Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place 

Three twenty-somethings share a Boston apartment and hang around (and work) at a pizza place.

Creators:

Danny Jacobson, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener

Stars:

Traylor Howard, Ryan Reynolds, Richard Ruccolo

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Traylor Howard	...	Sharon Carter 81 episodes, 1998-2001
Ryan Reynolds	...	Michael 'Berg' Bergen 81 episodes, 1998-2001
Richard Ruccolo	...	Pete Dunville 81 episodes, 1998-2001
Suzanne Cryer	...	Ashley Walker 60 episodes, 1998-2001
Nathan Fillion	...	Johnny Donnelly 60 episodes, 1998-2001
Jillian Bach	...	Irene 31 episodes, 1999-2001

Storyline

The lives and loves of three close friends - Pete, a neurotic architecture student, Berg, the laid-back pre-med, and Sharon, a tough girl with a soft center. Pete and Berg are roommates and students at a local Boston university, while Sharon struggles with her work and relationships.

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Plot Keywords:

trio | boston massachusetts | friend | punctuation in series title | two males one female friendship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

A significant amount of secondary characters introduced in season one disappear by season two including Melissa (Pete's girlfriend), Bill (the owner of Beacon Street Pizza), and Mr. Bauer (the eccentric regular at the pizza place). Eventually, by season three, the premise of the pizza place was completely abandoned and the show became, simply titled, "Two Guys and a Girl".

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Quotes

Ashley: Sharon doesn't want to rush into marriage and make the same mistakes that her mother did.
Berg: Oh ,yeah, that's it.
Sharon: That *is* it.
Berg: I said, "Oh yeah that's it."

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Connections

Referenced in Zeke and Luther: Two Guys, a Car, and a Wild Bear (2011)

User Reviews

A sad, sad loss.

That this show was cancelled is a television crime of the first degree.

I can count on the fingers of one hand how many sitcoms have the same perfectly balanced character layout and genius comedy timing that this show has. Unfortuantely I would need more fingers than I currently own to count the number of sitcoms that are as funny and well timed as a bad car accident that have had longer runs (ie Friends, Third Rock, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, ect).

I must also stand up and salute Ryan Reynolds for being the best and funniest actor to come out of American network TV in many, many years.

Your initial reaction to this show is almost certainly going to be "Oh, God, not another rip off from 'Friends'. Don't let first impressions fool you, because Peter Dunville and Michael Bergen are funnier than Joey and Chandler will ever be. Traylor Howard manages to put up with stiff competition as well, as Sharon is the most beliveable female character in a sitcom in recent years.

If, in 10 years time, the staff writers of 'Friends' are walking around with signs around there neck saying 'Will write pilot for food' they can take a good look at TGAAG to see were they went wrong. Instead of having the old fashioned (and unfunny) 'What-if-two-of-the-main-characters-hook-up-after-three-seasons-of-sexual-te nsion' routine, the writers went for the novel idea of drafting in some new regulars to act as foils for the original three. Cue the "Two Girls and a Guy" trio of Ashley, Irene and Johnny. And a better balance of characters you could not hope to find. Where you have the cold hearted, snake tounged Ashley, you have the kindly, naive Pete. Where you have the cool headed Johnny, you have the hyperactive Sharon. Where you have the silly, stuttery Irene, you have the quick wittedness of Berg. All you have to then is think up good storylines and your made. Aren't you?

Er...no. Two Guys and A Girl sadly succumbed to the network mantra of: "This is good, lets cancel it." Full of good intentions, no sinister effort to cash in on anyone's misery. Just a story about some people living out there lives. Oh well.

At least we've still got quality sitcoms like um....Frie- no that sucks, er.....Drew Ca- no that sucks too. Well there's always....no, what about.....nah. We can always watch..............um.

Oh crap.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Two Guys and a Girl

Filming Locations:

Stage 20, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

In Front Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (81 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1