A 26-year-old Virginia daycare teacher was convicted Thursday on child cruelty and assault charges more than two years after her arrest for operating what the media termed a "baby fight club," People confirms. Kierra Spriggs encouraged 1-year-old children under her supervision at the Minnieland Academy in Woodbridge, Virginia, to fight, the jury found. The fights were organized to entertain Spriggs and another teacher, Sarah Jordan, who was convicted in January on similar charges. Both Spriggs and Jordan will be sentenced in May, court officials say. Spriggs faces more than 20 years behind bars, sources tell People. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?...
- 3/4/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
A 26-year-old Virginia daycare teacher was convicted Thursday on child cruelty and assault charges more than two years after her arrest for operating what the media termed a "baby fight club," People confirms. Kierra Spriggs encouraged 1-year-old children under her supervision at the Minnieland Academy in Woodbridge, Virginia, to fight, the jury found. The fights were organized to entertain Spriggs and another teacher, Sarah Jordan, who was convicted in January on similar charges. Both Spriggs and Jordan will be sentenced in May, court officials say. Spriggs faces more than 20 years behind bars, sources tell People. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?...
- 3/4/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
A Virginia judge has convicted a 31-year-old daycare teacher this week on child cruelty and assault charges, some two years after she was arrested for running an alleged "baby fight club." Sarah Jordan was initially charged back in 2013 after police say she encouraged 1-year-old children under her supervision at the Minnieland Academy in Woodbridge, Virginia, to fight. According to court records, police also claim Jordan tripped the children, stepped on their toes on purpose, and sprayed them in the face with a water hose. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Click here to get breaking crime news,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
A Virginia judge has convicted a 31-year-old daycare teacher this week on child cruelty and assault charges, some two years after she was arrested for running an alleged "baby fight club." Sarah Jordan was initially charged back in 2013 after police say she encouraged 1-year-old children under her supervision at the Minnieland Academy in Woodbridge, Virginia, to fight. According to court records, police also claim Jordan tripped the children, stepped on their toes on purpose, and sprayed them in the face with a water hose. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Click here to get breaking crime news,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
If you are one of the few cool people who have not been watching Helix, or if you are amongst the millions who have watched it and know you need to rewatch to pick up the clues you missed the first or fourth time around, here is great news: Syfy will be airing every episode (that’s five so far) tomorrow (Thursday) night starting at 6/5c.
Seriously, if you have only seen each episode once, make sure to watch this marathon; you’ll be surprised at how much you missed the first time around. Plus, as with all serialized shows, you’ll notice things in earlier episodes that you know have been expanded in later episodes. Just trust me on this and rewatch.
TV Spot: Helix – Season 1 Marathon
Tune-in Alert! Catch-up On Syfy’S New Hit Thriller Helix 5-Episode Marathon Begins Thursday, February 6th at 6 Pm All-New Episodes Air Fridays...
Seriously, if you have only seen each episode once, make sure to watch this marathon; you’ll be surprised at how much you missed the first time around. Plus, as with all serialized shows, you’ll notice things in earlier episodes that you know have been expanded in later episodes. Just trust me on this and rewatch.
TV Spot: Helix – Season 1 Marathon
Tune-in Alert! Catch-up On Syfy’S New Hit Thriller Helix 5-Episode Marathon Begins Thursday, February 6th at 6 Pm All-New Episodes Air Fridays...
- 2/6/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Helix is off to an amazing start, and it just keeps getting better. Part 4 premieres this Friday at 10, and I expect you all to be watching. Get a head start, though, by watching the intriguing first four minutes of the episode, right here, right now.
Yes, the first Four. What is the deal with networks saying it’s the first five minutes of an episode when it rarely is actually five minutes? Anyway, here it is, and it’s excellent:
Clip: Helix – 104 First Four Minutes
What?! What Happens Next?! Argh I hate waiting. And oh how I love that music, it makes me laugh out loud, every single time. Come On, Friday Night!
In other Helix news, stars Billy Campbell (The 4400, The Rocketeer), who plays Alan Farragut, and Jordan Hayes, who plays Sarah Jordan, spoke with the press about the conditions on the set, how they feel about sci-fi,...
Yes, the first Four. What is the deal with networks saying it’s the first five minutes of an episode when it rarely is actually five minutes? Anyway, here it is, and it’s excellent:
Clip: Helix – 104 First Four Minutes
What?! What Happens Next?! Argh I hate waiting. And oh how I love that music, it makes me laugh out loud, every single time. Come On, Friday Night!
In other Helix news, stars Billy Campbell (The 4400, The Rocketeer), who plays Alan Farragut, and Jordan Hayes, who plays Sarah Jordan, spoke with the press about the conditions on the set, how they feel about sci-fi,...
- 1/23/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
If you’ve recently found yourself roaming the pages of SciFi Mafia, we thank you. Secondarily, you may have noticed we’ve devoted a fair amount of space to Syfy‘s new series Helix. That’s not just because Battlestar Galactica‘s Ron Moore is an executive producer of the show, though he is, and it’s not just because the creator of the series, Cameron Porsandeh, is a really terrific guy who has given us two exclusive interviews (the first is here, the second will be posted soon), though he has.
Nor is it because SciFi Mafia attended a really cool set tour and panel interview in Montreal, though that’s true as well. The fact of the matter is that Helix has been given a lot of space here because one, it sounded like it would be a great series, and two, because it turned out that it is a great series.
Nor is it because SciFi Mafia attended a really cool set tour and panel interview in Montreal, though that’s true as well. The fact of the matter is that Helix has been given a lot of space here because one, it sounded like it would be a great series, and two, because it turned out that it is a great series.
- 1/13/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Review Billy Grifter 13 Jan 2014 - 06:47
Billy checks out Syfy's newest thriller, Helix, created by Battlestar Galactica's Ron D. Moore...
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 Pilot & 1.2 Vector
After sitting through the pilot of Syfy's new thriller Helix, I really wasn’t sure if those behind it found the whole exercise a personal massive joke, or this was seriously the best ideas they could come up with. The two pilot episodes welded into a single screening provide both highs and lows along with the occasional scare and a little mystery along the way.
The show laid its paper-thin premise down in the previously aired first fifteen minutes. Nasty goings on in an Arctic research facility attract the attentions of the Us Cdc (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention), which despatches their best people in the form of Dr. Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell, The Rocketeer), his ex-wife Dr. Julia Walker (Kyra Zagorsky), other infection control experts along with,...
Billy checks out Syfy's newest thriller, Helix, created by Battlestar Galactica's Ron D. Moore...
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 Pilot & 1.2 Vector
After sitting through the pilot of Syfy's new thriller Helix, I really wasn’t sure if those behind it found the whole exercise a personal massive joke, or this was seriously the best ideas they could come up with. The two pilot episodes welded into a single screening provide both highs and lows along with the occasional scare and a little mystery along the way.
The show laid its paper-thin premise down in the previously aired first fifteen minutes. Nasty goings on in an Arctic research facility attract the attentions of the Us Cdc (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention), which despatches their best people in the form of Dr. Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell, The Rocketeer), his ex-wife Dr. Julia Walker (Kyra Zagorsky), other infection control experts along with,...
- 1/13/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Syfy has trended silly the last few years, with a programming slate filled with light-hearted semi-procedurals. 2009 was Year Zero: Battlestar Galactica ended four seasons of critical acclaim and low ratings; Warehouse 13 began five seasons of good ratings and zero acclaim; the channel changed its name to Syfy, which still looks like a word somebody wrote on the whiteboard as a joke. There’s nothing intrinsically wrong about the rebranding: At its best, the channel suggests the USA Network with more greenscreen and more semi-repressed Canadian accents. Like, lots of people like Haven. I haven’t met them, but I still believe they exist.
- 1/11/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Genre: Sci-Fi | Drama | Suspense
Creator: Cameron Porsandeh
Network: Syfy
Air Date/Time: January 10, 2013, 10/9c
Written by: Cameron Porsandeh (“Pilot”), Keith Huff (“Vector”)
Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner
Synopsis: Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic, Arctic Biosystems, to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind’s salvation or total annihilation. However, the lethal threat is just the tip of the iceberg, and as the virus evolves, the chilling truth begins to unravel.
The 13-episode Syfy drama is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Outlander), Steven Maeda (Lost, The X-Files) who is also showrunner, and Lynda Obst (Sleepless in Seattle, Contact). Cameron Porsandeh, who wrote the pilot, will serve as a Co-Executive Producer.
Billy Campbell (The Killing,...
Creator: Cameron Porsandeh
Network: Syfy
Air Date/Time: January 10, 2013, 10/9c
Written by: Cameron Porsandeh (“Pilot”), Keith Huff (“Vector”)
Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner
Synopsis: Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic, Arctic Biosystems, to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind’s salvation or total annihilation. However, the lethal threat is just the tip of the iceberg, and as the virus evolves, the chilling truth begins to unravel.
The 13-episode Syfy drama is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Outlander), Steven Maeda (Lost, The X-Files) who is also showrunner, and Lynda Obst (Sleepless in Seattle, Contact). Cameron Porsandeh, who wrote the pilot, will serve as a Co-Executive Producer.
Billy Campbell (The Killing,...
- 1/10/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
I've been hearing that Ron Moore's new sci-fi series Helix is really good. I've read some reviews for the pilot episode, and it seems like people loved it! That's always a good sign! TV could always use another really cool, creepy sci-fi series! Today we have some new promos with new footage to share with you along with some viral videos.
"Helix" is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind's salvation or total annihilation. However, the lethal threat is just the tip of the iceberg, and as the virus evolves, the chilling truth begins to unravel.
Billy Campbell stars as Dr. Alan Farragut, leader of the Centers for Disease...
"Helix" is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind's salvation or total annihilation. However, the lethal threat is just the tip of the iceberg, and as the virus evolves, the chilling truth begins to unravel.
Billy Campbell stars as Dr. Alan Farragut, leader of the Centers for Disease...
- 12/28/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
We’re almost done with November, and that means we’re getting closer and closer to a very creepy outbreak taking over our living rooms, when Helix premieres on Syfy January 10. Syfy has now released a nice long trailer for us to devour, along with some helpful character descriptions, which I’ve paired with pictures taken during SciFiMafia.com‘s set tour in October.
Ready? Dig in:
Trailer: Helix – Laws of Nature
Did some of those sets look familiar? If not, head on over to our post of set pictures here. Here are a few prop photos to enjoy as well (as always, click on the pics for a better look):
Now for the characters:
Helix Character Descriptions
Dr. Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell)
As a top pathologist at the Cdc, he is first and foremost a man of science, having dedicated his life to understanding, controlling and containing viruses and infectious diseases.
Ready? Dig in:
Trailer: Helix – Laws of Nature
Did some of those sets look familiar? If not, head on over to our post of set pictures here. Here are a few prop photos to enjoy as well (as always, click on the pics for a better look):
Now for the characters:
Helix Character Descriptions
Dr. Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell)
As a top pathologist at the Cdc, he is first and foremost a man of science, having dedicated his life to understanding, controlling and containing viruses and infectious diseases.
- 11/27/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
In an valiant and temporarily successful effort to divert our attentions from some show’s anniversary, Syfy today released its January premiere schedule, including the series premieres of Helix and Bitten and the return of Being Human (which we told you about yesterday), Lost Girl, Face Off, and Ghost Hunters.
Check out the full info in the press release below, including synopses of each series:
Syfy Kicks Off January 2014 With Seven New And Returning Original Series Including… Helix From Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) First Weekly Live Series Broadcast Opposite Worlds, A “Past vs. Future” Competition Reality Program Supernatural Drama Bitten Joins All-new Seasons Of Being Human And Lost Girl Mondays 8-11Pm Season Six Of Reality Hit Face Off Plus New Episodes Of Ghost Hunters
New York – November 22, 2013 – Syfy will kick off 2014 with seven new and returning original series in January including Helix from Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore...
Check out the full info in the press release below, including synopses of each series:
Syfy Kicks Off January 2014 With Seven New And Returning Original Series Including… Helix From Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) First Weekly Live Series Broadcast Opposite Worlds, A “Past vs. Future” Competition Reality Program Supernatural Drama Bitten Joins All-new Seasons Of Being Human And Lost Girl Mondays 8-11Pm Season Six Of Reality Hit Face Off Plus New Episodes Of Ghost Hunters
New York – November 22, 2013 – Syfy will kick off 2014 with seven new and returning original series in January including Helix from Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore...
- 11/22/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
We’ve been telling you about Syfy‘s new series Helix since it was picked up straight to series back in March. We knew it was something about a disease in a lab in the arctic, but not much else. Since then we’ve seen a synopsis and a trailer (reprinted below if you need a refresher), but questions remain.
I learned a lot more about the show when I visited the Montreal set last month; you can see some of those photos here. It was there that then-Syfy President of Original programming Mark Stern called Helix a “very serialized” show, and there that I met the creator of Helix, former economist Cameron Porsandeh (on the left with cast).
While in Montreal I also learned from a Syfy exec that this is the show to watch for those of us who love good, meaty, smart, challenging science fiction. “Very” serialized,...
I learned a lot more about the show when I visited the Montreal set last month; you can see some of those photos here. It was there that then-Syfy President of Original programming Mark Stern called Helix a “very serialized” show, and there that I met the creator of Helix, former economist Cameron Porsandeh (on the left with cast).
While in Montreal I also learned from a Syfy exec that this is the show to watch for those of us who love good, meaty, smart, challenging science fiction. “Very” serialized,...
- 11/9/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
A new trailer has been released for Ron Moore's new SyFy series Helix. I think this looks like it's going to be a really good series. It has an eerily cool X-Files kind of vibe, which kind of makes sense because because it comes from the producers of the series.
"Helix" is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind's salvation or total annihilation. However, the lethal threat is just the tip of the iceberg, and as the virus evolves, the chilling truth begins to unravel.Billy Campbell stars as Dr. Alan Farragut, leader of the Centers for Disease Control outbreak field team called upon to investigate and control a...
"Helix" is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind's salvation or total annihilation. However, the lethal threat is just the tip of the iceberg, and as the virus evolves, the chilling truth begins to unravel.Billy Campbell stars as Dr. Alan Farragut, leader of the Centers for Disease Control outbreak field team called upon to investigate and control a...
- 11/6/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Ever since we heard about Ron Moore‘s Syfy series set in a lab in the arctic, Helix, we’ve all been dying to get more info. We have the synopsis – there’s an outbreak in the lab, and it will have global impact – and have seen the lovely, stylized teasers, but we needed more.
We got a big boost last week when Syfy invited the press to the set of the show. I’m telling you right now, it is exceptional. Here for your perusal is a first good long look at the labs and quarters of the mysterious Arctic Biosystems, followed by a fact sheet about the series.
Uh oh, that looks like – A Vent. If we took away nothing else from the tour, it was that The Vents are very important. Very. Important.
The tour was lead by director Brad Turner and Helix creator Cameron Porsandeh. The...
We got a big boost last week when Syfy invited the press to the set of the show. I’m telling you right now, it is exceptional. Here for your perusal is a first good long look at the labs and quarters of the mysterious Arctic Biosystems, followed by a fact sheet about the series.
Uh oh, that looks like – A Vent. If we took away nothing else from the tour, it was that The Vents are very important. Very. Important.
The tour was lead by director Brad Turner and Helix creator Cameron Porsandeh. The...
- 10/23/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
This show Helix is looking really, really promising. SciFiMafia.com attended a set tour and panel Q&A session last week in Montreal – more about that in the days to come – and this show could fill a real void in the science-fiction thriller arena. Executive producer Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) wasn’t at the panel session, but he did record this outline of the show which was released to attendees:
Featurette: Helix – Ron Moore on the Series
Syfy also announced during the panel that Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) has been added to the cast. Here are the details:
Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, Body Of Proof) Cast In Syfy’S New Scripted Thriller Helix For A Multi-episode Arc
New York– October 8, 2013 – Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, Body of Proof) is set to join Syfy’s newest original scripted series Helix for a multi-episode arc. Ryan joins a cast...
Featurette: Helix – Ron Moore on the Series
Syfy also announced during the panel that Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) has been added to the cast. Here are the details:
Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, Body Of Proof) Cast In Syfy’S New Scripted Thriller Helix For A Multi-episode Arc
New York– October 8, 2013 – Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, Body of Proof) is set to join Syfy’s newest original scripted series Helix for a multi-episode arc. Ryan joins a cast...
- 10/14/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Is your concept of development work defined by Brad Pitt? Brendan Rigby argues it's time to deconstruct the aid worker's professional identity
Position title: Special investigator P-5, Un
Duty station: Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean
Contract type: Short-term consultancy (or until the world ends)
Job level: P-5
Purpose of the position: Special investigator and inter-agency lead in the area of (i) evidence-based responses to global pandemic codenamed 'Z'; (ii) ... to promote wellbeing of children and women consistent with the ... Convention Against Zombies (2013) ...(iii) advise on the mechanisms to prevent and treat the global pandemic, and how best to eliminate the infected hosts. Axe or baseball bat?
I am not sure if Brad Pitt's character, Gerry Lane, in World War Z received 'terms of reference' before taking on a contract to investigate the source of the pandemic spiralling out of control across the world. (Or if blackmail is part of...
Position title: Special investigator P-5, Un
Duty station: Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean
Contract type: Short-term consultancy (or until the world ends)
Job level: P-5
Purpose of the position: Special investigator and inter-agency lead in the area of (i) evidence-based responses to global pandemic codenamed 'Z'; (ii) ... to promote wellbeing of children and women consistent with the ... Convention Against Zombies (2013) ...(iii) advise on the mechanisms to prevent and treat the global pandemic, and how best to eliminate the infected hosts. Axe or baseball bat?
I am not sure if Brad Pitt's character, Gerry Lane, in World War Z received 'terms of reference' before taking on a contract to investigate the source of the pandemic spiralling out of control across the world. (Or if blackmail is part of...
- 9/20/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Oh thank goodness. I have been looking forward to actual footage of the Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) series Helix on Syfy ever since I first learned about the series. Come on, it’s Ron Moore! And now that production has begun, we can even more earnestly look forward to seeing peeks of what will be living on our screens once the series premieres in 2014.
First day of filming on #Helix. The truth Will spread! @RonDMoore @stevemaeda @porsandeh #Syfy #Sony pic.twitter.com/v6ZEj6gyy5
— Tall Ship Prods (@TallShipProds) July 28, 2013
Syfy’S New Scripted Thriller Helix From Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) And Sony Pictures Television Begins Production In Montreal With Final Cast Set Billy Cambpell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark GHANIMÉ And Jordan Hayes Star, With Meegwun Fairbrother, Catherine Lemieux And Neil Napier Rounding Main Cast Jeffrey Reiner (Friday Night Lights) Helming Premiere Episode
New York...
First day of filming on #Helix. The truth Will spread! @RonDMoore @stevemaeda @porsandeh #Syfy #Sony pic.twitter.com/v6ZEj6gyy5
— Tall Ship Prods (@TallShipProds) July 28, 2013
Syfy’S New Scripted Thriller Helix From Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) And Sony Pictures Television Begins Production In Montreal With Final Cast Set Billy Cambpell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark GHANIMÉ And Jordan Hayes Star, With Meegwun Fairbrother, Catherine Lemieux And Neil Napier Rounding Main Cast Jeffrey Reiner (Friday Night Lights) Helming Premiere Episode
New York...
- 8/1/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) is set for a lead role in USA Network‘s period alien drama pilot Horizon, executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd. Set during the height of World War II, Horizon, from Universal Cable Prods, centers on Lauren (Ruth Bradley), a secretary at the FBI who begins a secretive investigation into files that have been stamped with the codename “horizon.” The mysterious project provides links to the presumed death of her husband (Taylor Handley) and the disappearance of a young girl. Elwes, repped by Apa and Kritzer Levine Wilkins Griffin Nilon, will play Max Hartman, a mysterious man who leads a double life in wartime DC. The casting expands Elwes’ relationship with USA and Ucp where he has a memorable recurring role on Psych. Jordan Hayes (House At The End Of The Street) has been added to another NBCU cable drama project, Helix, Syfy‘s upcoming...
- 7/24/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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