| "Episode 1.1" | |
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| Series Surface Season 1, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | September 19th, 2005 |
| Writers | Jonas Pate; Josh Pate |
| Director | Jonas Pate; Josh Pate |
| Producers | Jonas Pate; Josh Pate; Ed Milkovich; Jeff Henry |
| Starring | Lake Bell; Jay R. Ferguson; Carter Jenkins; Leighton Meester; Eddie Hassell; Ian Anthony Dale; Rade Šerbedžija |
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"Episode 1.1" is the pilot episode of the American science fiction television series Surface. The episode was written and directed by series creators Jonas and Josh Pate and first aired on NBC on September 19th, 2005. Across the globe, sightings of a strange, undersea creature, possibly an extinct breed of dinosaur attracts the attention of various scientific research institutes as well as the US Armed forces. Oceanographer Doctor Laura Daughtery undergoes an expedition in the North Pacific Oceane where she has a brief, yet harrowing encounter with one such creature, and believes that it could be the find of the century. In Louisiana, a man named Rich Connelly goes spearfishing with his brother in the Gulf of Mexico only to watch in horror as his brother is swept away in the wake of such a creature. Meanwhile, young Miles Barnett finds an egg belonging to such a species and brings it home, consumed with curiosity over what might hatch from it.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lake Bell | Laura Daughtery |
| Jay R. Ferguson | Rich Connelly |
| Carter Jenkins | Miles Barnett |
| Leighton Meester | Savannah Barnett |
| Eddie Hassell | Phil Nance |
| Rade Šerbedžija | Doctor Aleksander Cirko |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shishir Kurup | Doctor Krishna Singh |
| Brent Sexton | Bud |
| Ric Reitz | Ron Barnett |
| Kelly Collins Lintz | Tracy Connelly |
| Conor O'Farrell | Barry |
| Eric Ladin | George Owen |
| Jason Davis | Sean |
| John Aylward | Government panel suit |
| Eric Pierpoint | Admiral Philip Geary |
| Bobby Coleman | Jesse Daughtery |
| Donn Swaby | Andy Cline |
| Johanna Braddy | Lisa |
| Connor Ross | Zack |
| Court Young | Lieutenant Barry Cobb |
| Brian Patrick Wade | E.O.D. |
| Don Tai | Institute Navy Guard |
| Sean McGowan | Clean Room comm tech |
| Bill Bolender | Old man |
| Travis Brorsen | Navy guard officer #2 |
| Ramon Chavez | Grandfather |
| Jose Isordia | Boy |
| Anson Scoville | Medic |
| Michael Roman | Greg Butler |
| Austin Tichenor | Government panel Admiral |
| Susan Merson | Government panel suit #3 |
| Grant Garrison | Suit #1 |
| Randy Oglesby | John Glisson |
| Kristen Ariza | Marilyn Prickett |
| Rick Roberts | Pentagon officer |
| Jessica Tuck | Sylvia Barnett |
| Kaleti Williams | Dock worker |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included on disc one of the Surface: The Complete Series DVD collection.
Allusions[]
- Jesse Daughtery is seen playing with a collapsable toy lightsaber in this episode. A lightsaber is an energy sword used by Jedi Knights in the Star Wars film franchise.
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