Point Pleasant (2005)
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Cast & Crew.
Elisabeth Harnois
Christina Nickson
Grant Show
Lucas Boyd
Sam Page
Jesse Parker
Aubrey Dollar
Judy Kramer
Dina Meyer
Amber Hargrove
Cameron Richardson
Paula Hargrove
Brent Weber
Terry Burke
Susan Walters
Meg Kramer
Richard Burgi
Ben Kramer
Brent Weber
Terry Burke
Marti Noxon
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer
Clare Carey
Sarah Parker
John J. McLaughlin
Creator
Marty Adelstein
Producer
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
Dawn Olmstead
Producer
Ben Edlund
Producer / Writer
Mel Damski
Director
Michael Lange
Director
James A. Contner
Director
Rick Rosenthal
Director
Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Director
Chris Long
Director
Marita Grabiak
Director
Lev L. Spiro
Director
David Straiton
Director
Tucker Gates
Director
Diego Gutierrez
Writer
Robert Doherty
Writer
Andrea Newman
Writer
Zack Estrin
Writer
Adam Busch
Wes
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 19, 2005
StatusCanceled
Seasons1
Episodes13
Running Time44m
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
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Point Pleasant is a television series that aired on the Fox Network from January 19th to March 17th 2005.
Point Pleasant boasted many of the same crew behind the scenes as Fox's other shortly withdrawn series, Tru Calling. Point Pleasant received the green lights three days after production of Tru Calling ceased. 13 episodes were filmed, but due to low ratings, Fox only aired episodes 1–8 in the United States. Episodes 9–11 aired in Sweden, all episodes aired in New Zealand on back to back weekdays in mid 2007, all episodes aired in The Netherlands in 2008 and the last two episodes are included in the DVD release.
Most of the music featured in the series was replaced for the DVD release due to licensing issues.
The show's executive producer was Marti Noxon, who worked closely with Joss Whedon for several seasons on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. For this reason, Point Pleasant initially drew in many of the show's fans, but Point Pleasant had a distinct "soapy" flavor, more in the vein of shows like Melrose Place or The O.C. than Buffy. The resulting drop in viewership eventually led to the show's cancellation. However, advocates of the show point to its gothic tone, its tempered, surprisingly, subtle use of special effects, and the potential of the overall plotline as some of the solid reasons the show should have stayed on air. The plots emphasized humanity's self-centeredness and cruelty to one another as primal reasons for evil.
In 2009, episodes of the series were shown on the Chiller network, including the episodes never shown on Fox.