CBS | 7 episodes | Sitcom
WHO'S IN IT? Hank Azaria, Elizabeth McGovern, Debra Jo Rupp, Reno Wilson, Jane Sibbett,
Peter Krause
SYNOPSIS: Craig and Jessie lock eyes on each other at a Chinese restaurant and
instantly fall in love. Their only problem is that they are already involved
with other people - Jessie is due to get married to Elliot, while Craig is
engaged to Melanie. They meet properly at Craig's workplace, a recording
studio named Gopher Records, where Melanie is recording a books on tape
series.
Despite being placed right after Murphy Brown, the show lasted four
episodes, leaving three unaired (I'm not sure if those unaired episodes were
ever broadcast elsewhere). Prior to broadcast, the show was in a bidding war
between NBC, ABC, and CBS, who despite winning the bid, apparently lost
faith in the show before even airing one episode.
VERDICT: Not groundbreaking, but an interesting concept. The show is set in
Minneapolis; usually this would be a NYC kind of show.
A scene with Craig and Jessie about Chinese food leads to the discussion on
the status of Hong Kong and how in 1997 it reverts back to the Chinese.
Craig says to his colleague: "I forget to pay my rent, and I'm supposed to
know when some country's lease is up now?"
CANCELLED BEFORE ITS TIME? Deserved better than four episodes.
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