| Spin City | |
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 The original Spin City title screen (1996 - 1999) |
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| Also known as | Spin Chaos City (Germany) |
| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Bill Lawrence Gary David Goldberg |
| Starring | Michael J. Fox (1996-2000) Charlie Sheen (2000-2002) Barry Bostwick Richard Kind Michael Boatman Alan Ruck Heather Locklear (1999-2002) Connie Britton (1996-2000) Alexander Chaplin (1996-2000) Jennifer Esposito (1997-1999) Carla Gugino (1996) Victoria Dillard (1996-2000) Lana Parrilla (2000-2001) |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. Bill Lawrence (born 1969 is a creator, Writer, producer, and director of Television programs Career After graduating Gary David Goldberg (born June 25, 1944 -) is an American writer and producer for television and film best known for his work on Family Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24 1945) is an American Actor and Singer. Richard J Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American Actor known for his roles in the Sitcoms Mad About You and Michael Patrick Boatman (born October 25 1964) is an Image Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. Alan Ruck (born July 1 1956) is an American stage Television and film Actor. Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is a six time- Golden Globe -nominated American actress. Connie Britton (born March 6 1968) is an American Actress. Biography Personal life Britton was born Constance Alexander Chaplin, birth name Alexander Gaberman, (born 20 March, 1971) is an American actor Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and Dancer. Carla Gugino (born August 29, 1971) is an American actress known for her roles of Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids film trilogy Victoria Dillard (born September 20 1969 is an American actress. Lana Parrilla (born July 15 1977) is an American Actress known for her television work The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 145 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 Minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original run | September 17, 1996 – April 30, 2002 |
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| TV.com summary | |
Spin City is an American sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by Gary David Goldberg & Bill Lawrence, based on a fictional local government running New York City, originally starring Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. The following is an episode list for the ABC series Spin City. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Gary David Goldberg (born June 25, 1944 -) is an American writer and producer for television and film best known for his work on Family Bill Lawrence (born 1969 is a creator, Writer, producer, and director of Television programs Career After graduating The City of New York Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Michael Patrick Flaherty is a Fictional character played by Michael J The show was canceled in 2002 due to low ratings from the 2001–2002 season and a change in target demographics.
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Premise
The series focuses on the Mayor of New York City, Randall Winston (Barry Bostwick), and his staff as they run the city — although the main person in charge is Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty (Michael J. Fox). Randall Winston was a Fictional character on the American Television program Spin City. Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24 1945) is an American Actor and Singer. Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments Michael Patrick Flaherty is a Fictional character played by Michael J Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Mike is excellent at his job, dealing with spin and lies, but not so good with his personal life, which he often neglects. Other members of staff at City Hall include press secretary Paul Lassiter (Richard Kind), the office cheapskate, suck-up, and noted coward, who has a habit of being a loudmouth and is often kept in the dark about things; assistant deputy mayor Stuart Bondek (Alan Ruck), who loves the ladies and is often very sexist; head of minority affairs Carter Heywood (Michael Boatman), a gay black man who owns a suicidal dog named Rags. Richard J Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American Actor known for his roles in the Sitcoms Mad About You and Alan Ruck (born July 1 1956) is an American stage Television and film Actor. Michael Patrick Boatman (born October 25 1964) is an Image Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. Despite their overwhelming personal differences, Stuart and Carter actually become roommates and the best of friends. Also part of the staff are speech writer James Hobert (Alexander Chaplin), who is easily led and quite naive; Mike's secretary Janelle Cooper (Victoria Dillard); and his assistant Nikki Faber (Connie Britton). Alexander Chaplin, birth name Alexander Gaberman, (born 20 March, 1971) is an American actor Victoria Dillard (born September 20 1969 is an American actress. Connie Britton (born March 6 1968) is an American Actress. Biography Personal life Britton was born Constance Janelle later became the mayor's secretary and Stacy Paterno (Jennifer Esposito) joined the show as Mike's. Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and Dancer. Each of them has to help run City Hall, improving the Mayor's image and cover for his frequent gaffes, while sorting out their personal lives.
At the start of the series, Mike is dating reporter Ashley Schaffer (Carla Gugino). Carla Gugino (born August 29, 1971) is an American actress known for her roles of Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids film trilogy In early promos for the series, this relationship is shown to be the main premise of the show. However, just a few episodes into the series, Gugino decided to leave.
The nature of Carter and Stuart's relationship became a running gag during the series. The two ended up becoming so close that their friendship was mocked by others, and their arguments sounded so much like husband and wife that a whole episode was dedicated to the notion that the two argued like a married couple. The two ended up meeting an older duo of best friends (one black and one white) that were virtual twins of Carter and Stuart in terms of personality; when it was discovered that the two older versions had become a couple, it ended up scaring Stuart quite a bit. For his part, Stuart tends to be very possessive of his time with Carter, going so far as to be genuinely jealous when Carter spends more and more time with new campaign manager Caitlin (Heather Locklear) [see below]. Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is a six time- Golden Globe -nominated American actress. In spite of all the jokes and innuendo, they prove to be best friends willing to do anything for both their friends and each other.
During the fourth season, Stacy was replaced by a temp, Gail, in one episode and then by James in subsequent episodes of that season. Her absence was never explained, nor was she mentioned again after James took over her duties, although Paul has one comment in Gail's first episode: He accidentally calls the temp "Stacy," then explains that he doesn't have the time to learn new names.
The later years
In 1998, Fox announced that he had Parkinson's Disease. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the Central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's As a result, a new character, Caitlin Moore (Heather Locklear) was introduced at the start of the 1999–2000 season to help share Mike's workload. Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is a six time- Golden Globe -nominated American actress. Caitlin was Mayor Winston's campaign manager as he decided to run for Senator, and there was much friction between Mike and Caitlin about who was in charge of the Mayor. Their relationship, however, was more complex than a simple rivalry and there were hints that it would become more than platonic.
In 2000, as his symptoms worsened, Fox announced that he was leaving the show at the end of the season to spend more time with his family and to raise money for awareness of and research into Parkinson's[1]. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. His character left City Hall at the end of the show's 4th season, taking the blame for an alleged Mafia link that the Mayor unknowingly had[2]. He later moved to Washington D.C. as an environmental lobbyist, there meeting a senator named Alex P. Keaton[2] (a homage to Family Ties, in which Fox played a conservative son of liberal parents [3]). Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Alex P Keaton is a Fictional character on the American Television Sitcom, Family Ties which aired on NBC Family Ties is a Television Sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons from 1982 to 1989 Executive Producer/co-creator Bill Lawrence also left the show, along with a few cast members and writers/producers. Bill Lawrence (born 1969 is a creator, Writer, producer, and director of Television programs Career After graduating
The remaining producers decided to carry on the series with a new lead. For the show's 5th season, production moved from New York to Los Angeles, and Charlie Sheen as new Deputy Mayor Charlie Crawford, joining Caitlin, Paul, Stuart, Carter, and the Mayor. Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor The characters of Nikki, Janelle and James were not carried over (like Stacy, their absences were never explained), replaced by assistant Angie Ordonez (Lana Parrilla), who likewise left after one season without explanation (Parrilla feeling the character was underused). Lana Parrilla (born July 15 1977) is an American Actress known for her television work
Episodes
Awards
The Show won 4 Golden Globes (3 for Michael J. Fox and 1 for Charlie Sheen), out of it's 9 nominations
Spin City on DVD
Dreamworks has published two smaller DVD boxes titled "Michael J. The following is an episode list for the ABC series Spin City. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor Fox - His All Time Favorites" Vols. 1 and 2 in 2003, both containing eleven episodes. All 22 episodes are taken from the four seasons containing Fox, each starting with a brief interview in which he describes what he likes about the episode. In the 2003 interviews, Fox shows symptoms of his ongoing illness. Both DVD boxes contain bonus material with fund-raising TV commercials for Parkinson's Disease research, starring the Spin City cast.
Trivia
- The show was called Chaos City on German TV[4]. Carter was named "Gordon" in the German dub.
- The show's first 4 seasons were filmed at Chelsea Piers' Stage D in New York[5]. Chelsea Piers is a series of historic piers on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City that was a passenger ship terminal in the early 1900s that was
- Both 'Charlie Sheen' , who plays Deputy Mayor Charlie Crawford, and Alan Ruck' , who plays Chief of Staff Stuart Bondek, made their breakout performances in Ferris Bueller's Day Off[6]. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 Comedy film written and directed by John Hughes.
- A pennant from the Fordham University school is hung in Flaherty's office and throughout the series he is seen wearing a maroon-and-white bomber jacket, featuring not only the school's colors but also the name across the back. Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City.
- Many guest stars were connected to Fox and later Sheen. For instance, Mike Flaherty's mother was played by Meredith Baxter, who played his mother on Family Ties; and Charlie's father was played by Charlie Sheen's real-life father Martin Sheen[6]. Meredith Ann Baxter (born June 21, 1947) is an American actress. Family Ties is a Television Sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons from 1982 to 1989 Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez on August 3, 1940) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American Actor who earned
- Carter (Boatman) and Paul (Kind) are the only two characters to appear in every episode[6].
- Christopher Lloyd, Fox's colleague from the Back to the Future trilogy, guest starred in an episode entitled Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day[7]. Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is a three-time Emmy Award -winning American Actor. The Back to the Future films were co-produced by Amblin Entertainment, whose founder, Steven Spielberg, would co-found DreamWorks (the main production company behind Spin City). Amblin Entertainment' is an American film and television Production company founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio
- Many of the actors have made a guest appearance on the show Scrubs which is also produced by Lawrence. Scrubs is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning American Comedy-drama that premiered on October 2 2001 on NBC. Fox appeared as a doctor who has Obsessive-compulsive disorder, first in the episode My Catalyst, then the episode following it, My Porcelain God. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD is a Chronic Anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by obsessive Distressing Intrusive thoughts The following is a complete episode list for the television show Scrubs, which began being broadcast on October 2 2001 The following is a complete episode list for the television show Scrubs, which began being broadcast on October 2 2001 Richard Kind has appeared many times as an annoying hypochondriac patient. Hypochondriasis (or hypochondria, sometimes referred to as health phobia) refers to an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness Alan Ruck made one appearance as a patient in the episode My Lucky Day. The following is a complete episode list for the television show Scrubs, which began being broadcast on October 2 2001 Boatman appeared in the episode My Roommates as Dr. The following is a complete episode list for the television show Scrubs, which began being broadcast on October 2 2001 Cox's old friend whose son may have a medical problem. Alexander Chaplin has had a recurring role as a drug addict who tricks many doctors into feeding his addiction. Barry Bostwick appeared in the episode My Dirty Secret as an Episcopalian man with prostate cancer[6]. The following is a complete episode list for the television show Scrubs, which began being broadcast on October 2 2001
- Both Michael J. Fox's and Charlie Sheen's characters were given the actors' real first names. Sheen would later have the same honor on his next hit show, Two and a Half Men. Two and a Half Men is an Emmy Award nominated American television sitcom, which premiered on CBS on Monday September 22 2003 at
References
- ^ Rice, Lynette. "'Spin' Out, The three-time Emmy nominee plans to devote himself to his family", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-09-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius
- ^ a b "Goodbye Pt. 2". The following is an episode list for the ABC series Spin City. Spin City. ABC. 2000-05-24. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned No. 26, season 4.
- ^ Poobala.com. Crossover between Family Ties and Spin City. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
- ^ Youtube. Spin City clip - Airplane!. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
- ^ Chelsea Piers at Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia. Factoids. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c d The Internet Movie Database. Spin City Trivia. Retrieved on March 8, 2008.
- ^ TV.com. Spin City - Back to the Future IV: Judgement Day. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
External links
- Spin City at the Internet Movie Database
- Spin City at Allmovie
- Spin City at Yahoo! TV
- Spin City at TV.com
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