极品老妈第一季

　　走出简单历史复述的《曼哈顿计划》是2014年度最佳新剧。——《新闻周刊》Daily Beast
　　《曼哈顿计划》复杂、引人入胜、启迪心智。——Uproox
　　《曼哈顿计划》俨然又一部绝佳的经典之作，正如七年前《广告狂人》将AMC带入新纪元一样，如今的《曼哈顿计划》亦能为WG N掀开新的一章。——《圣路易斯邮报》
　　野心之作马力全开的序曲。——《娱乐周刊》
　　《曼哈顿计划》非常、非常出色。——《福布斯》
　　全美传媒和评论界一致激赞的2014年年度最佳新剧《曼哈顿计划》是WGN AMERICA继《塞勒姆》后出品的第二部电视影集。由艾美奖 及金球奖提名作品《性爱大师》编剧Sam Shaw企划、编剧并担任监制，连续四年艾美奖最佳影集《白宫风云》的艾美奖获奖导演Thomas Schlamme担任该剧的制作和导演工作。
　　上个世纪4 0年代初，美国在新墨西哥州洛斯阿拉莫斯秘密进行了世界上第一颗原子弹的研制。本剧聚焦投身于这场科学研究中的科学家们——他们才华横溢，却也遍身缺陷。除了要与时间竞赛，还要艰难地在秘密、谎言 和他们身后脆弱的家庭关系间寻找平衡。
　　John Benjamin Hickey扮演主人公Frank Winter，一个才华横溢但是有自毁倾向的物理教授，他奉命主导曼哈顿计划的研发。这项绝密任务不仅将危及他的家庭，还将伤及他的心智。Ashley Zukerman扮演Charlie Abrams，一个聪明绝顶的年轻人，自认为是一个「整天和数字打交道的人」。他的智商高达180，而且很有幽默感。Daniel Stern扮演心理顾问Glen Babbit，负责为参与曼哈顿计划的年轻物理学家们提供心理辅导。他利用自己的智慧和机智小心穿梭于洛斯阿拉莫斯的政治雷区。Rachel Brosnahan扮演来自波士顿的女孩Abby Abrams，她一时冲动同意和丈夫Charlie Abrams来到一个几乎「前不着村后不着店」的地方，但很快意识到这里的生活非常艰难。Harry Lloyd扮演野心勃勃的牛津大学毕业生、物理学家Paul Crosley。当他意识到自己将建造世界上第一颗原子弹时，他对工作的忠诚开始动摇。Katja Herbers扮演Frank Winter教授实验团队的成员Helen Price，是极少数参与曼哈顿计划的女性科学家之一。Christopher Denham扮演物理天才Jim Meeks，应邀加入研制原子弹的绝密项目，是Frank Winter教授实验团队的成员之一。Olivia Williams扮演天才植物学家Liza Winter，有一段非常复杂的历史。她陪伴丈夫Frank Winter（John Benjamin Hickey）来到洛斯阿拉莫斯生活，但她很快发觉这座城市周围的环境出现了异常变化。Alexia Fast扮演Frank和Liza的女儿Callie，虽然只有16岁但非常世故，说话尖酸刻薄。Frank因为工作的缘故三天两头不在家，而且每次都是「神秘消失」，Callie对此充满抱怨。David Harbour扮演多集角色Reed Akley，是洛斯阿拉莫斯最有名的「金童」，领导着超过600名科学家组成的庞大团队。Michael Chernus扮演Frank团队中的科学家Louis “Fritz” Fedowitz。Carole Weyers扮演在洛斯阿拉莫斯工作的电话接线员Elodie，是个法国人。Daniel London扮演曼哈顿计划的主导者、著名理论物理学家奥本海默（Oppenheimer），他当时是洛斯阿拉莫斯实验室主任。
　　《曼哈顿计划》将于2014年7月27日星期天在WGN AMERICA首播。

 The series is set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, amid misguided corporate cultures, moony innovation labs and cutthroat private high schools. It is centered around a rift between a self-appointed “inventor of the future” tech CEO and his self-serving “performance psychologist”, who are engulfed in a scandal sparked by the exploitation of personal data.

　　Combining the comedic forces of Jeff Ross and Dave Attell, and filmed at New York's Comedy Cellar, the series features zingers, audience roasts, celebrity cameos, and mic bumps.

　　一名成功的知名小说家受到创伤和神秘勒索者的困扰，于是回到家乡正视尚未解决的过往。

　　在一场婚礼上，Jimmy（克里斯·吉尔 Chris Geere 饰）被扫地出门，狼狈之时，他遇到了一个漂亮的女孩Gretchen（阿雅·卡什 Aya Cash 饰）。但这绝不是传统意义上的浪漫相遇，Jimmy自私毒舌，Gretchen不羁浪荡，一个是卖不出书的过气作家， 为人刻薄，在前女友婚礼上捣乱报复；一个是管理着一支乐队的经纪人，小毛病坏习惯一堆，私生活一塌糊涂。他们都不认真对待男女关系，都不想开始长久的感情。然而，以为绝不会再爱上别人的Jimmy和Gretchen，在一夜情之后，二人关系朝着他们无法控制的局面发生变化。

　　娜奥米·沃茨加盟Showtime聚焦“福斯新闻网”前CEO罗杰·艾尔斯新剧，饰演前福克斯新闻主持人格雷琴·卡尔森。罗素·克劳将饰演艾尔斯。剧集改编自加布里埃尔·谢尔曼撰写的艾尔斯传记《房间里最响亮的声音》，讲述艾尔斯2017年5月去世前最后十年的生活，包括卡尔森和福克斯新闻的其他女性对他提出的性骚扰指控，这些指控最终导致艾尔斯于2016年从福克斯新闻网辞职。汤姆·麦卡锡([聚焦])将与谢尔曼共同操刀首集剧本。

　　在20世纪50年代的大都市伊斯坦布尔，一位在夜总会工作的母亲找回并帮助叛逆的女儿——她曾因不堪的过去而错失抚养女儿的机会。

　　本剧为诗选类剧集，主创明确表示每季一个新故事。
　　第二季由来自《善地》的William Jackson Harper担任主演。Harper将饰演Marcus Watkins，刚和一个本以为会是自己真爱的女人，结束了一段多年的关系。突然爱情失意的他，重新开始寻找属于自己的另一半。
　　第一季回归客串的卡司有Anna Kendrick、Zoë Chao、Peter Vack和Nick Thune。

　　波士顿法律》(Boston Legal)第五季将是最后一季，而且只有13集。
　　近日传来了演员变动消息，曾扮演“三明治老太”Catherine Piper的女演员Betty White将回归。“三明治老太”可以说是《波士顿法律》最具喜剧色彩的老妇，她曾经和一桩谋杀案有牵连，后来进入了律师事务所做兼职，并且卖起了三明治。
　　第五季还将新增女演员Kimberly Williams-Paisley客串。
　　另外第四季中的英国美女律师Saffron Burrows将离开《波士顿法律》，加盟NBC电视台的新剧《My Own Worst Enemy》。
　　《波士顿法律》是美国ABC电视台的重头戏《律师本色》(The Practice)的姐妹剧，它讲述 Alan Shore 为一家律师事务所工作期间发生的故事及案件。故事集中在波士顿的一家高级律师所里，主要以民事诉讼案件为主。这些聪明的代理人必须处理法律允许他们做和该如何对抗他们不能做的。 当基本上尝试的时候，他们将会面对社会的和道德的议题。 这难解幽默感的系列究竟把我们带到怎样的故事里？
　　《波士顿法律》不是那么传统的剧集，它是著名法律剧the practice的延伸，但却迅速找到了自己的位置。讲述律师事务所里的众生相以及审判室的诡计和兄弟会男孩的滑稽剧boston legal今年在金球奖最扬眉吐气的，首推以「Boston Legal」拿下影集类最佳男配角的威廉薛特纳，薛特纳过去最让人记得的角色就是《星际旅行:原初系列》(Star Trek:TOS)里的舰长Kirk。

　　「恩赐之地」，或者称「雅园」（Graceland），是猫王所住公寓的别称。在本剧中，它指的是一个特别的地方——在这里，很多东西都真假难辨，而且每个人都有自己的秘密。从外表上看，这栋充满田园诗意的海滨小楼住着一群性格各异的普通年轻人，然而走进它的大门你才会发现里面别有洞天 。
　　「雅园」实际上是美国多个执法部门共同设立的一处秘密基地。在这里，来自联邦调查局（Federal Bureau of Investigations）、缉毒署（Drug Enforcement Agency）和海关移民执法局（US Customs）的精英探员们协调开展联合执法行动。他们生活在同一个屋檐下，对外宣称自己是「普通的一家人」——然而他们的生活从来就不「普通」。从他们当初答应加入这项卧底任务时起，他们就已经将生死置之度外。「雅园」是警方从一名毒枭手中没收的财产，他当初给它起这个名字完全是因为他酷爱猫王。可是对那些需要掩饰自己真实身份的年轻探员来说，这里不是他们风花雪月的地方，这里仅仅是他们的「避风港」

　　这部剧从1998年开播、共播出六年、被誉为“美国青少年成长教科书”的青春偶像剧。《Dawson's Creek》故事发生在美国东部城市波士顿(Boston)附近一个名为Capeside的海边小镇，剧情围绕两男两女四个好朋友如何一步步走过青春期、走向成熟：15岁的Dawson(James Van Der Beek饰演)是一个迷恋着斯皮尔伯格不可救药的梦想家，住在小溪下游的Joey(Katie Holmes饰演)浑身散发着自然纯朴的邻家女孩气息，Dawson的“问题”好友Pacey总是敢于冒险做出一些让大家不可思议的举动，新搬到Dawson家隔壁来的纽约女孩Jen可爱的外表下却有着一颗狂野不羁的心……这就是《Dawson's Creek》第一季节目四位主角的设定，在随后五年的播出中，主角阵容虽然有着细微的变化，比如后来新增的同性恋角色Jack，但四位好友依然是故事的中心，他们相识相知、高中毕业、走进大学、各奔东西，经历的种种友情、亲情、爱情纷扰，至今仍为众多剧迷津津乐道……

　　Season 3, Episode 1: Gay Witch Hunt
　　Original Air Date—21 September 2006
　　Michael apologizes to Oscar, after he finds out he's gay, for calling him a homosexual slur--but his apology outs Oscar to the entire office. And Jim decides to take a promotion at the Stamford office.
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　　Season 3, Episode 2: The Convention
　　Original Air Date—28 September 2006
　　Micheal and Dwight go to a convention in Philadelphia and run into Jim, and Michael becomes jealous of Jim's relationship with his new boss. Meanwhile, Pam gets ready for her first date since her engagement.
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　　Season 3, Episode 3: The Coup
　　Original Air Date—5 October 2006
　　Michael is in trouble once again as Jan busts him for declaring it's "Movie Monday" where everyone watches a movie and neglects work. Angela pushes Dwight to make a move on Michael's job while Pam and Jim find creative ways to waste time.
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　　Season 3, Episode 4: Grief Counseling
　　Original Air Date—12 October 2006
　　Michael takes on the role of office grief counselor when he learns that his old boss has died.
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　　Season 3, Episode 5: Initiation
　　Original Air Date—19 October 2006
　　Dwight takes former temp Ryan to his beet farm to initiate Ryan to his new job at Dunder Mifflin.
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　　Season 3, Episode 6: Diwali
　　Original Air Date—2 November 2006
　　Michael encourages the entire Scranton branch to support Kelly and attend a local celebration of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. Meanwhile, Andy convinces Jim to turn a late night of work into a drinking game.
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　　Season 3, Episode 7: Branch Closing
　　Original Air Date—9 November 2006
　　When Jan tells Michael that the Scranton Branch will be shutting down, Michael strives to keep his staff's spirits up. Meanwhile, everyone privately begins to envision how their lives will change in the aftermath.
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　　Season 3, Episode 8: The Merger
　　Original Air Date—16 November 2006
　　Jan informs Michael that the Scanton branch of Dunder Mifflin will be merging with the Stamford Branch. Jim and Pam are reunited while the other employees of both branches must adjust to their new co-workers.
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　　Season 3, Episode 9: The Convict
　　Original Air Date—30 November 2006
　　Michael learns that one of the new employees at Dunder Mifflin Scranton has a criminal record. Meanwhile, Jim helps Andy make a move on Pam.
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　　Season 3, Episode 10: A Benihana Christmas
　　Original Air Date—14 December 2006
　　Trouble among the members of the party planning committee results with the office having two competing Christmas parties, but Michael isn't interested in celebrating because he has just broken up with his girlfriend.
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　　Season 3, Episode 11: Back from Vacation
　　Original Air Date—4 January 2007
　　Michael isn't supposed to let anyone know that he and Jan went on vacation together in Jamaica, but he accidentally circulates a compromising photo of them to the office via e-mail.
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　　Season 3, Episode 12: Traveling Salesmen
　　Original Air Date—11 January 2007
　　Dwight does a favor for Angela to keep her from getting in trouble. Andy finds out and uses it against him to get in tighter with Michael. Now Dwight must fess up, which will reveal his relationship with Angela, or risk getting fired.
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　　Season 3, Episode 13: The Return
　　Original Air Date—18 January 2007
　　Andy does the impossible--he makes everyone in the office miss Dwight, who is forced to take a job at Staples. Meanwhile, Oscar comes back to the office and Michael predictably throws a stereotypical Mexican party to celebrate.
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　　Season 3, Episode 14: Ben Franklin
　　Original Air Date—1 February 2007
　　Michael asks Jim to get a male stripper for Phyllis's office bachelorette party, but he gets a Ben Franklin impersonator instead. Meanwhile, the men's bachelor party goes as planned until Michael becomes uncomfortable with the stripper.
　　Next US airings:
　　Tue. Feb. 17 10:00 PM TBS
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　　Season 3, Episode 15: Phyllis' Wedding
　　Original Air Date—8 February 2007
　　Michael exaggerates the importance of his small role in Phyllis's wedding and makes an ass out of himself, and Pam notices that Phyllis stole all of her wedding ideas from her original wedding plans.
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　　Season 3, Episode 16: Business School
　　Original Air Date—15 February 2007
　　Michael is a guest speaker for Ryan's business class, but they have a falling-out after Michael finds out that Ryan spoke negatively about Dunder-Mifflin. And back at the office, Dwight tries to kill a bat that he found in the ceiling.
　　Next US airings:
　　Tue. Feb. 17 10:30 PM TBS
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　　Season 3, Episode 17: Cocktails
　　Original Air Date—22 February 2007
　　While Michael and Jan go to their first Dunder-Mifflin outing as an official couple, the office workers left behind go out for happy hour. During happy hour, Roy finds out that Jim and Pam kissed at Casino Night.
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　　Season 3, Episode 18: The Negotiation
　　Original Air Date—5 April 2007
　　Dwight saves Jim from an attack by Roy, but Dwight won't allow Jim to thank him for it. Meanwhile, Darryl asks Michael for a pay raise, and Michael discovers that he is woefully underpaid--so Michael goes to headquarters to ask for one himself.
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　　Season 3, Episode 19: Safety Training
　　Original Air Date—12 April 2007
　　Andy returns to the office after weeks of anger management training, determined to make a fresh start with all the Dunder-Mifflin employees. Meanwhile, it's safety training day in the office, and Michael and Dwight are on a mission to illuminate the dangers of the workplace.
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　　Season 3, Episode 20: Product Recall
　　Original Air Date—26 April 2007
　　Michael tries to be proactive during a watermark crisis, but only makes the situation worse. Meanwhile, Angela has trouble being apologetic with customers, and Andy discovers a secret about his new girlfriend.
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　　Season 3, Episode 21: Women's Appreciation
　　Original Air Date—3 May 2007
　　Phyllis gets flashed in the parking lot, and Dwight goes all out to secure the premises. Michael ostensibly takes the women in the office to the mall to comfort them, but he's really doing it to get advice about breaking up with Jan.
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　　Season 3, Episode 22: Beach Games
　　Original Air Date—5 May 2007
　　Michael uses "beach day" at Dunder-Mifflin to find out which employee would be his most capable replacement, just in case he receives the promotion to the New York office that he's applied for.
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　　Season 3, Episode 23: The Job
　　Original Air Date—17 May 2007
　　Michael appoints Dwight as regional manager, anticipating that he will receive the job at corporate. Jim and Karen also interview for the same position. And Michael gets back together with Jan after she gets a boob job.