Title: Bryan Singer
And Dean Devlin’s The Triangle
Stars: Eric Stoltz,
Catherine Bell, Bruce Davison, Michael Rodgers, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Sam
Neill
Writer: Rockne S.
O’Bannon
Director: Craig R.
Baxley
Executive Producers:
Bryan Singer and Dean Devlin
Night One-Running
Time: 90 minutes without commercials
Night Two-Running
Time: 80 minutes without commercials
Night Three-Running
Time: 81 minutes without commercials
Media: SCI FI
Channel Original Miniseries Event (NTSC DVD Screeners)
Part One Premiere:
Monday, December 5, 2005, at 9pm (ET/PT)
Part Two Premiere:
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at 9pm (ET/PT)
Part Three Premiere:
Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at 9pm (ET/PT)
Network: SCI FI
Channel (Check your local cable/satellite listings for channel)
TV Rating: Not
Available At The Time Of Review
Reviewer: Mark A. Rivera
On December 5, 2005, the 60th anniversary of the disappearance of Flight 19, a legendary squadron of Navy Avenger Torpedo Bombers that were on a training flight over the Bermuda Triangle, will also mark the premiere of the SCI FI Channel’s miniseries event “The Triangle,” which was executive produced by Bryan Singer (X-Men) and Dean Devlin (Independence Day) and features a teleplay written by Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape) and was directed by Craig R. Baxley (Stephen King’s Storm Of The Century). The cast features Eric Stoltz (The Fly II), Catherine Bell (JAG), Bruce Davison (The Lathe Of Heaven), Michael Rodgers (Auto Focus), Lou Diamond Phillips (The Outer Limits: The New Series), and Sam Neill (The Omen III: The Final Conflict). Collectively this is a cast and crew of heavy hitters on a SCI FI dream team because everyone involved in this terrific production is at the top of their game in a story that begins in 1492 with the voyage of Christopher Columbus and quickly jumps ahead to the present with a mystery that will have viewers guessing what is the secret to the Bermuda Triangle long after they have seen the entire program.
The story has four diverse experts (Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Bruce Davison, and Michael Rodgers) being hired by a billionaire industrialist (Sam Neill) to unlock the secret behind the Bermuda Triangle. For their trouble they each will receive 5 million dollars, but they must yield true results to earn the money. In a subplot there is a Green Peace Activist (Lou Diamond Phillips) that is the sole survivor of a lost crusade that claimed the lives of his fellow crewmembers and a complete whaling vessel they were trying to block. Experiencing spatial time anomalies is only the beginning of the peculiar events that involve all the characters with allusions to quantum mechanics and folklore being possible culprits behind the events leading to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. What is happening? Where are they going? Are they alive or dead? Is it aliens or is it something else? Find out by viewing all three parts of this excellent SCI FI Channel Miniseries that debuts with part one on Monday, December 5, 2005, at 9pm (ET/PT), part two on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at 9pm (ET/PT), and concludes with part three on Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at 9pm (ET/PT).
What I specifically liked about “The Triangle” is the story is very compelling. Within the first ten minutes I was hooked. The script pays close attention to the history behind the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle too. In fact if you have not already seen it, there is an excellent SCI FI Channel and NBC News documentary co-production entitled “The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets” hosted by NBC/MSNBC News Anchor Lester Holt that aired this past Sunday, November 27, 2005. This documentary is not in any way, shape, or form a glorified teaser for “The Triangle.” It stands on it’s own, but if you watch it, it will give the viewer a greater appreciation for the attention to detail the creative team behind “The Triangle” have managed to incorporate without ever bogging the story down in useless exposition. Director Craig R. Baxley brings the same tension and mystery he brought to his television miniseries adaptations of “Stephen King’s Storm Of The Century” and “Stephen King’s Rose Red.” Standout performances in the program belong to Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davison, and Eric Stoltz. Sam Neill adds an extra touch of charisma and class to the entire production as well.
Since “Frank
Herbert’s Dune” in 2000, the SCI FI Channel December Miniseries Events,
which have included “Steven Spielberg Presents Taken”, “Battlestar
Galactica”, and “Legend Of Earthsea”, have become highlights and treats to
be anticipated like a special Christmas gift of “Must-See SCI FI TV” for
fans of the genre all over. “Bryan Singer And Dean Devlin’s The Triangle”
continues this fine tradition that has made SCI FI one of the premiere channels
where the television miniseries has flourished not just for the sci-fi genre,
but also as an art form in general. Check your local cable and satellite
listings for additional information and encores on both “Bryan Singer And Dead
Devlin’s The Triangle” and “The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets”
and visit www.sci-fi.com for additional
news and informative updates too.
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2005 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.