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Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters
In Greek mythology the lotus-eaters (Greek: λωτοφάγοι, lōtophagoi), also referred to as the lotophagi or lotophaguses (singular lotophagus /ləˈtɒfəɡəs/) or lotophages (singular lotophage /ˈloʊtəfeɪdʒ/), were a race of people living on an island dominated by lotus plants. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were a narcotic, causing the inhabitants to sleep in peaceful apathy.
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1 Mythology
2 Location
3 Lotus plant
4 Notes
Mythology[edit]
Odysseus' men in an unconscious state
In the Odyssey Book IX, Odysseus tells how adverse north winds blew him and his men off course as they were rounding Cape Malea, the southernmost tip of the Peloponnesus, headed westwards for Ithaca:
I was driven thence by foul winds for a space of 9 days upon the sea, but on the tenth day we reached the land of the Lotus-eaters, who live on a food that comes from a kind of flower. Here we landed to take in fresh water, and our crews got their mid-day meal on the shore near the ships. When they had eaten and drunk I sent two of my company to see what manner of men the people of the place might be, and they had a third man under them. They started at once, and went about among the Lotus-eaters, who did them no hurt, but gave them to eat of the lotus, which was so delicious that those who ate of it left off caring about home, and did not even want to go back and say what had happened to them, but were for staying and munching lotus with the Lotus-eaters without thinking further of their return; nevertheless, though they wept bitterly I forced them back to the ships and made them fast under the benches. Then I told the rest to go on board at once, lest any of them should taste of the lotus and leave off wanting to get home, so they took their places and smote the grey sea with their oars.[1]
Location[edit]
Herodotus, in the fifth century BC, was sure that the lotus-eaters still existed in his day, in coastal Libya:
A promontory jutting out into the sea from the country of the Gindanes is inhabited by the lotus-eaters, who live entirely on the fruit of the lotus-tree. The lotus fruit is about the size of the lentisk berry and in sweetness resembles the date.[2] The lotus-eaters even succeed in obtaining from it a sort of wine.[3]
Polybius identifies the land of the lotus-eaters as the island of Djerba (ancient Meninx), off the coast of Tunisia. Later this identification is supported by Strabo.[4]
Lotus plant[edit]
Because the Greek word lôtos can refer to several different plants, there is some ambiguity as to which "lotus" appears in the Odyssey. Some of the proposed species, based in part on Herodotus' assertion, include:
a fodder plant such as a species of Trifolium, Melilot or Trigonella, the Lotus corniculatus, the fellbloom, or Medicago arborea
the sweet and succulent persimmon fruit of the date-plum Diospyros lotus
a water-lily, either Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaea caerulea, or Nymphaea stellata. Recent studies[which?] have shown that the blue water-lily of the Nile, Nymphaea caerulea, also known as the blue lotus (already known under this name to the Greeks), is another candidate. It can be processed to be used as a soporific and, in some formulations, has psychotropic properties. It is common in Egyptian iconography which suggests its use in a religious context.[citation needed]
the nettle-tree, Celtis australis
Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube
It is the last of these, or another member of the genus Ziziphus, that is traditionally taken to be the plant meant in the Odyssey.[5]
Alternatives could be: i) The Loquat Eriotrya japonica, (Pronounced 'Luo gwat' in Cantonese), is a native of China, Himachal Pradesh Province of India and northern Pakistan. (Aithiops or “Ethiopian,” a Greek concoction meaning “sunburnt face,”, so perhaps The 'Ethiopians' means the 'Indians 'rather than the Africans). The Loquat is a mild sedative, because the leaves and pips contain cyanogenic glycosides that have a sedative effect lasting 24 hours, but presumably could be fatal in high dosages . ii) The apricot,Prunus armeniaca,."Apricot kernels pose risk of cyanide poisoning" (European Food Safety Authority. 27 April 2016). The Greek word “lotus” means 'the fruit that brings oblivion to those who eat it'. Perhaps suggestive of the dangers of over-eating loquats or apricots.
Fenugreek seeds.
Nymphaea lotus.
Lotus corniculatus.
Nelumbo nucifera seeds.
Celtis australis.
Fresh jujube fruits.
Nymphaea caerulea.
Diospyros lotus "date-plums"
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Odyssey IX, translated by Samuel Butler.
Jump up ^ In A.D. Godley's translation "mastich-berry".
Jump up ^ Herodotus, Histories, iv.177 (on-line text).
Jump up ^ Strabo 1.2.17.
Jump up ^ lôtos at Liddell, Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, 1889.
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Lois & Clark:
The New Adventures Of Superman
Also known as
Lois & Clark
The New Adventures of Superman
Genre
Superhero
Drama
Romance
Based on
Superman by
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
Developed by
Deborah Joy LeVine
Starring
Dean Cain
Teri Hatcher
Lane Smith
Eddie Jones
K Callan
Michael Landes
Justin Whalin
Tracy Scoggins
John Shea
Theme music composer
Jay Gruska
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
4
No. of episodes
87 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Deborah Joy LeVine
Robert Singer
Eugenie Ross Leming
Brad Buckner
David Jacobs
Robert Butler
Camera setup
Single camera
Running time
approx. 45 minutes
Production company(s)
December 3rd Productions
Gangbuster Films Inc. (pilot)
Roundelay Productions (season 1)
Warner Bros. Television
Distributor
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network
ABC
Original release
September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12) – June 14, 1997 (1997-06-14)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (commonly known simply as Lois and Clark and in the UK as The New Adventures of Superman) is an American television series based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. It stars Dean Cain as Clark Kent/Superman and Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane. The series aired on ABC from September 12, 1993 to June 14, 1997.[1] The show was shot entirely in California.[2]
Developed for television by Deborah Joy LeVine,[3] the series loosely followed the modern origin of Superman, established by writer John Byrne, where Clark Kent is the true personality and Superman a disguise. The series focuses on the relationship and romance between Lois and Clark as much as the adventures of Clark's alter-ego, Superman.[4]
Contents
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1 Overview
2 Development
3 Series history
3.1 Season one
3.2 Season two
3.3 Season three
3.4 Season four
4 Cast
4.1 Main cast
4.2 Recurring cast
4.3 Special guest stars
5 Novels and collected edition
6 Broadcasts
6.1 United States
6.2 United Kingdom
7 DVD releases
8 Soundtrack
9 Awards and nominations
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Overview[edit]
On May 17, 1966, Jonathan and Martha Kent (Eddie Jones and K Callan) witness the crash-landing of a small spaceship in Shuster's Field outside of Smallville, Kansas. When they investigate, they discover the baby Kal-El and decide to raise him as their own naming him, Clark Jerome Kent (Dean Cain). Throughout the series, Clark proudly states his mother made his Superman costume for him. Clark often consults his parents either by telephone or in person, after impromptu Superman flights to Smallville, about personal and moral concerns and dilemmas.
The series opens twenty-seven years later, on the day Clark moves to Metropolis after leaving his position as a newspaper editor of Smallville Press, interviews for a job at the Daily Planet under editor Perry White (Lane Smith). Clark becomes acquainted with photographer Jimmy Olsen (Michael Landes in season 1, Justin Whalin thereafter) and gossip columnist Cat Grant (Tracy Scoggins). Soon after being hired, Clark is partnered with star reporter Lois Lane (Teri Hatcher). Clark falls in love with Lois at first sight. When Superman saves Lois from a space shuttle disaster, she instantly becomes infatuated with Clark's alter-ego and named him Superman.
Superman's first mission interferes with the illegal dealings of Lex Luthor (John Shea), a Metropolis business giant and benefactor. After Luthor's plot was stopped, Superman let Luthor know he is watching him and the two become arch-enemies. However, Clark respects Luthor's life, even surreptitiously using his superpowers to save Lex from bleeding to death. Luthor sees Superman as a worthy opponent; he ultimately discovers his weakness to kryptonite and realizes he has a secret identity, vowing to learn it in hopes of making the hero's life difficult.
Development[edit]
Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain
DC Comics president Jenette Kahn had been working for several years to sell the concept of a Superman television series. The series would be different. In 1991 Leslie Moonves and Deborah Joy LeVine helped sell the series to ABC television network with a new title, Lois and Clark: The Adventures of Superman.[5]
The series mirrored John Byrne's retcon of Superman, making Clark Kent more assertive and less clumsy. A few episodes directly emphasized that Clark was the unequivocal "dominant" personality, not Superman. Following this theme, an innovation unique to the series was the depiction of Clark Kent and Superman's traditional hairstyles being reversed—here it is Superman whose hair is slicked-back, and Clark whose fringe falls more naturally. An additional element that reflected the post-Byrne comics was the portrayal of Lex Luthor (at least initially) as a corrupt corporate tycoon, rather than the traditional mad scientist.
Many of the stories in season one involved normal human criminals using advanced and powerful technology or involved in large and dangerous conspiracies—most, if not all, of the Lex Luthor stories of season one. After season one, series creator Deborah Joy LeVine left the show as a producer, and a new production team took over the series. Episode plots gradually shifted from those in which Lois, Clark, and Superman only became involved with criminal elements or dangerous situations through their own initiative to more fantastic plots. Often centered on comic-style villains who specifically targeted Lois, Superman, or Clark from the beginning, rather than endangering the protagonists as a reactionary measure when they became threats to other criminal plans. Later plots frequently revolved around villains with special superhuman powers and abilities.
A fifth season of the series was initially announced by ABC. When the network unexpectedly canceled plans for season five, the producers and writers of the show were unprepared. The series ended on a cliffhanger where Clark and Lois finds an infant in their home with a note saying the child belongs to them. This mystery was never solved on the series.
Series history[edit]
Main article: List of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 21 September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12) May 8, 1994 (1994-05-08)
2 22 September 18, 1994 (1994-09-18) May 21, 1995 (1995-05-21)
3 22 September 17, 1995 (1995-09-17) May 12, 1996 (1996-05-12)
4 22 September 22, 1996 (1996-09-22) June 14, 1997 (1997-06-14)
Season one[edit]
John Shea as Lex Luthor
Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain received critical praise for their performances.[6] Lane Smith was a huge success,[citation needed] breathing life and humor into the Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White. John Shea also received positive reviews[citation needed] for his portrayal of Lex Luthor. Michael Landes' modern-day portrayal of Jimmy Olsen gained a cult following,[citation needed] as did[citation needed] Tracy Scoggins' comedic portrayal of Cat Grant, at the time a recent addition to the Superman mythos. Lex Luthor's death in the season finale occurred after disagreements between Shea and the producers over the actor's strenuous commute between New York and Los Angeles. No longer a regular cast member, he reappeared once in season two, twice in season three, and once in season four.[7]
Luthor develops an interest in Lois Lane and through most of the first season tries to woo her; although Lois is receptive to his romantic advances, she remains infatuated with Superman. Lois also develops feelings for Clark, but represses or denies them. Luthor eventually proposes marriage to Lois. Clark, seeing he may lose Lois, attempts to convince her of Luthor's true nature, but fails. In a last-ditch attempt, Clark tells Lois that he is in love with her; she replies that she does not return his feelings but cares for him deeply as a friend. Later, Lois asks Superman if there is any chance of a romance between the two of them. Superman turns her down and Lois accepts Luthor's proposal. Luthor decides to coincide his nuptials with the death of Superman, who he traps in a kryptonite cage in the wine cellar of Luthor Tower, which also contains the chapel where the wedding will occur. As the wedding approaches, Lois realizes she loves Clark and says no to Lex at the altar.
Clark had been working with Perry and Jimmy to expose Lex and they have enough evidence for the police to interrupt the wedding. Lex eludes the police and jumps from his penthouse office to his apparent death. Superman has escaped the cage and, as Clark, rejoins Lois. However, his powers have been diminished by kryptonite and he cannot stop the villain from falling to the pavement. Newspapers report that Lex's body has been stolen from the morgue and hint he may not be dead. Clark, fearing his unrequited love for Lois may damage their relationship, tells her his profession of love was only out of a desire to protect her from Lex. Lois, who was about to tell Clark that she loves him too, instead keeps it to herself and their relationship remains a friendship.
Season two[edit]
In season two, the character of Cat Grant was dropped, and Michael Landes was replaced with Justin Whalin as Jimmy Olsen. The official reason, according to Landes, was that he looked too similar to Dean Cain.[8] On the show, the explanation is that he has changed with age. Series creator Deborah Joy LeVine and the entire first-season writing team were also dismissed. The new producer, Robert Singer, planned a stronger focus on action;[9] the show also shifted its focus onto the budding romance between Lois and Clark.
Lex Luthor returned in one episode and other villains from the comics, such as The Prankster, Metallo, the Toyman and the criminal group known as Intergang, began to appear. The show featured new love interests for the ace reporters: Dan Scardino (Jim Pirri), a government agent interested in Lois, and D. A. Mayson Drake (Farrah Forke). This season also featured the debut of fan-favorite villain Tempus (Lane Davies) and H. G. Wells appeared as a time-traveler. Wells' younger self was played by Terry Kiser, and the older Wells was played by Hamilton Camp. Season two became a success and garnered higher ratings in its initial airings, ending the season in 58th place.
In season two, Clark and Lois begin to date but are interrupted by Mayson Drake (Farrah Forke), a district attorney who takes a romantic interest in Clark but has a total lack of regard for Superman. Mayson dies as Lois and Clark have their first date. In the next episode, a federal agent named Dan Scardino (Jim Pirri) becomes a rival to Clark for Lois' affections. Lois decides she likes Clark more than Dan, and they begin dating more seriously. In the season finale, Clark comes close to telling Lois his secret but does not because of his uncertainty about her reaction and interruptions by people plotting to expose his identity to the world. At the end of the final episode, Clark proposes to Lois.
Season three[edit]
Season three averaged around 15 million viewers per episode and ranked 44th for the season. In the premiere episode, Lois reveals that she knows Clark's secret identity, and in the seventh episode, "Ultra Woman", she accepts Clark's proposal. ABC announced that the wedding would occur on Valentine's Day weekend; with ABC sending heart-shaped "wedding invitations" to ABC News staff. A controversy erupted, when ABC presents the viewers with a bogus wedding, with Clark unwittingly married to a clone of Lois.[10] This was the start of a five-part story, in which Lois is kidnapped by Lex Luthor, replaced by a clone, the real Lois suffering from amnesia, and Clark trying to find the real Lois Lane.
In the third season premiere, Lois has discovered Superman's secret identity. Initially, she resents Clark not telling her. After they separate for a time, Lois dates Patrick Sullivan, an antique dealer who is plotting to kill her in a sacrificial druid ritual, and she and Clark carry out assignments where they either pose as a married couple or are alone together for an entire weekend. Lois finally accepts Clark's engagement ring after acquiring his powers and temporarily becoming a superhero named Ultra Woman. Lois suffers a bout of amnesia and hallucinates their wedding. Once she recovers, Lois and Clark are still engaged when two other Kryptonians come to Earth, one of whom is Clark's wife. They insist Clark go with them to save their world, New Krypton, from domination by an evil tyrant named Lord Nor; Clark leaves Lois, taking her wedding ring to remember her and as a promise to return as quickly as possible. While committed to each other, they both doubt he will ever return.
Season four[edit]
Lane Smith as Perry White
The final season had several two-part episodes. It began with the resolution of a cliffhanger involving a previously unknown colony of Kryptonians. Lois and Clark finally wed in the third episode of the season entitled "Swear To God, This Time We're Not Kidding". The same week, DC Comics released Superman: The Wedding Album, featuring the long-awaited marriage of Lois and Clark. The series ended on a cliffhanger in which Lois and Clark find an infant in Clark's old bassinet, along with a note that claimed the child belonged to them. This mystery was never resolved in the television series; however Brad Buckner, executive producer, and writer for the third and fourth seasons, later said that the infant was Kryptonian royalty hidden with Lois and Clark so they could protect him from assassins.[11]
During the fourth season, ABC had announced a fifth season of the show; its producers and writers were unprepared when ABC later decided that no new episodes would be produced. The series had weakened in its Sunday 8:00 pm timeslot and had been shifted to 7:00 pm in January, and was moved to Saturdays in the spring.[12] The ratings dropped even further, and the show finished its last season in 104th place. It was removed from the schedule in May 1997.[12] ABC made up for its commitment to Warner Bros. by ordering thirteen episodes of a Debra Messing drama, Prey.
The fourth season starts with Clark heading toward New Krypton, while the evil tyrant Nor has instead invaded Earth, so Clark returns just as Nor takes over Smallville. He and Lois defeat the tyrant and persuade the New Kryptonians to allow Clark to stay on Earth. After another failed wedding ceremony, Lois and Clark get married. Evil forces continue to assault them, delaying their honeymoon, but eventually, the couple moves into a new home. Throughout the season they strengthen their bond, despite some disagreements and villains trying to destroy them. The newlywed reporters discover that Clark cannot father a child with Lois, but at the end of the last episode, a child mysteriously appears. In an interview, series writer and executive producer Brad Buckner said the planned story was that the child "was Kryptonian royalty, stashed by his mother to keep him safe from assassins."[13]
Cast[edit]
Principal cast members of season one.
Principal cast members of the rest of the series run.
Main cast[edit]
Actor[14]
Character
Seasons
1
2
3
4
Dean Cain Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman Main
Teri Hatcher Lois Lane Main
Lane Smith Perry White Main
Michael Landes[15][16] Jimmy Olsen Main
Justin Whalin[17] Main
Tracy Scoggins Catherine "Cat" Grant Main
K Callan Martha Kent Main
Eddie Jones Jonathan Kent Main
John Shea Lex Luthor Main Guest Guest Voice
Recurring cast[edit]
Kenneth Kimmins as Dr. Bernard Klein (16 episodes)
Ben McCain news anchor/reporter (9 episodes)
Tony Jay as Nigel St. John (7 episodes)
Beverly Garland as Ellen Lane (6 episodes)
Shaun Toub as Asabi (6 episodes)
Harve Presnell as Sam Lane (5 episodes)
Sal Viscuso as Bobby Bigmouth (5 episodes)
Lane Davies as Tempus (5 episodes)
Chris Demetral as Jack (4 episodes)
Farrah Forke as Mayson Drake (4 episodes)
Justine Bateman as Sarah/Zara (4 episodes)
Olivia Brown as Star McAdams (4 episodes)
Elizabeth Barondes as Lucy Lane (3 episodes)
Simon Templeman as Lord Nor (2 episodes)
Special guest stars[edit]
Richard Belzer as Inspector Henderson (4 episodes)
Bruce Campbell as Bill Church Jr. (3 episodes)
Fred Willard as President Garner (3 episodes)
Denise Crosby as Dr. Gretchen Kelly (3 episodes)
Peter Boyle as Bill Church Sr. (2 episodes)
Harold Gould as Edwin Griffin (2 episodes)
Jasmine Guy as Angela Winters (2 episodes)
Robert Culp as Mr. Darryl (2 episodes)
Bronson Pinchot as Prankster/Kyle Griffin (2 episodes)
Rick Overton as Victor (2 episodes)
Sonny Bono as Mayor Frank Berkowitz (1 episode)
Tony Curtis as Dr. Isaac Mamba (1 episode)
Roger Daltrey as an alien assassin, Tez (1 episode)
Shelley Long as Lucille Newtrich (1 episode)
Morgan Fairchild as Miranda (1 episode)
Jonathan Frakes as Tim Lake (1 episode)
Sherman Hemsley as Toyman/Winslow Schott (1 episode)
Penn Jillette as Darrin Romick, Illusions of Grandeur (1 episode)
James Earl Jones as Franklin W. Stern (1 episode)
Howie Mandel as Mister Mxyzptlk (1 episode)
Dwight Schultz as Garret Grady (1 episode)
Dean Stockwell as Preston Carpenter (1 episode)
David Warner as Jor-El (1 episode)
Raquel Welch as Diana Stride (1 episode)
Adam West as tabloid TV reporter (1 episode)
Frank Gorshin as Kill, Kill, Kill lawyer (1 episode)
Novels and collected edition[edit]
Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel by author C. J. Cherryh, based on the television series, was released in 1996. The novel was published in a Science Fiction Book Club hardcover edition and a paperback edition by Prima Publishing.[18] The book is an example of superhero/romantic fantasy.
Other novels based on the series include:
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Heat Wave[19]
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Exile [20]
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Deadly Games [21]
DC Comics published a comic book collected edition, Lois & Clark, The New Adventures of Superman, in 1994, which featured a selection of modern era stories by John Byrne and other writers and artists. The collection includes an introduction by Byrne, with the show's star Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher as Lois and Clark on the cover.
Lois & Clark, The New Adventures of Superman – collects The Man of Steel #2, Superman Annual vol. 2 #1, Superman vol. 2 #9 and 11, Action Comics #600 and 655, Adventures of Superman #445, 462, and 466.
Broadcasts[edit]
United States[edit]
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Season
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Premiered date
Ended date
ABC
1 (1993–94) Sunday 8:00 pm September 12, 1993 May 8, 1994
2 (1994–95) Sunday 8:00 pm September 18, 1994 May 21, 1995
3 (1995–96) Sunday 8:00 pm September 17, 1995 May 12, 1996
4 (1996–97) Sunday 8:00 pm (Sept. 22 - Dec. 15)
Sunday 7:00 pm (Jan. 5 - Mar. 23)
Saturday 8:00 pm (Apr. 12 - Jun. 14) September 22, 1996 June 14, 1997
United Kingdom[edit]
The series premiered on BBC One on Saturday, January 8, 1994, with repeat showings until 2002. In the UK the series was retitled The New Adventures of Superman. The BBC held the rights to premiere the first three seasons. It also aired on CBBC's Saturday Aardvark strand (later known as Planet Saturday) at 8:30 am. BBC Two has also repeated the series at tea times alongside The Simpsons, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and many others. Sky One held the premiere rights to the fourth season in 1997 and broadcast the show under the original full title. The BBC broadcast the episodes a few weeks later. Sky One broadcast seasons one, two and three just before the premiere of season four in early 1997. UK Gold, Sky Living, and ITV2 have also repeated the series. BBC2 last repeated season one in late 2005. Satellite channel Syfy repeated the first two seasons and the first half of season three in 2012, before replacing it with another similar show, Smallville.
DVD releases[edit]
Warner Home Video has released all four seasons of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman on DVD in Regions 1, 2, and 4.
Complete Season
Episodes
Release dates
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
1
21 June 7, 2005[22] July 5, 2006[23] June 14, 2006[24]
2
22 January 17, 2006[25] July 5, 2006[26] June 14, 2006[27]
3
22 June 20, 2006[28] September 6, 2006[29] November 1, 2006[30]
4
22 November 14, 2006[31] December 6, 2006[32] November 1, 2006[33]
Soundtrack[edit]
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (Original Television Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Jay Gruska
Released
November 4, 1997
Length
57:58
Label
Sonic Images
All music composed by Jay Gruska.
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1. "Main Title Theme" 1:06
2. "Mothership" 2:02
3. "Lois & Clark Courting" 3:13
4. "Final Proposal" 2:02
5. "Clark in the Country" 1:45
6. "Final Battle" 4:36
7. "Lois' Big Band" 1:14
8. "Clark's Salsa" 1:47
9. "Superman Says Goodbye" 4:25
10. "Lois & Clark's New Home" 2:53
11. "Baby Dreams" 3:12
12. "Villains" 7:27
13. "Superman Flies Home" 1:26
14. "Lois & Clark's First Love Theme" 1:36
15. "Virtual Reality" 2:37
16. "Tez Arrives" 1:06
17. "Zarah & Ching" 3:51
18. "Tempus" 2:46
19. "Clark Fun" 1:25
20. "Playing the Game" 1:19
21. "Main Title Theme (Extended Mix)" 5:38
Total length: 57:26
Mastered at Capitol Records, Hollywood
Digital editing, pre-mastering: Bruno Coon
Engineers:
Greg Townley (all orchestral recording)
Michael Eric Hutchinson
Bobby Fernandez ("Main Title Theme" — recording & mixing)
Ray Pyle ("Main Title Theme extended mix" — recording & mixing)
Art Direction: Doerte Lau
Design: Andreas Adamec
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Result
1994 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music: Jay Gruska Nominated
1994 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series: Robert Butler (pilot episode) Nominated
1994 Saturn Award Best Genre Television Series Won
1994 Directors Guild of America Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials: Robert Butler (pilot episode) Nominated
1994 Viewers for Quality Television Awards Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series: Teri Hatcher Nominated
1995 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (episode: "Wall Of Sound") Nominated
1995 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costuming for a Series (episode: "That Old Gang Of Mine") Nominated
1996 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (episode: "Don't Tug On Superman's Cape") Nominated
See also[edit]
List of villains in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Superman and Lois Lane
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Cherryh, C. J (August 1996). Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel. Prima Lifestyles. ISBN 0761504826.
Jump up ^ Friedman, Michael Jan (April 1996). Heat Wave. HarperCollins. ISBN 0061010618.
Jump up ^ Friedman, Michael Jan (May 1996). Exile. HarperCollins. ISBN 0061010626.
Jump up ^ Friedman, Michael Jan (June 1996). Deadly Games. HarperCollins. ISBN 0061010634.
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Jump up ^ "Season 4 (Region 2)". Amazon.fr. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
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(HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs)
Country
United States
Language
English
Broadcast area
Nationwide
Headquarters
Studio City, Los Angeles, California
Formerly called
Hallmark Movie Channel (2004–2014)
Sister channel(s)
Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Drama
Website
Official website
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV
565 (HD)
Dish Network
187 (HD/SD)
9444 (HD)
Cable
Spectrum Cable
629 (HD)
Cox Communications
390 (SD)
1390 (HD)
IPTV
Sky Angel
302 (SD)
Verizon FiOS
739 (HD)
239 (SD)
AT&T U-verse
1366 (HD)
366 (SD)
Streaming media
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Internet Protocol television
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (formerly known as Hallmark Movie Channel, but also known by HMM) is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Crown Media Holdings. The channel was spun off from sister network Hallmark Channel, and airs family-oriented feature and made-for-TV movies along with a limited number of murder and mystery-themed television series.
As of February 2015, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is available to approximately 55,827,000 pay television households (48% of households with television) in the United States.[1]
The channel launched on January 20, 2004 as Hallmark Movie Channel. On March 14, 2014, Crown Media Holdings announced that Hallmark Movie Channel would be rebranded as Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in late 2014.[2] The name change took place on September 29, 2014.[2]
On July 28, 2017, it was reported that Crown Media would add a brand new cable network titled Hallmark Drama which launched on October 1, 2017 and a subscription video on demand streaming service titled Hallmark Movies Now on October 3.[3][4]
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1 Programming
2 High definition
3 Website
4 AT&T U-verse carriage dispute
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Programming[edit]
The channel features mystery, western, and family-friendly movies and mini-series mainly from the Hallmark Channel library, notably original films that had once premiered on Hallmark Channel at an earlier date. The channel also features a small number of films from Hallmark Hall of Fame, Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. Hallmark Movie Channel also broadcasts the McBride, Murder 101, Jane Doe, and Mystery Woman film series, as well as later Perry Mason and Matlock made-for-TV movies produced after the end of those series.
Hallmark Movie Channel logo, 2004–2014
The first original movie to premiere on the channel was Son of the Dragon on April 2, 2008, and a handful of movies have since premiered on the channel.[5] In July 2010, the channel begin airing scripted television series to its schedule. These series currently include Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, The Good Wife, Hart to Hart, and Perry Mason.
In March 2009, the network announced that it is partnering with the NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and TV to showcase short films by the school’s students and alumni. The shorts will begin airing in October, and will also be available for viewing online at the network website www.hallmarkmoviechannel.com. Actor Alec Baldwin is a Tisch alum who will be one of the judges to determine which films appear on the network.[6][7]
High definition[edit]
HMC began broadcasting in 1080i high definition to a small audience as early as April 2, 2008,[8] but expanded nationally on May 12, 2008[5] on Dish Network and recently has been added many markets, including DirecTV, DISH, Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable.[8] DirecTV added the channel for the first time in HD only on May 19, 2010. Sometime in 2013 Crown Media ended their distribution of the standard definition versions of their networks, and now all providers downscale the HD version with letterboxing for the standard definition versions of the Hallmark networks.
Website[edit]
Shortly after its sister network Hallmark Channel updated its consumer website, the company updated hallmarkmoviechannel.com to make it more interactive for the viewer.[8]
On January 29, 2009 the company announced the development of an online movie shop at both www.hallmarkchannel.com and www.hallmarkmoviechannel.com featuring DVD movies and movie-related products from its library.[9] The shop is powered by the Amazon Associates program. Since its soft launch in mid-2008, Hallmark Channel has already generated sales of over 10,000 items. The network earns a commission on each sale.[10]
AT&T U-verse carriage dispute[edit]
AT&T U-verse dropped Hallmark Channel and sister channel Hallmark Movie Channel on September 1, 2010 due to a carriage dispute.[11]
As of July 23, 2015, the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries have returned to U-verse.[12]
See also[edit]
List of Hallmark Channel original films
List of Hallmark Channel Original Movies
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b Lewis, Hilary (March 13, 2014). "Hallmark Movie Channel Rebranding; The network will become Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and will get a new tagline and logo, starting in the fourth quarter of 2014". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
Jump up ^ Umstead, Thomas (July 28, 2017). "TCA17: Crown Media to Launch Hallmark Drama Cable Network". MultiChannel News. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
Jump up ^ Umstead, Thomas (July 31, 2017). "TCA17: Crown Media to Launch Hallmark Drama Cable Network". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Hallmark Channel Press Release 8/8/07". Hallmark Channel Press Site.
Jump up ^ "Hallmark Plans More Originals, Adds Short Films From NYU Students". EntertainmentCareers.net.
Jump up ^ "Tisch Partners with Hallmark Movie Channel". Tisch.NYU.edu. Archived from the original on 2009-04-02.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Corporate: Company Milestones". Hallmark Channel Press Site. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04.
Jump up ^ "Hallmark Channel Online Shop". Hallmark Channel.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06.
Jump up ^ "Hallmark Channel Press Release 1/29/09". Hallmark Channel Press Site. [permanent dead link]
Jump up ^ Eggerton, John (September 1, 2010). "Hallmark Channels Go Dark On AT&T U-verse". Multichannel News. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
Jump up ^ Steinberg, Brian (July 22, 2015). "Hallmark Channel Returns to U-verse After Nearly Five Years". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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