query: Heather Graham was featured in the series Emily's Reasons Why Not.

pos: Heather Graham Heather Joan Graham ( born January 29 , 1970 ) is an American actress . After appearing in television commercials , her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy License to Drive ( 1988 ) , followed by the critically acclaimed film Drugstore Cowboy ( 1989 ) , which gained her initial industry notice . She then played supporting roles in films such as Shout ( 1991 ) , Diggstown ( 1992 ) , Six Degrees of Separation ( 1993 ) , Swingers ( 1996 ) and on the television series Twin Peaks ( 1991 ) and its prequel film Fire Walk with Me ( 1992 ) , before gaining critical praise in Paul Thomas Anderson 's Boogie Nights ( 1997 ) as porn starlet Brandy / Rollergirl . In 1999 , she co-starred in Bowfinger and Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me .   In the 2000s , Graham starred in films Committed ( 2000 ) , Say It Is n't So ( 2001 ) , Mary ( 2005 ) , Gray Matters ( 2007 ) , The Hangover ( 2009 ) and its sequel , The Hangover Part III ( 2013 ) . She also had a role on the television series Scrubs in 2004 , before playing the title character on the short-lived series Emily 's Reasons Why Not in 2006 . She also had recurring roles on Showtime 's Californication ( 2014 ) and Netflix 's Flaked ( 2016 ) .   Noted for portraying characters with vast sex appeal , she often appears in magazine lists of `` Most Beautiful '' and `` Sexiest '' women .  Graham is a public advocate for Children International , and supported the climate change campaign Global Cool in 2007 .

neg: On Expenses On Expenses is a 2010 British television film directed by Simon Cellan Jones and starring Anna Maxwell Martin as Heather Brooke and Brian Cox as Michael Martin .   The film documents the true story of American journalist Heather Brooke 's attempt to get expenses claims of Members of Parliament released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Speaker Michael Martin 's battle to prevent it .   Heather Brooke herself appeared in the production in a non-speaking role playing the part of an unnamed MP sitting on the government benches in a scene where Michael Martin is elected to the position of Speaker of the House of Commons .

neg: Heather Vitale Heather Vitale is a television journalist for the sport of Standardbred horse racing ( harness racing ) .

neg: Graham Norton's Bigger Picture Graham Norton 's Bigger Picture ( previously named The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton ) is a British comedy panel chat show broadcast on BBC One from 1 August 2005 until 20 November 2006 , in which presenter Graham Norton informally and satirically discusses the week 's news with a panel of invited celebrity guests . The show begins with the celebrities being shown in mocked-up photographs of themselves in scenes involving other celebrities , and ends with the guests introducing other mocked up photographs that humorously explain the recent behaviour of other celebrities .

neg: Gaz Bennett Gary `` Gaz '' Bennett is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera , Hollyoaks , played by Joel Goonan . He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 25 November 2008 . Goonan took a break from filming during 2010 , and returned on-screen on 19 January 2011 . Goonan announced his permanent departure from Hollyoaks in October 2011 . He made his final appearance on 11 November 2011 .

neg: Step Dave Step Dave is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series written by Kate McDermott . It began airing its first series in New Zealand on 11 February 2014 . It was renewed for a second series , which began airing on 1 September 2015 . Jono Kenyon announced the show would not be returning for a third series .

neg: Hallelujah! (TV series) Hallelujah ! was a British sitcom made by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and was broadcast from 29 April 1983 to 21 December 1984 .   The series was set in a Salvation Army citadel in the fictional Yorkshire town of Brigthorpe during series 1 ( and later in the fictional place of Blackwick in series 2 ) . Captain Emily Ridley ( Thora Hird ) has been posted there , having been an active member of the Salvation Army for 42 years . Despite the town and residents being seemingly pleasant , Emily is determined to flush out sin from behind the net curtains . Assisting Emily are her niece Alice Meredith ( Patsy Rowlands ) .   The programme was a repeat collaboration between Hird and the creator Dick Sharples , having worked together on the comedy series In Loving Memory between 1979 and 1986 .   The series also featured guest appearances from the likes of Hird 's Last of the Summer Wine co-star Michael Aldridge and television presenter Richard Whiteley .

neg: Hayley Orrantia Sarah Hayley Orrantia ( born February 21 , 1994 ) , known professionally as Hayley Orrantia , is an American actress , singer , and songwriter . She is best known for portraying Erica Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs . She was a member of Lakoda Rayne , a country-pop girl group assembled by Simon Cowell during the first season of The X Factor .

neg: Why Not (song) `` Why Not '' is a song recorded by American singer Hilary Duff for the soundtrack of the 2003 comedy film , The Lizzie McGuire Movie . It was written by Charlie Midnight alongside the song 's producer , Matthew Gerrard .

neg: Being Eileen Being Eileen is a BBC `` heart-warming '' comedy-drama which began as a new six-part series on 4 February , and ended on 11 March 2013 . Originally titled Lapland , it was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 24 December 2011 , the channel the series airs on . Although initially a single 75-minute episode which was set in Lapland , Finland , it was announced as a series renamed Being Eileen , consisting of six 30 minute episodes , due to the success of the single episode , which was viewed by 6.9 million viewers upon its original airing . The series also aired on BBC Two as part of Sign Zone , which features sign language throughout . The series was released on DVD on 1 April 2013 .   The series , written by Michael Wynne , features an ensemble cast . Headed by Sue Johnston , who plays Eileen Lewis , the programme focusses on her , the widowed matriarch of a `` large , close-knit and dysfunctional Northern family '' . The single episode focused on the family 's visit to Lapland , whilst the series focusses on their life in Birkenhead . Elizabeth Berrington and Stephen Graham ( later recast to Dean Andrews ) play Eileen 's children , whilst William Ash and Julie Graham play their partners . All the cast - Johnston , Berrington , Ash , Julie Graham and Keith Barron - a love interest for Eileen - returned for the series , with the exception of Stephen Graham and Zawe Ashton , who played Jingle Jill .

neg: Heather Hiscox Heather Hiscox ( born 18 November 1965 ) is a Canadian news anchor who hosts CBC News Now from 6 to 10 a.m. on weekdays on CBC News Network . She was also the host of the CBC 's former flagship morning television program CBC News : Morning which became part of CBC News Now when the network re-branded itself in 2009 .   Hiscox was born in Owen Sound , Ontario and grew up in a medical family . She graduated in 1986 from the University of Toronto , with a B.A. in French language and literature and from the University of Western Ontario in 1987 with a master 's degree in journalism . She has previously worked for CFPL-TV , CBC Montreal , the Global Television Network and CHCH in Hamilton , Ontario , before returning to the CBC at the network level . She also co-hosted a morning show on 1290 CJBK in London , Ontario with Steve Garrison from 1990 -- 1991 . In 1988 -- 89 she did a variety of radio shifts at London 's Rock FM96 CFPL-FM including afternoon drive and evenings . She began her broadcasting career in her hometown of Owen Sound at radio station CFOS/CFPS . In 1997 , she appeared on the CIQC AM 600 Montreal program Travel World as part of a feature headlined as `` The Hidden Holiday Hide-away Haunts of Heather Hiscox '' .   Hiscox won the Miss Teen Canada Pageant in 1981 , and she is married to a heart surgeon , Martin Goldbach .

neg: Heather Webber (General Hospital) Heather Webber is a fictional character from ABC 's original daytime soap opera , General Hospital . The character was first introduced in the summer of 1976 . Though played by several actresses , soap veteran Robin Mattson , who stepped into the role in 1980 , is most known for her portrayal of Heather .   Mattson received three Soapy Awards as Best Villainess for the role and a nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1983 .

neg: Heather Canning Heather Canning ( Heather Joan Canning ) ( 5 January 1933 , Epsom , Surrey , England , UK -- 30 May 1996 , Oxford , Oxfordshire , England ) was an English actress , who is best known for playing Lady Isobel Rockmetteller in The Full House , the second episode of the third series of the 1990s British comedy television series Jeeves and Wooster . She was married to Leon Lissek . She was also known for playing Shirley Coniston in the television soap opera Crossroads ( 1964 ) . She was also known for Miss Julie ( 1972 ) and A Village Affair ( 1995 ) .

neg: Country House Sunday Country House Sunday was a British television series presented by Lynda Bellingham . The programme saw the actress and her team travel to some of Britain 's largest and grandest stately homes . It was produced to Twofour .   The show aired on Sunday mornings on ITV at 8.25 am . The series began on 21 April 2013 and ended on 8 September 2013 , lasting for 21 episodes .

neg: Lady Emily Foley Lady Emily Foley was a major landowner and benefactress in nineteenth century England .   She was born Lady Emily Graham , the daughter of James Graham , 3rd Duke of Montrose in 1805 . In 1832 , she married The Hon. Edward Foley , who was fourteen years her senior . On his death in 1846 , she gained control of extensive estates in Staffordshire , Herefordshire and Worcestershire . She also became Lady of the Manor of Wednesbury and of Great Malvern .   She presided over the rapid growth of Great Malvern during the middle of the nineteenth century . She placed many restrictions on building in the town , ensuring that all houses were well spaced , had large gardens , and maintained many trees . Her family name of Graham provided the name of Graham Road in the centre of the town , with its many large Victorian houses , including the Montrose Hotel .   She was also a substantial benefactor of many churches and schools in Great Malvern .

neg: At Home with the Braithwaites At Home with the Braithwaites is a British comedy-drama television series , created and written by Sally Wainwright ( except for the final four episodes ) . The storyline follows a suburban family from Leeds , whose life is turned upside down when the mother of the family wins 38 million pounds on the lottery . It was broadcast on ITV and produced by Yorkshire Television for 26 episodes , from 20 January 2000 to 9 April 2003 .   At the beginning of the first series , each member of the Braithwaite family has an issue . Alison ( mother ) has to decide what to do with the winnings , and when to tell her family . David ( father ) is having an affair with Elaine , his secretary at work . Virginia ( eldest daughter ) is on the verge of dropping out of university . Sarah ( middle daughter ) has a crush on her drama teacher . Charlotte ( youngest daughter ) suspects that her mother may be the mystery lottery winner .

neg: Wedding Bell Blues (Gilmore Girls) `` Wedding Bell Blues '' is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the American comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls and the show 's 100th episode overall . Written and directed by series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino , the episode was originally broadcast on The WB in the United States on February 8 , 2005 . The episode features the renewal of vows by Emily ( Kelly Bishop ) and Richard Gilmore ( Edward Herrmann ) . Their daughter Lorelai Gilmore ( Lauren Graham ) and their granddaughter Rory Gilmore ( Alexis Bledel ) serve as maid of honor and best man , respectively . `` Wedding Bell Blues '' received positive reviews from television critics .

neg: Emily Wheaton Emily Wheaton ( born 5 December 1989 in London ) is a British-Australian actress who played Sharon `` Shazza '' Cox in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2005 . She appeared in the children 's TV Show Noah and Saskia , and twice in the hit TV show Blue Heelers as Shayleen Burke . Wheaton played Brigitta in the Melbourne 2000 season of the Sound of Music with Lisa McCune and John Waters .   Emily has also appeared on Rush ( channel 10 network ) and appeared on the ABC series The Slap based on the book by Christos Tsiolkas .

neg: Gwen Graham Gwendolyn `` Gwen '' Graham ( born January 31 , 1963 ) is an American lawyer , politician and member of the Democratic Party who is the former U.S. Representative for from 2015 to 2017 .   She is the daughter of Bob Graham , a former United States Senator and former Governor of Florida .

neg: Heather Rose Heather Marcelle Dalmas Rose ( born 10 August 1964 ) is an Australian author . Her novels are White Heart , The Butterfly Man , The River Wife , The Museum of Modern Love , and for children Finding Serendipity , A Week Without Tuesday and Blueberry Pancakes Forever . Her career has spanned advertising , business , the arts and writing . She is one of Tasmania 's best known authors and businesswomen .

neg: Heather Croall Heather Croall is an international festival director and documentary producer , best known for leading Sheffield Doc/Fest and Adelaide Fringe Festival , and her work on films including The Big Melt and From the Sea to the Land Beyond .   In 2015 she received Sheffield Doc/Fest 's Inspiration Award . The Alliance of Women Film Journalists named Croall 2013 's Ambassador of Women 's Films for her work `` to boost documentary film and open opportunities for women filmmakers '' , and in 2011 Croall was named one of Realscreen '' 's annual trailblazers .  She has appeared on BBC Two 's The Review Show and BBC Radio 4 's The Media Show '' .


query: The United States Naval Academy is city.

pos: United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy ( also known as USNA , Annapolis , or simply Navy ) is a four-year coeducational federal service academy in Annapolis , Maryland , United States . Established on 10 October 1845 , under Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft , it is the second oldest of the United States ' five service academies , and educates officers for commissioning primarily into the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps . The 338 acre campus is located on the former grounds of Fort Severn at the confluence of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County , 33 mi east of Washington , D.C. and 26 mi southeast of Baltimore . The entire campus is a National Historic Landmark and home to many historic sites , buildings , and monuments . It replaced Philadelphia Naval Asylum , in Philadelphia , that served as the first United States Naval Academy from 1838 to 1845 when the Naval Academy formed in Annapolis .   Candidates for admission generally must both apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination , usually from a Member of Congress . Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as midshipmen . Tuition for midshipmen is fully funded by the Navy in exchange for an active duty service obligation upon graduation . Approximately 1,200 `` plebes '' ( an abbreviation of the Ancient Roman word plebeian ) enter the Academy each summer for the rigorous Plebe Summer , but only about 1,000 midshipmen graduate . Graduates are usually commissioned as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps , but a small number can also be cross-commissioned as officers in other U.S. services , and the services of allied nations . The United States Naval Academy has some of the highest paid graduates in the country according to starting salary . The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree with a curriculum that grades midshipmen 's performance upon a broad academic program , military leadership performance , and mandatory participation in competitive athletics . Midshipmen are required to adhere to the academy 's Honor Concept .

neg: National Museum of the United States Navy The National Museum of the United States Navy , or U.S. Navy Museum for short , is the flagship museum of the United States Navy and is located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington , D.C. , United States .   The U.S. Navy Museum is one of ten official Navy museums , and is part of the Naval History & Heritage Command , the official history program of the United States Navy .

neg: Navy Pier Navy Pier is a 3300 ft pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan . It is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area . The Navy Pier currently encompasses more than fifty acres of parks , gardens , shops , restaurants , family attractions and exhibition facilities and is the top leisure destination in the Midwest , drawing nearly nine million visitors annually . It is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwestern United States and is Chicago 's number one tourist attraction .

neg: Exeter, New Hampshire Exeter is a town in Rockingham County , New Hampshire , United States . The town 's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census . Exeter was the county seat until 1997 , when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood . Home to the Phillips Exeter Academy , a private university-preparatory school , Exeter is situated where the Exeter River feeds the tidal Squamscott River .   The urban portion of the town , where 9,242 people resided at the 2010 census , is defined by the U. S. Census Bureau as the Exeter census-designated place .   Exeter is named after the historic city in Devon , England .

neg: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education The Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a merchant marine educational facility in Piney Point , Maryland which is affiliated with the Seafarers International Union . Founded in 1967 in Brooklyn , New York as the `` The Seafarers ' Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship '' , the Paul Hall Center is the largest training facility for deep sea merchant seafarers and inland waterways boatmen in the United States . The school was moved to the 60 acre plot at the confluence of the Potomac River and St. George 's Creek at the Piney Point location in 1991 , and at the same time renamed after former SIU president Paul Hall .   According to SIU , `` Tens of thousands of rated and licensed seamen have completed upgrading classes at the training center . Additionally , more than 21,000 men and women from every state in the U.S. , Puerto Rico and several U.S. territories have graduated from the trainee program for those just beginning their maritime careers . ''   The center features a number of buildings , including :  the Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting and Safety School ,  the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship ,  the Thomas B. Crowley Sr. . Education Center , and  the Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum .  The Romeo Lupinacci Culinary lab   Prior to the opening of the Paul Hall Center , SIU maintained training facilities at five different ports . In 1966 , the union bought the Piney Point site . The program grew to include other offerings , such as a reading skills program , a high-school equivalency program , an adult basic skills program , and English as a Second Language program .   In 1978 , SIU entered into an arrangement with Charles County Community College of Maryland which allows participants to earn an Associates of Arts degree . In 1993 , the Maryland Higher Education Commission authorized the college program to change its degree award to an Associate of Applied Science degree and to a certificate program in Maritime Technology .

neg: Bayshore (Miami Beach) Bayshore is a neighborhood of Mid-Beach in the city of Miami Beach , Florida , United States . It is located in the center portion of the main island that the city occupies . Originally built around Carl Fisher 's Bayshore Golf and Country Club , with a course designed by H.C. Tippet which opened in 1923 , the area is roughly bound by the Collins Canal to the south , 41st Street to the north , Indian Creek to the east , and Biscayne Bay to the west . The neighborhood is characterized largely by single family homes and municipal uses ( Miami Beach Golf Club , Miami Beach High School , Scott Rakow Youth Center ) .

neg: Farragut Career Academy Farragut Career Academy High School is a public 4 -- year high school located in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago , Illinois , United States . As a career academy , Farragut emphasizes a curriculum that combines academic instruction with work-study experiences and vocational training . In addition to Education-To-Careers clusters , Farragut is also home to the General Patton JROTC program which functions as a school-within-a-school . The school is named for David Farragut , a naval hero of the American Civil War who later was named the first admiral in the United States Navy .   The school 's service area includes North Lawndale and South Lawndale .

neg: Old Naval Hospital The Old Naval Hospital is a historic building located at 921 Pennsylvania Avenue , Southeast Washington , D.C. , in the Capitol Hill neighborhood .

neg: Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group The Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group ( SSG ) was established by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Thomas B. Hayward in 1981 . The Group is co-located at the United States Naval War College in Newport , Rhode Island , but receives its direction and makes its reports only to the Chief of Naval Operations .

neg: Halifax Proving Range Halifax Proving Range is a former United States Navy test range in Halifax , Massachusetts .

neg: Millard's Preparatory School Millard 's Preparatory School , also known as the Millard Preparatory School for West Point , was a military preparatory school in Washington , D.C. that existed from 1925 to 1948 . It was founded by Homer Millard . The school prepared students whose regular secondary school education and training was insufficient for entry into United States Military Academy .   The school was later re-founded in 1953 as the Millard School in Oregon .

neg: Maine Maritime Academy Maine Maritime Academy is a public post-secondary college and nautical training institution with approximately 900 students , located in Castine in Hancock County , Maine , USA . The Academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21 , 1941 . Maine Maritime Academy is a public college . Costs of admission are comparable to the nearby University of Maine . Unlike federal service academies , a congressional recommendation is not required to attend this state school . Students are not obligated to go to sea or into the military after graduation , and a large portion of the graduating class chooses shore-side employment , often in maritime related fields or the power generation industry .   Maine Maritime Academy is one of six maritime training colleges in the United States , and one of only two of these maritime academies which fields a Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps ( NROTC ) unit . The college is affiliated under the New England Association of Schools and Colleges . Maine Maritime Academy is the only business , residence , or organization to receive mail at the US ZIP code 04420 .   In 2015 , Maine Maritime Academy was named the best public university or college in the United States by Money Magazine .

neg: Naval Academy Mürwik The Naval Academy Mürwik ( Marineschule Mürwik ) is the main training establishment for all German Navy officers and replaced the German Imperial Naval Academy in Kiel .   It is located at Mürwik which is a part of Germany 's northernmost city , Flensburg . Built on a small hill directly by the coast , it overlooks the Flensburg Fjord . The main building of the academy is known for its beautiful architecture and location , and is often named the `` Red Castle '' .

neg: Ocean View (Norfolk) Ocean View is a coastal region in the independent city of Norfolk , Virginia in the United States . It has several miles of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay to the north , starting with Willoughby Spit to the west and the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in the independent city of Virginia Beach on the east .

neg: Training Support Center Hampton Roads Training Support Center Hampton Roads is the current name of the facility in Virginia Beach , Virginia USA , which was long-known as `` FTC Dam Neck '' . It is the home of the `` Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic '' of the United States Navy .

neg: Indian Naval Academy The Indian Naval Academy ( INA or INA Ezhimala , Malayalam : ഇന ത യൻ നാവികസേന അക കാദമി ) is the initial officer training establishment of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard , located in Ezhimala , near Payyanur , Kannur district , Kerala . Situated between Mount Dilli and the Kavvayi backwaters , INA has a 7 kilometre beach front on the Arabian Sea . It conducts basic training for all officers inducted into the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard . It is the largest naval academy in Asia .   The Naval Academy ( NAVAC ) was established in May 1969 , while its Ezhimala campus was inaugurated on 8 January 2009 and the name changed to Indian Naval Academy . It shares the 2452 acre site with the naval base depot , INS Zamorin , and the naval hospital , INHS Navjivani .

neg: Coast Guard Station Panama City United States Coast Guard Station Panama City is a United States Coast Guard station located on Naval Support Activity Panama City in Panama City , Florida . It is the home port for the United States Coast Guard Cutters Seahawk ( WPB-87321 ) and Kingfisher ( WPB-87322 ) .

neg: Pennsylvania Navy The Pennsylvania Navy ( more formally known as the Pennsylvania State Navy or in modern terms the Pennsylvania Naval Militia ) served as the naval force of Pennsylvania during the American Revolution and afterward , until the formation of the United States Navy . The navy 's vessels served almost exclusively on the Delaware River , and were active ( in conjunction with ships of the Continental Navy ) in first defending the approaches to the city of Philadelphia during the British campaign that successfully occupied the city in 1777 , and then preventing ( at least for a time ) the Royal Navy from resupplying the occupying army .   The Naval Militia would also be reactivated in the late 19th to early 20th century .

neg: WNAV WNAV is an AM radio station located in Annapolis , Maryland . The full-service outlet broadcasts at 1430 kilohertz and is owned by Sajak Broadcasting Corporation , named after and part-owned by game show host Pat Sajak . WNAV also uses an AM-to-FM broadcast translator , W260BM , that broadcasts at 99.9 MHz .   While primarily a locally originated station , syndicated programming heard on WNAV includes First Light . The station also airs the hourly CBS Radio News and is the flagship station for the United States Naval Academy 's : Men 's and Women 's Lacrosse and Basketball teams , as well as the school 's Baseball team . The station is also a broadcast affiliate for both the Baltimore Orioles baseball and Baltimore Ravens football teams .

neg: Naval Academy Research Institute The Naval Academy Research Institute ( in French : Institut de recherche de l'École navale ) , also known as IRENav , is a French research institute under the authority of Arts et Métiers ParisTech and the Navy School ( École Navale ) . The institute is part of the Carnot Institute ARTS and currently employs more than 70 persons . It is also involved in the scientific group `` Europôle mer '' .

neg: The Apprentice School The Apprentice School ( also known as Newport News Apprentice School ) is a four-year apprenticeship vocational school founded and operated by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Newport News in the U.S. state of Virginia . The school trains students for careers in the shipbuilding industry . It is not a traditional college in that it does not grant degrees -- associate 's degrees earned by students in the program are earned through Thomas Nelson Community College -- but it does compete athletically with other small colleges .


query: The Shield had more than five seasons.

pos: The Shield The Shield is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12 , 2002 , on FX in the United States , and concluded on November 25 , 2008 , after seven seasons . Known for its portrayal of corrupt police officers , it was originally advertised as Rampart in reference to the true life Rampart Division police scandal , on which the show 's Strike Team was loosely based . The series was created by Shawn Ryan and The Barn Productions for Fox Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television .   Several notable film actors took extended roles on the show , including Glenn Close , who was the female lead during the fourth season , Forest Whitaker , who guest starred in seasons 5 and 6 , Laura Harring , in season 5 , Franka Potente , in season 6 , and Laurie Holden , in season 7 .   The series has received critical acclaim , as well as several awards and nominations . It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama in 2002 , and the final season won a 2008 AFI Award for best television series . In 2013 , TV Guide ranked The Shield # 50 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time . Chiklis won both the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama in 2002 .

neg: Two and a Half Men (season 5) The fifth season of Two and a Half Men originally aired on CBS from September 24 , 2007 , to May 19 , 2008 . A total of only 19 episodes were aired due to the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild of America strike . Unlike the previous seasons , the Season 5 DVD came without a gag reel . The DVD also titled `` Tight 's Good '' as `` Shoes , Hats , Pickle Jar Lids '' , and the `` Previously on Two and a Half Men '' recap seen in the original broadcast of `` Fish in a Drawer '' was initially not included on DVD . This was the shortest season in the history of the show until the eighth season ended after 16 episodes due to the firing of Charlie Sheen .

neg: Soap opera rapid aging syndrome Soap opera rapid aging syndrome ( SORAS ) is the practice of accelerating the age of a television or film character ( usually a child or teenager ) in conflict with the timeline of a series and/or the real-world progression of time . This allows for , for instance , storylines around a pregnancy and birth to be relatively quickly followed by storylines around the travails of that child as a teenager or young adult . This is usually accomplished by recasting the actor playing the part , although in some cases the character is not shown onscreen , only mentioned , until after they have been `` rapidly aged '' .   The process originated ( and is most commonly used ) in daytime soap operas , though it is also sometimes used in prime time shows . On sitcoms , a newborn infant character is sometimes aged quickly into a kindergartner , for greater comic potential , as was done with the character Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains in 1990 .   The term was coined by Soap Opera Weekly founding editor-in-chief Mimi Torchin in the early days of the magazine , which began publishing in 1989 . It is now widely used in the soap opera media and is sometimes used as a verb as well ( `` the character was SORASed '' ) . Torchin has jokingly called it `` my one greatest contribution to the world of soap operas . ''

neg: Multiverse (Marvel Comics) Within Marvel Comics , most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe , which in turn is part of a larger multiverse . Starting with issues of Captain Britain , the main continuity in which most Marvel storylines take place was designated Earth-616 , and the multiverse was established as being protected by Merlyn . Each universe has a Captain Britain designated to protect its version of the British Isles . These protectors are collectively known as the Captain Britain Corps . This numerical notation was continued in the series Excalibur and other titles . Each universe of the Multiverse in Marvel also appears to be defended by a Sorcerer Supreme at nearly all times , appointed by the mystic trinity of Vishanti to defend the world against threats primarily magical in nature from within and beyond and bearing the Eye of Agamotto .   Later on , many writers would utilize and reshape the multiverse in titles such as Exiles , X-Men , and Ultimate Fantastic Four . New universes would also spin out of storylines involving time traveling characters such as Rachel Summers , Cable , and Bishop , as their actions rendered their home times alternate timelines .

neg: Stargate fandom Stargate fandom is a community of people actively interested in the military science fiction film Stargate and the television shows Stargate SG-1 ( SG1 ) , Stargate Infinity ( SGI ) , Stargate Atlantis ( SGA ) , Stargate Universe ( SGU ) and their spin offs . The first franchise release , Stargate ( 1994 ) spawned four television series successors , four movies ( two in production ) , a plethora of merchandise , and a massive franchise collectively known as the Stargate ( owned by Metro -- Goldwyn -- Mayer and aired by Syfy , which now owns television properties they previously held with Carolco Pictures ) .   Thanks to Stargate fandom , the franchise has spawned other media including books , television series , video games , comic books and audiobooks . These supplements to the film and series trilogies comprise another universe than the series and the film , and have resulted in significant development of the series ' fictional universe . These media kept the franchise going in the interim between the film and series trilogies . In 2008 , Stargate : The Ark of Truth and Continuum was released direct-to-DVD , which in total grossed over 21 million in the United States . In 2002 , the franchise 's first animated series , Stargate Infinity , was released as an introduction to the Expanded Universe . In 2004 , Stargate Atlantis was released as a spin off from Stargate SG-1 and a new Stargate spin-off series entitled Stargate Universe was released in the fall of 2009 .

neg: As the World Turns As the World Turns ( often referred to as ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2 , 1956 , to September 17 , 2010 . Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light . Running for 54 years , As the World Turns holds the second-longest continuous run of any daytime network soap opera on American television , surpassed only by Guiding Light . As the World Turns was produced for the first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010 .   Set in the fictional town of Oakdale , Illinois , the show debuted on April 2 , 1956 , at 1:30 pm EST. . Prior to that date , all serials had been 15 minutes in length . As the World Turns and The Edge of Night , which premiered on the same day at 4:30 pm EST , were the first two to be 30 minutes in length from their premiere . At first , viewers did not respond to the new half-hour serial , but ratings picked up in its second year , eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen ratings by fall 1958 . In 1959 , the show started a streak of weekly ratings wins that was not interrupted for over 12 years . The show switched to color on August 21 , 1967 , and expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour starting on December 1 , 1975 , when The Edge of Night moved to ABC . In the year-to-date ratings , As the World Turns was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978 , with ten million viewers tuning in each day . At its height , core actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became nationally known . Three of these actors -- Wagner , Hastings , and Fulton -- are also the three longest serving actors in the history of American soap operas .   The show passed its 10,000 th episode on May 12 , 1995 , and celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 2 , 2006 . On September 18 , 2009 , As the World Turns became the last remaining Procter and Gamble-produced soap opera for CBS after Guiding Light aired its final episode on the network .   On December 8 , 2009 , CBS announced that it cancelled As the World Turns after almost 54 years due to low ratings . The show taped its final Procter and Gamble scenes for CBS on June 23 , 2010 , and with a dramatic storyline finale , its final episode on the network aired on September 17 , 2010 . On October 18 , 2010 , CBS replaced As the World Turns with a newly debuted talk show The Talk .

neg: United States Army Security Assistance Command The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command ( USASAC ) -- `` The Army 's Face to the World '' , implements Army security assistance programs , including Foreign Military Sales ( FMS ) of defense articles and services to eligible foreign governments . For example the USASAC helped provide the Iraq with weapons and ammunition , including Hellfire missiles after it requested them to respond to the increased violence in the country . The USASAC is also responsible for life cycle management of FMS cases , from pre-letter of request , development , execution and closure . Each sale to overseas customers comprise the same `` total package '' of quality material , spare parts , training , publications , technical documentation , maintenance support and other services that AMC provides to Army units . The command manages about 4,600 FMS cases valued at more than $ 134 billion .   In addition , USASAC is responsible for Army security assistance information management and financial policy , and provides logistics guidance to the Army security assistance community . Today , the Command is increasingly responding to support of U.S. government emergency assistance , humanitarian relief , and Operations Other Than War , including United Nations peacekeeping operations . USASAC 's motto is `` Strength in Cooperation . ''   Security assistance is a national program administered by the State Department . In conjunction with the White House , Congress , and the Treasury Department , military security assistance programs are executed by the Department of Defense ( DOD ) . Security assistance promotes regional stability , deters aggression , maintains alliances , and disseminates democratic values between the United States and its allies .   In carrying out the Army security assistance mission , USASAC calls on all AMC Life Cycle Management Commands , as well as other Department of Defense agencies and U.S. industry for support . USASAC is responsible for life cycle management of FMS cases , from development to execution , financial management , accounting , and settlement . Each sale of equipment to overseas customers comprises the same `` total package '' of quality materiel , spare parts , training , publications , technical documentation , maintenance support , and other services that AMC provides to U.S. Army units .   Currently , USASAC is actively engaged in the `` train and equip '' mission in both Iraq and Afghanistan as well as provides support to 21 coalition partners . It was anticipated that sales in 2008 would exceed $ 15 billion .   USASAC , which traces its origins to the Army 's technical service era , was designated a major subordinate command ( MSC ) of the U.S. Army Materiel Command in 1975 .

neg: Aftershocks (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) `` Aftershocks '' is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they race to strike back against Hydra after an apparent defeat to the latter , while several characters discover they have gained new abilities following the end of the previous episode . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon , and directed by Billy Gierhart .   Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , Nick Blood , and Adrianne Palicki . Palicki was promoted to series regular with this episode , after having a recurring guest role in the first half of the season . The episode also saw the return of Marvel 's `` The Art of ... '' marketing initiative .   `` Aftershocks '' originally aired on ABC on March 3 , 2015 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.48 million viewers .

neg: The Things We Bury `` The Things We Bury '' is the eighth episode of the second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they search for a hidden alien city , and discover secrets about their enemies . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by DJ Doyle and directed by Milan Cheylov .   Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by principal cast members Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , and Nick Blood . Hayley Atwell reprises her role from other MCU projects in flashbacks with connections to the television series Agent Carter and the films Captain America : The First Avenger and Captain America : The Winter Soldier .   `` The Things We Bury '' originally aired on ABC on November 18 , 2014 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.58 million viewers . The episode received a mostly positive critical response , with the episode 's flashback sequences , and the performance of MacLachlan , praised , but an issue of ` over-crowding ' of storylines was frequently brought up by critics .

neg: List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon , Jed Whedon , and Maurissa Tancharoen , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , a fictional peacekeeping and spy agency in a world of superheroes . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the feature and short films of the franchise .   The series stars Clark Gregg , reprising his role of Phil Coulson from the films , as well as Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , and Elizabeth Henstridge . Nick Blood and Adrianne Palicki joined the cast for the second and third seasons , while Henry Simmons and Luke Mitchell had recurring roles in the second season before being promoted to the main cast for the third . John Hannah , who recurred in the third season , joined the main cast in the fourth . Additionally , several other characters from Marvel Cinematic Universe films and Marvel One-Shots also appear throughout the series , along with other characters based on various Marvel Comics properties . Several characters from the series also appear in the supplemental digital series Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. : Slingshot .   This list includes the series ' main cast , all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series , and any other guest who is otherwise notable .

neg: Rockne S. O'Bannon Rockne S. O'Bannon is an American television writer , screenwriter and producer . O'Bannon has created five original television series ( Farscape , seaQuest , Defiance , Cult , and Alien Nation ) .   O'Bannon made his writing debut selling spec material to NBC 's Amazing Stories ( 1985 ) and CBS 's The Twilight Zone ( 1985 ) , but first garnered critical attention for his film Alien Nation ( 1988 ) and its subsequent spinoff television show . His next notable achievement was his original series seaQuest DSV ( 1993 ) which ran for three seasons . O'Bannon 's most critically acclaimed success was the space epic Farscape on Syfy ( 1999 -- 2003 ) which ran for four seasons and spun off into a mini-series , a comic book series , and a rumored film . Since Farscape , he 's created  the hit TV show Defiance ( 2013 ) and CW 's Cult ( 2013 ) , the miniseries The Triangle ( 2005 ) , along with helping to write the Warehouse 13 ( 2009 ) pilot . He 's also written and produced for Constantine , Revolution and V among others .   O'Bannon prides himself on `` delivering shows that truly are , in their own way , really unique '' and pushing the boundaries of the science fiction genre . He 's won multiple Saturn Awards ( including best series for Farscape ) and been nominated for other awards such as a Hugo Award and a WGA Award .

neg: List of The Fosters episodes The Fosters is an American drama series on Freeform ( then known as ABC Family ) that premiered on June 3 , 2013 . The series follows the lives of Lena Adams ( Sherri Saum ) and Stef Foster ( Teri Polo ) , the Fosters , who are an interracial , lesbian couple living in the Mission Bay area of San Diego , raising Stef 's biological son , Brandon ( David Lambert ) , along with adopted twins , Jesus ( Jake T. Austin/Noah Centineo ) and Mariana ( Cierra Ramirez ) . Lena is a charter school vice principal and Stef is a police officer . Lena decides to take in `` troubled '' teenager Callie ( Maia Mitchell ) and her younger brother Jude ( Hayden Byerly ) , who have endured a series of abusive foster homes . The show resumed its second season on January 19 , 2015 . The series was renewed for a third season on January 13 . The third season began on June 8 , 2015 , with the second half premiering on January 25 , 2016 on Freeform .   On November 30 , 2015 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season , which premiered on June 20 , 2016 . The second half of the fourth season premiered on January 31 , 2017 , replacing the timeslot for Pretty Little Liars . On January 10 , 2017 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fifth season , which will start airing on July 11 , 2017 . As of April 11 , 2017 , 82 episodes of The Fosters have aired , concluding the fourth season .

neg: The Simpsons (season 25) The Simpsons '' ' twenty-fifth season began airing on Fox on September 29 , 2013 and ended on May 18 , 2014 .   In this season , Homer sells his Mapple stock to buy a bowling ball ; Marge blames herself and Kiss for Bart 's rebellious streak ( `` Four Regrettings and a Funeral '' ) ; Lisa becomes a cheerleader for Springfield 's football team ; and Homer delivers a baby ( `` Labor Pains '' ) . Guest stars for this season include Judd Apatow , Will Arnett , Anderson Cooper , Harlan Ellison , Zach Galifianakis , Stan Lee , Eva Longoria , Rachel Maddow , Elisabeth Moss , Joe Namath , Daniel Radcliffe , Aaron Sorkin , and Kristen Wiig . This is Al Jean 's 13th consecutive season as showrunner and 15th overall . Matt Groening , James L. Brooks , Matt Selman , and John Frink serve as executive producers . Executive producer Al Jean stated that Edna Krabappel will be retired from the show following the death of Marcia Wallace on October 25 , 2013 .   February 2014 held back Simpsons episodes , due to the transmission of the Super Bowl XLVIII in East Rutherford , New Jersey , United States ; the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia ; the 2014 Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach , Florida , US ; and the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California .   This season The Simpsons '' won three Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations , including an Primetime Emmy Award for Character Voice-Over Performance to Harry Shearer , who was the last member of the main cast to earn the award .

neg: The Flash (2014 TV series) The Flash is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti , Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns , airing on The CW . It is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash , a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds . It is a spin-off from Arrow , existing in the same fictional universe . The series follows Allen , portrayed by Grant Gustin , a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed , which he uses to fight criminals , including others who have also gained superhuman abilities .   Initially envisioned as a backdoor pilot , the positive reception Gustin received during two appearances as Barry on Arrow led to executives choosing to develop a full pilot to make use of a larger budget and help flesh out Barry 's world in more detail . Colleen Atwood , costume designer for Arrow , was brought in to design the Flash 's suit . The creative team wanted to make sure that the Flash would resemble his comic book counterpart , and not simply be a poor imitation . The series is primarily filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada .   The Flash premiered in North America on October 7 , 2014 , where the pilot became the second-most watched premiere in the history of The CW , after The Vampire Diaries in 2009 . It has been well received by critics and audiences , and won the People 's Choice Award for `` Favorite New TV Drama '' in 2014 . The series was renewed for a third season in March 2016 , which premiered on October 4 , 2016 . The series , together with Arrow , has spun characters out to their own show , Legends of Tomorrow , which premiered on January 21 , 2016 . On January 8 , 2017 , The CW renewed the show for a fourth season .

neg: Multi-Choice TV (Barbados) Multi-Choice TV ( MCTV ) is a television service provider in Barbados . It is a Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service ( MMDS ) or DVB-C wireless microwave-based broadcast subscription television provider . They offer a variety of packages which can be considered as comparatively priced to similar providers throughout the world . The service began operating on December 14 , 1987 under the name Subscription Television ( STV ) , which had very few channels offered . The main channels were CNN , ESPN , and Lifetime Television , with an occasional option of pay per view ( PPV ) being offered for local special events and the occasional international PPV sports broadcast . In 1996 it was upgraded to include a new platform called Multi-Choice TV which was an analog wireless microwave broadcast offering many more channels ( e.g. , BBC , Canada 's CBC , TBN ) eventually maxing the bandwidth capacity and having to upgrade the service to a digital broadcast system . Multi-Choice TV have not fully converted all of its subscribers yet . The system relies on line-of-sight propagation so total island wide coverage have proved to be a problem and the provider is looking into alternatives . A recent press release have indicated their interest in a partnership with the local telco LIME . From 1 September 2008 MCTV replaced the Travel Channel on 511 ( part of the High Flyer package ) by Setanta Sports .   The service uses a Yagi antenna to receive the encrypted broadcast , which in turn is then decrypted by the provider 's set top box . The provider now has the problem of signal theft by pirates using modified DVB-C compatible receivers and PCI cards with the most popular being the `` Dreambox '' manufactured in Germany to decode their signal which is based on Nagravision which is a conditional access control system developed by the Kudelski Group . In order to prevent such activity in August , 2006 the Government of Barbados stiffened the local Barbadian copyright laws , in addition to a strengthening of the laws on cable TV piracy . The CBC provider is planning for further circumvention of the Dream boxes in 2009 . In 2014 MCTV have gone through a massive upgrade of improving their services by including new channels such as MovieCity Action and Hollywood , AMC , KTLA , WGN , Disney , NBC Sports network etc. . Also MCTV have upgraded their systems to 20 stunning HD channels such as ABC , NBC , CBS & FOX and have also added new PVR boxes . MCTV new slogan is MCTV the Right Choice and are increasing their channel line ups and packaging for their loyal customers in Barbados . MCTV is still the number 1 provider in Barbados but they have competition from Lime Barbados and Flow , but the advantage MCTV has is , it does not depend on the internet to provide single for their customers and when there is rainy and cloudy condition MCTV still provides good service .   Multi-Choice TV also competes against the US-based direct broadcast satellite ( DBS ) service provider DirecTV in Barbados .   The service uses the NTSC television format .

neg: Grey's Anatomy (season 4) The fourth season of the American television medical drama Grey 's Anatomy , commenced airing in the United States on September 27 , 2007 and concluded on May 22 , 2008 . The season continues the story of a group of surgeons and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital , describing their professional lives and the way they affect the personal background of each character . Season four had twelve series regulars with ten of them returning from the previous season , out of which eight are part of the original cast from the first season . The season aired in the Thursday night timeslot at 9:00 EST. . In addition to the regular seventeen episodes , a clip-show narrated by the editors of People recapped previous events of the show and made the transition from Grey 's Anatomy to Private Practice , a spin-off focusing of Dr. Addison Montgomery and aired on September 19 , 2007 , before the season premiere . The season was officially released on DVD as a five-disc boxset under the title of Grey 's Anatomy : Season Four -- Expanded on September 9 , 2008 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment .   For the first time in the show 's history , many cast changes occur , seeing the first departure of two main cast members . Despite garnering several awards and nominations for the cast members and the production team , the season received a mixed response from critics and fans . Show creator Shonda Rhimes heavily contributed to the production of the season , writing five out of the seventeen episodes . The highest-rated episode was the season premiere , which was watched by 20.93 million viewers . The season was interrupted by the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild of America strike , which resulted in the production of only seventeen episodes , instead of twenty-three originally planned .

neg: Captain America (vol. 5) Captain America ( vol . 5 ) was an ongoing comic book series published for four years from January 2005 to July 2009 by Marvel Comics . It starred the superhero Captain America , and the entire series was written by Ed Brubaker . It was the fifth Captain America series with this title to be published , following series that ran from 1968 -- 1996 , 1996 -- 1997 , 1998 -- 2002 , and 2002-2004 . After its fiftieth issue ( July 2009 ) , the series was renumbered to match the numbering of all the volumes of the title ( 454 , 13 , 50 , 32 , and 50 ) , and volume 1 resumed publication with issue # 600 with Brubaker remaining as writer .   The series was best known for reviving Captain America 's World War II partner Bucky Barnes as the Winter Soldier in issue # 6 , the presumed death of Steve Rogers in issue # 25 , and Bucky taking over the mantle of Captain America in issue # 34 .

neg: Strategic Defense Initiative The Strategic Defense Initiative ( SDI ) was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons ( intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles ) . The system , which was to combine ground-based units and orbital deployment platforms , was first publicly announced by President Ronald Reagan on March 23 , 1983 . The initiative focused on strategic defense rather than the prior strategic offense doctrine of mutual assured destruction ( MAD ) . The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization ( SDIO ) was set up in 1984 within the United States Department of Defense to oversee the Strategic Defense Initiative .   Reagan was a vocal critic of MAD doctrine . SDI was an important part of his defense policy intended to end MAD as a nuclear deterrence strategy , as well as a strategic initiative to neutralize the military component of the Soviet Union 's nuclear defenses .   The ambitious initiative was criticized for allegedly threatening to destabilize the MAD-approach and to possibly re-ignite `` an offensive arms race '' . SDI was nicknamed largely in the mainstream media as `` Star Wars '' , after the popular 1977 film by George Lucas . In 1987 , the American Physical Society concluded that a global shield such as `` Star Wars '' was extremely ambitious and with existing technology not directly feasible for operational status , and that about ten more years of research was needed to learn about such a comprehensive and complex system to set up and make it fully operational .   Under the SDIO 's Innovative Sciences and Technology Office , headed by physicist and engineer Dr. James Ionson , the investment was predominantly made in basic research at national laboratories , universities , and in industry ; these programs have continued to be key sources of funding for top research scientists in the fields of high-energy physics , supercomputing/computation , advanced materials , and many other critical science and engineering disciplines -- funding which indirectly supports other research work by top scientists , and which was most politically viable to fund within the budget environment .   Laser research funded by the SDI office was disclosed at laser conferences that also included panel discussions on the subject with the participation of James Ionson , Edward Teller , and other prominent advocates of SDI .   During the administration of President Bill Clinton in 1993 , the SDIO 's name was changed to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization ( BMDO ) and its focus shifted from national missile defense to theater missile defense ; and its scope from global to more regional coverage . It was never truly developed or deployed , though certain aspects of SDI research and technologies paved the way for some anti-ballistic missile systems of today . BMDO was renamed to the Missile Defense Agency in 2002 . This article covers defense efforts under the SDIO .   Today , the United States holds a significant advantage in the field of comprehensive advanced missile defense systems through years of extensive research and testing . The US and the UK also have both laser weapons and 360 degree laser shields in development , which are expected to be ready for military use as early as 2020 . Many of the obtained technological insights were transferred to subsequent programs and would find use in follow-up programs .

neg: Deals with Our Devils `` Deals with Our Devils '' is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement , and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his allies , who are trapped between dimensions . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by DJ Doyle , and directed by Jesse Bochco .   Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , Henry Simmons , and John Hannah .   `` Deals with Our Devils '' originally aired on ABC on November 29 , 2016 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.63 million viewers within a week of its release .

neg: The 100 (TV series) The 100 ( pronounced The Hundred ) is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television series that premiered on March 19 , 2014 , on The CW . The series , developed by Jason Rothenberg , is loosely based on a 2013 book of the same name , the first in a series by Kass Morgan .   The series follows a group of teens : Clarke Griffin ( Eliza Taylor ) , Bellamy Blake ( Bob Morley ) , Octavia Blake ( Marie Avgeropoulos ) , Jasper Jordan ( Devon Bostick ) , Monty Green ( Christopher Larkin ) , Raven Reyes ( Lindsey Morgan ) , Finn Collins ( Thomas McDonell ) , John Murphy ( Richard Harmon ) , and Wells Jaha ( Eli Goree ) as they are among the first people from a space habitat , `` The Ark '' , to return to Earth after a devastating nuclear apocalypse ; the series also focuses on Dr. Abby Griffin ( Paige Turco ) , Clarke 's mother ; Marcus Kane ( Henry Ian Cusick ) , a council member on the Ark ; and Thelonious Jaha ( Isaiah Washington ) , the Chancellor of the Ark and Wells ' father .   In March 2016 , The 100 was renewed for a fourth season of 13 episodes , which premiered on February 1 , 2017 . In March 2017 , The CW renewed the series for a fifth season .

neg: Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series, season 5) The fifth season of the CBS crime drama series Hawaii Five-0 premiered on Friday , September 26 , 2014 , and concluded on May 8 , 2015 with a two-hour season finale . The season consisted of 25 episodes .   For the 2014 -- 15 U.S. television season , the fifth season of Hawaii Five-0 ranked 20 with an average of 12.28 million viewers .


query: Russell Crowe played the Greek General Maximus Decimus Meridius.

pos: Russell Crowe Russell Ira Crowe ( born 7 April 1964 ) is an actor , film producer and musician . Although a New Zealand citizen , he has lived most of his life in Australia . He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator , directed by Ridley Scott , for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor , a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor , an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor .   Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider , for which he received five awards as best actor and seven nominations in the same category . In 2001 , Crowe 's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards , including a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role , a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role .   Crowe 's other films include Romper Stomper ( 1992 ) , L.A. Confidential ( 1997 ) , Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World ( 2003 ) , Cinderella Man ( 2005 ) , American Gangster ( 2007 ) , State of Play ( 2009 ) , Robin Hood ( 2010 ) , Les Misérables ( 2012 ) , Man of Steel ( 2013 ) and Noah ( 2014 ) . Crowe 's work has earned him several accolades during his career and including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , three consecutive Academy Award nominations ( 1999 -- 2001 ) , one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , one BAFTA , and an Academy Award . Crowe is also the co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs , an Australian National Rugby League team .

neg: Russell Barnes Russell Barnes ( born 1968 ) is a British television producer and director , known primarily for documentaries about science and contemporary history . He was educated at Bedford Modern School and studied history at Christ 's College , Cambridge .   Russell Barnes worked as a researcher on cult youth programmes A Stab in the Dark and The Word , and also Channel 4 's television review show , Right to Reply .   In 2002 , he directed Empire , a revisionist account of British colonial history presented by the Harvard historian Niall Ferguson . A sequel about US power , American Colossus , followed in 2004 .   In 2004 Russell Barnes produced Churchill 's Forgotten Years , written and presented by the Cambridge University historian David Reynolds . Barnes and Reynolds went on to collaborate on a series of further feature-length history documentaries for the BBC , including The Improbable Mr Attlee , Summits and Armistice , which charted the final month of the First World War from the German perspective and received special commendation from the jury at the 2009 Grierson Awards ceremony . In 2011 , they produced World War Two : 1941 and the Man of Steel , a new profile of Josef Stalin , which was shortlisted in the Best Historical Documentary category of the 2012 Grierson Awards . This was followed in 2012 by World War Two : 1942 and Hitler 's Soft Underbelly which argued that the war in the Mediterranean became a dark obsession for Winston Churchill , and in 2015 , World War Two : 1945 and the Wheelchair President , examined the impact of Franklin Rooselvelt 's failing health and marriage on his war leadership .  Long Shadow , which explored the legacy and meaning of the First World War as part of the BBC 's centenary season of programming , was broadcast on BBC2 in 2014 . The series , which explored the legacy and meaning of the First World War as part of the BBC 's centenary season of programming , received widespread and favourable press coverage and reviews .   Russell Barnes started working with the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in 2005 , directing the series The Root of All Evil ? and The Enemies of Reason , which attracted controversy for their robust advocacy of atheism and rationalist principles . Barnes and Dawkins ' next series The Genius of Charles Darwin , marking the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species in 2008 , won Best Documentary series at the 2009 Broadcast Awards .   Russell Barnes has produced several films that explore the history of communications technology including , in 2000 , How the Victorians Wired the World and Hackers in Wonderland . In 2009 he was series producer of The Virtual Revolution , a BBC2 history of the World Wide Web presented by Aleks Krotoski . The series won the 2010 International Digital Emmy Award and the 2010 BAFTA New Media Award .   In 2010 Barnes founded the independent production company ClearStory Ltd with Molly Milton , where he has produced projects including Richard Dawkins series Sex , Death and the Meaning of Life , the award-winning observational documentary Gypsy Blood and the controversial studio format Sex Box for Channel 4 .   Russell Barnes is active in Directors UK , sitting on the organisation 's distribution committee .

neg: Waterloo (1970 film) Waterloo is a 1970 epic period war film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis . It depicts the story of the preliminary events and the Battle of Waterloo , and is famous for its lavish battle scenes .   It stars Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington with a cameo by Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France . Other stars include Jack Hawkins as General Thomas Picton , Virginia McKenna as the Duchess of Richmond and Dan O'Herlihy as Marshal Ney .   The film includes some 15,000 Soviet foot soldiers and 2,000 cavalrymen as extras -- it was said that , during its making , director Sergei Bondarchuk was in command of the seventh largest army in the world . Fifty circus stunt riders were used to perform the dangerous horse falls .

neg: Brothers (2009 film) Brothers is a 2009 American psychological war drama film and a remake of Susanne Bier 's Danish film Brødre ( 2004 ) , which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark . The film stars Tobey Maguire , Jake Gyllenhaal , and Natalie Portman , and is directed by Jim Sheridan . Both films take inspiration from Homer 's epic poem , the Odyssey . The film received a mixed to positive response and grossed $ 43 million . Tobey Maguire received particular praise for his performance and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his performance .

neg: The Great Moment (1944 film) The Great Moment is a 1944 biographical film written and directed by Preston Sturges . Based on the book Triumph Over Pain ( 1940 ) by René Fülöp-Miller , it tells the story of Dr. William Thomas Green Morton , a 19th-century Boston dentist who discovered the use of ether for general anesthesia . The film stars Joel McCrea and Betty Field , and features Harry Carey , William Demarest , Franklin Pangborn and Porter Hall .   The movie was filmed in 1942 but not released for over two years , and the released version differed from what Preston Sturges had wished , although he publicly accepted the film as his own . Paramount Pictures disliked the film Sturges had made , and pulled it from his control , re-titled and re-edited it , in the process making it ( especially in the early segment ) more confusing for the audience to understand . The studio 's released version was marketed in a way that made it appear to be one of Sturges ' comedies . The film was not well received by the critics or the public , and marked the end of a sustained run of success for Sturges , who had already left Paramount by the time the film was released .   Although rarely seen today , the film is worth viewing for its flashback structure -- comparable in some ways to Citizen Kane , which was influenced by the earlier film The Power and the Glory , for which Sturges wrote the screenplay -- and for its irreverent and subtly satirical tone , unusual for a time when most Hollywood biopics were over-inflated and sentimental . In 2003 a medical-dental historian in a lengthy analysis of the movie and its history -- which cited its flashback structure , timeless subject , injections of humor , and `` un-Pasteur-like '' treatment of its protagonist , while adhering reasonably well to the historical record -- concluded that `` The Great Moment may now be due for a general reevaluation by movie historians and critics who , like most folks , have never felt much affection for dentists past and present . ''

neg: Russell Payne (author) Russell Payne is an English writer and artist , author of humour , science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels , weblogs , graphic novels , comics , and films . His notable works include Morris Telford - A Salopian Odyssey weblog for the BBC and subsequent novel , Marlowe Bidforth 's Backpack Adventure , and the Prism award-winning American Spoon Indigo . He collaborated with screenwriter Philip Railsback on a number of screenplays . Famous in writing circles for using a staggering number of pseudonyms , he argues that this helps keep his work fresh , ensures the writing stands on its own merit rather than his reputation and `` irritates my publicist so much that it 's become a self-destructive habit I ca n't give up '' . He is also the co-founder along with Darrell Till of the media production company Tiny Lapel .   The music video `` Sell Out Story '' for the band `` The Ohms '' was animated and directed by him as a favour for a friend and went on to win the `` 2004 Mill Award for new media Animation '' .   He has recently been appearing at comicbook conventions in the UK giving talks on Jack Kirby and representing the Jack Kirby Museum .   His digital artwork was used in December 2014 as part of the ` On Creating Reality , by Andy Kaufman ' exhibition at the London Frieze .

neg: Wayne Pygram Wayne Pigram ( born 13 October 1959 ) , better known by his stage name Wayne Pygram , is an Australian actor , known for his role as Scorpius in the science fiction series Farscape ( 2000 -- 2003 ) and the miniseries that followed , Farscape : The Peacekeeper Wars ( 2004 ) .

neg: Say Anything... Say Anything ... is a 1989 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe in his directorial debut . The film follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler ( John Cusack ) , an average student , and Diane Court ( Ione Skye ) , the valedictorian , immediately after their graduation from high school . In 2002 , Entertainment Weekly ranked Say Anything ... as the greatest modern movie romance , and it was ranked number 11 on Entertainment Weekly list of the 50 best high-school movies .

neg: Athenagoras of Macedon Athenagoras was a Macedonian general of Philip V and Perseus . He fought against Dardani . and Romans

neg: Black Hawk Down (film) Black Hawk Down is a 2002 American war film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott . The screenplay by Ken Nolan is adapted from the non-fiction book of the same name by Mark Bowden , which in turn is based on the 29-part series of articles published in The Philadelphia Inquirer chronicling the events of a 1993 raid in Mogadishu by the U.S. military aimed at capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid and the ensuing firefight , known as the Battle of Mogadishu .   The film features a large ensemble cast , including Josh Hartnett , Ewan McGregor , Eric Bana , Tom Sizemore , William Fichtner , Jason Isaacs , Tom Hardy , and Sam Shepard . It won two Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing at the 74th Academy Awards . Although it was received positively by critics , the film was strongly criticized by a number of groups and military officials .   In 2009 , an extended cut of the film was released on DVD . The cut contained an additional 8 minutes of footage increasing the running time to 152 minutes . This extended cut has yet to be released on Blu-Ray .

neg: George Ogilvie George Buchan Ogilvie , born in Goulburn , New South Wales on 5 March 1931 , is a prolific Australian theatre director and actor , who has also worked as director and actor within film and television .   George Ogilvie began as an actor at the Canberra Rep Theatre , and eventually moved to the United Kingdom where he trained , taught and acted . In 1965 , he returned to Australia to take up the position of associate director with the Melbourne Theatre Company , where he stayed for six years . He then worked as artistic director at the South Australian Theatre Company for four years , followed by 12 years as part of the subsidised theatre network . In 1988 he became a freelance director , working with the Australian Opera , the Australian Ballet Company and various theatre companies .   His television credits include the 1983 miniseries The Dismissal ( where he played the Labor Senator Jim McClelland ) , the miniseries Bodyline ( 1984 ) ( where he was one of the writers and also directed three of the seven episodes ) , and direction of the TV films The Shiralee ( 1987 ) , Touch the Sun : Princess Kate ( 1988 ) , The Battlers ( 1994 ) , two episodes of the miniseries The Feds ( 1994 ) , and 11 episodes of the long-running police series Blue Heelers between 2002 and 2006 .   His film credits include Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome ( 1985 ) , which he directed together with George Miller , Short Changed ( 1985 ) , the much awarded The Place at the Coast ( 1987 ) , and The Crossing ( 1990 ) , where Russell Crowe was first seen on the screen .   George Ogilvie regularly teaches and directs at NIDA and Actors Centre Australia . In 1983 he was made an AM ( Member of the Order of Australia ) in the 1983 Queen 's Birthday Honours List for his services to the theatre and the performing arts .   In 2006 , the Australian performing arts association Currency House published his autobiography : Simple Gifts - a life in the theatre .

neg: Rex Matheson Rex Matheson is a fictional character in the science fiction series Torchwood , portrayed by American actor Mekhi Phifer . Phifer is one of three American actors to join Torchwood in its fourth series , Torchwood : Miracle Day ( 2011 ) , as part of a new co-production between Torchwoods British network , BBC One , and its American financiers on US premium television network Starz .   Rex is introduced by series producer Russell T Davies as a means of introducing new American audiences to the established world of Torchwood . Within the series ' narrative , Rex is a high-flying agent for the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) who begins to investigate Torchwood after being personally affected by a global supernatural event . Rex 's role as a second male hero in the series leads him to clash with returning male lead Captain Jack Harkness ( John Barrowman ) and eventually becomes immortal in the same vein as Harkness .

neg: Maedi The Maedi ( also Maidans , Maedans , or Medi ) , ( Ancient Greek Μαῖδοι ) were a Thracian tribe , which in historic times , occupied the area between Paionia and Thrace , on the southwestern fringes of Thrace , along the middle course of the Strymon , between the Kresna Gorge and the Rupel Pass ( present-day south-western Bulgaria ) .   Their capital city was Iamphorynna which lay somewhere in the southwest corner of what is now Bulgaria . Some scientists posit it in the area between the cities of Petrich and Sandanski , but its exact location remains unknown .   They were an independent tribe through much of their history , and the Thracian king Sitalkes recognized their independence , along with several other warlike `` border '' tribes such as the Dardani , Agrianes , and Paeonians , whose lands formed a buffer zone between the powers of the Odrysians on the east and of Illyrian tribes in the west , while Macedon was located to the south of Paeonia . The ancient historian and biographer Plutarch describes Spartacus as `` a Thracian of nomadic stock '' , in a possible reference to the Maedi . Plutarch also says Spartacus ' wife , a prophetess of the same tribe , was enslaved with him .   In 89 -- 84 BC ( during the First Mithridatic War ) , the Maedi overran Macedon , looted Dodona , and sacked Delphi as allies of Mithridates . It is said that they made a habit of raiding Macedon when a king of Macedon was away on a campaign.Sulla after this ravaged the land of the Maedi . Aristotle recorded that bolinthos was the Maedan word for a species of wild aurochses or wisents that lived in the region .   A number of Maedi emigrated to Asia minor and were called MaedoBythini .

neg: Proof (1991 film) Proof is a 1991 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse , and starring Hugo Weaving , Geneviève Picot and Russell Crowe . The film was released in Australia on 15 August 1991 . It was chosen as `` Best Film '' at the 1991 Australian Film Institute Awards , along with 5 other awards , including Moorhouse for `` Best Director '' , Weaving for `` Best Leading Actor '' , and Crowe for `` Best Supporting Actor '' .

neg: Flynn (film) Flynn is an Australian film about the early life of Errol Flynn , focusing on his time in New Guinea starring Guy Pearce in the title role .

neg: Robert Russell (English actor) Robert Russell ( 24 May 1936 -- 12 May 2008 ) was an English actor known for a memorable supporting role as John Stearne alongside Vincent Price in the classic British horror film Witchfinder General ( 1968 ) .   He was born in Kent , England . His family emigrated to South Africa for 9 years when he was aged 11 . He worked in a gold mine after leaving school . He returned to England and trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art . He then appeared on stage with stars such as Laurence Olivier and Michael Gambon , as a member of the National Theatre touring company .   He made numerous appearances on UK television , often playing tough characters and villains due to his imposing stature , including The Avengers , The Sweeney , Space : 1999 , Blake 's 7 and Doctor Who , playing a guard in the serial entitled The Power of the Daleks and a Highland Games Champion , The Caber , in Terror of the Zygons . Some of his other film appearances included Othello ( 1965 ) , The Whisperers ( 1967 ) , Bedazzled ( 1967 ) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore , Inspector Clouseau ( 1968 ) , The Breaking of Bumbo ( 1970 ) , Man in the Wilderness ( 1971 ) with Richard Harris , Sitting Target ( 1972 ) , Double Exposure ( 1977 ) , Queen of the Blues ( 1979 ) starring Mary Millington , Ivanhoe ( 1982 ) , Oliver Twist ( 1982 ) , and the TV film of The Sign of Four ( 1983 ) .   He lived for the last 14 years of his life in Maidenhead , Berkshire and died there of a heart attack at his home aged 71 .   * Note : This is from a Public Member Trees search on Ancestry , where the date of death is oddly given as 18 May 2008 ( see discussion ) .

neg: Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott ( January 23 , 1898 -- March 2 , 1987 ) was an American film actor whose career spanned from 1928 to 1962 . As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career , Scott appeared in a variety of genres , including social dramas , crime dramas , comedies , musicals ( albeit in non-singing and non-dancing roles ) , adventure tales , war films , and a few horror and fantasy films . However , his most enduring image is that of the tall-in-the-saddle Western hero . Out of his more than 100 film appearances over 60 were in Westerns ; thus , `` of all the major stars whose name was associated with the Western , Scott most closely identified with it . ''   Scott 's more than 30 years as a motion picture actor resulted in his working with many acclaimed screen directors , including Henry King , Rouben Mamoulian , Michael Curtiz , John Cromwell , King Vidor , Allan Dwan , Fritz Lang , and Sam Peckinpah . He also worked on multiple occasions with prominent directors : Henry Hathaway ( eight times ) , Ray Enright ( seven ) , Edwin L. Marin ( seven ) , André de Toth ( six ) , and most notably , his seven film collaborations with Budd Boetticher . Scott also worked with a diverse array of cinematic leading ladies , from Shirley Temple and Irene Dunne to Mae West and Marlene Dietrich .   Tall ( 6 ft 2 1/2 in ; 189 cm ) , lanky and handsome , Scott displayed an easygoing charm and courtly Southern drawl in his early films that helped offset his limitations as an actor , where he was frequently found to be stiff or `` lumbering '' . As he matured , however , Scott 's acting improved while his features became burnished and leathery , turning him into the ideal `` strong , silent '' type of stoic hero . The BFI Companion to the Western noted : In his earlier Westerns ... the Scott persona is debonair , easy-going , graceful , though with the necessary hint of steel . As he matures into his fifties his roles change . Increasingly Scott becomes the man who has seen it all , who has suffered pain , loss , and hardship , and who has now achieved ( but at what cost ? ) a stoic calm proof against vicissitude .   During the early 1950s , Scott was a consistent box-office draw . In the annual Motion Picture Herald Top Ten Polls , he ranked 10th in 1950 , seventh in 1951 , and 10th in both 1952 and 1953 . Scott also appeared in the Quigley 's Top Ten Money Makers Poll from 1950 to 1953 .

neg: Herod the Great (film) Herod the Great ( Erode il grande , Le roi cruel ) is a 1958 Italian-French epic historical drama film directed by Victor Tourjansky .

neg: Marooned (1969 film) Marooned is a 1969 American film directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck , Richard Crenna , David Janssen , James Franciscus and Gene Hackman about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space . It was based on the 1964 novel Marooned by Martin Caidin . While the original novel was based on the single-pilot Mercury program , the film depicted an Apollo Command/Service Module with three astronauts and a space station resembling Skylab . Caidin acted as technical adviser and updated the novel , incorporating appropriate material from the original version .   The film was released less than four months after the Apollo 11 moon landing and was tied to the public fascination with the event . It won an Academy Award for Visual Effects for Robbie Robertson .

neg: The Croods The Croods is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox . It stars the voices of Nicolas Cage , Emma Stone , Ryan Reynolds , Catherine Keener , Clark Duke , and Cloris Leachman . The film is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as `` The Croodaceous '' ( a prehistoric period which contains fictional prehistoric creatures ) when a caveman 's position as a `` Leader of the Hunt '' is threatened by the arrival of a prehistoric genius who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home .   The Croods was written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders , and produced by Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell . The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15 , 2013 , and was released in the United States on March 22 , 2013 . As part of the distribution deal , this is the first film from DreamWorks Animation to be distributed by 20th Century Fox , since the end of their distribution deal with Paramount Pictures .   The Croods received generally positive reviews , and proved to be a box office success , earning more than $ 587 million on a budget of $ 135 million . The film launched a new franchise , with a television series , Dawn of the Croods , which debuted on December 24 , 2015 , on Netflix . A sequel was announced for a 2018 release , but was later cancelled .

neg: Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor The Nastro d'Argento ( Silver Ribbon ) is a film award assigned each year , since 1946 , by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ( `` Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists '' ) , the association of Italian film critics .   This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Actor . Marcello Mastroianni is the record holder with seven Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Actor received from 1955 to 1991 , followed by Vittorio Gassman and Nino Manfredi , both four times winners .