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EPISODE GUIDE/BIO & NEWS ARCHIVE
Welcome To The ALMOST HOME Episode Guide/Bio and News Archive!
CHECK OUT INFORMATION ON UPCOMING SHOWS, GET THE SCOOP ON THE CAST AND SHOW RELATED NEWS AND ENTER OUR VIEWER CONTEST FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED ALMOST HOME SCRIPT SIGNED BY THE ENTIRE CAST!!!
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EPISODE I (PILOT) "ALMOST HOME"
EPISODE I: ALMOST HOME (Pilot): Rachel Marks, an FBI agent, moves back to her childhood home in Boston after years of living on her own and working as an agent in Washinton D.C., to look after her younger sisters, Sam (a 24 year-old news reporter) and Haley (a 16 year-old HS student), after their mother, Elizabeth Harris, a prestigious lawyer, takes a media frenzied case overseas. Rachel must deal with her new job, Haley's growing pains, Sam's hostility towards her, memories of her past and other extenuating circumstances. Meanwhile A bomb threat is called in for the Government Center is downtown Boston. Haley gets into a fight at school. (2 parter) AIR DATE:. |
EPISODE II (PILOT Part 2 "Almost Home")
EPISODE II: ALMOST HOME PART II (Pilot): A bomb threat is called in for the Government Center in downtown Boston. Rachel and Jansen search the building for the bomb while Sam and her cameraman interfere with the investigation in order to get an exclusive story. Elizabeth (girl's mother) joins an old friend/colleague for dinner. Haley confronts Rachel on why she left home. AIR DATE:
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EPISODE III "Girls Night Out"
EPISODE III: GIRLS NIGHT OUT: Rachel and Sam plan a night out on the town. Sam's drinking gets out-of-control while Rachel meets up with a strange, mysterious man who supplies answers to the bombing case she and Jansen are working on. Meanwhile Haley decides to help herself to Rachel's car after some pressure from friends in order to attend a highschool party. AIR DATE: |
ALMOST HOME NEWS
CHAT LIVE ONLINE WITH THE CAST OF ALMOST HOME, FEB. 17th at 8PM http://chat.infomak.com in chat room TV general. Almost Home will begin filming in March.
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ALMOST HOME VIEWER CONTEST
In the second episode (ALMOST HOME PART II) what name does Kara, Haley's best friend, use for their principal? The first viewer who emails in with the correct answer will receive a copy of the Almost Home pilot script autographed by the entire cast. Good Luck! Contest NOT open to the Almost Home writers, actors, crew and their family/friends. |
GINA MASTLYN'S (Rachel) BIO
Hi! And Welcome To "The Gina-Who-Plays-Rachel" Bio. (I guess you are here to get some dirt on me ... well, I'll do my best to keep your interest!) TURN-ONS: Eating fattening food, sleeping late, the scent of clean laundry (perferably Cheer) and being with my family, friends and Johnny O.B. TURN-OFFS: Salad, exercise, having to wake up in the middle of the night to pee, the theme song to "M.A.S.H.," and crying babies. SPECIAL TALENTS: I am an excellent dancer, so excellent that I was recently kicked out of A CHORUS LINE because the director was so highly impressed by my dance skills! Actually, I dance okay-it's just a very original style I've got goin' for myself! Seriously though, I do have some talent -- my dad says I make the BEST grilled cheese! HOBBIES: I like to think I have some but I really don't. I am a very laid back person. I just love to hang around in soft, warm, comfy shmumfy clothes and watch films, channel surf and sleep. Not to say that I'm lazy -- well, I sort of am, but somehow I am also a highly motivated person when I'm into something. I love to learn and am always looking for something new and interesting to work on. Playing with glitter is cool, too. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: I won my 5th grade spelling bee with the word "restaurant" -- figures it had to do with food. I've held over 100 jobs, but working for the FBI was not one of them! I've done everything from being a short order cook, waitressing (obviously, I'm an actor!) to ear piercing to being a Black Jack Dealer & every office job imaginable in every conceivable establishment! (Is this considered an accomplishment or an embarrassment?) FAV RESTAURANTS: Brooklyn's Pizza, White Manna, Kiku & Taco Bell. FAV COLOR: All of 'em, well orange is kinda yukky! FAV FILMS: "GREASE" and "LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL." FAV ACTORS: Pamela Lee -- just kidding! I admire a lot of actors for different reasons but my favs are Jodie, Meryl, Faye, and I love love love Travolta, Adam Sandler, Russell Crowe, DeNiro, Pacino & Daniel Day Lewis. FAV SAYING: "Whatever" & "It's meant to be." Ok -- enough about me! Much love to my family, Zuk, friends & God. And thanks to Angela for giving me this opportunity! I am thrilled to be working with her and the fantastic cast & crew of ALMOST HOME.
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ANNIE KESSLER'S "Haley" BIO
I, Annie Kessler, AKA "Haley Marks," hail from Essexville Michigan. I received a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Michigan last spring. In Ann Arbor, where I grew up, I performed in many plays and musicals including "Guys And Dolls," "How I Learned To Drive," and "Dentity Crisis." Along with my family and friends, I miss my jeep, my dog, and my porch that await me back home. However, I enjoy my new home in the Big Apple which I share with my roomate Gaby and cat Moze. |
JODI SMITH'S (Sam) BIO
I, Jodi Smith (Sam), was born and raised in NYC. Challenging as it may be to growup in the middle of Manhattan, it also made me realize at an early age what Iwanted to do with my life and that is act. During highschool we put on a fewmajor productions, all of which I was involved in. I also appeared in anational commercial for Wylers Lemonade. Upon graduating highschool Idecided to expand my horizons a little bit and venture down south toVanderbilt University. During my college years, I spent most of my time
trying to find myself. Inclusive of that was my love for acting and the
theatre. I appeared in theatre productions such as "The Wizard of Oz,"
"Cinderella"
and many other smaller productions. Graduation came and I wasn't sure
exactly what direction I was going in so I followed the rest of the gang to
Atlanta and took a job in "The Macy's" training program. Far from
acting (although being nice to some of those hard to deal with customers did
come into play often). After one year I moved back to NYC and enrolled in Lee
Strausberg and began doing what I love to do. I got work doing promos for TV
talk shows, extra work on various TV shows and eventually landed a freelance
position with Fox 5 as an on air fashion consultant. Presently,
I have been cast as Sam (the middle sister) in this independent TV
project (ALMOST HOME) which I look forward to working on. All the actors are
wonderful and of course our director Angela de la Bastide is to thank for
giving me the opportunity to work on such an exciting and what promises to be
enthralling series.
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TONY SCHNUR'S "Braiden" BIO
I, grew up in Elyria Ohio, a small town near the outskirts of Cleveland. Growing up, I found myself loving film and television, however I neverexpected to have a career in the industry. I was exposed to acting whileattending Elyria High School. I worked on, as well as off stage in theatre,and eventually became a member of the Nation Thespian Society. Aftergraduating Elyria High School (barely), I decided to move to Wilmington,North Carolina with my family in search of a future. After I graduated, I
told my parents I wasn't ready for college, so I just partied for 2 years
straight to get it all out my system. During this period, I worked as a
DJ at a local nite club. It was then when I was confronted by producers doing Japaneese
Animation films about voice over work. That was my introduction to the
industry. I was also involved in other film productions, as a stand-in and
featured extra, which also led to doing various modeling projects and
commercials. After two years I finally decided to attend Cape Fear
Communitty College, to get my associates degree in Liberal Arts. Then, I
decided to apply to two schools, East Carolina University and the North
Carolina School of the Arts. However, I got a break before I could apply,
with the hit television series "Dawson's Creek." I landed the role of "Ben
Street", a gay character Jack McPhee (played by Kerr Smith), meets on the
internet. Currently I'm preparing to work on the televsion series ALMOST HOME, which is to be filmed in New York and am also currently involved in talks with Rabid Dog Pictures in
Orlando, regarding a possible role in the independent feature film "Mediahoundz." In between projects, I study extensively with actress and friend Tammy
Arnold, a Wilmington resident, with an impressive amount of film, television,
and theatre credits. I enjoys going to the beach, playing guitar,
football, basketball and spending time with my nephew, Michael.
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INTERACTIVE QUESTION CORNER
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