query: American Gods (TV series) has one showrunner, whose name is Greg Berlanti.

pos: American Gods (TV series) American Gods is an American television series based on the novel of the same name , written by Neil Gaiman and originally published in 2001 . The television series was developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green for the premium cable network Starz . Fuller and Green are the showrunners for the series . Gaiman serves as an executive producer along with Fuller , Green , Craig Cegielski , Stefanie Berk , and Thom Beers . The first episode premiered on the Starz network and through their streaming application on April 30 , 2017 . In May 2017 , the series was renewed for a second season .

neg: Freaks and Geeks Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series , created by Paul Feig , with Judd Apatow as executive producer , that aired on NBC during the 1999 -- 2000 television season . Eighteen episodes were completed , but the series was canceled after only 12 had aired .   A fan-led campaign persuaded NBC to broadcast three more episodes in July 2000 ; the three remaining unaired episodes , for a total of 18 , aired that September on the cable network Fox Family Channel .   The series appeared on Time magazine 's 2007 `` 100 Greatest Shows of All Time '' list , and placed third on the magazine 's list of greatest television shows of the 2000s ( decade ) . In 2007 , Freaks and Geeks ranked # 21 on TV Guides Top Cult Shows Ever . In 2008 , Entertainment Weekly ranked it the 13th-best series of the past 25 years . The same year , AOL TV named it the Best School Show of All Time . In 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time , and ranked it # 1 on their list of 60 shows that were `` Cancelled Too Soon '' . It launched several of its young actors into successful television and film careers .

neg: Mind Games (TV series) Mind Games is an American drama television series created by Kyle Killen that aired on ABC . The show is about two brothers who run a problem solving firm called Edwards And Associates that employs solutions based on psychological manipulation . It premiered on February 25 , 2014 , and was canceled on March 27 , 2014 .

neg: Prophets of Science Fiction Prophets of Science Fiction is an American documentary television series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott for the Science Channel . The program premiered on .   The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries . It depicts how they predicted and , accordingly , influenced the development of scientific advancements by inspiring many readers to assist in transforming those futuristic visions into everyday reality . The stories are told through film clips , reenactments , illustrations and interviews .   The first episode received mixed reviews . Commentators appreciated the approach of combining coverage of contemporary scientific research and biographical exposition , but criticized the series as `` light on the substance and heavy on the exaggeration '' . The series ' attempts to link Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein to developments such as organ transplants , supercomputers and DNA research were described by one critic as far-fetched but by another as successful .

neg: Bryan Fuller Bryan Fuller ( born July 27 , 1969 ) is an American screenwriter and television producer . Fuller has worked exclusively as a writer/producer in television , creating a number of critically acclaimed television series , including Dead Like Me , Wonderfalls , Pushing Daisies , Hannibal , and American Gods .

neg: Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling ( April 22 , 1923 -- June 23 , 2006 ) was an American film and television producer . Some of his successes include the TV programs Charlie 's Angels ( 1976 -- 81 ) , The Love Boat ( 1977 -- 86 ) , Dynasty ( 1981 -- 89 ) , and Beverly Hills , 90210 ( 1990 -- 2000 ) .   As of 2009 , Spelling , through his eponymous production company Spelling Television , holds the record as the most prolific television writer and producer in US television history , with 218 producer and executive producer credits . Forbes ranked him the 11th top-earning deceased celebrity in 2009 .

neg: The Good Place The Good Place is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Mike Schur . It premiered on September 19 , 2016 on NBC .   The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop ( Kristen Bell ) , a recently deceased young woman who wakes up in the afterlife and is sent by Michael ( Ted Danson ) to `` The Good Place '' , a heaven-like utopia he designed , in reward for her righteous life . However , she quickly realizes that she was sent there by mistake , and must hide her morally imperfect behavioral past and present . William Jackson Harper , Jameela Jamil , and Manny Jacinto co-star as other residents of the Good Place , together with D'Arcy Carden as an artificial being helping the inhabitants .   The Good Place has received critical acclaim since its premiere , with many praising its performances , writing , originality , setting , and tone . On January 30 , 2017 , NBC renewed the series for a second season of 13 episodes .

neg: Hart Hanson Hart Hanson ( born July 26 , 1957 ) is an American-born television writer and producer . His family moved to Canada when he was a child . He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a MFA from the University of British Columbia , where he taught briefly . He is the creator , executive producer , and writer of the TV series Bones .   In February 2013 , Entertainment Weekly reported that Hanson would be writing about an `` overweight , offensive cop '' on FOX 's television show , Backstrom .

neg: Glen Morgan Glen Morgan is an American television producer , writer and director .

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: Gods (Marvel Comics) Gods are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Several characters in many stories have been referred to as gods . Generally , however , only those belonging to two specific types are considered to be the `` true '' gods . Other worlds besides Earth also have their own gods , with different origins .

neg: Alex Graves Alexander John `` Alex '' Graves ( born July 23 , 1965 ) is an American film director , television director , television producer and screenwriter .

neg: Arrow (season 2) The second season of the American television series Arrow premiered on The CW on October 10 , 2013 and concluded on May 14 , 2014 with a total of 23 episodes . The series is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow , a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp . The showrunners for this season were Greg Berlanti , Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg . This season introduces characters from The Flash , which was being developed as a potential spin-off at the time .

neg: Ron Carlivati Ronald David `` Ron '' Carlivati ( born November 25 , 1968 ) is an American screenwriter . He is best known for his tenures as head writer on the ABC Daytime soap operas One Life to Live and General Hospital .

neg: Kerry Ehrin Kerry Anne Ehrin ( born October 8 , 1960 ) is an American screenwriter , showrunner , and producer . In 1990 , she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work on the ABC comedy-drama series The Wonder Years . From 2006 until its ending in 2011 , she worked as a consulting producer on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights . She was a showrunner of the A&E drama series Bates Motel , which aired from 2013 to 2017 .

neg: Dave Erickson Dave Erickson is an American television writer and producer , best known for co-creating Fear the Walking Dead with Robert Kirkman , which he is currently the showrunner for . He also created the television series Canterbury 's Law , and wrote and produced for television series Sons of Anarchy and Low Winter Sun .

neg: Afterlife (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) `` Afterlife '' is the sixteenth 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 face a rival faction of S.H.I.E.L.D. while Skye goes to Afterlife , a secret haven for people like her . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Craig Titley , and directed by Kevin Hooks .   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 .   `` Afterlife '' originally aired on ABC on April 7 , 2015 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.24 million viewers .

neg: American Vampire American Vampire is an American Eisner Award-winning comic book series created by writer Scott Snyder and drawn by artist Rafael Albuquerque .   The series imagines vampires as a population made up of many different secret species , and charts moments of vampire evolution and inter-species conflict throughout history . The focus of the series is a new American bloodline of vampires , born in the American West in the late 19th century . The first of this new species is a notorious outlaw named Skinner Sweet , who wakes from death , after being infected , to find he has become a new kind of vampire , something stronger and faster than what came before , impervious to sunlight , with a new set of strengths and weaknesses . The series goes on to track his movements through various decades of American history -- along with the movements of his first and only known progeny : Pearl Jones , a young woman working as a struggling actress in the 1920s silent film industry when she is attacked by a coven of European vampires hiding in Hollywood . Sweet saves her ( uncharacteristically ) by giving her his blood , thereby turning her into an American vampire like him , at which point she seeks revenge on the classic vampires who attacked her in life . The complicated and charged relationship Jones has with Sweet is another focus of the series .   The first five issues featured two stories -- one by Snyder and the other by Stephen King , both drawn by Rafael Albuquerque . As of the sixth issue , Scott Snyder has taken over as sole writer .   American Vampire has spun off two mini-series . The first , `` Survival of the Fittest '' , illustrated by Sean Murphy focuses on the cases files of the V.M.S. , the vampire hunting organization of the series . The second , `` Lord of Nightmares '' , illustrated by Dustin Nguyen further focuses on the mythology presented by Survival of the Fittest . In June 2013 , a one shot co-written by Snyder and Albuquerque ( who also illustrates the 64-page issue ) , entitled `` Long Road to Hell '' which features vampire hunter Travis Kidd , was released .

neg: Greg Sumner Gregory `` Greg '' Sumner is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera Knots Landing , a long-running serial about middle class life on the fictional cul-de-sac known as Seaview Circle in Los Angeles , California . He was played by actor William Devane between 1983 and 1993 . He debuted in the fourth episode of the fifth season . Devane remained a principal actor in the series until the final episode . The character made his last television appearance in 1997 , when he appeared in the Knots Landing reunion series Knots Landing : Back to the Cul-de-Sac .

neg: Nothing Sacred (TV series) Nothing Sacred is an American drama series that aired from 1997 to 1998 on ABC . The series was created by a Jesuit priest named Bill Cain and producer David Manson .

neg: Michael Schur Michael Herbert `` Mike '' Schur ( born October 29 , 1975 ) is an American television producer and writer , best known for his work on the NBC comedy series The Office and Parks and Recreation , the latter of which he co-created along with Greg Daniels . He also co-created the FOX comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine , and created the NBC comedy series The Good Place . Schur is also known for his small role on The Office as Mose Schrute , the cousin of Dwight Schrute .


query: Hansel and Gretel is also known as Little Brother and Little Sister.

pos: Hansel and Gretel `` Hansel and Gretel '' ( also known as Hansel and Grettel , Hansel and Grethel , or Little Brother and Little Sister ) ( -LSB- ˈhænsəl -RSB- or -LSB- ˈhɑːnsəl -RSB- and -LSB- ˈɡrɛtəl -RSB- Hänsel und Gretel -LSB- ˈhɛnzl̩ ʊnt ˈɡʁeːtl̩ -RSB- ) is a well-known fairy tale of German origin , recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 . Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery . The two children escape with their lives by outwitting her . The tale has been adapted to various media , most notably the opera Hänsel und Gretel ( 1893 ) by Engelbert Humperdinck . Under the Aarne -- Thompson classification system , `` Hansel and Gretel '' is classified under Class 327 .

neg: Max and Moritz Max and Moritz ( A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks ) ( original : Max und Moritz - Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen ) is a German language illustrated story in verse . This highly inventive , blackly humorous tale , told entirely in rhymed couplets , was written and illustrated by Wilhelm Busch and published in 1865 . It is among the early works of Busch , nevertheless it already features many substantial , effectually aesthetic and formal regularities , procedures and basic patterns of Busch 's later works . Many familiar with comic strip history consider it to have been the direct inspiration for the Katzenjammer Kids and Quick & Flupke . The German title satirizes the German custom of giving a subtitle to the name of dramas in the form of `` Ein Drama in ... Akten '' ( A Drama in ... Acts ) , which became dictum in colloquial usage for any event with an unpleasant or dramatic course , e.g. `` Bundespräsidentenwahl - Drama in drei Akten '' ( Federal Presidential Elections - Drama in Three Acts ) .

neg: The Tale of Two Bad Mice The Tale of Two Bad Mice is a children 's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter , and published by Frederick Warne & Co. in September 1904 . Potter took inspiration for the tale from two mice caught in a cage-trap in her cousin 's home and a dollhouse being constructed by her editor and publisher Norman Warne as a Christmas gift for his niece Winifred . While the tale was being developed , Potter and Warne fell in love and became engaged , much to the annoyance of Potter 's parents , who were grooming their daughter to be a permanent resident and housekeeper in their London home .   The tale is about two mice who vandalize a dollhouse . After finding the food on the dining room table made of plaster , they smash the dishes , throw the doll clothing out the window , tear the bolster , and carry off a number of articles to their mouse-hole . When the little girl who owns the dollhouse discovers the destruction , she positions a policeman doll outside the front door to ward off any future depredation . The two mice atone for their crime spree by putting a crooked sixpence in the doll 's stocking on Christmas Eve and sweeping the house every morning with a dust-pan and broom .   The tale 's themes of rebellion , insurrection , and individualism reflect not only Potter 's desire to free herself of her domineering parents and build a home of her own , but her fears about independence and her frustrations with Victorian domesticity .   The book was critically well received and brought Potter her first fan letter from America . The tale was adapted to a segment in the 1971 Royal Ballet film The Tales of Beatrix Potter and to an animated episode in the BBC series The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends . Merchandise inspired by the tale includes Beswick Pottery porcelain figurines and Schmid music boxes .

neg: Troll A troll is a class of being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore . In Old Norse sources , beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks , mountains , or caves , live together in small family units , and are rarely helpful to human beings .   Later , in Scandinavian folklore , trolls became beings in their own right , where they live far from human habitation , are not Christianized , and are considered dangerous to human beings . Depending on the source , their appearance varies greatly ; trolls may be ugly and slow-witted , or look and behave exactly like human beings , with no particularly grotesque characteristic about them .   Trolls are sometimes associated with particular landmarks , which at times may be explained as formed from a troll exposed to sunlight . Trolls are depicted in a variety of media in modern popular culture .

neg: The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island is an anime series produced by Nippon Animation .   The story is loosely based on the novel Swiss Family Robinson by Swiss author Johann David Wyss . As such it exhibits the same geographically impossible array flora and fauna .   The character of Flone is not present in the original novel , in which the Robinson family consists of only a father , a mother , and four sons ( no daughters ) . It is likely that Flone was introduced by Nippon Animation as a new character for the anime version in order to attract more girls as viewers . Also in the anime version , the oldest of the Robinson children , Fritz , is named `` Franz '' ( though his name is changed back to Fritz in the English dub ) , and the character of Jack is a three-year-old rather than a ten-year-old .   Very popular in Europe , this anime is one of the few World Masterpiece Theater series to have been dubbed into the English language for the American market . An English dub by PMT , Ltd , titled simply Swiss Family Robinson , aired on The Family Channel cable network in the U.S. in 1989 . This dub renames Flone `` Becca '' as well as her older brother Franz `` Fritz '' . It can currently be seen on the Smile of a Child network and .

neg: How Six Made Their Way in the World `` How Six Made Their Way in the World '' ( Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt , KHM 71 ) is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm , who collected it from the storyteller Dorothea Viehmann .

neg: The Littles The Littles is a series of children 's novels by American author John Peterson , the first of which was published in 1967 . Sixteen years later , Peterson 's books were adapted into The Littles , an animated series by DIC Entertainment . The television show ran on ABC Saturday mornings from September 10 , 1983 to November 2 , 1985 for three seasons and 29 episodes . In 1985 , DiC released an animated feature film spun off the series titled Here Come the Littles .   Similar to Mary Norton 's earlier novel The Borrowers , The Littles features a family of tiny , intelligent humanoid creatures with mouse-like features ( the Littles ) who live in a house owned by the Bigg family . The mouse-like features include a long , furry tail , long teeth and mouse-like ears ( in the books the Littles have a tail but not the long teeth and mouse-like ears ) . Their height is 4-6 inches ( 10 - 15.25 cm ) .

neg: Little Altars Everywhere Little Altars Everywhere chronicles the adventures of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - four eccentric women - and their children , affectionately called the Petites Ya-Yas .

neg: Henry Reed (character) Henry Reed is the main character and narrator of a series of five children 's novels by Keith Robertson . The first four novels were illustrated by Robert McCloskey but he declined to handle the last one because production of the fourth disappointed him deeply . It was published in 1986 without any illustrations but the dustjacket by Gail Owens .   Four of the five novels share a similar premise : Henry , the son of an American diplomat , lives abroad with his parents . He spends summer vacation with his aunt and uncle in the small town of Grover 's Corner , New Jersey , in the same house where his mother grew up . ( Uncle Al is Henry 's mother 's brother . ) Henry is a serious , entrepreneurial boy , and most of the books concern his efforts to earn money by starting some kind of business . All of the novels are told as a series of Henry 's journal entries recounting his day-by-day adventures throughout the summer .   Margaret `` Midge '' Glass , a year younger than Henry , is the only person in the neighborhood close to his age . She becomes his friend and business partner throughout the series . Midge is somewhat tomboyish and more spontaneous and free-spirited than Henry , which he sometimes finds annoying . Their relationship sometimes resembles a screwball comedy minus the romance .   In all of the books , events spiral out of control , leading to chaotic and humorous misadventures . Henry and Midge are usually the unintentional cause of these adventures , although they 're not deliberately mischievous .

neg: Little Prince Little Prince may refer to :   The Little Prince , French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 's most famous novella and the eponymously named character within the story , or other versions of the story adapted for various media , including :  The Little Prince ( 1974 film ) , a 1974 musical film directed by Stanley Donen  The Little Prince ( 2015 film ) , a 2015 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Mark Osborne  The Little Prince ( play ) , a theatrical adaptation  The Little Prince ( opera ) , a 2003 opera in two acts by Rachel Portman to an English libretto by Nicholas Wright  The Adventures of The Little Prince ( TV series ) , an anime series  The Little Prince ( 2010 TV series )  The Little Prince and the Aviator , a 1981 musical theatre adaptation  List of The Little Prince adaptations , a listing of The Little Prince story adapted into various media  Petit-Prince ( moon ) ( English : Little Prince ) , a small moon orbiting asteroid 69 Eugenia , named jointly in honour of the French Empress Eugénie 's son , the Prince Imperial , and as allusion to the eponymously named Saint-Exupéry novella The Little Prince  Little Prince ( chief ) ( also named : Tastanaki Hopayi and Tustanagee Hopae , died 1832 ) , chieftain and longtime representative of the Muscogee ( Lower Creeks ) tribe in the United States  `` Little Prince '' ( Miami Vice ) , episode of the 1980s undercover cop television series Miami Vice  `` The Little Prince '' ( Lost ) , 2009 episode in the fifth season of the American television series Lost  `` Little Prince '' ( song ) , a 1974 song by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner which featured in the 1974 film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 47th Academy Awards  The Little Prince ( EP ) , a 2016 extended play ( EP ) by South Korean singer Kim Ryeowook , a member from boy band Super Junior

neg: Harry Kipper Harry Kipper was the pseudonym created by the performance art duo the Kipper Kids who were known as Harry and Harry Kipper . Based on a family friend of Kipper Kid and performance Artist , Brian Routh , the name Harry was added as a first name for each Kipper Kid in 1971 . When The Kipper Kids , Martin von Haselberg and Brian Routh coined the name Kipper Kids , they were originally called Harry and Alf Kipper and had two distinctly different characters . Because von Haselberg and Routh could never remember who was Harry and who was Alf , they dropped the name Alf and decided to call each other Harry . At the same time they decided to make their characters identical . The Kipper Kids as Harry Kipper and Harry Kipper were born in 1971 .   In the '90s , the pseudonym `` Harry Kipper '' was appropriated and made into a fictional character invented by the multiple-identity underground movement Luther Blissett . The story was created and propagated that Harry Kipper , a British conceptual artist , had mysteriously gone missing on the Italian-Yugoslav border whilst on a biking tour of Europe , allegedly with the intention of tracing the word Art across the continent . The target of the prank was a popular Italian family TV show with a particularly aggressive right-wing bent . Shortly before the show was to be aired , it was revealed that Kipper and Blissett never existed and the episode had to be pulled off the air to the great embarrassment of the producers . This prank served a double purpose , first it demonstrated how easily the media are manipulated , and second , it introduced Luther Blissett as a figure that lives entirely in the media space .

neg: Wielie Walie Wielie Walie ( Pronounced Vee-lee Vaa-lee ) was an Afrikaans children 's variety programme created by Louise Smit featuring puppets , which was broadcast from the launch of television in South Africa in 1976 . With Karel and Sarel , two best friends but always fighting . Bennie always ready to read a story , and the duck and the socks chatting . Bennie was called by the bee , blowing his trumpet and the flowers , singing for him to come up from his underground library . All of these characters lived in a playroom and a park , with Oom Gert and Tannie Magda . The name `` Wielie Walie '' also comes from a well known South African children 's song , which ended up being the theme song for the show .

neg: Bene Gesserit The Bene Gesserit ( -LSB- ˈbɛniː_ˈdʒɛsərɪt -RSB- ) are a key social , religious , and political force in Frank Herbert 's fictional Dune universe . The group is described as an exclusive sisterhood whose members train their bodies and minds through years of physical and mental conditioning to obtain superhuman powers and abilities that can seem magical to outsiders . Acolytes who have acquired the breadth of Bene Gesserit abilities are called Reverend Mothers within the organization 's ranks . Some of these fictional powers are analyzed and deconstructed from a real-world scientific perspective in the book The Science of Dune ( 2008 ) .   Sometimes called witches due to their secretive nature and misunderstood powers , the Bene Gesserit are loyal only to themselves . However , to attain their goals and avoid outside interference , they often screen themselves with the illusion of being loyal to other groups or individuals . Their every move is calculated toward a result . As the skills of a Bene Gesserit are as desirable as an alliance with the Sisterhood itself , they are able to charge a fee to school the women from Great Houses , and install some of their initiates as wives and concubines to their advantage . In 1965 's Dune , the Princess Irulan is quoted ( via epigraph ) :

neg: Elfen Lied is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto . It was originally serialized in Shueisha 's Weekly Young Jump from June 2002 to August 2005 , with the 107 chapters collected into twelve tankōbon volumes . Elfen Lied revolves around the interactions , views , emotions , and differences between human beings and the Diclonii , a mutant species similar to humans in build but distinguishable by two horns on their heads and `` vectors '' , transparent telekinetically controlled arms that have the power to manipulate and cut objects within their reach . The series is centered on the teenage Diclonius girl `` Lucy '' who was rejected by human beings and subsequently wants revenge .   The series ' title is German as well as Dutch for `` Elves ' Song '' or more formally `` song of the elves ' '' and takes its name from the song `` Elfenlied '' , which is featured in the story . Elfen Lied involves themes of social alienation , identity , prejudice , revenge , abuse , jealousy , regret and the value of humanity . It is also noted for the graphic violence , emotional themes of how the characters change through , and the overall transgressive subject matter of the whole story . A 13-episode anime television series adaptation was produced by the studio Arms and broadcast on AT-X from July to October 2004 . The anime began airing before the manga was complete ; as a result , the plot differed between the two , especially the ending . The anime series has been licensed in North America by ADV Films and in Australia by Madman Entertainment . ADV Films said the series was one of their bestselling and `` most notorious '' releases of 2005 . The Anime Network is streaming the series in English , German , and French .

neg: A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea is a young adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin , first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968 . The novel received highly positive reviews , initially as a work for children , and later among a general audience as well .   Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea , the story centers around a young mage named Ged , born in a village on the island Gont . Displaying great power while still a boy , he joins the school of wizardry , where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with one of his fellows . During a magical duel , Ged 's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him . The novel follows his journey as he seeks to be free of the creature .   The book has often been described as a Bildungsroman or coming of age story , as it explores Ged 's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death . The novel also carries Taoist themes about a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea , which wizards are supposed to maintain , closely tied to the idea that language and names have power to affect the material world and alter this balance . Although the structure of the story is similar to that of a traditional epic , critics also described it as subverting this genre in many ways , such as by making the protagonist dark-skinned , in comparison to more typical white-skinned heroes .   A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award . The book was widely influential within the genre of fantasy ; Margaret Atwood , for instance , called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the `` wellsprings '' of fantasy literature . Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that , together with A Wizard of Earthsea , are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle : The Tombs of Atuan ( 1971 ) , The Farthest Shore ( 1972 ) , Tehanu ( 1990 ) , The Other Wind ( 2001 ) , and Tales from Earthsea ( 2001 ) . George Slusser has described the series as a `` work of high style and imagination '' .

neg: Little My Little My ( original Swedish : Lilla My ( literally : `` little mu '' ) is a character in the Moomin series of books by Tove Jansson . The character first appeared in the fourth book , The Exploits of Moominpappa ( 1950 ) . She is a small , determined and fiercely independent Mymble . Little My is brash , aggressive , mischievous and disrespectful , but can also be a good friend when she wants to . She is the Mymble 's daughter 's younger sister . She was eventually adopted by the Moomin family .   The name Little My originated from the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet : μ ( Mu ) -- transliterated as my and pronounced in Swedish . In the metric system , lowercase mu μ , meaning `` one-millionth '' , represents the prefix `` micro - '' , from the Greek μικρός ( mikrós ) , meaning `` small '' .

neg: List of local children's television series (United States) The following is a list of local children 's television shows in the United States . These were locally produced commercial television programming intended for the child audience with unique hosts and themes . This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s ; some shows continued into the 1990s . Author Tim Hollis documented about 1,400 local children 's shows in a 2002 book , Hi There , Boys and Girls !   The television programs typically aired in the weekday mornings before school or afternoons after school as well as on weekends ( to a lesser degree ) . There were different formats . Almost all shows had a colorful host who assumed a persona such as a cowboy/cowgirl , captain/skipper/commodore / admiral , jungle explorer , astronaut , king , princess , clown , sheriff/deputy/trooper , cop , firefighter , hobo/tramp , railroad engineer , magician , `` cousin '' , `` grandfather '' or `` uncle '' , whose role was not only to be the `` DJ '' for syndicated material ( typically cartoons , although westerns were more popular earlier on ) but also to entertain , often with a live television studio audience of kids , during breaks .   Early program fare included cartoon favorites such as Koko the Clown , Daffy Duck , Crusader Rabbit , Dick Tracy , Popeye , Bugs Bunny , Rocky and Bullwinkle , Casper the Friendly Ghost , Mighty Mouse , Porky Pig , Deputy Dawg , Tin Tin , Mel-O-Toons , Woody Woodpecker , The Funny Company , Mr. Magoo , Space Angel and Clutch Cargo as well as movie shorts such as Laurel and Hardy , Our Gang/The Little Rascals and The Three Stooges and animated versions of Laurel and Hardy , Abbott and Costello and The Three Stooges and live action shorts such as Diver Dan . Some included educational segments like the portraits of wildlife in Nature 's Window .

neg: Little Giant (disambiguation) Little Giant or Little Giants may refer to :   the nickname for Stephen A. Douglas ( 1813-1861 ) , American politician defeated by Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election  Wabash Little Giants , the athletics teams of Wabash College , beginning in 1884  Newark Little Giants , a professional baseball team based in Newark , New Jersey in the late 1880s  The Little Giant , a 1933 film starring Edward G. Robinson  Little Giant , a 1946 Abbott and Costello film  the nickname for jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin  The Little Giant , a 1959 album by Johnny Griffin and his all-star sextet  Little Giant Ladder System , manufactured by Wing Enterprises , founded in the 1970s  Little Giants , a 1994 comedy featuring Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neill  `` The Small Giant '' , a French cartoon series

neg: Hans Beck Hans Beck ( 6 May 1929 , Greiz -- 30 January 2009 , Markdorf ) was the German inventor of Playmobil toys . He is thus often called `` The Father of Playmobil '' .   Born in Greiz , Thuringia , Beck grew up in the town of Zirndorf . He trained as a cabinet maker and made small toy vehicles and figures for his younger siblings . He presented his model airplanes to Horst Brandstätter , owner of local toy company Geobra Brandstätter , who took him on , and asked him to develop toy figures for children .   As a hobby Beck built ultra-lightweight model aircraft for flying indoors . He competed in the FAI World Championships in Debrecen , Hungary in 1966 and won the individual title in the F1D class . In the early 1960s the planes had a wing span of 900 mm ( 550 mm today ) and were made from a balsa wood frame covered with a film of acetone lacquer . They were powered by a small rubber band wound to over 1,700 turns and could fly for over 40 minutes in large halls or airship hangars . The whole aeroplane weighed only 1.2 grams .   Beck spent three years developing the figurines with interchangeable accessories that became Playmobil . He conducted research that allowed him to develop a toy that would be flexible ( unlike tin soldiers ) , not too complex , that would fit in an average child 's hand and have a face like a child 's drawing ( a large head , smile , and no nose ) . `` I would put the little figures in their hands without saying anything about what they were , '' Beck remarked . `` They accepted them right away ... They invented little scenarios for them . They never grew tired of playing with them . '' Horst Brandstätter was not initially convinced of the viability of Beck 's idea , but allowed the inventor to continue developing the product .   The 1973 oil crisis greatly increased the price of plastics derived from oil . This prompted Geobra Brandstätter to consider products that generated more revenue for less plastic raw material than the hula-hoops and other large toys they had been producing . Beck 's figurines offered a possible solution . The company commissioned Beck to develop a series of figures with interchangeable parts .   `` Playmobil is a toy that does n't impose specific play patterns on children , '' Beck has remarked , `` but rather stimulates their imagination . ''   In 1974 , the company put the series on show in its display rooms . Visitors were initially reluctant to accept the toy . The toy was shown at that year 's International Toy Fair in Nuremberg . It proved popular with children . A Dutch firm subsequently agreed to buy a whole year 's production . Playmobil began to be sold worldwide in 1975 .   The first Playmobil sets were of Native Americans , construction workers and knights . Beck once mentioned in an interview that a jumbo jet , alien figures , and dinosaurs should never be introduced as Playmobil sets , but all three have since been released as Playmobil products .   After training a group of product designers to take his place , Beck retired in 1998 , just prior to the 25th birthday of the introduction of Playmobil .   During the World Expo 2000 in Hannover , Beck was among the 100 German personalities who were honored with a statue within the German Pavilion .   He died at the age of 79 on 30 January 2009 after a serious illness .

neg: Thumbelina `` Thumbelina '' -LSB- ˌθʌmbəˈliːnə -RSB- ( Tommelise ) is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen , Denmark , with `` The Naughty Boy '' and `` The Traveling Companion '' in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children . `` Thumbelina '' is about a tiny girl and her adventures with appearance - and marriage-minded toads , moles , and cockchafers . She successfully avoids their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size .   `` Thumbelina '' is chiefly Andersen 's invention , though he did take inspiration from tales of miniature people such as `` Tom Thumb '' . `` Thumbelina '' was published as one of a series of seven fairy tales in 1835 which were not well received by the Danish critics who disliked their informal style and their lack of morals . One critic , however , applauded `` Thumbelina '' . The earliest English translation of `` Thumbelina '' is dated 1846 . The tale has been adapted to various media including television drama and animated film .

neg: Helga Helga ( derived from Old Norse heilagr - `` holy '' , `` blessed '' ) is a female name , used mainly in Scandinavia , Iceland , Germany , Austria , Hungary , Belgium , Switzerland , the Netherlands , and South Africa . ( Hege , Helle , Helge , Helga , Helka or Oili ) . The name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest , but appears to have died out afterwards . It was re-introduced to English-speaking nations in the 20th century from Germany and the Nordic countries . Eastern Slavic name Olga is derived from it . Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge , or Helgi .   Name days : Estonia - May 31 , Hungary - October 3 , Latvia - October 9 , Sweden - November 21 , Finland - May 31 , Greece - 11 July


query: Pablo Fenjves ghostwrote for a comedian.

pos: Bernie Mac Bernard Jeffrey `` Bernie '' McCullough ( October 5 , 1957 -- August 9 , 2008 ) better known by his stage name Bernie Mac , was an American comedian , actor and voice artist . Born and raised on Chicago 's south side , Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian . He joined fellow comedians Steve Harvey , Cedric the Entertainer , and D. L. Hughley in The Original Kings of Comedy .   After briefly hosting the HBO show Midnight Mac , Mac appeared in several films in smaller roles . His most noted film role was as Frank Catton in the remake Ocean 's Eleven and the title character of Mr. 3000 . He was the star of The Bernie Mac Show , which ran from 2001 through 2006 , earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series . Mac 's other films included starring roles in Booty Call , Friday , The Players Club , Head of State , Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle , Bad Santa , Guess Who , Pride , Soul Men , Transformers , Old Dogs , and Madagascar : Escape 2 Africa .

pos: Pablo Fenjves Pablo F. Fenjves ( born 16 August 1953 ) is an American screenwriter and ghostwriter based in Los Angeles , California . His screenwriting credits include the 1995 film The Affair , Man on a Ledge , released in January , 2012 , and a string of television movies .   Born in Caracas , Venezuela to Hungarian survivors of the Holocaust , Fenjves went to college in Illinois . His first journalism job was in Canada . He joined the National Enquirer in Florida in the late 1970s , where he befriended Judith Regan .   Fenjves has ghostwritten more than a dozen books , including two number one New York Times Best-Sellers ( Witness and Blood Brother ) . Fenjves also ghostwrote the autobiographies and memoirs of Bernie Mac , Janice Dickinson , and music producer David Foster . He collaborated with O.J. Simpson to ghostwrite If I Did It , an account of the Simpson murder case . That book was pulled by the publisher just weeks before its release date , but it was subsequently revived by Fred Goldman , father of murder victim Ron Goldman , and spent five weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list . Fenjves had a personal connection to the Simpson case : Fenjves lived a few doors down from the Brentwood murder scene , and had testified against Simpson regarding the time at which he heard Nicole Simpson 's dog barking .   His current film projects include an original action script , Undertow , which is being produced by Michael De Luca ; and an original comedy , Mother , to which Halle Berry is attached .

neg: Petite (comedian) Vincent Aycocho , or better known as Petite is a Filipino actor , comedian , singer and TV show host , He is known for as a Filipino comedian in Comedy Bar , Paunch line and clowns , together with their other celebrities ; Boobay , Iyah , Donita Nose , Ate Gay , Allan K. and Wally Bayola . Petite have a lot more project in GMA Network , hosting of CelebriTV paired by Joey de Leon 's , Lolit 's partner

neg: Manny the Hippie Manny the Hippie ( born Micah Papp in 1976 ) was a San Francisco Haight-Ashbury regular in 1996 when Late Show with David Letterman was being hosted from there and David Letterman `` discovered '' him on the street . Letterman interviewed Manny on the air and subsequently made him a national celebrity .   He became a regular movie reviewer on the show and renowned for his slang , like `` schwag '' for bad , `` dank '' for good , `` diggity dank '' for excellent and `` schwiggity schwag '' for worst .   David Letterman sent him scouring the streets of San Francisco on reportages , and also dispatched him on newsbeats across the nation , for instance to Roswell  .   However , he was wanted in Xenia , Ohio for pot smoking , and sentenced to spend eighteen months in jail in Ohio .   On his last Late Show Manny was given a stern and severe lecture by Letterman . While considering having him back on the show after his release , he said to Manny that if he ever got in trouble again `` I do n't know you . ''   During his stay in prison , he had plans to write a book . Apparently those were thwarted by the need to constantly sign autographs for his fellow convicts and reply to fan mail . Released after ten months , he returned to San Francisco .   Based upon his TV show fame he tried to launch a movie career , and in 1998 he played a bit part as `` Vegan GooBall '' in the movie Around the Fire ''   Manny is still a minor celebrity in San Francisco , busking on the streets and attending various pot legalization rallies .

neg: Argentine humour Argentine humour is exemplified by a number of humorous television programmes , film productions , comic strips and other types of media . Everyday humour includes jokes related to recurrent themes , such as xenophobic jokes at the expense of Galicians ( Spaniards ) called chistes de gallegos ( where they are commonly portrayed as simpletons ) , often obscene sex-related jokes ( chistes verdes , literally `` green jokes '' , a term equivalent to the English-language `` blue humour '' ) , jokes about the English , the Americans , blonde women ( supposedly clueless , according to a misoginist point of view ) , dark humour ( called humor negro ) , word and pronunciation games , jokes about Argentines themselves , etc. .

neg: Ted Alexandro Edward `` Ted '' Alexandro ( born January 26 , 1969 ) is a stand-up comedian from New York City . He has appeared on most late night talk shows and has had his own half-hour specials on Comedy Central .

neg: Ramón Gómez de la Serna Ramón Gómez de la Serna Puig ( July 3 , 1888 in Madrid -- January 13 , 1963 in Buenos Aires ) was a Spanish writer , dramatist and avant-garde agitator . He strongly influenced surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel .   Ramón Gómez de la Serna was especially known for `` Greguerías '' -- a short form of poetry that roughly corresponds to the one-liner in comedy . The Gregueria is especially able to grant a new and often humorous perspective . Serna published over 90 works in all literary genres . In 1933 , he was invited to Buenos Aires . He stayed there during the Spanish Civil War and the following Franco regime and died there .   Some sample Greguerias :  El par de huevos que nos tomamos parece que son gemelos , y no son ni primos terceros .  -LSB- The couple of eggs we eat look like identical twins , and they 're not even third cousins . -RSB-   El pavo real es un mito jubilado .  -LSB- The peacock is a retired myth . -RSB-   Las puertas se enfadan con el viento .  -LSB- Doors get angry with the wind . -RSB-

neg: Bienvenidos (Venezuelan TV series) Bienvenidos ( Spanish for `` Welcome '' ) is a Venezuelan sketch comedy television show . Produced and hosted by Miguel Ángel Landa , the show was produced by Venevisión from 1982 until 2001 , when the show moved to Televen for its final season . It has been taped both at Venevisión 's studios and on location across Venezuela .

neg: South Park (season 13) The thirteenth season of South Park , an American animated television comedy series , originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central between March 11 and November 18 , 2009 . The season was headed by the series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone , who served as executive producers along with Anne Garefino . The season continued to focus on the exploits of protagonists Stan , Kyle , Cartman , Kenny and Butters in the fictional Colorado mountain town of South Park .   The season was the first of three new seasons Parker and Stone agreed to produce for the network under a renewal deal . It consisted of fourteen 22-minute episodes , which aired in two groups of seven episodes separated by a six-month gap . Prior to the season 's premiere , all South Park episodes were made available for free viewing on the official series website , South Park Studios . The 13th season was the first to be broadcast in high definition and in widescreen . Continuing their practice from previous seasons , Parker and Stone wrote and produced each episode within the week before its broadcast date .   The 13th season satirized such topics as the ACORN scandal , Japanese whaling , piracy in Somalia and the marketing tactics of the Walt Disney Company . Celebrities were spoofed throughout the season , including the Jonas Brothers , Kanye West , Carlos Mencia , Paul Watson and Glenn Beck , all of whom publicly responded to their portrayals . The episode `` Fishsticks '' attracted particular media attention due to rapper Kanye West 's declaration that its jokes about his arrogance were funny but hurt his feelings . `` The F Word '' , in which the central characters attempt to change the definition of the word `` fag '' , was especially controversial and prompted complaints from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation . A broadcast of `` Pinewood Derby '' in Mexico was pulled , allegedly due to its depiction of Mexican President Felipe Calderón . `` Fatbeard '' was praised by the crew of the USS Bainbridge , which was involved in the 2009 rescue of the MV Maersk Alabama from Somali pirates .   The 13th season received mixed reviews : some critics called it one of South Park 's strongest seasons , while others claimed the series was starting to decline in quality . The season maintained the average Nielsen rating viewership for the series , around 3 million viewers per episode . The episode `` Margaritaville '' , which satirized the global recession then affecting much of the industrialized world , won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program ( for Programming Less Than One Hour ) .

neg: Pedro Chagas Freitas Pedro Chagas Freitas ( born 25 September 1979 , ) is a writer , journalist , writing teacher and public speaker from Portugal .   He has more than 15 books published and received a `` Young Creators '' award from the National Cultural Centre in Portugal .   He is the creator of a National Championship of Creative Writing .   He developed the first book written in Facebook and wrote live a romance for 24 consecutive hours in a shopping center .   Chagas Freitas also works also as professional public speaker in the fields of leadership , self-confidence , peak performance and life management . In June 2011 he led a writing seminar at the Escola Profissional de Braga

neg: Prop comedy Prop comedy is a comedy genre in which performers use humorous objects , or conventional objects in humorous ways . The stages and films term `` prop '' , an abbreviation of `` property '' , refers to any object an actor handles in the course of a performance . Though some form of prop comedy has likely existed as long as there have been comedians , the genre reached its zenith in the vaudeville era . The vaudeville team Olsen and Johnson used prop comedy extensively in their long running Broadway revue Hellzapoppin .   A prop comic is a comedian who uses prop comedy . Prop comics are sometimes looked down upon by other comedians , and the term is sometimes used derisively . However , some , such as Tommy Cooper , rose to critical acclaim as their props revolved around a gimmick ( such as Cooper 's magic ) and the comedian 's character around that gimmick .

neg: Don "Creesh" Hornsby Don Hornsby ( December 6 , 1923 - May 22 , 1950 ) , aka Creesh Hornsby , was a comedian and novelty pianist who was slated to be the original host of Broadway Open House , American network television 's first late night program .   Born in Cooper , Texas , Hornsby attended Harding Junior College in Wichita Falls for a short time before joining the Marines . Originally a straightforward pianist , eventually Hornsby 's nightclub act , which Life described as `` a five-hour marathon of surrealist madness '' , incorporated rubber alligators , magic tricks , acrobatics , dry ice and a live donkey . Hornsby 's performance , a continuous set during which he was served meals onstage , also featured custom-made props , including a `` tickle-tickle '' machine , which a United Press article called `` a Buck Rogers contraption with red lights , blue dials and green knobs '' that fired `` a bombardment of tiny rubber cones '' , which Hornsby would then scoop up with a butterfly net . One of his specialties was playing the Warsaw Concerto while suspended by his heels above the piano .   His catchphrase `` creesh '' , which he shouted at frequent intervals onstage , is a portmanteau word meaning `` constructive escapism '' . As Hornsby explained it , `` creeshism '' in action meant that `` anything can be funny in the proper situation . '' Among his fanbase were veteran comedians Fred Allen , Phil Silvers and Groucho Marx .   On the strength of his act -- and an endorsement from Bob Hope -- Hornsby was signed to a five-year contract with NBC and was set to host the program that would become Broadway Open House , but he was diagnosed with polio the week before the series was originally scheduled to debut . The disease led to his death less than a week later at age 26 in Eastview , New York .

neg: Scott & Muriel Scott & Muriel is the stage name of the comedy duo Scott Nelson and Muriel Brugman , a husband and wife team of comedy illusionists and entertainers . Their style of performance can best be described as `` slapstick magic , '' a combination of visual comedy , slapstick , modern clowning , and illusions .   All the material and illusions they perform they created , designed and built themselves .   They began working together in 1999 . In June , 2000 , they won the title `` National Champions of Holland '' at the Dutch National Congress of Magic .   One month later in July 2000 , they won the highest award in magic , the FISM Grand Prix , and with it the title `` World Champions of Magic . '' They are the first and only comedy magic duo to have won this award .   In 2002 they appeared at the famous Juste pour rire ( Just for Laughs ) festival in Montreal , Canada .   In 2003 they were the only illusionists to work with Cirque du Soleil in the company 's first television series , Solstrom .   In 2004 they created their first full evening show , Scott & Muriel 's B!G Show with Joe ! , together with Joe Dieffenbacher of the theater group Nakupelle . This show toured for three years in the Netherlands . It was produced by Kees van Liempt of Interpresario and directed by Pieter Athmer . The music was arranged and composed by Kino Haitsma . In 2006 Scott & Muriel took over the production of the show and it has since toured in Austria and Germany .   Scott & Muriel were semi-finalists in the popular TV show Holland 's Got Talent on SBS6 in 2007 .   In 2008 they were invited to the 32nd edition of the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo . At the festival they were awarded the Nice-Matin Journalist Prize and the Special Prize from the Fairmont Hotel of Monaco . They were the first illusionists to appear in the festival since Lee Pee Ville in 1978 .   At the 2nd World Festival of Clowns in Ekatrineburg , Russia , 2009 , Scott & Muriel were awarded the Golden Clown .   In 2010-2011 they starred in the Palazzo dinner-theater show in Amsterdam , the Netherlands .   In 2011-2012 they starred in the Big Apple Circus in New York City , United States   In 2012-2013 they appeared in the show ` Seduction ' at the Royal Palace cabaret in Kirrwiller , France   In 2014-2015 they appeared in the Weltweihnachtszirkus in Stuttgart , Germany   They are currently busy touring with their 90-minute theater show `` Scott & Muriel - The Accidental Illusionists ... Fall in Love ''   Scott & Muriel reside in the Netherlands .

neg: You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes You Made It Weird is a semi-weekly comedy interview podcast hosted by comedian Pete Holmes on the Nerdist network since October 25 , 2011 . The show originated under the premise that Holmes would ask his guest , usually a fellow comedian , about three `` weird '' things he knew about them , but the show has since evolved into a much more loose conversation about such complex topics as comedy , religion , and sexuality .   While initially focusing on interviews with comedians , an increasing number of guests from other fields have appeared on the show , including musicians , pastors , scientists , and authors . Many guests comment on Holmes ' unique laugh , which tends to be very loud and borderline obnoxious . Katie Levine is the producer of the podcast .   The show is usually recorded in-studio at the Nerdist studio at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles , California . Since March 21 , 2012 , Holmes has recorded multiple live episodes of the podcast , in Austin at South by Southwest , New York , Bloomington , Chicago , Montreal , Quebec , San Francisco , Los Angeles at the LA Riot Festival , and Toronto at Just For Laughs . These have featured several guests rather than the usual one , and focus more on comedy rather than the in-depth discussion of a regular episode .

neg: Wordsworth (rapper) Wordsworth ( born Vinson Jamel Johnson ) is an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn , best known for his freestyle rap .   Wordsworth grew up in Brooklyn . A graduate of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury , Wordsworth recorded with his partner Punchline ( they worked as `` Punch 'N' Words '' ) on A Tribe Called Quest 's The Love Movement and on Mos Def and Talib Kweli 's Black Star . Wordsworth and Punchline were featured heavily on Connecticut rapper Apathy 's mixtapes , and collaborated with fellow Demigodz member , Rise . He was also involved in the critically acclaimed MTV comedy sketch series Lyricist Lounge .   He made his solo debut in September 2004 with Mirror Music . He also featured in a Slam Bush music video in which he is hip hop `` battling '' a nervous George W. Bush ( or at least footage of him taken from other videos ) . Words is a member of the supergroup eMC , alongside Masta Ace , Punchline and Strick . He was the vocalist on Prince Paul 's Bubble Party for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack . He also appears in the Kevin Fitzgerald film Freestyle : The Art of Rhyme . Wordsworth is also featured on the debut album Series Premiere from Toronto hip-hop duo , Perfeck Strangers in the track `` Dreams '' .   He announced a new album , The Photo Album , that was released in June 2012 .

neg: James Vasquez James Vasquez ( born c. 1972 ) , also known as Pedro James Vasquez , is an American actor , writer , and director .

neg: Julio César Castro Julio César Castro , also known as Juceca ( Montevideo , 6 May 1928 -- Ib. , 11 September 2003 ) was a Uruguayan comedian , narrator , actor and dramatist . He was mainly known by his character Don Verídico , with which he developed a particular type of absurd humour tied to the rural world .

neg: Paolo Hendel Paolo Hendel ( born 2 January 1952 ) is an Italian actor , playwright and comedian .

neg: Mike O'Brien (actor) Michael Patrick O'Brien ( born June 22 , 1976 ) , is an American actor , writer , and comedian , best known for his work as a writer and short filmmaker on Saturday Night Live .

neg: Disasterpiece Theatre Disasterpiece Theatre was a comedy television program that aired in the early 1980s on XETV , a station in Tijuana , Mexico owned by Mexican media company Grupo Televisa which broadcasts in English across the border to neighboring San Diego , California . The show 's title is both a play on the long-running PBS anthology program Masterpiece Theatre and a reference to the low-budget , campy science fiction and horror films that were lampooned each week . At the time of Disasterpiece Theatre '' 's run , XETV was an independent station ; today it serves as the San Diego affiliate of The CW network .   The premise of the show was simple : show the worst movies ever made and make fun of them . Among the films shown were Shriek of the Mutilated , Monster on Campus , The Thing That Could n't Die , The Mummy 's Hand , Born to Speed , Big Boy Rides Again , First Spaceship on Venus and Curse of the Undead . Comments would be written as subtitles during the movie ; for example , in Track of the Moonbeast a character says , `` I 'm somewhat of an ... ( laughs ) an adventurer , '' and the word `` IDIOT '' appeared on screen during the pause in the middle of the sentence . Sometimes music would be added and , in some cases , redubbing by the writers would occur . On a showing of First Spaceship on Venus , the soundtrack was replaced by the writers ' voices arguing about which television show they are going to watch , similar to the overdubbing idea in What 's Up , Tiger Lily?Jay Curtis hosted the show as Sal U. Lloyd , a play on the word celluloid . Bruce Mueller played `` The Other Guy '' and would often dress up as The Mummy , A Lion Tamer , and the Network Producer . Curtis and Mueller wrote and produced the show . Fred Stern was a constant contributor and served as the show 's musical director . Stern chose popular music that was added to scenes for comic punctuation . As an example , during the film Beginning of the End , giant grasshoppers are attacking Chicago , scientists decide to use the grasshopper mating call to lure the creatures into Lake Michigan but instead of the mating call coming from a boat loudspeaker , the audience hears At the Hop by Danny and the Juniors and the monsters hop in and drown . San Diego radio announcer Gary Cocker appeared on the show many times . Guests included Whoopi Goldberg , Richard Simmons , and J. Michael Straczynski . The show was done so cheaply , the producers would tape over the same reels , thus erasing the previous episode . In the show , Curtis and Mueller 's microphone cords are easily visible , but it is the poor production quality that makes the show more humorous .   Sal U. Lloyd was portrayed as a big loser who hates his job . In one episode , he explains his position : `` I 'm sick of television ... I wan na be a rock and roll star . I wan na make some money . '' He is often seen receiving some kind of brain damage after showing a movie . Several times , Lloyd has a run-in with the network producer , George Mucas ( obviously a parody of George Lucas ) , who hates the show . In reality , Curtis had a strong rivalry with the actual network producer of XETV , who eventually cancelled the show .   The show became quite successful , generating a loyal following and beating Saturday Night Live in the ratings several times . However , the show was eventually cancelled due to creative control with the station . Although the show is not widely acclaimed , it is mentionable for inspiring a generation of cult television shows that used the same premise , such as Mystery Science Theater 3000 .   In 1991 , the Beetlejuice episode `` Moby Richard '' had Lydia staging a television dramatization of `` Moby Dick '' for the Neitherworld program `` Disasterpiece Theatre . ''   In 1993 , Animaniacs had an episode of the same title .   In 2009 , the creators of Disasterpiece Theatre '' created a YouTube Page posting archival footage of the show .

neg: Fernando Sánchez Dragó Fernando Sánchez Dragó ( born 2 October 1936 ) is a Spanish writer and television host .

neg: The Comedians (1971 TV series) The Comedians is a British television show of the 1970s ( later reprised in the mid-1980s and early 1990s ) produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television . The show gave a stage to nightclub and working men 's club comedians of the era , including Russ Abbot , Lennie Bennett , Stan Boardman , Jim Bowen , Jimmy Bright , Duggie Brown , Mike Burton , Dave Butler , Brian Carroll , Frank Carson , Mike Coyne , Jimmy Cricket , Colin Crompton , Pauline Daniels , Charlie Daze , Vince Earl , Steve Faye , Eddie Flanagan , Stu Francis , Ken Goodwin , Jackie Hamilton , Jerry Harris , George King , Bobby Knutt , Bernard Manning , Mike McCabe , Paul Melba , Mick Miller , Hal Nolan , Tom O'Connor , Tom Pepper , Bryn Phillips , Mike Reid , George Roper , Harry Scott , Sammy Thomas , Johnny Wager , Roy Walker , Charlie Williams , Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor .   Also featured on the TV show , were Shep 's Banjo Boys , a 7-piece band comprising ( for the first 5 series ) Charlie Bentley ( tenor banjo ) , John Drury ( sousaphone ) , Andy Holdorf ( trombone ) , John Orchard ( piano ) , John Rollings ( drums ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard Shepherd ( lead banjo ) . In 1973 , the line up was Mike Dexter ( banjo ) , Tony `` Tosh '' Kennedy ( sousaphone ) , Ged Martin ( drums ) , Tony Pritchard ( trombone ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard `` Shep '' Shepherd ( lead banjo ) .   The Comedians began as an experiment for Granada TV . Filmed before a live audience in Manchester , comics each performed 20-minute sets , which were then edited together into half-hour shows . Each edition featured up to ten stand-up comics .   Working men 's clubs are numerous in Britain , especially in North East England and have been a useful training ground for artists , especially comedians . Most of these clubs are affiliated to the CIU ( Working Men 's Club and Institute Union ) founded in 1862 by the Rev. Henry Solly . There are also political clubs , as well as Servicemen 's Clubs affiliated to the Royal British Legion .   It was remarkably popular during the earlier series . An LP recording of the show reached the best-seller charts , several sell-out national tours followed , including a season at the London Palladium , and the programme won the Critics ' circle Award .   The comedy frequently took the form of anecdotes or jokes and often involved racist or sexist stereotypes . Like other British comedy successes of the day , notably , Love Thy Neighbour , this kind of entertainment was acceptable on British television during this period but would not be so today . Viewing the series in retrospect it stands as a major social document of the times .   In recent years , the series has been repeated on the ( now defunct ) British satellite television channel Plus , and can now be bought on DVD , having been released by Network .


query: Josh Duhamel has a middle name.

pos: Josh Duhamel Joshua David Duhamel ( -LSB- dəˈmɛl -RSB- ; born November 14 , 1972 ) is an American actor and former fashion model . After various modeling work , he made his acting debut as Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children and later starred as Danny McCoy on NBC 's Las Vegas .   Duhamel then ventured into film , appearing as one of the main protagonists in the first three films of the Transformers film series ; reprising his role in the fifth film , Transformers : The Last Knight ( 2017 ) . He has also appeared in When in Rome ( 2010 ) , Life as We Know It ( 2010 ) , New Year 's Eve ( 2011 ) , Safe Haven ( 2013 ) , and You 're Not You ( 2014 ) . In 2015 , Duhamel co-starred on the short-lived CBS crime drama Battle Creek .

neg: Joshua Ray Josh `` Joshua Ray '' Gooch ( born January 16 , 1991 ) is an American guitarist , songwriter and music producer . Joshua is the lead guitarist for Shania Twain . Joshua has also toured with Koshi Inaba of B ' z and blues artist Beth Hart . He has recorded with producers Ross Hogarth , Don Gehman , and Johnny Sandlin . Joshua is managed by Robert M. Knight .

neg: Josh Gordon Joshua Caleb Gordon ( born April 13 , 1991 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Baylor , and was drafted by the Browns in the second round of the 2012 NFL Supplemental Draft .   Gordon 's first two seasons were highly productive ; in 2013 , his second NFL season , he led all players in receiving yards and was a first-team All-Pro selection . Since then , Gordon has played in only five NFL games due to suspensions for violating the league 's substance abuse policy , and has not played at all since the 2014 season .

neg: Jamel Debbouze Jamel Debbouze ( جمال دبوز , ⵊⴰⵎⴰⵍ ⴷⴱⴱⵓⵣ ; born 18 June 1975 ) is a French-Moroccan actor , comedian , producer , director , and screenwriter .

neg: James F. Duhamel James Francis Duhamel ( August 5 , 1858 -- October 27 , 1947 ) was an American lawyer and politician from New York .

neg: Josh Harris (long snapper) Josh Harris ( born April 27 , 1989 ) is an American football long snapper for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Auburn University . He signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2012 .

neg: Dumè Dominique Mattei ( born in 1981 in Marseille , France ) better known by the stage name Dumè is a French singer , composer and actor .

neg: Dadi Nicolas Dadi L'homme Nicolas ( born September 29 , 1992 ) is a Haitian-born American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He attended Atlantic High School in Delray Beach , Florida . He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft .

neg: Josh Coulson Joshua David `` Josh '' Coulson ( born 28 January 1989 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for League Two club Cambridge United .

neg: Josh Malihabadi Josh Malihabadi ( -LSB- ) ( born as Shabbir Hasan Khan ; ) ( 5 December 1894 -- 22 February 1982 ) was a Pakistani poet . He was an Indian citizen until 1958 , when he emigrated to Pakistan and became a Pakistani citizen . He wrote ghazals , nazm and Marsias under the takhallus ( Urdu for nom de plume ) Josh ( literally , `` Passion '' or `` Intensity '' ) .

neg: Josh Ravin Joshua Joseph Ravin ( born January 21 , 1988 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) .

neg: Jean Dadario Burke Jean Dadario Burke is an American television New York City-based soap opera producer and director , most notably of the daytime television show All My Children . During her long career in daytime television , Burke won many Daytime Emmy Awards , primarily as executive producer for that show . She is credited with rescuing the ABC television show entitled The City from oblivion by radically reworking the storyline , changing the setting to New York City , eliminating half of the cast , and bringing in the star Morgan Fairchild . She was part of a team to transform the show Loving away from a `` stilted upper-middle-class '' orientation . She was instrumental in the careers of many daytime actors , including Josh Duhamel .   Burke was born in The Bronx , and started her career as a production secretary on the show Search for Tomorrow . She held numerous jobs in the soap opera industry , doing casting , directing , and writing , and sometimes working on several shows concurrently . She was a casting assistant at All My Children , was promoted to technical director , then later to director and senior producer , and finally to executive producer from 1998 to 2003 . She was a director at Another World from 1998 to 1990 . She was executive producer from 1995 to 1997 of the show The City . From 1994 to 1995 , she was executive producer of the daytime show Loving . She was a director and associate producer of Ryan 's Hope from 1988-1989 .

neg: Michaud Michaud is a surname of French origin , and most commonly refers to :  U.S. Congressman Mike Michaud  Louis André Gaspard Michaud ( 1795-1880 ) , a French malacologist . He is also known as Gaspard Michaud or as A. L. G. Michaud .   It may also refer to :   Joseph-Enoil Michaud  Joseph François Michaud  Louis Gabriel Michaud  Michael Michaud ( filmmaker )  Pierre Michaud  Ronald Michaud  Yves Michaud  David Michaud - ( MMA Fighter )

neg: Daniel Dumas Daniel Dumas ( born 17 February 1983 ) is an Australian former professional rugby league player who last played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League . He also represented France . His position of choice is in the second row though he has also played at lock and five-eighth .

neg: Jean-Marie Duhamel Jean-Marie Constant Duhamel ( Saint-Malo , 5 February 1797 -- Paris , 29 April 1872 ) was a French mathematician and physicist . His studies were affected by the troubles of the Napoleonic era . He went on to form his own school École Sainte-Barbe . Duhamel 's principle , a method of obtaining solutions to inhomogeneous linear evolution equations , is named after him . He was primarily a mathematician but did studies on the mathematics of heat , mechanics , and acoustics . He also did work in calculus using infinitesimals . Duhamel 's theorem for infinitesimals says that the sum of a series of infinitesimals is unchanged by replacing the infinitesimal with its principal part .

neg: Josh Tillman Joshua Michael `` Josh '' Tillman ( born May 3 , 1981 ) , also known as J. Tillman or Father John Misty , is an American singer , songwriter , guitarist and drummer . Maintaining a steady output of solo recordings since 2004 , Tillman is a former member of indie rock bands Saxon Shore , Fleet Foxes , Jeffertitti 's Nile , Pearly Gate Music , Siberian , Har Mar Superstar , Poor Moon , Low Hums , Jonathan Wilson , Bill Patton , The Lashes , Stately English , and has toured extensively with Pacific Northwest artists Damien Jurado , Jesse Sykes , and David Bazan . He has also made contributions to albums by popular artists , including Beyoncé , Lady Gaga , and Kid Cudi .

neg: Josh Duncan Josh Duncan ( born May 12 , 1986 ) is an American professional basketball player for Eskişehir Basket of the Turkish Basketball First League .

neg: Jared Jared , / ˈdʒæɹəd / , is a proper name of Biblical derivation that is a common first name , mostly in North American English-speaking countries .   In the Book of Genesis , the biblical patriarch Jared was the sixth link in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah ; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch , and lived 962 years ( per Genesis 5:18 ) .  The biblical text in Jubilees implicitly etymologizes the name as derived from the root YRD `` descend '' , because in his days `` the angels of the Lord descended to earth '' . Alternative suggestions for the name 's etymology include words for `` rose '' and for `` servant '' .   Yared ( 505 -- 571 ) was an Ethiopian bishop who introduced the concept of sacred music to Ethiopian Orthodox services .  He is regarded as a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church with a feast day of 11 Genbot ( May 19 ) .   Jared was ( rarely ) used as a given name in 18th-century Anglo-Saxon Protestantism , and was revived as a popularly given name  in the United States in the 1960s , due to the character of Jarrod Barkley on the television series The Big Valley , peaking at rank 51 in popularity in 1998 .

neg: Deskee Deskee is the stage name for Derrick Crumpley , an American house music artist .

neg: Josh Groban Joshua `` Josh '' Winslow Groban ( born February 27 , 1981 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actor , and record producer . His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum , and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States , with over 22.3 million records in the nation . As of 2012 , he has sold over 25 million records worldwide . Now in 2017 it is more than 35 million .   Groban originally studied acting , but moved to singing as his voice developed . Groban attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts , a free public school on the campus of California State University , Los Angeles , where students receive a conservatory-style education .   David Foster called Groban to stand in for an ailing Andrea Bocelli to rehearse a duet , `` The Prayer '' , with Celine Dion at the rehearsal for the 1998 Grammy Awards . Rosie O'Donnell immediately invited him to appear on her talk show . Foster asked him to sing at the California Governor 's Gray Davis ' 1999 inauguration . He was cast on Ally McBeal by the show 's creator , David E. Kelley , performing `` You 're Still You '' for the 2001 season 4 finale .

neg: Rob Duhamel Robert Charles `` Rob '' Duhamel is a Jersey politician . He served as a member of the States of Jersey between 1993 and 2014 , and as Planning and Environment Minister .