American Gothic (TV series)

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American Gothic

Opening Title Screen
Genre Supernatural Drama
Running time 45 minutes
Creator(s) Shaun Cassidy
Executive producer(s) Sam Raimi
Robert G. Tapert
Starring Gary Cole
Lucas Black
Paige Turco
Brenda Bakke
Sarah Paulson
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
Language(s) English
Original channel CBS
Original run September 22, 1995–July 11, 1996
No. of episodes 22
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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

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[edit] Crew

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

Editing by Pietro Scalia (pilot), Chris Innis (pilot & series), Brian L. Chambers (series), and Tom Moore (series).

[edit] Plot

Visit Trinity, South Carolina, where some disturbing things are going on under the surface. Everyone is not as they seem... including local Sheriff Lucas Buck, who may not even be human. Buck's illegitimate son Caleb is orphaned when tragedy strikes the Temple household, but the Sheriff's sudden interest in the boy draws unwanted attention from the local doctor, Matt Crower. And the quick arrival of Caleb's cousin, Gail Emory, doesn't help matters. And if Caleb's dead sister Merlyn is to be believed, then Sheriff Buck is an incarnation of evil who must be stopped.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of American Gothic episodes

[edit] Cast of characters

[edit] Main cast

Actor/Actress Character Episodes
Gary Cole Sheriff Lucas Buck All 22 episodes
Lucas Black Caleb Temple All episodes, except "Dead to the World"
Paige Turco Gail Emory All episodes, except "Potato Boy", "Dead to the World", "Resurrector" and "Inhumanitas"
Brenda Bakke Selena Coombs All episodes, except "Dead to the World", "Strong Arm of the Law", "The Beast Within", "Rebirth" and "Strangler"
Sarah Paulson Merlyn Temple All episodes, except "Dead to the World", "Strong Arm of the Law", "The Beast Within", "Ring of Fire" and "Doctor Death Takes a Holiday"

[edit] Recurring guest cast

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

[edit] DVD Release

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

The Region 1 and Region 2 Discs have the episodes in the same order (by airdate as opposed to producer's intended order). The order is as follows:

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

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