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Century City

  • TV Series
  • 2004
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Century City (2004)
DramaSci-Fi

In the near future, a law firm handles difficult cases that reflect the time.In the near future, a law firm handles difficult cases that reflect the time.In the near future, a law firm handles difficult cases that reflect the time.

  • Creator
    • Ed Zuckerman
  • Stars
    • Nestor Carbonell
    • Viola Davis
    • Ioan Gruffudd
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    266
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    • Creator
      • Ed Zuckerman
    • Stars
      • Nestor Carbonell
      • Viola Davis
      • Ioan Gruffudd
    • 14User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Nestor Carbonell
    Nestor Carbonell
    • Tom Montero
    Viola Davis
    Viola Davis
    • Hannah Crane
    Ioan Gruffudd
    Ioan Gruffudd
    • Lukas Gold
    Kristin Lehman
    Kristin Lehman
    • Lee May Bristol
    Eric Schaeffer
    Eric Schaeffer
    • Darwin McNeil
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Martin Constable
    Shannon Walker Williams
    • Voxy
    Josh Hammond
    • Scotty
    Mary Joy
    Mary Joy
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    José Zúñiga
    José Zúñiga
    • Attorney Randall Purgaman
    Cayden Boyd
    Cayden Boyd
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    Sherilyn Fenn
    Sherilyn Fenn
    • Bree Clemens
    BD Wong
    BD Wong
    • U.S. Attorney Matthew Chin
    Jeff Perry
    Jeff Perry
    Kevin J. O'Connor
    Kevin J. O'Connor
    • Henry Krell
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    • Teddy Paikin
    Megan Ward
    Megan Ward
    Robert Guillaume
    Robert Guillaume
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      • Ed Zuckerman
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    • Trivia
      Tom Montero was a Congressman before joining the law firm on the show.
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    doomed from the start
    I watched the pilot knowing this show wouldn't last more than a handful of episodes. Like 'Mercy Point' from a few seasons ago (E.R. done sci-fi) this attempt at The Practice done sci-fi was doomed by people's perceptions of what sci-fi is and isn't. The people who watch procedural shows like CSI or Law & Order do so for the reality, the 'follow-the-clues' approach, the methodicalness (is that a word? it is now). Sci-fi (at least the soft-sci-fi seen on TV) generally isn't known for these things. So who is going to watch a sci-fi lawyer show? Not lawyer show fans who have a hard time accepting the 'fiction' part of science fiction and not sci-fi fans who want spaceships and laser guns in their sci-fi.

    The pilot was also hampered by not being that good. Or at least, not that easy to follow. The clone case was too complicated and warranted the entire hour but instead had to share time with a b-story about a boy band reuniting. Neither case resonates much with the general public.

    The second ep aired (actually ep #3) did a better job of presenting futuristic legal cases that audiences now could relate to. The rape trial was quite well done and delved into the philosophy of the issue making it much more interesting. But by this time, with the pre-empting this show faced, it was obvious it was doomed.

    I think they would have done better with just setting the show a year or 3 in the future and dealing with the same issues, perhaps done as a bit of an 'alternate reality' where things are just a little more scientifically advanced. This way the courtrooms and more importantly the laws being debating are more recognizable to viewers. How today's laws apply to cloning is more interesting than how a fictional law from 2025 applies.

    Oh well. One more mid-season show bites the dust. bet this one won't even get the almost mandatory 'save the show' webpage everything gets now.
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    • Release date
      • March 16, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Universal Television
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Century City - A jövő fogságában
    • Production companies
      • Universal Network Television
      • Heel & Toe Films
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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