Kyle XY
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| Kyle XY | |
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 Kyle XY title card |
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| Genre | Science fiction, teen drama |
| Running time | approx. 42-45 minutes |
| Creator(s) | Eric Bress J. Mackye Gruber |
| Executive producer(s) | J.C. Spink Chris Bender David Himelfarb Eric Tuchman |
| Starring | Matt Dallas Marguerite MacIntyre Bruce Thomas April Matson Jean-Luc Bilodeau Chris Olivero Kirsten Prout |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original channel | ABC Family |
| Original run | June 26, 2006– |
| No. of episodes | 10 (As of August 28, 2006) |
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| TV.com summary | |
Kyle XY is an American drama television series about Kyle, a boy who wakes up in the forest outside of Seattle, Washington with no memory of his life up until that point. The series follows Kyle as he tries to understand the mysteries of who he is, such as why he has no belly button or why he has no memory of being a child.
The show premiered June 26, 2006 on the ABC Family network; episodes are also broadcast on ABC and available for download from the iTunes Store.[1]
ABC Family has ordered 10 episodes for the first season, and another 13 episodes for the second season, set to air in 2007, but an exact air date has not yet been determined.[2][3]
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Main characters
- Matt Dallas as Kyle
- Marguerite MacIntyre as Nicole Trager
- Bruce Thomas as Stephen Trager
- April Matson as Lori Trager
- Jean-Luc Bilodeau as Josh Trager
- Chris Olivero as Declan McDunaugh
- Kirsten Prout as Amanda Bloom
[edit] Recurring characters
- Nicholas Lea as Tom Foss
- Kurt Max Runte as Detective Jason Breen
- Cory Monteith as Charlie Tanner
- Chelan Simmons as Hillary
[edit] Ratings
The premiere episode of Kyle XY was ABC Family channel's highest rated original series premiere, according to their press release (as of June 2006). According to the same press release, the show received a household rating of 2.1 and reached 2.6 million viewers.[4] The repeat showing of the first episode on sister broadcast network ABC had more than 5.2 million viewers.[5]
[edit] Episode list
[edit] Season 1
| No. | Episode | Air Date |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | 26 June 2006 |
| 2 | "Sleepless In Seattle" | 3 July 2006 |
| 3 | "The Lies That Bind" | 10 July 2006 |
| 4 | "Diving In" | 17 July 2006 |
| 5 | "This Is Not a Test" | 24 July 2006 |
| 6 | "Blame It On The Rain" | 31 July 2006 |
| 7 | "Kyle Got Game" | 7 August 2006 |
| 8 | "Memory Serves" | 14 August 2006 |
| 9 | "Overheard" | 21 August 2006 |
| 10 | "Endgame" | 28 August 2006 |
[edit] Season 2
[edit] Alternate reality game
Kyle XY as a series also features an alternate reality game where the players are "invited" to help solve the mystery of who Kyle really is. The Mada Corporation website[6] is the game's rabbit hole — the introduction to the game universe. By clicking on "Our Jobs" in the menu, the gamer is taken to an anti-Madacorp Blog, where clues are left for revealing the truth about Kyle.
[edit] Trivia
- The premise of Kyle XY is similar to John Doe, although it was supposedly created before the latter became a series.[7]
- Declan's surname, McDunaugh, is not revealed until the sixth episode ("Blame It on the Rain"), when Declan meets Stephen Trager. The show's website originally mentioned it as being "McMannus" (Declan MacManus is the real name of Elvis Costello), while closed captioning for the show identified it as "McDunaugh". The alternate reality game mistakenly indicated that it was "Tanner," which was actually the last name of Charlie, Amanda's boyfriend.
- When Kyle speaks for the first time, Josh exclaims, "He's like that Indian from Cuckoo's Nest!" This is a reference to Chief Bromden from the 1962 Ken Kesey novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
- Even though the series takes place in Seattle, it is actually filmed in the Vancouver, British Columbia area.
- Throughout most episodes, Sour Patch Kids candies are mentioned or shown in the background as they are the show's main sponsor.
- When the character of Adam Baylin is mentioned for the first time in the eighth episode ("Memory Serves"), his last name was spelled "Bailen" in the closed-captioning. However, it is spelled "Baylin" on ABC Family's official website, and so the latter spelling is considered canonical.
- Kyle enjoys sour patch kids like the alien teens in the WB/UPN series Roswell did tabasco.
[edit] References
- ^ "ABC Family Sells Kyle XY on iTunes", Multichannel News, 2006-06-16. Retrieved on 2006-07-02.
- ^ Kyle XY at TV.com
- ^ ABC Family Renews 'Kyle XY,' Drops 'Beautiful People'. the futon critic. Retrieved on 2006-08-05.
- ^ Millions of viewers tune-in to discover who is 'Kyle XY' (PDF). ABC FamilyNet (2006-06-27). Retrieved on 2006-07-02.
- ^ Becker, Anne. "Kyle XY Scores High in Double Play", Broadcasting & Cable, 2006-07-03. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.
- ^ Mada Corporation website (fictional)
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (2006-06-26). Who / what / from where is 'Kyle XY?'. TV.com. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.
[edit] External links
- Kyle XY Official Site
- Kyle XY on TV Squad
- Madacorp Website
- Kyle XY: A Modern Kaspar Hauser [1]
Categories: 2006 television program debuts | 2000s TV shows in the United States | Television series by Buena Vista Television | Television shows set in Washington | Science fiction television series | Drama television series | ABC network shows | ABC Family shows | Teen dramas | Fictional amnesiacs
