"Surface" (2005) TV series 2005-2006

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creators:

Jonas Pate
Josh Pate

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The fate of the world is in their hands. They just don't know it.

Plot:

A marine biologist, an insurance salesman and a teen-aged boy find their lives fundamentally changed by the emergence of a new, and often dangerous, species of sea life, while government agents work to keep the affair under wraps.

Plot Keywords:

Babe Scientist | Sea Creature | Underwater Scene | Teenager | Oceanographer

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Lake Bell	...	Dr. Laura Daughtery (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jay R. Ferguson	...	Rich Connelly (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Carter Jenkins	...	Miles Barnett (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Leighton Meester	...	Savannah Barnett (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ian Anthony Dale	...	Davis Lee (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Louanne Cooper	...	Sylvia Barnett (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ric Reitz	...	Ron Barnett (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eddie Hassell	...	Phil Nance / ... (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kelly Collins Lintz	...	Tracy Connelly (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Joe Cipriano	...	Announcer (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bobby Coleman	...	Jesse Daughtery / ... (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jason Davis	...	Sean (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Caroline Kent	...	Emily Connelly (7 episodes, 2005-2006)

Also Known As:

"Fathom" (USA) (working title)
"A mélység fantomja" (Hungary) [hu]
"Agnostos ehthros" (Greece) [el]
"Stvorenja" (Croatia) [hr]
"Surface - Unheimliche Tiefe" (Germany) [de]

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina, USA

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

The character of Richard Connelly is based partially on Roy Neary, the main character of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) played by Richard Dreyfuss.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Laura Daughtery: I was the one that saw it, alone, at 5,000 feet.

One of the best sci-fi shows at the moment

I have to admit that the acting and the CG special effects in Surface are both rather weak, but seriously this must be one of the best sci-fi shows at the moment. It's storyline is rather deep going, interesting, the character development is pretty nice, and since episode 1x12 it's got a very nice twist to it. Sure, it has its ridiculous moments as any other show has but after all it's quite captivating and always makes you wait for the next episode. Especially now that it's going towards the season finale things are getting more and more interesting.

Besides current shows like Supernatural with its magnificent cinematography and scary atmosphere or Threshhold which started out very well but ended in me cancelling it because of its ridiculous always-the-same per-episode story lines this show - Surface - must be on par with Stargate Atlantis. Both shows have weak CG and weak acting but in the end they got stuff to it that makes you really wanna see what's happening on next. And that - I say - is good entertainment.

I will review again after the season finale, but at the moment I can clearly recommend this show. Thumbs up!