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"The4400"tellsthestoriesof4,400alienabducteesaftertheyarereturnedtoearth.Inthewordsoftheexecutiveproducers,thesearestoriesofpeopledealingwithtraumaticchanges,drivenbythemysteryofwhathappenedandwhy.Someofthemhavebeenaffectedinmysteriousways,andsomewillhavecertainabilities,bothgoodandbad,sopartofthedramawillbewatchingthemadjusttothesechangeswithinthemselves.TheserieskicksoffwithaballoflightsailingtowardEarth,butratherthantheexpectedcatastrophicevent,thousandsofreturnedabducteesareleftwithnomemoryoftheirotherworldlyexperiences.Eachhasbeengoneanywherefromafewmonthstoseveraldecadesbuthasn’tagedaday.在海滩事件——4400人被未来世界的人带走又送回来，披露后一年，世界发生了巨大的变化。经过一段紧张的医疗观测后，Tom回到了国家技术援助中心，由于能力有限，被派做文书工作。他最终保护了儿子，使其免受一个类似的政府研究，而且也为有希望重新过上正常的生活而激动。在事业方面，他也渴望再次同Diana合作，重新回到这个领域。Diana，在同一连串无能的搭档合作之后，最终找到毁掉公文让Tom重回岗位的办法，在此期间，她还正式收养了Maia。其间，Richard，Lily，和他们的孩子——一个六个月大，不同寻常的孩子，仍然住在远离JordanCollier的山间小屋里，过着粗茶淡饭的日子。Collier已经关掉了ArcadiaEstates，还有他的住宅，为这4400人建起了避难所，同时准备开“4400人中心”，在这儿，其他人可以深入到这4400人当中，自己去发掘4400人（的奥秘）。Collier在接触Lily的腹部之后，出现了有害的反应，Shawn治愈了他，之后他们就发展出亲密的父子关系。Collier成了Shawn的监护人，并利用他医治4400人中心的重要赞助人。世人对4400人甚感好奇，于是关于他们的神秘能力的流言四处传播，公众态度分为两种，一种是包容他们，一种是畏惧他们。当4400人努力重新开始他们“被打断的生活”时，每个人都会在即将发生的事件中扮演关键角色…那些决定人类命运的事件。

Voice1(male"professionalannouncer"type):Thisneighborhood(1)wasmadeforthewretcheddignityofthepettybourgeoisie,forrespectableoccupationsandintellectualtourism.Thesedentarypopulationoftheupperfloorswasshelteredfromtheinfluencesofthestreet.Thisneighborhoodhasremainedthesame.Itwasthestrangesettingofourstory,whereasystematicquestioningofallthediversionsandworksofasociety,atotalcritiqueofitsideaofhappiness,wasexpressedinacts.Thesepeoplealsoscorned"subjectiveprofundity".Theywereinterestedinnothingbutanadequateandconcreteexpressionofthemselves.Voice2(Debord,monotone):Humanbeingsarenotfullyconsciousoftheirreallife-usuallygropinginthedark;overwhelmedbytheconsequencesoftheiracts;ateverymomentgroupsandindividualsfindthemselvesconfrontedwithresultstheyhavenotwished.Voice1 - Theysaidthatoblivionwastheirrulingpassion.Theywantedtoreinventeverythingeachday;tobecomethemastersandpossessorsoftheirownlives.Justasonedoesnotjudgeamanaccordingtotheconceptionhehasofhimself,onecannotjudgesuchperiodsoftransitionaccordingtotheirownconsciousness;onthecontrary,onemustexplaintheconsciousnessthroughthecontradictionsofmateriallife,throughtheconflictbetweensocialconditionsandtheforcesofsocialproduction.Theprogressachievedinthedominationofnaturewasnotyetmatchedbyacorrespondingliberationofeverydaylife.Youthpassedawayamongthevariouscontrolsofresignation.Ourcamerahascapturedforyouafewaspectsofaprovisionalmicrosociety.Theknowledgeofempiricalfactsremainsabstractandsuperficialaslongasitisnotconcretizedbyitsintegrationintothewhole"”whichalonepermitsthesupersessionofpartialandabstractproblemssoastoarriveattheirconcreteessence,andimplicitlyattheirmeaning.Thisgroupwasonthemarginsoftheeconomy.Ittendedtowardaroleofpureconsumption,andfirstofallthefreeconsumptionofitstime.Itthusfounditselfdirectlyengagedinqualitativevariationsofeverydaylifebutdeprivedofanymeanstointerveneinthem.Thegrouprangedoveraverysmallarea.Thesametimesbroughtthembacktothesameplaces.Noonewenttobedearly.Discussiononthemeaningofallthiscontinued...Voice2 - "Ourlifeisajourney"”Inthewinterandthenight."”Weseekourpassage..."�Voice1 - Theabandonedliteratureneverthelessexertedadelayingactiononnewaffectiveformulations.Voice2 - Therewasthefatigueandthecoldofthemorninginthismuch-traversedlabyrinth,likeanenigmathatwehadtoresolve.Itwasalooking-glassrealitythroughwhichwehadtodiscoverthepotentialrichnessofreality.Onthebankoftherivereveningbeganonceagain;andcaresses;andtheimportanceofaworldwithoutimportance.Justastheeyeshaveablurredvisionofmanythingsandcanseeonlyoneclearly,sothewillcanstriveonlyincompletelytowarddiver搜索引擎优化bjectsandcancompletelyloveonlyoneatatime.Voice3(younggirl):Noonecountedonthefuture.Itwouldneverbepossibletobetogetherlater,oranywhereelse.Therewouldneverbeagreaterfreedom.Voice1 - Therefusaloftimeandofgrowingoldautomaticallylimitedencountersinthisnarrow,contingentzone,wherewhatwaslackingwasfeltasirreparable.Theextremeprecariousnessofthemeansofgettingbywithoutworkingwasattherootofthisimpatiencewhichmadeexcessesnecessaryandbreaksdefinitive.Voice2 - Oneneverreallycontestsanorganizationofexistencewithoutcontestingallofthatorganization’sformsoflanguage.Voice1 - Whenfreedomispracticedinaclosedcircle,itfadesintoadream,becomesamererepresentationofitself.Theambianceofplayisbynatureunstable.Atanymoment"ordinarylife"�canprevailonceagain.Thegeographicallimitationofplayisevenmorestrikingthanitstemporallimitation.Anygametakesplacewithinthecontoursofitsspatialdomain.Aroundtheneighborhood,arounditsfleetingandthreatenedimmobility,stretchedahalf-knowncitywherepeoplemetonlybychance,losingtheirwayforever.Thegirlswhofoundtheirwaythere,becausetheywerelegallyunderthecontroloftheirfamiliesuntiltheageofeighteen,wereoftenrecapturedbythedefendersofthatdetestableinstitution.Theyweregenerallyconfinedundertheguardofthosecreatureswhoamongallthebadproductsofabadsocietyarethemostuglyandrepugnant:nuns.Whatusuallymakesdocumentariessoeasytounderstandisthearbitrarylimitationoftheirsubjectmatter.Theydescribetheatomizationofsocialfunctionsandtheisolationoftheirproducts.Onecan,incontrast,envisagetheentirecomplexityofamomentwhichisnotresolvedintoawork,amomentwhosemovementindissolublycontainsfactsandvaluesandwhosemeaningdoesnotyetappear.Thesubjectmatterofthedocumentarywouldthenbethisconfusedtotality.Voice2 - Theerahadarrivedatalevelofknowledgeandtechnicalmeansthatmadepossible,andincreasinglynecessary,adirectconstructionofallaspectsofaliberatedaffectiveandpracticalexistence.Theappearanceofthesesuperiormeansofaction,stillunusedbecau搜索引擎优化fthedelaysintheprojectofliquidatingthecommodityeconomy,hadalreadycondemnedaestheticactivity,whoseambitionsandpowerswerebothoutdated.Thedecayofartandofallthevaluesofformermoreshadformedoursociologicalbackground.Therulingclass’smonopolyovertheinstrumentsweneededtocontrolinordertorealizethecollectiveartofourtimehadexcludedusfromaculturalproductionofficiallydevotedtoillustratingandrepeatingthepast.Anartfilmonthisgenerationcanonlybeafilmonitsabsenceofrealcreations.Everyoneunthinkinglyfollowedthepathslearnedonceandforall,totheirworkandtheirhome,totheirpredictablefuture.Forthemdutyhadalreadybecomeahabit,andhabitaduty.Theydidnotseethedeficiencyoftheircity.Theythoughtthedeficiencyoftheirlifewasnatural.Wewantedtobreakoutofthisconditioning,inquestofanotheru搜索引擎优化ftheurbanlandscape,inquestofnewpassions.Theatmosphereofafewplacesgaveusintimationsofthefuturepowersofanarchitectureitwouldbenecessarytocreatetobethesupportandframeworkforlessmediocregames.Wecouldexpectnothingofanythingwehadnotourselvesaltered.Theurbanenvironmentproclaimedtheordersandtastesoftherulingsocietyjustasviolentlyasthenewspapers.Itismanwhomakestheunityoftheworld,butmanhasextendedhimselfeverywhere.Peoplecanseenothingaroundthemthatisnottheirownimage;everythingspeakstothemofthemselves.Theirverylandscapeisalive.Therewereobstacleseverywhere.Therewasacohesionintheobstaclesofalltypes.Theymaintainedthecoherentreignofpoverty.Everythingbeingconnected,itwasnecessarytochangeeverythingbyaunitarystruggle,ornothing.Itwasnecessarytolinkupwiththemasses,butweweresurroundedbysleep.Voice3 - Thedictatorshipoftheproletariatisadesperatestruggle,bloodyandbloodless,violentandpeaceful,militaryandeconomic,educationalandadministrative,againsttheforcesandtraditionsoftheoldworld.Voice1 - Inthiscountryitisonceagainthemenoforderwhohaverebelled.Theyhavereinforcedtheirpower.Theyhavebeenabletoaggravatethegrotesquenessoftherulingconditionsaccordingtotheirwill.Theyhaveembellishedtheirsystemwiththefunerealceremoniesofthepast.Voice2 - Years,likeasingleinstantprolongedtothispoint,cometoanend.Voice1 - Whatwasdirectlylivedreappearsfrozeninthedistance,fitintothetastesandillusionsofanera,carriedawaywithit.Voice2 - Theappearanceofeventsthatwehavenotmade,thatothershavemadeagainstus,nowobligesustobeawareofthepassageoftime,itsresults,thetransformationofourowndesiresintoevents.Whatdifferentiatesthepastfromthepresentispreciselyitsout-of-reachobjectivity;thereisnomoreshould-be;beingissoconsumedthatithasceasedtoexist.Thedetailsarealreadylostinthedustoftime.Whowasafraidoflife,afraidofthenight,afraidofbeingtaken,afraidofbeingkept?Voice3 - Whatshouldbeabolishedcontinues,andwecontinuetowearawaywithit.Weareengulfed.Weareseparated.Theyearspassandwehaven’tchangedanything.Voice2 - Onceagainmorninginthesamestreets.Onceagainthefatigueofsomanysimilarlypassednights.Itisawalkthathaslastedalongtime.Voice1 - Reallyhardtodrinkmore.Voice2 - Ofcour搜索引擎优化nemightmakeafilmofit.Butevenifsuchafilmsucceedsinbeingasfundamentallydisconnectedandunsatisfyingastherealityitdealswith,itwillneverbemorethanare-creation"”poorandfalselikethisbotchedtravelingshot.Voice3 - Therearenowpeoplewhopridethemselvesonbeingauthorsoffilms,asotherswereauthorsofnovels.Theyareevenmorebackwardthanthenovelistsbecausetheyareunawareofthedecompositionandexhaustionofindividualexpressioninourtime,ignorantoftheendoftheartsofpassivity.Theyarepraisedfortheirsinceritysincetheydramatize,withmorepersonaldepth,theconventionsofwhichtheirlifeconsists.Thereistalkoftheliberationofthecinema.ButwhatdoesitmattertousifonemoreartisliberatedthroughwhichTom,DickorHarrycanjoyouslyexpresstheirslavishsentiments?Theonlyinterestingventureistheliberationofeverydaylife,notonlyintheperspectivesofhistorybutforusandrightaway.Thisentailsthewitheringawayofalienatedformsofcommunication.Thecinema,too,hastobedestroyed.Voice2 - Inthefinalanalysis,starsarecreatedbytheneedwehaveforthem,andnotbytheirtalentorlackoftalentorevenbythefilmindustryoradvertising.Miserableneed,dismal,anonymouslifethatwouldliketoexpanditselftothedimensionsofcinemalife.Theimaginarylifeonthescreenistheproductofthisrealneed.Thestaristheprojectionofthisneed.Theimagesoftheadvertisementsduringtheintermissionsaremoresuitedthananyothersforevokinganintermissionoflife.Toreallydescribethiseraitwouldnodoubtbenecessarytoshowmanyotherthings.Butwhatwouldbethepoint?Bettertograspthetotalityofwhathasbeendoneandwhatremainstobedonethantoaddmoreruinstotheoldworldofthespectacleandofmemories.1.Thisfilm,whichevokesthelettristexperiencesattheoriginofthesituationistmovement,openswithshotsoftheParisdistrictfrequentedbythelettristsintheearly1950s.

AtthetimeofthePolishsocialregime,asecurityofficerispromotedtoworkataprisonyard.Introducingconcurrentlywiththenarrator;hespeaksofhimself,histhoughts,hispointofview.Hetellsthatheisnotafraidofbanditsorgangs;onthecontraryhegetsakickoutarmedconflicts.Togetastartinhisnewduty,heshopsforawatchdog;andhebuysanuntrainedattackdogashiscompanion.Thenhespeaksoftheadjudicationsthatthedeathsentenceforfugitivesislackinginfluence.Fromhispointofview,thejudicatorytribunalmustexecutethefugitivesinpublic.Inthemorningthenextdayhewearshisuniformandstartworkingwithpride.Whilstheisonhisduty,averyharmonicmusicscorebeginstobeplayedonthepiano.Thewatchmanspectatesthepeacefullifeonthestreet.Atthattimewecatchonthatsocialismisnotagovernmentalregime;yetit’sanuneducatedbehavior.Asafinalscenethewatchmanwitnessesofacadetschool’spupilsbeingtaughtofthedemocracy.Heleavesuswithaconfusedsmile.AsoftandlikablethesisfromthePolishdirectorKieslowski.YoucanfindthisshortdocumentaryasaspecialfeatureinhisDVDofAShortFilmAboutKilling.Itcouldhelpyoutocompasshisfilmlanguage.

DetectiveMichaelTabbknowsthecityofSt.Louisinsideandout.Hehasfeltitstrueheart,asmuchasitsdarkunderbelly:buthedoesnotknowwho,inboththedarkandlight-istakingthelivesofyounggirls.HeonlyknowsthattheirburnedandbrokenbodiesarewashingashorealongtheMississippiRiver,nevertoreturnhome.Hewearsthescarsoftheonetimehegot...

Writtenbytheaward-winningDaraghCarville,TheBayisacompellingandbeautifullycraftedcrimestoryrootedinthefamiliesandcommunitiesofadistinctivecoastaltown.WhenFamilyLiaisonOfficerLisaArmstrong(MorvenChristie)isassignedtoamissingpersonsinvestigation,atfirstitseemslikeanyother–tragic,butalltoofamiliar.Butthere’ssomethingverydifferentaboutthisparticularcase.Withhorror,Lisarealizesshe’sgotapersonalconnectionwiththisfrightenedfamily;onethatcouldcompromiseherandtheinvestigation.

PhotographerCharlesCastleisnumbedwithgrieffollowingthedeathofhisbeautifulbride.Hegoesofftowar,workinginthetrenchesasaphotographer.FollowingthewarandstillingriefCharlesisgivensomephotographspurportingtobeoffairies.HissearchforthetruthleadshimtoBurkinwell,aseeminglypeacefulvillageseethingwithsecretswherehebecomesdrawnintoawebofpassion,romanceandviolence..

Moving.Demanding.Unclassifiable.Rare.ThesearethewordsgiventothegayfilmthatDirectorGéraudChampreuxisinvitedtopresentinasleepyseasidetown,butthosesamewordsalsodescribethisirresistiblyfunnyandsometimesabsurdistcomedy.Géraudisdrawnintothelivesofthelocalsincludingthehandsomeyoungprojectionistobsessedwithhim,thesnottyhoteldes...

Prerna,aruralteenagegirlcomesofagewhenskateboardsandacommunityskateparkareintroducedintoaremotevillage.Prernahastofightagainstalloddstofollowherdreamsofbeingaskaterandcompeteinthenationalchampionship.

THENEWADVENTURESOFOLDCHRISTINEstarsJuliaLouis-Dreyfus("Seinfeld")inacomedyaboutadivorcedworkingmomwhoissuccessfullyjugglingthedailystressesofmotherhoodandherbusiness,whilemaintainingherfantasticrelationshipwithherex-husband…untilhisyoung,newgirlfriendentersthepicture,instantlycomplicatingherlife.ChristineCampbellhasabusylife--afterall,she’spronetotakingNyQuiltogettosleepandleavingvoicemailmessagestoherselfinthemiddleofthenight.Butit’sagoodlife:sheownsawomen’s30-minuteworkoutgym,andher8-year-oldson,Ritchie(TrevorGagnon),wasjustacceptedintoaposhprivateschoolwheresheencounterstwosnootystay-at-homeclassmoms,Marly(TriciaO’Kelley)andLindsay(AlexKappHorner),whocan’tseemtograsptheconceptthatChristineactuallyworks.Her20-somethingslackerbrother,Matthew(HamishLinklater),liveswithherandhasanuncannyknackofgettingRitchietodoanythingChristinecan’t.Also,shegetsalongwithhercharmingex-husband,Richard(ClarkGregg),evenbetterthanwhentheyweremarried.ButeasystreetissuddenlyfilledwithamajorpotholewhenChristinediscoversthatRichardhasanewgirlfriend:ayoung,nice,impossible-to-hatewomanalsonamedChristine…the"new"Christine(EmilyRutherfurd),andthatdoesn’tsitverywellwith"OldChristine."Now,asChristinerealizesthatRichardismovingonwithhislife,itdawnsonherthatmaybeit’stimeforhertotakethatsameleap.

TexasRangerCordellWalker,oneofthelastold-fashionedheroesoftheWest,isaprotectivefriendbutarelentlessfoewhowillstopatnothingtobringacriminaltojustice.Walkerworksoninstinct,oftendrawingonthetraditionsofhisNativeAmericanancestors.Hispartner,JamesTrivette,hasamoremodernapproachtocrime-solving.C.D.Parker,aretiredRanger,andAlexCahill,thecountyassistantdistrictattorneywhosharesamutualattractionwithWalker,supporttheRangersintheirbattletoservejustice.WrittenbyDANIEL