"It Had to Be You" (1993) TV series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creator:

John Steven Owen

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Cast

Eric Bizot

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Reporter (1 episode, 1993)

Runtime:

30 min (4 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Lorimar Television

Trivia:

The show was originally placed on hiatus rather than cancelled, with new episodes produced without Faye Dunaway. However, this re-tooled version never made it to air.

Sadly, never given much of a chance

While this was hardly ever going to be a classic sitcom, it had potential to be a GOOD one; unfortunately, CBS - in its infinite wisdom - ignored that potential and canceled it after little more than a month. Critics were brutal in their reviews, and ratings weren't exactly strong, to say the least. That said, it WAS a decent show, helped immeasurably by the chemistry of its leads, Faye Dunaway and Robert Urich. Poor Dunaway: she, above all else, received the brunt of the show's vicious criticisms, and while it's true she was a bit unsure of herself as a comedienne - this WAS her first attempt at comedy in quite some time - I think she did well, considering. Certainly, a number of other sitcom stars were hardly "comedy gold" when THEIR shows began: Candace Bergen, Roseanne Barr, Brett Butler, just to name a few. Bergen, in particular, was downright STIFF when her show began but found her own pace, her own rhythm, and I do truly believe that if CBS had given Dunaway - and this show - half a chance, she, too, would have proved herself to be just as funny.