"Love & Money" (1999) TV series

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Pamela Fryman
Michael Lessac

Writers:

Ross Abrash (writer)
Phil Baker (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

8 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The penthouse residing Conklin family of socialites and the basement dwelling McBride family of maintenance men find themselves unhappily linked when the heiress daughter and blue collar son fall in love.

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Brian Van Holt	...	Eamon McBride (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
Derek Basco	...	Dennis (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Nicholas Conklin (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Vince Grant	...	Howard Mark (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Michael Cudlitz	...	Joe (2 episodes, 2000)
Harriet Sansom Harris	...	Kiki Farrington (2 episodes, 2000)

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Series Directed by
Pamela Fryman		(unknown episodes)
Michael Lessac		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Rob Long		(1 episode, 1999)
Ross Abrash		(unknown episodes)
Phil Baker		(unknown episodes)
Dan Cohen		(unknown episodes)
Cindy Collins		(unknown episodes)
Michael Fitzpatrick		(unknown episodes)
Rob Fox		(unknown episodes)
Howard Margulies		(unknown episodes)
Daphne Pollon		(unknown episodes)
F.J. Pratt		(unknown episodes)
Bob Sand		(unknown episodes)
Dan Staley		(unknown episodes)
Drew Vaupen		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Stephen C. Grossman	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Rob Long	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Petulla	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
F.J. Pratt	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Dan Staley	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Bruce Miller		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Jon L. Kunkel		(unknown episodes)
George La Fountaine Sr.		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Mike Wilcox		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Dava Waite		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Dahl Delu		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Set Decoration by
Rusty Lipscomb		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Makeup Department
Adam Christopher	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Barbara Fonte-Kunkel	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Marilyn Patricia Phillips	....	hair department head (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Paul Schoenfeld	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katy Garretson	....	first assistant director: pilot (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Matthew Bekoff	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Bruce Arledge Jr.	....	sound (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Raymundo Silva	....	audio/video engineer (12 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Casting Department
Linda Grigorian	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Sandi Logan	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Kennedy	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Transportation Department
Gary Edelman	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Diana Valentine	....	script supervisor (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tai Fauci	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
David Measer	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• CBS Productions
• Paramount Network Television Productions
• Staley-Long Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Also Known As:

"Love or Money" (USA) (working title)
"The Super" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Productions

Flawed, but well intended

Perhaps nobody has even heard of this defunct sitcom, but i'm sure it will eventually pop up someday on cable or late night TV. A simple premise: rich girl falls for poor boy is turned into a sparkling, mostly witty and well-acted series about the differences between two similar people with contrastingly different backgrounds. It does have its share of flaws and doesn't have the consistent witty edge that most other sitcoms have today, but thanks to a game cast, its never as dry and boring as some other sitcoms that somehow managed to avoid cancellation, but perhaps CBS was dooming the series on Friday nights during its brief run in 1999.

Its good to see David Odgen Stiers getting some good work after his embarrassing stint on "Two Guys and a Girl" and Swoozie Kurtz is always enjoyable and is perfectly cast. As for our golden couple, Brian Van Holt and Paget Brewster aren't exactly Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt, but they are quite a cute couple and try to be funny. Van Holt replaced Dash Mitok after the initial pilot episode because there wasn't enough "chemistry" which is surprising since they both look the same, while initial cast photos also had another character that also has apaprently been dropped. Curiously, John Livingston and Judy Greer as the snotty kids are funny when they are given the chance to say their lines, but are always overshadowed by the rest of the cast and in some episodes they say one line and are reduced to standing around the fabulous production design. Brian Doyle Murray as Van Holt's loudish father is the weak link in the series, being a bit too much to handle on occasion.

13 episodes of the series had been shot, yet not filmed anywhere in the US. Us Australian audiences are getting a taste of all these episodes and so far, most havent disappointed. A few episodes really started to come out of their own branching the show in the right direction, but sadly by then CBS had no intention of continuing the series. Personally, i would have seen it been a good match in the Monday Night Block on CBS next to "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "The King of Queens", but the network isnt the first to launch a great series in an awful slot, and like shows like "Action", "Freaks and Geeks" and "Oh Grow Up", they all were canned during the 1999-2000 season.

Its not exactly exploring new territory, and may not be for all tastes, while some of it is a bit much for blue collar audiences, but for what its worth, its a funny series so if it ever pops up in the TV guide, do yourself a favour and give it a go, because you may be hooked.