"Threshold" (2005) Série TV

Créateur:

Bragi F. Schut
(suite)

Saisons:

1

Date de sortie:

16 septembre 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drame | Science-Fiction | Thriller

Accroche:

They're Here. More are Coming. Don't Worry. We have a Plan.

Intrigue:

A team of experts are assembled after the U.S. Navy discovers an extra-terrestrial object briefly appeared near a ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Plot Keywords:

Alien Invasion | First Contact | Geek | Government Coverup | Government Conspiracy

Avis des utilisateurs:

One of a slew of good TV shows this year

Ensemble

Carla Gugino	...	Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Brian Van Holt	...	Sean Cavennaugh (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Brent Spiner	...	Dr. Nigel Fenway (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Rob Benedict	...	Lucas Pegg (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Peter Dinklage	...	Arthur Ramsey (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Charles S. Dutton	...	J.T. Baylock (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Matt Sigloch	...	Agent Rice / ... (Episodes, 2005-2006)

Série dirigée par
John Showalter		(Episodes, 2005-2006)

Crédits de rédaction de la Série
Bragi F. Schut		(Episodes, 2005-2006)
Anne McGrail		(Episodes, 2005-2006)
Dan O'Shannon		(Episodes, 2005-2006)
Mike Sussman		(Episodes, 2005-2006)
Brannon Braga		(Episodes, 2005)

Series Produced by
Brannon Braga	....	executive producer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Daniel Cerone	....	consulting producer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
David S. Goyer	....	executive producer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Mike Sussman	....	supervising producer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
André Bormanis	....	producer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
David Heyman	....	executive producer (Episodes, 2005)
Anne McGrail	....	co-executive producer (Episodes, 2005)
Karen Moore	....	producer (Episodes, 2005)
Dan O'Shannon	....	co-executive producer (Episodes, 2005)
Marc Rosen	....	co-executive producer (Episodes, 2005)
Bragi F. Schut	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (Episodes, 2005)
Krishnan Menon	....	co-executive producer (Episodes, 2005)
Loucas George	....	co-producer (Episodes, 2005)
David Livingston	....	producer (Episodes, 2005)

Series Original Music by
Ramin Djawadi		(episodes inconnus)
Steve Jablonsky		(episodes inconnus)

Series Cinematography by
Frank Byers		(Episodes, 2005)

Series Film Editing by
Gib Jaffe		(Episodes, 2005-2006)
Stephen Lovejoy		(Episodes, 2005-2006)
Conrad Smart		(Episodes, 2005)

Series Casting by
Ronnie Yeskel		(episodes inconnus)

Series Production Design by
Stefania Cella		(Episodes, 2005)

Series Art Direction by
Tim Beach		(1 Episode, 2005)
John Hansen		(episodes inconnus)

Series Costume Design by
Kathleen Detoro		(Episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Makeup Department
Raissa Patton	....	hair department head (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Justin Raleigh	....	special makeup effects shop supervisor: Quantum Creation FX (Episodes, 2006)
Rob Hinderstein	....	special makeup effects artist (episodes inconnus)

Series Production Management
Megan Mascena Gaspar	....	post-production supervisor (1 Episode, 2005)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colleen Casey	....	second second assistant director (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Aaron Barsky	....	first assistant director (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Merry Chen	....	dga trainee (Episodes, 2005-2006)
James Dillon	....	first assistant director (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Joseph Payton	....	dga trainee (Episodes, 2005)
Lisa Chu	....	second assistant director: second unit / second second assistant director (episodes inconnus)
Korey Scott Pollard	....	assistant director (episodes inconnus)

Series Art Department
Max Bozeman	....	leadman (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Jon Bush	....	art department coordinator (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Ryan D. Compton	....	propmaker (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Kristen Davis	....	set designer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Adam Zerkel	....	set dresser (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Bobby Thomas	....	property master (Episodes, 2005-2006)
dooner	....	assistant art director (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Neil O'Sullivan	....	set dresser (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Graham Robertson	....	set dresser (Episodes, 2006)
Dennis Winters	....	on-set dresser (Episodes, 2005)
Randy Bobbitt	....	art department coordinator (episodes inconnus)
Doug Crawford	....	propmaker (episodes inconnus)
Timothy M. Earls	....	visual consultant (episodes inconnus)
Brian Ferrantino	....	art department coordinator (episodes inconnus)
David Forline	....	blacksmith: historical reconstructions / specialty props artist (episodes inconnus)
Dana MacDuff	....	props (episodes inconnus)
Hayley Madigan	....	assistant property master (episodes inconnus)
Jessica McDonald	....	on-set dresser (episodes inconnus)
Chris Patterson	....	set dresser (episodes inconnus)
James Van Over	....	scenic artist (episodes inconnus)
Thomas 'Noe' Welch	....	set dresser (episodes inconnus)
Rick Welden	....	construction coordinator (episodes inconnus)

Series Sound Department
Sherry Klein	....	sound re-recording mixer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Sarah Payan	....	dialogue editor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Phillip W. Palmer	....	production sound mixer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Curt Cash	....	sound re-recording mixer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Gregg Frazier	....	boom operator (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Douglas J. Schulman	....	production sound mixer: second unit (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (Episodes, 2005)
Ethan Beigel	....	sound mix technician (episodes inconnus)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (episodes inconnus)
Aaron Glascock	....	sound designer (episodes inconnus)
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer (episodes inconnus)
Robert L. Harman	....	sound re-recording mixer (episodes inconnus)
Dean Okrand	....	sound re-recording mixer (episodes inconnus)
Scott Sanders	....	sound designer (episodes inconnus)
Steve Schatz	....	sound editor (episodes inconnus)
Blair Scheller	....	boom operator (episodes inconnus)
Curt Schulkey	....	sound designer (episodes inconnus)
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer (episodes inconnus)
Aaron Wilcox	....	sound facility manager (episodes inconnus)

Series Special Effects by
Parry Willard	....	special effects technician (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Anthony Grow	....	special effects technician: Burman Studios (Episodes, 2005)
Ozzy Alvarez	....	lab technician: Quatum creation FX (episodes inconnus)

Series Visual Effects by
Rocco Passionino	....	visual effects supervisor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
R. Matt Smith	....	digital compositor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
George Loucas	....	digital compositor (Episodes, 2005)
Zachariah Zaubi	....	digital compositor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Chris Zapara	....	visual effects (Episodes, 2005)
Seth Tyler Hall	....	digital effects artist (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Jamie Clark	....	digital artist (Episodes, 2005)
John F. Gross	....	visual effects supervisor: Eden FX (Episodes, 2005)
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios (episodes inconnus)
Steven J. Brooks	....	digital effects artist (episodes inconnus)
Kathryn Capri	....	modeler (episodes inconnus)
Blythe Dalton	....	visual effects coordinator (episodes inconnus)
Steve Graves	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios (episodes inconnus)
Chris Hopkins	....	digital effects artist (episodes inconnus)
Michael Kaelin	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios (episodes inconnus)
Geoffrey Mark	....	digital artist (episodes inconnus)
Robert Rowles	....	compositor (episodes inconnus)
Jared Sandrew	....	compositor (episodes inconnus)
Kyle Toucher	....	digital effects artist (episodes inconnus)
Nina Yoon	....	compositor (episodes inconnus)
Jason Michael Zimmerman	....	digital compositor (episodes inconnus)

Series Stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunt coordinator (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunts (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Freddy Bouciegues	....	stunt performer (Episodes, 2005)
Steve Upton	....	stunt double (Episodes, 2005)
Carolyn Day	....	stunts (Episodes, 2006)
Robert Alonzo	....	utility stunts (episodes inconnus)
Daniel Arrias	....	stunt double (episodes inconnus)
Jon Braver	....	stunt performer (episodes inconnus)
Tim Connolly	....	stunt performer (episodes inconnus)
Jonathan Eusebio	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)
Mike Gunther	....	stunt performer (episodes inconnus)
Christie Hayes	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)
Kimo Keoke	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)
Lauren Mary Kim	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)
Hiro Koda	....	utility stunts (episodes inconnus)
Mike Mukatis	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)
Michael Munoz	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)
Heidi Pascoe	....	stunt double: Amanda Fuller (episodes inconnus)
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Christie Lynn Smith (episodes inconnus)
Felipe Savahge	....	utility stunts (episodes inconnus)
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt double (episodes inconnus)
Larnell Stovall	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)
David Wald	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)
Chrissy Weathersby	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)
Marcus Young	....	stunts (episodes inconnus)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Patric J. Abaravich	....	rigging chief lighting technician (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Ben Betts	....	key video engineer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Josh Denering	....	grip (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Warren Feldman	....	second assistant camera (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Steve Hurson	....	first assistant camera (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Barnaby Shapiro	....	Steadicam operator (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Nicole Turegano	....	film loader (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Rod Weaver	....	gaffer: second unit (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Eric Felland	....	lighting technician (Episodes, 2005)
Ismael Araujo Jr.	....	grip (episodes inconnus)
Grayson Austin	....	Steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera (episodes inconnus)
Bill Brao	....	camera operator (episodes inconnus)
Greg Brooks	....	dolly grip (episodes inconnus)
Claire Carré	....	still photographer (episodes inconnus)
Vidal Cohen	....	key grip (episodes inconnus)
Jesse Crusing	....	set electrician: second unit (episodes inconnus)
Lance Dickinson	....	lighting board operator / lighting programmer (episodes inconnus)
Coby Garfield	....	assistant camera (episodes inconnus)
Reece Glover	....	grip (episodes inconnus)
Ted Hayash	....	gaffer (episodes inconnus)
Christopher J. Lama	....	rigging electrician (episodes inconnus)
Brian Lofthouse	....	best boy electric (episodes inconnus)
Erik Messerschmidt	....	electrician (episodes inconnus)
Andrew Meyers	....	electrician (episodes inconnus)
Joseph Prado	....	grip (episodes inconnus)
Bradley Richard	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera / first assistant camera: second unit (episodes inconnus)
Michael A. Savage	....	grip (episodes inconnus)
David Youel	....	assistant chief lighting technician (episodes inconnus)

Series Casting Department
Erica L. Silverman	....	casting assistant (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Karen P. Morris	....	casting associate (Episodes, 2005)
Brad Kenny	....	extras casting (episodes inconnus)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephen Oh	....	costumer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Antoinette Squeo	....	costume supervisor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Steffany Bernstein	....	costume supervisor (Episodes, 2005)
David S. Heifetz	....	costumer (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Samuel Bowling	....	costumer (episodes inconnus)
Sloane Morrison	....	set costumer (episodes inconnus)

Series Editorial Department
Jeff Winston	....	on-line editor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Vaune Kirby Frechette	....	assistant editor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Marc Fisher	....	on-line editor (Episodes, 2005)
Howard Flaer	....	assistant editor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Christy Richmond	....	assistant editor (Episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Music Department
Oliver Hug	....	music editor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Kier Lehman	....	music supervisor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Matt Fausak	....	music editor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Dan DiPrima	....	music editor (episodes inconnus)
Todd Haberman	....	composer: additional music (episodes inconnus)
Pieter A. Schlosser	....	composer: additional music (episodes inconnus)

Series Transportation Department
Billy G. Arter	....	transportation coordinator (1 Episode, 2005)
Rob Byer	....	driver (1 Episode, 2005)
Wayne Williams	....	transportation coordinator (1 Episode, 2005)
Roger Bojarski Jr.	....	transportation captain (episodes inconnus)

Series Other crew
Juan Carlos Fernandez	....	script coordinator (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Janis Finkle	....	first assistant accountant (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Kristofer Kolpek	....	set production assistant (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Phillip Schenkler	....	production accountant (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Adam Feingold	....	office production assistant (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Rob Morrone	....	set production assistant (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Julie Camino	....	assistant production coordinator (Episodes, 2005-2006)
M. Ryan Traylor	....	production assistant (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Paul Hargrave	....	location manager (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Matt Sigloch	....	military advisor (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Lawrence Gan	....	production assistant (Episodes, 2005)
Bryan Davis	....	office production assistant (Episodes, 2005-2006)
Denise Okuda	....	computer and video supervisor (1 Episode, 2005)
Michael Anthony	....	key assistant location manager (episodes inconnus)
Lola Belsito	....	assistant production coordinator (episodes inconnus)
Mario N. Bonassin	....	production assistant (episodes inconnus)
Josh Broder	....	production assistant (episodes inconnus)
Doug Byers	....	fixture foreman (episodes inconnus)
Claire Carré	....	assistant: Steven Bernstein (episodes inconnus)
Barbara Casner	....	assistant coordinator (episodes inconnus)
Lawrence Gaba	....	first assistant accountant (episodes inconnus)
Ro Gorski	....	assistant: David S. Goyer / production assistant (episodes inconnus)
Rachel Hargreaves-Heald	....	assistant: Marc Rosen (episodes inconnus)
Erica Harrell	....	production staff (episodes inconnus)
Kevin Haven	....	production assistant (episodes inconnus)
Clinton Irey	....	clerk (episodes inconnus)
Janet Lin	....	assistant to writer (episodes inconnus)
Mark Masliah	....	production assistant (episodes inconnus)
Michael Neale	....	location manager (episodes inconnus)
Geraldine Patten	....	assistant: David Heyman (episodes inconnus)
John Tymus	....	production assistant (episodes inconnus)
Willi Willis	....	stand-in (episodes inconnus)

Companies de production

• Paramount Network Television
• Heyday Films
• Braga Productions

Distributeurs

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2005) (USA) (TV) (episodes 1-9)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2005) (UK) (TV) (episodes 1-9)
• Sky One (2006) (UK) (TV) (episodes 10-13)
• AXN (2006) (Brazil) (TV)
• AXN (2007) (Poland) (TV)
• M6 Métropole Télévision (2007) (France) (TV)
• Nelonen (2006-2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Nova TV (2008) (Croatia) (TV)
• Pro 7 (2008) (Germany) (TV)
• Radio Televizija Srbije (RTS) (200?) (Serbia) (TV) (RTS1)
• Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) (200?) (Italy) (TV) (RaiDue)
• Sci Fi (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• Space (200?) (Canada) (TV)
• Star Channel (200?) (Greece) (TV)
• TV JOJ (200?) (Slovakia) (TV)
• TV2 (2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• TV3 (2007-2008) (New Zealand) (TV)
• TV3-Russia (200?) (Russia) (TV)
• TV4 Plus (200?) (Sweden) (TV)
• Telecinco (200?) (Spain) (TV)
• Veronica (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Ztélé (2007) (Canada) (TV) (Québec) (French version)

Autres Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes, dollies and remote camera systems
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Runway  post-production

Durée:

60 min | 60 min (including commercials)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Classification:

Singapore:PG | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:16

Société:

Paramount Network Television

Anecdotes:

The symbol used is an Escape-Time fractal, a version of the Julia Set, a recursively constructed shape related to the more famous Mandelbrot Set.

Guillemet:

Dr. Nigel Fenway: Now I've got a date with a dead cat. Tell Paula I've traded up.

One of a slew of good TV shows this year

Threshold is a pretty decent scifi show. I won't say it's brilliant, because there are flaws in the storyline which I'll come to in a moment. But it does entertain and has characters you actually like.

The basic premise is that aliens are trying to re-engineer human and animal DNA into their own vision - essentially making us into them (as the show would have us believe). It's an interesting concept (although I doubt it's new to scifi) and works surprisingly well with the "enemy within" mentality. Normally I dislike shows which do this as it is usually a cop-out because they don't have the budget to do anything flash. But here it works well.

If I have one gripe about the show it's that the aliens (although apparently having access to the memories of the hosts they infect) show a singular lack of imagination when it comes to finding ways to spread the disease. The internet is the most obvious medium, yet so far it seems to have gone unused apart from one half-hearted attempt.

But apart from this, the show is good fun and entertaining. The characters are fairly diverse, although they all fit into the usual stereotypes - expert, soldier, geek, scientist etc. But at least they all have charisma, though I suspect poor old Brent Spiner is being typecast as the scientist/doctor now.

Anyway, worth a look. There are far worse shows out there.

EDIT (15.12.05) Just heard this series is cancelled. Good one CBS! Gotta love the networks' slavish attention to viewing figures. Bah!