The Oaks is an American supernatural drama television pilot , created by David Schulner for the Fox network's 2008/2009 season. The addition to the Fox line-up was speculated to be a much-needed high-concept drama, purportedly to compete in ratings with ABC 's Lost , Desperate Housewives , and Grey's Anatomy , and with CBS 's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its various spin-off shows. In spite of making an early blind series commitment, Fox did not pick up the drama for the 2008/2009 season. It was reportedly shopped to other networks, with a UK remake of the show, Marchlands , produced in 2010.
20-1659: [REDACTED] Look up oaks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oaks may refer to: Plants [ edit ] Oak trees or shrubs in the genus Quercus in the plant family Fagaceae Other trees not in genus Quercus , see Oak (disambiguation) People [ edit ] Age Oks (known professionally as Agnes Oaks), Estonian ballerina Dallin D. Oaks , American linguistics professor Dallin H. Oaks (born 1932), American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader David Oaks , American executive director of MindFreedom International Harold Anthony Oaks (1896-1968), Canadian World War I flying ace Jeff Oaks , American poet Louis D. Oaks , American Chief of Police for Los Angeles Nathaniel T. Oaks (born 1946), American politician in Maryland Robert Oaks (born 1952), American politician in New York Robert C. Oaks (born 1936), American general and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Winona Oak , Swedish singer also known as Oaks Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Oaks, Bell County, Kentucky Oaks, Missouri Oaks, North Carolina Oaks, Oklahoma Oaks, Pennsylvania Other countries [ edit ] Oaks mountain , in Algeria Oaks explosion at
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60-400: A competition held at Shelbourne Park The Oaks, nickname of the Romania national rugby union team The Oaks, nickname of the sports teams at the former Dondero High School in Royal Oak, Michigan Sports teams from Oakland, California: Oakland Oaks (PCL) a defunct minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League Oakland Oaks (ABL) a defunct basketball team that played in
80-523: The 1988 portion of the series would make tonal changes to become more comedic, along with other cast changes to accommodate. However, the changes to The Oaks casting and tone was approved by Schulner and Ryan. Filming on the pilot was completed in late November. Linda Lowy and John Brace cast the pilot in Los Angeles . In September 2007, Bahar Soomekh as Hollis, Matt Lanter as Mike and Shannon Lucio as Sarah, were officially cast. October saw
100-801: The American Basketball League Oakland Oaks (ABA) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association Other uses [ edit ] Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California Oaks Amusement Park , a historic amusement park in Portland, Oregon, US The Oaks (TV series) The Oaks (band) , American rock band based out of Orlando, Florida See also [ edit ] Oaks Park (London) , which lent its name to
120-486: The American Basketball League Oakland Oaks (ABA) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association Other uses [ edit ] Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California Oaks Amusement Park , a historic amusement park in Portland, Oregon, US The Oaks (TV series) The Oaks (band) , American rock band based out of Orlando, Florida See also [ edit ] Oaks Park (London) , which lent its name to
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180-532: The Oaks Colliery, England. Worst mine explosion in England. Oaks , Shropshire, England Oaks , Tasmania, Australia Sport [ edit ] Epsom Oaks , at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original Oaks race Crown Oaks , at Flemington Racecourse , Melbourne, Australia Oaks (English greyhound race) , a competition held at Perry Barr Stadium Oaks (Irish greyhound race) ,
200-414: The Oaks Colliery, England. Worst mine explosion in England. Oaks , Shropshire, England Oaks , Tasmania, Australia Sport [ edit ] Epsom Oaks , at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original Oaks race Crown Oaks , at Flemington Racecourse , Melbourne, Australia Oaks (English greyhound race) , a competition held at Perry Barr Stadium Oaks (Irish greyhound race) ,
220-442: The addition of British actresses Gina McKee as Molly and Sienna Guillory as Jessica, and the actor Jeremy Renner as Dan. In November when filming began, Gina Mckee was replaced by actress Romy Rosemont to better accommodate the more comedic and blue collar direction taken for the 1988 family and for the character Molly. The addition of Michael Rispoli as Frank was also announced. Because Schulner and Ryan were absent due to
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#1732766047197240-1386: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up oaks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oaks may refer to: Plants [ edit ] Oak trees or shrubs in the genus Quercus in the plant family Fagaceae Other trees not in genus Quercus , see Oak (disambiguation) People [ edit ] Age Oks (known professionally as Agnes Oaks), Estonian ballerina Dallin D. Oaks , American linguistics professor Dallin H. Oaks (born 1932), American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader David Oaks , American executive director of MindFreedom International Harold Anthony Oaks (1896-1968), Canadian World War I flying ace Jeff Oaks , American poet Louis D. Oaks , American Chief of Police for Los Angeles Nathaniel T. Oaks (born 1946), American politician in Maryland Robert Oaks (born 1952), American politician in New York Robert C. Oaks (born 1936), American general and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Winona Oak , Swedish singer also known as Oaks Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Oaks, Bell County, Kentucky Oaks, Missouri Oaks, North Carolina Oaks, Oklahoma Oaks, Pennsylvania Other countries [ edit ] Oaks mountain , in Algeria Oaks explosion at
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300-422: The lives of three families, in different time periods, who all occupy the same house haunted by a restless spirit . The previous house owners also appear to their successors as ghosts. Writer Schulner explains, "Each personal story, each small relationship story is tied to a larger ghost story. I can't tell the story of one family without telling the story of another family that lived there." Three families over
320-471: The pilot titled Amelia . Production on the series officially began on November 5, 2007 with the filming of the pilot episode. "Amelia" was filmed on location in South Pasadena , California , however, Schuler and Ryan participated in the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike that began that day at 12:01 A.M., causing the two to be absent on set for filming. On November 12, it was announced that
340-428: The power couple of pregnant Hollis and her emasculated husband Dan move into the same house as the other families and during renovation, are quick to find something that sheds light on the house's secrets. It is revealed in the pilot, titled Amelia , that "several characters have unexpected connections to the past in some very novel ways". The following has been revealed about the characters: David Schulner wrote
360-508: The script and was inspired when moving into a new house himself, thinking about those who had lived there previously. In 2007, after a heated bidding war between Fox , ABC and CBS for Schulner's concept for The Oaks , it was eventually narrowed down to CBS and Fox, with Fox ultimately taking the show for their line up in August, 2007. Shawn Ryan , Gina Matthews , Grant Scharbo and with Michael Cuesta produced The Oaks . Cuesta directed
380-399: The span of four decades, move into the same house, and they are all haunted by a restless spirit. The families are as follows: In 1968, estranged couple Sarah and Mike harbor deep feelings of resentment and sorrow, aimed at each other after the death of their young daughter Amelia. In 1988, sexually frustrated husband and wife Frank and Molly raise their two children, Lucy and Brian. In 2008,
400-404: The writers' strike, casting of Rispoli and Rosement was overseen by nonwriting executive producer Gina Matthews. A UK-based remake of The Oaks, entitled Marchlands began airing on ITV1 on 3 February 2011. The UK version stars Alex Kingston . A second series called Lightfields began on ITV1 on 27 February 2013. Featuring different families at a new house, the titular 'Lightfields', across
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