The Last of the Mohicans book, film and television franchise, the character Hawkeye Pierce is given his nickname by his father, after Hawk-eye from "The Last of the Mohicans". A main character in the original and subsequent film adaptation, Hawkeye, as portrayed by Alan Alda, is the central character in the long-running TV series. A number of films have been based on the lengthy book, making various cuts, compressions, and changes. The American adaptations include: The 1920 film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. According to the director Michael Mann,
The 99 (TV series) The 99 (TV series) The 99 is a 2011–2012 animated series directed by Dave Osborne and based on the comic book series of the same name created by Naif Al-Mutawa. The series was planned to air on the TV channel "The Hub" in the United States, but didn't make it due to controversy. Dr Ramzi Razem and The 99 are introduced and they realise for what they should be using their powers. Friendship and cooperation across differing cultures is one of the driving sentiments in the stories. The mysterious Rughal wishes to harness the power of the powerful noor stones