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