Cloud Cuckooland Lyrical text by Matthew Freeman Created and directed by Djahari Clark Presented by Desert Sin At House of Yes, NYC September 8 - September 17, 2016
Cloud Cuckooland is subtitled "a story about death," and it begins with its protagonist, the Girl (Cassandra Rosebeetle), at death's threshold, looking like a patient etherized upon a table as we hear her heartbeat and a voiceover that talks about the "blank space" underlying biology. The Jackdaw (Zahra Hashemian) picks up this thematic thread as she sings about dying being worse than being dead and compares ephemeral humanity to the eternal bird world. The Jackdaw and her companions, the Crow (Renata Bergen) and the Raven (Amanda Mottur), offer the Girl entrance to their avian empyrean, a chance for her to replace humanity's ungainly locomotion with feathered soaring. They present her with a contract (its terms an opportunity for some light comedy), something that any reader...
Cloud Cuckooland is subtitled "a story about death," and it begins with its protagonist, the Girl (Cassandra Rosebeetle), at death's threshold, looking like a patient etherized upon a table as we hear her heartbeat and a voiceover that talks about the "blank space" underlying biology. The Jackdaw (Zahra Hashemian) picks up this thematic thread as she sings about dying being worse than being dead and compares ephemeral humanity to the eternal bird world. The Jackdaw and her companions, the Crow (Renata Bergen) and the Raven (Amanda Mottur), offer the Girl entrance to their avian empyrean, a chance for her to replace humanity's ungainly locomotion with feathered soaring. They present her with a contract (its terms an opportunity for some light comedy), something that any reader...
- 9/11/2016
- by Leah Richards
- www.culturecatch.com
It was Aug. 7, 2009, the first day of school. Math and science teacher Lisa Freeman was assembling packets of pens and paper in her classroom at Richmond Hill Middle School in Georgia when she saw two Marines somberly walking down the hall. Her only son, Matthew, 29, a pilot in the Marines who had volunteered to serve on more dangerous ground duty, had arrived in Afghanistan only nine days earlier - and already had started a project to help Afghan children. He had asked his mom to help help round up school supplies. He would never finish that project, and Lisa Freeman,...
- 11/6/2014
- by Cathy Free, @cathyjfree
- PEOPLE.com
It was Aug. 7, 2009, the first day of school. Math and science teacher Lisa Freeman was assembling packets of pens and paper in her classroom at Richmond Hill Middle School in Georgia when she saw two Marines somberly walking down the hall. Her only son, Matthew, 29, a pilot in the Marines who had volunteered to serve on more dangerous ground duty, had arrived in Afghanistan only nine days earlier - and already had started a project to help Afghan children. He had asked his mom to help help round up school supplies. He would never finish that project, and Lisa Freeman,...
- 11/6/2014
- by Cathy Free, @cathyjfree
- PEOPLE.com
Copper‘s Season 2 finale, airing this Sunday, will in fact be its series finale, BBC America has announced.
“After 23 episodes, with Lincoln dead and the nation starting to heal, it seems a fitting moment to conclude this American story,” BBC America Gm Perry Simon explained in a statement.
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Simon added, “The opportunity to work with [executive producers] Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Will Rokos, Thomas Kelly and the extraordinary cast and crew on this journey is one that we are extremely proud of. Their vision to re-tell the...
“After 23 episodes, with Lincoln dead and the nation starting to heal, it seems a fitting moment to conclude this American story,” BBC America Gm Perry Simon explained in a statement.
Related | Orphan Black Creators Promise No ‘Throwaway Clones,’ Hint at Tiny Time Jump in Season 2
Simon added, “The opportunity to work with [executive producers] Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Will Rokos, Thomas Kelly and the extraordinary cast and crew on this journey is one that we are extremely proud of. Their vision to re-tell the...
- 9/19/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Review Kylie Peters 26 Aug 2013 - 10:45
Copper takes a leaf from the crime mystery genre in this week's episode. Here's Kylie's review...
This review contains spoilers.
2.9 Think Gently Of The Erring
Think Gently of the Erring features sleazy politicians, shameless displays of inebriation, and sharp objects applied with considerable force as Copper builds to a climax in the final few episodes of the season.
The biggest new development this week comes with the return of Eva’s violent side. (Remember that time in season one when she murdered somebody? Yeah, that happened.) This guy Ramsey is certainly a douchebag, but it’s questionable whether that justifies gouging his eye out. Eva is taken to the poshest prison cell ever, with plenty of room for drinking booze and having sexy time with Corcoran on the double bed.
The show takes a leaf from mystery programmes when Ramsey is murdered in his...
Copper takes a leaf from the crime mystery genre in this week's episode. Here's Kylie's review...
This review contains spoilers.
2.9 Think Gently Of The Erring
Think Gently of the Erring features sleazy politicians, shameless displays of inebriation, and sharp objects applied with considerable force as Copper builds to a climax in the final few episodes of the season.
The biggest new development this week comes with the return of Eva’s violent side. (Remember that time in season one when she murdered somebody? Yeah, that happened.) This guy Ramsey is certainly a douchebag, but it’s questionable whether that justifies gouging his eye out. Eva is taken to the poshest prison cell ever, with plenty of room for drinking booze and having sexy time with Corcoran on the double bed.
The show takes a leaf from mystery programmes when Ramsey is murdered in his...
- 8/26/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
I know you’re watching Copper, as well you should, and I had a chance to talk with Ato Essandoh (Matthew Freeman) recently. It was an interesting conversation, filled with a lot of laughter, and surprisingly, we talked about the laughter on set for much of the time. Stemming from my conversation with Donal Logue, I wanted to know if the set was really as light-hearted as he suggested, and apparently it is.
It was a great time, and I’ve interviewed few people who were easier to talk to. As you know already, things are really heating up for the Freemans, and I… well, I didn’t really get the scoop on any of it.
Check it out below.
image courtesy BBC America
So, I talked to Donal Logue not long ago, and I thought it would be interesting to throw this out and see what your response was – to listen to him talk,...
It was a great time, and I’ve interviewed few people who were easier to talk to. As you know already, things are really heating up for the Freemans, and I… well, I didn’t really get the scoop on any of it.
Check it out below.
image courtesy BBC America
So, I talked to Donal Logue not long ago, and I thought it would be interesting to throw this out and see what your response was – to listen to him talk,...
- 8/13/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Review Kylie Peters 1 Jul 2013 - 07:00
Copper's latest is a depressing, gritty affair. Here's Kylie's review of Aileen Aroon...
This review contains spoilers.
2.2 Aileen Aroon
This week’s spotlight on relationship issues features opium abuse, female empowerment, and the most depressing sex you’ve ever seen. Matthew Freeman and Sara’s marriage flounders when Freeman insists on returning to Five Points to become the resident doctor. Robert Morehouse and Elizabeth prepare for their wedding, but Elizabeth is shaken my Morehouse’s proclamation of disgust for Kennedy, whom she secretly supported. Corcoran and Ellen each grapple with despair, distrust, and blame as they try to rebuild their life together in the wake of tragedy.
This is the Freemans at their most compelling, and it was long overdue. Their story has always been a point of interest in Copper, but it was somewhat removed from the conflicts faced by the other characters and often sidelined.
Copper's latest is a depressing, gritty affair. Here's Kylie's review of Aileen Aroon...
This review contains spoilers.
2.2 Aileen Aroon
This week’s spotlight on relationship issues features opium abuse, female empowerment, and the most depressing sex you’ve ever seen. Matthew Freeman and Sara’s marriage flounders when Freeman insists on returning to Five Points to become the resident doctor. Robert Morehouse and Elizabeth prepare for their wedding, but Elizabeth is shaken my Morehouse’s proclamation of disgust for Kennedy, whom she secretly supported. Corcoran and Ellen each grapple with despair, distrust, and blame as they try to rebuild their life together in the wake of tragedy.
This is the Freemans at their most compelling, and it was long overdue. Their story has always been a point of interest in Copper, but it was somewhat removed from the conflicts faced by the other characters and often sidelined.
- 7/1/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
**Spotlight Of The Week** Tonight, June 23, 2013 on BBC America The return of "Copper" Official synopsis February 5, 1865. Five Points remains a bedlam. Young men are dying and disappearing at an alarming rate and a career criminal is terrorizing the Sixth Ward. With pressures from Tammany Hall raining down upon the police force, Detective Kevin Corcoran and the coppers of the Sixth Ward must follow the guidance of returned ward leader, General Brendan Donovan. Meanwhile, Doctor Matthew Freeman visits his mentor and is presented with an attractive offer that will cause a rift in his marriage. Uptown, Robert Morehouse and Elizabeth Haverford make plans for their wedding and Confederate spy Kennedy.s execution. In the tombs, Francis...
- 6/23/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
The BBC America historical drama Copper returns for its second season full of angst, political plots, and forbidden trysts. It offers a world on the cusp of greatness but that is weighed down by the sins of its past. As fans and viewers discovered during the first season, the secret to this show’s success are its deeply conflicted and compelling characters. Helmed by Tom Weston-Jones as Kevin Corcoran, a cop quick to dole out frontier justice, but with a heart of gold, Copper’s rich cast brings the light into a dark world of crime in 1860’s New York City and the black-hearted men and women who reside there.
The first season saw Corcoran in dogged pursuit of his missing wife and the person responsible for the death of his 7-year old daughter. But all answers are not always worth search for as resolution of that mystery brought more tears of anguish than joy.
The first season saw Corcoran in dogged pursuit of his missing wife and the person responsible for the death of his 7-year old daughter. But all answers are not always worth search for as resolution of that mystery brought more tears of anguish than joy.
- 6/23/2013
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
Chicago – Barry Levinson & Tom Fontana’s very good “Copper” is even better in season two thanks to the inclusion of the always-great Donal Logue as a detective returned to New York City after serving in the Civil War. Logue’s General Brendan Donovan brings a new dark energy to a piece that seems to be getting denser and more engaging as it goes along. The BBC America program is approaching “Deadwood” levels of plotting in the way the show focuses on a part of the world at a time when lawlessness seemed to be one of the driving forces of its formation. This is strong drama.
Television Rating: 3.5/5.0
At the start of season two of “Copper,” Detective Kevin Corcoran (an increasingly charismatic Tom Weston-Jones) seems to be getting more confident and powerful in New York but that power comes with more responsibility and more required wheelings and dealings with the elite.
Television Rating: 3.5/5.0
At the start of season two of “Copper,” Detective Kevin Corcoran (an increasingly charismatic Tom Weston-Jones) seems to be getting more confident and powerful in New York but that power comes with more responsibility and more required wheelings and dealings with the elite.
- 6/23/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
BBC America's original series "Copper" returns for Season 2 on June 23 and a new trailer provides a sneak peek at the return to Five Points.
New cast member Donal Logue ("Sons of Anarchy") is featured in several parts of the trailer, while we only get a fleeting glimpse of fellow new addition Alfre Woodard ("Steel Magnolias"). Also watch out for guest stars Eamonn Walker, Lee Tergesen and Andrew Howard.
"Copper" stars Tom Weston-Jones as Irish immigrant cop Kevin Corcoran who patrols the Five Points neighborhood in 1860s New York City. While Season 1 was 10 episodes, BBC America has expanded Season 2 to 13 episodes.
Franka Potente as brothel madam Eva Heissen and Ato Essandoh as Dr. Matthew Freeman head up the supporting cast. Check out our top 5 shockers from the "Copper" Season 1 finale.
New cast member Donal Logue ("Sons of Anarchy") is featured in several parts of the trailer, while we only get a fleeting glimpse of fellow new addition Alfre Woodard ("Steel Magnolias"). Also watch out for guest stars Eamonn Walker, Lee Tergesen and Andrew Howard.
"Copper" stars Tom Weston-Jones as Irish immigrant cop Kevin Corcoran who patrols the Five Points neighborhood in 1860s New York City. While Season 1 was 10 episodes, BBC America has expanded Season 2 to 13 episodes.
Franka Potente as brothel madam Eva Heissen and Ato Essandoh as Dr. Matthew Freeman head up the supporting cast. Check out our top 5 shockers from the "Copper" Season 1 finale.
- 5/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Copper," BBC America's Civil War-era detective drama, concluded its marvelous first season Sunday (Oct. 21) with a poignant and robust finale. "A Vast and Fiendish Plot" provided just enough answers to satisfy viewers -- while raising plenty of new questions to tantalize us until it returns for Season 2.
Here are five "fiendish" revelations from the "Copper" finale:
1. Elizabeth Haverford is a traitor. All this time the beautiful widow (Anastasia Griffith) has been supporting the Confederate cause. She's not completely evil, however: She did refuse to help the conspiracy's leader, Captain Kennedy, because he targeted innocent people instead of just burning the unoccupied structures. Or maybe she just doesn't want to jeopardize her luxurious lifestyle -- Mrs. Haverford, after all, equates poverty with "tragedy." And now we are really concerned about her relationship with John Wilkes Booth -- will she be part of the plot to assassinate Lincoln?
2. Robert Morehouse (Kyle Schmid) is a hero.
Here are five "fiendish" revelations from the "Copper" finale:
1. Elizabeth Haverford is a traitor. All this time the beautiful widow (Anastasia Griffith) has been supporting the Confederate cause. She's not completely evil, however: She did refuse to help the conspiracy's leader, Captain Kennedy, because he targeted innocent people instead of just burning the unoccupied structures. Or maybe she just doesn't want to jeopardize her luxurious lifestyle -- Mrs. Haverford, after all, equates poverty with "tragedy." And now we are really concerned about her relationship with John Wilkes Booth -- will she be part of the plot to assassinate Lincoln?
2. Robert Morehouse (Kyle Schmid) is a hero.
- 10/22/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
BBC America has renewed Copper, their gritty period drama, for a second season of 13 episodes. There's no word on when they'll air yet but the 10th and final episode of the first season airs this Sunday.
Set in New York City in 1864, Copper follows Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones), an Irish-American former boxer. He returns from the Civil War with wealthy Robert Morehouse (Kyle Schmid) and African-American Doctor Matthew Freeman (Ato Essandoh) to find that his wife is missing and his daughter is dead. As a police detective, he devotes himself to seeking justice for the powerless in the Big Apple.
The cast also includes Tessa Thompson, Kevin Ryan, Tanya Fischer, Dylan Taylor, Ron White, David Keeley, Franka Potente, Anastasia Griffith, and Kiara Glasco.
Here's the press release with some additional details:
BBC America Renews "Copper" Ahead Of Sunday's...
Set in New York City in 1864, Copper follows Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones), an Irish-American former boxer. He returns from the Civil War with wealthy Robert Morehouse (Kyle Schmid) and African-American Doctor Matthew Freeman (Ato Essandoh) to find that his wife is missing and his daughter is dead. As a police detective, he devotes himself to seeking justice for the powerless in the Big Apple.
The cast also includes Tessa Thompson, Kevin Ryan, Tanya Fischer, Dylan Taylor, Ron White, David Keeley, Franka Potente, Anastasia Griffith, and Kiara Glasco.
Here's the press release with some additional details:
BBC America Renews "Copper" Ahead Of Sunday's...
- 10/19/2012
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ato Essandoh, who plays Civil War-era Dr. Matthew Freeman on "Copper" is time-traveling to modern-day New York City for a guest spot on "Elementary."
According to CBS, Essandoh will play Alfredo, a streetwise recovering addict with a special talent for stealing cars. Alfredo will cross paths with Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Watson (Lucy Liu) at a support group meeting, where his tough insightfulness will surprise them both.
Essandoh's Dr. Freeman on "Copper" is himself a skilled sleuth, acting as an informal coroner/crime scene investigator for Detective Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones) in New York's dangerous Five Points neighborhood.
"Elementary" airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. on CBS, and you can catch "Copper" Sundays at 10 p.m. on BBC America.
According to CBS, Essandoh will play Alfredo, a streetwise recovering addict with a special talent for stealing cars. Alfredo will cross paths with Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Watson (Lucy Liu) at a support group meeting, where his tough insightfulness will surprise them both.
Essandoh's Dr. Freeman on "Copper" is himself a skilled sleuth, acting as an informal coroner/crime scene investigator for Detective Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones) in New York's dangerous Five Points neighborhood.
"Elementary" airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. on CBS, and you can catch "Copper" Sundays at 10 p.m. on BBC America.
- 10/9/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"In the Hands of an Angry God" was just another in an impressive string episodes to kick off Copper.
The subject matter of race relations after the Civil War, handled by a lesser drama, could have been so different. It has been, on many other shows, not portrayed so closely to the actual time in which our nation fought to, among other things, put an end to slavery. In New York City, in Five Points, the melting pot was about as full as you could get.
When an Irishman was found hanged by a negro child, all Hell broke loose. The Irish were calling for the "niggers" to be found and hung for his murder... before they were even sure how he died. That wasn't uncommon. What was uncommon was the way in which Copper handled the tragedy. Kevin Corcoran, as always, turned to his black friend, Doctor Matthew Freeman,...
The subject matter of race relations after the Civil War, handled by a lesser drama, could have been so different. It has been, on many other shows, not portrayed so closely to the actual time in which our nation fought to, among other things, put an end to slavery. In New York City, in Five Points, the melting pot was about as full as you could get.
When an Irishman was found hanged by a negro child, all Hell broke loose. The Irish were calling for the "niggers" to be found and hung for his murder... before they were even sure how he died. That wasn't uncommon. What was uncommon was the way in which Copper handled the tragedy. Kevin Corcoran, as always, turned to his black friend, Doctor Matthew Freeman,...
- 9/3/2012
- by carissa@tvfanatic.com (Carissa Pavlica)
- TVfanatic
The premiere of Copper marks the BBC’s first attempt at a developing a show geared toward American audiences, something I didn’t realize anyone had any interest in. With recent hits like Sherlock and Downton Abbey, why fix the formula if it isn’t broken?
Then again, why not?
With the American appetite for British content experiencing a revival, now is the perfect time to experiment. Yet, it seems that in the alchemy of creating Copper, the BBC added a pinch too much America and left out some of the elements of British TV imports – subtle wit, standout performances and nuanced writing – that make them so enjoyable.
But that doesn’t mean that I think Copper is bad; I just don’t think it’s as exuberantly watchable as Downton Abbey or Doctor Who. Theoretically, Copper is solid ground for the BBC; it plays to its strengths. It's a period piece,...
Then again, why not?
With the American appetite for British content experiencing a revival, now is the perfect time to experiment. Yet, it seems that in the alchemy of creating Copper, the BBC added a pinch too much America and left out some of the elements of British TV imports – subtle wit, standout performances and nuanced writing – that make them so enjoyable.
But that doesn’t mean that I think Copper is bad; I just don’t think it’s as exuberantly watchable as Downton Abbey or Doctor Who. Theoretically, Copper is solid ground for the BBC; it plays to its strengths. It's a period piece,...
- 8/20/2012
- by lindseyckempton@gmail.com (Lindsey Kempton)
- TVfanatic
If you think America is strange, violent and complex now, and you wish for a simpler, kinder time way back when, then BBC America's "Copper" may mess with your nostalgic yearnings. It turns out the past is just as dark, twisted and ultimately hopeful as today (after all, we survived it to get here).
Premiering Sunday, Aug. 19, the channel's first original scripted series -- set for an initial run of 10 episodes -- is the creation of Tom Fontana ("Homicide: Life on the Street," "Oz") and Will Rokos ("Monster's Ball," "Southland"), and executive produced by Barry Levinson ("Good Morning, Vietnam").
British actor Tom Weston-Jones stars as Irish immigrant Kevin Corcoran, a detective with New York's emerging police department in 1864.
He has returned from fighting in the Civil War to find a rapidly growing but often ramshackle metropolis that is sharply split among the elegant residences of Fifth Avenue, the rough-and-tumble...
Premiering Sunday, Aug. 19, the channel's first original scripted series -- set for an initial run of 10 episodes -- is the creation of Tom Fontana ("Homicide: Life on the Street," "Oz") and Will Rokos ("Monster's Ball," "Southland"), and executive produced by Barry Levinson ("Good Morning, Vietnam").
British actor Tom Weston-Jones stars as Irish immigrant Kevin Corcoran, a detective with New York's emerging police department in 1864.
He has returned from fighting in the Civil War to find a rapidly growing but often ramshackle metropolis that is sharply split among the elegant residences of Fifth Avenue, the rough-and-tumble...
- 8/19/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
A new crime drama that will air on BBC America starting this August, titled Copper, set in 19th century New York, that centers on a young Irish police officer named Kevin Corcoran (played by Tom Weston-Jones) who's assigned to work within immigrant communities, to solve cases. Corcoran teams up with the son of an industrialist who helps the copper with his detective work, and an African American physician, Dr. Matthew Freeman, who secretly assists Corcoran with his work. The trio is inextricably linked by their Civil War battlefield experiences. And who plays the African American physician? Ato Essandoh. Ato has done lots of TV work, appearing in shows like Law Order: Ci,...
- 6/26/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Castle (Nathan Fillion) tries on his space cowboy outfit from his time on Firefly. Alexis (Molly Quinn) says he wore it five years ago. "Don't you think you should move on?" She's reading the Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe which should have been a clue to Castle's outfit at the end. She's skipping his Hallowe'en party this year. She's looking after a baby egg for school, called Fagin. Beckett (Stana Katic) calls about a case. A man is found in the cemetery with a stake though him. Castle loves this time of year. He also loves walking in cemeteries since there are so many stories behind the graves, pointing out one called Elizabeth Dryden, but there's no year for when she died, which of course was another clue for the current case. Castle 'looks like Buffy visited.' Lanie (Tamala Jones) thinks the Db hit his...
- 4/3/2012
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
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