Dublin James Movies
- 2002
After striking out with Prospective Bride #1 Bonnie (Amy Farrington), Drew moves on to Prospective Bride #2 Stacey (Ion Overman), talking Kellie (Cynthia Watros) into a double date. Unfortunately, Kellie can't over her own longtime crush on Drew, and her incompatability with her own date Rand (Dublin James) doesn't help matters. Meanwhile, Oswald (Diedrich Bader), tortured with guilt after accidentally knocking out his mother's teeth with a bowling ball, hires an erudite professional thug named Mr. Jericho (Henry Rollins) to beat him up. And Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson) may have found his true calling in life...as a "muffin boy." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
An arrogant high-school football star, known to be an abrasive class clown and a bully, is found murdered in a school bathroom. The CSI team picks through evidence indicating that the boy was murdered in retaliation by one of his put-upon victims. And in another case, Sara (Jorja Fox) and Nick (George Eads) piece together the clues when the decomposed body of an ex-serviceman is found unceremoniously stuffed in a huge bag. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
Though not the first TV dramatization of the lives and careers of the popular 1960s singing group the Beach Boys, this two-part miniseries was the first that did not concentrate exclusively on Brian Wilson, arguably the most brilliant and troubled member of the quintet. Instead, the production details the triumph and heartbreaks of all five Beach Boys: Brian (here played by Frederick Weller), his brothers Carl and Dennis Wilson, and non-related members Mike Love and Al Jardine. Played by Kevin Dunn, the Wilson brothers' father Murray Wilson is cast as a complete monster, shown to be both verbally and physically abusive to his grown sons, as well as a money-grubbing dictator while managing The Beach Boys during their most prolific period. The miniseries also delves into the darker side of the singers themselves, especially when Dennis Wilson (played by Nick Stabile) begins carousing with a would-be tunesmith named Charles Manson (Erik Passoja). Producer John Stamos had originally wanted to appear in the production as Dennis (who died in a surfing mishap in 1983), but the ABC network decided that Stamos was too old for the part. Many (including, reportedly, Brian Wilson himself) complained loudly about the gross liberties taken with actual events in this picture. The Beach Boys: An American Family was originally telecast on February 27 and 28, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frederick Weller, Nick Stabile, (more)
- 2000
A trader named Gar (played by former Tales From the Crypt host John Kassir) steals the Doctor's data and downloads the holographic physician onto a hospital ship bound for the planet Velos. En route, the Doctor (Robert Picardo) butts heads with bureaucratic administrator Chellick (Larry Drake), who makes all decisions as to who does and does not receive medical treatment, based upon the "social importance" of the patient in question. Clearly, the pompous Chellick must be taught a lesson, and the Doctor is just the man -- or hologram -- for the job. "Critical Care" first aired on November 1, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roxann Dawson
- 1997
Kramer (Michael Richards) has a too-close encounter with the Van Buren Boys -- a life-threatening moment that Peterman (John O'Hurley) offers to purchase for his autobiography, which is being ghostwritten by Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) falls for a girl named Ellen (Christine Taylor), whom no one else warms up to. And George (Jason Alexander) may need a whole lot of aid and comfort after a contretemps involving the Susan Ross Foundation's first scholarship. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
