document_title: Flashdance

question_text: who played the female welder who was a dancer by night in the 1983 movie flashdance

text: Flashdance

text: Plot[edit]

text: Alexandra "Alex" Owens (Jennifer Beals) is an eighteen-year-old welder at a steel mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who lives with her dog Grunt in a converted warehouse. Although she aspires to become a professional dancer, she has no formal dance training, and works as a exotic dancer by night at Mawby's, a neighborhood bar and grill which hosts a nightly cabaret.

text: Lacking family, Alex forms bonds with her coworkers at Mawby's, some of whom also aspire to greater artistic achievements. Jeanie (Sunny Johnson), a waitress, is training to be a figure skater, while her boyfriend, short-order cook Richie (Kyle T. Heffner), wishes to become a stand up comic.

text: One night, Alex catches the eye of customer Nick Hurley (Michael Nouri), the owner of the steel mill where she works. After learning that Alex is one of his employees, Nick begins to pursue her on the job, though Alex turns down his advances at first. Alex is also approached by Johnny C. (Lee Ving), who wants Alex to dance at his nearby strip club, Zanzibar.

text: After seeking counsel from her mentor Hanna Long (Lilia Skala), a retired ballerina, Alex attempts to apply to the Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance and Repertory. Alex becomes intimidated by the scope of the application process, which includes listing all prior dance experience and education, and she leaves without applying.

text: Leaving Mawby's one evening, Richie and Alex are assaulted by Johnny C. and his bodyguard, Cecil. Nick intervenes, and after taking Alex home, the two begin a relationship.

text: At a skating competition in which she is competing, Jeanie falls twice during her performance and sits defeated on the ice and has to be helped away. Later, feeling she will never achieve her dreams, and after Richie has left Pittsburgh to try to become a comic in Los Angeles, Jeanie begins going out with Johnny C. and works for him as a Zanzibar stripper. Finding out that she is dancing nude, Alex drags her out while she protests and cries.

text: After seeing Nick with a woman at the ballet one night, Alex throws a rock through one of the windows of his house, only to discover that it was his ex-wife (Belinda Bauer) whom he was meeting for a charity function. Alex and Nick reconcile, and she gains the courage to apply for entrance to the Conservatory. Nick uses his connections with the arts council to get Alex an audition. Alex is furious with Nick, since she did not get the opportunity based on her own merit and decides not to go through with the audition. Seeing the results of others' failed dreams and after the sudden death of Hanna, Alex becomes despondent about her future, but finally decides to go through with the audition.

text: At the audition, Alex initially falters, but begins again, and she successfully completes a dance number composed of various aspects of dance she has studied and practiced, including breakdancing she has seen on the streets of Pittsburgh. The board responds favorably, and Alex is seen joyously emerging from the Conservatory to find Nick and Grunt waiting for her with a bouquet of roses.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Jennifer Beals as Alexandra "Alex" Owens
Michael Nouri as Nick Hurley
Lilia Skala as Hanna Long
Sunny Johnson as Jeanie Szabo
Kyle T. Heffner as Richie Plasic
Lee Ving as Johnny C.
Ron Karabatsos as Jake Mawby
Belinda Bauer as Katie Hurley
Malcolm Danare as Cecil
Phil Bruns as Frank Szabo
Micole Mercurio as Rosemary Szabo
Lucy Lee Flippin as Secretary
Don Brockett as Pete
Cynthia Rhodes as Tina Tech
Durga McBroom as Heels
Stacey Pickren as Margo
Liz Sagal as Sunny
Marine Jahan (uncredited) as Alexandra Owens in dance sequences

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text: Music[edit]

text: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" was performed by Irene Cara, who also sang the title song for the similar 1980 film Fame. The music for "Flashdance... What a Feeling" was composed by Giorgio Moroder, and the lyrics were written by Cara and Keith Forsey. The song won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as a Golden Globe and numerous other awards. It also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1983. Despite the song's title, the word "Flashdance" itself is not heard in the lyrics. The song is used in the opening title sequence of the film, and is the music Alex uses in her dance audition routine at the end of the film.

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Irene Cara - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"

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Michael Sembello - "Maniac"

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text: Another song used in the film, "Maniac", was also nominated for an Academy Award. It was written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky. A popular urban legend holds that the song was originally written for the 1980 horror film Maniac, and that lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so the song could be used in Flashdance. The legend is discredited in the special features of the film's DVD release, which reveal that the song was written for the film, although only two complete lyrics ("Just a steel town girl on a Saturday night" and "She's a maniac") were available when filming commenced. Like the title song, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1983.[6][7]

text: Other songs in the film include "Lady, Lady, Lady", performed by Joe Esposito, "Gloria" and "Imagination" performed by Laura Branigan, and "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is", performed by Kim Carnes.

text: The soundtrack album of Flashdance sold 700,000 copies during its first two weeks on sale and has gone on to sell over 6,000,000 copies in the US alone. In 1984, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special.

text: Production[edit]

text: Adrian Lyne, whose background was primarily in directing television commercials, was not the first choice as director of Flashdance. David Cronenberg turned down an offer to direct the film, as did Brian De Palma, who instead chose to direct Scarface (1983). Executives at Paramount were unsure about the film's potential and sold 25% of the rights prior to its release.[8]

text: Flashdance is often remembered for the sweatshirt with a large neck hole that Beals wore on the poster advertising the film. Beals said that the look of the sweatshirt came about by accident when it shrank in the wash and she cut out a large hole at the top so that she could wear it again.[9]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Three candidates, Jennifer Beals, Demi Moore, and Leslie Wing, were the finalists for the role of Alex Owens. Two different stories exist regarding how Beals was chosen. One states that then-Paramount president Michael Eisner asked women secretaries at the studio to select their favorite after viewing screen tests. The other: the film's scriptwriter Joe Eszterhas claims that Eisner asked "two hundred of the most macho men on the [Paramount] lot, Teamsters and gaffers and grips ... 'I want to know which of these three young women you’d most want to f---'".[10]

text: The role of Nick Hurley was originally offered to KISS lead man Gene Simmons, who turned it down because it would conflict with his "demon" image. Pierce Brosnan, Robert De Niro, Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, and John Travolta were also considered for the part. Kevin Costner, a struggling actor at the time, came very close for the role of Nick Hurley, that went to Michael Nouri.

text: Crew[edit]

text: Flashdance was the first success of a number of filmmakers who became top industry figures in the 1980s and beyond. The film was the first collaboration between Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who went on to produce Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Top Gun (1986). Eszterhas received his second screen credit for Flashdance, while Lyne went on to direct 9½ Weeks (1986), Fatal Attraction (1987), Indecent Proposal (1993), and Lolita (1997). Lynda Obst, who developed the original story outline, went on to produce Adventures in Babysitting (1987), The Fisher King (1991), and Sleepless in Seattle (1993).

text: Locations[edit]

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text: Much of the film was shot in locations around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:

text:
The ice skating rink on which Jeanie falls was filmed at Monroeville Mall. This was the same ice skating rink used in the George A. Romero horror film Dawn of the Dead (1978).
The fictional Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance and Repertory was filmed inside the lobby and in front of Carnegie Music Hall, a part of the Carnegie Museum of Art, located near the campuses of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh Oakland.
Alex's apartment was located in the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Alex is seen riding one of the Duquesne Incline cable cars when she goes to visit Hannah.
Hannah's apartment is located at 2100 Sidney Street at the southeast corner of South 21st Street. The entrance to the apartment is from South 21st Street.
The opening sequence of scenes with Alex riding her bicycle starts on Warren Street at its intersection with Catoma Street. She rides south on Warren Street to Henderson Street, makes a hairpin turn from Henderson Street onto Fountain Street, and is next shown riding south on Middle Street. The last scene of the sequence shows Alex riding east over the Smithfield Street Bridge, which is a continuity error.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Flashdance has received mostly unfavorable reviews from professional critics. It currently holds a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 33%, based on 39 reviews with the consensus: "All style and very little substance, Flashdance boasts eye-catching dance sequences—and benefits from an appealing performance from Jennifer Beals—but its narrative is flat-footed".[11] Roger Ebert placed it on his list of Most Hated films, stating: "Jennifer Beals shouldn't feel bad. She is a natural talent, she is fresh and engaging here, and only needs to find an agent with a natural talent for turning down scripts".[12] Halliwell's Film Guide gave it one star out of four while The New Yorker described the film as "Basically, a series of rock videos." The Guardian described it as "A preposterous success." Detractors of the film argue that in addition to the shallow plot, the film represents the worst excesses of 1980s film making with its emphasis on short sequences and rapid editing between shots. The screenplay of the film was nominated for a Razzie Award, where it lost to The Lonely Lady. A common criticism was directed toward the on-screen partnership between Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri, largely due to the significant age difference between the two (at the time of filming, Beals was 18 while Nouri was 36). Critics have also questioned whether an 18-year-old woman would have been given a job as a welder in an old-fashioned steel mill.

text: The dimly lit cinematography and montage-style editing are due in part to the fact that most of Jennifer Beals' dancing in the film was performed by a body double.[13] Her main dance double is the French actress Marine Jahan, while the breakdancing that Alex performs in the audition sequence at the end of the film was doubled by the male dancer Crazy Legs. The shot of Alex diving through the air in slow motion during the audition sequence was performed by Sharon Shapiro, who was a professional gymnast.

text: Accolades[edit]

text: The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

text:
2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:

"Flashdance... What a Feeling" – #55[14]

2006: AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers – Nominated[15]

text: Legacy[edit]

text: Sequel[edit]

text: There were discussions about a sequel, but the film was never made. Beals turned down an offer to appear in a sequel, saying: "I've never been drawn to something by virtue of how rich or famous it will make me. I turned down so much money, and my agents were just losing their minds."[16]

text: Musical adaptation[edit]

text: In March 2001, a Broadway musical version was proposed with new songs by Giorgio Moroder, but failed to materialize.[17]

text: In July 2008, a stage musical adaptation Flashdance The Musical premiered at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth, England. The book is co-written by Tom Hedley, who created the story outline for the original film, and the choreography is by Arlene Phillips.[18]

text: Flashdance and the MTV connection[edit]

text: Flashdance is not a musical in the traditional sense as the characters do not sing, but rather, the songs are presented in the style of self-contained music videos. The success of this film is attributed in part to the 1981 launch of the cable channel MTV (Music Television), as it was the first to exploit the new medium effectively. By excerpting segments of the film and running them as music videos on MTV, the studio benefited from extensive free promotion, and thus established the new medium as an important marketing tool for movies.

text: In the mid-1980s, it became almost obligatory to release a music video to promote a major motion picture—even if the film were not especially suited for one.[19] An example from the era is the song and music video "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun (1986), also from Flashdance producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Giorgio Moroder composed "Take My Breath Away" and several of the songs for Flashdance.

text: Legal action[edit]

text: Flashdance was inspired by the real-life story of Maureen Marder, a construction worker/welder by day and dancer by night in a Toronto strip club. Like Alex Owens in the film, she aspired to enroll in a prestigious dance school. Tom Hedley wrote the original story outline for Flashdance, and on December 6, 1982, Marder signed a release document giving Paramount Pictures the right to portray her life story on screen, for which she was given a one-off payment of $2,300. Flashdance is estimated to have grossed more than $200 million worldwide. In June 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco affirmed a lower court's ruling that Marder gave up her rights to the film when she signed the release document in 1982. The panel of three judges stated in its ruling: "Though in hindsight the agreement appears to be unfair to Marder—she only received $2,300 in exchange for a release of all claims relating to a movie that grossed over $150 million—there is simply no evidence that her consent was obtained by fraud, deception, misrepresentation, duress or undue influence." The court also noted that Marder's attorney had been present when she signed the document.[20]

text: In 2003, following the use of dance routines from the film by Jennifer Lopez in her music video "I'm Glad" (directed by David LaChapelle), Marder sued Lopez, Sony Corporation (the makers of the music video), and Paramount in an attempt to gain a copyright interest in the film. Although Lopez argued that her video for "I'm Glad" was intended as a tribute to Flashdance, in May 2003 Sony agreed to pay a licensing fee to Paramount for the use of dance routines and other story material from the film in the video.[21][22]


question_text: when was the last time someone was executed in the united states

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text: List of offenders executed in the United States in 2017[edit]

text:
Number

Date of execution

Name

Date of birth

Age of offender

Gender

Ethnicity

State

Method

Source

At execution

At offense

Age difference

1

January 11, 2017

Christopher Chubasco Wilkins

September 29, 1968

48

37

11

Male

White

Texas

Lethal injection

[1]

2

January 18, 2017

Ricky Javon Gray

March 9, 1977

39

28

Black

Virginia

3

January 26, 2017

Terry Darnell Edwards

August 10, 1973

43

15

Texas

[2]

4

January 31, 2017

Mark Anthony Christeson

February 20, 1979

37

18

19

White

Missouri

5

March 7, 2017

Rolando Ruiz, Jr.

July 4, 1972

44

20

24

Hispanic

Texas

[3][4]

6

March 14, 2017

James Eugene Bigby

April 8, 1955

61

32

29

White

[5][6]

7

April 20, 2017

Ledell T. Lee

July 31, 1965

51

27

24

Black

Arkansas

[7]

8

April 24, 2017

Jack Harold Jones, Jr.

August 10, 1964

52

30

22

White

9

Marcel Wayne Williams

August 20, 1970

46

24

Black

10

April 27, 2017

Kenneth Dewayne Williams

February 23, 1979

38

20

18

[8]

11

May 17, 2017

John W. Ledford III

December 29, 1971

45

25

White

Georgia

12

May 26, 2017

Thomas Douglas "Tommy" Arthur

December 20, 1941

75

40

35

Alabama

[9]

13

June 8, 2017

Robert Bryant Melson

June 5, 1971

46

22

24

Black

[10]

14

July 6, 2017

William Charles Morva

February 9, 1982

35

24

11

White

Virginia

[11]

15

July 26, 2017

Ronald Ray Phillips

October 10, 1973

43

19

24

Ohio

[12]

16

July 27, 2017

Taichin Preyor

September 2, 1970

46

33

13

Black

Texas

[13][14]

17

August 24, 2017

Mark James Asay

March 12, 1964

53

23

30

White

Florida

[15]

18

September 13, 2017

Gary Wayne Otte

December 21, 1971

45

20

25

Ohio

[16]

19

October 5, 2017

Michael Ray Lambrix

March 29, 1960

57

22

35

Florida

[17]

20

October 12, 2017

Robert Lynn Pruett

September 18, 1979

38

20

18

Texas

[18]

21

October 19, 2017

Torrey Twane McNabb

June 9, 1977

40

20

Black

Alabama

[19]

22

November 8, 2017

Patrick Charles Hannon

October 24, 1964

53

26

27

White

Florida

[20]

23

Ruben Cardenas Ramirez

April 7, 1970

47

21

Hispanic

Texas

[21][22]

Average:

47 years

25 years

22 years

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text: Demographics[edit]

text:
Gender

Male

23

100%

Female

0

0%

Ethnicity

White

13

56%

Black

8

35%

Hispanic

2

9%

State

Texas

7

30%

Arkansas

4

17%

Alabama

3

13%

Florida

3

13%

Ohio

2

9%

Virginia

2

9%

Georgia

1

4%

Missouri

1

4%

Month

January

4

17%

February

0

0%

March

2

9%

April

4

17%

May

2

9%

June

1

4%

July

3

13%

August

1

4%

September

1

4%

October

3

13%

November

2

9%

December

0

0%

Age

30 - 39

5

22%

40 - 49

11

48%

50 - 59

5

22%

60 - 69

1

4%

70 - 79

1

4%

Day

Monday

2

9%

Tuesday

3

13%

Wednesday

7

30%

Thursday

10

43%

Friday

1

4%

Saturday

0

0%

Sunday

0

0%

Total

23

100%

text: Executions in recent years[edit]

text:
Number of executions

2018

18

2017

23

2016

20

Total

61

text: Double execution in Arkansas[edit]

text: On April 24, 2017, Arkansas carried out back-to-back executions.  Convicted rapist and murderer Jack Jones, age 52, was pronounced dead at 7:20 pm Monday.  Approximately three hours later, convicted rapist and murderer Marcel Williams, age 46, was pronounced dead at 10:33 pm.  Jones was sentenced to death for the 1995 rape and murder of Mary Phillips (August 18, 1959 - June 6, 1995) and the near-fatal assault of her then-10-year-old daughter, Lacy Phillips (born July 9, 1984), during a botched robbery in Bald Knob, Arkansas.  Williams was sent to death row for the 1994 rape and murder of 22-year-old Stacy Errickson, whom he kidnapped from a gas station in central Arkansas.

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text: The last double execution in Arkansas was on September 8, 1999.[23]  By conducting the double execution in 2017, Arkansas became the first U.S. state to put more than one inmate to death on the same day in 17 years.  The last state to do so was Texas, which executed two murderers in August 2000.  Oklahoma planned a double execution in 2014 but scrapped plans for the second one after the first (the execution of Clayton Lockett) went awry.[24]

text: Arkansas executed four men in an eight-day period in 1960. The only quicker pace included quadruple executions in 1926 and 1930.[24]


document_title: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

question_text: who sang youre a mean one mr grinch

question_tokens: who sang youre a mean one mr grinch

text: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

text: History[edit]

text: The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft. The song's lyrics describe the Grinch as being foul, bad-mannered and sinister, using increasingly creative put-downs, metaphors, similes and off-hand comments by the singer, beginning with the opening line "you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch".

text: Because Ravenscroft was not credited in the closing credits of the special, it is often mistakenly attributed to Boris Karloff, who served as narrator and the voice of the Grinch in the special but who himself could not sing. Until Ravenscroft was publicly credited, Tennessee Ernie Ford was also speculated to be the voice behind the song.[2]

text: Mainstream and pop acts have covered the song, usually for holiday-themed albums.

text: In 1992, an emerging alternative band from New Jersey named Whirling Dervishes covered the song for their Wish it Would Snow EP. Their cover version took on a cult status in the region and went on to outlast the band's existence eventually becoming one of their only breakthrough hits. The song is still requested regionally during the holidays.[3]

text: American singer and drag queen RuPaul covered the song for his 1997 Christmas album Ho Ho Ho, which incorporated elements from funk.[4] Billboard's Melinda Newman negatively responded to RuPaul's version, writing that "he should have left [it] alone".[5]

text: Jim Carrey sang this song in the 2000 live action film adaptation, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, as the Grinch himself.

text: In 2011, Electric Six performed a cover of the song as part of The A.V. Club's "Undercover Holiday" series.[6] They went on to perform the song at live shows on their 2011 tour.[7] The band will record the song for inclusion on their upcoming Christmas album A Very Electric SiXmas.[8]

text: In 2013 another New Jersey band, Misfits covered the song for Christmas-themed seven-inch promotion.[9]

text: In 2017, Lindsey Stirling released her version with Sabrina Carpenter singing on her holiday album Warmer in the Winter.[10]


document_title: The Good Cop

question_text: who plays the model in the good cop

question_tokens: who plays the model in the good cop

text: The Good Cop

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Tony Danza as Anthony "Tony" Caruso Sr., a streetwise ex-cop paroled from prison after serving seven years for a corruption conviction. He's tough and stubborn and knows the ins and outs of the criminal underworld. Although prohibited from interacting professionally with active police personnel, he is intent on proving that he still has what it takes to fight crime and solve homicide cases.
Josh Groban as Anthony "TJ" Caruso Jr., Tony Sr.'s son, a by-the-book NYPD lieutenant who, in contrast to his father, goes to great lengths to avoid departmental infractions, even minor ones.[2]
Monica Barbaro as Cora Vasquez, an inspector turned homicide detective in the NYPD and Tony Sr's parole officer. She is a subordinate of Tony Jr.[4]
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Burl Loomis, a veteran NYPD sergeant on the verge of retirement who coasts his way through investigations, making as little effort as possible. He refuses to chase suspects on foot or get out of his car during cold weather.[5]
Bill Kottkamp as Ryan, a technical crime analyst for the NYPD. He is ultra-nerdy, technologically savvy, and obsessed with electronic devices.

text: Recurring[edit]

text: John Scurti as Wendell Kirk, a barber and Tony Sr.'s friend

text: Guest[edit]

text: Frank Whaley as Joseph Privett[6]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date1"Who Framed the Good Cop?"Randy ZiskAndy BreckmanSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
Tony Caruso Jr. (Josh Groban) is a scrupulously honest, rule-abiding Detective Lieutenant, living in Queens, New York. His father, Tony Caruso Sr. (Tony Danza), is an ex-detective who served eight years in prison for a corruption    conviction. Part of Tony Sr.'s parole terms require him to live with his son and stay out of trouble. A former colleague in the department, Jack Livingston, whose testimony was pivotal in sending Tony Sr. to prison and against whom Tony Sr. harbors a grudge, is found dead in a local park. Forensics determine he died of asphyxiation, but he was also shot six times. When the bullets are sent to the lab, ballistics tests reveal that Tony Jr.'s gun was used in the shooting, which makes son and father prime suspects, with a plausible revenge motive. Tony Jr. attends Jack's wake and spots Chet, a fellow officer, scratching a leg rash from a poisonous plant that grows in the park where Livingston's corpse was found. When he discovers that Chet and Livingston's widow are romantically involved, Tony Jr. assumes he's found Livingston's killer. However, he's informed that his father has confessed to the murder, and is back behind bars. Tony Jr. visits his father, who explains that he assumed his son killed Livingston to achieve revenge, and he, Tony Sr., decided to take the blame to spare his well-meaning son a homicide conviction. Back home, while having pizza for dinner, Tony Jr. begins removing olives from the pie and arranging them on a napkin. He begins to suspect that the shooting pattern from his firearms re-certification test of a week ago was identical to the pattern found on the victim's chest. He calls up Cora Vasquez (Monica Barbaro), his friend and his father's parole officer, and they break into a department office to compare bullet hole patterns. They discover that the matching bullet holes theory was correct. As they leave the premises, they're ambushed by Chet, who threatens them with a pistol. Tony Jr. is unarmed, having surrendered his weapon while the homicide investigation continues. Cora, however, has a gun, which she quickly pulls out. A shootout ensues, during which Tony Jr. borrows Cora's gun, which only has one remaining round. Caruso cleverly tricks Chet into believing the gun is fully discharged. When Chet puts his gun down, Tony fires the remaining round to immobilize Chet. Chet is arrested, along with Jack Livingston's wife, Donna, who was revealed to be an accomplice.
2"What Is the Supermodel's Secret?"Randy ZiskAndy BreckmanSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
While playing poker in a pub, Tony Sr. spies a famous supermodel, Belinda Mannix (Emma Ishta), sitting alone in a booth. He stops the game, goes over and introduces himself to her. After she fails to seem impressed, he saves his number in her phone. Tony Jr. is called to investigate the shooting murder of an aged man, Albert Monte, who is found dead in a hotel room. The investigation reveals that Monte hosted scandalous bachelor parties and was apparently shot by a hitman wearing a giant bunny head; the murderer was caught on a surveillance camera exiting a service elevator. The morning after the poker game, Belinda unexpectedly shows up at the Caruso home, flirts with Tony Sr., and asks to use his phone. However, the elder Caruso, hung over from the previous night's drinking, can't find his phone and can't recall where he left it. Mannix, feigning concern over the loss of the phone while pretending to express romantic attraction to Tony Sr., insists on helping him find it. Tony Jr., while interrogating the murder victim's business partner, discovers that Monte secretly filmed his parties with the intent of blackmailing the politicians, businessmen, and celebrities in attendance. Mannix meets the hitman in an underground garage, where it is disclosed that she arranged Monte's murder. She tells the hitman, who she had met with in the pub the night before, that she accidentally butt-dialed Tony Sr.'s phone at the pub while she and the hitman were discussing the murder. After the hitman threatens her, she tases him in the neck, grabs his gun and shoots him dead. She returns to Tony Sr. and the increasingly desperate phone search. When Tony finally finds his phone in a taxi office lost and found, he hears the voice mail, realizes he's being scammed, and lies to Belinda about finding his phone. Later that night, he goes over to Belinda's house for a purported romantic tryst, but when she finds out that he has his phone and that he had listened to her voicemail, they get into a violent fight over the phone.  Tony Jr. arrives in time to save the phone from being destroyed and they arrest Mannix.
3"Who Is the Ugly German Lady?"Alex HardcastleDavid BreckmanSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
A prison buddy of Tony Sr., Sherman Smalls, escapes from confinement. Around the time of his escape, a woman was murdered in a nearby cabin in the woods and her husband brutally beaten. From a photo, the husband identifies Smalls as the assailant, and a manhunt ensues. Smalls, unaware that the police are looking for him as a murder suspect, shows up at the Caruso home and asks for Tony Sr.'s help. Tony Sr., who doesn't know Smalls is a murder suspect, extends a gesture of kindness by allowing his friend to live in the basement; they disguise Smalls as a German woman so Tony Jr. won't suspect that his dad is harboring a fugitive. When Tony Sr. learns that Smalls is a murder suspect, Smalls vehemently denies the crime. Tony Sr. believes his buddy is innocent, and decides to find the real killer. He begins to suspect the victim's husband, a used car dealer, of committing the murder and setting up Smalls to take the blame. Tony Sr. then discovers that the husband is having an affair with a woman who works at the prison from which Smalls escaped. Tony Sr. eventually pieces together the plot, which involved providing the tools for Smalls to escape just before the murder occurred and planting evidence that would implicate Smalls. The victim's husband and his girlfriend are arrested for the murder.
4"Will the Good Cop Bowl 300?"Rodrigo GarcíaAndy BreckmanSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
5"Will Big Tony Roll Over?"Kevin HooksJonathan CollierSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
6"Did the TV Star Do It?"Silver TreeAndy BreckmanSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
7"Who Killed the Guy on the Ski Lift?"Kevin HooksHy ConradSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
8"Will Cora Get Married?"Neema BarnetteAndy BreckmanSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
9"Why Kill a Busboy?"Rebecca AsherJonathan CollierSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
The patrons at an upscale Italian restaurant in New York are held up at gunpoint by two thugs, and a busboy is murdered. Tony Sr., who was having dinner there at the time of the crime, learns that the owner wants to sell the business. Tony Sr. decides to buy the place and enlists Tony Jr. as his reluctant partner and co-investor. The homicide squad can't figure out why the busboy was murdered. They suspect a hit job, then come to believe it was a case of mistaken identity after they learn of another shooting of a young man with the same name. After the Carusos incur numerous violations of the city health code and realize they're losing money on the restaurant, a wealthy hedge-fund manager who regularly eats there comes forward to invest in the business because he "loves the mushroom ravioli." It is soon revealed that the new investor and his girlfriend have planted a microphone near the restaurant's "Frank Sinatra table" to record conversations of business bigwigs so they can capitalize on financial information gleaned from eavesdropping on these private discussions. After the two learned that a busboy had discovered the planted mic, they concocted a scheme to murder him while making it look like he was killed during a robbery. They then tried to further confuse investigators with the attempted murder of someone else with the same name as the busboy, but that victim survives a shooting. When Tony Sr. notices the investor's girlfriend wearing a necklace that was stolen by the two thugs, he begins to piece together clues that reveal the motives behind the busboy's murder.
10"Who Cut Mrs. Ackroyd in Half?"Randy ZiskAndy BreckmanSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)

text: Production[edit]

text:
Netflix announced the new series in June 2017. The show stars Tony Danza as "a disgraced, former NYPD officer who never followed the rules",[7] and Josh Groban as his son, Tony Jr., "an earnest, obsessively honest NYPD detective who makes a point of always following the rules".[8]
The show was created and is written by Andy Breckman, who created and wrote the Emmy Award-winning USA Network series Monk.

text: The main characters are father and son policemen, Tony Caruso Sr. and Jr., who live together. Tony Sr. (Danza) was expelled from law enforcement for chronic violations of departmental policy, while his son, Tony Jr. (Groban) scrupulously obeys departmental procedures. During one scene in episode 1, two of Tony Jr.'s colleagues reveal that others in the department refer to him sarcastically as the "Choir Boy" and "Nancy Drew." In the series, according to Netflix, "This 'odd couple' become unofficial partners as Tony Sr. offers his overly-cautious son blunt, street-wise advice on everything from handling suspects to handling women."[9]

text: Danza, a native New Yorker, is on the board of directors of the city's Police Athletic League, and "will be able to draw on his real-life connection to the NYPD" to develop his character and role.[10] The first season is being filmed in various neighborhoods in Brooklyn.[11]

text: About the series, Breckman said, "Many cop shows feature dark and provocative material: psycho-sexual killers, twisted, grim, flawed detectives. Many address the most controversial issues of the day. I watch a lot of them. God bless 'em all. But the show I want to produce is playful, family-friendly, and a celebration of old-fashioned puzzle-solving."[12]

text: Music for the series was composed by Pat Irwin.[13]

text: Trivia[edit]

text: In episode 6, "Did the TV Star Do It?," the murder victim is identified as "Beth Landau." The character is named after series creator Andy Breckman's wife. Breckman had previously named a murder victim after his wife (then-fiancée) in season 2, episode 1 of  Monk, "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School." Beth Landau (spelled "Landow" in Monk)[14] is the only character murdered twice in shows written by her real-life husband.


document_title: Dirty Dancing (2017 film)

question_text: where was the new dirty dancing 2017 filmed

text: Dirty Dancing (2017 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: In late summer 1963, affluent, college-bound Frances "Baby" Houseman visits Kellerman's Catskills resort with her family and falls in love with working-class dance instructor Johnny Castle. The film closely follows the plot of the original film; the following are notable changes:

text: Baby plans to study medicine, rather than economics.

text: The role of Marjorie Houseman is significantly expanded. Feeling alienated by Jake's lack of attention and affection, despite her active efforts to engage him, Marjorie contacts a divorce lawyer and suggests she and Jake live apart. As Kellerman's is where Marjorie and Jake met and fell in love, Jake romances Marjorie and they have sex, reconciling.

text: The role of Vivian Pressman is also expanded; now a divorcee who visits Kellerman's alone, she tells Marjorie of her intense loneliness at night. When Johnny is accused of theft, the stolen property is no longer Vivian's husband's wallet, but instead her ex-husband's watch, which Johnny earlier rejected as a gift and which Vivian apparently planted among his belongings.

text: Lisa rejects Robbie much earlier in the film. She befriends a new character, Marco, the resort's African-American pianist. Over his boss Tito's objections, Marco teaches Lisa to play the ukulele and performs with her in the talent show. Tito and Max acknowledge that the world is changing for the better.

text: A frame story is added. In 1975, Frances attends "Dirty Dancing," a Broadway show choreographed by Johnny and inspired by a book Frances wrote. Frances' faith in Johnny gave him the confidence to pursue a career. Frances is married and has a daughter. Frances takes a weekly dance lesson; she and Johnny encourage each other to continue dancing.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Abigail Breslin as Frances "Baby" Houseman
Colt Prattes as Johnny Castle
Debra Messing as Marjorie Houseman
Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Jake Houseman
Nicole Scherzinger as Penny
Sarah Hyland as Lisa Houseman
Tony Roberts as Max Kellerman
Trevor Einhorn as Neil Kellerman
Shane Harper as Robbie Gould
J. Quinton Johnson as Marco
Casper Smart as Billy Kostecki
Katey Sagal as Vivian Pressman
Billy Dee Williams as Tito Suarez

text: Production[edit]

text: In January 2011, Lionsgate announced that Kenny Ortega, the choreographer of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, would direct its remake; however, the project was shelved the following year.[5] In December 2015, ABC and Lionsgate Television announced a three-hour remake of the movie which will not be live and would be in the same vein as The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again, a remake of the 1975 film of the same name. The remake was directed by Wayne Blair and the screenplay was written by Jessica Sharzer. Allison Shearmur was attached to the project as executive producer.[6]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Abigail Breslin had been officially attached as Baby, while the studio would green-light the project after further casting.[7] In January 2016, ABC officially green-lit the project after Debra Messing was cast as Baby's mother.[7] The following month, after a lengthy audition process, dancer Colt Prattes was announced as Johnny, the role originally played by Patrick Swayze.[8] In March 2016, it was announced that Nicole Scherzinger would co-star as Penny, Johnny's dance partner,[9] alongside Sarah Hyland as Lisa Houseman, Baby's sister,[10] and Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Jake Houseman, Baby's father.[11] Billy Dee Williams as Tito, the band leader,[12] Shane Harper as Robbie,[13] joined the cast of the movie alongside Beau “Casper” Smart and J. Quinton Johnson.[14] Later that month, Trevor Einhorn was tapped to play Neil Kellerman.[15] In April 2016, Katey Sagal and Tony Roberts were respectively cast as Vivian Pressman and Max Kellerman.[16][17]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Filming was based in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Most of the filming locations were across western North Carolina including Asheville, Cashiers and Saluda, with filming taking place in April and May 2016.[18][19] People living in the Hendersonville area served as crew members, extras and dancers, and they were invited to provide cars from the 1960s. Much of the filming took place at High Hampton Inn in Cashiers.[20] It created an estimated 1,225 jobs, including 900 extras, 30 cast members and 225 crew positions to support the project.[21]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: The official poster was unveiled in March 2017, and features Breslin and Prattes in an embrace from their final dance in the movie.[22] A 30-second teaser trailer was released a month before the television movie's release.[23]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
Dirty Dancing: Original Television Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Various artists

Released
May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)

Length
50:28

Label

Virgin
Deepwell

text:
Dirty Dancing: Original Television Soundtrack[24]

No.
Title
Performer(s)
Length

1.
"Be My Baby"
Bea Miller
2:44

2.
"Big Girls Don't Cry"
Karmin
2:20

3.
"Love Man"
J. Quinton Johnson
2:19

4.
"Do You Love Me"
Colt Prattes, Nicole Scherzinger & Johnson
2:45

5.
"Fever"
Katey Sagal & Prattes
3:21

6.
"When I’m Alone"
Johnson
2:44

7.
"Wipe Out"
American Authors featuring Lindsey Stirling
2:31

8.
"Hungry Eyes"
Greyson Chance
3:42

9.
"Hey Baby"
Lady Antebellum
2:24

10.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
Scherzinger & Abigail Breslin
3:07

11.
"Cry To Me"
Seal
2:50

12.
"They Can't Take That Away From Me"
Debra Messing
2:29

13.
"Love Is Strange"
Breslin & Prattes
3:01

14.
"They Can’t Take That Away (Reprise)"
Bruce Greenwood
2:00

15.
"She's Like the Wind"
Calum Scott
3:25

16.
"Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright"
Sarah Hyland & Johnson
3:39

17.
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
The Cast of Dirty Dancing featuring Prattes, Breslin, Johnson, Scherzinger, Messing & Greenwood
5:07

Total length:
50:28

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The film has received negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 22% "Rotten" based on 17 reviews.[3] On Metacritic, the film was given a score of 39 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[4]

text: Kimberly Roots of TVLine gave Dirty Dancing a D, stating: "By adding unnecessary elements and turning Dirty Dancing into a musical, ABC proves that it wouldn't know what made the original film special if it hit them in the pachanga."[25]

text: Mae Abdulbaki of theyoungfolks.com gave Dirty Dancing a 3 (out of 10), stating "Remaking one of the most popular and beloved movies in the history of cinema feels almost disrespectful on many levels. Going into the TV movie remake of Dirty Dancing with a clear and open mind, I figured that if at least the dancing was good, then there was something to enjoy. However, the updated version doesn't even meet the lowest of expectations and blows past mediocre to land at downright terrible. The film is slow and dull, the lead actors have absolutely no chemistry, and the musical aspect doesn't add anything to the film."[26]

text: Sonia Saraiya of Variety stated in her negative review: "An ill-conceived remake of the 1987 film retains none of the passion, skill, or fun of the original."[27]

text: Viewership[edit]

text: Dirty Dancing averaged a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.6 million viewers, airing from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The remake gave ABC its most-watched Wednesday in nearly seven months.[28][29]


document_title: List of Indian commissions

question_text: education commission that was appointed after independence is called

text: List of Indian commissions

text: List of commissions[edit]

text: Permanent commissions[edit]

text:
No.
Commission
Formed
Objectives
Ministry
Website

1
Atomic Energy Commission of India
3 August 1948

Plan and implement various measures on sound technical and economic principles and free from all non-essential restrictions or needlessly elastic rules in the field of atomic energy

Department of Atomic Energy
aec.gov.in

2
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
1965

Stabilize agricultural prices
Meaningful real income levels to farmers
Essential agricultural commodities at reasonable prices

Ministry of Agriculture (India)
cacp.dacner.nic.in

3
National Commission for Backward Classes[1]
14 August 1993

Consider inclusions in and exclusions from the lists of castes notified as backward for the purpose of job reservations
Advice to the Central Government on such matters

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
ncdc.nic.in

4
National Commission on Cattle
2002

Suggest ways of improving the condition of cattle

Ministry of Agriculture (India)
dahd.nic.in

5
Competition Commission of India
14 October 2003

Enforce The Competition Act, 2002 throughout India
Prevent activities that have an adverse effect on competition in India.

cci.gov.in

6
National Statistical Commission
1 June 2005

Reduce the problems faced by statistical agencies in the country in relation to collection of data.
Special emphasis on ensuring collection of unbiased data so as to restore public trust in the figures released by the Government.

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
mospi.nic.in

7
Telecom Commission[2]
1989

responsible for policy formulation, licensing, wireless spectrum management, administrative monitoring of PSUs, research and development and standardization/validation of equipment etc.[3]

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology[4]
dot.gov.in

8
Election Commission
25 January 1950
Constitutional Autonomous Body

conducts the elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India,parliament,State Legislative assemblies and legislative councils[5]

eci.nic.in

9
Chief Labour Commissioner
1945

Prevention and settlement of industrial disputes through conciliation/mediation.
Enforcement of Labour Laws and Rules made there under in Central Sphere.
Quasi-Judicial functions.
Verification of Trade Union membership etc.[6]

clc.gov.in

10
Planning Commission
1950

Formulates India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions[7]

planningcommission.nic.in / planningcommission.org

11
Law Commission
1955

Reforming the Law For Maximising Justice in Society and Promoting Good Governance under the Rule of Law[8]

Ministry of Law & Justice[9]
lawcommissionofindia.nic.in

12
Finance Commission
22 November 1951
*Adjudicates on the sharing of resources between center and states

fincomindia.nic.in

13
National Human Rights Commission of India
12 October 1993

Autonomous statutory body
nhrc.nic.in

14
University Grants Commission
28 December 1953

Coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education.
It provides recognition to universities in India, and disburses funds to such recognized universities and college.

Ministry of Human Resource Development
ugc.ac.in

15
Vigilance Commission (CVC)
February 1964

To address governmental corruption

cvc.nic.in

16
Knowledge Commission
13 June 2005

knowledgecommission.gov.in

17
National Commission for Women
1992
* protecting and promoting the interests of women in India

ncw.nic.in

18
Scheduled Tribes Commission
19 February 2004
* protection, welfare and development & advancement of the Scheduled Tribes

ncst.nic.in

19
Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector
2004

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
nceuis.nic.in

20
Census Commission
1872
Ministry of Home Affairs

21
Central Forestry Commission
1965

22
Central Water Commission
1945
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

[6]

23
Electronics Commission
1971

24
Commission for Additional Sources of Energy
21 March 1981

25
Rashtriya Barh Ayog (National Flood Commission)
1976
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

26
Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission
1972

27
Khadi and Village Industries Commission
1957

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
[7]

28
Space Commission
1962

[8]

29
Staff Selection Commission
1 July 1976

Department of Personnel and Training
[9]

30
National judicial appointments commission

Transferring of judges to higher judiciary

text: Ad hoc commissions[edit]

text:
No.
Commission
Year
Objectives

1
States Reorganisation Commission
1955

Recommend the reorganization of state boundaries

2
Kothari Commission
1964

To formulate the general principles and guidelines for the development of education at all levels
To advise the government on a standardized national pattern of education in India

3
Kapur Commission
1966

To inquiry into the conspiracy that led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

4
Khosla Commission
1970

Investigate the death of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945

5
Mandal Commission
1980

Identified over 450 backward classes comprising 52% of the country's population
Recommended 27% of the seats in academic institutions and jobs in Govt. organisations for these classes.

6
Sarkaria Commission
1983

To examine the balance of power between centre and state and suggest reforms
Gave appropriate recommendations on appointment of Governor.

7
Mukherjee Commission
1999

Investigate the death of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945

8
Nanavati Commission
2000

Investigate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots

9
Narendran Commission
2000

Study and report the representation of Backward Classes in the State public services.

10
National Commission to review the working of the Constitution
February 2000

Suggested changes in the electoral laws, setting up a national judicial commission for appointing judges and election of the Prime Minister by Lok Sabha.

11
Nanavati-Shah commission
2002

To probe the Godhra train burning incident and the post-Godhra carnage, 2002

12
Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities
2004


document_title: Saraswati Samman

question_text: saraswati samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

text: Saraswati Samman

text:
Saraswati Samman

Date
1991

Location
Delhi

Country
India

Currently held by
Mahabaleshwar Sail

text: The Saraswati Samman (Hindi: सरस्वती सम्मान) is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.[1][2] It is named after an Indian goddess of learning and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India.[2]

text: The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It consists of Rs 15[3] lakh, a citation and a plaque.[1][2][4] Candidates are selected from literary works published in the previous ten years by a panel that included scholars and former award winners. The inaugural award was given to Harivanshrai 'Bachchan' for his four volume autobiography, Kya Bhooloon Kya Yaad Karoon, Needa Ka Nirman Phir, Basere Se Door and Dashdwar se Sopan Tak.[5]

text: Awardees[edit]

text:
Year
Recipient
Work
Language
Ref.

1991
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Autobiography in four volumes
(Autobiography)
Hindi
[2][6]

1992
Ramakant Rath
"Sri Radha"
(Poetry)
Oriya
[2]

1993
Vijay Tendulkar
"Kanyadaan"
(Play)
Marathi
[2]

1994
Harbhajan Singh
"Rukh Te Rishi"
(Poetry collection)
Punjabi
[2]

1995
Balamani Amma
"Nivedyam"
(Poetry collection)
Malayalam
[2]

1996
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
"She`r-e Shor-Angez"
Urdu
[2]

1997
Manubhai Pancholi
"Kurukshetra"
Gujarati
[2]

1998
Shankha Ghosh
"Gandharba Kabita Guccha"
(Poetry collection)
Bengali
[2]

1999
Indira Parthasarathy
"Ramanujar"
(Play)
Tamil
[2]

2000
Manoj Das
"Amruta Phala"
(Novel)
Oriya
[2][7]

2001
Dalip Kaur Tiwana
"Katha Kaho Urvashi"
(Novel)
Punjabi
[2][8]

2002
Mahesh Elkunchwar
"Yugant"
(Play)
Marathi
[2]

2003
Govind Chandra Pande
"Bhagirathi"
(Poetry collection)
Sanskrit
[2]

2004
Sunil Gangopadhyay
"Pratham Alo"
(Novel)
Bengali
[2]

2005
K. Ayyappa Panicker
"Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal"
(Poetry collection)
Malayalam
[2][9]

2006
Jagannath Prasad Das
"Parikrama"
(Poetry collection)
Oriya
[10]

2007
Naiyer Masud
"Taoos Chaman Ki Myna"
(Short stories collection)
Urdu
[11][12]

2008
Lakshmi Nandan Bora
"Kayakalpa"
(Novel)
Assamese [13]

2009
Surjit Paatar
"Lafzan Di Dargah"
Punjabi
[14]

2010
S. L. Bhyrappa
"Mandra"
Kannada
[4]

2011
A. A. Manavalan
"Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum"
Tamil
[15]

2012
Sugathakumari
"Manalezhuthu"
(Poetry collection)
MALAYALAM
[16]

2013
Govind Mishra
"Dhool Paudho Par"
(Novel)
Hindi
[17]

2014
Veerappa Moily
"Ramayana Mahanveshanam"
(Poetry)
Kannada
[18]

2015
Padma Sachdev
"Chitt-Chete"
(Autobiography)
Dogri
[19]

2016
Mahabaleshwar Sail
"Hawthan"
(Novel)
Konkani
[20]

text: Notes[edit]

text:
^ Jump up to: a b "About Saraswati Samman". K.K. Birla Foundation. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Saraswati Samman for Prof Paniker". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 19 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006.
Jump up ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/padma-sachdev-to-get-saraswati-samman/221490.html
^ Jump up to: a b "Saraswati Samman for writer Bhyrappa". The Times of India. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011.
Jump up ^ "Saraswati Samman Recipients". K.K. Birla Foundation . Retrieved 2014-09-23.
Jump up ^ "Harivansh Rai Bachchan". LitGloss, University at Buffalo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
Jump up ^ Choudhury, Ashok K. (17 June 2001). "Manoj Das: True interpreter of India's cultural and spiritual heritage". Daily Excelsior. Jammu and Kashmir, India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2001.
Jump up ^ "Saraswati Samman for Dalip Kaur Tiwana". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 24 January 2002. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002.
Jump up ^ Joshua, Anita (18 February 2006). "Saraswati Samman for Ayyappa Paniker, Malayalam poet". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
Jump up ^ "Saraswati Samman for eminent Oriya writer". The Hindu. 13 February 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2007.
Jump up ^ "Saraswati Samman for Urdu author". The Hindu. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008.
Jump up ^ "I view the whole story like a movie: Naiyer Masud". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2008.
Jump up ^ ""Kayakalpa" gets Saraswati Samman". The Hindu. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
Jump up ^ "Punjabi poet Surjit Patar gets Saraswati Samman". The Hindu. 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
Jump up ^ "Honour for Tamil writer". The Hindu. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
Jump up ^ "Award for Sugathakumari". The Hindu. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
Jump up ^ "Govind Mishra gets Saraswati Samman 2013 for novel 'Dhool Paudhon Par'". Daily News & Analysis. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
Jump up ^ http://english.dcbooks.com/m-veerappa-moily-bags-prestigious-saraswati-samman-2014.html
Jump up ^ http://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/dogri-poetess-padma-sachdev-selected-2015-saraswati-samman-04201632095.html
Jump up ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/konkani-author-mahabaleshwar-sail-gets-saraswati-samman/articleshow/57561403.cms

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document_title: Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)

question_text: where was picnic at hanging rock tv series filmed

text: Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Hester Appleyard purchases an isolated mansion out in the Australian bush to transform into a school for young ladies, and six years later, Appleyard College is a success. On Valentine's Day, 1900, when students and staff go for a picnic to Hanging Rock, three of the school's star students and their governess mysteriously vanish. Their disappearance leaves a devastating impact on the students and staff of Appleyard College, their enigmatic and formidable headmistress and the township at large. Theories abound, secrets are exposed and hysteria sets in, until eventually, the lives of our characters unravel.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text:
Natalie Dormer as Mrs Hester Appleyard, headmistress
Lily Sullivan as Miranda Reid
Lola Bessis as Mademoiselle Dianne de Poitiers, mistress of French Conversation
Harrison Gilbertson as Michael Fitzhubert
Samara Weaving as Irma Leopold
Madeleine Madden as Marion Quade
Inez Curro as Sara Waybourne
Ruby Rees as Edith Horton
Yael Stone as Miss Dora Lumley, mistress of Deportment and Bible Studies
Philip Quast as Arthur Appleyard, Hester's late husband

text: Supporting cast[edit]

text:
Anna McGahan as Miss Greta McCraw, mistress of Geography and Mathematics
Sibylla Budd as Mrs Valange, mistress of Art and Literature
Randall Berger
Kate Bradford as Rose Kenton
Mark Coles Smith as Tom
Ines English
Kaarin Fairfax as Cook
John Flaus as Mr. Whitehead, the gardener
Mayah Fredes as Rosamund Swift
Roslyn Gentle as Mrs. Fitzhubert
Marcus Graham as Tomasetti
Emily Gruhl as Minnie
Kym Gyngell as Charlie Seymour-Baker
Don Hany as Dr. Mackenzie
Huw Higginson as Jasper Cosgrove
James Hoare as Albert Crundall
Rob Jacobson
Felix Johnson  as Trooper Nolan
Markella Kavenagh  as Myrtle
Julie Nihill as Mrs. Horton
Jonny Pasvolsky as Sgt. Bumpher
Alyssa Tuddenham as Lily Kenton
Bethany Whitmore as Blanche Gifford

text: Production[edit]

text: Filming commenced in February 2017 at Labassa, Caulfield, Mandeville Hall, Toorak, Rippon Lea, Elsternwick, Werribee Park, as well as Lysterfield Park and on Fraser St in the Victorian goldfields town of Clunes.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date1"Episode One"Larysa KondrackiBeatrix Christian6 May 2018 (2018-05-06)[3]
2"Episode Two"Larysa KondrackiBeatrix Christian6 May 2018 (2018-05-06)[3]
3"Episode Three"Larysa KondrackiAlice Addison & Beatrix Christian6 May 2018 (2018-05-06)[3]
4"Episode Four"Amanda BrotchieAlice Addison6 May 2018 (2018-05-06)[3]
5"Episode Five"Michael RymerAlice Addison6 May 2018 (2018-05-06)[3]
6"Episode Six"Michael RymerBeatrix Christian6 May 2018 (2018-05-06)[3]

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: The series premiered in Australia on Showcase in 2018.[4] The program was acquired by the BBC in the United Kingdom, Canal+ in France, RTÉ in Ireland and Amazon Video in the United States.[5] The series was also broadcast in Greece by ERT.


document_title: One Day at a Time

question_text: who played chuck on one day at a time

question_tokens: who played chuck on one day at a time

text: One Day at a Time

text: Background[edit]

text: The series was created by Whitney Blake and Allan Manings, a husband-and-wife writing duo who were both actors in the 1950s and 1960s. The series was based on Whitney Blake's own life as a single mother, raising her three children (including future actress Meredith Baxter) after her divorce from her first husband.[1]

text: Plot[edit]

text: Ann Romano, a divorced mother, moves from their home in Logansport, Indiana, to Indianapolis with her daughters, the rebellious Julie and the wisecracking Barbara. Ann frequently struggles with maintaining her role as mother while affording her daughters the freedom she never had as a young woman. Ann begins dating her divorce lawyer, David Kane (Richard Masur). They become engaged and call it off on their wedding day, when David says he wants kids, but Ann does not. Dwayne Schneider, the building's quirky superintendent (most often referred to only by his last name), provides usually unwanted advice to the tenants.

text: After David takes a job in Los Angeles, the focus squarely rests on Ann's dilemmas as a single mother and career woman, as well as the girls' growing pains, with Schneider becoming a more welcomed part of the family. Ann's strained relationship with her ex-husband Ed slowly mends, as does the girls' relationship with his new wife, Vickie. Julie and Barbara advance through high school and into the working world, and Julie eventually marries flight attendant Max Horvath. Alex, the orphaned son of Ann's deceased boyfriend, moves in, changing the dynamics in the female-dominated apartment. Later in the series run, Julie gives birth to a daughter, "Little Annie" Horvath, Barbara marries dental student Mark Royer, and Ann's mother Katherine moves nearby.

text: In the penultimate episode, Ann decides to take a job in London, leaving her daughters in Indianapolis to raise families of their own. In the series finale, Schneider also leaves town, moving to Florida to take care of his niece and nephew.

text: Production[edit]

text: For its entire run, the series was taped in Hollywood before a studio audience. Originally, it was taped at CBS Television City. Shortly after its premiere, the series began taping at Metromedia Square, where it remained until 1982. From 1982 to 1984, the series was taped at Universal Studios.

text: Like many sitcoms developed by Norman Lear, One Day at a Time often tackled serious issues in life and relationships, particularly those related to second-wave feminism. Stories depicting such events as weddings, births, and other important milestones frequently stretched over two-, three-, and four-part episodes.

text: Theme song and opening credits[edit]

text: The theme song for One Day at a Time, "This is It", was composed by Brill Building songwriter Jeff Barry and his wife Nancy Barry, and performed by recording artist Polly Cutter. The opening credits were originally seen over a filmed sequence showing Ann, Julie, and Barbara excitedly moving into their new home. Later, the opening credits sequence mostly consisted of clips of each cast member taken from previous episodes.

text: Casting[edit]

text: Actors Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington, Jr., and Valerie Bertinelli were the only cast members to remain with the series throughout its entire run. Lead actress Mackenzie Phillips was fired after the fifth season due to growing problems with substance abuse. She later returned in a frequent recurring role. Original cast member Richard Masur was written out early in the second season, but returned as a guest star in the sixth-season finale.

text: After Masur's departure, the producers tried going in a different direction. Instead of Ann Romano being romantically involved with a man, it was decided to give Ann a comedic foil. For that role, producer Lear chose actress and comedienne Mary Louise Wilson, who had just completed a successful run on Broadway as Tessie Tura in a revival of Gypsy starring Angela Lansbury. Wilson was signed to play Ginny Wroblicki, a cocktail waitress who moves into Schneider's apartment building, and immediately becomes Ann's best friend and confidante. The shows' ratings began to decline soon after Wilson's arrival, as the character of Ginny Wroblicki proved to be unpopular with viewers. According to her memoir, My First Hundred Years in Show Business, prior to being cast as Ginny, Wilson had never seen One Day at a Time and immediately sat down and watched an episode one night in her apartment. She did not find the sitcom funny at all and was not given a script until the first read-through of her first episode. Wilson also did not get along with Franklin, "who took her role as arbiter over moral issues very seriously" and who considered herself "our foremost authority on Broadway". She also thought that Harrington's character of Schneider was not funny at all, although she liked Harrington himself, and found him hilarious offscreen. Wilson wrote that "aside from Lear, nobody thought I was funny...To make matters worse, each character, according to the show's formula, had to have a 'serious' moral dilemma at some point, and I was given some problem about an illegitimate child to work out in these increasingly sentimental scenes that made my bowels shrink." At the end of the second season of One Day at a Time, Wilson begged her agent to ask Lear to release her from her contract. Wilson later admitted, "I felt terribly wrong to be so miserable. I knew this was the kind of break actors longed for." Wilson was also unaccustomed to working on a sitcom with four cameras in front of a live audience where "you said your line when the red light on the camera went on...and there follows a pause longer than the river Styx before the light on camera four goes on" at which the character you're speaking to says the next line. After the meeting with her agent, Wilson impulsively changed her mind and agreed to stay with the series, but it was too late. Her agent had already informed Norman Lear of Wilson's unhappiness and she was released from the show after appearing in 14 episodes. The character of Ginny Wroblicki was never seen, referred to, or heard from again[2] except in a fifth-season episode ("Retrospective") made up mainly of clips from earlier in the series.

text: For the next two seasons, the central cast of Ann, Julie, Barbara, and Schneider was supplemented by recurring characters, including William Kirby Cullen as Julie's boyfriend Chuck Butterfield, Howard Morton and K Callan as Chuck's parents, John Putch as Barbara's awkward friend Bob Morton, Scott Colomby as Barbara's boyfriend Cliff Randall, and John Hillerman and Charles Siebert as Ann's bosses, Mr. Connors and Mr. Davenport, respectively. Dick O'Neill and Nedra Volz made three appearances together as Orville and Emily, residents of the retirement home where the main characters put on a semiregular variety show. Joseph Campanella also made several appearances as Ann's ex-husband and the girls' father, Ed Cooper.

text: Michael Lembeck joined the series as Julie's husband, Max, in the fifth season, but he was written out as a consequence of Phillips' firing (but later returned in season seven along with Philips). A steady stream of regulars was added in the ensuing seasons, including Ron Rifkin as Ann's boyfriend, Nick; Glenn Scarpelli as Nick's son, Alex; and Boyd Gaines as Barbara's boyfriend, later husband, Mark. Shelley Fabares, who had previously guest-starred as Ann's rival co-worker Francine Webster, appeared more frequently, eventually becoming a regular. Nanette Fabray, who played Ann's mother, also made more frequent appearances before becoming a regular cast member in the final season. Howard Hesseman joined the series for a short time as Mark's father, Sam, who would become Ann's second husband.

text: Notable guest stars throughout the series run include Norman Alden, Robby Benson, Carla Borelli, Charlie Brill, Dennis Burkley, Jack Dodson, Elinor Donahue, David Dukes, Greg Evigan, Conchata Ferrell, Corey Feldman, Alice Ghostley, Lee Grant, Mark Hamill, Jim Hutton, Terry Kiser, Richard Kline, Christopher Knight, Jay Leno, Robert Mandan, Robert Morse, Denise Nicholas, J. Pat O'Malley, Jo Ann Pflug, Eve Plumb, Susan Richardson, William Schallert, Gretchen Corbett, Suzanne Somers, Ellen Travolta, Dick Van Patten, and Keenan Wynn.

text: Main cast[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Seasons

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Bonnie Franklin
Ann Romano
Main

Mackenzie Phillips
Julie Cooper Horvath
Main

Recurring

Richard Masur
David Kane
Main

Guest

Valerie Bertinelli
Barbara Cooper Royer
Main

Pat Harrington, Jr.
Dwayne Schneider
Main

Mary Louise Wilson
Ginny Wroblicki

Main

Michael Lembeck
Max Horvath

Main

Recurring
Main

Ron Rifkin
Nick Handris

Main

Glenn Scarpelli
Alex Handris

Main

Boyd Gaines
Mark Royer

Recurring
Main

Shelley Fabares
Francine Webster

Guest

Guest
Recurring
Main
Recurring

Nanette Fabray
Katherine Romano

Guest
Recurring
Main

Howard Hesseman
Sam Royer

Recurring
Main

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings[3]

First aired
Last aired
Rank
Rating
Tied with

1
15
December 16, 1975 (1975-12-16)
March 30, 1976 (1976-03-30)
12
23.1
N/A

2
24
September 28, 1976 (1976-09-28)
March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22)
8
23.4
The ABC Sunday Night Movie
Baretta

3
24
September 27, 1977 (1977-09-27)
April 3, 1978 (1978-04-03)
10
23.0
N/A

4
26
September 18, 1978 (1978-09-18)
April 14, 1979 (1979-04-14)
18
21.6
N/A

5
26
September 30, 1979 (1979-09-30)
April 13, 1980 (1980-04-13)
10
23.0
N/A

6
21
November 9, 1980 (1980-11-09)
May 10, 1981 (1981-05-10)
11
22.0
N/A

7
25
October 11, 1981 (1981-10-11)
May 16, 1982 (1982-05-16)
10
22.0
N/A

8
26
September 26, 1982 (1982-09-26)
May 23, 1983 (1983-05-23)
16
19.1
N/A

9
22
October 2, 1983 (1983-10-02)
May 28, 1984 (1984-05-28)
44
15.9[4]
N/A

text: Reception[edit]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: One Day at a Time was best known in the 1980s as a staple of the CBS Sunday-night lineup, one of the most successful in TV history, along with Archie Bunker's Place, Alice, and The Jeffersons.

text: The series consistently ranked among the top twenty (if not the top ten) programs in the ratings. However, the network moved the show around on the prime time schedule eleven times. By the end of the 1982–83 season, viewership was beginning to slip and the series ended season eight ranking at No. 16. At this time, Bonnie Franklin and Valerie Bertinelli were anxious to move on, but agreed to do a ninth (and final) season. (Although both were offered contracts for two more seasons: a ninth and a tenth according to Bertinelli in her autobiography Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time.)

text: Awards and honors[edit]

text:
1981, 1982: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film to Valerie Bertinelli
1982: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series to Alan Rafkin[5]
1984: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Comedy Series to Pat Harrington[6]

text: Syndication[edit]

text: CBS aired daytime reruns of the show for three years. From September 17, 1979, to February 1, 1980, it aired on the daytime schedule at 3:30 pm Eastern time; with the cancellation of Love of Life to accommodate the expansion of The Young and the Restless to one hour, it was moved on February 4, 1980, to 4 pm Eastern due to Guiding Light moving to 3 pm. On September 28, 1981, it moved to 10 am Eastern time, and on September 20, 1982, it was replaced by The $25,000 Pyramid.

text: Soon after, the show entered off-network syndication, airing on local stations around the country, and nationally on WGN, TBS, and the E! Network.

text: Logo TV started airing episodes in April 2017.

text: As of July 23, 2017, the series airs Sunday nights on the digital broadcast network Antenna TV.[7] It also can be seen on the satellite service FeTV.

text: Cast reunions[edit]

text: The One Day at a Time Reunion was a 60-minute CBS retrospective special which aired on Tuesday February 22, 2005, at 9:00 pm ET, reuniting Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Valerie Bertinelli, and Pat Harrington to reminisce about the series and their characters. Regular cast members Richard Masur, Shelley Fabares, Nanette Fabray, Michael Lembeck, and Glenn Scarpelli shared their feelings about their time on the show in separate interviews. The special was included as a bonus on One Day at a Time: The Complete First Season DVD set.

text: On February 26, 2008, Franklin, Phillips, Bertinelli, and Harrington reunited once again to talk about life on the set, Phillips' drug problems, and the show's theme song on NBC's Today Show as part of a week-long segment titled "Together Again: TV's Greatest Casts Reunited".

text: Bertinelli, Harrington, and (on tape) Franklin appeared on the September 10, 2008, episode of Rachael Ray to celebrate Ray's 40th birthday.

text: In 2011, Franklin reunited again with Bertinelli on an episode of Hot in Cleveland which marked one of Franklin's last acting roles before her death in 2013. Mackenzie Phillips and Pat Harrington Jr. also made individual cameos on the series.

text: One Day at a Time was awarded the Innovation Award on the 2012 TV Land Award show on April 29. Accepting the award were Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr., Richard Masur, Mackenzie Phillips, and Glenn Scarpelli.

text: DVD releases[edit]

text: On April 24, 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first season of One Day at a Time on DVD in Region 1.

text: On September 7, 2017, it was announced that Shout! Factory had acquired the rights to the series and released One Day at a Time - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 on December 5, 2017.[8] Season 2 was released on March 27, 2018.[9] Season 3 will be released on June 12, 2018.[10]

text:
DVD Name
Ep #
Release Date

The Complete First Season
15
April 24, 2007

The Complete Second Season
24
March 27, 2018

The Complete Third Season
24
June 12, 2018

The Complete Series
209
December 5, 2017

text: Remake[edit]

text: Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce developed a new version of the series, with a Latino cast, for Netflix, beginning in 2017. The ensemble is led by Justina Machado, with Rita Moreno, Stephen Tobolowsky, Isabella Gomez, Marcel Ruiz, and Todd Grinnell in supporting roles. Pam Fryman directed the pilot episode.[11][12][13][14][15]


document_title: List of National Basketball Association annual blocks leaders

question_text: who led the nba in blocks this year

question_tokens: who led the nba in blocks this year

text: Key[edit]

text:
^
Denotes player who is still active in the NBA

*
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Player (X)
Denotes the number of times the player had been the
blocks leader up to and including that season

G
Guard
F
Forward
C
Center

text: Season leaders[edit]

text:
Season
Player
Position[b]
Team(s)
Games
played
Total blocks
Blocks per game
References

1973–74
Smith, ElmoreElmore Smith
C
Los Angeles Lakers
81
393
4.85
[4][5]

1974–75
Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar*[c]
C
Milwaukee Bucks
65
212
3.26
[6][7]

1975–76
Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar* (2)
C
Los Angeles Lakers
82
338
4.12
[7][8]

1976–77
Walton, BillBill Walton*[d]
C/F
Portland Trail Blazers
65
211
3.25
[9][10]

1977–78
Johnson, George T.George T. Johnson
C/F
New Jersey Nets
81
274
3.38
[11][12]

1978–79
Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar* (3)
C
Los Angeles Lakers
80
316
3.95
[7][13]

1979–80
Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar* (4)
C
Los Angeles Lakers
82
280
3.41
[7][14]

1980–81
Johnson, George T.George T. Johnson (2)
C/F
San Antonio Spurs
82
278
3.39
[12][15]

1981–82
Johnson, George T.George T. Johnson (3)
C/F
San Antonio Spurs
75
234
3.12
[12][16]

1982–83
Rollins, TreeTree Rollins
C
Atlanta Hawks
80
343
4.29
[17][18]

1983–84
Eaton, MarkMark Eaton
C
Utah Jazz
82
351
4.28
[19][20]

1984–85
Eaton, MarkMark Eaton (2)
C
Utah Jazz
82
456
5.56
[20][21]

1985–86
Bol, ManuteManute Bol
C
Washington Bullets
80
397
4.96
[22][23]

1986–87
Eaton, MarkMark Eaton (3)
C
Utah Jazz
79
321
4.06
[20][24]

1987–88
Eaton, MarkMark Eaton (4)
C
Utah Jazz
82
304
3.71
[20][25]

1988–89
Bol, ManuteManute Bol (2)
C
Golden State Warriors
80
345
4.31
[23][26]

1989–90
Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon*[e]
C
Houston Rockets
82
376
4.59
[30][31]

1990–91
Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon* (2)[f]
C
Houston Rockets
56
221
3.95
[31][32]

1991–92
Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson*
C
San Antonio Spurs
68
308
4.49
[33][34]

1992–93
Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon* (3)
C
Houston Rockets
82
342
4.17
[31][35]

1993–94
Mutombo, DikembeDikembe Mutombo*
C
Denver Nuggets
82
336
4.10
[36][37]

1994–95
Mutombo, DikembeDikembe Mutombo* (2)
C
Denver Nuggets
82
321
3.91
[37][38]

1995–96
Mutombo, DikembeDikembe Mutombo* (3)
C
Denver Nuggets
74
332
4.49
[37][39]

1996–97
Bradley, ShawnShawn Bradley[g]
C
New Jersey Nets
Dallas Mavericks
73
248
3.40
[40][41]

1997–98
Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby[h]
C/F
Toronto Raptors
63
230
3.65
[42][43]

1998–99[i]
Mourning, AlonzoAlonzo Mourning*
C
Miami Heat
46
180
3.91
[45][46]

1999–00
Mourning, AlonzoAlonzo Mourning* (2)
C
Miami Heat
79
294
3.72
[46][47]

2000–01
Ratliff, TheoTheo Ratliff[j]
C/F
Philadelphia 76ers
50
187
3.74
[48][49]

2001–02
Wallace, BenBen Wallace
F/C
Detroit Pistons
80
278
3.48
[50][51]

2002–03
Ratliff, TheoTheo Ratliff (2)
C/F
Atlanta Hawks
81
262
3.23
[49][52]

2003–04
Ratliff, TheoTheo Ratliff (3)*[k]
C/F
Atlanta Hawks
Portland Trail Blazers
85
307
3.61
[49][53]

2004–05
Kirilenko, AndreiAndrei Kirilenko[l]
F
Utah Jazz
41
136
3.32
[54][55]

2005–06
Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby^ (2)[m]
C/F
Denver Nuggets
56
184
3.29
[43][56]

2006–07
Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby^ (3)
C/F
Denver Nuggets
70
231
3.30
[43][57]

2007–08
Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby^ (4)
C/F
Denver Nuggets
79
285
3.61
[43][58]

2008–09
Howard, DwightDwight Howard^
C
Orlando Magic
79
231
2.92
[59]

2009–10
Howard, DwightDwight Howard^ (2)
C
Orlando Magic
82
228
2.78
[59]

2010–11
Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut^[n]
C
Milwaukee Bucks
65
168
2.58
[61]

2011–12[o]
Ibaka, SergeSerge Ibaka^
F
Oklahoma City Thunder
66
241
3.65
[63]

2012–13
Ibaka, SergeSerge Ibaka^ (2)
F
Oklahoma City Thunder
80
242
3.03
[63]

2013–14
Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis^[p]
F/C
New Orleans Pelicans
67
189
2.82
[65]

2014–15
Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis^ (2)
F/C
New Orleans Pelicans
68
200
2.94
[65]

2015–16
Whiteside, HassanHassan Whiteside^
C
Miami Heat
73
269
3.68
[66]

2016–17
Rudy Gobert^
C
Utah Jazz
80
214
2.64
[67]

text: Multiple-time leaders[edit]

text:
Ranking
Player
Team
Times leader
Years

1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Marcus Camby
Mark Eaton
Milwaukee Bucks (1) / Los Angeles Lakers (3)
Toronto Raptors (1) / Denver Nuggets (3)
Utah Jazz
4
1975, 1976, 1979, 1980
1998, 2006, 2007, 2008
1984, 1985, 1987, 1988

2
George T. Johnson
Dikembe Mutombo
Hakeem Olajuwon
Theo Ratliff
New Jersey Nets (1) / San Antonio Spurs (2)
Denver Nuggets
Houston Rockets
Philadelphia 76ers (1) / Atlanta Hawks (1) / Atlanta Hawks/Portland Trail Blazers (1)
3
1978, 1981, 1982
1994, 1995, 1996
1990, 1991, 1993
2001, 2003, 2004

3
Manute Bol
Anthony Davis
Dwight Howard
Serge Ibaka
Alonzo Mourning
Washington Bullets (1) / Golden State Warriors (1)
New Orleans Pelicans
Orlando Magic
Oklahoma City Thunder
Miami Heat
2
1986, 1989
2014, 2015
2009, 2010
2012, 2013
1999, 2000

text: Notes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ In the 1997–98 season, Marcus Camby had 3.6508 blocks per game, while in the 2011–12 season, Serge Ibaka had 3.6515 blocks per game.
Jump up ^ The player's primary position is listed first.
Jump up ^ In the 1974–75 season, Elmore Smith had the highest block total (216) but was second in block average (2.92).
Jump up ^ In the 1976–77 season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Elvin Hayes both had higher block totals (261 and 220 respectively) but they ranked second and third in block average (3.18 and 2.68 respectively).
Jump up ^ When Olajuwon arrived in the United States, the University of Houston incorrectly spelled his first name "Akeem". He used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H.[27][28][29]
Jump up ^ In the 1990–91 season, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing and Manute Bol all had higher block totals (320, 258 and 247 respectively) but they ranked second, third and fourth in block average (3.90, 3.19 and 3.01 respectively).
Jump up ^ In the 1996–97 season, Dikembe Mutombo had the highest block total (264) but was second in block average (3.30).
Jump up ^ In the 1997–98 season, Dikembe Mutombo and Theo Ratliff both had higher block totals (277 and 258 respectively) but they ranked second and fourth in block average (3.38 and 3.15 respectively).
Jump up ^ The 1998–99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the league's lockout.[44] The qualification of this season's block title is to appear in at least 43 games (out of 50) or to have at least 61 blocks.[3]
Jump up ^ In the 2000–01 season, Theo Ratliff had only played in 50 games and ranked eighth in block total. Jermaine O'Neal and Shawn Bradley both shared the highest total (228).
Jump up ^ In the 2003–04 season, Ratliff appeared in 85 games due to a mid-season trade.
Jump up ^ In the 2004–05 season, Kirilenko had only played in 41 games and ranked thirteenth in block total. Marcus Camby had the highest total (199).
Jump up ^ In the 2005–06 season, Andrei Kirilenko, Josh Smith and Elton Brand all had higher block totals (220, 208 and 201 respectively) but they ranked second, fourth and fifth in block average (3.19, 2.60 and 2.54 respectively).
Jump up ^ In the 2010–11 season, Serge Ibaka, JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard all had higher block totals (198, 193 and 186 respectively) but they ranked third, second and fourth in block average (2.41, 2.44 and 2.38 respectively).[60]
Jump up ^ The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league's lockout.[62] The qualification of this season's scoring title is to appear in at least 57 games (out of 66) or to have at least 80 blocks.[3]
Jump up ^ In the 2013–14 season, Serge Ibaka and DeAndre Jordan both had higher block totals (219 and 203 respectively) but they ranked second and third in block average (2.7 and 2.5 respectively).[64]


document_title: List of Family Guy cast members

question_text: who does the voice of the principal on family guy

text: List of Family Guy cast members

text: Current cast[edit]

text: From seasons 1 to 4, Family Guy had four main cast members. Since season 5, there have been five main cast members. The casting of Meg Griffin changed after season 1.

text: Seth MacFarlane[edit]

text: Seth MacFarlane voices three of the show's main characters: Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Stewie Griffin.[1] MacFarlane chose to voice these characters himself, believing it would be easier to portray the voices he had already envisioned than for someone else to attempt it.[2] MacFarlane drew inspiration for the voice of Peter from a security guard he overheard talking while attending the Rhode Island School of Design.[3] Stewie's voice was based on the voice of English actor Rex Harrison,[4] especially his performance in the 1964 musical drama film My Fair Lady.[5] MacFarlane uses his own voice while portraying Brian.[2]

text: MacFarlane also provides the voices for various other recurring and one-time only characters, most prominently those of neighbour Glenn Quagmire, news anchor Tom Tucker, Lois' father Carter Pewterschmidt and Dr. Hartman.[6] He explained on the Graham Norton Show that the voice for Glenn Quagmire is based on 1940s and 1950s radio commercials[7]. He is the only voice to be in every episode.

text: Alex Borstein[edit]

text: Alex Borstein voices Lois Griffin, Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa, Loretta Brown and Lois' mother Barbara Pewterschmidt.[8] Borstein was asked to provide a voice for the pilot while she was working on MADtv. She had not met MacFarlane or seen any of his artwork and said it was "really sight unseen".[9] At the time, Borstein performed in a stage show in Los Angeles, in which she played a redhead mother whose voice she had based on one of her cousins.[8][9] The voice was originally slower (and deeper for the original series), but when MacFarlane heard it, he replied "Make it a little less fucking annoying ... and speed it up, or every episode will last four hours."[8]

text: Mila Kunis[edit]

text: Mila Kunis voices Meg Griffin.[6] Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character, in part due to her performance on That '70s Show.[10] MacFarlane called Kunis back after her first audition, instructing her to speak slower, and then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, MacFarlane hired her.[10] Kunis described her character as "the scapegoat". She further explained, "Meg gets picked on a lot. But it's funny. It's like the middle child. She is constantly in the state of being an awkward 14-year-old, when you're kind of going through puberty and what-not. She's just in a perpetual mode of humiliation. And it's fun."[11]

text: Seth Green[edit]

text: Seth Green primarily plays Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman.[6][12] Green stated that he did an impression of the "Buffalo Bill" character from the thriller film The Silence of the Lambs during his audition.[13] His main inspiration for Chris' voice came from envisioning how "Buffalo Bill" would sound if he were speaking through a public address system at a McDonald's.[14]

text: Mike Henry[edit]

text: Mike Henry is the voice of Cleveland Brown, John Herbert The Pervert and various other characters. A Family Guy writer and producer, he began acting on the show as part of the recurring cast repertory (see below) but was promoted to main cast member in 2005. Since the cancellation of The Cleveland Show, he also voices Cleveland's step-son Rallo Tubbs on Family Guy.

text: Recurring cast[edit]

text: In addition to both its main cast and guest stars, Family Guy utilizes a deep bench of regularly appearing supporting voice actors. Some appear in nearly every episode each season, while others appear less frequently. Some of these actors specifically play recurring characters, while others mainly play background citizens of Quahog or characters in cutaway gags.

text: The current supporting cast repertory includes the following actors:

text:
Actor
Character(s)
No. of Episodes
(Out of 245 produced)
Notes

Benjamin, H. JonH. Jon Benjamin
Carl
14
Since 2006.

Breckenridge, AlexandraAlexandra Breckenridge
Various women
63
Since 2005. Currently voices most female “extras” not voiced by Alex Borstein.

Brennan, JohnnyJohnny Brennan
Goldman, MortMort Goldman, Horace the bartender
77

Callaghan, SteveSteve Callaghan
Various
37
Also the current showrunner and executive producer of Family Guy and former showrunner/EP of American Dad!. [15]

Garman, RalphRalph Garman
Various
138

Lakin, ChristineChristine Lakin
Kinney, JoyceJoyce Kinney
23
Since 2010.

LaMarr, PhilPhil LaMarr
Williams, OllieOllie Williams and the Quahog judge
56

MacFarlane, RachaelRachael MacFarlane
Olivia and various women
54
Formerly one of the most frequent female voices. She reduced her number of appearances per season after joining American Dad! in 2005 but still appears several times per season. Seth MacFarlane's sister.

Osment, EmilyEmily Osment
Various
20
Since 2012.

Richardson, Kevin MichaelKevin Michael Richardson
Jerome and Cleveland Jr.
30
Since 2009.

Sheridan, ChrisChris Sheridan
Various
33
Also a Family Guy writer.

Smith, DannyDanny Smith
Various, including Evil Monkey, Al Harrington and Ernie, the Giant Chicken
189
Also a Family Guy writer.

Sulkin, AlecAlec Sulkin
Christ, JesusJesus Christ and various others
147
Since 2005, Also a Family Guy writer.

Tatasciore, FredFred Tatasciore
Various
36

Tilly, JenniferJennifer Tilly
Swanson, BonnieBonnie Swanson
42
Has recurred as the Griffin's neighbor since the first season.

Viener, JohnJohn Viener
Various
182
Since 2005, he has been one of the most frequently heard male voices aside from Seth MacFarlane. Also a Family Guy writer.

Warburton, PatrickPatrick Warburton
Swanson, JoeJoe Swanson
163
Has appeared as the Griffins' neighbor since the first season, and usually appears in most episodes each season. Warburton is the most frequently appearing one-character actor in the supporting repertory.

Wingert, WallyWally Wingert
Various
41

Cole, GaryGary Cole
Various
38
Cole appeared frequently in the earlier seasons, but still pops up now and then to play Meg and Chris' principal, Mr. Shepherd.

text: In addition to the above, the following actors were formerly regularly recurring voice actors in the series:

text:
Actor
Character(s)
No. of Episodes
Notes

Alan, LoriLori Alan
Simmons, DianeDiane Simmons
63
Left the show in season nine when her character was killed off. Was replaced in the series' context by Christine Lakin's Joyce Kinney

Alazraqui, CarlosCarlos Alazraqui
Weed, Mr.Mr. Weed
10
Peter's first boss, Mr. Weed, was killed off early in the series' run.

Barrymore, DrewDrew Barrymore
Russell, JillianJillian Russell
12
Played Jillian, Brian's former girlfriend. The character still appears in background roles

Hartman, ButchButch Hartman
Various
8

Henry, MikeMike Henry
Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, Consuela, and various others

Was promoted to main cast in 2005. Also a Family Guy writer.

Hentemann, MarkMark Hentemann
Opie and various others
45
Recently left Family Guy to work on another Seth MacFarlane project. Also a Family Guy writer.

Fisher, CarrieCarrie Fisher
Angela
19
Has recurred as Peter's boss several times per season since 2005. Died in 2016.

Strong, TaraTara Strong
Various, as well as Meg's singing voice
21
Appeared frequently in the first four seasons. Returned briefly in 2010-2012 and again for one episode in 2014.

Sullivan, NicoleNicole Sullivan
Goldman, MurielMuriel Goldman
27
Muriel was killed off in season nine.

Whitman, MaeMae Whitman
Various
10
Was a recurring younger female voice for several seasons between 2008-2010.

Wild, WellesleyWellesley Wild
Various
14
No longer a recurring voice (since 2013). He was a producer, but left the show.

Wilhoit, LisaLisa Wilhoit
D'Amico, ConnieConnie D'Amico
22
Meg's friend Beth hasn't appeared in the series since 2007, while Meg's bully Connie had stopped appearing in the series after 2012, but eventually resurfaced towards the end of season 15 in early 2017. Her most recent appearance to date is a cameo early in season 16 during late 2017.

West, AdamAdam West
Mayor West, AdamAdam West
93
Played a warped, possibly younger version of himself as the mayor of Quahog. Died in 2017.

text: Recurring guest voices[edit]

text: The recurring guest voices include Adam Carolla as Death, Patrick Stewart as Susie Swanson, Scott Grimes as Kevin Swanson and Sanaa Lathan as Donna Tubbs Brown. Previous recurring guests included Phyllis Diller in three episodes as Peter's Mother, Thelma, and Charles Durning as Peter's father, Francis. Both characters have since died, but Durning returned once to play Francis as a ghost. Early in the show's run, Fred Willard and Jane Lynch had a recurring role as a family of nudists. James Woods as James Woods.

text: Casting changes[edit]

text:
Lacey Chabert voiced Meg for the first production season (14 episodes), but, because of a contractual agreement, was never credited.[16] Chabert left the series due to time constraints with her acting role in Party of Five, as well as schoolwork.[17]
Norm Macdonald voiced the character of Death in a second season episode of Family Guy. He was subsequently replaced by Adam Carolla in all other appearances.
Jon Cryer originally voiced Kevin Swanson in his first appearance, before the role was passed temporarily onto Seth MacFarlane. The character was written out of the series for several years, with Scott Grimes taking over the voice when the character returned.
Fairuza Balk was the original voice of high school bully Connie D'Amico until Lisa Wilhoit took over the character in the third season.

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year
Actor
Award
Category
Role
Result
Ref.

2000
Seth MacFarlane
Primetime Emmy Award
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Stewie Griffin
Won
[18]

2009
Seth MacFarlane
Primetime Emmy Award
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Peter Griffin
Won
[19]

2006
Seth MacFarlane
Annie Award
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Stewie Griffin
Won
[20]

2007
Mila Kunis
Annie Award
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Meg Griffin
Won
[21]