A bookworm becomes the librarian. Same night a magical spear gets stolen and he's off to get some real life experience around the globe on his quest for the spear - starting with being thrown off a plane over Amazonas by his cute helper. The Felon and the Librarian We are a real-life married couple embarking on our ever after. Our podcast is the story of us. It’s about a Felon who turned his life around while struggling with addiction and the stigma of a felony.yadda yadda yaddameets a Librarian who has MANY questions. The Librarian is a very personal game whose production started a long time ago, much before Midnight Scenes, but it was shelved for years. Now it's finally finished and ready for you to play!

The Librarian is a series of original fantasy-adventuremade-for-television films from Turner Network Television (TNT) starring Noah Wyle as The Librarian who protects a secret collection of artifacts.

Development[edit]

Dean Devlin, through his production company Electric Entertainment, brought David Titcher's original pitch to TNT. David Titcher wrote and created the original movie that sequels were based on.^[1] The director of the first film was Peter Winther, and writer/creator David Titcher co-produced with Marc Roskin and Kearie Peak. In 2004, they planned to produce three Librarian films with ER star Noah Wyle.

'Dean's pitch was a refreshing take on the hero story', TNT's Senior Vice President of Original Programming Michael Wright said. 'Instead of a muscle-bound, spandex-clad superman, we get an insecure but brilliant guy who thinks he's taking a safe job as a librarian, but instead gets taken on a ride in a world we'd like to believe exists.'^[1]

Television films[edit]

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)[edit]

Quest for the Spear introduces Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle), who is hired by the Metropolitan Public Library as The Librarian. What Flynn does not realize is that the library has existed for centuries and protects a range of historical and often magical items in a secret section of the library, including The Ark of the Covenant, Pandora's box, and Excalibur. When part of the Spear of Destiny is stolen from the library, Flynn must recover it with the help of Nicole Noone.

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)[edit]

Return to King Solomon's Mines begins with Flynn's attending a party at his mother's house, where he meets up with his 'Uncle' Jerry, a close friend of his late father. Soon Flynn is on a quest to locate King Solomon's Mines, and along the way he teams up with Emily Davenport, an archaeologist who helps Flynn translate the Akon (aklo algolis) language. When they meet up with Jerry in Kenya, all is not what it seems.

The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)[edit]

Curse of the Judas Chalice finds Flynn suffering from a series of strange dreams which lead him to New Orleans, where he finds himself in the midst of uncovering a conspiracy that involves the notorious vampire Prince Vlad Dracul. Once again, Flynn must overcome his fears and protect one of the world's most sacred artifacts, the Judas Chalice, or face the consequences of it falling into the wrong hands.

Television series[edit]

The Librarians (2014–2018)[edit]

TNT ordered a ten-episode weekly series version of The Librarian, following the original cast that includes Noah Wyle, Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin, as well as four new characters who work for The Library. A teaser trailer aired right after the Falling Skiesseason finale. The series premiered on December 7, 2014.^[2]

The new characters are:

• Colonel Eve Baird (Rebecca Romijn), who is a counter-terrorism agent who protects the group.
• Jacob Stone (Christian Kane), who has an IQ of 190 and extensive knowledge of art history.
• Cassandra Killian (Lindy Booth), who has the special gift of auditory and sensoryhallucinations linked to memory retrieval known as synesthesia.
• Ezekiel Jones (John Kim), 'a master of technologies' and fan of classic crimes who enjoys playing the role of international man of mystery.

Jenkins (John Larroquette) serves as the quartet's reluctant, sometimes cantankerous caretaker; he has worked at The Library's branch office 'for longer than anyone knows' and has extensive knowledge of ancient lore. The quartet battles the Serpent Brotherhood, a cult led by the mysterious immortal Dulaque, a recurring character played by Matt Frewer.^[3]

The series was filmed in Portland, Oregon. On February 12, 2015, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second ten-episode season.^[4] It premiered on November 1, 2015.^[5] In December 2015, it was announced that the series would be renewed for a third season.^[6] On January 24, 2017, TNT renewed the series for a fourth season.^[7] In March 2018, the series was cancelled for unknown reasons.^[8]

Books[edit]

The Adventures of the Librarian: Quest for the Spear[edit]

A novelization of the first movie was adapted by Christopher Tracy as The Adventures of the Librarian: Quest for the Spear, which was published in 2004.^[9]

The Librarians tie-in novels[edit]

Three tie-in novels have been published, all written by Greg Cox:

• The Librarians and the Lost Lamp (2016) follows the characters of the television series as they attempt to find Aladdin's lamp, in both the past and the future.
• In The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase (2017) the characters attempt to find various sections of the original Mother Goose story book before a descendant of the original Mother Goose is able to recombine the parts and use its power.
• In The Librarians and the Pot of Gold (2019), the Serpent Brotherhood have returned, and the Librarians learn the truth behind the story of St. Patrick driving the “snakes” out of Éire. He had the help of a Librarian.

Comic books[edit]

The Librarian[edit]

Released in November 2006, Electric Entertainment and Atlantis Studios produced a graphic novel adaptation of Return to King Solomon's Mines. The adaption was written by James Watson and illustrated by Nate Pride.

Electric Entertainment and Atlantis Studios additionally signed an exclusive worldwide agreement to produce an original comic book series based on The Librarian characters. 'Comics are great opportunities to explore mythology, history, and each character in a way we could never do on film,' said Executive Producer Dean Devlin. 'There are thousands of artifacts in the Library – each one a new adventure. Based on the response we’ve had from the first film, fans of all ages loved the characters and want to see more. This series will give it to them.'^[10]

The Librarians[edit]

On June 20, 2017, writer Will Pfeifer and artist Rodney Buchemi were announced as creators of a new comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment, based on The Librarians. The series is set to launch on September 13.^[11] The final issue was released December 13th 2017 ^[12]

Film[edit]

In 2009 Producer Dean Devlin had indicated that the next entry in The Librarian series would be a theatrical release. Shooting was planned for some time in 2009.^[13] However, actor Noah Wyle later said in an interview at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con that shooting had not begun and there were no immediate plans for a theatrical release of the next film in the series.^[14] Metabase download.

Characters[edit]

Mythology of The Librarian[edit]

The Librarians are the guardians of powerful and magical relics, having been for centuries, and often undertake globe-spanning adventures to recover items and store them in the Library. Some of the relics in the library include: the Mona Lisa, Excalibur, the Ark of the Covenant, the Fountain of Youth, the Nautilus, Noah's Ark, Pan's flute, Pandora's box, Poseidon's trident, and the Shroud of Turin. There are also living assets within the Library; for example, the Loch Ness Monster can be seen in the water around the 'tree' made of walkways at the end of the Judas Chalice adventure.

Awards[edit]

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear[edit]

Nominated[edit]

• Saturn Award (2005): Best Actor on Television (Noah Wyle), Best Supporting Actor on Television (Kyle MacLachlan), Best Supporting Actress on Television (Sonya Walger), and Best Television Presentation
• Motion Picture Sound Editors (2005): Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Sound Effects & Foley.
• Visual Effects Society Awards (2005): VES Award for Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program
• Writers Guild of America (2006): WGA Award for Long Form – Original (David N. Titcher)

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines[edit]

Won[edit]

• Saturn Award (2007): Best Presentation on Television.

Nominated[edit]

• Saturn Award (2007): Best Actor on Television (Noah Wyle), and Best Supporting Actress on Television (Gabrielle Anwar).
• American Society of Cinematographers (2007): ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series/Pilot (Walt Lloyd)
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2007): Critics Choice Award for Best Picture Made for Television
• Emmy Awards (2007): Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Joseph LoDuca), and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abMichael Flemin (May 24, 2004). 'Wyle gets Librarian card'. Variety.
2. ^Seikaly, Andrea (June 25, 2014). ''The Librarians' TV Series to Premiere Worldwide With Universal Networks International'. Variety. Retrieved December 6, 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
3. ^Ausiello, Michael (April 10, 2014). 'TNT Orders Librarians Series Starring Rebecca Romijn, Leverage Fave; Noah Wyle to Recur'. TVLine. Retrieved December 6, 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
4. ^Mitovich, Matt (February 12, 2015). 'TNT's Librarians Renewed for Season 2'. TVLine. Retrieved September 17, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
5. ^Frith, Vanessa (August 31, 2015). ''The Librarians' Season 2: Why Is Christian Kane Fighting Himself? New Enemy & Promo Revealed'. Enstars. Retrieved September 17, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
6. ^'Librarians renewed Season 3'.
7. ^Roots, Kimberly (January 24, 2017). 'The Librarians Renewed for Season 4'. TVLine. Retrieved January 25, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
8. ^'The Librarians TV Show on TNT: Cancelled, No Season 5 - canceled TV shows - TV Series Finale'. 8 March 2018.
9. ^Tracy, Christopher (2004). The Adventures of the Librarian: Quest For The Spear. I Books. ISBN1-4165-0486-9.
10. ^'Electric Entertainment & Atlantis Studios to Produce 'Librarian' Comic'. comicbookbin.com.
11. ^'THE LIBRARIANS Creative Team Named'. newsarama.com.
12. ^'THE LIBRARIANS Comic Book #4'. dynamite.com.
13. ^'The Librarian's next adventure: your movie theater'. CliqueClack TV.
14. ^'Noah Wyle on the Librarian theatrical movie'. CliqueClack TV.

External links[edit]

• The Librarian: Quest for the Spear at IMDb

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear is a 2004 American made-for-televisionfantasy-adventure film and the first in the Librarian franchise of movies. It was originally released on American cable channel TNT on December 5, 2004, written by David Titcher, directed by Peter Winther and starring Noah Wyle.

Plot[edit]

Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle), a perpetual college student in his 30s with 22 academic degrees,^[1] is kicked out of college by his professor, Harris (Mario Iván Martínez), who arranges for Flynn to get his 23rd degree mid-term. They have just completed a 1/20th scale model of the great pyramid, complete with a gold capstone. It will be months before he can sign up for another class. He tells Flynn—who does not know the names of his fellow students— that he lacks real-life experience and needs to see life outside of college. Flynn's mother, Margie (Olympia Dukakis), says the same thing. She is constantly worried about her son and encourages him to get a job, find a wife, and be happy.

Flynn receives a mysterious, magical invitation to interview 'for a prestigious position' at the Metropolitan Public Library. Shortly after his odd but successful interview with humorless library administrator, Charlene (Jane Curtin)—and one vital question from a disembodied voice—he is shown the true Library by the owner of the voice, Judson (Bob Newhart). The position of Librarian has existed for thousands of years. His role is to protect historical and often magical items stored in a vast secret space far below the 'real' library. The items for which Flynn is responsible include Pandora's Box, Tesla's Death Ray, the Holy Grail, the transmuted corpse of King Midas, the Ark of the Covenant, the Golden Fleece, a live unicorn, the Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs, Excalibur, the original Mona Lisa (the Louvre version is a copy), the original 'Little Boy' prototype atomic bomb, a working jet pack, Ali Baba's Flying Carpet, and the Spear of Destiny.

Flynn finds that the job entails more than he expected when one of three parts of the Spear of Destiny is stolen by a cult known as the Serpent Brotherhood, led by the former librarian Wilde (Kyle MacLachlan), who had faked his own death. (The audience learns of Wilde's involvement immediately.) Judson explains that whoever has the complete Spear of Destiny will control the destiny of the entire world (it is said in the film that 'Hitler had only one' piece of the Spear). Flynn is the only one on Earth who can track down the remaining two pieces and prevent the Serpent Brotherhood from possessing all three. He heads off to the Amazon jungle, with only two tools: his mind and a book written in a previously untranslated language called the 'Language of the birds.”

On the plane, Flynn is ambushed by members of the Serpent Brotherhood and is rescued by a woman who forces him out of the plane in mid-air. Once they land, he finds that his rescuer, Nicole Noone (Sonya Walger), has been sent by Judson. She works for the Library in the role later defined as Guardian. She fell in love with the last Librarian and blames herself for his death. She resists any friendly feelings for Flynn. As the two travel through the Amazon rainforest, they encounter waterfalls, headhunters, bridge collapses, and Maya death traps, which they manage to survive with little difficulty thanks to Flynn's extensive knowledge and Nicole's physical prowess. They retrieve the second piece of the spear and are immediately captured by the brotherhood and Wilde, who is about to shoot Nicole when Flynn steps in front of her. He makes a deal to find the last piece of the spear in exchange for Nicole's life. They head to Shangri-La, in the Himalayas.

At Shangri-La, they learn that their arrival has been prophesied. Flynn retrieves the last spear piece, the blade, and the temple starts to collapse. The monks battle the Serpent Brotherhood and Flynn and Nicole escape in a helicopter, which he flies somewhat erratically, using his book knowledge. They arrive at a hotel, where Nicole orders champagne and asks Flynn if he has read a lot of books about making love. Flynn wakes up the next morning to find Nicole, the spear blade and his clothes missing. Judson contacts him through a TV in the hotel lobby, and when he describes the conditions necessary to join the spear parts together—a golden-cap-stoned pyramid, augmented by a powerful electromagnetic field during a full moon—Flynn realizes that Professor Harris is in on the scheme. He tells Judson to call the Marines, he is coming home.

Judson meets him outside the university building where the pyramid was reconstructed, and when Flynn asks where the Marines are, Judson flashes a tattoo and replies “Semper Fi!” They watch as the Serpent Brothers, including Harris, assemble to watch Wilde call down the ancient powers and fuse the spear into one. Nicole is their prisoner. After Judson decks a henchman, he says to Flynn, “I was a Librarian, too, you know.” Wilde stabs one of his men, absorbing his life force through the spear, and starts for Nicole. Flynn tackles him and frees Nicole. Nicole and Judson take on the Brotherhood while Flynn follows Wilde, who tries to kill him. When the spear strikes stone the Pyramid shakes. Realizing what is happening, Flynn leads Wilde to damage the support stones, upsetting the precariously balanced structure. The capstone then falls onto Wilde, killing him. Judson and Nicole stand in a room full of unconscious people. Flynn reclaims the spear in the name of the Library, where it is displayed near Excalibur. Flynn draws the sword from its stone. Judson and Charlene show him the latest portrait in the gallery of Librarians: Flynn, holding the Spear. “I hope you saved receipts,” Charlene says.

Three months later, Flynn is at a café talking with his mother about his new job at the public library and his girlfriend, Nicole, who suddenly arrives by motorcycle and kisses Flynn, who introduces her to his Mother. Nicole informs him that the 'Deadly Scorpion League' has got their hands on H. G. Wells' Time Machine (a real time machine, and not the book). As Flynn wonders aloud why so many evil groups have insect names, they take off, pursued by four members of said cult.

Cast[edit]

• Noah Wyle as Flynn Carsen
• Sonya Walger as Nicole Noone
• Bob Newhart as Judson
• Jane Curtin as Charlene
• Olympia Dukakis as Margie Carsen
• Kyle MacLachlan as Edward Wilde
• Kelly Hu as Lana
• David Dayan Fisher as Rhodes

Reception[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 60% based on reviews from 5 critics.^[2]

David Cornelius at eFilmCritic.com gave it a positive review: 'It's a fun cheesy cable TV flick, a slice of winking B movie giddiness that charms us into smiling through all the nonsense.'^[3]

The Librarian Movies

Awards[edit]

Nominated for the 2006 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing for a Long Form (Original) (David Titcher) by the Writers Guild of America.^[4]

DVD[edit]

An unrated, Region 1 NTSC DVD was released for this film on August 30, 2005, using an aspect ratio of 1:78:1.

Sequels[edit]

A sequel, The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines, aired on TNT on December 3, 2006. It was released on DVD December 19.The second sequel, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice, was released on December 7, 2008. A one-hour TV series, The Librarians, premiered on TNT on December 7, 2014, with a ten-episode season. It ran for a total of four seasons.

The character Nicole Noone does not appear in the other films. Her fate is explored in the TV series season 4, where she is portrayed by Rachel Nichols.

References[edit]

1. ^'A Conversation with Noah Wyle'. Turner Broadcasting System Inc. 2010-01-31. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03.
2. ^'The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
3. ^David Cornelius (August 27, 2005). 'Movie Review - Librarian: Quest for the Spear, The - eFilmCritic'. www.efilmcritic.com.
4. ^'Librarian: Quest for the Spear, The (2004) - Misc Notes - TCM.com'. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2019-12-27.

The Librarian Film Series

External links[edit]

• The Librarian: Quest for the Spear at IMDb
• The Librarian: Quest for the Spear at the TCM Movie Database
• The Librarian: Quest for the Spear at AllMovie

The Librarian