Point Pleasant (TV series)

Point Pleasant
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Created by	John McLaughlin Marti Noxon
Starring	Elisabeth Harnois Grant Show Samuel Page Aubrey Dollar Dina Meyer Cameron Richardson Clare Carey Brent Weber Susan Walters Richard Burgi
Theme music composer	Danny Elfman
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Marti Noxon Neal H. Moritz Marty Adelstein Dawn Parouse
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Original Film 20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original network	Fox
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV)
Original release	January 19 – June 10, 2005 (2005-06-10)

Point Pleasant is a television series that first aired on the Fox Network in January 2005. It was cancelled in March 2005 due to poor ratings.

Point Pleasant boasted many of the same crew behind the scenes as Fox's other shortly withdrawn series, Tru Calling. In fact, Point Pleasant received the greenlight just three days after production ceased on Tru Calling. 13 episodes were filmed, but due to poor ratings, Fox only aired episodes 1–8 in the United States. Episodes 9–11 aired in Sweden, all episodes appeared in New Zealand on back to back weekdays in mid-2007, all episodes aired in The Netherlands in 2008 and the last two episodes are included on the DVD release.

Much of the music featured in the series was replaced for the DVD release due to licensing issues.

The show's executive producer was Marti Noxon, who worked closely with Joss Whedon for several seasons on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. For this reason, Point Pleasant initially drew in many of that show's fans, but Point Pleasant had a distinct "soapy" flavor, more in the vein of shows like Melrose Place or The O.C. than Buffy. The resulting drop in viewership eventually led to the show's cancellation. However, advocates of the show point to its gothic tone, its tempered, surprisingly subtle use of special effects, and the potential of the overall plotline as solid reasons the show should have stayed on the air. The plots emphasized humanity's self-centeredness and cruelty to one another as primal reasons for evil.

As of September 2009, episodes of the series are being shown on the Chiller network, including the episodes never aired on Fox.

Synopsis

A young girl named Christina washes up on the shore near Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey during a violent storm. After being resuscitated by lifeguard Jesse Parker, the girl is taken in by the family of a local doctor, the Kramers, and quickly befriends their teenage daughter, Judy. The show follows Christina's attempts to discover who she really is, and to learn what happened to her mother, who disappeared shortly after Christina was born.

It soon becomes apparent that Christina's presence has a strange, profound effect on the people around her. Emotions are heightened, repressed feelings and secret desires awakened, and inhibitions weakened, turning what once were friendly competitions into bitter rivalries, romantic rivals into violent enemies, and so on. Freak "accidents" have a way of befalling those with whom Christina becomes angry.

Sinister forces have their eye on Christina, believing it is the girl's destiny, as the "child of darkness", to "bring [the world] to its knees". Christina is the Antichrist, the child of Satan. The resulting tension between the good and evil aspects of the girl's nature provides the basis for much of the show's conflict and suspense.

Christina is plagued by terrifying visions of death and destruction, glimpses of the dark future she seems destined to help bring about. A handsome, charming stranger named Lucas Boyd arrives in town, determined to help guide Christina toward her destiny, and Jesse Parker, who has become romantically involved with Christina, discovers that he may be the only one who can prevent the girl from ushering in Armageddon. Ultimately, Jesse is able to choose between accepting Christina, which will cause her good side to prevail, or rejecting her, which will cause her evil side to prevail. He rejects her and the series ends on something of a cliffhanger with Christina leaving Point Pleasant as it is engulfed in an apocalyptic holocaust.

Cast

Actor	Character	Role
Elisabeth Harnois	Christina Nickson	daughter of Satan. The name "Christina" is derived from Christ. "Old Nick" is a euphemism for the Devil and, "-son" originally meant "son of".
Grant Show	Lucas Boyd	half-demon guardian of Christina,
Samuel Page	Jesse Parker	lifeguard; love interest of Christina and former boyfrend of Paula.
Aubrey Dollar	Judy Kramer	Friend of Christina; Adoptive "sister"
Dina Meyer	Amber Hargrove	Conniving real estate agent and first friend of Lucas Boyd in Point Pleasant.
Cameron Richardson	Paula Hargrove	Girlfriend of Jesse and potential love interest of Terry.
Clare Carey	Sarah Parker	Mother of Jesse
Brent Weber	Terry Burke	Best friend of Jesse and lover of Paula.
Susan Walters	Meg Kramer	Mother of Judy and adoptive mother of Christina in Point Pleasant.
Richard Burgi	Ben Kramer	Father of Judy, doctor in Point Pleasant and adoptive father of Christina.
Alex Carter	Sheriff Logan Parker	Adoptive Father of Jesse; Biological father unknown and Point Pleasant´s Sheriff.
Ned Schmidtke	Father Matthew
John Diehl	David Burke	Father of Terry and friend of Meg
Adam Busch	Wesley Feist aka Wes	Assistant of Lucas Boyd
Elizabeth Ann Bennett	Holly	Wife of Lucas Boyd who is both dead and alive.
Marcus Coloma	Father Tomas	Secretly harboring feelings for Christiana, Trying to help her not embrace the "Dark Side" Eventually Dies or Disappears.
Audrey Marie Anderson	Isabelle Kramer	Judy's deceased sister.
James Morrison	Kingston Nickson	Raised as Father of Christina before Point Pleasant.
Aaron Paul	Mark Owens	Love interest of Judy
Matt Lanter	Nick	Second love interest of Judy and second guardian of Jesse.
Dana Davis	Lucinda	Friend of Paula
Steven Brand	Graham	First guardian of Jesse and enemy of Lucas Boyd
Aaron Norvell	Deputy Atkins
Randy Oglesby	Father David
Jon Hamm	Dr. George Forrester
Wyatt Alvarez	Young Jesse Parker
Lisa Zane	Anne Gibson	Biological Mother of Christina.
Robert Knepper	Half-demon past dance host
Peter Allas	Dr. Evett

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
1	"Pilot"	Tucker Gates	Marti Noxon and John J. McLaughlin	January 19, 2005	1AJX79
Christina is rescued by local lifeguard Jesse Parker and taken to the home of Dr. Ben Kramer, who offers the girl a place to stay after she quickly befriends his wife and teenage daughter. Christina searches for clues about her mother, who grew up in Point Pleasant and soon realizes that she harbors supernatural powers that could spell trouble for everyone. Meanwhile, Christina's adoptive father struggles with a sinister man, named Lucas Boyd, who has taken an interest in his daughter.
2	"Human Nature"	Rick Rosenthal	Marti Noxon	January 20, 2005	1AJX01
Christina's search for her mother leads to a local church. Meanwhile, Lucas Boyd moves to Point Pleasant and introduces himself to Christina. Meanwhile, the town's annual boat parade becomes even more competitive than usual (thanks to Christina's presence), and Ben Kramer has an encounter with an old flame.
3	"Who's Your Daddy"	Marita Grabiak	Ben Edlund	January 27, 2005	1AJX02
Christina suffers visions of death and destruction after a confrontation with Lucas Boyd; Boyd has a proposition for Ben Kramer's old flame; Christina confronts her father and Boyd, and learns a thing or two about her true heritage.
4	"The Lonely Hunter"	Mel Damski	Andrea Newman	February 3, 2005	1AJX03
Christina confronts a dangerous admirer out to rid Point Pleasant of sin.
5	"Last Dance"	Michael Lange	Zack Estrin	February 10, 2005	1AJX04
Boyd works with Sarah, the wife of the local sheriff, on a church fundraiser; Ben is nervous about his wife's friendship with his former lover; Christina's anger at Paula has devastating consequences.
6	"Secrets and Lies"	Lev L. Spiro	Robert Doherty	February 17, 2005	1AJX05
Christina meets the doctor who delivered her; Boyd is up to no good; Judy and Jesse search for clues to Christina's past.
7	"Unraveling"	David Straiton	Diego Gutierrez	March 10, 2005	1AJX06
The hand of fate prevents Christina and Jesse from leaving Point Pleasant; Ben's wife is plagued by hallucinations involving Lucas Boyd.
8	"Swimming With Boyd"	James A. Contner	Jenny Lynn	March 17, 2005	1AJX07
Christina and Judy investigate Boyd; Jesse learns a secret about his past; Ben's wife continues her descent into madness.
9	"Waking the Dead"	Marita Grabiak	Ben Edlund, Robert Doherty, and Zack Estrin	June 19, 2005	1AJX08
A party in the woods gets out of hand; Jesse learns more about his miraculous heritage; Christina tangles with a demon; Ben Kramer's secrets are revealed.
10	"Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Choked"	Mel Damski	Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton	June 26, 2005	1AJX09
Boyd learns the truth about Jesse; Ben's wife overhears an incriminating conversation.
11	"Missing"	Michael Lange	Andrea Newman and P.K. Simmons	July 3, 2005	1AJX10
A series of unexplained disappearances plague Point Pleasant; Jesse learns that he is destined to destroy Christina; a terrifying vision of the future drives a wedge between the two.
12	"Mother's Day"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Zack Estrin and Robert Doherty	October 25, 2005 (DVD release)	1AJX11
Christina's mother returns; Ben's wife is committed to a psychiatric ward; Jesse learns the role his mother must play in defeating Christina.
13	"Let the War Commence"	Chris Long	Marti Noxon and Jenny Lynn	October 25, 2005 (DVD release)	1AJX12
Christina holds the Kramers prisoner in their home as she prepares for her final confrontation with Jesse.

External links

• Point Pleasant at IMDb
• Point Pleasant at TV.com