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| Format | Situation comedy |
| Starring | Eric Schaeffer Laura Benanti Del Pentecost Sterling K. Brown |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. Eric Schaeffer ( 22 January 1962) is an actor/writer/director in film and television Laura Benanti (born July 15, 1979) is an Tony Award winner and three time Tony nominated American Actress and singer who has appeared in numerous Sterling K Brown is an American actor Brown was born in St Louis Missouri. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | :35 (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FX Network |
| Original run | August 4, 2005 – September 5, 2005 |
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Starved was a television comedy on the FX Network that aired for one season of seven episodes in 2005. FX (for Fox eXtended is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation 's Fox Entertainment Group. FX (for Fox eXtended is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation 's Fox Entertainment Group. Eric Schaeffer created the show as well as writing, starring in, and directing it, based upon his own struggle with eating disorders. Eric Schaeffer ( 22 January 1962) is an actor/writer/director in film and television The series was based on a support group of eating disorder sufferers. An eating disorder is a compulsion to eat or avoid eating that negatively affects both one's physical and mental health Its characters included those with bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorder. Bulimia nervosa is an Eating disorder characterized by recurrent Binge eating, followed by compensatory behaviors referred to as "purging" Anorexia Nervosa is a psychiatric Diagnosis that describes an Eating disorder characterized by low Body weight and Body image distortion Binge eating disorder ( BED) is a Psychiatric disorder in which a subject shows the following symptoms Periodically does not exercise control over consumption
Starved made its debut on August 4, 2005 to mixed critical reviews. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was the lead-in of FX's hour-long Other Side of Comedy block with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and developed by McElhenney and Glenn Howerton However, the show's mix of comedy and drama (with most otherwise comedic episodes ending in a depressing music montage depicting the characters all behaving self-destructively) ended up turning away many viewers and critics. It was placed behind Sunny before being ultimately cancelled in October, 2005, when FX picked Sunny over Starved for renewal.
New York Magazine called it the Best Show You Probably Never Watched. New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life culture politics and style of New York City. NBC used a clip from the second episode in "The Most Outrageous TV Moments". The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's
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Cast and characters
- Eric Schaeffer as Sam - an anorexic and a compulsive overeater, his binge food of choice is Ne-mo chocolate cake. Eric Schaeffer ( 22 January 1962) is an actor/writer/director in film and television Sam is a commodities trader. His interests quickly turn into obsessions. Despite being with a different woman in almost every episode, he is secretly in love with Billie.
- Laura Benanti as Billie - anorexic and bulimic, Billie also has issues with alcohol abuse. Laura Benanti (born July 15, 1979) is an Tony Award winner and three time Tony nominated American Actress and singer who has appeared in numerous Billie is bisexual and was raised by two gay fathers. She was formerly a ballerina, which lead to her eating disorders, and is now a moderately well-known singer-songwriter.
- Del Pentecost as Dan - compulsive overeater. Dan is a novelist. The only married person among the main characters, Dan is constantly worried that the weight he's put on since his marriage will lead his wife to leave him. He continually schedules and then cancels gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass procedures (GBP are any of a group of similar operations used to treat Morbid obesity —the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue—and the health
- Sterling K. Brown as Adam - bulimic. Sterling K Brown is an American actor Brown was born in St Louis Missouri. Adam abuses his authority as a police officer to extort food from restaurants and delivery people. This abuse of power eventually costs him his job.
Episodes
| Title[1] | U. S. air date | Synopsis | Notes |
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| Pilot | August 4, 2005 | ||
| Please Release Me, Let Me Go | August 11, 2005 | ||
| Scrotal Origami | August 18, 2005 | ||
| 3D | August 25, 2005 | ||
| Thank You. I Love You. | September 1, 2005 | ||
| Viva la Cucaracha | September 8, 2005 | ||
| The Breatharians | September 15, 2005 |
References
- ^ Starved episode list. TV. com. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate
External links
- Starved at the Internet Movie Database
Dictionary
starved
-adjective
- Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
- (colloquial) Extremely hungry.
-verb
- Simple past tense and past participle of starve..
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