question: who is hosting e live from the red carpet

answers: Ryan Seacrest

answers: Giuliana Rancic

title: Live from the Red Carpet

text: correspond with it: In 2005 TV Guide channel begin airing its own red carpet pre-show. The program got Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa Rivers to host the program for a reported $8 million for three years. The UK Edition is aired for the British Academy Film Awards and is hosted by Dermot O'Leary and Fearne Cotton. Live from the Red Carpet Live From the Red Carpet is the pre-show to the major award shows that airs on E! Entertainment Television. Live From the Red Carpet covers celebrity arrivals and gets you right up for a first-row seat to see

title: Debbie Matenopoulos

text: same year, she became one of the three hosts on E!'s weeknight celebrity gossip and pop culture series, "The Daily 10", a position she held until August 2009. While at E!, Debbie also hosted "Fashion Police", "Live from the Red Carpet", and the Style Network's "Instant Beauty Pageant". On July 25, 2006, over seven years after her last appearance on "The View", she was invited back as a special guest co-host for a day, the first of many subsequent guest appearances she has made on the show over the years. Matenopoulos has also been a frequent contributor to VH1 specials,

title: Ryan Seacrest

text: McCarthy, who had co-hosted for eight years. In January 2006, US cable channel E! announced a three-year, $21 million deal for Seacrest to host various programs, including "E! News" and its red carpet awards show coverages (E!'s signature piece of original programming). In April 2012, Seacrest signed a deal with NBCUniversal expanding his on-air role beyond E! to NBC. He contributed to the "Today Show," Olympics coverage, entertainment programming, as well as news and other special events. Seacrest will remain managing editor of "E! News" and host and produce its red carpet awards show coverage. In September 2012, Seacrest left

title: On the Red Carpet

text: weekend slotted show with stations scheduling it in the access hour and late-fringe time-slots. The series was sold on an all-barter basis to stations with the ad split, 4 minutes local and three three-and-a-half minutes national per episode. It was hosted by Miss USA 2007 winner Rachel Smith and produced by KABC-TV’s news department. The episodes are shot on location instead of in studio. The show is composed of celebrity news, exclusive set visits, first looks at upcoming film and television projects, and one-on-one interviews with Hollywood talents and celebrities. On the Red Carpet On The Red Carpet (OTRC) is

title: Fashion Police

text: to E! with the program running the day after events, rather than airing live from the red carpet. The series became a weekly program on September 10, 2010, where they continue to discuss the dos and don'ts of celebrity fashion. The show started as a half-hour program but expanded to one hour on March 9, 2012. Rivers died on September 4, 2014; two weeks later, it was announced that the series will continue without her. On December 1, 2014, E! announced that comedian Kathy Griffin will replace Rivers as host starting in January 2015. She will be joined by celebrity

title: On the Red Carpet

text: on September 14, 2013 with a return to a single host, mainly on ABC affiliates and usually airing on Saturday or Sunday afternoons against sports on other networks. On June 27, 2014, the OTRC.com website was shut down with the show using social media instead for content releases. The syndicated program ended production with their September 13, 2014 edition, but the "On the Red Carpet" banner will remain for KABC's Oscars coverage in the future. In its form, "On The Red Carpet" aired for half an hour every Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. on KABC and is designed as a

title: Louise Roe

text: and hosting web segments for Vogue.com, she moved to Los Angeles, California. She appeared in the second season of the MTV show "The City". She also hosted The CW TV show "Plain Jane". In 2011, she was an on-air correspondent for E! during its royal wedding coverage on Friday 29 April. On 6 November 2011, she hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards Red Carpet Show in 2011 and later again in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, she was chosen to replace Elle Macpherson as host of the second season of NBC's reality competition program "Fashion Star". The series premiered on

title: Academy Awards pre-show

text: later) began their red carpet pre-shows with focus on fashion. It would pass another decade, in 1999, when the AMPAS eventually produced its own red carpet pre-show to air on ABC. KABC-TV continues to produce its own pre- and post-show editions of its syndicated entertainment program "On the Red Carpet", which air on some ABC affiliates and O&Os as a compliment to network coverage. Although other broadcasters (including, , CNN, E!, and Pop) may air their own red carpet coverage, ABC has an exclusive window during the final hour before the ceremony (4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. PT) during which

title: Caroline Lesley

text: www.ew.com from 2006-2009. She covered red carpets for EW parties, film festivals (including Sundance and Toronto International Film Festival) and Emmy and Oscar parties. She interviewed many celebrities, including Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Al Gore. Lesley covered the red carpet for the opening of "Billy Elliot" on Broadway and appeared in the "Finding Billy" documentary produced by Universal along with Elton John. She also covered the Tony Awards red carpet. She hosted two internet-only shows called "Simple Do's and Don'ts" and "The Captain Humphrey's Project." Lesley was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was raised

title: Kathryn Eisman

text: Bachelor in Communications from the University of Technology Sydney and has worked in different TV shows and media outlets in Australia and the US. She was the lifestyle reporter for WNBC’s TODAY In New York and also reported for Live at 5 news cast and was the host of WNBC's Behind the scenes: Made in NYEisman has supervised all Fashion and Lifestyle content in E! News and hosted television shows, including ‘The Timid Girls Guide To Life’ on The Style Network and “BTS” on NBC and Yahoo’s Secrets To Your Success as well as be the LA Correspondent channel ten’s

title: Ebs Akintade

text: (GUKPT) for Channel 4 (2006) and for Challenge TV (2007). In 2009 and 2010 he was one of the main Red Carpet hosts for the 53rd and 54th BFI London Film Festival in Leicester Square interviewing everyone from Noel Fielding, Gabourey Sidibe, Andy Serkis, London Mayor Boris Johnson and Jane Campion. In October 2012 he was the main red carpet interviewer for the British Urban Film Festival and at the UK Premiere of Whitney Houston’s final movie: Sparkle He joined 107.8 Radio Jackie in July 2010 as traffic reporter and entertainment correspondent interviewing the likes of Alistair McGowan, Frank Bruno

title: Chris Harrison

text: Harrison hosted the American Music Awards pre-show live on ABC. His co-hosts were "Dancing with the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba, and Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger. The TV Guide Network, now known as "Pop," announced that Harrison was signed to anchor its live red carpet awards coverage, beginning with the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards in September. In 2011, Harrison and Brooke Burns co-hosted the game show "You Deserve It". He has also co-hosted "Hollywood 411" on the former TV Guide Network. He has hosted "Designers' Challenge" on HGTV and "Mall Masters" on the Game Show Network. In April 2015,

title: Entertainment Live

text: and handling both ASAP 2012 and Myx. Entertainment Live Entertainment Live (also known as E-Live) is a Philippine showbiz oriented talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN airing every Saturday afternoon after the defunct noontime show "Happy Yipee Yehey!". The show premiered August 4, 2007 and was first hosted by the "Pinoy Big Brother" hosts, Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, and Bianca Gonzales. In 2008, Luis Manzano was added as a co-host of the show. Due to Kris Aquino's absence in her talk shows In 2010, Gonzaga replaced her in "The Buzz" while Gonzalez replaced her in "". In 2010, the new co-hosts

title: Alesha Dixon

text: Awards" and presented the "Live From the Red Carpet" show at the 62nd British Academy Film Awards for E!. She has also been a guest on BBC One's current affairs programme "This Week" on two occasions, in November 2006 and December 2007. In 2008, Dixon presented her own mini-documentary entitled "Alesha: Look But Don't Touch", which aired on the BBC and featured a guest appearance from Cheryl Cole. The show explored "improvement" by digital technology in order to understand the impact all these "perfect" images have on society. In 2009, it was reported that Dixon was in talks with television

title: Live from the Red Carpet

text: Live From the Red Carpet is the pre-show to the major award shows that airs on E! Entertainment Television. Live From the Red Carpet covers celebrity arrivals and gets you right up for a first-row seat to see the stars and all the excitement with live coverage of the fashion, flair, glitz and glamour. The show is hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic.

title: Golden Globe Award

text: January 13 press conference, announcing the winners at 6:00pm PST. As a result, E!, CNN, the TV Guide Network and KNBC-TV, the network's Los Angeles owned-and-operated affiliate, aired the 31-minute event, emanating from the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel live, leaving NBC to fill the hour from 9:00–10:00pm ET with announcements, made after-the-fact by "Access Hollywood" hosts Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell. The remaining hours of programming, set aside for the ceremonies by the network, were filled with a special two-hour edition of "Dateline", hosted by Matt Lauer, that included film clips, interviews with some of the nominees

title: Kathryn Eisman

text: breakfast She is currently LA entertainment reporter for The Morning Show. As a reporter and host, she has interviewed actors and pop culture personalities like Oprah, Borat, Beyoncé, Oscar de la Renta, Matt Damon or Cameron Diaz. Recently, she was a Senior Producer for the ABC/Disney’s nationally syndicated talk show FABLife. Eisman is a regular contributor to NBC’s TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Fox News’s The O’Reilly Factor, Channel 7, Channel 10, ABC News Now, MSNBC, KTLA, E! News and The Style Network, and has had different articles published in Marie Claire, Vogue, The New York Times, and has written

title: Marcellas Reynolds

text: Star", E! Network's "Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2011 Oscars", "The Tyra Banks Show", Style Network's "How Do I Look", E! News, MTV's "From G's To Gents", Fox News' "Geraldo: At Large", CBS "This Morning", Style Network's "Shop Like A Star" and "Fashion Rocks: Iconic Style". He also had a role in the 2009 movie "" as an audience member. In 2012, he was a guest judge on an episode of the webshow, "Beauty Vlogger Boot Camp", hosted by Elle and Blair Fowler. He appeared as a fashion stylist and helped analyze the contestants' thrift store outfits. Actor Self

title: Joan Rivers

text: 1993, she received five additional Emmy nominations for her daytime talk-show "The Joan Rivers Show" — two for Outstanding Writing – Special Class and three for Outstanding Talk Show Host. In 1994, Rivers and daughter Melissa first hosted the E! Entertainment Television pre-awards show for the Golden Globe Awards and, beginning in 1995, E!'s annual Academy Awards pre-awards show as well. Rivers and her daughter quickly became credited for revolutionizing the red carpet as a space to showcase designers' work and celebrity interactions. "Joan and Melissa were the first people who came out and made it more of a true

title: Entertainment Live

text: Entertainment Live Entertainment Live (also known as E-Live) is a Philippine showbiz oriented talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN airing every Saturday afternoon after the defunct noontime show "Happy Yipee Yehey!". The show premiered August 4, 2007 and was first hosted by the "Pinoy Big Brother" hosts, Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, and Bianca Gonzales. In 2008, Luis Manzano was added as a co-host of the show. Due to Kris Aquino's absence in her talk shows In 2010, Gonzaga replaced her in "The Buzz" while Gonzalez replaced her in "". In 2010, the new co-hosts were revealed as Cesca Litton and Nikki

title: Entertainment Live

text: Gil replacing them. After "SNN" ended airing, Gonzalez returned hosting E-Live. The show officially ended on January 28, 2012 and it was replaced by "Showbiz Inside Report". Hosted by the all host of Entertainment Live, this segment let the hosts of the show give their reactions, opinions and points of view. Hosted by Ogie Diaz for his blind item. Six questions to be asked on a guest by Luis Manzano The hosts reads the comments posted by the fans and televiewers. Nikki Gil with a celebrity goes to a school and have a special and super cool fans day. E-live

title: KABC-TV

text: Red Carpet at the Oscars", featuring red carpet interviews and fashion commentary. This show also airs on the network's other O&O stations and is syndicated to several ABC affiliates and other broadcasters outside the country. In the past, KABC-TV featured various locally produced shows such as "AM Los Angeles"; a morning talk show which at various times featured personalities Regis Philbin, Sarah Purcell, Ralph Story, Tawny Little, Cristina Ferrare, Cyndy Garvey, and Steve Edwards as hosts. Edwards also hosted a short-lived afternoon show in the mid-1980s called "330", which aired after the ABC soap opera "The Edge of Night" ("Live!

title: On the Red Carpet

text: On the Red Carpet On The Red Carpet (OTRC) is an American syndicated show which carries celebrity news, Hollywood events and features about celebrity style produced by ABC Owned Television Stations for KABC-TV and Disney–ABC Domestic Television. "On the Red Carpet" was originally launched in 2002 as an effort by KABC to brand their local coverage of the Academy Awards leading into the national coverage from ABC. They decided to continue the site and build the traffic. On March 14, 2010, the Sunday after the Academy Awards, "On the Red Carpet" was launched as a weekly series for KABC. Seven

title: Asha Leo

text: by Warner Brothers to be their host for the Live Red Carpet celebrity studded N.Y. film premieres for "Man of Steel" and "The Great Gatsby". Hosting a live red carpet was exhilarating, but I particularly enjoyed the social media component of these worldwide premieres. I could interact in real time with fans watching at home through Twitter, Instagram or Facebook and that's what I love most about hosting. Getting to share in people's opinions and have a conversation about what really excites them. Leo has made NBC her new home where she hosts on both Access Hollywood and Access Hollywood

title: 42nd People's Choice Awards

text: she pointed out she is not a good dancer. Derulo jokingly was disappointed that Tyler didn't crash his performance. 42nd People's Choice Awards The 42nd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2015, were held January 6, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, and were broadcast live on CBS. The ceremony was hosted by Jane Lynch. Nominations were announced on November 3, 2015. The full list of nominees was announced on November 3, 2015. Winners are listed first and in boldface. When "The Talk" won Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team, host and creator Sara

title: Ryan Seacrest

text: a first look deal with any network. Seacrest remains managing editor of "E! News" and produces its red carpet awards show coverage but no longer hosts (since January 2012) "E! News" on a daily basis. An Associated Press profile portrayed Seacrest as using both the deal with E! and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" as springboards to a long-lasting career in television production and ownership. Seacrest produces the hit series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", the highest-rated show on the E! network, and the spin-offs "Khloe and Lamar," "Kourtney and Kim Take New York" and "Kourtney and Khloe Take

title: Amy Paffrath

text: U" and "In the Mix", both on Direct-TV (2006-2007). In early 2007, she was given the opportunity to host her own pop culture news show, Broadcaster News on broadcaster.com. There has been an exponential growth in her career since then. She has served as the longtime host of "E! News Now", a red carpet correspondent for TV Guide’s "Hollywood 411", series regular on MSN's "The Big Debate", and guest host on both G4’s Attack of the Show! and Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit. But it was Jersey Shore (TV series) that put her on the map. She held court with

title: Academy Awards pre-show

text: no other broadcaster may broadcast live footage from the red carpet. This rule serves to protect ABC's official pre-show; to comply with this rule, most competing red carpet programs either sign off or use footage that was recorded earlier. Interviews by other media outlets may continue, but they may not air on television until the end of the window. The pre-show usually employs the use of recent TV or media personalities as the hosts, who interview the nominees and attendees and sometimes introduce special segments in the moments preceding the ceremony. Below is a listing of the hosts of the

title: 2017 Brit Awards

text: be given to the winners. On 13 January 2017, it was confirmed that YouTube star Caspar Lee would be the BRITs Digital Presenter. Singer Michael Bublé was set to host but later pulled out on 18 January 2017 due to his son battling liver cancer and is "determined to focus on his son's recovery". On 31 January 2017, it was confirmed that Dermot O'Leary and Emma Willis would present the ceremony, replacing Bublé. Alice Levine, Clara Amfo and Laura Jackson covered the loss from Red Carpet and Backstage on ITV2. The ceremony included a tribute to the late George Michael,

title: Melissa Rivers

text: 2003, they left her red carpet pre-show on E! to accept a more lucrative deal with the TV Guide Channel valued at between $6 and 8 million. Also in 2002, she appeared on the ABC Network competitive reality show "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!". She has been a regular guest on the webcast show "Tom Green's House Tonight". In 2013, she was a co-creator and co-producer of Joan's YouTube web series "In Bed With Joan", a 15- to 30-minute show with a new video uploaded weekly in which Joan interviews a celebrity about a wide variety of

title: Live from the Red Carpet

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question: when does season 8 for blue bloods start

answers: September 29, 2017

title: Blue Bloods (season 1)

text: 13, 2011, Region 2 on September 19, 2011 and Region 4 on September 15, 2011. The first season of "Blue Bloods" was produced by Panda Productions, Paw In Your Face Productions and CBS Productions. The series aired in the United States on CBS Friday nights at 10:00 P.M. EST and Canada on CTV via simulcast. Internationally, season one aired in New Zealand on TV3 Saturday nights at 9:30 P.M., in Australia on Network Ten for the first twelve episodes (Wednesday nights at 8:30 P.M. for the first six and Friday nights at 9:30 P.M.) and on One for the rest

title: Blue Bloods (TV series)

text: on TV3 on July 13, 2013. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Sky Atlantic premiered the series on February 1, 2011, with season two returning on October 4, 2011, season three on December 13, 2012, and season four on November 28, 2013. Season five premiered on January 21, 2015. Reruns of "Blue Bloods" air nationally in the United States on Ion Television and WGN America, the latter of which airs the show daily. CBS Television Distribution currently distributes the series to local outlets on weekends, with two episodes being offered. Repeats of "Blue Bloods" air on Pick in the UK.

title: Blue Bloods (TV series)

text: to TV by the Numbers, by committing itself to a third season of "Blue Bloods", CBS all but guaranteed a fourth season, because, as a CBS Television Studios production, CBS had a financial incentive to produce at least the minimum number of episodes needed for stripped syndication. On March 27, 2013, CBS made it official by renewing "Blue Bloods" for a fourth season to begin in the fall of 2013. "Blue Bloods" was renewed for a fifth season on March 13, 2014, and has since been renewed for seasons 6, 7, 8, and 9. A house in Bay Ridge in

title: Blue Bloods (season 9)

text: Blue Bloods (season 9) The ninth season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 28, 2018. Donnie Wahlberg (Danny Reagan), Bridget Moynahan (Erin Reagan), Will Estes (Jamie Reagan), and Len Cariou (Henry Reagan) are first credited. Sami Gayle (Nicky Reagan-Boyle) is credited next, marking the fifth season she has been included in the opening credits. Tom Selleck (Frank Reagan) receives an "and" billing at the close of the main title sequence. Marisa Ramirez, as Danny's partner Detective Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray, as Jamie's partner Eddie Janko,

title: Blue Bloods (TV series)

text: Blue Bloods (TV series) Blue Bloods is an American police procedural fictional drama series that airs on CBS. The series is filmed on location in New York City with occasional references to nearby suburbs. The series debuted on September 24, 2010, with episodes airing on Fridays following "" before being moved to Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time and 9:00 p.m. Central and Mountain time for a four-week tryout. After four weeks, it returned to its original Friday 10:00 p.m. Eastern time slot, where it has remained since. On April 18, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a

title: Blue Bloods (season 1)

text: the season. The season ranked number five in the 18-49 and 25-54 age demographics. In the United Kingdom, the series was among the weekly top five most viewed program on Sky Atlantic, amassing an audience between 450,000 and 630,000 viewers. In Australia, the series premiered with a strong 1.11 million viewers, but viewership fell to 288,000 viewers by April, prompting Network Ten to move the series to its HD channel One, which premiered the second half of the season on October 31, 2011. Upon the premiere of the pilot episode, the series received positive reviews from television critics. At Metacritic,

title: Blue Bloods (TV series)

text: concerned about becoming involved in an ongoing series because he did not want to compromise his commitment to the Jesse Stone television movies. Beginning January 19, 2011, "Blue Bloods" was moved to Wednesdays at 10 p.m. for a four-week tryout. In February 2011, the series returned to its Friday night time slot due to the series premiere of "". In the UK, the show helped launch Sky Atlantic by premiering on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. In Australia, the show premiered in February 2011 in a primetime Wednesday slot on "Network TEN", then from February 2013 for season

title: Blue Bloods (season 5)

text: Blue Bloods (season 5) The fifth season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 26, 2014 and concluded on May 1, 2015. Leonard Goldberg serves as executive producer. CBS had renewed the series for a fifth season on March 13, 2014, with a 22-episode order. The series aired its 100th episode ("Baggage") during the fifth season. On May 11, 2015, CBS renewed "Blue Bloods" for a sixth season. Donnie Wahlberg (Danny Reagan), Bridget Moynahan (Erin Reagan), Will Estes (Jamie Reagan) and Len Cariou (Henry Reagan) are first

title: Blue Bloods (season 1)

text: of the season. In a deal with CBS Studios International, the series was acquired by the UK channel Sky Atlantic on January 5, 2011 and was one of the first series to air on the new channel, which launched on February 1, 2011. The series was created by Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green and executive produced by Burgess, Green, producer Leonard Goldberg and director Michael Cuesta. The show was initially run by director Ken Sanzel, but Sanzel left in August 2010 amid alleged creative tension with series star Tom Selleck. Staff directors for the season include Cuesta, Félix Alcalá, Jan

title: Blue Bloods (season 4)

text: Blue Bloods (season 4) The fourth season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 27, 2013. Leonard Goldberg serves as executive producer. According to TV by the Numbers, CBS was all but guaranteed to commit to a fourth season. This is because as a CBS Television Studios production, CBS has a financial incentive to produce at least the minimum number of episodes needed for stripped syndication. On March 27, 2013, CBS made it official by renewing "Blue Bloods" for a fourth season. Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will

title: Blue Bloods (TV series)

text: + 7 days after with viewings from DVRs. Without the DVR adding to the live viewing the show's debut episode garnered a total of 13.02 million viewers. Overall, the ratings have been steady for the series, after the pilot episode. The lowest viewer total of 8.88 million occurred in episode eight of season seven (which ran against Game 3 of the 2016 World Series), and is to date the only episode that had fewer than 9 million initial-broadcast viewers. The second-season finale on May 11, 2012, was watched by 10.73 million viewers and received a 1.2/4 ratings/share among adults ages

title: Blue Bloods (season 6)

text: Blue Bloods (season 6) The sixth season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 25, 2015. Leonard Goldberg serves as executive producer. The season contained 22 episodes. On May 11, 2015, CBS renewed "Blue Bloods" for a sixth season. Donnie Wahlberg (Danny Reagan), Bridget Moynahan (Erin Reagan), Will Estes (Jamie Reagan), and Len Cariou (Henry Reagan) are first credited. Amy Carlson (Linda Reagan) and Sami Gayle (Nicky Reagan-Boyle) are credited next, marking the second season they have been included in the opening credits. Tom Selleck (Frank Reagan)

title: Blue Bloods (TV series)

text: two was moved from the network's primary SD channel to its HD channel "one" alongside "White Collar", then on August 26, 2013, the show moved back to the primary SD channel on Mondays for season three. In New Zealand, the show premieres on July 13, 2013 on "TV3"" "replacing in a primetime Saturday slot after "". On October 20, 2012, CBS announced that Jennifer Esposito was being dropped from the series, with her character, Detective Curatola, being placed on indefinite leave of absence. Esposito and CBS had been at odds over her limited availability for work after the actress was

title: Blue Bloods (season 2)

text: Blue Bloods (season 2) The second season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 23, 2011 and ended May 11, 2012. Ed Zuckerman served as executive producer and showrunner for the season after Green and Burgess departed the show at the end of the first season. Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou are first credited, with Tom Selleck receiving an "and" billing at the close of the main title sequence. Jennifer Esposito retains her "also starring" credit from the first season, whilst Amy Carlson and

title: Blue Bloods (season 8)

text: The eighth season of Blue Bloods, a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 29, 2017.  The season is set to contain 22 episodes.

title: Blue Bloods (TV series)

text: Jamie is unmarried, though romantic feelings develop between him and his current partner, Eddie Janko; they acknowledge their mutual attraction during season 7 and get engaged at the end of season 8. A running plot feature of the show entails Sunday dinner around the table in Frank Reagan's Bay Ridge home at 8070 Harbor View Terrace. Four generations gather here to eat and discuss their week, and the rule is that no one can take a first bite before every last family member is present and seated, and grace is said. Discussion of the week's events then ensues, often including

title: Blue Bloods (season 7)

text: Blue Bloods (season 7) The seventh season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 23, 2016. The season concluded on May 5, 2017. Donnie Wahlberg (Danny Reagan), Bridget Moynahan (Erin Reagan), Will Estes (Jamie Reagan), and Len Cariou (Henry Reagan) are first credited. Amy Carlson (Linda Reagan) and Sami Gayle (Nicky Reagan-Boyle) are credited next, marking the third season they have been included in the opening credits. Tom Selleck (Frank Reagan) receives an "and" billing at the close of the main title sequence. Marisa Ramirez, as Danny's

title: Blue Bloods (season 1)

text: main cast as the Reagan family—Danny, Erin, Jamie, Henry and Frank. "Blue Bloods" first season aired during the 2010–11 television season on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. EST. The series debuted with the pilot episode, which was viewed by 13.01 million viewers. The season ended with the finale "The Blue Templar", which was watched by 11.79 million viewers. The season averaged 12.58 million viewers per 22 episodes. Internationally, the first season was very successful in Canada, United Kingdom and New Zealand, ranking among the top 30 most watched programs on the respective channels. The first season also garnered positive reviews from

title: Blue Bloods (season 1)

text: Blue Bloods (season 1) The first season of "Blue Bloods", an American police procedural–family drama television series, aired in the United States on CBS between September 24, 2010 to May 13, 2011. The series was created and, along with Leonard Goldberg and Michael Cuesta, executively produced by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess. The show revolves around the Reagan family, consisting of the retired police commissioner, current police commissioner, police officers, and an assistant district attorney, all working with the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Actors Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou and Tom Selleck make up the

title: Blue Bloods (season 5)

text: Public Information Garrett Moore, Robert Clohessy as Lt. Sidney Gormley, and Abigail Hawk as Detective Baker, Frank's primary aide. The season airs simultaneously on CTV in Canada. In Africa, it began airing on Dstv on October 23, 2014. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it began on Sky Atlantic on November 5, 2014. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Blue Bloods (season 5) The fifth season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 26, 2014 and concluded on May 1, 2015. Leonard Goldberg serves as executive producer. CBS had renewed the series

title: Blue Bloods (season 3)

text: Blue Bloods (season 3) The third season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 28, 2012. Leonard Goldberg serves as executive producer. According to TV by the Numbers, committing to a third season of "Blue Bloods" meant that CBS was all but guaranteed to commit to a fourth season. This was because as a CBS Television Studios production, CBS has a financial incentive to produce at least the minimum number of episodes needed for stripped syndication. On March 27, 2013, CBS made it official by renewing "Blue

title: Blue Bloods (TV series)

text: Brooklyn is used for exterior shots of the Reagan house. The series received $79 million in tax breaks from the state of New York for its seasons four through seven. In Australia, the series premiered on Network Ten's primary channel on February 2, 2011. Due to poor ratings of the first season, Ten moved the series to its HD channel One, which premiered the second season on October 31, 2011. Due to decreased viewership of Ten's primary channel, season three moved back from August 26, 2013, and season four returned on March 17, 2014. In New Zealand, the series premiered

title: Blue Bloods (season 1)

text: in three episodes as Charles Rosselini, Erin's boss who becomes romantically involved with her. Robert John Burke portrayed Jyle Hogan in three episodes. "Blue Bloods" premiered with the pilot episode, which attracted 13.01 million viewers. After four episodes, the season received a full order of 22 episodes. The series was the most watched program on Friday nights during its duration and was the second most watched program during its short move to the Wednesday timeslot. Apart from the pilot episode, the most-watched episode of the season was "Little Fish", which accrued a viewership of 12.30 million viewers. The series finale

title: Blue Bloods (season 3)

text: Bloods" for a fourth season to begin in the fall of 2013. Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes and Len Cariou are first credited, with Tom Selleck receiving an "and" billing at the close of the main title sequence. Amy Carlson and Sami Gayle are once again credited as "also starring" within the episodes they appear, whilst Jennifer Esposito entered a dispute with CBS regarding doctor's orders for her to cut back working hours due to her Coeliac disease. Rather than work around her limited schedule, CBS chose to replace her character this season. As such, Esposito only appears in

title: Blue Bloods (season 2)

text: Sami Gayle are also credited as "also starring" during the episodes that they appear. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Blue Bloods (season 2) The second season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 23, 2011 and ended May 11, 2012. Ed Zuckerman served as executive producer and showrunner for the season after Green and Burgess departed the show at the end of the first season. Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou are first credited, with Tom Selleck receiving an "and" billing at the close of the main title sequence.

title: Blue Bloods (season 6)

text: receives an "and" billing at the close of the main title sequence. Marisa Ramirez, as Danny's partner Detective Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray, as Jamie's partner Eddie Janko, continue to receive "also starring" billing for season 6. Appearing regularly and receiving "special guest star" billing are Gregory Jbara as Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Garrett Moore, Robert Clohessy as Lt. Sidney Gormley, and Abigail Hawk as Detective Baker, Frank's primary aide. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Blue Bloods (season 6) The sixth season of "Blue Bloods", a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 25,

title: Blue Bloods (season 1)

text: one of the best cop shows on television. As it stands, it rarely transcends average." David Brown from "Radio Times" gave the season release three stars (out of five), writing "Imagine something that mixes the best elements of Law & Order and Brothers & Sisters and you get the idea." "The Guardian" writer Michael Hann wrote negatively of the series, noting that "one can know what is happening without even watching the show, since each episode follows the same template." <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> All viewing figures and ranks are sourced from BARB. Blue Bloods (season 1) The first season of "Blue Bloods",

title: Blue Bloods (TV series)

text: ninth season, which premiered on September 28, 2018. The series follows the Reagan family of police officers with the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Francis Xavier "Frank" Reagan is the Police Commissioner. Frank's oldest son Danny is an NYPD detective, his youngest son Jamie is an NYPD police officer (later sergeant), and his daughter Erin is an assistant district attorney. Frank's second-oldest son Joe was murdered by a crooked cop in the line of duty in events that pre-date the series, when he was involved with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigating a group of corrupt NYPD cops

title: Blue Bloods (season 1)

text: was watched by 11.78 million viewers. The season averaged over 12.58 million viewers and a 7.8/14 household rating, becoming the 19th most-watched series of the 2010-2011 primetime television season. In the 18-49 adult demographic, the season averaged a 2.2 Nielsen rating, equating to 2.88 million viewers and ranking number 85th for the 2010-2011 primetime television season. In Canada, "Blue Bloods" stood as a solid performer on CTV, landing within the top twenty of the top programs in Canada. The show ended its first season as the most watched new drama series as well as second most watched new series of

title: The Vampire Diaries

text: and returned for season 8. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed the series for an eighth season, but on July 23, 2016, announced that the eighth season, which would have 16 episodes, would be the show's last. The final season began airing on October 21, 2016 and ended March 10, 2017. The series is set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town charged with supernatural history since its settlement of migrants from New England in the late 19th century. It follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), a teenage girl who has just lost both

title: Blue Bloods (season 8)


question: mainland greece is a body of land with water on three sides called

answers: peninsula

answers: peninsular

title: Mesaoria

text: the Mediterranean Sea, on the south by the Troodos mountains and on the north by the Kyrenia mountains (Pentadaktylos). It has an area of approximately 1000 km² (390 mi²). It rises to an altitude of 325 m (1066 ft), with an average elevation of perhaps 100 m (330 ft). There are a number of rivers and other water courses crossing this plain, but none of them have water year round. The Alluvial Plains of the centre of the island are for the most part the product of successive rain-storms and floods which have brought down from the mountains immense quantities

title: Geography of Greece

text: the Isthmus of Corinth. Greece also has many islands, of various sizes, the largest being Crete, Euboea, Lesvos, Rhodes, Chios, Kefalonia, and Corfu; groups of smaller islands include the Dodecanese and the Cyclades. According to the "CIA World Factbook", Greece has of coastline, the largest in the Mediterranean Basin. Greece's latitude ranges from 35°N to 42°N and its longitude from 19°E to 28°E. As a result of this and its physical geography, the country has considerable climatic variation. Greece's climate is divided into three main classes: Greece's largest island, Crete straddles two climatic zones, due to its geographical position and

title: Geography of Greece

text: second largest. Other large Greek islands include Rhodes and Lesbos in the Aegean Sea, and Corfu and Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea. Many of the smaller Greek islands form groups or chains, often called archipelagos, with notable examples being the Cyclades and the Sporades in the south and central Aegean Sea respectively. The islands of the Aegean Sea are situated between mainland Greece to the west and north, Anatolia to the east and the island of Crete to the south. Traditionally, the islands are classified into seven groups, from north to south: Geographical features The Ionian Islands are a group

title: Santorini

text: Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, and Christiana. The total land area is 90.623 km (34.990 sq mi). Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit. Santorini is essentially what remains after an enormous volcanic eruption that destroyed the earliest settlements on a formerly single island, and created the current geological caldera. A giant central, rectangular lagoon, which measures about , is surrounded by high, steep cliffs on three sides. The main island slopes downward to the Aegean Sea. On the fourth side, the lagoon is separated from the sea by another much smaller island called Therasia; the lagoon is connected

title: Aegean Sea

text: Aegean Islands are found within its waters, with the following islands delimiting the sea on the south (generally from west to east): Kythera, Antikythera, Crete, Kasos, Karpathos and Rhodes. The Aegean Islands, which almost all belong to Greece, can be divided into seven groups: The word "archipelago" was originally applied specifically to the Aegean Sea and its islands. Many of the Aegean Islands, or chains of islands, are actually extensions of the mountains on the mainland. One chain extends across the sea to Chios, another extends across Euboea to Samos, and a third extends across the Peloponnese and Crete to

title: Greece

text: places in the country. Rare marine species such as the pinniped seals and the loggerhead sea turtle live in the seas surrounding mainland Greece, while its dense forests are home to the endangered brown bear, the Eurasian lynx, the roe deer and the wild goat. Greece features a vast number of islands, between 1,200 and 6,000, depending on the definition, 227 of which are inhabited. Crete is the largest and most populous island; Euboea, separated from the mainland by the 60m-wide Euripus Strait, is the second largest, followed by Lesbos and Rhodes. The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the

title: Geography of Greece

text: The island narrows in the region close to Ierapetra, where it is only 12 km wide. Crete covers an area of , with a coastline of 1046 km. It is surrounded to the north by the Sea of Crete; to the south by the Libyan Sea; to the west by the Myrtoan Sea; and to the east by the Karpathion Sea. It lies about 160 km south of the Greek mainland. Crete is characterized by a mountain range crossing from west to east, formed by three different subranges: These encompass fertile plateaus, such as Lasithi, Omalos and Nidha; caves such

title: Aegean Sea

text: the two countries, there are political disputes over several aspects of political control over the Aegean space, including the size of territorial waters, air control and the delimitation of economic rights to the continental shelf. Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ( or ; "Aigaío Pélagos" ; ) is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, the Aegean is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosphorus. The Aegean Islands are within the sea and some bound it

title: Geography of Greece

text: of seven islands. The six northern islands lie off the western coast of Greece, in the Ionian Sea. The other island, Kythira, lies off the southern tip of the Peloponnese. Kythira is part of the modern administrative region of Attica, not the Ionian Islands ("Ionioi Nisoi"). The Ionian Islands are distinct from the historical region of Ionia, which is today part of western Turkey. Crete is the largest island of Greece and the second largest in the Eastern Mediterranean, after Cyprus. The island spans 260 km from east to west and 60 km from north to south at its widest.

title: Farmakonisi

text: Farmakonisi Farmakonisi or Pharmakonisi () is a small Greek island and community of the Dodecanese, in the Aegean Sea, Greece. It lies in the middle between the chain of the Dodecanese islands in the west, and the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey) in the east. To the north of it are the island of Agathonisi, to the west the islands of Leipsoi, Patmos and Leros, and to the south the islands of Kalymnos and Pserimos. It forms part of the municipality of Leros, and had a 2001 census population of 74 inhabitants, while in the 2011 census the population dropped

title: Elafonisi

text: troops. On the mainland the 17th century Chrysoskalitissa Monastery is approximately from the island. See Chania Region for maps Elafonisi Elafonisi ( "deer island") is an island located close to the southwestern corner of the Mediterranean island of Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the regional unit of Chania. When the weather is fine it is possible to walk to the island through the shallow water. The island is a protected nature reserve. It is known for its pink sand beaches, created by tidal and wave-induced deposits of pigmented microorganisms living in a symbiotic relationship with native

title: Farmakonisi

text: Aegean, was ceded from Italy to Greece in 1947. Since 2011, as part of the Kallikratis Plan, the island is part of the municipality of Leros. Farmakonisi was notable since the ancient times for its very rich flora with several species of herbs growing on the island's surface. The flora is dominated by cedar, while cereals were growing in the small plateau of the island in past times. Farmakonisi Farmakonisi or Pharmakonisi () is a small Greek island and community of the Dodecanese, in the Aegean Sea, Greece. It lies in the middle between the chain of the Dodecanese islands

title: Crete

text: from which were derived French "Candie" and English "Candy" or "Candia". Under Ottoman rule, in Ottoman Turkish, Crete was called "Girit" (). Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea separating the Aegean from the Libyan Sea. The island has an elongated shape: it spans from east to west, is at its widest point, and narrows to as little as (close to Ierapetra). Crete covers an area of , with a coastline of ; to the north, it broaches the Sea

title: Greece

text: with ; its land boundary is . The country lies approximately between latitudes 34° and 42° N, and longitudes 19° and 30° E, with the extreme points being: Eighty percent of Greece consists of mountains or hills, making the country one of the most mountainous in Europe. Mount Olympus, the mythical abode of the Greek Gods, culminates at Mytikas peak , the highest in the country. Western Greece contains a number of lakes and wetlands and is dominated by the Pindus mountain range. The Pindus, a continuation of the Dinaric Alps, reaches a maximum elevation of at Mt. Smolikas (the

title: Geography of Greece

text: The country consists of a mountainous, peninsular mainland jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea at the southernmost tip of the Balkans, and two smaller peninsulas projecting from it: the Chalkidice and the Peloponnese, which is joined to the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth.  Greece also has many islands, of various sizes, the largest being Crete, Euboea, Rhodes and Corfu; groups of smaller islands include the Dodecanese and the Cyclades. According to the CIA World Factbook, Greece has 13,676 kilometres (8,498 mi) of coastline, the largest in the Mediterranean Basin.

title: Aegean Islands

text: Aegean Islands The Aegean Islands (; ) are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast. The ancient Greek name of the Aegean Sea, "Archipelago" (, "archipelagos") was later applied to the islands it contains and is now used more generally, to refer to any island group. The vast majority of the Aegean Islands belong to Greece, being split among nine administrative regions. The only sizable possessions of

title: Makronisos

text: Makronisos Makronisos (, lit. "Long Island"), or Makronisi, is an island in the Aegean sea, in Greece, notorious as the site of a political prison from the 1940s to the 1970s. It is located close to the coast of Attica, facing the port of Lavrio. The island has an elongated shape, north to south, around east to west, and its terrain is arid and rocky. It is the largest uninhabited Greek island. It is part of the Kea-Kythnos regional unit and in the municipality of Kea. In ancient times the island was called Helena (), and was situated so as

title: Sea of Crete

text: Sea of Crete The Sea of Crete (, "Kritiko Pelagos") or Cretan Sea, is a sea, part of the Aegean Sea, located in its Southern extremity. The sea stretches to the North of the island of Crete, East of the islands of Kythera and Antikythera, South of the Cyclades, and West of the Dodecanese islands of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kassos. The bounding sea to the West is the Ionian Sea. To the Northwest is the Myrtoan Sea, a subdivision of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between the Cyclades and Peloponnese. To the East-SE is the rest of the Mediterranean Sea,

title: Aegean Sea

text: Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ( or ; "Aigaío Pélagos" ; ) is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, the Aegean is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosphorus. The Aegean Islands are within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery, including Crete and Rhodes. The sea was traditionally known as "the Archipelago" (in Ancient Greek, , meaning "chief sea"), but in English the meaning of Archipelago has changed to refer to

title: Euboea

text: Euboea Euboea or Evia; , "Evvoia", ; , "Eúboia", ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow (only at its narrowest point) Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to . Its geographic orientation is from northwest to southeast, and it is traversed throughout its length by a mountain range, which forms part of the chain that bounds Thessaly on the east, and is continued south of Euboea in the lofty islands of

title: Astypalaia

text: Astypalaia Astypalaia (Greek: Αστυπάλαια, ), is a Greek island with 1,334 residents (2011 census). It belongs to the Dodecanese, an archipelago of twelve major islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea. The island is long, wide at the most, and covers an area of 97 km. Along with numerous smaller uninhabited offshore islets (the largest of which are Sýrna and Ofidoussa), it forms the Municipality of Astypalaia, which is part of the Kalymnos regional unit. The municipality has an area of 114.077 km. The capital and the previous main harbour of the island is Astypalaia or Chora, as it is called

title: Antikythera

text: Antikythera Antikythera or Anticythera (, ; , , literally "opposite Kythera") is a Greek island lying on the edge of the Aegean Sea, between Crete and Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Kythera island. Antikythera may also refer to the Antikythera Strait, through which modified Mediterranean water enters the Sea of Crete. Its land area is , and it lies south-east of Kythira. It is the most distant part of the Attica region from its heart in the Athens metropolitan area. It is lozenge-shaped, NNW to SSE by ENE to WSW. It

title: Lesbos

text: Lesbos Lesbos (, ; , ) is an island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece. It is separated from Turkey by the narrow Mytilini Strait and in late Palaeolithic/Mesolithic times was joined to the Anatolian mainland before the end of the last glacial period. Lesbos is also the name of a regional unit of the North Aegean region, within which Lesbos island is one of five governing islands. The others are Chios, Ikaria, Lemnos, and Samos. The North Aegean region governs nine inhabited islands:

title: Santorini caldera

text: Santorini caldera Santorini caldera is a large, mostly submerged caldera, located in the southern Aegean Sea, 120 kilometers north of Crete in Greece. Visible above water is the circular Santorini island group, consisting of Santorini (aka Thera), the main island, Therasia and Aspronisi at the periphery, and the Kameni islands at the center. The caldera measures about , with high steep cliffs on three sides. There are two small volcanic islands at the center of the caldera, Nea ("New") Kameni and Palea ("Old") Kameni. The main island, Santorini has an area of km2, Therasia , and the uninhabited islands of

title: Greece

text: Ionian Sea to the west, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at in length, featuring a large number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at . The country consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands. Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilisation, being the birthplace

title: Geography of Greece

text: the country's total territory, 83.33% or is mainland territory and the rest 16.67% or is island territory. Greece's coastline measures . 80% of Greece is mountainous. The Pindus mountain range lies across the center of the country in a northwest-to-southeast direction, with a maximum elevation of 2,637 m. Extensions of the same mountain range stretch across the Peloponnese and underwater across the Aegean, forming many of the Aegean Islands including Crete, and joining with the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey. Central and western Greece contain high and steep peaks intersected by many canyons and other karstic landscapes, including the Meteora

title: Greece

text: following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic gulf near Athens, the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea, the North Aegean islands, a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey, the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the southeast between Crete and Turkey, the Sporades, a small tight group off the coast of northeast Euboea, and the Ionian Islands, located to the west of the mainland in the Ionian Sea. The climate of Greece is primarily Mediterranean, featuring mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. This climate occurs at all coastal locations,

title: Icarian Sea

text: from the island of Icaria. Icarian Sea The Icarian Sea (, "Ikario Pelagos") is a subdivision of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between the Cyclades and Asia Minor. It is described as the part of the Aegean Sea to the south of Chios, to the east of the Eastern Cyclades and west of Anatolia. It contains the islands of Samos, Cos, Patmos, Leros, Fournoi Korseon and Icaria. It is the place, in myth, into which Icarus made his fatal fall from the sky during his flight from Crete with his father Daedalus. It is either directly from this legend that

title: Lesbos

text: considered offensive to many Lesbos islanders to such a degree that, in 2008, a group of Lesbos islanders litigated unsuccessfully a court case against the LGBT community of Greece. The islander group had requested a legal injunction to ban groups from using the word "lesbian" in their names, which the petitioners claim violated their human rights as it is "insulting" and disgraces them around the world. Local specialities: Lesbos Lesbos (, ; , ) is an island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece. It

title: Poros

text: Poros Poros () is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, about (31 nautical miles) south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a wide sea channel, with the town of Galatas on the mainland across the strait. Its surface area is about and it has 3,780 inhabitants. The ancient name of Poros was Pogon. Like other ports in the Saronic, it is a popular weekend destination for Athenian travellers. Poros consists of two islands: Sphairia (, ), the southern part, which is of volcanic origin, where today's city is located, and Kalaureia (,

title: Geography of Greece


question: where did the jungle book story come from

answers: English author Rudyard Kipling

title: Jungle Book (1942 film)

text: downriver, but refuses to leave the jungle, turning back to help animals trapped by the fire. The scene returns to the present day, with the elderly Buldeo telling his story and admitting that the jungle defeated his youthful dreams, and because of his actions his reputation was destroyed. When asked what became of Mowgli and his daughter, as well as how he escaped from the fire himself, he looks into the camera and says that is another story. In 1940, the three Korda brothers left London for Hollywood, where two of their films that had begun production in the UK

title: Jungle Book (1942 film)

text: Jungle Book (1942 film) Jungle Book is a 1942 independent Technicolor action-adventure film by the Hungarian Korda brothers, based on a screenplay adaptation by Laurence Stallings of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book", about a wild boy who is kidnapped by villagers who are cruel to animals as they attempt to steal a dead king's cursed treasure. The film was directed by Zoltán Korda, produced by his brother Alexander and art directed by their younger brother Vincent. The cinematography was by Lee Garmes and W. Howard Greene and the music was by Miklós Rózsa. The film starred Sabu as Mowgli. Because

title: The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

text: The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story is a 1998 live-action direct-to-video film directed by Nick Marck, produced by Mark H. Orvitz and written by José Rivera and Jim Herzfeld. It is the third film adaptation by The Walt Disney Company of the Mowgli stories from "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. It stars Brandon Baker, and features the voices of Brian Doyle-Murray, Eartha Kitt, Clancy Brown, Peri Gilpin, and Sherman Howard. The film chronicles the life of a boy named Mowgli (Baker) from the time he lived with humans as an infant to the time when

title: The Jungle Book (1967 film)

text: The Jungle Book (1967 film) The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. The plot follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as his friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear try to convince him to leave the jungle before the evil tiger Shere Khan arrives. The early

title: The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

text: of the pack is offered to Mowgli, but he turns it down and gives it to Little Raksha. The next day, Bagheera and Baloo give Mowgli a book featuring jungle animals. He thanks them and then runs off. The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story is a 1998 live-action direct-to-video film directed by Nick Marck, produced by Mark H. Orvitz and written by José Rivera and Jim Herzfeld. It is the third film adaptation by The Walt Disney Company of the Mowgli stories from "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. It stars Brandon Baker, and features the

title: The Jungle Book (1967 film)

text: make fire. The orangutan would also show a plot point borrowed from "The Second Jungle Book", gold and jewels under his ruins — after Mowgli got to the man village, a poacher would drag the boy back to the ruins in search for the treasure. Disney was not pleased with how the story was turning out, as he felt it was too dark for family viewing and insisted on script changes. Peet refused, and after a long argument, Peet left the Disney studio in January 1964. Disney then assigned Larry Clemmons as his new writer and one of the four

title: The Jungle Book (video game)

text: The Jungle Book (video game) The Jungle Book is a series of platform video games based on the 1967 Disney animated film "The Jungle Book", primarily released in 1994. The game was released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1993 for the Sega Master System. Conversions for the Game Boy, NES, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Super NES, and PC followed in 1994, and a remake for the Game Boy Advance was released in 2003 to celebrate the film's sequel, "The Jungle Book 2". While gameplay is the same on all versions, technological differences between the systems forced changes –

title: The Jungle Book (1994 film)

text: Louie's crown and the player must recover it to prevent the jungle from losing its magic. The player is aided by a Scotsman named Ilgwom ("Mowgli" spelled backwards) and his chimpanzee, Lahtee, while also guided by a spirit made from Mowgli's memories. The Jungle Book (1994 film) Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is a 1994 live-action American adventure film co-written and directed by Stephen Sommers, produced by Edward S. Feldman and Raju Patel, from a story by Ronald Yanover and Mark Geldman. It is the second film adaptation by The Walt Disney Company of the Mowgli stories from "The Jungle

title: The Jungle Book (1994 film)

text: The Jungle Book (1994 film) Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is a 1994 live-action American adventure film co-written and directed by Stephen Sommers, produced by Edward S. Feldman and Raju Patel, from a story by Ronald Yanover and Mark Geldman. It is the second film adaptation by The Walt Disney Company of the Mowgli stories from "The Jungle Book" and "The Second Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. The film stars Jason Scott Lee and Lena Headey, and co-stars Cary Elwes, Sam Neill, John Cleese and Jason Flemyng. In this version, the animals do not speak. Released on December 25, 1994,

title: The Jungle Book (1967 film)

text: Disney released a direct to video film entitled "". A new live-action version of "The Jungle Book" was released by Disney in 2016, which even reused most of the songs of the animated movie, with some lyrical reworking by original composer Richard M. Sherman. There are two video games based on the film: "The Jungle Book" was a platformer released in 1993 for Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear, Super NES, Game Boy and PC. A version for the Game Boy Advance was later released in 2003. "The Jungle Book Groove Party" was a dance mat game released in 2000

title: The Jungle Book (franchise)

text: animated series produced by Disney for ABC in 1996. It was based on their 1967 animated film "The Jungle Book", but set in the youth of the animal characters. The show was a hit, running for two seasons in syndication before moving its re-runs to the Disney Channel. The show was broadcast on Toon Disney, but was taken off the schedule in 2001. The show did air in the United Kingdom on Disney Cinemagic and in Latin America until it was removed. The show's theme song is a hip-hop version of "The Bare Necessities" performed by Lou Rawls. Animal children

title: The Jungle Book (video game)

text: of a total of fifteen gems spread throughout the level. The game was remade for Game Boy Advance in 2003 by Ubisoft. It follows the plot of the 1967 movie. It is largely puzzle-based, rather than a platform game. It was used to promote the film's sequel, "The Jungle Book 2". Development of the Genesis/Mega Drive version started in 1993 at Virgin Games USA and with programming duties taken by David Perry, but the game, which was intended to be released within that year along with the Master System version, wasn't finished at time because of David Perry and most

title: The Jungle Book (2016 film)

text: The Jungle Book (2016 film) The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and written by Justin Marks. Based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous collective works and inspired by Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name, "The Jungle Book" is a live-action/CGI film that tells the story of Mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan. The film introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli and also features the voices of Bill

title: The Jungle Book (1967 film)

text: the King of Thieves". In December 2010, a piece of artwork by British artist Banksy featuring "The Jungle Book" characters which had been commissioned by Greenpeace to help raise awareness of deforestation went on sale for the sum of £80,000. The Jungle Book (1967 film) The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. The

title: The Jungle Book

text: The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling.  The stories are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. A principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Other characters include Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear. The book has been adapted many times for film and other media.

title: The Jungle Book (1967 film)

text: (Harris) is missing Mowgli (Ginny Tyler), so he teams up with King Louie (Prima) and Bagheera (Dal McKennon) to take him from the man village. On February 14, 2003, DisneyToon Studios in Australia released a film sequel, "The Jungle Book 2", in which Mowgli runs away from the man village to see his animal friends, unaware that Shere Khan is more determined to kill him than ever. In 2005, screenwriter Robert Reece pitched "Jungle Book 3" to Disney execs. However, the project never materialized. Elements of "The Jungle Book" were recycled in the later Disney feature film "Robin Hood" due

title: The Jungle Book (franchise)

text: announced a new nighttime show based on the 2016 live-action film, set to take place at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The limited-engagement show will fill the space of the delayed Rivers of Light night-time show, presumably until Rivers of Light is ready. The Jungle Book (franchise) The Jungle Book is a Disney media franchise that commenced in 1967 with the theatrical release of "The Jungle Book". It is based on Rudyard Kipling's works of the same name. The franchise includes a 2003 sequel to the animated film and three live-action films produced by Walt Disney Pictures. "The Jungle Book" is a

title: The Jungle King

text: The Jungle King The Jungle King (also known as: Enchanted Tales: The Jungle King) is a 1994 American animated musical film that was made by Golden Books' film studio, Golden Films and distributed by Sony Wonder. Diane Eskenazi, who is the founder of Golden Films, was the producer, director and storywriter for the film as she did the same for other animated films made by this studio. It was originally released on VHS in 1994, but it later did see a DVD release in 2003. This animated feature was released in Golden Films' Enchanted Tales collection of films. Taking place

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text: with "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" and "The Sword in the Stone". However, after the disappointing reaction to "The Sword in the Stone", Walt Disney decided to become more involved in the story than he had been with the past two films, with his nephew Roy E. Disney saying that "[he] certainly influenced everything about it. (...) With "Jungle Book", he obviously got hooked on the jungle and the characters that lived there." Peet decided to follow closely the dramatic, dark, and sinister tone of Kipling's book, which is about the struggles between animals and man. However, the film's writers

title: The Jungle Book (video game)

text: 1994 "Megawards". "Mega" placed the game at number 21 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time. The Jungle Book (video game) The Jungle Book is a series of platform video games based on the 1967 Disney animated film "The Jungle Book", primarily released in 1994. The game was released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1993 for the Sega Master System. Conversions for the Game Boy, NES, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Super NES, and PC followed in 1994, and a remake for the Game Boy Advance was released in 2003 to celebrate the film's sequel, "The Jungle

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text: the Sherman Brothers and one by Gilkyson, "The Bare Necessities". The film initially became Disney's second highest-grossing animated film in the United States and Canada, and was also successful during its re-releases. The film was also successful throughout the world, becoming Germany's highest-grossing film by number of admissions. Disney released a live-action remake in 1994 and an animated sequel, "The Jungle Book 2", in 2003; another live-action adaptation directed by Jon Favreau was released in 2016. Mowgli, a young orphan boy, is found in a basket in the deep jungles of India by Bagheera, a black panther who promptly takes

title: The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

text: he was raised by wild animals and rediscovered humans again as a teenager. It was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures on September 29, 1998. In the jungle of India, a group of villagers are sightseeing. Later that night, Shere Khan the tiger (Sherman Howard), and his sidekick Tabaqui the hyena (Stephen Tobolowsky) attack the villagers. A young boy named Mowgli (Brandon Baker) runs off in search of his parents, only to get lost. He is eventually taken into a wolf pack by wolf parents, Akela (Clancy Brown) and Raksha (Peri Gilpin). Mowgli befriends Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, Chil

title: The Jungle Book (1994 film)

text: befriends a bear cub named Baloo. Twenty years later, Mowgli, now a young man, discovers Monkey City, a legendary ancient city filled with treasure belonging to King Louie the Orangutan, who has his treasure guarded by Kaa the python. Forced to fight for his life, Mowgli succeeds in wounding the snake with a golden dagger that he retrieves from the treasure horde. Winning King Louie's respect, Mowgli keeps the dagger as a trophy. Elsewhere, Katherine and her father are still stationed in India. She and Mowgli meet again, but neither recognize the other. Katherine is also in a relationship with

title: The Jungle Book 2

text: The Jungle Book 2 The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated film produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 14, 2003. The film is a sequel to Walt Disney's 1967 film "The Jungle Book", and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo. The film was originally produced as a direct-to-video film, but was released theatrically first,

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text: "Variety" said that, "Technically, "Jungle Book" is an encyclopedia of wonders, from the dazzling scenery (shot largely in Jodhpur, India), cinematography, costumes and sets, to the animals, who frequently out-emote their two-legged counterparts. Even so, "Book" may have been more effective had its story stayed on one page." Rita Kempley from "The Washington Post" was more favorable, stating that "the narrative shifts from romance to adventure the way Cheetah used to hop from foot to foot, but Sommers nevertheless delivers a bully family picture." On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 79% based on

title: The Jungle Book (2016 film)

text: Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken. Favreau, Marks, and producer Brigham Taylor developed the film's story as a balance between Disney's animated adaptation and Kipling's original works, borrowing elements from both into the film. Principal photography commenced in 2014, with filming taking place entirely in Los Angeles. The film required extensive use of computer-generated imagery to portray the animals and settings. "The Jungle Book" was released in North America in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, D-Box, and premium large formats, on April 15, 2016. It became a critical and commercial

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text: to that film's limited budget, such as Baloo being inspiration for Little John (who not only was a bear, but also voiced by Phil Harris). In particular, the dance sequence between Baloo and King Louie was simply rotoscoped for Little John and Lady Cluck's dance. It has been widely acclaimed by animators, with Eric Goldberg declaring "The Jungle Book" "boasts possibly the best character animation a studio has ever done". The animators of "Aladdin", "The Lion King" and "Lilo & Stitch" took inspiration from the design and animation of the film, and four people involved with Disney's animations, director Brad

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text: a hungry Indian python, tries to devour Mowgli, but Bagheera intervenes. The next morning, Mowgli tries to join the elephant patrol led by Colonel Hathi and his wife Winifred. Bagheera finds Mowgli, but after a fight decides to leave Mowgli on his own. Mowgli soon meets up with the laid-back, fun-loving sloth bear Baloo, who promises to raise Mowgli himself and never take him back to the Man-Village. Shortly afterwards, a group of monkeys kidnap Mowgli and take him to their leader, King Louie the orangutan. King Louie offers to help Mowgli stay in the jungle if he will tell

title: The Jungle Book (franchise)

text: The Jungle Book (franchise) The Jungle Book is a Disney media franchise that commenced in 1967 with the theatrical release of "The Jungle Book". It is based on Rudyard Kipling's works of the same name. The franchise includes a 2003 sequel to the animated film and three live-action films produced by Walt Disney Pictures. "The Jungle Book" is a 1967 animated musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's classic book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by

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text: decided to make the story more straightforward, as the novel is very episodic, with Mowgli going back and forth from the jungle to the Man-Village, and Peet felt that Mowgli returning to the Man-Village should be the ending for the film. Following suggestions, Peet also created two original characters: The human girl for which Mowgli falls in love, as the animators considered that falling in love would be the best excuse for Mowgli to leave the jungle; and Louie, king of the monkeys. Louie was a less comical character, enslaving Mowgli trying to get the boy to teach him to

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question: when does middle-earth shadow of mordor come out

answers: September 2014

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text: edition with DLC was announced on April 29, 2015 and released on May 5 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A special edition, with in-game items and a steelbook, was introduced on August 1. The review aggregator website Metacritic gave the Microsoft Windows version a score of 84 out of 100 (based on 17 reviews), the PlayStation 4 version scored 84 out of 100 (based on 85 reviews), and the Xbox One version scored 87 out of 100 (based on 12 reviews). The game's core feature, its Nemesis system, was praised. According to Lucas Sullivan of GamesRadar, the

title: The Lord of the Rings Online

text: Mordor: Where the Shadows Lie and talks about what happened soon after the fall of Sauron in the Dark Land and beyond. It is divided in chapters: the first four were released with the Mordor expansion in 2017 and the other two chapters were released in March 2018 with Update 22: Legacy of the Necromancer; others are work-in-progress for next updates. Sierra On-Line first announced the development of a licensed Middle-earth MMORPG in 1998. Sierra had financial troubles in 1999 and replaced the staff working on the game. Sierra continued to confirm development of the MMORPG but did not release

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text: photograph a volcano; to create other parts of the game environment, they studied photos of Iceland and New Zealand and yellow stone found worldwide. Since "Shadow of Mordor" is set before "The Lord of the Rings", its landscape is less post-apocalyptic; environments also vary by weather, lighting and atmosphere. The game has a standalone plot. Early in development the team consulted Peter Jackson, director of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film trilogies, who advised them against a film tie-in. According to de Plater, the story is character-driven to be "authentic" relative to Tolkien's themes. The game was

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text: set out to avenge the deaths of their loved ones. Players can engage in melee combat, and use wraith abilities to fight and manipulate enemies. The game introduces the Nemesis System, which allows the artificial intelligence of non-playable characters to remember their prior actions against the game's protagonist and react accordingly. The game's development began in 2011. In order to create an accurate environment and be consistent with Tolkien's books, the developers consulted many people from Warner Brothers, as well as Peter Jackson, director of the "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film trilogies. They also received assistance from

title: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

text: 16, 2014, the downloadable content (DLC) "Lord of the Hunt" was released. Its storyline revolved around Torvin, and it included new runes, skins and bosses. "Lord of the Hunt" received mixed reviews from critics. The final DLC for "Shadow of Mordor" ("The Bright Lord") is set 3,000 years before the main campaign and allows players to control Talion's companion, Celebrimbor. It adds a chapter to "Shadow of Mordor" in which players can complete ten more missions and fight Sauron. The content was released on February 24, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A Game of the Year

title: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

text: to depart for Valinor. Talion instead convinces him to stay and attempt to overthrow Sauron. Gazing at Mount Doom, Talion declares his intention to forge a new Ring of Power. Development of "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor", which took about three years, began in late 2011. The game's lead developer was Monolith Productions, who had experience on a Middle-earth game with "Guardians of Middle-earth" (a multiplayer online battle arena game released in 2012). According to design director Michael de Plater, "Shadow of Mordor" was developed in parallel with "Guardians of Middle-earth" but handled by a separate team. It was published by

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text: the Year" in 2015. The game was supported by downloadable content upon release. A sequel, "", was released in October 2017. "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" is a third-person open world action-adventure video game, where the player controls a ranger by the name of Talion who seeks revenge on the forces of Sauron after his family, consisting of his wife and son, are killed by those that lead them. Players can travel across locations in the game through parkour, riding monsters, or accessing Forge Towers, which serve as fast travel points. Though Talion is mortally felled in the game's introduction, the

title: The Hobbit (film series)

text: and iOS platforms which received negative reviews from critics and users. "Shadow of Mordor" was a critically acclaimed Action-adventure video game released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 & Xbox One in October 2014 and for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 21 November, nearly a week prior to "" world premiere in London, on 1 December. The events of the game take place directly after Sauron fled to Mordor, escaping The White Council, which was shown at the beginning of the film. The game was planned to act as an overlap between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

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text: player actions and enemy movements); combat music included waterphones and spring drums. In August 2013 an artist mentioned that Monolith Productions was working on a AAA title separate from "Guardians of Middle-earth", and on November 12 its title was announced. Although the game was originally scheduled for release on October 7, 2014, according to Warner Bros. its release was moved up to September 30 in North America and October 3 in the United Kingdom due to "fans' excitement". The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released on November 18 in North America and November 21 in Europe. On December

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text: will inevitably be resurrected by Sauron. Afterwards, Eltariel continues to battle the forces of Mordor until she witnesses the destruction of the One Ring. Upon seeing Celebrimbor's spirit freed from Sauron, Eltariel decides to go track him down. After the fall of Minas Ithil, Baranor journeys through Mordor seeking to hire mercenaries to help him seize the fortress of Shindram. On the way, he is attacked by wyrms and rescued by the dwarf Torvin, who helps develop gadgets for Baranor such as a grappling hook and parachute. Baranor continues to the Vanishing Sons mercenary camp, where he discovers they are

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text: its elements to his upcoming science-fiction project. "Shadow of Mordor" release was the most successful for a "Lord of the Rings"-based game. The game debuted at number two in the UK retail software sales chart in its first week (behind "FIFA 15"), and was the ninth-bestselling game in the United States in October 2014. When "Shadow of Mordor" was introduced, Monolith was accused by former Ubisoft employee Charles Randall of using assets (such as the protagonist-animation code) from "Assassin's Creed II". Monolith responded that all their project's assets were developed from scratch; they had confidence in their originality, and the

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text: of the series, and his interest in the game waned towards its end. "Destructoid" Chris Carter was disappointed in a plot he considered generic ("Go here, kill this, draw out this big bad, then kill him for your family"); the game failed to add anything new to the universe, and its side missions were more interesting than the main campaign. Other aspects of "Shadow of Mordor" were praised. Sullivan enjoyed its "Lord of the Rings"' lore, and found the number of collectibles in the game "staggering". Miller also admired Monolith's extensive use of lore in the game, and praised its

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text: the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received mixed-to-negative reviews and many technical problems were noted. According to Thomas Morgan of Eurogamer its frame rate was substandard, and Yannick LeJacq of Kotaku cited "many technical hiccups and glitches". Morgan believed that the game developers spent little effort on the port, and LeJacq questioned the need to release the game for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at all. "Shadow of Mordor" was well received by "BioShock" series creator Ken Levine, who called it the first open world game with a non-linear story and narrative and said he would bring some of

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text: is barely able to escape thanks to the help of Eltariel, an Elven assassin working on Galadriel's behalf. The Witch King seizes Minas Ithil, renaming it Minas Morgul. With the Palantir, Sauron realizes that Shelob is holding Celebrimbor's Ring and sends the Nazgûl to attack her. Talion is able to save Shelob, who returns the Ring to him and tells him that the fate of Middle-earth is in his hands. With the Ring back in his possession, Talion begins to use its power to dominate Orcs and build his army. During this time, he assists Idril and Baranor in rescuing

title: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

text: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in September 2014 and PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2014.  It is the second game set on Middle-earth to be rated Mature by the ESRB, after The Lord of the Rings: War in the North.

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text: Mordor" combat an improvement of the "Assassin's Creed" formula. Reception of the game's storyline was mixed. Although Shoemaker and Sliwinski praised its "dark" tone, Shoemaker found some story elements (such as Gollum's introduction) forced and designed to appeal to a particular audience. According to "Game Informer" Matt Miller, "Shadow of Mordor" fails to successfully tie together all of its various plot threads in the game's conclusion. Kevin VanOrd of GameSpot also found the storyline erratic, dragged down by anti-climactic fights and scenes. Dan Stapleton of IGN wrote that the story introduced memorable characters but would not make sense to fans

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text: had to draw notes on Tolkien's notes and appendices to ensure that their vision for the game would not change the franchise's timeline. Although the game's environment is inspired by the books and films, several places (such as Udûn and the Sea of Nurnen) were re-imagined. Art director Phil Straub considered consistency with the lore and presenting "something visually new" and realistic the most important elements of creating the game, and the team did not incorporate many fantasy elements in its world. To depict volcanic activity, the studio sent a team to Eastern Washington and the Columbia River plateau to

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text: of that year, Warner Bros. Interactive announced that the release would be put off for two months, until October 10, 2017, to make sure the game meets "the highest quality experience" for players. Despite this delay, the mobile companion versions of "Shadow of War" were released on September 28, 2017, ahead of the console/PC versions. "Middle-earth: Shadow of War" received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. "IGN" gave a positive review stating that the game was "bigger and more ambitious in scope than "Shadow of Mordor", with great results" especially praising the nemesis system, the battles

title: Middle-earth: Shadow of War

text: Middle-earth: Shadow of War Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the sequel to 2014's "", and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 10, 2017. "Shadow of War" continues the previous game's narrative, which is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium and set between the events of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". Like its predecessor, the game also takes heavy inspiration from director Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings"

title: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

text: core gameplay mechanics, story and narrative are unchanged in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 ports, some features (such as the Nemesis system) are less complex than the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions. According to the game's developer, the Nemesis system was too large for older consoles. The music for "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" was composed by Garry Schyman and Nathan Grigg, and a soundtrack album was released digitally by WaterTower Music on September 30, 2014. In designing the game's music, the team used a number of sonic tools which synchronize with other aspects of the game (such as

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text: game. The studio was inspired by sports games, where the narrative continues when players lose a match. This can prevent immersion and narrative from breaking when players die in the game. According to Rob Roberts, the system is designed so players can emotionally attach to the protagonist through gameplay drama. They also hoped that through the system, players can create their own villain, leading to an organic story. "Shadow of Mordor" bridges the gap between "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", with the team wanting to show iconic elements of the universe in an original way. The team

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text: roam around Mordor, with special activities to collect specific flora or to hunt certain creatures, or to find old artifacts or Elvish seals. Completing quests earns the player a number of rewards: experience points that are used to unlock new abilities for the player from both Talion's ranger and Celebrimbor's wraith skills, a Power value that allows the player to access more powerful abilities to unlock, and an in-game currency called "Mirian" that the player can use to improve Talion's health, wraith skill capacity, or forge new slots on his weapons to add additional runes (as described in the Nemesis

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text: film adaptations. The player continues the story of the ranger Talion and the spirit of the elf lord Celebrimbor, who shares Talion's body, as they forge a new Ring of Power to amass an army to fight against Sauron. The game builds upon the "Nemesis System" introduced in "Shadow of Mordor", allowing Talion to gain followers from several races of Middle-earth, including Uruks and Ologs, and plan out complex strategies using these to complete missions. "Shadow of War" had a generally positive reaction from critics, albeit more mixed than its predecessor; praise was aimed towards the gameplay and an improved

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text: "Shadow of Mordor" stealth and free-flow combat mechanics. The studio considered Rocksteady's games good examples of how to handle a licensed title. The game's signature feature is its Nemesis system. The Monolith team considered themselves experts in artificial intelligence, and wanted to push its boundaries. Allowing players to choose their story (a sandbox-game pillar) and "leverage the new generation hardware through innovation", the team wanted to create a system allowing non-playable characters to respond to player actions; this later became the Nemesis system. The system's idea was frameworked three months after development began, and to best present it everyone in

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text: plan, leading an army of mind-controlled orcs in an assault against the Black Hand's stronghold at Ered Glamhoth. However, rather than the Black Hand, Talion finds the Tower of Sauron waiting for him. The Tower mockingly taunts Talion that Celebrimbor chose him as a host and can free him at any time and offers the elf a place at Sauron's side. Refusing the offer, the two battle and Talion emerges victorious after viciously stabbing the Tower to death with his son's sword. Afterwards, Celebrimbor confesses that the Tower told the truth and promises to let Talion join his family in

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text: walks off into the west. Following the final battle between Celebrimbor and Sauron, Eltariel recovers Celebrimbor's Ring, and receives orders from Galadriel to continue hunting the remaining Nazgûl, including Talion. Eltariel reluctantly confronts Talion, who manages to convince her that by working together, they can keep Sauron's influence contained within Mordor. However, he informs her that a new warchief is leading a massive army and has attacked many of his fortresses. Talion tasks Eltariel with defending one of his remaining forts while he goes to defend another fort in Seregost. Eltarial manages to recruit several new tribes of orcs to

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text: answering the "message", the Hammer of Sauron is sent, punishing Ratbag for not answering his duties to kill the ranger. Talion and The Hammer then face off, with packs of Uruk joining the fight, but after a savage battle, Talion manages to kill The Hammer. Talion is then sought out by the warrior Lithariel, the daughter of Queen Marwen (Claudia Black), who claims to be able to assist Celebrimbor with his mission. Marwen is the ruler of Núrn, a kingdom of sea raiders located in the south of Mordor. She uses her powers to guide Talion and Celebrimbor to another

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text: of Mordor, is killed by the armies of Sauron, but Talion is revived with "wraith-like abilities" and heads into Mordor to exact his revenge. Mordor is not yet a barren wasteland in this story. The player will encounter Gollum (voiced by Liam O'Brien). Talion discovers that the wraith who revived him is Celebrimbor (voiced by Alastair Duncan), the greatest Elven smith master of the Second Age, who also seeks revenge against Sauron. Talion, a captain of Gondor, serves within a garrison stationed at the Black Gate of Mordor. The garrison is attacked by Sauron's Orc forces led by three Black

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text: 2017 Game of the Year Awards. It won the award for "Best Combat" in "Game Informer"s 2017 Action Game of the Year Awards. Middle-earth: Shadow of War Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the sequel to 2014's "", and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 10, 2017. "Shadow of War" continues the previous game's narrative, which is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium and set between the events of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of

title: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

text: wraith of the Elven Lord Celebrimbor is able to use his power to keep Talion alive, along with gifting him wraith-like abilities to exact his revenge. Missions in the game feature main story missions that follow Talion's quest for revenge, side missions that involve following Gollum to find artifacts that are tied to Celebrimbor's past, missions to free the human slaves that have been captured by the Uruk armies and forced to work for Sauron, and additional quests to help forge new abilities for Talion's sword, bow, and dagger. The player also has the freedom to pursue side quests and

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