"NY-LON" (2004) TV series

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Creators:

Simon Burke
Anya Camilleri

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 August 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Filmed in London and on location in New York's Lower East Side, NY-LON follows the troubled romance between a bohemian New York record store clerk, Edie, and London stock broker Michael, after their chance meeting in his city.

Cast

Rashida Jones	...	Edie Miller / ... (7 episodes, 2004)
Stephen Moyer	...	Michael Antonioni (7 episodes, 2004)
Rachel Miner	...	Astrid (7 episodes, 2004)
Navin Chowdhry	...	Raph (7 episodes, 2004)
David Clayton Rogers	...	Luke (7 episodes, 2004)
Emily Corrie	...	Lauren Antonioni (7 episodes, 2004)
Christine Adams	...	Katherine Williams Osgood (7 episodes, 2004)
Pandora Colin	...	Claudia (7 episodes, 2004)
Jonah Lotan	...	Kenny (7 episodes, 2004)
James Bird	...	Angelo (6 episodes, 2004)
Lucianne McEvoy	...	Tara (5 episodes, 2004)
Bohdan Poraj	...	Seth (5 episodes, 2004)
Kirris Riviere	...	Marlon (5 episodes, 2004)
Claire Nicolson	...	Gemma (4 episodes, 2004)
Stephanie Street	...	Rachna (4 episodes, 2004)
John Moraitis	...	Mr. Zuntz (3 episodes, 2004)
Finlay Robertson	...	Callum (3 episodes, 2004)
Anna Wilson-Jones	...	Tabitha (3 episodes, 2004)

Runtime:

UK:65 min (including commercials) (7 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Pandemonium Films Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Ny-Lon (2009) (TV)

I'm not sure when it all went wrong

This started out well enough. Sure it is overly stylized, the music, though good, overwhelms the film, and some of the plot points are heavy handed, but I could overlook that in a made for television movie. The leads (Jones and Moyer) are attractive, and have some chemistry. I found Moyer gives his character a wounded quality of one whose circumstances have forced him mature before his time. Jones' character is, at times, inexplicably prickly and insensitive, but overall, she carries it off. Together, the two appear to have great potential.

However, the constant arguments that seem to come out of nowhere, can and do take their toll on the viewer. Like the couple, I still came back for more. I watched all seven episodes, despite eventually wishing the pair would just end it already.