"Surface" (2005) TV series 2005-2006

Creators:

Jonas Pate
Josh Pate
(more)

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)

Series Directed by
Jeffrey Reiner		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Writing credits
Jonas Pate		(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Josh Pate		(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jay Beattie		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
David Greenwalt		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chip Johannessen		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Produced by
Michael Lewis	....	associate producer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ed Milkovich	....	producer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jonas Pate	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Josh Pate	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Original Music by
W.G. Snuffy Walden		(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Joseph Williams		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Gary Capo		(14 episodes, 2005-2006)
William Wages		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Film Editing by
Louise Innes		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Leon Ortiz-Gil		(unknown episodes)
Steven Polivka		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Lisa Mae Fincannon		(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Libby Goldstein		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Junie Lowry-Johnson		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mark Fincannon		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Scott P. Murphy		(14 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Art Direction by
William G. Davis		(4 episodes, 2005)
Jeremy Cassells		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Chuck Potter		(1 episode, 2005)

Series Costume Design by
Jeanie Baker		(9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael T. Boyd		(9 episodes, 2005)

Series Makeup Department
Coni Andress	....	key hair stylist (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sandra S. Orsolyak	....	key makeup artist (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jason Willis	....	assistant makeup artist (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Joan Shay	....	assistant hair stylist (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Julie Delaney	....	key hair stylist (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rick Pour	....	creature effects / special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Michael J. Ketelsen	....	post-production supervisor (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chris Bromley	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Christopher Van Bromley	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael G. Jefferson	....	second assistant director (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rudy A. Persico	....	second assistant director (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Trish 'The Dish' Stanard	....	second second assistant director (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
John Lind	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Barbara D'Alessandro	....	first assistant director: second unit (2 episodes, 2005)
Susan Carpenter	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)
Dawn Massaro	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Kip Bartlett	....	assistant property master (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Joshua L. Ellsworth	....	propmaker (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Beth Giles	....	buyer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
James F. Oñate	....	scenic gang boss (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Richard Waldrop	....	property master (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Susan Agnoff	....	art department coordinator (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kevin Hardison	....	set designer (5 episodes, 2005)
Stephanie J. Gordon	....	set designer (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kevin Shaw	....	assistant property master (2 episodes, 2005)
William Alford	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Leslie Borchert	....	art department production assistant (unknown episodes)
John Bromell	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Tony Gardner	....	specialty props (unknown episodes)
Craig Gilmore	....	concept artist (unknown episodes)
Jim C. Graham	....	art department production assistant (unknown episodes)
Stephen Howard	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Brian Jewell	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Thomas Lauifi	....	general foreman (unknown episodes)
Jim Magdaleno	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
David Menefee	....	propmaker (unknown episodes)
Martin L. Mercer	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Kristie Moore	....	painter decorator (unknown episodes)
Michael Shapiro	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
'Polar Bear' Shaw	....	leadman (unknown episodes)
Lindsey Suggs	....	set dressing production assistant (unknown episodes)
Adam Tankell	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Alex Thompson	....	set painter (unknown episodes)
Jim Wardell	....	leadman (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
John Benson	....	supervising sound editor (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kenneth R. Burton	....	sound re-recording mixer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mark McBryde	....	foley artist (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kevin Newson	....	foley mixer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andre Perreault	....	sound re-recording mixer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Alexander Schwartz	....	foley artist (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Steve Walter	....	foley artist (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dicken Berglund	....	adr mixer (5 episodes, 2005)
Carl Rudisill	....	production sound (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer (2 episodes, 2005)
Chris Boyett	....	adr editor (unknown episodes)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Matt Fann	....	cable person (unknown episodes)
Dan Giannattasio	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Doug Madick	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Ed Novick	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
David Raymond	....	cable utility (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Susan Beavis	....	special effects buyer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Joseph Quinn Simpkins	....	special effects technician (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Robert 'Lucky' Rieker	....	special effects technician (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
David Beavis	....	special effects coordinator (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Shea Clayton	....	mold maker (unknown episodes)
Andy Clement	....	animatronic effects designer: Creative Character Engineering (unknown episodes)
Phil H. Fravel	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
David Hill	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Michael J. Hudson	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)
Larry Odien	....	creative character engineering / special mechanical effects (unknown episodes)
Rick Pour	....	special effects artist (unknown episodes)
William Purcell	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Randy Southerland	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra	....	visual effects coordinator: Eden FX (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
James Allan May	....	digital compositor (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rob Bonchune	....	visual effects supervisor (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bruce Branit	....	digital effects artist (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mitch Suskin	....	visual effects supervisor (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eric Chauvin	....	matte artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Steve Fong	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2005)
Eric Hance	....	digital effects artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Christian Bloch	....	digital effects artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Arthur J. Codron	....	visual effects editor (1 episode, 2005)
John F. Gross	....	visual effects producer: Eden FX (unknown episodes)
Gabriel Köerner	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Sean M. Scott	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Robert Short	....	visual effects supervisor: North Carolina (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Ryan McInnis	....	utility stunts (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt double / stunt coordinator (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
G. Grant Jewett	....	stunts (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dino Muccio	....	stunt performer (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
John Gilbert	....	stunts / stunt double: Andrew Matthews / ... (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
John Copeman	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jennifer Raine Kostel	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 2006)
Keith Adams	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Brian Finn	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Kevin Hall	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Frye	....	dolly grip (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chip Hackler	....	camera operator / photographer: 2nd unit (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Cristiano Palermi	....	lighting technician (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jason Poteet	....	underwater key grip (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dave Spencer	....	grip (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
John R. Sutton	....	best boy rgging grip (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
David Troutman	....	electrician (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeff Wallace	....	rigging electrician (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ralph Watson	....	camera operator (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sean Yaple	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jay Hardie	....	additional camera assistant (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jessica Ward	....	additional second assistant camera: "c" camera / second assistant camera / ... (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jamie Baglio	....	rigging electrician (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Frank Godwin	....	camera operator: "b" camera (10 episodes, 2005)
Roy Knauf	....	additional camera loader (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Alan Aldridge	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Logan R. Berkshire	....	key grip (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tommy Ray Sullivan	....	chief lighting technician (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bo Webb	....	camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Norman Ash	....	set lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Raymond Benthall	....	rigging electrician (unknown episodes)
Simon Carey	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Troy Carlton	....	additional grip (unknown episodes)
Kevin Connington	....	grip (unknown episodes)
James B. Crawford	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
David Harding	....	rig electrician (unknown episodes)
Matt Heath	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Adam Hinson	....	best boy rigging electric / rigging gaffer (unknown episodes)
Adam Horne	....	electrician / rigging electrician (unknown episodes)
Jimmy Keys	....	best boy (unknown episodes)
Scott Kidner	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Ritchie Nannini	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Alan Newcomb	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera (unknown episodes)
Christian Satrazemis	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Darrell B. Sheldon	....	dolly grip: second unit (unknown episodes)
Jeff Sterner	....	rigging electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
McLean Alley	....	extras casting (15 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Williamson	....	costumer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeanie Baker	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Emily Hollingsworth	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
David Waco	....	post-production coordinator (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeff Winston	....	on-line editor (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Marc Fisher	....	on-line editor (8 episodes, 2005)
Sang Han	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dan Judy	....	colorist (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
David Fabelo	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jason Freeman	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Michael Alexander	....	music editor (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Stacey Lee	....	music production supervisor (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Alicen Catron Schneider	....	music supervisor (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kenneth Eberhard	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Troy Hardy	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Brett Leslie	....	transportation co-captain (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ty Church	....	transportation coordinator (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jenny Elsinger	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Caitlin Fritz	....	transportation office assistant (unknown episodes)
Greg Stancil	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Brent Beath	....	writing assistant (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ryan Bennett	....	production assistant (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sean J. Donnelly	....	assistant to producers (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
David Greenwalt	....	executive consultant (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Debbie Lane Hewett	....	production secretary / production secretary: additional scenes/re-shoots (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
E. Michael Hewett	....	location manager / location manager: additional scenes and re-shoots (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
David Hill	....	lead puppeteer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Heath Howard	....	production office coordinator / production coordinator (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Geoffrey Ryan	....	location manager (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michelle Maloney	....	set production assistant (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Joe Fikes	....	project officer: department of defense (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jessica D. Johnson	....	additional medic (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Vick Griffin	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Matthew Lasseter	....	assistant: Jonas Pate (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Thom Rainey	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeanie Baker	....	supervisor (unknown episodes)
Kevin Black	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Dylan Boyd	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Heather Brannon	....	assistant production office coordinator (unknown episodes)
Tommy Brockert	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Ryan Burke	....	second assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Jim Chizmar	....	dive master: underwater crew (unknown episodes)
Elan Dassani	....	computer/video playback supervisor (unknown episodes)
Bill Delaney	....	key set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Todd Fullerton	....	supervising 24 frame video/computer engineer (unknown episodes)
Allison Furgal	....	travel coordinator (unknown episodes)
Charles Little McBryde Grannis	....	location assistant (unknown episodes)
Connie Kunz	....	second assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
J.D. Lombardi	....	assistant to director: pre-production (unknown episodes)
Tye Lombardi	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Katarzyna 'Kait' Malec	....	additional location assistant / additional production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Mariande	....	location production assistant (unknown episodes)
Melanie McCracken	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jay McPhaul	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Brian Niemczyk	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Valerie N. Robinson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Kara B. Still	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Kelly Stultz	....	payroll accountant (unknown episodes)
Troy Waters	....	assistant marine coordinator (unknown episodes)
Adam Willis	....	location production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• NBC Universal Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2005-2006) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CH Television System (2005) (Canada) (TV)
• Independent Television (ITV) (2006) (UK) (TV)
• ProSieben Television (2006) (Germany) (TV)
• SubTV (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• TV2 (2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (complete series)
• Veronica (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Runway  post-production
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services

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:

Regal Entertainment Group theatres did a cross promotion with NBC advertising this show. All of the promotion materials (i.e. posters, carpets, popcorn bags, etc.) had the show titled as "Fathom" well after the series was renamed "Surface".

Quotes:

Miles: I'm not on the honor roll, I can't throw a football... Nim is my extracurricular, okay?

Surface is the best of the new sci-fi/horror shows.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2005/10/03/surface-episode-3/

Surface: Episode 3 Posted Oct 3, 2005, 9:34 PM ET by Bob Sassone Filed under: NBC, Sci-Fi/Horror, Surface

Maybe a giant fireball of an explosion in the poolhouse will convince Miles that keeping a weird sea creature as a secret pet isn't the best idea in the world. But somehow, I doubt it. I still think it's ridiculous. It's not cute, it's potentially deadly, so the only two outcomes that will be acceptable are, a.) the kid brings the little creature to the attention of Laura or Rich, or b.) the monster grows up fast and devours the entire family.

So while Miles and his buddy are trying to figure out how to feed and train the little creature, Rich goes back to work at his insurance job (wow, what a dreary office/small desk he has - he should just quit and hunt monsters full-time), and Laura is having her own problems at work and has to get a job as a waitress ($68 in tips for 12 hours work...not too good). The appearance of these monsters are affecting all the major characters, in big ways.

This is the best of the new sci-fi/horror shows. It's not as boring as Invasion; it has a better plot than Supernatural; it's not as goofy as Threshold (save for the little monster subplot), and it's not as awful as Night Stalker seems to be so far. I like how they have three different plots going (Laura's, Rich's, Miles) but they haven't brought them all together yet in some forced, let's save the Earth sort of way. This show is methodical, but never boring. It's majestic and epic when it has to be, but it's never over the top. It's the only show of this bunch where I can honestly say I look forward to seeing every week and that is leaving me guessing as to what exactly is going to happen and where they are going with the plot. The structure is smart, and I love how it ends with some big event (the giant monster eating the boat whole from below, tonight's Old Faithful exploding into fire and smoke).

I've stopped watching Invasion, and I'm going to watch Supernatural only because I'm reviewing it. The Night Stalker I'll watch for the same reason or until it's cancelled. Threshold is fun too so I'll keep watching that. But Surface is the one I'll buy on DVD, if it ever gets to that point.