Being the fact that the show debuted on CBS, that was the possibly the first mistake. However, it was a great show and had great storylines and a potential out of this world to be a big hit. But I remember reading somewhere that the show was too expensive to produce, over $1 million an episode but think about the first rate cast it had. Led by movie actresses Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Beals, and TV vet Lisa Hartman, this show rocked. Besides behind the scenes read like a who's who of Hollywood, produced by TV legend Aaron Spelling, directed by Hollywood hit maker Joel Schumacher, who also directed such huge blockbusters as Batman Forever & A Time To Kill. And it was created and written by L.A. Law creator Louise Fischer. This show was much better than Melrose Place, which started off weak but grew stronger after Heather Locklear's entrance, but 2000 Malibu Road started off hot and ended much, much hotter. Leaving viewers with several cliffhangers. The real find of the show however was Tuesday Knight who played the chunky, obsessive sister Joy to Drew Barrymore's Lindsey. With Joy being struck by lightning in the final episode you didn't know if she survived but being that she was getting her comeuppance for her voodoo involvement, one couldn't help but wonder what ever happened to these fabulous characters.
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anticipated grade: B+
gilbynziggy1 June 2006
This show ran on CBS, either right before or right after "Freshman Dorm". Unfourtunately, I've read the propaganda prepared by the show publicity department, I Feel qualified to pass judgment on it. Produced by the ubiquitous Aaron Spelling, the show stars a veritable bevy of has-beens who were on the comeback trail in 1992. Jennifer Beals ('Flashdance' came 7 years before), Drew Barrymore (who we all now love), and the tasty snack Brian Bloom (who at the time was conspicuously absent from his roles in soap operas three years prior to this), the poorly dressed Lisa Hartman and some chick named Tuesday Knight. Lisa plays a retired prostitute who gets some boarders so she can afford her knockout house on the beach. Jennifer Beals is an attorney whose fiancé had recently died. Drew plays an aspiring actress (how fitting considering her reputation back then). I, for one, can't wait for this to be released on DVD. There's nothing like a show about plastic California people to help you forget your woes! B+
Good, if not a little boring for TV...
m-4782613 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The pilot episode was amazing. It was mysterious, with great acting and an intriguing plot. Unfortunately for them, another show with young people in Los Angeles, was launched at the same time. And it wasn't trying to be another Twin Peaks either. The tone was lighter and the stories were more « fun ». 2000 Malibu Road, was clearly too ambitious for TV, and NBC (!?) The slow build up was probably what discouraged the viewership, too. Even I was, and found that the focus on that crazy character, played by Tuesday Knight, was ill advised. Though the show clearly worked with an ensemble cast, it was like she suddenly became its main character. And nothing ever happened, without her meddling. They tried to give closure to the main arcs, mainly regarding the true heroine of the story, Jade. But it was clear that after the pilot episode, nobody knew how to carry this further. And just embroidered until the jaw dropping finale...
DVD release for this show, PLEASE!!
thebuddhadharma26 April 2006
I completely agree with Shaun....this show rocked! I forgot about it until I accidentally got here through another actor's name, go figure! This series was so stylish and sexy, each and every episode got better and better. I remember being so upset that it didn't survive more than one season, because the actors, especially Lisa Hartman, Jennifer Beals and Drew Barrymore, all played off of each other wonderfully. I knew nothing of the cost involved in producing the show but man, for us fans, it was definitely worth it. Aaron Spelling, if you still own this show, please release the entire series on DVD for the old fans, and for future fans to enjoy! Peace!
A Great Show!
notty_lee12 March 2003
Although I was 14 when this show aired, I was a huge fan and was crushed when, due to a storm, the cable went out an hour before the final episode aired. *insert drama here* Will it ever be replayed? I've been waiting 10 years, too long... *end drama* Okay, I only think of it here & there when I look up a Drew Barrymore movie, but the suspense built up to the final episode really was too much for my teenaged hormones to take.
Why did this get the axe?
stevespano28 April 2001
I remember this debut at #1 or #2 -it was riding on the tails of Melrose Place and had Drew Barrymore. It was great trash that while it fell in the ratings a little was one night time soap that if it came back the next year would have stole the spotlight from Melrose Place the same way Dynasty did from Dallas.
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