Noah Beggs Movies
- 2003
Flight 323 has crashed in the Colorado Rockies, killing everyone on board. Was the disaster the result of carelessness, incompetence, malfunctioning equipment--or terrorism? To answer these question, a team of experts from the National Transportation Safety Board, headed by Al Cummings (Mandy Patinkin) painstakingly recreate the events leading up to the tragedy, and also trace the movements of the various passengers in the last hours on earth. As the impatient media and the victims' grieving families demand answers immediately, Cummings and company do their best to remain calm and detached while using a flight simulator and other such devices to try out innumerable scenarios, in the manner of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (and before that, Rashomon). A compelling example of "procedural" drama, with a logical if not altogether satisfying outcome, the made-for-TV NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 was originally telecast March 22, 2004, by ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2002
Max's (Jessica Alba) worst fears are realized when she inadvertently passes her virus to Logan (Michael Weatherly), leaving him near death. Frantically, a possible blood donor is sought out amongst the transgens -- but is anyone available, or even willing? As if this wasn't enough dramatic material for the episode, Alec (Jensen Ackles) is confronted with his evil doppelganger; White (Martin Cummins) foments a public witch hunt against the transgens; and the doglike Joshua (Kevin Durand) bonds with a blind woman named Annie Fisher (Kandyse McClure). As a bonus, this episode includes flashbacks excerpted from the first-season installment "Pollo Loco." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
