"Relativity" (1996) TV series 1996-1997

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Creator:

Jason Katims

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Soap opera about twenty-something lovers who meet in Italy and continue their romance at home in the United States...

Plot Keywords:

Lesbianism | Lesbian | Love At First Sight | Male Female Relationship | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Isabel Lukens (6 episodes, 1996)
David Conrad	...	Leo Roth (6 episodes, 1996)
Cliff De Young	...	David Lukens (6 episodes, 1996)
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Eve Lukens (6 episodes, 1996)
Jane Adams	...	Karen Lukens (6 episodes, 1996)
Poppy Montgomery	...	Jennifer Lukens (6 episodes, 1996)
Richard Schiff	...	Barry Roth (6 episodes, 1996)
Devon Gummersall	...	Jake Roth (6 episodes, 1996)
Lisa Edelstein	...	Rhonda Roth (6 episodes, 1996)
Robert Katims	...	Hal Roth (6 episodes, 1996)
Adam Goldberg	...	Doug (6 episodes, 1996)
Joseph Kell	...	Alan Nichols (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Randall Batinkoff	...	Everett (3 episodes, 1996)
Kip Gilman	...	Professor Schrader (3 episodes, 1997)

Runtime:

60 min (17 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1997-01-11)" (1997)

TWENTY-SOMETHING...and sadly overlooked.

This was a charming series, and probably from ABC's perspective producers Zwick and Herskowitz's "second strike" after the short run of their MY SO-CALLED LIFE, and before the undersupported but three-season run of ONCE AND AGAIN. THIRTYSOMETHING, their briefly hit series from several seasons previously, had been a trendsetter, if a bit precious to my taste; MY/LIFE, their followup dealing with teens, had been an improvement, and surely has reverberated with its audience in a way few series have; RELATIVITY, dealing primarily with a couple in their twenties and their families, friends, and colleagues, was better yet, and deserved much more support from network and audience alike. (ONCE AND AGAIN, the FORTYSOMETHING show which followed, was even better, as far as I'm concerned, but that doesn't diminish the excellent quality of this neglected series.) Yes, let's have those DVDs!