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Encore! Encore! is an American sitcom television series created by David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee, Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano, starring Nathan Lane as an opera singer. On the verge of becoming "The Fourth Tenor", Lane's character injures his vocal cords and must move in with his family, who run a vineyard in Northern California. The series premiered on NBC on September 22, 1998 and ended on January 27, 1999.[1]
| Encore! Encore! | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | David Angell Peter Casey David Lee Chuck Ranberg Anne Flett-Giordano |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Bruce Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Angell Peter Casey David Lee Chuck Ranberg Anne Flett-Giordano |
| Producer | Mary Fukuto |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 22, 1998 – January 27, 1999 |
Encore! Encore! struggled in the ratings from the start. After its fourth episode aired on October 27, 1998, NBC put the series on hiatus for almost two months. Thirteen episodes were ordered but the series was cancelled at midseason with two episodes left unaired. The final network episode aired on January 27, 1999. All 13 episodes later ran on Bravo.
Cast
edit- Nathan Lane as Joseph Pinoni
- Joan Plowright as Marie Pinoni
- Glenne Headly as Franceseca Pinoni
- Trevor Fehrman as Michael Pinoni
- Ernie Sabella as Leo Wodecki
- James Patrick Stuart as Claude Bertrand
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | David Lee | Story by : David Angell & Peter Casey & David Lee & Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano Teleplay by : Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | September 22, 1998 |
| 2 | "I Am Joe's Ego" | Pamela Fryman | Charlie Hauck | September 29, 1998 |
| 3 | "The French Connection" | Michael Lembeck | Story by : Valerie Curtin & Jon Sherman Teleplay by : Jon Sherman | October 20, 1998 |
| 4 | "Master Class" | Ken Levine | Jon Sherman | October 27, 1998 |
| 5 | "Sour Grapes" | Sheldon Epps | Brown Mandell | December 16, 1998 |
| 6 | "The Diary" | Jeff Melman | Christina Lynch | December 23, 1998 |
| 7 | "Mr. Joe's Wild Ride" | Michael Lembeck | Jon Sherman | December 30, 1998 |
| 8 | "I Know How Caged Bird Tastes" | Jeff Melman | Charlie Hauck | January 6, 1999 |
| 9 | "Crime and Punishment" | Michael Lembeck | Christina Lynch | January 13, 1999 |
| 10 | "To Soeur with Love" | Jeff Melman | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | January 20, 1999 |
| 11 | "The Doubt of the Benefit" | Ken Levine | John Augustine | January 27, 1999 |
| 12 | "A Review to Remember" | TBD | David Isaacs | Unaired |
| 13 | "Soul Food" | TBD | Charlie Hauck | Unaired |
Critical reception
editA New York Observer review described the show as "the 'Moose Murders' of sitcoms -- it won't be here past Halloween, but the recollection of its awfulness will give you untold delight for years to come."[2] For The Washington Post, Tom Shales described Lane's character as "a nagging fussbudget who makes unreasonable demands on all those around him".[3] TeeVee.org writer Chris Rywalt observed that Lane spoke with "one of those upper-crust anti-accent accents" on the show and added: "Once the show gets beyond the accents, it collapses humorlessly."[4] In contrast, The New York Times gave a very positive review to the show's debut, saying it possessed the "most accomplished, high-powered cast on television."[5]
References
edit- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 364. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ Rutenberg, Jim (2003-09-21). "Hunting for a Sitcom Hit Among the Misses". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Shales, Tom (September 22, 1998). "'Sports Night': A Homer in Its First At-Bat". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 19, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ Rywalt, Chris (November 6, 1998). "Fall '98: Accent! Accent!". TeeVee.org. Archived from the original on June 28, 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ James, Caryn (1998-09-22). "One Family's Regal Airs, Another's Upward Mobility". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-09-18.