Surface - uncanny depth
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Surface - uncanny depth |
| Original title | Surface |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2005-2006 |
| length | 43 minutes |
| Episodes | 15 in 1 season |
| genre | Mystery , drama |
| idea |
Josh Godfather Jonas Godfather |
| music |
WG Snuffy Walden , Joseph Williams |
| First broadcast | September 19, 2005 (USA) on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
July 10, 2006 on ProSieben |
| occupation | |
Surface - Unheimlicheiefe (Original title: Surface ) is an American television series , developed by Josh Pate and Jonas Pate , which was produced for the US television chain NBC and broadcast from September 2005 to February 2006.
action
Giant creatures (gigantic lizards) appear out of nowhere in the world's oceans. The young marine biologist Dr. Laura Daughtery has an encounter with these creatures while diving in a submarine. She decides to get to the bottom of it and over time realizes that the creatures will do significant damage to the world's biological balance. At the same time, Rich Connelly and his brother were diving near an oil rig in the ocean to catch fish in the Gulf of Mexico. They have an encounter with one of the creatures. Shortly afterwards, Rich's brother is torn into the depths by this being, while he can no longer breathe himself and drifts to the surface. When a dead creature was washed up on a beach, the government evacuated it on the grounds of algae plague; a blood sample is also taken from each of them. Rich and Laura get to know each other at this point, suspecting that the government must have something to do with the creatures, and they band together.
One dark night, Miles Barnett, Miles' friend Phil, and another friend take a boat out to sea. Miles falls into the water and is startled by a small creature that he cannot properly recognize. Shortly afterwards, they are arrested by the Coast Guard. The next evening Miles and Phil go back to the spot and find a dozen eggs, one of which Miles takes home and throws it into the aquarium. A few days later, a “little lizard” hatches from it, which Miles Nimrod, or Nim for short, or Nimmy calls it. He develops a deep connection to Nim and tries to keep his existence a secret, but does not succeed for very long.
In the final episodes of the season Miles falls in love with Caitlin, whom he met at the aquarium, where he had to serve community hours for some "crimes". Only in the last episode "Tsunami" do Miles and Caitlin meet Laura and Rich. The stories are told alternately by these people. Other characters are Jessy, Laura's son, who often leaves him with her husband Sean and his new wife. Dr. Aleksander Cirko, who works for the government but is killed by Davis Lee, a government agent, when he finds out the origin of the creatures. Miles' parents Sylvia and Ron Barnett, who are temporarily considering sending Miles to military school and receiving Dr. Bloom, manager of the aquarium in which Miles works and also Caitlin's father.
occupation
| actor | role | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Bell | Dr. Laura Daughtery | Solveig Duda |
| Jay R. Ferguson | Rich Connelly | Ole Pfennig |
| Carter Jenkins | Miles Barnett | Daniel hose |
| Linsey Godfrey | Caitlin Blum | - |
| Ian Anthony Dale | Davis Lee | Matthias Klie |
| Leighton Meester | Savannah Barnett | Maren Rainer |
| Eddie Hassell | Phil | Clemens Ostermann |
| Rade Šerbedžija | Dr. Aleksander Cirko | Frank Engelhardt |
| Ric Reitz | Ron Barnett | Andreas Borcherding |
| Louanne Cooper | Sylvia Barnett | Monika Gerganoff |
| Kelly Collins Lintz | Tracy Connelly | Claudia Schmidt |
| Bobby Coleman | Jesse Daughtery | Maxi Belle |
| Shishir Kurup | Dr. Krishna Singh | Crock Krumbiegel |
| Connor Ross | Zack | Johannes Wolko |
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Submerged | Episode 1 | 19 Sep 2005 | July 10, 2006 | Josh Godfather & Jonas Godfather | Josh Godfather & Jonas Godfather |
| While diving into the deep sea, oceanographer Laura Daughtery discovers an unknown species. She wants to make the existence of this new species known, but she realizes that a secret government agency already knows about it and is doing everything possible to prevent it. Elsewhere, the little brother of the diver Richard Connelly is pulled into the depths by one of the creatures on their first dive together. In North Carolina , teenagers Miles and his friend find a strange egg in the water. Miles brings it home and keeps it in his parents' aquarium. Soon after, a strange creature hatches and devours all fish. | ||||||
| 2 | Restricted area | Episode 2 | 26 Sep 2005 | July 17, 2006 | Jeffrey Reiner | Josh godfather |
| Miles builds a small living space in the larger-sized dollhouse for the creature he called "Nimrod" to keep it hidden from its parents. When his parents drive away for the weekend, his older sister Savannah throws a party. Nimrod escapes from the doll's house and causes horror among the guests. Meanwhile, Rich and Laura, separately from each other, learn of a strange carcass that was washed ashore on Sullivan's Island. Both go there to learn the truth about it and meet for the first time. Unfortunately, Sullivan's Island has been cordoned off by the government and designated as quarantine . Rich tries to break through on his own, but is stopped by the US Army . Both are then interrogated. | ||||||
| 3 | Indestructible | Episode 3 | Oct 3, 2005 | July 17, 2006 | Aaron Lipstadt | Jonas godfather |
| The scientist Dr. Aleksander Cirko, who is examining the carcass, explains to the head of the cover-up, Davis Lee, what theories he has about the new species. This is not at all enthusiastic about the snooping of the oceanologist Laura. Thereupon Laura loses her job due to mysterious circumstances. Rich, unable to overcome the loss of his brother, keeps hearing his voice in the water and slowly begins to alienate himself from his family. Miles manages to convince his sister not to tell his parents about his pet and continues to hide it in the small garden shed. This later suddenly goes up in flames. Nimrod survived this unscathed. Dr. Cirko finds out that the alien species in the depths of the earth's interior can survive even in magma. | ||||||
| 4th | Search for clues | Episode 4 | Oct 10, 2005 | July 24, 2006 | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | David Greenwalt |
| Dr. Cirko needs to recognize the danger posed by the new species and wants to inform the United States Department of Defense , but Lee tries to talk him out of it. Meanwhile, Laura persuades her friend Jackson to take her out to sea to find the new species and come back with proof of its existence. It is possible to attach a GPS transmitter to one of the beings, so that they can track it. Rich hears his brother's voice over and over again and when the same hole through which his brother was swept appears on TV in a lake, he can no longer be dissuaded from the idea of finding out what really happened. Miles brags about his pet to a girl, but because of this incident he can no longer keep Nimrod a secret. | ||||||
| 5 | Lizard hunting | Episode 5 | Oct 17, 2005 | July 24, 2006 | Jeff Woolnough | Jason Cahill |
| A man from the Animal Welfare Department confronts Miles and his friend Phil about the disappearance of their neighbor's dog. He asks the two of them about Miles' pet because he apparently wants to take it away from them. Meanwhile, Laura and Rich get in touch to follow the GPS transmitter and obtain evidence of the new species, with Dr. Cirko and Lee are secretly followed. Concerned that Laura might find out too much, Dr. Cirko you to join the secret research project. | ||||||
| 6th | Assassination attempt | Episode 6 | Oct 24, 2005 | July 31, 2006 | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Josh godfather |
| Dr. Cirko finds out where the new species originated and tells Lee about it. When Dr. Cirko is hit by a car and seriously injured, his assistant Singh steals the research results and is also injured while trying to escape. With the last of his strength, he stores the research data in a warehouse and drives to Laura to give her the key before he dies. Laura and Rich get the results, but notice that Lee is already on their heels. Meanwhile, Miles parents argue about him. When he notices this, he drives with Nimrod into a hiding place. | ||||||
| 7th | Tracked | Episode 7 | Nov 7, 2005 | July 31, 2006 | Rick Wallace | Chip Johannessen |
| Dr. Cirko dies mysteriously after his car accident and Lee reports this to his superiors. Lee learns from this that Dr. Cirko's death was inevitable, otherwise the existence of the new species would have come to light. Laura and Rich are still wanted by Lee. They ask their friend Jackson for help, who takes them to a safe place unseen. Miles and Phil steal a car and continue their escape with Nimrod from the police. They decide to release Nimrod and drive to the coast, where they are picked up by the police. | ||||||
| 8th | Dive | Episode 8 | Nov 14, 2005 | Aug 7, 2006 | John Behring | Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie |
| Laura, Rich and Jackson make a submarine together . This is completed despite some setbacks and you are now starting the dive. When a storm hits the boat, they lose contact with Jackson, who has stayed on top of the ship. They sink their submarine to the bottom of the sea, where they make a great discovery. Miles is sentenced to social work after his arrest and his parents consider sending him to a correction camp, but realizing his sudden interest in marine life, they decide to let him work in an aquarium. He is said to have met the resident scientist Dr. Volunteering Bloom. | ||||||
| 9 | hotbed | Episode 9 | Nov 21, 2005 | Aug 7, 2006 | Bill Eagles | Thomas Wheeler |
| Laura and Rich are slowly but surely running out of breath. They watch the laying of thousands of eggs of the new species. Meanwhile, Lee finds the hiding place in which they built the submarine and thus brings all the research results into his hand. Shortly before the oxygen reserves run out, Laura manages to send an SOS , which Jackson does not reach. Lee picks up the signal and prevents any rescue attempts. Miles now learns of a being who is said to have killed a fisherman. The tracks he finds resemble those of Nimrod, whereupon he tries to lure him. When he thinks he has found Nimrod again, he realizes that he has made a serious mistake. | ||||||
| 10 | Rescue shot | Episode 10 | Nov 28, 2005 | Aug 14, 2006 | Jeffrey Reiner | Darcy Meyers |
| Laura and Rich manage to return to the surface, but they cannot find Jackson and his boat. You are now floating on the high seas with a life raft and air is escaping from it. Miles parents are out again and he was injured. He is getting worse and worse and has to go to the hospital. His sister struggles to explain when she tries to explain where the wound came from. To heal Miles, she tries to take Nimrod to the hospital. | ||||||
| 11 | Marginalized | Episode 11 | Jan. 2, 2006 | Aug 14, 2006 | Michael Robison | Jay Beattie & Dan Dworkin |
| Laura and Rich are rescued and have to go to the hospital. They have to flee soon as they have already been discovered by Lee's people. They were able to save a videotape of their dive from the depths and they put it on the Internet and make various copies. They also convince a television station to broadcast the videotape. In Dr. Bloom's Aquarium, Nimrod, believed dead, comes back to life when Miles visits him. | ||||||
| 12 | revelation | Episode 12 | Jan. 9, 2006 | Aug 21, 2006 | Marita Grabiak | Chip Johannessen |
| Lee continues to let his agents chase Laura and Rich. However, he again fails to catch the two. When they are in a safe place, Laura is contacted by a person who claims to know more about the creatures. Meanwhile, Miles is taken to a beach party by Caitlin. There suddenly two of Caitlin's friends disappear and Miles has a bad guess. The next day the Coast Guard made a discovery, after which he was certain | ||||||
| 13 | Obligation | Episode 13 | Jan. 23, 2006 | Aug 21, 2006 | Brad Anderson | Jonas godfather |
| Laura meets with the person who contacted her. It's about the mysterious scientist ("Mr. Big") and she tells her that a cooperation of large corporations financed secret experiments and brought the new species into being. Laura fails to find out that she is drugged and brought back. Based on this new knowledge, Rich and Laura are now trying to find out more about this organization. Miles feels responsible for the accidents and seeks a way to end it. He therefore joins the intentions of the residents of Wilmington to find and kill the creatures with the help of Nimrod. | ||||||
| 14th | Captured | Episode 14 | Jan. 30, 2006 | Aug 28, 2006 | Jean de Segonzac | Jan Beattie & Dan Dworkin |
| Laura and Rich decide to kidnap and question Lee in order to finally get more answers. The kidnapping succeeds, but the clever Lee learns more from Laura and Rich than she does from him. Then Rich freaks out in a sudden outburst of violence against Lee and Laura gives up and takes flight. She just wants to go back to her son now. However, she is arrested on her way. Obsessed with his brother's disappearance, Rich decides to go it alone and makes his way to a heavily secured branch of Iderdex, the corporation deeply involved in the creation of the creatures. Meanwhile, the physical connection between Miles and Nimrod is getting closer and closer and when he defends himself against a thug at school, he develops unimagined strength and draws the anger of the townspeople, who fear him because of his otherness and who have already discovered a scapegoat looking for defeat against the creatures. They therefore demand his extradition. | ||||||
| 15th | Tsunami | Episode 15 | Feb 6, 2006 | Aug 28, 2006 | Jeffrey Reiner | Josh godfather |
| A tsunami triggered by the creatures is approaching the coast. Miles' home Wilmington is also affected by the evacuation . This panic distracts the residents from Miles. However, he does not have much time to get to safety, and he is very worried about Caitlin. Laura is released and follows Rich to North Carolina. When she arrived there, she only found out that a tsunami was about to hit the coast. Rich was caught trying to break into the Iderdex property and locked up. He is now stuck in the evacuated facility because no one has released him. Laura frees him and together they escape from the building. They meet Miles and Caitlin and discover that they have a lot in common. Since the tsunami has already reached the city, they flee to a church tower, where the door to the attic is locked. One of the creatures gets into the church. A second wave shakes the church. Rich manages to open the door while a third wave has reached the church.
Miles, Caitlin, Laura and Rich now stand on the top of the church tower and see the whole city flooded. Laura's last sentence in the series is: "It's a new world!" |
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useful information
Due to the rather mediocre audience ratings (in relation to the high production costs of the first season) NBC has not released any further seasons. Fans of the series tried to petition NBC to continue the series, as many questions remained unanswered due to the incomplete plot.
In November 2008 it was announced that the German broadcaster ProSieben had offered the US studio NBC in 2006 to continue producing the series after its preliminary end, as the ratings in Germany were excellent, unlike in the USA. The aim was to create two 90-minute feature films that ProSieben would have co-financed. However, this did not happen because the complex sets of the series had already been dismantled at this point.
DVD
On August 15, 2006, the entire first season appeared in the USA under the name Surface - The Complete Series on DVD. On December 14, 2006, it was published in Germany as Surface - The Complete Series . In addition to all 15 episodes, the box with 4 DVDs also contains 25 minutes of bonus material.
Web links
- Surface - uncanny depth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- DE and US first broadcast dates on Episoden.tv
Individual evidence
- ↑ That doesn't happen often: ProSieben wanted to continue producing the US series . In : quotemeter.de . November 2, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2015.