"Veronica's Closet" (1997) TV series 1997-2000

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Shelley Jensen

Writers:

Sarah Dunn (writer)
Jonathan Fener (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

25 September 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Veronica is the best romance expert around. Unfortunately, her expertise only works on others. After dumping her womanizing husband...

Plot Keywords:

Homosexual | Office | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Kirstie Alley	...	Veronica Chase (64 episodes, 1997-2000)
Dan Cortese	...	Perry Rollins (64 episodes, 1997-2000)
Wallace Langham	...	Josh Blair (64 episodes, 1997-2000)
Daryl Mitchell	...	Leo Michaels (64 episodes, 1997-2000)
Kathy Najimy	...	Olive Massery (64 episodes, 1997-2000)

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Series Directed by
Robert Berlinger		(17 episodes, 1997-1998)
Shelley Jensen		(12 episodes, 1998-2000)
Alan Rafkin		(9 episodes, 1997-2000)
Joe Regalbuto		(6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Michael Lembeck		(4 episodes, 1997-1999)
Lee Shallat Chemel		(3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Dana De Vally Piazza		(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kevin Bright		(2 episodes, 1998)
Paul Miller		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Writing credits
Josh Bycel		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Amy Sherman		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Alan Dybner		(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jason Firestein		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Mark J. Kunerth		(2 episodes, 2000)
Tiffany Zehnal		(1 episode, 1999-2000)
Sarah Dunn		(unknown episodes)
Jonathan Fener		(unknown episodes)
Seth Friedman		(unknown episodes)
Steve Joe		(unknown episodes)
Barry Vigon		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Kevin Bright	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1997)
Allison Adler	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Kirstie Alley	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jeff Astrof	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
David Crane	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Alan Cross	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mike Gandolfi	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Mark J. Greenberg	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Stewart Halpern-Fingerhut	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Marta Kauffman	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Wendy Knoller	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Michael Poryes	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Amy Sherman	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Tom Spezialy	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Christopher Vane	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Eric Weinberg	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Giorgio Bertuccelli		(unknown episodes)
Michael Skloff		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Mikel Neiers		(unknown episodes, 1997)
Nick McLean		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Andrew Chulack		(unknown episodes)
David Helfand		(unknown episodes)
Kenny Tintorri		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Leslie Litt		(unknown episodes)
Barbara Miller		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
John Shaffner		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Greg J. Grande		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Robin Siegel	....	makeup department head (66 episodes, 1997-2000)
Anne Sweeting	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Michelle Vittone	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Richard Allen	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes, 1997-1999)
Joann Singer	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes, 1999)
Richard Choi	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian James Ellis	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Beth Hebert	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Joe Hughes	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Lynn M. McCracken	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
G. Roger Abell	....	leadman (66 episodes, 1997-2000)
Francoise Cherry-Cohen	....	set designer (66 episodes, 1997-2000)
Tim Schultz	....	property master (44 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jim Landis	....	assistant property master (43 episodes, 1997-1999)
Paul Byers	....	property master (10 episodes, 1997)
Chris Grantz	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Ron Arnold	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Dan Berlin	....	sound utility (unknown episodes)
David Casarez	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Mike Clark	....	sound / sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Omie Craden	....	sound editor / sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Ralph Lopez	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Mark Musella	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Greg Orrante	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Mike Smith	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Dino Zaffina	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Mark Aaron Wagner	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Vernon Kifer	....	camera operator (60 episodes, 1997-2000)
Nicholas S. McLean	....	first assistant camera (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
Dana De Vally Piazza	....	camera coordinator (unknown episodes, 1997-1999)
Eric Emmi	....	camera coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jason Kilgore	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Matthew Santo	....	assistant camera: New York (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Chad E. Beck	....	post-production coordinator (54 episodes, 1998-2000)
Howard Sisko	....	telecine colorist (40 episodes, 1998-2000)
Jeff Raatz	....	colorist: dailies (32 episodes, 1997-1999)
Todd Felker	....	first assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Alexa Junge	....	consulting editor (unknown episodes)
James L. Thompson III	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Giorgio Bertuccelli	....	music producer: tv music (66 episodes, 1997-2000)
Didier Rachou	....	composer: additional music (6 episodes, 1999)
Bobby Robinson	....	composer: theme song "Bodyrock" (unknown episodes, 1999-2000)
Matt Kierscht	....	music manager (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Diane H. Newman	....	script supervisor (54 episodes, 1997-2000)
Joe Rivera Jr.	....	stage coordinator (41 episodes, 1998-2000)
Ran Barker	....	administrator (37 episodes, 1997-1999)
Ken Blankstein	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)
Josh Bycel	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Fener	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Mark J. Kunerth	....	executive story editor / story editor (unknown episodes)
Kevin J. Malloy	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Ben Raymond	....	set intern (unknown episodes)
Lisa Taylor	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1997-2000)
• Warner Bros. Television

Runtime:

30 min (66 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions

Trivia:

The final few episodes of Veronica's Closet never aired in the US, but they did tie up the series: Veronica and Perry got together and became a couple. Olive's internet company was bought out and she became a millionaire. She bought out June's half of the company to co-own it with Veronica. It turns out June was not as stupid a she made out and she actually pushed Alec into the volcano to get her hands on Veronica's Closet. Josh goes to the country with Brian to watch the autumn leaves fall. Leo, having pretended to be Josh to appease Brian's parents when they met his boyfriend, is so enamored by the sound of being in the country during autumn decides to go by bus.

Quotes:

Perry: By Police Academy 5 I'd stopped worrying if they'd make it as police officers and just sat back to enjoy the fun.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Fat Actress: Big Butts (#1.1)" (2005)

Such A Shame...

OK, I don't know what all you people are talking about. The 3rd season of this sitcom SUCKED.

The first season, on the other hand, was brilliant - it was laugh-out-loud funny (a whole lot better than the boring, repetitive "Friends"), and it satirised the fashion industry and all its air-head models so...beautifully.

I never missed an episode. I would watch each one about 3 times until the following week's episode. But once Hunter came in and took over the company, I felt physically sick. "NO!" I thought. After that, the sitcom got worse and worse, what with the boring Alec Bilson (Ron Silver) and the excruciatingly unfunny 3rd season featuring the great June (one of the redeeming but under-used features of that season). I have not seen those "final-and-previously-unaired" episodes, as I lost interest in the show.

But I wish NBC would just take the show from the first season, before Hunter took over the company, and carry it on from there. Correct the mistakes; forget everything that happened afterwards, don't introduce anybody new (ALWAYS a mistake, in my opinion), keep the great characters of Veronica's dad Pat and ex-husband Bryce, and let "Veronica's Closet" save itself from itself.