Series synopsis
The Fearing Mind is an American sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Fox Family on October 21, 2000. It ended on December 2, 2000. It was created by Dan Angel, Billy Brown. It stars Harry Van Gorkum, Susan Gibney, Katee Sackhoff and Rae Allen.
Bill Fearing, a famous writer of suspense thrillers, gets his ideas from things that happen in his family. When he gets an idea, the viewers enter his mind and see the gruesome events unfold.
Premise
Bill Fearing, a famous writer of suspense thrillers, gets his ideas from things that happen in his family. When he gets an idea, the viewers enter his mind and see the gruesome events unfold.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Harry Van Gorkum as Bill Fearing
- Susan Gibney as Cynthia Fearing
- Katee Sackhoff as Lenore Fearing
- Rae Allen as Grandma Lucy
- John Fleck as Howard
Guest cast
- Nicole De Boer as Paula Kubiak
- Katharine Isabelle as Josie Hogan
- Kevin Kilner as Detective Sarno
- Robert Joy as Dr. Gerald Willett
- Mimi Rose as Detective Sarno's daughter
- Brenda Crichlow as Ann Banner
- Michael Puttonen
- Meredith Henderson as Catherine
- Daniel von Bargen as P.F. O'Horgan
- Matthew Bennett as Dennis Kubiak
- Matthew O'Leary as Tommy Willoughby
- Terry Chen as Loc Tran Minh
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | October 21, 2000 | December 2, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sweet Meat Bill is concerned about a boy his daughter Lenore is hanging out with, Cynthia is all over Bill to do something about their problems with ants in the house, and Grandma Lucy is giving Bill a hard time as usual. Bill's newest story is instigated by the ant problem in the Fearing household. It seems that ants are attacking and killing people and Detective Sarno is put in charge of the case, only to discover that these ants have a host. |
October 21, 2000 |
| 2 |
Good Harvest Without asking Bill first, Cynthia invites one of his writing rivals, P.F. O'Horgan, over for dinner. Cynthia and Grandma Lucy are immediately warm to the man, while Bill is still suspicious for the larger part of the evening. However, he and O'Horgan eventually warm up to each other- at least for the evening. Meanwhile, Bill starts writing a new story for a literary magazine that's reminiscent of the old tale 'The Lottery.' A blind girl in a country town starts to have horrible visions left over from when she was able see. |
October 28, 2000 |
| 3 |
Upgrade Much to his horror, Cynthia replaces Bill's typewriter with a computer. The new technology in his life leads Bill to write a story about a nineteenth century home that is renovated to bring it up to the twenty-first century. Trouble is, the house doesn't want to be changed. |
November 4, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fox Family |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 21, 2000 |
| Last aired | December 2, 2000 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |