Serendipity (film) Serendipity is a 2001 romantic comedy film, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. It was written by Marc Klein and directed by Peter Chelsom. The music score is composed by Alan Silvestri. During the Christmas shopping season in New York City, Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) meets Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale) trying to buy the same pair of black cashmere gloves at Bloomingdale's. Jonathan returns to Bloomingdale's in an attempt to find Sara. The night before their wedding, Halley hands Jonathan a copy of Love in the Time of Cholera as a gift, having noticed him picking up the book every time they're in a bookstore. Sara decides not to attend the wedding, and starts her journey home. Jonathan who is wandering around Central Park, finds Sara's jacket on a park bench and wanders out onto what was the ice skating rink when they first met, but now is a roller skiing rink during the warmer weather where they spent that first day together. Not included within the release of the soundtrack
Sons of Anarchy Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's Central Valley. The show centers on protagonist Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam), initially the vice president of the club, who begins questioning the club and himself. The sixth season aired from September 10 through December 10, 2013.[2] Those involved in the production of the series imply that creator Kurt Sutter plans a seventh and final season.[3][4] Series overview[edit] Each season involves two parallel plotlines that intertwine and overlap: the first centers on the personal life of Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam) and his immediate family while the second deals with SAMCRO (Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original). Season 1 (2008)[edit] Jax's estranged meth-addicted wife Wendy, pregnant with his child, collapses. Season 2 (2009)[edit] Season 3 (2010)[edit] Season 4 (2011)[edit]
The Big Bang Theory Over time, supporting characters have been promoted to starring roles: Leslie Winkle, a physicist colleague at Caltech and, at different times, a lover of both Leonard and Howard; Bernadette Rostenkowski, Howard's girlfriend (later his wife), a microbiologist and former part-time waitress alongside Penny; neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler, who joins the group after being matched to Sheldon on a dating website (and later becomes Sheldon's girlfriend), and Stuart Bloom, the cash-strapped owner of the comic book store the characters often visit. In February 2014, CBS CEO Les Moonves confirmed an eighth season, when announcing the first half of the new season would air on a different night, due to CBS acquiring the rights to Thursday Night Football games. The show will return to its Thursday slot it has held for the past few seasons once the football games end.[9] In March 2014, CBS once again renewed the show for three additional years, through the 2016–17 television season.[10] Production
Misfits (TV series) Recording for the second series began on 24 May 2010, next to Southmere Lake, Thamesmead, Bexley, Southeast London.[6][7][8] The second series aired from 11 November 2010 to 16 December 2010 on E4. A Christmas special, written by Howard Overman, featuring the whole main cast of the first series was broadcast on E4 in December 2010.[9][10] The first series won the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series.[11] The third series began airing on 30 October 2011,[12] and ended on 18 December 2011. The fourth series premiered in October 2012. Southmere community centre is used as a filming location for Misfits. The first series was accompanied by an online viral marketing, on social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter. The first series comprised six episodes, airing from 12 November to 17 December 2009 on E4. An exclusive short film, "Vegas Baby!"' As a result of his lung transplant, Alex inherits the power to remove others' powers through sexual intercourse.
Breaking Bad Production[edit] Conception[edit] Breaking Bad was created by Vince Gilligan, who spent several years writing the Fox series The X-Files. Gilligan wanted to create a series in which the protagonist became the antagonist. "Television is historically good at keeping its characters in a self-imposed stasis so that shows can go on for years or even decades," he said. The show title is based on a Southern colloquialism meaning, among other things, "raising hell", and was chosen by Gilligan to describe Walter's transformation.[10] According to Time Magazine entertainment editor Lily Rothman, the term has a broader meaning and is an old phrase which "connotes more violence than 'raising hell' does.... The concept emerged as Gilligan talked with his fellow writer Thomas Schnauz regarding their current unemployment and joked that the solution was for them to put a "meth lab in the back of an RV and [drive] around the country cooking meth and making money Development history[edit] Casting[edit] Dr.
How I Met Your Mother Known for its unique structure and eccentric humor, How I Met Your Mother received positive reviews throughout its run and gained a cult following over the years. The show was nominated for 28 Emmy Awards, winning nine. In 2010, Alyson Hannigan won the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress. In 2012, seven years after its premiere, the series won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Network TV Comedy, and Neil Patrick Harris won the award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor. Premise The series revolves around Ted Mosby (played by Radnor, voiced by Saget) narrating the story of how he met Tracy McConnell (Milioti) to his children. Production How I Met Your Mother was inspired by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas' idea to "write about our friends and the stupid stuff we did in New York," where they previously worked as writers for Late Show with David Letterman, among others.[1] The two drew from their friendship in creating the characters. Cast
True Blood The show is broadcast on the premium cable network HBO in the United States. It is produced by HBO in association with Ball's production company, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment.[1] It premiered on September 7, 2008. The first five seasons of the series received generally favorable reviews and won several awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy. On July 15, 2013, HBO announced that True Blood had been renewed for a seventh and final season that will premiere on June 22, 2014.[3][4] Series overview[edit] The show explores several contemporary issues, such as the struggle for equal rights, discrimination and violence against minorities and homosexuals, the problems of drug addiction, the power of faith and religion, the control/influence of the media, the quest for identity, and the importance of family. Production[edit] Development history[edit] Title sequence[edit] The makers of the title sequence wanted to explore themes of redemption and forgiveness. Music[edit] Marketing[edit]
House (TV series) House (also known as House, M.D.) is an American television medical drama that originally ran on the Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004 to May 21, 2012. The show's main character is Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius who leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey. The show's premise originated with Paul Attanasio, while David Shore, who is credited as creator, was primarily responsible for the conception of the title character. We knew the.network was looking for procedurals, and Paul [Attanasio] came up with this medical idea that was like a cop procedural. Sherlock Holmes serves as an inspiration for the series. It wasn't a massive move when I first considered [doing House]. Laurie later revealed that he initially thought the show's central character was Dr.
Sherlock (TV series) Sherlock is a British television crime drama that presents a contemporary adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Nine episodes have been produced, the first three of which aired in 2010. Series two aired in 2012, and a third series aired in 2014. The third series has become the UK's most watched drama series since 2001.[1] Sherlock has been sold to over 200 territories.[2] The writers said that Freeman's casting developed the way in which Cumberbatch played Holmes.[11] The theme of "friendship" appealed to both Gatiss and Moffat.[24] Gatiss asserted the importance of achieving the correct tone for the character. Rupert Graves was cast as DI Greg Lestrade. Amanda Abbington plays Mary Morstan, Watson's girlfriend and then wife.
The Vampire Diaries On February 13, 2014, The CW renewed the series for a sixth season.[6] Series overview[edit] The series follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), a teenage girl who falls deeply in love with a 163-year-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). Their relationship becomes increasingly complicated as Stefan's vicious and malevolent older brother Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) returns with a plan to wreak havoc on the town, seeking revenge against his younger brother for turning him into a vampire against his will. Both brothers begin to show affection towards Elena, mainly because of her resemblance to their past love Katherine Pierce. Cast and characters[edit] Production[edit] On February 6, 2009, Variety announced that The CW had green-lit the pilot for The Vampire Diaries with Williamson and Julie Plec set as the head writers and executive producers.[19] On May 19, 2009, the series was officially ordered for the 2009–2010 season.[20] Reception[edit] Critical reception[edit]
American Horror Story The first season, subsequently subtitled Murder House, takes place in Los Angeles in 2011 and follows the story of a family that moves into a home haunted by its former deceased occupants. The second season, subtitled Asylum, takes place in Massachusetts in 1964 and follows the stories of the inhabitants of an institution for the criminally insane. The third season, subtitled Coven, takes place in New Orleans in the 1800s and 2013 and follows the battle between witches and voodoo practitioners.[3] The fourth season, subtitled Freak Show, will take place in Jupiter, Florida in 1950 and will follow one of the few remaining American freak shows.[4] American Horror Story has been well received by television critics. Overview[edit] Season 1: Murder House (2011)[edit] Season 2: Asylum (2012–13)[edit] Season 3: Coven (2013–14)[edit] The third season, titled American Horror Story: Coven, is about oppression; specifically, the oppression of marginalized groups and female empowerment. Casting[edit]
Elementary (TV series) The show follows Holmes, a recovering drug addict and former consultant to Scotland Yard, as he assists the New York City Police Department in solving crimes. His indifference to police procedure often leads to conflict with Captain Thomas Gregson (Aidan Quinn), although the two still remain mutually respectful of one another. He is accompanied by Watson who initially acts as his sober companion. She is a former surgeon and was hired by Sherlock's father to help him in his rehabilitation. They eventually begin to work together on his cases, and she becomes Holmes' apprentice. CBS renewed the show for a third season on March 13, 2014.[6] Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, an eccentric modern Sherlock Holmes relocates to Manhattan, where his wealthy father forces him to live with a sober companion, Dr. Over time, Sherlock finds her medical background helpful, and Watson realizes she has a knack for investigation.
If Only (film) As the day progresses we see Ian in a taxi. He tells the driver (Tom Wilkinson) about how he and Sam are going through difficulties. The driver recommends he should just love her. After Sam's concert that night, Ian tries to dismiss Sam's favorite student. At a nearby hospital, Sam is being taken into the ER and Ian is running through the hospital looking for her. As the morning progresses however, Sam gets burnt by her hair straighteners in the same place she had been burnt by the kettle in his supposed dream. After convincing her to come with him, he brings her to a train station. The two travel back to London and Ian takes Sam on the London Eye as another surprise. In an intimate surrounding, Sam and Ian discuss the day in a sheer contrast to Ian's experience the previous night. A taxi pulls up and Sam gets in, beckoning Ian to get in too. Six months later, Sam is sitting in the apartment, with Ian's watch in her hands. Filming was done between November 2002 and January 2003.
Boardwalk Empire Boardwalk Empire is an American period drama series from premium cable channel HBO, set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era. It stars Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson. Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter created the show inspired by the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson about historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Boardwalk Empire has received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its visual style and basis on historical figures, as well as for Buscemi's lead performance.[8] The series has received forty Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including two for Outstanding Drama Series, winning seventeen. Series overview[edit] Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Season 1 (2010)[edit] Season 2 (2011)[edit] Season 3 (2012)[edit] Season 4 (2013)[edit] Cast and characters[edit] Main cast[edit] Production[edit]