document_title: The Dark Tower (2017 film)

question_text: who is jake's mom in the dark tower

question_tokens: who is jake 's mom in the dark tower

text: The Dark Tower (2017 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Eleven-year-old Jake Chambers experiences visions involving a Man in Black who seeks to destroy a Tower and bring ruin to the Universe, and a Gunslinger who opposes him. Jake's mother, stepfather, and psychiatrists dismiss these as dreams resulting from the trauma of his father’s death the previous year.

text: At his apartment home in New York City, a group of workers from an alleged psychiatric facility offer to rehabilitate Jake; recognizing them from his visions as monsters wearing human skin, he flees. Jake tracks down an abandoned house from one of his visions, discovers a high-tech portal, and travels to a post-apocalyptic world called Mid-World.

text: In Mid-World, Jake encounters the last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain who emerged in his visions. Roland is pursuing Walter Padick, the Man in Black who had also appeared in Jake’s dreams, across a desert, seeking to kill him in revenge for the murder of his father, Steven, and all remaining gunslingers. He explains that Walter, over the decades, has been abducting psychic children, and is attempting to use their "shine" to bring down the Dark Tower, a fabled structure located at the center of the Universe; this will allow beings from the darkness outside to invade and destroy reality.

text: Roland takes Jake to a village to have his visions interpreted by a seer. Learning of Jake's escape and journey to Mid-World, Walter investigates and discovers from his minion Sayre that Jake has "pure Shine", i.e. enough psychic potential to destroy the Tower single-handedly. He kills Jake's stepfather, then interrogates his mother about his visions and kills her too. In Mid-World, the seer explains that Roland can find Walter's base of operations in New York. Walter's minions, the Taheen, attack the village, but Roland individually kills each of them. Roland and Jake return to Earth. When Jake returns home to check in on his mother, he finds her charred remains and breaks down. Roland vows to kill Walter "for both of us" and comforts Jake by teaching him the Gunslinger's Creed, which he hasn't uttered since his own father’s death, as well as the basics of gun fighting.

text: As Roland re-arms himself at a gun store, he is attacked by Walter, who captures Jake. At his base, he straps Jake to a machine that will use him to destroy the Tower. Jake uses his psychic powers to alert Roland to his location, and Roland battles his way through Walter's henchmen. Walter confronts Roland, wounding him. After Jake reminds him of the Gunslinger’s Creed, Roland recovers and kills Walter with a trick shot after a brief fight. Roland destroys the machine, saving the Tower, Jake, and the other children.

text: Afterwards, Roland says that he must return to his own world and offers Jake a place by his side as his companion. Jake accepts the offer as he has nowhere else to go, and the two depart for Mid-World.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger

text: Matthew McConaughey as Walter Padick, the Man in Black

text: Tom Taylor as Jake Chambers, the Pure Shine

text:
Claudia Kim as Arra Champignon, a seer
Fran Kranz as Pimli, one of Walter's Taheen techniciens[18]
Abbey Lee as Tirana, another of Walter's Taheen technicians and his love interest
Jackie Earle Haley as Sayre, a Taheen[19]
Katheryn Winnick as Laurie Chambers, Jake's mother[20]
Dennis Haysbert as Steven Deschain, Roland's father
Michael Barbieri as Timmy, Jake's neighbour
José Zúñiga as Dr. Hotchkiss
Nicholas Hamilton as Lucas Hanson
De-Wet Nagel as Taheen Tech[21]

text: Development history[edit]

text: Efforts to adapt The Dark Tower series for the screen have been ongoing since 2007, with periodic reports and official announcements. The project was shelved, before the rights were transitioned to a different production company. Development experienced starts and stops with various filmmakers and studios at different times, including Universal Pictures, Paramount, Columbia-Tristar Entertainment, and Lionsgate Entertainment. The adaptation went through three major phases of planning: with J. J. Abrams from 2007 to 2009, Ron Howard from 2010 to 2015, and finally, the current iteration, announced in March 2015, produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Media Rights Capital,[22] with Nikolaj Arcel directing and Howard remaining in a producing role.

text: J. J. Abrams (2007–2009)[edit]

text: By early February 2007, a film adaptation of The Dark Tower series was in the works. J. J. Abrams, co-creator of the television series Lost, was said to be attached to produce and direct. Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, who co-created Lost with Abrams, optioned The Dark Tower from King for a reported amount of $19, a number that mysteriously recurs throughout the series.[23] According to issue #923 of Entertainment Weekly, King "is an ardent supporter of [Lost] and trusts Abrams to translate his vision" into a film franchise, with Lindelof being "the leading candidate to write the screenplay for the first installment."[24] It was around this time that Marvel Comics launched their graphic novel adaptation of The Dark Tower with The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born. Later, in March 2007, Abrams noted in an interview with Wired that the project is "something that we are just now talking about with Stephen, so it's too early for me to say that we're even officially doing it yet just because the thing is in the early stages of discussion."[25]

text: A year later, in February 2008, Abrams reiterated that The Dark Tower adaptation was in the early stages of development, when interviewed by Reelz Channel.[26] When interviewed by AMC in September 2008, Abrams admitted that the project needs time he does not have because of Lost, especially since he would like to see a seven-film series (the eighth novel was published in 2012). However, in May 2009, Abrams stated to IGN that he and Lindelof were planning on beginning work on The Dark Tower as soon as Lost finished its run.[27] Speaking to MTV News around the same time, Lindelof revealed some apprehension regarding the project, noting that his "reverence for Stephen King is now getting in the way of what any good writer would do first when they're adapting a book, which is take creative license."[28] In a July 2009 interview with C21 Media, Lindelof revealed that he and Cuse had indeed optioned the rights for The Dark Tower, but said he was wary about committing to such an ambitious project: "The idea of taking on something that massive again after having done six seasons of Lost is intimidating and slightly frightening, to say the least."[29]

text: With these reservations being voiced by the producers, this initial phase of the project came to an end at the end of 2009 after three years, since this was a three-year option. In an interview with USA Today in October 2009, Damon Lindelof stated: "You'll be hard-pressed to find a huger fan of The Dark Tower than me, but that's probably the reason that I shouldn't be the one to adapt it. After working six years on Lost, the last thing I want to do is spend the next seven years adapting one of my favorite books of all time. I'm such a massive Stephen King fan that I'm terrified of screwing it up. I'd do anything to see those movies written by someone else. My guess is they will get made because they're so incredible. But not by me."[30] Finally, in November 2009, Abrams stated that he would not be adapting the series. During an interview with MTV News, Abrams made the following comments: "The Dark Tower thing is tricky. The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now."[31]

text: Ron Howard (2010–2015)[edit]

text: In April 2010, five months after Abrams revealed he would no longer pursue his adaptation of The Dark Tower, Universal Pictures was set to produce trilogy of feature films, alternating with two seasons of a television series to bridge gaps between the films. The involved parties included Akiva Goldsman writing the script, Ron Howard directing, and also producing with Brian Grazer and Stephen King.[32] The report was made official by NBC Universal five months later via a press release dated September 8, 2010.[33] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly following the announcement, King stated that "I always thought it would take more than a single movie, but I didn't see this solution coming—i.e., several movies and TV series. It was Ron [Howard] and Akiva [Goldsman]'s idea. Once it was raised, I thought at once it was the solution."[34] A month later, the first Dark Tower film was scheduled to open on May 17, 2013.[35] In December 2010, Howard offered the following in regards to the project's progress: "It is going well, and it has been incredibly stimulating to work on. I really can't stop thinking about it. We've been meeting and talking and I've been reading and researching and just kind of living with it. I hope it goes great. I hope it goes the way we think it will. It never does, really. But sometimes it goes better." Despite Howard's enthusiasm, Universal had not yet greenlit the project at that point.[36][37]

text: By the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, New York Post was reporting that Javier Bardem and Viggo Mortensen were in line to play the lead character of Roland Deschain, and Naomie Harris was being considered for the character of Susannah Dean.[38][39] Speaking on The Howard Stern Show in January 2011 and qualifying his words with the phrase "I don't know if it's going to happen or not", Howard said that after the first film, which would be more action-oriented, a six-episode television miniseries would follow, focusing more on character-driven drama.[40] For his part, Brian Grazer stated around the same time that a casting announcement could be made "within a week."[41]

text: By April 2011, Mark Verheiden was joining the television portion of the project as executive producer and Akiva Goldsman's co-writer. The same month, Javier Bardem was cast in the role of Roland.[42] However, just a month later, a report in Variety revealed that Universal may seek another studio's help, as the project's budget appeared to be more than they were willing to handle.[43] The Hollywood Reporter wrote later that the project was on the verge of turnaround, and Warner Bros. or Columbia Pictures could potentially take the project on, revealing that Universal had paid $5 million for the rights.[44] Shortly after that, Universal committed to a lower budget for the project and Goldsman began rewriting the script to reflect these changes.[45]

text: Originally, production was slated to begin in September 2011, but in May 2011 it was being pushed back to February 2012 or early spring. The project was still not greenlit by the studio, which had to happen by July 2011.[46][47] Then on July 18, 2011, Universal decided to cancel development of the entire project due to budgetary concerns.[48] Despite this, Stephen King was confident Howard would see the project through, stating that he was "sorry Universal passed, but not really surprised. I bear them no ill will, and trust Ron Howard to get Roland and his friends before the camera somewhere else. He's very committed to the project."[49] In August 2011, Howard stated that they were "trying to get outside financing to make it, and distribute it through a major [studio]", including the fact that Netflix might be an outlet.[50] Later, in October 2011, Howard confirmed the adaptation is still on track, noting that HBO would now carry the television portion of the project.[51]

text: By March 2012, Warner Bros. was expressing interested in taking on the project.[52] Several months later, Goldsman delivered a new script for the first film to Warner Bros., and the studio had to make a decision in August 2012 whether to go ahead with the project. As well, Russell Crowe was being talked about as the lead character.[53] On August 20, 2012, Warner Bros. officially passed.[54] At the same time, Media Rights Capital (MRC) was in talks to take over the project from Warner.[55]

text: In January 2014, Aaron Paul stated that he had a conversation with Howard and was possibly being considered to play Eddie Dean (earlier, in October 2012, Paul had tweeted that the role of Eddie Dean was a "huge dream" of his).[56][57] Following that, a rumor appeared that Liam Neeson was interested in the part of Roland.[58]

text: Nikolaj Arcel (2015–2017)[edit]

text: On April 10, 2015, it was announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment with MRC were fast-tracking the project, now with a completely reworked script by Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner. King appeared optimistic, saying: "I'm excited that The Dark Tower is finally going to appear on the screen." Howard appeared to be out as director, but would remain in a producing capacity.[59] By June 2, 2015, Sony was looking to Nikolaj Arcel to direct.[60] Arcel officially signed on July 10, 2015, with him and Anders Thomas Jensen rewriting the script.[61] On August 5, 2015, Sony Pictures Entertainment set the film for a release of January 13, 2017.[62] By November 2015, Matthew McConaughey had been offered the role of the Man in Black (also known as Randall Flagg from The Stand, another role McConaughey had been offered in an upcoming adaptation).[63] In January 2016, it was officially announced that Idris Elba has been cast to play Roland Deschain.[64]

text: By February 18, 2016, Abbey Lee had been offered the female lead role of Tirana.[65] On March 1, 2016, Entertainment Weekly confirmed the casting of Idris Elba as Roland and Matthew McConaughey as The Man in Black, with shooting set to begin in South Africa in April.[15] On March 5, Sony announced that the film would move back on the schedule from January 13 to February 17.[9] By March 10, 2016, Tom Taylor had been cast as Jake Chambers.[16] Filming began on April 12, 2016.[66][67][68] Abbey Lee, Jackie Earle Haley, and Fran Kranz were added to the cast when filming commenced, while Katheryn Winnick and Michael Barbieri joined the film at the end of April 2016, and Claudia Kim was cast as Arra Champignon in May 2016.[69][70][71][72][73] After poor initial test screenings, Sony contemplated replacing Arcel with "a more experienced filmmaker," but instead producers Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman advised Arcel on cleaning up the music and narrative of the film.[74]

text: Production[edit]

text: The Dark Tower began filming in South Africa in April 2016.[75] The film also shot scenes in New York.[76] In October 2016, the film was screened to test audiences with negative results, with many labeling it confusing and messy. In response, Sony and MRC spent $6 million on reshoots to provide Deschain's backstory.[74]

text: Release[edit]

text: Originally, the film was scheduled to be released on January 13, 2017 and was pushed back from its original release date of January 13, 2017 to February 17, 2017. In November 2016, the film was pushed back from February 17, 2017 to July 28, 2017, after the studio's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was moved from that date.[77] In late March 2017, the film was pushed back one week from July 28, 2017 to August 4, 2017, switching places with Sony Pictures Animation's The Emoji Movie.[78]

text: Promotion[edit]

text: An unfinished rough cut of the first trailer leaked online on October 10, 2016, but was later taken down almost all over the internet. On May 3, 2017, a full length trailer was released.[79]

text: A one-minute television spot titled Connected KINGdom featured Easter eggs of other Stephen King stories through the inter-dimensional setting of the titular location, the Dark Tower. Various references included The Shining (1980), Christine (1983), Cujo (1983), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Carrie, and It.[80][81]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: As of October 20, 2017[update], The Dark Tower has grossed $50.7 million in the United States and Canada and $61.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $111.8 million, against a production budget of $60 million.[3]

text: In North America, The Dark Tower was released alongside the opening of Kidnap, as well as the wide expansion of Detroit, and was projected to gross around $20 million from 3,451 theaters in its opening weekend.[2] It made $1.8 million from Thursday previews at 2,770 theaters, with screenings beginning at 7:19 p.m. as an ode to the 19:19 of Stephen King lore present in the book series, and $7.7 million on its first day.[82] The film went on to debut to $19.5 million, dethroning two-time defender Dunkirk as the top film at the box office, although it was the second lowest gross for a film to finish number one in all of 2017.[83] In its second weekend the film dropped 58.9% to $7.9 million, finishing 4th at the box office.[84]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Critics called The Dark Tower "boring and flavorless" and "incomprehensible to newbies and wildly unfaithful and simplistic to fans of King's books."[85][86] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 215 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Go then, there are other Stephen King adaptations than these."[87] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[88] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[82]

text: TheWrap's Dan Callahan was critical of the film's sloppiness and poor editing, saying, "The 95-minute culmination of years-long efforts to bring The Dark Tower to the big screen is a complete disaster, a limp, barely coherent shell of a movie."[89] Mike Ryan of Uproxx also criticized the incoherent plot, writing, "I’ve been told that The Dark Tower books are jam-packed with dense plot, wonderful characters, and a sprawling mythology – which is what made the movie so hard to make for all these years. Well, the solution seems to have been to just scrap all that and release a shockingly short 95-minute movie that just kind of glosses over everything to the point that has any meaning or purpose."[90] Eric Vespe of Ain't It Cool News praised Elba's performance, but said the actor was let down by the decision to make Roland a supporting character: "That puts us in a weird position because Elba's a good Roland in a movie that doesn't allow him to actually embody the character in any meaningful way. He's undercut at every turn. The strongest stuff in the film is when Roland and Jake are bonding, but that relationship is so accelerated that there's no room for an arc."[14]

text: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club maintained that the film was "ultimately done in by professionalism; it’s a movie that doesn’t seem to love itself, sidestepping its innate strangeness. [...] If you’re making a movie about weaponized psychic kids, Luciferian wizards, and gun-nut knight-cowboys from another dimension, and your only goal is to get from act one to act three as efficiently as possible, what’s the point?"[91] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone described the film as a "major misfire" and an "unholy mess that shouldn't happen to a King, much less a paying customer".[92] Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper panned the film with its criticism on the cinematography, special effects and dialogue, referring it as "dull", "mediocre", and "stilted" while calling Matthew McConaughey's performance as the lead villain "terrible" and calling it "the film's unfortunate elements".[93]

text: Vox's Aja Romano wrote that the film's disjointed narrative structure, favouring fast-paced action over exposition and backstory, gave it a "basic, wondrous glee" that made it "feel more like a Stephen King film than any other Stephen King film since Stand By Me", and applauded its faithfulness to King's fictional multiverse, an idea usually discarded by adaptations.[94]

text: In an interview with Vulture, King suggested that the film's critical and commercial underperformance was due to the length of the source material, and "the decision to do a PG-13 feature adaptation of books that are extremely violent and deal with violent behavior in a fairly graphic way". However, he also defended the film, believing that screenwriter Akiva Goldsman "did a terrific job in taking a central part of the book and turning it into what I thought was a pretty good movie".[95]

text: Future[edit]

text: Television series[edit]

text: By September 2016, a television series was scheduled to be released in 2018, with Glen Mazzara as showrunner. Elba and Taylor are set to reprise their roles as Roland and Jake respectively. The series has been confirmed to fill in the backstory to the film, being based on King's The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole and elements of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, with a new actor playing young Roland, and Haysbert attached to return as Steven Deschain. Mazzara said that the series will explore "how Walter became the Man in Black, and how their rivalry cost Roland everything and everyone he ever loved", though McConaughey's involvement is not locked in.[96][97] While discussing the development of the series in the light of the film's critical and commercial underperformance, King expressed "we'll see what happens with that. It would be like a complete reboot, so we'll just have to see".[95]

text: Sequel[edit]

text: In an interview with Collider, King expressed hope for a sequel film in addition to the television series, suggesting that it should be R-rated, have Roland wearing a hat, and include the "lobstrosities" from The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three.[98] In an interview with ComingSoon.net, Arcel confirmed that The Drawing of the Three would form the basis for the sequel, and that Eddie and Susannah would appear alongside Elba, McConaughey, Taylor and Haley reprising their roles as Roland, Walter, Jake and Sayre respectively.[99]


document_title: Legal status of tattooing in the United States

question_text: at what age can you get a tattoo in missouri

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text: In the United States, there is no federal law regulating the practice of tattooing. However, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have statutory laws requiring a person receiving a tattoo be 18 years of age or older. This is partially based on the legal principle that a minor cannot enter into a legal contract or otherwise render informed consent for a procedure. Most states permit a person under the age of 18 to receive a tattoo with permission of a parent or guardian, but some states outright prohibit tattooing under a certain age regardless of permission, with the exception of medical necessity (such as markings placed for radiation therapy).

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text: In all jurisdictions, individual tattooists may also choose to place additional restrictions based on their own moral feelings, such as refusing any clients under a specific age even with parental consent despite it being legal, or limiting the type and/or location of where they are willing to tattoo (such as refusing any work around intimate parts of the body). They may additionally refuse to perform specific artwork, including if they merely find it inappropriate or offensive, or refuse to work on a client that they suspect may be intoxicated. Artists sometimes claim their personal business restrictions are a matter of law even when it is not true, so as to avoid arguments with clients.

text:
Legal Restrictions on Tattooing & Body Modification by State

State
Minimum Age (with parent/guardian consent)
Form of Parent/Guardian Consent
Notes & Exceptions
Intoxicated/Impaired Individuals
Area of Law/Type of Penalty
Licensing & Regulation
Relevant Statute(s) and Rules

Alabama
none specified[1]
informed written consent, signed in presence of the artist/service provider or their agent[1][2]
Ear piercing exempt from Alabama body art laws & rules.[2][3]
cannot be tattooed, branded, or pierced[1][2]
Violations of Alabama Tattoo & Body Piercing laws are a class c misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $100 and/or up to 90 days imprisonment for each violation.[4]
Alabama's Department of Public Health licenses Tattoo, body piercing, & body art facilities, and sets standards for their operation.[5]
Individual tattoo artists, piercers, etc. require a permit.[2]

Ala. Code § 22-1-17A[3][6]
State Board of Health rules on Body Art Practices and Facilities.[2]

Alaska
18 (piercing excepted)[7]
parent/guardian must both give written consent and be present during the procedure[7]
Minors may be pierced with parental consent [7]
no restriction[8]

Alaska Stat. § 08.13.217[7]

Arizona
none specified[9]
parent/guardian must be physically present[9]
Minors can have their ears pierced with the written or verbal consent of a parent/guardian, can have procedures prescribed by a health care provider.[9]
no restriction[9]
Violations are a class 6 felony.[9]
There are no health regulations for tattoo shops in Arizona. [10]
Tattoos. Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3721[9]

Arkansas
16[11]
parent/guardian must both give written consent and be physically present[12]
none specified[12]
cannot be tattooed, branded, or pierced.[12]

Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 20-27-1501 et seq.[12]

California
18 (piercing excepted)[13][14]
parent/guardian must be present during procedure
Minors may have their ears pierced with parental consent.[15] They may be pierced elsewhere with parental consent, but not on their genitals or nipples. Permanent cosmetics are permitted on nipples, when done by a cosmetic technician and with parental consent.[14]
no restriction

Body Art. Cal. Health & Safety Code § 119300 to 119328[6][15]
Cal. Penal Code 653[13]

Colorado
18 Express written consent of parent or guardian[16]
parent/guardian must be present during procedure
Persons who are "noticeably impaired" cannot have body art procedures[16]

Body Artists. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-2101 to 2103[6]

Connecticut
none specified
permission of parent or guardian[17][18]
Minors may have their ears pierced without parental consent[17]
Tattooing may only be performed by physicians, or by registered nurses & technicians working under the supervision of a physician.[18]

no restrictions

Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-92a,[6][18]
Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-92g[6][17]

District of Columbia
18 (ear piercing excepted)[19]
written consent (for ear piercing)[19]
minors may have their ears pierced with written parental consent[19]
no restrictions[19]

Body Artists. DC Code § 47-2853.76d[6][19]

Delaware
18[20]
notarized written consent to the specific procedure[20]
none specified[20]
cannot be tattooed, branded, or body pierced[20]

Del. Code Ann. Title 11, Ch 5 §1114(a)[6][20]
Del. Code Ann. Title 16, Ch 2 §122(3)(w)[6]

Florida
16[21]
Must be accompanied by parent or guardian who can show proof of guardianship, both parent and minor must present photo ID, and a consent form must be notarized.[21]
for medical or dental purposes by a licensed physician or dentist[21]
no restriction

Fla. Stat. § 381.00787[6]
Fla. Stat. §381.0775 et seq.[6] Fla. Stat. §381.075[6]

Georgia
18 (body piercing excepted)[22]
For body piercing: prior written consent of parent/guardian[23]
Minors may have their ears pierced without parental consent[23]
Minors may be body pierced with written parental consent[23]
Physicians and Osteopaths or technicians working under their direct supervision can give minors tattoos or produce scars for "medical or cosmetic purposes."[22]
No one can be tattooed within an inch of their eye socket.[24]

no restrictions

Ga. Code § 31-40-1 to 31-40-10[6]
Ga. Code § 16-12-5[6]
Ga. Code § 16-5-71.1[6]

Hawaii
none specified[25]
written consent of parent/guardian[25]

Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 321-13[6]
Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 321-379[6]

Idaho
14[26]
Written informed consent of parent/guardian, executed in the presence of the person performing the procedure, or their agent/employee.[26]
Minors can have their ears pierced without parental consent.[6]
Piercing for medical procedures exempt.[6]

no restrictions

Idaho Code § 18-1523 (2004)[6]

Illinois
18 (body piercings excepted)[27]
Written consent of parent/guardian (for body piercings)[27]
Minors cannot be present in places where tattooing or body piercing is done except in the presence of a parent/guardian.[27]
Minors can have their ears pierced without parent/guardian consent.[27]

no restrictions

Ill. Stat. 720 §5/12-10.1[6]
Ill. Stat. 410 §54/1 t0 54/999[6]

Indiana
none specified[28]
Parent/guardian must both be present during the procedure and provide written permission.[28]
Minors may have their ears pierced without parental consent.[28]
no restrictions

Ind. Code Ann. §35-42-2-7[6][28]
Ind. Code Ann. §16-19-3-4.1[6][29]

Iowa
18[30]
n/a - minors cannot be tattooed[30]
Body piercing is not regulated by state law in Iowa, however county or city laws may regulate it.[31]
no restrictions

Iowa Code §135.37[6]
Iowa Code §135.37[6]

Kansas
16[32]
Parent/guardian must give written consent, written consent must be notarized, and the parent/guardian must be present during the procedure.[32]
Minors may have their ears pierced[33]
no restrictions

Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-1953[6]
Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-1940 to 65-1954[6]

Kentucky
16
Parent/guardian must give written, notarized consent.[34]
none (ear piercing also requires written, notarized consent).[35]

Ky. Rev. Stat. §211.760[6]
Ky. Rev. Stat. §194A.050; 211.760[6]

Louisiana
16
Parent or guardian must consent, and their presence during the procedure is required for tattoos, but not for body piercings.[36]

no restrictions

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14:93.2[6]
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:2831 et seq.[6]

Maine
18 (piercings excepted)[37]
For body piercings: prior legal consent of parent/guardian.[38]
Maine law does not require parent/guardian consent for ear piercing[39]
no restrictions

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Title 32 § 4201-4329[6]

Maryland
none specified[40]
written consent, which must be retained for 3 years.
Piercing of the ear lobe is exempt[41]
no restriction
Health Department Regulations
A license is not required, but any person performing tattooing or piercing must comply with all the relevant health code regulations[40]
COMAR 10.06.01.02 and 10.06.01.06

Massachusetts
18 (except body piercing other than genitalia)[42]
Minors cannot receive tattoo, branding, or scarification at all. For piercing of areas other than the genitalia, a parent may provide identification and sign the consent document.[42]
Physicians performing for treatment reasons and ear piercing are exempt from regulation.[42]
no restriction
County Health Department regulates body art, but all follow a model regulation set by the state.
Artists must have a permit, and establishments are subject to following specific health department regulations[42]
Model Regulations for Body Art Establishments[42]

Michigan
none specified[43]
Written, informed consent of parent/guardian. Must be executed (signed) in the presences of the person performing the procedure, or their employee.[43]

cannot be tattooed, branded, or body pierced.[43]

Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.13101 to 333.13112[44]

Minnesota
18 (piercings excepted)[45]
For piercings: presence of parent/guardian and a consent form are both required.[45]
Minors cannot be tattooed. They can be body pierced, but not in the nipples or genitals. Branding, scarification, suspension, subdermal implantation, microdermal, and tongue bifurcation are also prohibited for minors.[45]
cannot have any body art procedures.[45]

Minnesota Statutes 146B.07[45]

Mississippi
18
n/a - minors cannot be tattooed
piercing also prohibited except for the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear.
no restriction

Miss.Code Ann. §73-61

Missouri
none specified[46]
For both piercings and tattoos, parent/guardian must sign written consent in the presence of the person performing the procedure, or their employee.[46]

cannot be tattooed, branded or body pierced.[46]
violations are a misdemeanor, punishable with a fine of up to $500 (more for repeat offenses)[46]
The state director of the division of professional registration licenses all body artists, and sets rules & regulations for the operation of body art establishments.[47]
Mo. Rev. Stat. §324.520[46]

Montana
none specified[48]
Parent or guardian must give "explicit, in-person" consent.[48] Montana administrative rules also require that the parent/guardian be present throughout the procedure.[49]

cannot be tattooed or body pierced.[49]
A person who tattoos or body pierces a minor without parent/guardian consent is guilty of Unlawful transactions with children, punishable by a fine of up to $500 or six months in county jail, or both.[48]
Other violations of Montana body art laws are a misdemeanor, with punishments ranging from a fine of $50–100 for a first offense to $300 and/or 90 days in county jail for third and subsequent offense.[50]

Montana's Department of Health and Safety licenses and regulates body art establishments.[51] Local health boards may establish their own licensing and regulatory schemes in lieu of the state department's.[52]
Mont. Code Ann. §45-5-623[48]
Mont. Code Ann. §50-48-101 to 110[53]
Mont. Code Ann. §50-48-201 to 209[54]

Nebraska
none specified[55]
written consent, must be present during procedure
Piercing does not include the external parts of the ear[56]
No restrictions

Nebraska Revised Statute 38-1008, 38-1009, 38-1010, 38-1011, 38-1060, 38-10,165

Nevada
n/a[6]
n/a[6]
Nevada state law does not regulate tattoos, piercings, or other body art. Regional health districts may regulate the practice. The southern Nevada Health District, for example, does not allow minors below the age of 14 to be tattooed, and requires a parent or guardian to provide written consent and be present during the procedure for 14- to 18-year-olds. The southern Nevada district also bans tattoos on those who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.[57]
n/a[6]

n/a[6]

New Hampshire
18 (piercings excepted)[58]
For piercings: parent/guardian must both sign written consent and be present during the procedure.
Minors cannot be tattooed or branded. They may be pierced with parent/guardian consent.[58] Minors may have their ears pierced without parent/guardian consent.[59]
no restrictions

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 314[6]

New Jersey
none specified[60]
written permission of parent/guardian is required for tattooing and body piercing.[60]
Parent/guardian must be present and sign written consent for ear piercings as well as for body piercing. Minors cannot have genital piercings even with parent/guardian consent.[61]
no restrictions
no restrictions
no restrictions
N.J. Stat. Ann. §2C:40-21
N.J.A.C. 8:27-1 et seq.
N.J. Stat. Ann. §26-1A-7[6]

New Mexico
none specified[62]
Written consent and presence during the procedure.
Medical procedures by physicians and ear piercing are exempt[63]
no restrictions
Administrative Regulations set by the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
All body artists are required to be licensed through the state, and are subject to regulations from the Board
Body Art Safe Practices Act. N.M. Stat. Ann. § 61-17B et seq.,[63] N.M. Administrative Code 16.36 et seq.[62]

New York
18 (piercings excepted) [64]
Minors cannot be tattooed with parent/guardian consent. For piercings: parent/guardian must give written consent, signed in presence of the body artist or body art establishment owner.[65]
Written parental consent is not required for ear piercings.[66]
no restrictions

New York Public Health Law, Article 4-A[6][65]
N.Y. Public Health Law §460-466[6]
N.Y. Penal Law § 260.21[6]

North Carolina
18 (piercings excepted)[67]
Minors cannot be tattooed, even with parent/guardian consent. "Prior consent" of parent/guardian is required for body piercings.[67]
Minors may have their ears pierced without parental consent.[67]
no restrictions

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-283[68]
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-400[69]

North Dakota
none specified[70]
Parent/guardian must be present during the procedure and give written consent.[70]

cannot get tattoos or other body art[71]

N.D. Code §23-01-35[72]
N.D. Code §12.1-31-13[6][70]

Ohio
none specified[73]
Parent/guardian must both sign a consent form and "appear in person at the business at the time the procedure is performed."[73]
none - parent/guardian consent and presence is also required for ear piercings.[73]
no restrictions

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §3730.01 to 3730.99[6][73]

Oklahoma
18 (piercings excepted)[74]
Minors cannot be tattooed, even with parent/guardian consent. For piercings: parent/guardian must both give written consent and be present during the procedure.[74]
Ear piercing is not governed/restricted by Oklahoma law.[74]
Scleral tattooing is illegal.[74]

cannot be tattooed.[74]

Okla. Stat. Title 21 §842.1, 842.2, 842.3[6]

Oregon
18 (piercings excepted)[75]
For piercings: parent/guardian must give written consent and present proof of identity.[76][77]
Minors can only be tattooed with the authorization of a physician.[75]
Scarification and dermal implants are prohibited[78]
Persons with sunburns or skin diseases or disorders cannot be tattooed or pierced.[75][77]
Minors cannot be pierced on the genitals or nipples, even with parent/guardian consent.[76]
Piercing on testes, deep shaft (corpus cavernosa), uvula, eyelids and sub-clavicle are all prohibited.[77]

cannot be tattooed or pierced.[75][77]
Violations of Oregon body art laws are a misdemeanor.[79]
Violations of Health Licensing Office rules are fined (various amounts).[80]

Both body artists and body art establishments are licensed by the Oregon Health Licensing Office.[81] With the assistance of a Board of Body Art practitioners, the Health Licensing Office also sets detailed rules and regulations for body art.[82]
Or. Rev. Stat. § 690.350 et seq
Or. Rev. Stat. § 690.401 to 410
Or. Rev. Stat. § 679.500[6]
Health Licensing Office Rules, especially Divisions 900, 905, 915 & 920[82]

Pennsylvania
none specified[83]
parent/guardian must both give consent and be present during the procedure.[83]

no restrictions

Pa. Cons. Stat. Title 18 § 6311[6][83]

Rhode Island
18 (piercings excepted)[84][85]
Minors cannot be tattooed.[84] For piercings: parent/guardian must both give consent and be present for the procedure.[85]

no restrictions
Tattooing a minor is a criminal offense (misdemeanor), maximum fine $300[84]
Tattooing and body art are regulated by the department of health, artists must be registered.[85]
RI Gen L § 23-1-39[85]
RI Gen L § 11-9-15[84]

South Carolina
18 (piercings excepted)[86][87]
Minors cannot be tattooed.[86] For piercings: parent/guardian must either give written, notarized consent or be present during the procedure.[87]
Head, face, and neck tattoos are illegal.[86]
cannot be tattooed or body pierced[86][88]
Under the Health Code, persons violating restrictions on tattooing and body piercing are guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, they may be fined up to $2500 or imprisoned for a year, or both.[86][87]
Tattoo and body piercing facilities are regulated by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. Tattoo facilities are licensed, body piercing facilities require a permit, and artists must be registered[89][90]
S.C. Code § 44-32-10 to 44-32-120[88]
S.C. Code § 44-34-10 to 44-34-110[91]

South Dakota
none specified[92]
Parent/guardian must sign a consent form.[92]

cannot be tattooed or pierced[93][94]
Tattooing a minor is a class 2 misdemeanor.[95]
Tattooing and Body Piercing are governed by Department of Health rules.[96] Municipalities may set stricter regulations, and have the authority to license body artists.[95]
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §26-10-19[92]
S.D. Laws § 9-34-17[95]

Tennessee
18 (piercings excepted)[97][98]
For tattoos that cover an existing tattoo (see Notes & Exceptions): Parent/Guardian must be present during the procedure.[97]
For piercings: Parent/Guardian must give written consent, be present during the procedure.[98]

Minors over the age of sixteen may be tattooed to cover up an existing tattoo, with parent/guardian consent.[97]

Minors who lie about their age to be tattooed are guilty of a "delinquent act," are required to pay a fine of $50–$250 and serve at least 20 hours of community service.[97]
Tattooing a minor is a class a misdemeanor,[97] breach of body piercing law is a class b misdemeanor.[99]

Tattoo artists and body piercers are licensed by the state department of health, tattoo shops require a certificate from the local health department.[100][101]
Tenn. Code §§ 62-38-201-310[102]

Texas
18 (piercings excepted)[103][104]
For body piercings and for covering existing tattoos (see Notes & Exceptions): Parent/guardian must be present during procedure, sign an affidavit[103][104]
Ear piercing is exempt from body piercing statutes[105]
Minors may, with parent/guardian consent, be tattooed to cover up an existing tattoo that has offensive, gang-related, or drug-related content, or "other words, symbols, or markings that the person's parent or guardian considers would be in the best interest of the person to cover"[103]
Tongue splitting prohibited.[106]

Cannot be tattooed or pierced.[103][107]
Misrepresenting one's age to get a tattoo, or to get a piercing without parental consent, is a class B misdemeanor[103][104]
Violations of Texas tattooing & body piercing statute are a Class A misdemeanor, with each day of violation counting as a separate offense.[108]
Health Commissioner can impose a fine of up to $5000 on artists & shops for each violation[109]

Tattoo artists and body piercers must be registered with the Texas Department of Health[110] Tattoo and body piercing shops must be licensed[111]
Texas Health and Safety Code Ann. §146[112]

Utah
none specified[113]
Parent/guardian must be present during the procedure, give written permission, and provide proof of identity.[113]
Parental consent not required by law for ear piercing[113]

Tattooing or body piercing a minor is a class b misdemeanor, shops can be fined up to $1000 for each violation.[113]

Utah Code Ann. §76-10-2201[6]

Vermont
none specified[114]

Tattooists and body piercers must be registered.[114]
Vt. Stat. Ann. Title 26 §4101 to 4109[6][115]

Virginia
none specified[116]
Parent/Guardian must be present during the procedure.[116]
Virginia law does not limit minors' ability to have their ears pierced.[116]

Tattooing or body piercing a minor is a class 1 misdemeanor[116]
Tattoo artists and body piercers, as well as the operators of tattoo and body piercing establishments, are licensed by the state.[117][118]
Civic/local governments are empowered to regulate tattoo and body piercing establishments.[119]

Va. Code §54.1-700 et seq.
Va. Code §15.2-912
Va. Code § 18.2-371.3.[6]

Washington
18 (piercings excepted)[120]

cannot have tattoos, body piercings, or other body art.[121]

Wash. Code §26.28.085[120]
Wash. Code § 18.300[122]
Wash. Code § 246-145-001 to 060[123]
Wash. Code §70.54[124]

West Virginia
none specified[125]
parent/guardian must give written consent[125]

All persons receiving a tattoo must attest they are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol.[125]

Tattoo shop owners and body piercing studios must register with local board of health, and must be registered as a business with the state[126][127][128]
W. Va. Code §16-37
W. Va. Code §16-38[129]

Wisconsin
18[130]
n/a (tattooing not permitted under 18)
Physicians in the course of professional practice are exempt
no restriction
Tattooing a minor or even offering to do so is subject to a fine of up to $200
Artists must be satisfy training requirements and obtain a license from the health department. Establishments are subject to inspection and licensing[131]
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations 948.70 and 252.235

Wyoming
none specified[132]
Verbal consent, presence during procedure.[132]
Procedures performed under the supervision of a licensed physician, and piercing of the ear, do not count as body art for this law.
no restriction[132]
Misdemeanor criminal offense, punishable by fine and prison time[132]

Wyoming Statute §14-3-107[132]

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document_title: List of If Loving You Is Wrong episodes

question_text: how many episodes are there in season 3 of if loving you is wrong

text: List of If Loving You Is Wrong episodes

text: Series overview

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
20
September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)

2
22
September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)

3
22
September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)
May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)

4
18
September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)
TBA

text: Season 1 (2014–15)

text:
No. in
series
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(million)

1
1
"A Twisted Affair"
September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
1.93[1]

Alex takes a pregnancy test because everyone thinks she's pregnant. Her husband Brad loves his job more than he loves her, but wants to make up for it. Esperanza deals with her ex-husband. Kelly wants to buy a house for her boyfriend Travis and her son Justice.
Note: The character Esperanza (played by Zulay Henao) is based on the character of the same name (also played by Zulay Henao) from the feature film The Single Moms Club. The character Natalie is based on the character Lytia Wright from The Single Moms Club.
Differences from the movie: (1) The girls meet because their kids are on the same sports team; unlike the movie, where their kids got into trouble in school. (2) Esperanza's character and storyline is rebooted and her ex-husband is more aggressive.

2
2
"Shots Fired"
September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
1.92[1]

Kelly buys a home in Alex and Marcie's neighborhood; meanwhile, the identification of Esperanza's new lover, is revealed to Edward.

3
3
"Alex Is Pregnant"
September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)
1.80[2]

Brad and Alex help Kelly move into her new house, his suspicions of Alex's infidelity are put on hold after she reveals she is pregnant.

4
4
"The Colombian"
September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
1.64[3]

Travis comes back from his mission trip to Haiti and drops a bombshell on Kelly. Meanwhile, Esperanza finds out that Julius' father is the head of a Colombian cartel.

5
5
"The War Begins"
September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)[4]
1.54[5]

Kelly's world is rocked when Travis reveals that he is engaged to another woman. Meanwhile, Alex tries to confirm that Brad is the father of her child.

6
6
"Game Night"
October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)[4]
1.80[6]

After Eddie's house gets sprayed with gunfire, Lushion finally has an interview at the police station. Travis goes to see Kelly with the hopes of remaining in her life. During game night at Alex and Brad's house, a game of truth with Randall and Marcie leads to some awkward moments for everyone.

7
7
"After Heartbreak"
October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)[4]
1.65[7]

Kelly makes plans to sell her house. Marcie and Brad become more suspicious of their spouses.

8
8
"14 Weeks"
October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)[4]
1.68[8]

Alex finds out that she's further along in her pregnancy than she originally thought.

9
9
"Peppa"
October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)[4]
1.74[9]

Natalie points the finger at Joey when Burger Fast is robbed. Marcie finds out Randall is sneaking around with a woman named "Peppa".

10
10
"Look Closely"
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)[4]
1.87[10]

In need of a distraction from her own drama, Kelly helps Marcie find "Peppa's" true identity.

11
11
"The Lady Next Door"
March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)[11]
2.99[12]

Marcie has discovered the truth about Randall's affair; she makes a scene at Brad's birthday party. Everyone is thinking it was Kelly who was having the affair with Randall. It is later revealed that it was Alex who is "Peppa". Brad and Edward both attack Randall and beat him up for the deception.

12
12
"Girlfriends"
March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)[4]
2.53[13]

After, Alex's affair with Randall is exposed. Kelly, Natalie and Esperanza try to comfort her. Brad and Eddie talk over what to do about the affair. Kelly gets a visit from Travis, who claims to still be in with her. Joey has a run-in with some guys from his old gang. Brad pulls a gun on Alex.

13
13
"Fatherless Boys"
April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)[4]
2.02[14]

Brad is looking for Randall. Travis tells Justice that he is not his biological father, at the same time his mother comes to apologize to Kelly. Marcie is looking for a place to stay and comes to Kelly for comfort. Joey wants to work at a chemical plant but Natalie doesn't want him to work there. Meanwhile, things are getting heated between Eddie and Lushion.

14
14
"Who Knew"
April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)[4]
2.28[15]

Brad questions all of the girls about the affair. The police come to Randall's house after getting reports of gunfire. Eddie arrests Randall. Lushion stands up to Eddie. Marcie becomes unstable when showing a house to an interracial couple.

15
15
"Marcie & Brad"
April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)[4]
2.21[16]

Marcie tries to hold it together when she confronts Alex. Randall hires a lawyer specializing in discrimination. Joey is still trying to get a job but things aren't looking up. Lushion and Natalie discuss living arraignments. Meanwhile, Marcie and Brad plot to have sex to get back at Alex and Randall.

16
16
"Whose Baby?"
April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)[4]
1.97[17]

Marcie and Brad find out they have more in common than they expected. Alex experiences contraction-like symptoms. Brad demands that Alex get a paternity test from the doctor.

17
17
"The Randall Connection"
May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)
1.95[18]

Randall tells Marcie he's the father of Alex's unborn child. Alex and Brad's kids see him sleeping on the couch and question their parents. Eddie feels uneasy, so he tries to make things right with Lushion. Joey gets some helpful advice from Faun but things go wrong when Quan shows up, to threaten his family. Randall finds out Eddie's secret and uses it against him.

18
18
"The Debt"
May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
2.07[19]

Edward is targeted in an act of revenge for taking money from Quan. Marcie confronts Alex about her sexual history. Esperanza gets a visit from Randall's lawyer. Meanwhile, being a stay-at-home mom has its disadvantages, when Randall shows up at Alex's front door. Quan struggles to pay back the debt he owes Julius.

19
19
"Nine P.M."
May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19)
2.21[20]

Eddie is rushed to the hospital after getting shot in the last episode. While struggling for his life, Esperanza is distraught but things worsen when Eddie's wife shows up. Travis comes to Kelly's job and she finds herself tempted. Brad helps Peter with his Mother's Day homework. Peter gets suspicious over Brad's behavior.

20
20
"Alex's Baby"
May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)
2.05[21]

Marcie tells the neighbors about the Randall-Alex affair and Brad threatens Randall. Alex goes into labor; Natalie begs Lushion to quit the force; Edward confesses his feelings for Esperanza.

text: Season 2 (2015–16)

text:
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season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(million)

21
1
"Miss Louise"
September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
2.90[22]

Kelly, Esperanza, and Natalie try to calm down Brad when he discovers that he isn't the father of Alex's newborn baby boy; As Marcie struggles with her and Randal's relationship a surprise lies ahead.

22
2
"The Beauty That Is"
September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)
2.32[23]

The ladies show their support for Alex as she deals with giving birth

23
3
"The Painter"
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)
2.05[24]

Alex dreams of how her affair with Randal started

24
4
"Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes"
October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
1.96[25]

Louise gives up information about Randal attraction to blonde women

25
5
"The Shed"
October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)
2.01[26]

Randal finds out karma does exists

26
6
"Being a Woman"
October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)
2.44[27]

Randal's wife and mother deal with their conflicted feelings

27
7
"Joey and Faun"
November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03)
2.28[28]

Marcie gains an unexpected ally; Faun tries to reconcile with Natalie.

28
8
"The Tape"
November 10, 2015 (2015-11-10)
2.43[29]

Eddie and Ben go forward with plans to take down their enemies

29
9
"He's Beautiful"
November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17)
2.23[30]

Brad surprises Alex with something terrible.

30
10
"Time For A Cigar"
November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
2.19[31]

Because of his betrayal, Brad taunts Randal

31
11
"Out of Control"
December 1, 2015 (2015-12-01)
2.51[32]

Edward plans out something vicious

32
12
"Mortal & Fifth"
March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)
2.47[33]

A horrible ambush ends in catastrophe.

33
13
"The Last Word"
March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)
2.20[34]

Randal confronts his wife about her infidelity.

34
14
"Backfired"
March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)
2.19[35]

Kelly does her best to protect Alex.

35
15
"Randal's Wicked Web"
April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)
1.99[36]

Randal comes for Alex and Brad.

36
16
"A Mother's Love"
April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12)
2.19[37]

Alex realizes the debts of Randal's evil

37
17
"Betting on Tina"
April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)
2.20[38]

Eddie finds that a nurse is his most formidable opponent

38
18
"The Brown Paper Bag"
April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)
2.05[39]

Lushion searches high and low for a piece of evidence.

39
19
"For Pete"
May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)
2.30[40]

Lushion takes a stand against corruption.

40
20
"The Will"
May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)
2.37[41]

Julius faces a shocking blow.

41
21
"An Evil Alliance"
May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)
2.28[42]

An alliance is formed

42
22
"The Wicked Soul"
May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)
2.39[43]

Lushion confesses a secret.

text: Season 3 (2016–17)

text:
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Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(million)

43
1
"Watch Your Back"
September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)
2.94[44]

Alex discovers a terrible scene.

44
2
"911 Emergency"
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
2.33[45]

In a fit of desperation, Alex leaves home and takes matters into her own hands.

45
3
"Boiling Point"
September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
2.16[46]

Natalie waits for news about Joey while the police try to locate Alex's baby.

46
4
"You're The Boss"
October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)
2.06[47]

Edward oversteps his authority in front of Steven and is reminded who the boss really is.

47
5
"An Unlikely Suspect"
October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)
2.25[48]

A crime shocks the town of Maxine; the police identify a suspect.

48
6
"The Power Of Love"
October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)
2.03[49]

Police interrogate their top suspect in the crime that has shocked the town.

49
7
"The Wages Of Sin"
October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
2.08[50]

The police question Brad as Joey fights for his life.

50
8
"Keeping Watch"
November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
1.89[51]

Edward tries to wake Louise while she is unconscious in an effort to see what she knows about Brad; Lushion scolds an agent who wasn't keeping tabs on Pete's room.

51
9
"A Room For You"
November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
2.05[52]

Alex and Andrew wait for backup on a quiet country road; things are not quiet at the hospital.

52
10
"Every Minute Counts"
November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
2.00[53]

Marcie learns life-altering news and her life will never be the same.

53
11
"Rusty's Brand Of Justice"
November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)
2.41[54]

On the mid-season finale, Rusty issues his brand of justice.

54
12
"A Neighborhood In Crisis"
March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)
1.96[55]

In the mid-season spring premiere, Kelly learns the shocking whereabouts of her neighbor Ramsey and Alex finally saves her baby.

55
13
"Sui Ling Mai"
March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)
1.97[56]

Pete takes on an alias to keep himself out of Edward's grasp. Kelly attempts to distance herself from Travis. Marcie and Brad confess their love for each other.

56
14
"A Fatal Attraction"
April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
1.89[57]

Travis loses his mind and becomes a crazed predator. Alex and Randall face off in court.

57
15
"The Missing Person"
April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)
2.03[58]

The police are searching for the missing Andrew. Alex reveals shocking news.

58
16
"The Mail Man"
April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
1.87[59]

Kelly panics when she learns the crime Travis has committed.

59
17
"Tippa Haynes"
April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)
1.92[60]

Randal questions the paternity of Alex's baby. Marcie grapples of telling Brad about her pregnancy.

60
18
"The Party Just Arrived"
May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)
1.85[61]

Dianne confronts and bullies Kelly with outrageous demands, while Randal warns Natalie that Lushion is cheating on her.

61
19
"Don't Lose Your Deposit"
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)
N/A

Louise gives Marcie advice about Brad.

62
20
"No One Is Safe"
May 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)
N/A

Kelly finds herself in an all-to-familiar predicament with a man she just can't get rid of.

63
21
"Angry Men"
May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)
N/A

Travis acts on his vengeful impulses.

64
22
"Sound The Alarm"
May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)
N/A

On the season finale, Kelly learns a new way to protect herself from Travis, Alex is finally granted custody of her baby, and Eddie gets taken down.

text: Season 4 (2017)

text:
No. in
series
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(million)

65
1
"A Difficult Path"
September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)
1.89[62]

In the season four premiere, the Maxine community is left unsteady after an incident endangers the lives of all the children in the neighborhood.

66
2
"Justice"
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
1.70[63]

Kelly finds herself in legal trouble that endangers her freedom. Randal continues to antagonize Marcie and Brad.

67
3
"In Distress"
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
1.93[64]

Lushion tries get Kelly out a horrible situation.

68
4
"Enemy Secrets"
October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
1.81[65]

Kelly gets help for her legal troubles. Eddie declares war against Steven and Lushion.

69
5
"A Taste Of Freedom"
October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)
1.84[66]

Randall continues his intensified harassment on all his neighbors, especially those of Brad and Alex.

70
6
"Falling"
October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
1.79[67]

Brad seeks revenge against Randall, almost injuring him seriously. Much to Randall's dismay, it's not giving him much help by calling the police.

71
7
"Something Is Rotten"
November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
1.72[68]

Randall secretly undermines Marcie in her attempts to seek legal counsel against him; Also, Eddie surprises Esperanza and is shocked in anger by his discovery.

72
8
"Dark Intentions"
November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
1.79[69]

Lushion comes to Kelly's aid by going after Travis; Steven reveals his true feelings to Esperanza.

73
9
"Chains, Guns, and Automobiles"[70]
November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
1.77[71]

Larry, the attorney, mistakenly breaks Marcie's confidence, leaving Marcie in great peril. Travis goes after Kelly in the dead of night.


document_title: The Legend of the Blue Sea

question_text: the legend of the blue sea actor name

question_tokens: the legend of the blue sea actor name

text: The Legend of the Blue Sea

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: The television series centers on the love story of Heo Joon-jae (Lee Min-ho), the son of a rich businessman who becomes a handsome and clever con-man after his parents' divorce, and a mermaid named Shim Cheong (Jun Ji-hyun).Focusing on rebirth, fate, and unrequited love, their tale is juxtaposed with the parallel story of their Joseon era incarnations, town head Kim Dam-ryeong and the mermaid Se-hwa.

text: Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa[edit]

text: During the Joseon era, a mermaid saves Kim Dam-ryeong from drowning when they were still young. Following the incident, they became friends and Dam-ryeong named her Se-hwa, after his younger sister. They ended up falling in love, but one day Dam-ryeong was forced by his family to marry another girl. Devastated by the news, Se-hwa decides to leave Dam-ryeong forever. Nevertheless, Dam-ryeong's love for Se-hwa forced him to leave his wife and to jump into the ocean to look for the mermaid. The distraught Se-hwa erases his memories of her and their love so that he may not look for her again.

text: After years of separation, the two grow as adults. Their paths cross again as Se-hwa was found by town folks trapped in a cave after a storm, and was brought to Dam-ryeong, now a town official. Their broken relationship starts back again. On the other hand, a nobleman named Yang made murderous attempts to steal Se-hwa for his own and to overthrow Dam-ryeong. Investigations on the covert killings of some individuals all indicate Yang as the instigator of the crimes. Dam-ryeong also saved a weak Se-hwa from Yang’s concubine who apparently has beaten her to cry since mermaid tears turn into pearls.

text: Meanwhile, Dam-ryeong keeps on experiencing dreams of himself, Se-hwa, and their foes in the future, and feared that the same ill-fate that afflicts himself and Se-hwa will replay itself. To warn his future self, he commissions a soon-to-be artifact—a time capsule containing a portrait of himself with a message to his future self that “everything is repeating itself” and he has to protect the mermaid from danger, particularly the reincarnations of Yang and anyone related to him. As Dam-ryeong was about to strike down Yang for his crimes, he is arrested for his relationship with Se-hwa and was sentenced to be exiled.

text: Whilst Dam-ryeong was escorted on boat for his exile, Yang and his associates search for Se-hwa. Urged by his suspicions, he requested the boat to turn around and fought with Yang and his gang. As men aim their harpoons, Dam-ryeong plunges into the water just as a harpoon, hurled by Yang’s son, hits him from behind, saving Se-hwa. To end both of their lives, Se-hwa thrusts the harpoon deeper and stabs herself. The boats sink, carrying Dam-ryeong’s belongings with them, and Dam-ryeong’s jadeite bracelet apparently slides off from the dying Se-hwa’s arm. Yang and his concubine were executed by sword and monkshood poison, respectively, for their crimes.

text: Joon-jae and Shim Cheong[edit]

text: In the modern days, young Heo Joon-jae runs away from home after the divorce of his parents. His father Heo Il-joong (Choi Jung-woo) adopts stepson Chi-hyun (Lee Ji-hoon) and marries Kang Seo-hee (Hwang Shin-hye). Joon-jae’s mother Mo Yoo-ran (Na Young-hee) works as a housekeeper. In his search for his mother, Joon-jae becomes a con-artist, using his good looks, wits, and skills in hypnotism in conducting scams with his mentor Jo Nam-doo (Lee Hee-joon) and computer hacking genius Tae-oh (Shin Won-ho). His affections are chased after by his college classmate, Cha Shi-ah.

text: Using the money he earned from his scams, Joon-jae flies to Spain, where he meets a mysterious pretty woman who went inside his hotel room unseen. He calls the police and sends her to jail, but Joon-jae retrieves her after being curious about the jadeite bracelet he saw on the woman’s arm. Nam-doo receives from Joon-jae a photo of the woman with the jadeite and confirms over the phone that the jadeite is genuine and of high price. Meanwhile, Joon-jae is being chased by gunmen being hired by a rich businesswoman who has fallen for Joon-jae’s scams. He brings the mysterious woman with him throughout the pursuit, until they end up cornered on a cliff facing the sea. They jump into the water, and the woman, who was revealed to be a mermaid unbeknownst to Joon-jae, kisses him to erase his memories of her but promises to follow him to Seoul.

text: Joon-jae returns to Seoul and is tormented by the gaps in his memories and by Jo Nam-doo’s claims of him being with a girl with an expensive jadeite. After months of swimming and traveling, the mermaid also arrives in Seoul wandering around the city, until she runs into Joon-jae. He recognizes her to be the woman Nam-doo is referring to and interrogates her on her identity and why he cannot remember her, although the mermaid hesitates to answer. He brings her to his home and names her Shim Cheong. They live together and steadily gets closer with each other.

text: Kang Seo-hee hires the fugitive Ma Dae-young (Sung Dong-il) to kill Joon-jae as part of her scheme to inherit Heo Il-joong's fortune. She also has secretly introduced Heo Il-joong with small yet potent doses of anticholinergic and monkshood extract, contributing to his failing health, particularly his vision. Chi-hyun dutifully nurses him, completely unaware of his mother's treachery. Ma Dae-young attempts several times to finish both Joon-jae and Shim Cheong but failed. Shim Cheong uses her power to erase Ma Dae-young's memories and, in the process, learns the sad fate of their Joseon era incarnations Kim Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa.

text: Linked by dreams, mysterious artifacts, including the jadeite bracelet, a vase with an image of a mermaid kissing a man in modern-day clothes, and the portrait of Kim Dam-ryeong with the inscription “everything is repeating itself", Joon-jae also learns of Dam-ryeong's world and his own fate, concluding that he and Shim Cheong are reincarnations of Kim Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa. Through his consultations with Professor of Neuropsychiatry Jin Kyung-won (Lee Ho-jae), he is able to retrieve his lost memories and the full rendering of his dreams about Kim Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa. He can also hear Shim Cheong's inner voice; he learns that she is indeed a mermaid and that, unless she returns to the sea, her heart will harden and stop beating if he will not love her.

text: Joon-jae and Shim-cheong lived comfortably with each other despite conflicts and the fear of the impending ill-fate. Joon-jae also finds his mother Mo Yoo-ran, who quit her job as housekeeper. On the other hand, Chi-hyun learns that his real father is Ma Dae-young and he is Kang Seo-hee's lover. He also learns of Kang Seo-hee's crimes and reluctantly consents to them. Kang Seo-hee finally kills Heo Il-joong, using a strong dose of monkshood. Joon-jae, with the help of Shim Cheong, Jo Nam-doo, Tae-oh, and police officer-detective Hong Dong-pyo (Park Hae-soo), busts Kang Seo-hee, revealing her real name to be"Kang Ji-hyun" and her schemes finally revealed. A maddened Chi-hyun steals a gun and aims at Joon-jae but Shim Cheong takes the shot to save him. Kang Seo-hee is detained while Chi-hyun attempts to kill himself with monkshood poison.

text: As Shim Cheong, being a mermaid, survives the fatal injury, Joon-jae learns that Ma Dae-young is visiting Professor Jin Kyung-won. As Joon-jae, Jo Nam-doo, and Officer Hong Dong-pyo rush to get him, Ma Dae-young recovers his memories of his past life and learns the death of his incarnation, Mr. Yang, and Yang’s concubine, revealed to be by the hands of Park Moo, Jo Nam-doo's incarnation. Just as Professor Jin Kyung-won was about to be murdered, Joon-jae arrives, and Ma Dae-young is seized by the police. Shim Cheong is discharged afterwards, but she still feels pain in her heart due to the gunshot. In order to fully recover, she has to go back into the water. Shim Cheong erases the memories of Joon-jae and of everyone who knew her. Before returning to the sea to recover, Shim Cheong was able to wipe out the memories of all the people she met in Seoul except her child friend named Yoo-na (Shin Rin-ah). Yoo-na shared afterwards that she has been dreaming about her Joseon era incarnation, that she is the daughter of a fisherman and a mermaid, and returns to the ocean.

text: Three years passed since Shim Cheong left. Joon-jae becomes a prosecutor, Jo Nam-doo works as a lecturer, and Tae-oh is engaged to Cha Shi-ah (Shin Hye-sun). Shim Cheong fully recovers her health and returns to Seoul. Despite his lost memories, Joon-jae recognizes Shim Cheong and it is revealed that he has been recording his life with Shim Cheong in case his memories are lost again. With this, Joon-jae had ultimately accomplished Kim Dam-ryeong’s reminder to protect Shim Cheong from danger and they had evaded the bad fate that had been in store for them. The couple were finally married and lived happily in a home by the sea.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Jun Ji-hyun as Se-hwa / Shim Chung[5]

Kal So-won as child Se-hwa
Shin Eun-soo as teenage Se-hwa[6]

A mermaid in the Joseon era / A modern-day mermaid who arrives in Seoul to follow her only love, Joon-jae. She has super strength and the ability to read and erase one's memory.
Lee Min-ho as Kim Dam-ryung / Heo Joon-jae

Jeon Jin-seo as child Kim Dam-ryung / Heo Joon-jae
Park Jin-young as teenage Kim Dam-ryung / Heo Joon-jae

The town head and son of a magistrate in the Joseon era who fell in love with a mermaid / A modern-day con-man who uses his looks and wit to transform into different people and conduct scams. He eventually met a mermaid whom he fell in love with again in his present life.

tag: ul

text: Supporting[edit]

text: Lee Hee-joon as Jo Nam-doo / Park Moo[7]

text: Shin Hye-sun as Cha Shi-ah[8]

text: Shin Won-ho as Tae-oh[9]

text: Lee Ji-hoon as Heo Chi-hyun[10]

text:
Na Young-hee as Mo Yoo-ran[11]

Shim Yi-young as young Mo Yoo-ran

text:
Hwang Shin-hye as Kang Seo-hee[12]

Oh Yeon-ah as young Kang Seo-hee / Mr. Yang's concubine

text: Sung Dong-il as Mr. Yang / Ma Dae-young[13]

text: Choi Jung-woo as Heo Il-joong[14]

text: Moon So-ri as Ahn Jin-joo[15]

text: Recurring[edit]

text: Park Hae-soo as Hong Dong-pyo

text:
Park Ji-il as Manager Nam

Choi Kwon as young Manager Nam in Joseon era

text: Shin Rin-ah as Seo Yoo-na

text: Hong Jin-kyung as Shim Chung's homeless friend[16]

text: Lee Jae-won as Cha Dong-shik

text: Lee Ho-jae as Professor Jin Kyung-won

text: Special appearances[edit]

text:
Go Gyu-pil as Han Sung-tae, a Myungdong Capital CEO (ep.1)
Kim Sung-ryung as Jang Jin-ok, Han Sung-tae's wife, a Myungdong Capital Madam (ep.1-3)
Krystal Jung as Min-ji, a flight attendant (ep.1)[17]
Ahn Jae-hong as Thomas, a missionary (ep.2)
Cha Tae-hyun as a Han River con-man (ep.4)[18]
Kim Kang-hyun as a police officer (ep.5)
Park Jin-joo as a nurse (ep.6)
Jo Jung-suk as Yoo Jung-hoon, a merman (ep.7-8)[19]
Jeong Yoo-mi as Kim Hye-jin (ep.8)[20]
Kim Sun-young as an ajumma in the jjimjilbang (ep.11)
Im Won-hee as a doctor (ep.19)
Kim Seul-gi as a mermaid (ep.20)

text: Production[edit]

text: Filming began on August 19, 2016 in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The production team then flew to Palau to film underwater scenes.[21] The cast and crew flew to Spain on September 11 where they filmed in A Coruña, Ribadeo, Lugo, Tossa de Mar and Castell de Santa Florentina[22][23][24] in Canet de Mar, as well as Begur (Es Cau Swimming Pool), Sitges (Town Hall and other backdrops) and Barcelona (exteriors of Palau de la Música Catalana, etc.),[25][26] among other places in Catalonia and Galicia (Spain).[27][28] The first script reading was held on October 8, 2016, two months after production began, due to the busy schedules of the actors. It lasted three hours and covered the first four episodes.[29]

text: This drama served as a reunion for both Lee Ji-hoon and Shin Hye-sun who debuted together in the 2012 KBS2 hit school drama School 2013[30] as well as Jun Ji-hyun and Hong Jin-kyung who previously worked together in the 2013 SBS hit drama My Love from the Star.[31]

text: Original soundtrack[edit]

text:
The Legend of the Blue Sea
Original Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Various Artists

Released
January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) (digital)[32]
January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) (2CD)[33]

Genre
Soundtrack

Label

Jellyfish
LOEN

[32]
L100005295[33]

Producer
Hwang Se-jun (executive)

text: OST Part 1[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Love Story[34]"

Kim Jang-woo
Kim Ji-hyang

Kim Ji-hyang
MELODESIGN

Lyn
3:24

2.
"Love Story" (Inst.)

Kim Ji-hyang
MELODESIGN

3:24

Total length:
6:48

text: OST Part 2[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"A World That Is You" (그대라는 세상)
Han Joo
Lee Yoo-jin
Yoon Mi-rae
3:37

2.
"A World That Is You" (그대라는 세상 (Inst.))

Lee Yoo-jin

3:37

Total length:
7:14

text: OST Part 3[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Lean on You" (너에게 기울어가)
Kim Ji-hyang
MELODESIGN
Jung-yup (Brown Eyed Soul)
3:46

2.
"Lean on You" (너에게 기울어가 (Inst.))

MELODESIGN

3:46

Total length:
7:32

text: OST Part 4[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Shy Boy[35]" (설레이는 소년처럼)
Shin Hae-chul

Glory Face
Jo Yong-ho

Ha Hyun-woo (Guckkasten)
3:31

2.
"Shy Boy" (설레이는 소년처럼 (Inst.))

Glory Face
Jo Yong-ho

3:31

Total length:
7:02

text: OST Part 5[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Somewhere Someday[36]" (어디선가 언젠가)
Kim Eana

Hwang Se-jun
MELODESIGN

Sung Si-kyung
4:32

2.
"Somewhere Someday" (어디선가 언젠가 (Inst.))

Hwang Se-jun
MELODESIGN

4:32

Total length:
9:04

text: OST Part 6[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Wind Flower" (바람꽃)

Hana
Tom & Jerry

Tom & Jerry
Lee Sun-hee
4:11

2.
"Wind Flower" (바람꽃 (Inst.))

Tom & Jerry

4:11

Total length:
8:22

text: OST Part 7[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Fool" (바보야)
Honey Pot
Honey Pot
Ken (VIXX)
3:14

2.
"Fool" (바보야 (Inst.))

Honey Pot

3:14

Total length:
6:28

text: OST Part 8[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Why Would I Do Like This" (내가 왜 이럴까)
Noh Ah-ram (Coffee Boy)
Noh Ah-ram
Coffee Boy
3:14

2.
"Why Would I Do Like This" (내가 왜 이럴까 (Inst.))

Noh Ah-ram

3:14

Total length:
6:28

text: OST Part 9[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Day By Day[37]" (하루에 하나씩)

ZigZag Note
Kang Myung-shin

ZigZag Note
Kang Myung-shin

Park Yoon-ha
3:09

2.
"Day By Day" (하루에 하나씩 (Inst.))

ZigZag Note
Kang Myung-shin

3:09

Total length:
6:18

text: OST Part 10[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"If Only" (만에 하나)

Min Yeon-jae
Lee Dae-sung (BIGTONE)

KingMing
Kim Dong-hwi

Se-jeong (Gugudan)
4:16

2.
"If Only" (만에 하나 (Inst.))

KingMing
Kim Dong-hwi

4:16

Total length:
8:32

text: OST Part 11[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Love Road" (사랑길)
Kim Ji-hyang
MELODESIGN
Min Chae
3:54

2.
"Love Road" (사랑길 (Inst.))

MELODESIGN

3:54

Total length:
7:48

text: Instrumental[edit]

text: I.[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Sound Of Ocean"
Ryo Yoshimata
Ryo Yoshimata

2.
"Memories"
Yoshimata
Yoshimata

3.
"The Last Time"
Yoshimata
Yoshimata

Total length:
8:21

text: II.[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Artist
Length

1.
"Hidden Story" (숨겨진 이야기)
Second Moon
Second Moon
Second Moon feat. Han Ah-reum

2.
"My Name" (나의 이름)

Second Moon
Second Moon feat. Han Ah-reum

3.
"The Way to Meet You" (너를 찾아 가는길)
Second Moon
Second Moon
Second Moon

4.
"At This Time" (다음 이시간에)
Second Moon
Second Moon
Second Moon

Total length:
9:45

text: Charted songs[edit]

text:
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Sales
Remarks

KOR
Gaon

"Love Story"
(Lyn)
2016

21

KOR: 181,202+[38]

Part 1

"A World That Is You"
(Yoon Mi-rae)
10

KOR: 208,326+[39]

Part 2

"Lean on You"
(Jung-yup (Brown Eyed Soul))
46

KOR: 89,521[40]

Part 3

"Shy Boy"
(Ha Hyun-woo (Guckkasten))
64

KOR: 51,209[41]

Part 4

"Somewhere Someday"
(Sung Si-kyung)
11

KOR: 274,787+[42]

Part 5

"Wind Flower"
(Lee Sun-hee)
27

KOR: 167,441+[43]

Part 6

"Fool"
(Ken (VIXX))
78

KOR: 44,708+[44]

Part 7

"If Only"
Se-jeong (Gugudan)
2017
35

KOR: 56,719+[45]

Part 10

text: Reception[edit]

text: Due to the star power of Jun and Lee, the series maintained the first place ranking for its timeslot and surpassed 20% viewership ratings.[46][47] The series also fared well overseas, having been exported to all major regions around the world, including Southeast Asia, the Americas and Europe.[1] Despite the show's success, it was criticized for lack of originality, as many viewers felt that the 'parallel timeline' and 'romance between a human and supernatural being' were recycled elements of writer Park's previous series My Love From the Star (2013-2014).[1] Additionally, it was slammed for bad editing, loose plot and lack of chemistry.[48] However, Jun's performance as a mermaid was met with overall high praise; with The Straits Times saying that she is "brilliant as the otherworldly goofball who is blissfully unaware of the mission to save her self-worth" and Yonhap News Agency highlighting her "trademark lanky, slender yet at times powerful and dramatic performance".[49][50]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

text:
Episode #
Date
Average audience share

TNmS Ratings[51]
AGB Nielsen[52]

Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area

1
November 16, 2016
15.4% (4th)
18.9% (3rd)
16.4% (4th)
18.0% (2nd)

2
November 17, 2016
16.2% (4th)
20.1% (3rd)
15.1% (4th)
16.4% (4th)

3
November 23, 2016
18.6% (4th)
19.6% (2nd)
15.7% (4th)
17.2% (4th)

4
November 24, 2016
17.9% (4th)
21.3% (3rd)
17.1% (4th)
18.4% (3rd)

5
November 30, 2016
16.4% (4th)
20.4% (2nd)
16.8% (3rd)
20.5% (1st)

6
December 1, 2016
18.1% (2nd)
20.2% (1st)
18.9% (2nd)
22.1% (1st)

7
December 7, 2016
15.8% (4th)
18.1% (2nd)
17.4% (2nd)
19.2% (1st)

8
December 8, 2016
17.4% (3rd)
19.7% (1st)
17.4% (2nd)
19.1% (2nd)

9
December 14, 2016
14.8% (5th)
16.4% (2nd)
16.6% (2nd)
18.8% (2nd)

10
December 15, 2016
16.8% (4th)
19.2% (2nd)
17.5% (2nd)
19.3% (2nd)

11
December 21, 2016
17.7% (3rd)
20.1% (2nd)
16.7% (3rd)
18.1% (2nd)

12
December 22, 2016
16.3% (4th)
18.0% (2nd)
17.3% (3rd)
18.7% (2nd)

13
December 28, 2016
15.8% (4th)
18.4% (2nd)
16.0% (4th)
17.2% (3rd)

14
January 4, 2017
15.1% (4th)
18.1% (3rd)
17.8% (3rd)
18.7% (2nd)

15
January 5, 2017
15.9% (3rd)
19.4% (2nd)
18.3% (3rd)
20.1% (2nd)

16
January 11, 2017
15.1 (4th)
19.0% (2nd)
18.9% (3rd)
20.7% (2nd)

17
January 12, 2017
18.9% (3rd)
22.2% (2nd)
20.8% (2nd)
23.0% (2nd)

18
January 18, 2017
16.5% (3rd)
18.4% (2nd)
18.3% (3rd)
19.9% (2nd)

19
January 19, 2017
18.7% (3rd)
20.4% (2nd)
21.0% (2nd)
22.2% (2nd)

20
January 25, 2017
16.2% (4th)
18.4% (2nd)
17.9% (3rd)
18.8% (2nd)

Average
16.7%
19.3%
17.6%
19.3%

Special
December 29, 2016
14.5% (8th)
13.3% (4th)
11.2% (7th)
12.3% (4th)

text: On December 29, 2016, SBS aired a movie-like special episode summarizing the first half of the drama focusing on the relationship between Shim Cheong and Heo Joon-jae.[53]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Result

2016
24th SBS Drama Awards[54]
Grand Prize (Daesang)

Jun Ji-hyun

Nominated

Lee Min-ho

Nominated

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Genre & Fantasy Drama
Won

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre & Fantasy Drama

Jun Ji-hyun

Nominated

Excellence Award, Actor in a Fantasy Drama

Lee Hee-joon

Nominated

Excellence Award, Actress in a Fantasy Drama

Shin Hye-sun

Nominated

Hwang Shin-hye

Nominated

Special Award, Actor in Fantasy Drama

Sung Dong-il

Won

Lee Ji-hoon

Nominated

Special Award, Actress in a Fantasy Drama

Oh Yeon-ah

Nominated

K-Wave Star Award

Lee Min-ho

Nominated

Jun Ji-hyun

Nominated

Best Couple

Lee Min-ho and Jun Ji-hyun

Won

Top 10 Stars

Lee Min-ho

Won

Jun Ji-hyun

Won

Idol Academy Award - Best Eating (Meokbang)
Won

text: International broadcast[edit]

text:
In Cambodia, the series will be dubbed in Khmer language by Hang Meas HDTV as "ទេពមច្ឆាឆ្លងជាតិ". It will air sometime in the second half of 2017.[55]
In Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia and Brunei, the series aired exclusively on ONE TV Asia, within 24 hours of its original telecast.[56][57]
In Vietnam, it premiered on November 17, 2016 on HTV2's YouTube channel. Each episode was available to stream 12 hours after the original South Korean broadcast under the title Huyền thoại biển xanh with Vietnamese subtitles.[58][58]
In Hong Kong, the drama aired on myTV SUPER. It premiered on November 17, 2016.[59]
In the Philippines, the drama is available to stream on Iflix 24 hours after its original South Korean broadcast with English subtitles.[60][61] ABS-CBN will air it in May 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm PST, replacing Minute To Win It: Last Duo Standing its Kapamilya Gold block. Meanwhile, the network's regional stations will air the drama at 9:30am PST in order to avoid conflict with regional editions of its flagship evening newscast. On August 18, 2017, ABS-CBN confirmed that Legend of the Blue Sea will re-air on the network's coveted Primetime Bida 10:00 timeslot. It will be aired for all of the nation and will be airing on September 4, 2017 replacing Weightlifting Fairy. It will be dubbed in Filipino.[62][63][64]
In Sri Lanka, the drama is available to stream on-demand on Iflix with English and Sinhalese subtitles. During its original run, Iflix exclusively streamed episodes of the drama 24 hours after its original South Korean broadcast with English subtitles between November 17, 2016 and January 26, 2017.[65]
In the Los Angeles DMA, US the drama airs every Wednesday & Thursday with English subtitles, free over-the-air on Asian American-oriented channel, LA18 (channel 18) from December 7, 2016 to February 9, 2017.[66]
In Canada, the drama airs on Korean Canadian-oriented channel, All TV.[67]
In Thailand, it will premiere on True4U in January 2017, dubbed as ngeụ̄xk s̄āw tạw r̂āy kạb nāy t̂m tǔn ("เงือกสาวตัวร้ายกับนายต้มตุ๋น"; literally: Sassy Mermaid & Mr. Fraud).[68]
In Taiwan, episodes of the drama are available to stream on iQiyi.[69] It will also premiere in China on TVC in February, 2017.[70]
In Japan, the series is currently aired on Eisei Gekijo (a cable TV channel) from February 26, 2017.[71]
The drama is available to stream on Viki with subtitles in a variety of languages created by a volunteer community.[72]


document_title: The Price Is Right models

question_text: who is the male model on price is right

question_tokens: who is the male model on price is right

text: The Price Is Right models

text: History[edit]

text: The original Price Is Right also employed models. Usually, two models appeared per episode to model the prizes, much in the same tradition as the later incarnations. As is the case with the Carey-era of the current version, the models were not referred to specifically by a nickname.

text: June Ferguson and Toni Wallace were the regular models, staying with the program for its entire nine-year run. Various other models either assisted Ferguson and Wallace, or appeared during their absences.

text: Nighttime versions[edit]

text: The daytime models appeared on the 1970s syndicated nighttime version as well, with a few notable exceptions. Additional models besides Parkinson were also featured on the nighttime show, including Janice's sister Ann Pennington and a black model known only by her first name, Harriet.

text: On the 1985 syndicated version, Pennington, Parkinson, and Hallstrom appeared throughout the run. However, on the 1994 syndicated version, an entirely separate cast of models was featured: Julie Lynn Cialini, Ferrari Farris, and Lisa Stahl Sullivan.

text: Since the premiere of the CBS prime time series in 2002 and beginning with The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectaculars in 2003, there are often situations where four to seven models appear on each episode.

text: Over 25 women have appeared as models on The Price Is Right since the program's premiere. For the first three years, there were two models – Janice Pennington and Anitra Ford. Dian Parkinson joined Pennington and Ford in 1975 after previously appearing periodically as a substitute model.

text: Ford left the program in 1976 and was later replaced by Holly Hallstrom who joined the cast in 1977. Pennington, Parkinson and Hallstrom appeared as the three main models on both the daytime and syndicated versions of the show from 1977–1993.

text: In December 1990, the three were joined by the program's first permanent African American model, Kathleen Bradley. During this period, Kyle Aletter appeared as the substitute model whenever one of the principal models was unable to appear in a given episode.

text: Parkinson left the show in 1993 "to pursue other interests" as stated by Barker, although speculation among some felt her departure was due to ongoing difficulties with Pennington. The following year, Parkinson filed a litigation suit claiming that Barker had been sexually harassing her beginning in the 1980s. Parkinson withdrew the suit in 1995.

text: Parkinson was replaced by several other women (including Cindy Margolis) until Gena Lee Nolin was hired in 1994. Hallstrom was dismissed from the show in 1995 by Barker on the basis of weight gain (due to prescription medication), although Hallstrom alleged that she was dismissed for her refusal to support Barker in his then-ongoing litigation with Parkinson. Barker sued Hallstrom for slander and libel and Hallstrom countersued Barker for wrongful termination and age, weight, and medical discrimination. Eventually, Hallstrom was awarded a multimillion-dollar settlement in 2005.

text: After Hallstrom's termination and Nolin's departure that same year, Chantel Dubay was hired as the third model in 1996. Dubay left the show in 1999 and was replaced by Nikki Ziering.

text: In 2000, Pennington and Bradley were dismissed from the program in (what was claimed as) an attempt to attract a younger demographic. Their dismissals came after Barker's failed lawsuit against Hallstrom. Both Pennington and Bradley filed for wrongful termination and settled out-of-court for an undisclosed amount.[1]

text: Pennington and Bradley were replaced by Heather Kozar and Claudia Jordan in 2000. Ziering and Kozar both left the program in 2002. At that time, Jordan became the only "permanent" model and was joined by a rotating cast of additional models.

text: Jordan's departure came in 2003 after she formally complained about racial discrimination on the set. Jordan filed for wrongful termination and racial discrimination and also received an out-of-court settlement. After Jordan's dismissal, The Price Is Right no longer featured the same model or group of models on a daily basis. In addition to several models who are more-or-less a permanent part of the cast, new models appeared every few weeks who sometimes eventually joined the rotation, or other times appeared for a single set of tapings. That procedure was changed in late 2008 as contracts expired.

text: The show has four permanent models: Rachel Reynolds, Amber Lancaster, Manuela Arbeláez and James O'Halloran. Each episode features two or three models. Occasionally only one model is present when appearing alongside a guest personality from a program either airing, produced, or distributed by CBS, or taped at CBS Television City.

text: The models are now referred as "The Price Is Right models" when making public appearances with Carey. As part of the change, starting in December 2009, the show's models are now listed in the show's full credit roll. Beginning with the 2010–11 season, the models wear microphones so they can be heard when they are talking with Carey or the contestant. On some episodes only two models are featured, with the announcer serving as a third model for games that feature three models.

text: Starting in 2012, the models added additional roles. Their roles expanded on the show's website, including model interviews to participating in their own "reality" web series, Male Model Search, where they served as judges (in 2012 and 2014). In a 2013 episode, they participated in an episode theme on April Fool's Day in which the models swapped roles with the host and announcer. In 2014, former Miss USA Shanna Moakler was one of the celebrity judges to select a new male model for the show.[2] Other judges included the show's executive producer Mike Richards and first male model Robert Scott Wilson.[3]

text: List of models[edit]

text:
Name
Debut
Departure
Notes

Kyle Aletter
1981
1996
Substitute model

Manuela Arbeláez
2008
Present
First Hispanic model; participated in 2008 model search; joined cast during Brandi Sherwood's pregnancy.

Kathleen Bradley
1990
2000
First permanent African American model on the daytime show.

Paige Brooks[4][better source needed]
2001
2002

Starr Campbell
2004
2005

Lanisha Cole
2003
2010
Later appeared as a model on Deal or No Deal from March to September 2006.

Phire Dawson
2005
2008

Chantel Dubay
1996
1999

Jennifer England
2002
2003

Anitra Ford
1972
1976

Lisa Gleave
2002
2003
Later appeared as a model on Deal or No Deal from December 2005 to May 2009.

Teri Harrison
2003
2005

Holly Hallstrom
1977
1995
Left in 1983, returned in 1984

Claudia Jordan
2001
2003
Later appeared as a model on Deal or No Deal from December 2005 to May 2009.

Lexie Karlsen
2001
2001

Heather Kozar
2001
2002

Amber Lancaster
2008
Present

Cindy Margolis
1995
1996
Substitute model

Tamiko Nash
2007
2009

Gena Lee Nolin
1994
1995

James O'Halloran
2014
Present
Second permanent male model to be on the American version of the show; won the 2014 model search.

Gwendolyn Osborne
2005
2017

Dian Parkinson
1975
1993

Janice Pennington
1972
2000
Longest serving model in the show's history

Rebecca Mary Pribonic
2004
2006

Rachel Reynolds
2003
Present

Brandi Sherwood
2002
2009
Dismissed February 23, 2010; later filed lawsuit against FremantleMedia/RTL Group and CBS.[5]

Amanda Shiflett
2009
2009
Won model search contest

Shane Stirling
2002
2008

Gabrielle Tuite
2003
2008

Rob Wilson
2012
2014
First permanent male model to be on the American version of the show; won the 2012 model search.[6]

Natasha Yi
2005
2005
First Asian American model

Nikki Ziering
1999
2002

text: Guest models[edit]

text: In February 2006, supermodel Tyra Banks appeared as a guest model and assisted during two games.

text: Since Drew Carey became host in 2007, celebrities and sports professionals have appeared during specific segments (especially Showcases themed around the subject) on many episodes to promote prizes related to their professions, including Wayne Newton, Lou Ferrigno, Reba McEntire, Jim Nantz, Heidi Newfield, the United States women's national soccer team, Chuck Finley, James Corden, Edwin Aldrin, Jr., Carl Edwards, Kit Hoover, John McCook, Natalie Morales, Jake Paul, Katie Stam, Blake Shelton, Bomshel, and WWE Divas Kelly Kelly and the Bella Twins.

text: During season 37, manufacturers of products began offering their representatives to model the equipment, such as athletes signed to play with that brand's equipment or who represent a specific sports manufacturer, musicians under contract with the instrument's manufacturer or corporate representatives of another product or service. They have mostly appeared during One Bids but also during the Showcase. Carey will introduce the individual modeling the prize and their affiliation to the manufacturer or prize provider.

text: In both 2009 and 2010, Kathy Kinney appeared on the April Fool's Day episodes, reprising her role as Mimi Bobeck from The Drew Carey Show. In 2009, she appeared as a model, and in 2010, she acted as the executive producer, with the show's models trading places with three male staffers.

text: Occasionally, there is a crossover with other shows airing on, owned or distributed by CBS featuring actors of those shows modeling prizes. These crossovers have included The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Amazing Race, Let's Make a Deal, The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Young and the Restless. Tiffany Coyne (from Let's Make a Deal) filled in as the fifth model on some episodes which aired in March 2011. Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby from The Young and the Restless) frequently crosses over as a guest model, especially when a Showcase skit necessitates, and when needed, for "masculine" prizes (motorcycles, trucks, et al.). Goddard's use as a crossover model resulted in the show standardizing the use of a male model.

text: In season 40 (2010), show model Rachel Reynolds and husband David Delucci, a former Major League Baseball player, modeled wedding formal wear.

text: The Mother's Day 2012 episode (May 11, 2012) featured special guests fitting with the theme. Florence Henderson and personal trainer Johannes Brugger (the show's first non-crossover or product-placement male guest model) appeared together. Also, the father and son combination of TNT NBA analyst Kenny Smith (a crossover with the CBS/Turner NCAA March Madness) and Malloy, the husband and son of show model Gwendolyn Osborne, appeared. And, as with Reynolds, they announced Gwendolyn's pregnancy.

text: During selected spring 2014 episodes, ballroom dancer Cheryl Burke, Carey's partner in season 18 of Dancing with the Stars, appeared on episodes and modeled prizes.

text: Announcer[edit]

text: The announcer models prizes such as men's watches, suits, and other accessories, a practice that began with original announcer Johnny Olson and has continued with his three successors (Rod Roddy, Rich Fields, and George Gray). The announcer also appeared in Showcase skits, sometimes modeling the prizes or playing a character in a story line. Starting in 2010, on episodes where two models appear in games typically featuring three models, the announcer will assume the third model's role and often is paired with another model when describing prizes. With a video screen added to the announcer's podium in 2011 tapings, a prize (or graphics for trips) may be displayed on the announcer's podium, and some prizes (such as a laptop computer) may be modeled by the announcer from his podium.

text: Conflicts[edit]

text: With Barker[edit]

text: In addition to the litigation suits, several other staff members have filed lawsuits against Barker and the program, alleging sexual harassment and wrongful termination.[7] After Parkinson brought forth sexual harassment allegations against Barker, he called a press conference to admit a past consensual sexual relationship with her.[8]

text: When asked in a USA Today interview about the four most famous Beauties (Bradley, Hallstrom, Parkinson, and Pennington), Barker replied, "They've been such a problem. I don't want to say anything about them. They're disgusting; I don't want to mention them." Barker gave praise to the rotating models featured during his last years as host of the program, calling them "the best models we've ever had."[9]

text: All lawsuits, except for Hallstrom's, were settled out of court. Barker himself dropped his slander suit against Hallstrom, who countersued and received millions in settlement.[10][11]

text: With other staff members[edit]

text: Two other Barker-era models who were added in the 2000s and went through the host transition have also filed lawsuits, with lawsuits targeting Executive Producer Mike Richards and producer Adam Sandler (not to be confused with the film star) for inappropriate behavior on the set.[12] Brandi Sherwood won her lawsuit against the show in November 2012, which pertained to the show terminating her while on maternity leave, and was awarded over $8,000,000 in damages, both punitive and personal.[13][14]


document_title: Two Occasions

question_text: who sang i only think of you on two occasions

text: Two Occasions

text:
"Two Occasions"

Single by The Deele

from the album Eyes of a Stranger

Released
1988

Format
7" single

Recorded
1987

Genre
R&B, quiet storm

Length
4:17

Label
Solar

Songwriter(s)
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Darnell "Dee" Bristol, Sid Johnson

Producer(s)
L.A. Reid & Babyface for Deelesongz Inc

The Deele singles chronology

"Can-U-Dance"
(1987)
"Two Occasions"
(1988)
"Shoot Em Up Movies"
(1988)

"Can-U-Dance"
(1987)
"Two Occasions"
(1988)
"Shoot Em Up Movies"
(1988)

text: "Two Occasions" is an R&B song written by Babyface, Darnell Bristol and Sid Johnson (who was the former manager for Babyface's early group, Manchild) [1]. It was produced by Babyface and L.A. Reid for The Deele's third studio album Eyes of a Stranger (1987). The ballad was released as the album's second single in 1988.[1] It's the only song on the album that features Babyface on lead vocals,[2] which alternate between himself, Bristol, and Carlos "Satin" Greene throughout the course of the song. It has since been remade into a live version with added vocals from Babyface with all original vocals from The Deele intact; this version appeared on the 12" maxi single and also three years later on his album, A Closer Look.[3]

text: The song and Babyface were later referenced by Mariah Carey in her 2005 hit song, "We Belong Together."[4]

text: The song is also sampled in the 2009 hit song "Want It, Need It" by Plies featuring Ashanti. It was also sampled in the song "I Still Love You" by Next (group) on their Rated Next album. Rap/Hip Hop artist Charlie Manhattan, released his version of "Two Occasions," in 2007, which was taken from his solo debut album, The Manhattan Project.[5]

text: Faye Wong also sampled the song in "Miss You Night and Day" found in her 1992 album, Coming Home.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Craig Lytle, in his review of the album for Allmusic, called "Two Occasions" a "quiet-storm classic" with "superb arrangement and production", declaring the song "worthy of a number-one ranking."[2] In 1989, the song won a BMI Pop Award.[6]

text: Although the band's first hit "Body Talk" actually had a higher placement on the R&B chart, "Two Occasions" is widely considered The Deele's most successful single. It peaked at number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number four on the Hot R&B and number twenty-one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1]

text: Charts[edit]

text:
Chart (1988)
Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1]
10

U.S. Billboard Hot R&B[1]
4

U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[1]
21

text: Notes[edit]

text:
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Billboard". Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – The Deele. Retrieved 1988.  Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ Jump up to: a b "Allmusic". allmusic (((Eyes of a Stranger > Overview))).
Jump up ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-closer-look-r1094
Jump up ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (August 4, 2005). "New York Times". The Summer Buzz: Cicadas and Mariah Carey. Retrieved 2005.  Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
Jump up ^ Marisa Brown. "Charlie Manhattan – Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography – AllMusic". AllMusic.
Jump up ^ "Babyface Awards". Babyface Fan – Awards. November 5, 1989.

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