American Gothic (TV series)

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American Gothic
Image:Americangothictv.JPG
Opening Title Screen
Format Supernatural Drama
Created by Shaun Cassidy
Starring Gary Cole
Lucas Black
Paige Turco
Brenda Bakke
Sarah Paulson
Country of origin Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 22 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Sam Raimi
Robert G. Tapert
Running time 45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run September 22, 1995 – July 11, 1996
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

American Gothic is an American television series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi. The show first aired on CBS on September 22, 1995, and was cancelled after a single season on July 11, 1996.

NBC Universal's horror-themed cable channel Chiller, which launched March 1, 2007, began airing American Gothic for the first time on American television in nearly a decade.

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[edit] Plot

The story takes place in the fictional town of Trinity, South Carolina, and revolves around Caleb Temple (Lucas Black) and his strange relationship with the town's Sheriff, Lucas Buck (Gary Cole). Sheriff Buck is Caleb's natural father, and after Caleb becomes an orphan (caused by the death of his stepfather, played by Sonny Shroyer), Caleb begins to look to the Sheriff more and more as his father.

Caleb is occasionally visited by the ghost of his deceased sister, Merlyn (Sarah Paulson). Merlyn, who had been killed by Buck, frequently warns him about his relationship with Sheriff Buck. The Sheriff appears to have a hold of fear over the town of Trinity due to his special powers, which he generally uses to manipulate people to "fulfill their potential" and make life-changing choices (usually for evil).

Caleb's cousin, Gail Emory (Paige Turco) comes to town after hearing the news and offers to take Caleb in, but Buck says it would be best for the boy to stay with him. Caleb wants to stay with Dr. Crower (Jake Weber) but the Doctor doesn't think it is a good idea. All this is made harder by the fact that Lucas has supernatural powers and by Merlyn trying to steer Caleb away from the path of evil that Lucas has been tempting him with.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of American Gothic episodes

[edit] Cast of characters

[edit] Main cast

Actor/Actress Character Information Episodes
Gary Cole Sheriff Lucas Buck Lucas is the local Sheriff, he holds fear over the town of Trinity. He wants to adopt Caleb and raise him in his image. All 22 episodes
Lucas Black Caleb Temple Caleb is an orphaned and is often tempted by Lucas to join the evil side but with help from the ghost of his sister, Merlyn, he usually does the right thing. All 22 episodes
Paige Turco Gail Emory A reporter from the city who lived in Trinity as a child. Her parents died in a mysterious fire in the Trinity news paper editing room. Came to Trinity to take care of her cousin Caleb and to uncover the truth about her parents. All episodes, except "Potato Boy", "Resurrector" and "Inhumanitas"
Brenda Bakke Selena Coombs The local school teacher who likes to sleep around. She occasionally dates Lucas. She usually helps Lucas in his plans to gain custody of Caleb and to keep the town under control. All episodes, except "Strong Arm of the Law", "The Beast Within", "Rebirth" and "Strangler"
Sarah Paulson Merlyn Temple Caleb's sister, she is killed by the Sheriff, but occasionally appears to Caleb in the form of a ghost to guide him in the right direction and away from Lucas Buck. All episodes, except "Strong Arm of the Law", "The Beast Within", "Ring of Fire" and "Doctor Death Takes a Holiday"
Jake Weber Dr. Matt Crower Doctor at the hospital. Matt has a slightly shady past and came to Trinity to start a new life, but can not escape his past. He takes Caleb in after the death of Caleb's father. All episodes, except "Inhumanitas", "Learning to Crawl", "Echo of Your Last Goodbye", "Strangler", "Triangle", "The Buck Stops Here" and "Requiem"
Nick Searcy Deputy Ben Healy He is Lucas' deputy. He lives in fear of Buck, so much so that he covers up the murder of Merlyn Temple. All episodes, except "Damned If You Don't", "Meet the Beetles", "To Hell and Back" and "Rebirth"

[edit] Recurring guest cast

Actor/Actress Character Episodes
Chris Fennell Boone Mackenzie "Eye of the Beholder", "Dead to the World", "Damned If You Don't", "Potato Boy", "Meet the Beetles", "Strong Arm of the Law", "To Hell and Back", "Resurrector", "Echo of Your Last Goodbye"
John Mese Dr. Billy Peale "The Plague Sower", "Doctor Death Takes a Holiday", "Learning to Crawl", "Echo of Your Last Goodbye", "Triangle", "The Buck Stops Here" and "Requiem"
Alex Van Deputy Floyd "Dead to the World", "Meet the Beetles", "Learning to Crawl", "Echo of Your Last Goodbye", "Strangler", "The Buck Stops Here" and "Requiem"
Lynda Clark Rita Barber "Pilot", "The Beast Within", "Resurrector", "The Buck Stops Here" and "Requiem"
Tina Lifford Loris Holt "Eye of the Beholder", "Potato Boy", "Resurrector" and "Doctor Death Takes a Holiday"
Michael Burgess Dr. Daniel Truelane "Pilot", "A Tree Grows in Trinity", "Eye of the Beholder" and "To Hell and Back"
Robin Mullins Nurse Stacie Erichfreund "The Plague Sower", "Echo of Your Last Goodbye" and "Triangle"
Amy Dawn Anderson Nurse "The Plague Sower", "Learning to Crawl" and "Triangle"
Sarah Lynn Moore Mrs. Carol Russell "Potato Boy", "Strong Arm of the Law" and "Rebirth"
Troy Simmons Josh Davenport "Pilot", "Damned If You Don't" and "Dead to the World"
Evan Rachel Wood Rose Russell "Eye of the Beholder", "Potato Boy" and "To Hell and Back"

[edit] Crew

Cinematography by Stephen McNutt (series) and Ernest Holzman (pilot)

Editing by Pietro Scalia (pilot), Chris Innis (pilot & series), Brian L. Chambers (series), and Tom Moore (series).This story was inspired by Andrew Clark

[edit] DVD Release

Universal Studios released the complete series of American Gothic on DVD as a Region 1 NTSC double-sided 3-disc set in the United States (October 25, 2005) and as a Region 2 PAL single-sided 6-disc set in Europe (released March 20, 2006).

The Region 1 and Region 2 Discs have the episodes in the same order (by air date as opposed to producer's intended order). The only exception is the German boxset (to be released October 5, 2007 by "Koch Media Home Entertainment"), which features all episodes in the intended order on 7 DVDs. The order is as follows:

Region 1 Release Region 2 Release Episodes
Disc 1, Side A Disc 1
1. "Pilot" (46:48) # *
2. "A Tree Grows in Trinity" (46:37)
3. "Eye of the Beholder" (46:54)
Disc 1, Side B Disc 2
1. "Damned If You Don't" (45:58)
2. "Dead to the World" (45:17)
3. "Meet the Beetles" (45:53)
4. "Strong Arm of the Law" (44:17)
Disc 2, Side A Disc 3
1. "Rebirth" (46:13)
2. "Resurrector" (46:06)
3. "Inhumanitas" (44:12)
4. "The Plague Sower" (45:56)
Disc 2, Side B Disc 4
1. "Doctor Death Takes a Holiday" (45:32) *
2. "The Beast Within" (44:35)
3. "To Hell and Back" (44:33) *
4. "Learning to Crawl" (45:48) *
Disc 3, Side A Disc 5
1. "Triangle" (45:59) *
2. "The Buck Stops Here" (44:26) *
3. "Requiem" (45:15) *
4. "Potato Boy" (44:55)
Disc 3, Side B Disc 6
1. "Ring of Fire" (46:02) *
2. "Echo of Your Last Goodbye" (46:03) *
3. "Strangler" (44:11)
# Bonus Materials include optional Audio Commentary for this episode.
* Bonus Materials include non-integrated deleted and/or extended scene(s) for this episode.

The intended viewing order:

Disc 1 Side A Episode 1 - "Pilot"
Disc 1 Side A Episode 2 - "A Tree Grows in Trinity"
Disc 1 Side A Episode 3 - "Eye of the Beholder"
Disc 1 Side B Episode 1 - "Damned if You Don't"
Disc 3 Side A Episode 4 - "Potato Boy"
Disc 1 Side B Episode 2 - "Dead to the World"
Disc 1 Side B Episode 3 - "Meet the Beetles"
Disc 1 Side B Episode 4 - "Strong Arm of the Law"
Disc 2 Side B Episode 3 - "To Hell and Back"
Disc 2 Side B Episode 2 - "The Beast Within"
Disc 2 Side A Episode 1 - "Rebirth"
Disc 3 Side B Episode 1 - "Ring of Fire"
Disc 2 Side A Episode 2 - "Resurrector"
Disc 2 Side A Episode 3 - "Inhumanitas"
Disc 2 Side A Episode 4 - "The Plague Sower"
Disc 2 Side B Episode 1 - "Doctor Death Takes a Holiday"
Disc 2 Side B Episode 4 - "Learning to Crawl"
Disc 3 Side B Episode 2 - "Echo of Your Last Goodbye"
Disc 3 Side B Episode 3 - "Triangle"
Disc 3 Side A Episode 1 - "Strangler"
Disc 3 Side A Episode 2 - "The Buck Stops Here"
Disc 3 Side A Episode 3 - "Requiem"

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