Jim Shannon
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Jim Shannon is the central protagonist of the science fiction TV series "Terra Nova," a former cop and devoted father who joins a prehistoric colony to secure a better future for his family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jim Shannon canonical | 4 |
| Josh Shannon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10209681 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Shannon Context triple: [Terra Nova, mainCharacter, Jim Shannon]
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A.
John Shinn
John Shinn was the founder of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, one of the oldest natural history institutions in the United States.
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B.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
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C.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer is an American writer known for his work on the animated series "Cowboy Bebop" and related projects.
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D.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
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E.
Michael K. Hannon
Michael K. Hannon is an American local politician who served as the mayor of Newark, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Shannon Target entity description: Jim Shannon is the central protagonist of the science fiction TV series "Terra Nova," a former cop and devoted father who joins a prehistoric colony to secure a better future for his family.
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A.
John Shinn
John Shinn was the founder of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, one of the oldest natural history institutions in the United States.
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B.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
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C.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer is an American writer known for his work on the animated series "Cowboy Bebop" and related projects.
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D.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
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E.
Michael K. Hannon
Michael K. Hannon is an American local politician who served as the mayor of Newark, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Terra Nova ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
ⓘ
devoted father ⓘ protective ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| child |
Josh Shannon
ⓘ
Maddy Shannon ⓘ Zoe Shannon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States (fictional character from American TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States (fictional American character)
|
| createdBy |
Craig Silverstein
ⓘ
Kelly Marcel ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Terra Nova universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Terra Nova (pilot episode)
ⓘ
linked to:
Terra Nova
|
| genre | science fiction television series character ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementBackground | former cop ⓘ |
| motivation |
protect his family
ⓘ
secure a better future for his children ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
police officer
ⓘ
security officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jason O'Mara ⓘ |
| residence |
Terra Nova colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Hadley’s Hope colony
|
| roleInWork | protagonist of Terra Nova ⓘ |
| setting |
prehistoric colony Terra Nova
ⓘ
linked to:
Terra Nova
|
| spouse | Elisabeth Shannon ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 22nd century (origin time) ⓘ |
| timeTravelDestination | prehistoric Earth ⓘ |
| worksFor |
Terra Nova colony security
ⓘ
linked to:
Terra Nova
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Jim Shannon Description of subject: Jim Shannon is the central protagonist of the science fiction TV series "Terra Nova," a former cop and devoted father who joins a prehistoric colony to secure a better future for his family.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jim Shannon