Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls was a
television series on
Fox, created by Bryan Fuller (
Dead Like Me) and Todd Holland (
Malcolm in the Middle) with executive producer
Tim Minear (writer and director for
Firefly and
Angel).
The story centered around Jaye Tyler, played by
Caroline Dhavernas, a smart girl working a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a
Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is the reluctant participant in conversations with a variety of animal figurines — a wax lion, stuffed bear, mounted fish, and brass monkey, among others — which direct her via oblique comments to help people in need.
Wonderfalls received rave reviews from critics, but had trouble attracting viewers. Despite being cancelled after only four episodes, growing interest has resulted in it breaking into the top ten shows requested for release on DVD at a popular polling site (
TVshowsonDVD.com). There are some indications that 20th Century Fox might release all 13 episodes on DVD in December 2004.
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Cast
- Jaye Tyler, played by Caroline Dhavernas\n* Mahandra McGinty, played by Tracie Thoms\n* Eric Gotts, played by Tyron Leitso\n* Aaron Tyler, played by Lee Pace\n* Sharon Tyler, played by Katie Finneran\n* Darrin Tyler, played by William Sadler\n* Karen Tyler, played by Diana Scarwid
Episodes
The pilot episode, "Wax Lion", received a higher Nielsen rating when it was repeated the Thursday after its premiere. The show was moved from a Friday night timeslot to Thursday after three episodes, but with little notice of the time change, and was cancelled after the fourth episode.
Télé-Québec announced that it would broadcast all thirteen episodes of the first season in Canada, dubbed in French. Other networks have expressed interest in airing all 13 episodes in the U.S.
{| border="1"\n|-\n! PC !! Name !! Writers !! Director !! Premiere !! Premiering channel\n|-\n| 1.01\n| "Wax Lion" || Todd Holland, Bryan Fuller || Todd Holland || 12 March 2004 || Fox\n|-\n| 1.11 || "Karma Chameleon" || Tim Minear || Marita Grabiak || 19 March 2004 || Fox\n|-\n| 1.13 || "Wound-Up Penguin" || Liz Garcia || Todd Holland || 26 March 2004 || Fox\n|-\n| 1.02 || "Pink Flamingos" || Aaron Harberts, Gretchen Berg || || 1 April 2004 || | Fox\n|-\n| 1.02 || "Crime Dog" || Krista Vernoff || Allan Kroeker || || | Télé-Québec\n|-\n| 1.03 || "Barrel Bear" || Tim Minear, Bryan Fuller || Jamie Babbit || || Télé-Québec\n|-\n| 1.05 || "Muffin Buffalo" || Aaron Harberts, Gretchen Berg || Craig Zisk || || Télé-Québec\n|-\n| 1.04 || "Lovesick Ass" || Dan Fesman, Harry Victor || Todd Holland || || Télé-Québec\n|-\n| 1.06 || "Safety Canary" || Liz Garcia, Alexander Woo || Peter Lauer || || Télé-Québec\n|-\n| 1.07 || "Lying Pig" || Krista Vernoff, Abby Gewanter || Peter O'Fallon || || Télé-Québec\n|-\n| || "Cocktail Bunny" || Bryan Fuller || || || \n|-\n| 1.09 || "Totem Mole" || Dan Fesman, Harry Victor || Jeremy Podeswa || || Télé-Québec\n|-\n| 1.11 || "Caged Bird" || Krista Vernoff || Michael Lehmann || || Télé-Québec\n|}
External links
\n*Wikiquotes from Wonderfalls\n*Save Wonderfalls + Thanks from Bryan Fuller\n*Get Her Words Out Forum ("Get off your ass" campaign) \n*Wonderfalls at IMDb\n*Wonderfalls Scripts, Music Video, Interviews, & deleted scenes\n*TV Tome: Wonderfalls Guide\n*Lyrics to I Wonder Why The Wonderfalls by Andy Partridge of XTC\n*Cancellation notice from Tim Minear\n*Vote to get Wonderfalls on DVD!
Wonderfalls
