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Dreamworks/NBC, 2000; Production Companies: DreamWorks Television; NBC Productions; Distributor: National Broadcasting Company (NBC); __ 60-minute episodes; Executive Producers: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, Glen Morgan, James Wong; Supervising Producer: Mick Garris; Producer: Sarah Caplan; Directors: Sanford Bookstaver (episode "$4.95 A Minute"); Bill Condon (episode "1112"); Mick Garris (episodes "Pilot", "Luciferous", "Don't Dream It's Over"); Tobe Hooper (episode "Souls On Board"); Tom McLoughlin (episode "Theta"); Jake Paltrow (episode "Mora"); Writers: Glen Morgan, James Wong; Plot Summary: Marian Kitt, a college student, traumatically discovers that she has the ability to look into the "other side." News of Marian's vision spreads to Miles Ballard, a Professor fascinated by paranormal and psychic phenomena. Professor Ballard introduces Marian to "the others," a group of people with the power to telempathetically experience feelings, thoughts and experiences of other people, and who seek to help those gifted people understand the paranormal phenomena. Elmer Greentree, a famous medium, is the spiritual leader of "the others," and quickly becomes a mentor figure for Marian. Marian's future possibility to see "all of the light" is strong. Now that Marian has joined them them, "the others" intend to help each other understand their powers, while they encounter otherworldly, often frightening, alternate dimensions of reality. They gradually become aware that a dark force threatens them all, and even menaces the entire world. Starring: (credits order) Marian Kitt -- Julianne Nicholson; Dr. Mark Gabriel -- Gabriel Macht; Ellen 'Satori' Polaski -- Missy Crider (credited as Melissa Crider); Elmer Greentree -- Bill Cobbs; Professor Miles Ballard -- John Billingsley; Warren Day -- Kevin J. O'Connor; Albert McGonagle -- John Aylward; Original Music: Klaus Badelt (theme), Shirley Walker; Cinematographer: Shelly Johnson; |
