"Complete Savages" (2004) TV series 2004-2005

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Creators:

Mike Scully
Julie Thacker

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The show is a comedy TV sitcom about a single dad, Nick (Carradine) trying to bring up his unruly sons (Andrew Eiden...

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Keith Carradine	...	Nick Savage (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
Andrew Eiden	...	Sam Savage (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
Evan Ellingson	...	Kyle (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jason Dolley	...	T. J. Savage / ... (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
Erik von Detten	...	Chris Savage (18 episodes, 2004-2005)
Shaun Sipos	...	Jack Savage (18 episodes, 2004-2005)
Vincent Ventresca	...	Jimmy Savage (16 episodes, 2004-2005)
Autumn Reeser	...	Angela (12 episodes, 2004-2005)

Also Known As:

Savages (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials) | Finland:21 min (excluding commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Nothing Can Go Wrong Productions

Quotes:

Sam Savage: [pointing to T.J., then the dog, then Jack] You're a liar, you can't catch a frisbee, and you use to much gel!
Sam Savage: [looking at Nick who is glaring back] I got no beef with you!
[runs out the door]
Jack Savage: It's not gel, it's pomade.

Why cancel a good family situation comedy?

I have watched this show with my kids over the last couple of weeks and what a refreshing change from the normal rubbish American family situation comedies we are normally subjected to.Others have mentioned Quintuplets and 8 Simple Rules when reviewing here, outside of the US the only people who watch those truly awful shows are kids. I spent some of the summer in the US and you do have some excellent shows and some really awful ones. The rest of the world has a suspicion that all Americans are children and when a show like The Complete Savages is cancelled and the aforementioned crap is popular, it confirms that suspicion.Savages demonstrates to the rest of the world that Americans don't all live in perfect houses with perfect jobs and perfect lives. It makes you appear human, warm and funny sometimes,just like the rest of us. Savages is quirky and endearing. One of my children actually said that he thought American children only ever get 'A's in school, that is how family life is portrayed, plastic and enough sugar to make you reach for the sick bucket. I mourn the passing of this great family show! Just as an after thought, it could have been developed into an hour long comedy drama and may have worked better.