"Masters of Science Fiction"
The Awakening (2007)

Regista:

Michael Petroni

Writers:

Michael Petroni (teleplay)
Howard Fast (short story "The General Zapped...")

Serie TV:

"Masters of Science Fiction" (2007)

Original Air Date:

11 agosto 2007 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genere:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Major Albert Skynner is brought out of retirement when an alien creature arrives on Earth. The creature...

Plot Keywords:

World Peace | Weapons Of Mass Destruction | Code | World War Three | Alien Invasion

Recensioni degli utenti:

When exactly did Michael Moore become a "master of science fiction"?

Cast

Stephen Hawking	...	Himself - Host
Terry O'Quinn	...	Albert Skynner
Elisabeth Röhm	...	Lt. Granger
William B. Davis	...	The President
Julian Christopher	...	General Mackenzie (as Julian D Christopher)
Malcolm Stewart	...	Col. Dingham
Doron Bell	...	Kirby
Samir El Sharkawi	...	The Iraqi
Dave Lantaigne	...	Army Officer
Adrian Mcmorran	...	The Medic
Dean Marshall	...	The General's Aide
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Captain Oguchi
Johannah Newmarch	...	Assistant
Mitra Loraz	...	Palestinian Woman
Andre Fex	...	French Leader
Deni DeLory	...	Interpreter
Veena Sood	...	Dr. Kashani
Parm Soor	...	Pakistani Leader
Scott E. Miller	...	Technician
Eddy Ko	...	Chinese Leader
Igor Ingelsman	...	Russian Leader
Laura Soltis	...	Skynner's Wife
Ben Cotton	...	Creature

Regia di
Michael Petroni

Scritto da
Michael Petroni		(teleplay)
Howard Fast		(short story "The General Zapped...")

Prodotto da
Keith Addis	....	executive producer
Ben Browning	....	co-producer
Andrew Deane	....	executive producer
Sam Egan	....	co-executive producer
Brendan Ferguson	....	co-producer
Mick Garris	....	co-executive producer
Adam Goldworm	....	co-producer
John W. Hyde	....	executive producer
Brad Mendelsohn	....	executive producer
Lisa Richardson	....	co-executive producer
Grant Rosenberg	....	supervising producer
Lee Wilson	....	consulting producer

Musiche originali di
John Frizzell
Laura Karpman

Fotografia di
David Pelletier		(director of photography)

Montaggio di
Richard Nord

Responsabile casting
Lynne Carrow
Mary Jo Slater

Scenografie di
Andrew Neskoromny

Architetto-scenografo
Catherine Schroer

Arredatore
Josh Plaw

Trucco
Amanda McGowan	....	first assistant makeup artist
Forest Sala	....	key hair stylist

Aiuto regista
Tarnya Cook	....	third assistant director
Alexia S. Droz	....	second assistant director
Peter D. Marshall	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Beatty	....	construction coordinator
Gavin De West	....	props
Christopher Rodgers	....	lead construction
Kevin Tomecek	....	construction foreman
Terry Weaver	....	property master
Milena Zdravkovic	....	concept artist

Sonoro
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Kevin Belen	....	foley mixer
Jay Cheetham	....	background sound editor
James Fonnyadt	....	sound designer
Dave Hibbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gord Hillier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Graeme Hughes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andre Iwanchuk	....	dialogue editor
Ken Lee	....	boom operator
Glen Noseworthy	....	adr mixer
David Scott	....	sound effects editor

Effetti speciali
Chris Hatchwell	....	special effects lead fabricator
Dan Rebert	....	creature effects supervisor
Dan Rebert	....	prosthetic supervisor

Visual Effects
Matt Belbin	....	digital effects editor
Jayson Castro	....	visual effects production assistant
Bob Dewald	....	digital effects editor
Annabelle Kent	....	digital compositor
Todd Liddiard	....	digital compositor
Lionel Lim	....	digital compositor
Adam Marisett	....	visual effects artist
Mladen Miholjcic	....	senior CGI artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Alessandro Nardini	....	visual effects
Bryce Rieger	....	digital compositor
Lisa K. Sepp	....	visual effects producer: Anthem Visual Effects (as Lisa Sepp-Wilson)
Philippe Thibault	....	digital compositor
Lee Wilson	....	visual effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Harold Bernard	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Fraser Boyle	....	key grip
Prem Marimuthu	....	rigging gaffer
Larry Portmann	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Christopher K. Stenberg	....	video assistant
Jim Van Dijk	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jim Van Dijk	....	steadicam operator
Gary Viola	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Casting Department
Lynette Therrien	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Rosmary Conte	....	post-production coordinator
Amy Flint	....	assistant editor
Nicholas Sousa	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Mike Beckett	....	music editor
Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum	....	assistant to composer
Jennifer Ross	....	music supervisor
Ed Shearmur	....	composer: main title music (as Edward Shearmur)
Frederik Wiedmann	....	orchestrator
Frederik Wiedmann	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Ben Liljedahl	....	transportation captain

Altro personale
Erin Dixon	....	production assistant
Heather Douglas	....	assistant to producers
Stephanie Herbert	....	assistant production coordinator
Deborah Loven	....	assistant accountant
E. Jeff Olson	....	assistant: Mr Mendelsohn
Adrian Salpeter	....	assistant: Lisa Richardson
Chris Smith	....	production assistant
Gary Stamford	....	set wireman
Heather Turner	....	production secretary

Trucco
Nicholas Podbrey	....	special effects makeup coordinator

Visual Effects
Andrea Caretta	....	digital artist: title design

Camera and Electrical Department
Pascal Jean Provost	....	cinematographer: second unit

Casting Department
Manny Fernandez	....	casting assistant

Altro personale
Karen Lo	....	assistant location manager
Janet D. Munro	....	script supervisor
Nicholas Podbrey	....	puppeteer

Production Companies

• Reunion Pictures

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2007) (USA) (TV)

Durata:

43 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Company:

Reunion Pictures

When exactly did Michael Moore become a "master of science fiction"?

Wow, that was awful! My fiancée(who has aided me in several other recent reviews of mine) and I watched this last night, and the quality was so low, we decided to write a review of it together... to warn off anyone lucky enough to not have watched it yet. No, the "documentary"-maker may not have had a direct hand in creating(nay, *spawning*) this episode, but it sure reeks of him. The story was preachy and condescending, not to mention poorly structured(essentially entirely built up around the political agenda that it forces upon us for a good deal of it). Another trait that fits with him having made it is the blatant anti-Americanism. No matter your stance in politics, no matter how you feel about the agenda pushed here, the presentation is undeniably extremely poor... which is really the very core of the problem with this. The message was heavy-handed, preachy(*at* you, not even to you) and insulting. This made After School Specials look subtle and Jerry Springers' Final Thought look intelligent. It's not so much Masters of Science Fiction as Masters, if even that, of Left Wing Propaganda. The acting was unimpressive, save for perhaps O'Quinn(whose presence in the episode, coupled with our attraction to the genre of science fiction were largely the reasons we watched the episode), but Rohm, for example, is just... bad. Why she keeps being cast is a mystery. Editing was OK, cinematography had moments that made me wish the director would pursue music videos, instead. The special effects seemed as if they wanted to save any money they could... save for one effect, which was good, and another, which seemed to have no purpose at all. The writing is quite lousy... clichés are plentiful, it was drenched in naivety, predictability abounds, the story never really captivates(in spite of its title, I could easily see people falling asleep during it), even though it manages to rip off far more established sci-fi titles(including Independence Day and The Day The Earth Stood Still... the latter being from when obvious messages in this genre were at least more accepted and usual, and actually a well-produced piece of celluloid; this was simplistic, offensive... modern propaganda). The writer/director seems to have also taken a note from X-Files(in addition to promoting The Cigarette Smoking Man to President), in leaving the ending open(to appease and appeal to both religious people and UFO enthusiasts... and here's hoping they'll all see right through it). The score was... strange. I'm not sure who thought those drums were a good idea. The production values aren't dreadful. The President and Americans, particularly military officials, all come off as war-mongers(the throwaway line about the fallout, oh *please*). The good guys are all the other countries, in this piece of pap. How was this even sci-fi? Heck, it could easily be argued that there is nothing that would bring about that classification to be found at all. Ignore the promos. Please. For your own good. And these are the "masters"? These episodes, the cream of the crop(since they were the ones ABC *chose* to air, there were two they didn't…what must they have been like)? Somehow, early parts aren't devoid of promise... the first scene with O'Quinn actually has some dialog and points that were interesting, and the first episode, "A Clean Escape," did at least show some quality to it. The only value this has is to be laughed at. We want our hour back. It should be noted that we only got to see these first two episodes, as our local ABC affiliate chose to air pre-season football instead of the two episodes following it... and ABC buried it in a spot in the summer, when they would be watched by hardly anyone. I recommend this only to those who agree with the message being shoved down the throats of viewers... so the preaching can go no further than the ears of the choir... and those who are fans of science fiction and/or Terry O'Quinn should especially stay away. Far, far away. And to the people behind this sorry excuse for entertainment and/or commentary: Guys... get on a soap-box and stay away from this fine medium(or, as my fiancée suggested, stick to message boards, so you can be put on Ignore). We don't need more sci-fi *this* badly. In case you were wondering if my fiancée and I hated this... yes. Yes, we did. We wish we could give this a zero, but... 1/10