"escape. ""Weird Al"" Yankovic has twice referenced the series in his songs – ""Couch Potato"" and ""Handy"" both mention MacGyver. MacGyver employs his resourcefulness and his knowledge of chemistry, physics, technology, and sportsmanship to resolve what are often life-or-death crises. He creates inventions from simple items to solve these problems. These inventions became synonymous with the character and were called MacGyverisms by fans. MacGyver was unlike secret agents in other television series and films because, instead of relying on high-tech weapons and tools, he carried only a Swiss Army knife and duct tape but never a gun. This also led"
"Sword of Gideon Sword of Gideon is a 1986 Canadian television film about Mossad agents hunting down terrorists associated with the 1972 Munich massacre. It was first shown on the CTV Television Network in Canada as a four-hour miniseries and later on HBO in the United States. Directed by Michael Anderson and written by Chris Bryant, the film stars Steven Bauer and Michael York. The film is based on the book ""Vengeance"" by George Jonas, an account of the incident which has been criticized by some intelligence personnel as fictional, though because of its covert nature is difficult to prove"
"population of Morocco, and other such obscure (and not-so-obscure) facts. He also has expert knowledge on everything from the stock market to computers. Over the course of the series John attempts to find clues about his past by using his unusual ability while also helping to solve crimes with the Seattle police department. In the process it becomes clear that an international conspiracy known as the Phoenix Organization is watching John's every move. Due to the series' cancellation, the final episode ended with an unresolved cliffhanger, revealing that Digger, John's close friend, was in fact the true leader of the"
"firearms for its hit TV show ""Firefight All Night LIVE!"", and covertly sterilizes the population by using a combination contraceptive and antibiotic called Mañanacillin to reduce the population. This all changes when former television star Reuben Flagg is drafted and transferred to Chicago's Plexmall to replace the local Ranger Hilton ""Hammerhead"" Krieger's fallen partner. He witnesses widespread graft and corruption throughout the Plexmall, but also a series of subliminal messages implanted in a television show that are causing outbreaks of gang violence. After he uses his emergency powers to interrupt the broadcast, he not only ends the violence, but also"
"chemical weapons held by the United Nations. Cayden Phoenix, a freelance military contractor working for Gillam Security, is sent to Venice as part of a security task force to counter the terrorists. His companion, Jonathan ""Bull"" Taylor, is dismissed for suspicious of illegal arms sales. After the counter-insurgency, Phoenix travels to a battle-destroyed Tokyo for a Gillam Security cybersecurity summit, where he concludes with Sophie ""Roux"" Daviau, her supervisor that the attack on Venice was supported by Gillam Security. Phoenix also reveals the company's blackmail tactics, forcing him to not investigate further as to risk damage to his daughter. However,"
"who finds himself framed for supplying deadly weapons to enemies of the United States. Carter is assisted by Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, to find those responsible and dispose of the weapons. In the second season, Carter moves from New York City to Los Angeles to deal with the threats of the new Atomic Age by the Secret Empire in the aftermath of World War II, gaining new friends, a new home, and a potential new love interest. A potential ""Agent Carter"" series was initially brought up in July 2013 by Louis D'Esposito, after a screening of his ""Agent Carter"" One-Shot"
"includes ""Special Ops Mission"" and """", two series that aired on the former Military Channel. , a knife and sword expert, holds the rank of Master Smith within the American Bladesmith Society. He has over 20 years' experience in making knives and edged weapons. He examines the weapons' technical qualities and tests their durability. In Season 3, Neilson took a leave of absence in order to have surgery on his hand; Jason Knight, another ABS Master Smith, filled his seat on the judges' panel during that time. Neilson appeared alongside Knight for the Season 4 premiere, then resumed his seat"
"of live actors for long-distance shots. Following ""The Secret Service"", Anderson did not work with puppets again until the 1980s, when he produced ""Terrahawks"" in ""Supermacromation"". The series follows the adventures of Father Stanley Unwin, a character both voiced by and resembling the real-life comedian of the same name. Outwardly the parish priest of a rural English village, Unwin is in fact a secret agent for BISHOP, a covert branch of British Intelligence that counters criminal and terrorist threats from abroad. Aided by junior operative Matthew Harding, the Father answers to his London-based superior, ""The Bishop"". Whenever they must gather"
"spin-off series, ""Able Team"", and launched the Stony Man book series, which is still being published as of 2014. Originally, Phoenix Force was composed of Yakov Katzenelenbogen, a French-Israeli commando; Gary Manning, Canadian demolitions expert and security engineer; Keio Ohara, Japanese Martial Arts and electronics expert; David McCarter, former SAS operator and pilot; and Rafael Encizo, Cuban survivor of the Bay of Pigs Invasion and Castro's prisons. Ohara was killed in the course of the series and replaced with Calvin James, African-American Vietnam veteran. Katz retired from field work, resulting in McCarter becoming the new team leader, and T.J. Hawkins"
"7.6 million viewers. The first season consists of eight episodes. The show has been renewed for a second season, with Sean Bean appearing as Jacopo de' Pazzi. It is broadcast in several countries around the world, on SFR's premium SVOD service Zive in France and Sky 1 in Germany. Netflix carries the show in the US, Canada, Argentina on Fox Premium, the UK, Ireland and India. In Australia, the series was broadcast by SBS. In Portugal, the series was broadcast by RTP1. In Serbia the series was broadcast by RTS2. The series is set in the 15th-century Florence, and the"
"Rick, respectively. The special also featured the appearances of Paul Rudd, Gus van Sant, Megan Mullally, Paul Scheer, and Kathryn Hahn. Simon & Simon Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from 1981 to 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS, and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two disparate brothers who run a San Diego private detective agency. The show revolves around the decisively polar-opposite Simon brothers, Rick (McRaney) and Andrew Jackson/""A.J."" (Parker). Rick is the less-refined, but still pleasant, United States Marine Corps Vietnam veteran with a penchant for cowboy boots, denim"
"series saw Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff), a crime fighter who uses a high tech, artificially intelligent automobile, the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT). This car is a virtually indestructible weapon that fights for justice, and is voiced by actor William Daniels. The show was created and produced by Glen A. Larson, and was originally broadcast on NBC from 1982 to 1986. The show has 90 episodes over four seasons, was highly popular with audiences. The two-part episode ""Knight Rider"" episode ""Mouth of the Snake"", was a backdoor pilot for a 1984 series to be called ""All That Glitters"". Rejected by"
"his new alarm system locked him out of his own shop and a hapless Jez tries to impress Zahra on a visit to The Phoenix in series 7, episode 3 of Peep Show. Another notable appearance was in the remake of the classic series Randall and Hopkirk, with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Neil Jordan chose the Phoenix as an early 20th-century cinema for a scene in his 1994 box-office hit, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles. Jordan returned to the Phoenix to film scenes in his adaptation of Graham Greene's novel The End of the Affair. The Phoenix"
"usually uses morse code, telephones, and a coffee pot radio to receive and transmit messages. Casting Dixon, or any African-American actor as a positively shown supporting character, was a major step for a television show in the mid 1960s. Dixon ultimately ended up leaving the show and was replaced by Kenneth Washington as Sgt. Richard Baker in the final season. Larry Hovis as Sergeant Carter, a chemical explosive and demolition expert. He is in charge of making and producing formulas, chemicals, and explosive devices in order to stop the Nazi's plans. Hovis was discovered by Richard Linke, the producer of"
"Gregory Hines cop comedy ""Running Scared"". The second was as an Israeli soldier named Avner in the Canadian CTV television movie ""Sword of Gideon"", which tells the story of Mossad agents hunting down terrorists in the aftermath of the 1972 Munich massacre. The Sword of Gideon script was the basis for Steven Spielberg's later film ""Munich"", which follows the same storyline and borrows heavily from the Sword of Gideon story and script. In 1990 Bauer played the role of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique ""Kiki"" Camarena in the television miniseries """" alongside Benicio Del Toro and Craig T. Nelson. That"
"office. After the releasing of the film, Phoenix took a self-imposed break from acting. In 2011, it was announced that Phoenix would return to acting in Paul Thomas Anderson's drama film ""The Master"" (2012). Phoenix played Freddie Quell, a sex-obsessed alcoholic World War II veteran from Lynn, Massachusetts struggling to adjust to a post-war society. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival where Phoenix won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. The art house film only grossed $28 million but was received with universal critical acclaim, with the acting performances receiving high praise, especially Phoenix's. Peter Travers of the"
"Theater 3000"", one of the more absurd inventions displayed by the Mad Scientists was a William Conrad Refrigerator Alert; it sounds off if William Conrad raids your refrigerator. Impressionist Billy Howard included Cannon as one of the detectives parodied in his novelty hit record ""King of the Cops"". Cannon (TV series) Cannon is an American detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from 1971 to 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. ""Cannon"" is the first Quinn Martin series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A"
"a non-lethal weapon (such as a Taser when he stunned an NYPD officer inside the morgue in order to help Reese and Carter escape from HR). Harold Finch (Person of Interest) Harold Finch is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama television series ""Person of Interest"". He is played by Michael Emerson, and in scenes from his past by Parker Brightman (child) and Chris Bert (teenager). Finch is a reclusive private billionaire software engineer who developed a machine that can isolate the Social Security numbers of people with either premeditated homicidal intent or who will be homicide victims, based"
"compromise than film: In August 2012, Whedon signed a deal to develop the Marvel TV show ""Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."" for ABC. The series focuses on the secret military law-enforcement agency featured throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Created by Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, the show involves individuals who possess powers within the spectacle of science fiction, while also focusing on ""the peripheral people ... the people on the edges of the grand adventures"". The character Phil Coulson was resurrected after his death in ""The Avengers"" to helm the show. Whedon spoke about certain complications that factored in with making"
"The Phoenix Team The Phoenix Team was a Canadian television drama series which aired on CBC Television in 1980. David Brook (Don Francks), a Canadian spy during the Cold War, teams up with former British secret service agent Valerie Koester (Elizabeth Shepherd) and return to the espionage business. Brook and Koester are also former lovers. Other characters include General (Mavor Moore), the Canadian secret service chief, and Graydon (Brian Linehan), the spies' manager, Carvallo (Steve Pernie), Janev (Lee Broker), Moffat (Gerry Crack), Theo (Arnie Achtman) and Miss Woods (Amelia Hall). Hour-long episodes were broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. from"
"These Arms of Mine (TV series) These Arms of Mine was a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC Television in the 2000-01 television season. The show revolved around a group of professional friends in their 30s living in Vancouver, British Columbia. It centred on Alex Carter as photographer David Bishop and Shauna MacDonald as radio announcer Claire Monroe; the first episode centred on Claire's decision, after they had been in a long-distance relationship for more than a year, to move from her home in Toronto to live with David in Vancouver. The series was created by Phil Savath"
"Bernhardt is proficient in Karate and Taekwondo. Daniel Bernhardt Daniel Bernhardt (born 31 August 1965) is a Swiss actor, model, and martial artist. Bernhardt made his acting debut in the leading role in """" (1996). He also appeared in two of its sequels and starred in ""Future War"" (1997), ""True Vegeance"" (1997), ""Perfect Target"" (1997), ""G2 - Mortal Conquest"" (1999), ""Black Sea Raid"" (2000) and ""Global Effect"" (2002). In 1998-1999 he has also starred in TV-series """". In 2003, he appeared as Agent Johnson in ""The Matrix Reloaded"" (2003), and in 2005 he appeared with Chuck Norris in ""The Cutter""."
"tone and for its no-holds-barred attitude to violence and language. It spawned a second thirteen-part series, ""Phoenix II"", in 1993 as well as a spin-off series, ""Janus"", in 1994 devoted to the machinations of court cases. The series was created by Alison Nisselle and Tony McDonald and produced by Bill Hughes and screened by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The ABC have released Series 1 and 2 on DVD (Region 4) as a 4 DVD box set. Phoenix (TV series) Phoenix is an Australian police drama television series. Phoenix screened as two thirteen-part series on Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and"
"from being a spy on a regular basis. Sydney is highly skilled in Krav Maga and is a polyglot, speaking English, Russian, German, Greek, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, Romanian, Hungarian, Hebrew, Uzbek, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Vietnamese, Polish, Serbian, Czech, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian in various episodes. Throughout the series her code names are Bluebird, Freelancer, Mountaineer, and Phoenix. Sydney Bristow was born April 17, 1975. For the first six years of her life she lived with both of her parents, Jack and Laura Bristow (real name Irina Derevko). However, her father's work"
"up with the fast-paced nature of the show. The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. Mulder is later found in the desert following the events of the second season finale and nursed back to health by Albert Hosteen (Floyd Red Crow Westerman). Meanwhile, Scully investigates the possible involvement of the smallpox eradication program in human genetic experimentation, discovering that a Nazi scientist who defected during Operation Paperclip has been conducting human experimentation to create alien-human hybrids. Her sister Melissa (Melinda McGraw),"
"film of the series to be shown in black and white. A top-secret chemical formula has been stolen by STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans). Fearful of the formula falling into the wrong hands, the chief of the Secret Service reluctantly sends the only agent he has left, the bumbling and silly Agent Desmond Simpkins (Kenneth Williams), and his three trainees—Agent Harold Crump (Bernard Cribbins), Agent Daphne Honeybutt (Barbara Windsor), and Agent Charlie Bind (Charles Hawtrey)—to retrieve the formula. The agents travel separately to Vienna, where each makes contact with Carstairs (Jim Dale), who assumes a"
"The Swiss Conspiracy The Swiss Conspiracy is a 1976 action film directed by Jack Arnold and starring David Janssen, Senta Berger and Elke Sommer. It was co-produced between Germany and the United States. A Swiss bank learns that the confidentiality of several anonymous numbered accounts has been compromised and blackmail threats have been made to five holders of the accounts. They include a crooked arms dealer, who received a demand for five million Swiss francs. He refuses to pay and is shot dead. The bank is also told to pay ten million francs to keep the accounts secret. The bank"
"also looks at the effects on his family and town. It received critical praise and won a Peabody Award in 2014, also receiving notice for its treatment of issues in criminal justice. Crawford played the role of Cade LaSalle, older brother to Christopher LaSalle on ""NCIS: New Orleans"". Crawford portrayed Martin Riggs in the pilot for the Fox Television ""Lethal Weapon"" reboot, which was later picked up as a series. As lead actor, Crawford's unique interpretation of the ""out of control"" Martin Riggs lead to an overwhelming success of seasons one and two of ""Lethal Weapon"" 2016 TV Critics' Choice"
"Phoenix (TV series) Phoenix is an Australian police drama television series. Phoenix screened as two thirteen-part series on Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and 1993. The first series of ""Phoenix"" in 1992 recounted the investigation of the bombing of the Victorian state police headquarters, loosely based on a real case in the mid-1980s, the Russell Street Bombing. It was aided by extensive research into police techniques and was lauded as one of the most realistic depictions of police investigation techniques, including both surveillance and forensics, as well as having an involving storyline. The series was notable for its dark visual"
"helped him win the election. Alex's fiancee Grant Coleman (Doug Savant) is now close friends with the President after helping save Jess' life after the kidnapping, and intends to marry Alex. The conspirators intend to assassinate the President while in Seattle to inaugurate the cable wire transportation Skytran and they hire professional killer/seductress Nina Stahl and her hacker brother Evan. With part of the Secret Service compromised and serving the purposes of the Vice-President, Alex faces difficulties protecting the President. ""First Target"" currently holds a 47% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. First Target First Target is a 2000 American-Canadian made-for-television"
"been in Anderson's head for about 12 years. ""The Master"" was released on September 14, 2012 by The Weinstein Company in the United States and Canada to critical acclaim. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell, an alcoholic World War II veteran who meets Lancaster Dodd, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, the leader of a religious movement known as ""The Cause"". Though the film makes no reference to the movement, it has ""long been widely assumed to be based on Scientology."" ""The Master"" received three nominations at the 85th Academy Awards: Joaquin Phoenix for Best Leading Actor, Philip Seymour"
"screenplay, direction, plausibility and realistic resemblance to post-World War II Americans praised. It further received three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for Phoenix, Best Supporting Actor for Hoffman, and Best Supporting Actress for Adams. In 2016, ""The Master"" was voted the 24th greatest film of the 21st century by 177 critics from around the world. Anderson has repeatedly claimed that ""The Master"" is his favorite film that he has made to date. Freddie Quell is a traumatized World War II veteran, struggling to adjust to post-war society and prone to erratic behavior. One night, Freddie finds himself in San Francisco"
"rock face. Christopher recovers the stones. Though burdened by a poor soundtrack and many obvious James Bond-esque gimmicks, the film is notable for beautiful scenery, being filmed entirely in and around Zurich. The Swiss Conspiracy The Swiss Conspiracy is a 1976 action film directed by Jack Arnold and starring David Janssen, Senta Berger and Elke Sommer. It was co-produced between Germany and the United States. A Swiss bank learns that the confidentiality of several anonymous numbered accounts has been compromised and blackmail threats have been made to five holders of the accounts. They include a crooked arms dealer, who received"