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Release Date:
8 January 1999 (USA)
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Dr. Sydney Hansen, a successful plastic surgeon in Hollywood, California, quits her private practice and returns to her hometown in Providence...
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Veterinarian
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Clinic
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Doctor
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Plastic Surgeon
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Dream
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy.
Another 13 wins
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9 nominations
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(27 articles)
NBC Is Developing a New Jerry Bruckheimer Pilot
(From MovieWeb. 8 September 2009, 5:20 PM, PDT)
Interview: Melina Kanakaredes at Chicago Gabby Awards on ‘CSI: NY’
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(From MovieWeb. 8 September 2009, 5:20 PM, PDT)
Interview: Melina Kanakaredes at Chicago Gabby Awards on ‘CSI: NY’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 1 July 2009, 12:05 PM, PDT)
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If Providence were really like "Providence"
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 210)| Seth Peterson | ... | Robbie Hansen (96 episodes, 1999-2002) | |
| Mike Farrell | ... | Dr. James Hansen (96 episodes, 1999-2002) | |
| Melina Kanakaredes | ... | Dr. Sydney Hansen (95 episodes, 1999-2002) | |
| Paula Cale | ... | Joanie Hansen / ... (81 episodes, 1999-2002) | |
| Concetta Tomei | ... | Lynda Hansen (63 episodes, 1999-2002) | |
| Dana Daurey | ... | Heather Tupperman (60 episodes, 1999-2002) | |
| Samaria Graham | ... | Izzy Nunez / ... (53 episodes, 1999-2002) |
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60 min | 60 min (96 episodes)
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In My Life
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I am one of the only people I know here in Providence who was actually born and raised on the 'east side' of Providence. As a child, I would sometimes amuse myself wondering what a TV show called Providence would be about, and would it be successful? Now, as an adult, my adolescent fantasy has come true, and every Friday night, I can see my little town on the national tube. I see the houses I drove past on my bicycle, and the sidewalks I bruised my knees on when I was running from loose dogs.
You would think I would be happier than I am, but the problem is "Providence" is not even close to what I imagined "Providence" would be like when I was a kid, making up TV stories instead of paying attention in school. You see, "Providence" is a bit of a success (to many people's surprise) and in order to succeed, so often Hollywood has to play down to the audience's lowest, common denominator. "Providence" does just this. All my friends and family thought this show would flop, but America seems to relate to it!
In every episode, you can see how an autistic or abused child can be instantly cured by looking into the eyes of a puppy dog. You can see how the only person with a Rhode Island dialect is the cab driver in the first episode - but really he was probably an actor from Jersey, or something. Of course, they did capture the flavor of our controversial, but politically brilliant Mayor, Buddy Cianci, in all his genuine charisma! His Marinara sauce really is quite tasty!
Yes, I wish I lived in "Providence", where I could bring my cat Whitman to the neighborhood Vet when he gets sick, but instead, I have to watch "Providence" from my TV in Providence, screaming PROVIDENCE!! with every passing scene of my little city, looking better than I ever noticed as a kid. Yes, I have to suffer through this condescending dribble every Friday night, eight o'clock, NBC.