Mysterious Ways (TV series)

Mysterious Ways
Format	Science fiction
Created by	Peter O'Fallon
Written by	Peter O'Fallon Carl Binder Dawn Ritchie Steven Barwin Melissa Byer Treena Hancock
Starring	Adrian Pasdar Rae Dawn Chong Alisen Down
Country of origin	Canada United States
No. of episodes	44
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Crescent Entertainment Lionsgate Television Paxson Entertainment
Broadcast
Original channel	CTV / Pax / NBC
Original run	July 24, 2000 – May 14, 2002

Mysterious Ways is a Canadian/American television science fiction/drama series that was produced in-house by what was once PAX TV, in association with Lionsgate Television and CTV. The show first aired in the United States in 2000 on PAX. NBC, which had a minority interest in PAX, aired the show during the summer months. Mysterious Ways was created by Peter O'Fallon, but was written and directed by a number of people. It was cancelled in 2002 after two seasons. Mysterious Ways currently airs in syndication on VisionTV in Canada.

Plot

The series focuses on the search for explanations of, and evidence for, seemingly miraculous phenomena. This search is carried out by the protagonist Declan Dunn (Adrian Pasdar). Declan is a professor of anthropology at the Northern University of Oregon and is often compared with Indiana Jones due to his energetic enthusiasm for solving a mystery. His passion for miraculous events has its roots in a self-experienced mischance of him being buried under an avalanche and getting out alive. He considers this to be miraculous and attributes it as the turning point in his life. In several episodes he makes references to this event and the impact it had on his life.

Always ready to help out with the research, though sometimes they appear slightly reluctant, are Declan's close friends Dr. Peggy Fowler (Rae Dawn Chong), a psychiatrist at a nearby hospital, and Miranda Feigelsteen (Alisen Down), a physics graduate student and Declan's research assistant. Peggy is the most levelheaded of the three and is generally the one presenting the mundane alternatives to Declan's theories. (However, her so-called "rational explanations" often provide no explanation whatsoever, e.g. "It was just a freak occurrence".)

Often being assigned to carry out tests of various substances, or operating a range of instruments, is Miranda. She is the second skeptic besides Peggy, with a somber and introvert personality, sometimes with moments of joking banter or sarcastic comments. However, in the episodes "The Ties That Bind" (1.08) and "Free Spirit" (2.14) another, more open side of her is shown before her social peers, if only temporarily. Being the quiet personality, Miranda is sometimes somewhat of a mystery even to her best friends.

In many cases the episodes conclude with a rational explanation being seemingly validated, then disproven at the last minute; thus leaving the question of paranormal activity open once more.

Despite many fans pushing for it, as of July 2011 the series has not been released on DVD.

Cast

The cast of Mysterious Ways

• Declan Dunn (Adrian Pasdar)

Declan Dunn is the main character of the series. Declan is a Professor of Anthropology at Northern University in Oregon. While skiing, he was buried in an avalanche. He was left for dead but miraculously made it out alive. Ever since this incident, Declan has dedicated a large part of his free time to investigating miracles that occur around or to certain individuals in the hopes that it will bring some perspective to the miracle that saved his life. He is assisted in his investigations by his close friends Dr. Peggy Fowler, a psychiatrist and Miranda Feigelsteen, Declan's assistant. Both of these women are strong skeptics and, although they rarely turn down helping Declan, they always attempt to use science to explain the events that surround the miraculous phenomena. Declan has a wry sense of humor that he uses to make jokes even in the face of strange phenomena.

• Dr. Peggy Fowler (Rae Dawn Chong)

A smart and open psychiatrist who helps victims of strange and unusual events cope with their feelings. Although having a relatively cheerful personality, Peggy is still haunted by her husbands's death and because of this event, no longer believes in miracles but in people. Despite her beliefs, she nearly always helps Declan whenever he requests it, her connections at the hospital being a great help to Declan and his investigations. She often attempts to disprove Declan's theories and is confused and elated when she cannot explain the miracles she witnesses.

• Miranda Feigelsteen (Alisen Down)

Assistant to Declan and Physics graduate student, Miranda is sarcastic, intelligent and slightly unimpressed. Like her friend Peggy, Miranda has little belief in miracles and nearly always has a contrary position to Declan's theories. Despite this, Miranda is very loyal to Declan and always has time to listen to him and his theories. Their relationship is very special, Declan seemingly being the only one to bring Miranda out of her shell.

Episode list

Season 1 ^[1]

Series #	Season #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	NBC Airdate	Code
1	1	"Amazing Grace"	Carl Binder	Story: Peter O'Fallon Teleplay: Peter O'Fallon, Joel Fields, Carl Binder	July 24, 2000	101
2	2	"The Gray Lady"	Carl Binder	Peter O'Fallon	July 31, 2000	102
3	3	"The Midas Touch"	Alan Simmonds	Treena Hancock, Melissa R. Byer	August 7, 2000	104
4	4	"Camp Sanopi"	Michael Robison	Carl Binder	August 14, 2000	105
5	5	"Spirit Junction"	Steve Anker	Dawn Ritchie	August 21, 2000	107
6	6	"Twins"	Anne Wheeler	Barbara Covington	August 28, 2000	103
7	7	"Crazy"	Alan Simmonds	Barbara Covington	September 4, 2000	106
8	8	"The Ties That Bind"	Ken Jubenvill	Treena Hancock, Melissa R. Byer	September 11, 2000	108
9	9	"Demons"	Allan Kroeker	Gabriel David Tick, Steven Barwin	September 12, 2000	109
10	10	"Crystal Clear"	Brad Turner	Philip Gerson	November 7, 2000	113
11	11	"Stranger in the Mirror"	Ken Jubenvill	Eric Tuchman	November 14, 2000	111
12	12	"Handshake"	Michael Rohl	Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes	November 21, 2000	116
13	13	"Intentions"	Rick Stevenson	Barbara Covington	November 28, 2000	110
14	14	"Reason to Cry"	Brad Turner	Barbara Covington	December 19, 2000	115
15	15	"The Greater Good"	Charles Winkler	Treena Hancock, Melissa R. Byer	January 1, 2001	117
16	16	"Yesterday"	Michael Robison	Carl Binder	January 8, 2001	121
17	17	"19A"	Alan Simmonds	Treena Hancock, Melissa R. Byer	January 9, 2001	112
18	18	"Strike Two"	Ken Jubenvill	Dawn Ritchie	January 15, 2001	114
19	19	"Dead Dog Walking"	Peter O'Fallon	Dawn Ritchie	January 22, 2001	119
20	20	"Wonderful"	Ken Jubenvill	Eric Tuchman	January 29, 2001	122
21	21	"Do You See What I See?"	Rick Stevenson	Eric Tuchman	February 6, 2001	118
22	22	"John Doe #28"	Scott Williams	Treena Hancock, Melissa R. Byer	May 1, 2001	120

Season 2 ^[2]

Series #	Season #	Title	Director	Writer(s)	NBC Airdate	Code
23	1	"Phoenix"	Michael Robison	Carl Binder	July 13, 2001	201
24	2	"One of Us"	Michael Robison	Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock	July 20, 2001	205
25	3	"Pure of Heart"	Rick Stevenson	Barbara Covington	July 27, 2001	204
26	4	"Condemned"	Michael Robison	Dawn Ritchie, Carl Binder	August 3, 2001	207
27	5	"Lost Souls"	Richard Martin	Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock	September 4, 2001	210
28	6	"Spike"	Rick Stevenson	Eric Tuchman	September 18, 2001	202
29	7	"Child of Wonder"	Ken Jubenvill	Eric Tuchman	October 2, 2001	206
30	8	"29"	Ken Jubenvill	Deborah Starr Seibel	October 9, 2001	208
31	9	"Love's Divine"	Scott Williams	John Mandel	October 16, 2001	209
32	10	"The Big Picture"	Ken Jubenvill	Philip Gerson	November 6, 2001	211
33	11	"A Time to Every Purpose"	Gil Shilton	Barbara Covington	November 13, 2001	212
34	12	"Doctor in the House"	Brad Turner	Philip Gerson	November 27, 2001	203
35	13	"The Last Dance"	Ken Jubenvill	Dan D'Amelio	December 11, 2001	213
36	14	"Free Spirit"	Eric Tuchman	Ken Jubenvill	January 15, 2002	214
37	15	"Spark of Life"	Rick Stevenson	Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock	January 22, 2002	220
38	16	"Face in the Crowd"	M. Robison	Barbara Covington	February 5, 2002	222
39	17	"Logan Miller"	Richard Martin	Barbara Covington	February 26, 2002	217
40	18	"Friends in Need"	Ken Jubenvill	Eric Tuchman	March 19, 2002	218
41	19	"A Man of God"	Brad Turner	Carl Binder	March 26, 2002	219
42	20	"MUTI"	Michael Robison	Treena Hancock, Melissa R. Byer	April 30, 2002	215
43	21	"Listen"	Scott Williams	Deborah Starr Seibel	May 7, 2002	221
44	22	"Something Fishy"	Scott Williams	Carl Binder	May 14, 2002	216

References

1. ^ http://www.tv.com/mysterious-ways/show/995/episode_listings.html?season=1&tag=season_dropdown%3Bdropdown
2. ^ http://www.tv.com/mysterious-ways/show/995/episode_listings.html?season=2&tag=season_dropdown%3Bdropdown

External links

• Mysterious Ways at the Internet Movie Database
• Mysterious Ways at TV.com
• Mysterious Ways at EPisodeWorld