Eastwick (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Eastwick |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2009-2010 |
| Production company |
Warner Bros. Television |
| length | 42 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 in 1 season |
| genre |
Drama , fantasy |
| idea | Maggie Friedman |
| production | Maggie Friedman |
| music | Blake Neely |
| First broadcast | September 23, 2009 (USA) on ABC |
| occupation | |
Eastwick is an American fantasy television series directed by Maggie Friedman. The series is an adaptation of the book The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike . The series was produced by Curly Girly in association with Warner Bros. Television and opened on September 23, 2009 on ABC .
action
The series follows the lives of the three women Roxanne, Joanna and Kat, who meet at a wishing well . A mysterious man named Darryl Van Horne moves to Eastwick; Following an unknown plan, he makes the three women friends and sets their supernatural powers free.
production
The series is based on the book The Witches of Eastwick from 1984 and the film of the same name . While the book was being written by John Updike, the series, which was about the awakening of female strength and was supposed to be magical and real at the same time, was developed by Maggie Friedman. ABC ordered it as a series in the spring of 2009. Turned it was at the Warner Bros. Studios in the same city in which even Gilmore Girls on The WB was filmed. Shooting started in August 2009 when all roles were taken. ABC decided to start the series on Wednesday at 10 p.m., following the also new comedy series Cougar Town .
On November 9, 2009 it was announced that ABC would no longer order any more episodes, so that the last day of shooting was November 16, 2009. The remaining episodes were scheduled to air on November 25, 2009. In early December 2009, the broadcaster announced that Alles Betty! , from January 6, 2010, will wander from Friday to the Eastwick slot on Wednesday, so the eleventh and thirteenth episodes remain unaired on ABC to this day.
Casting
On February 23, 2009, Jaime Ray Newman got together with Veronica Cartwright a role in the series. Lindsay Price joined the cast on February 25, 2009 and Johann Urb and Jon Bernthal on March 5, 2009 . Rebecca Romijn was the last of the three witches to be cast on March 9, 2009. Sara Rue joined the cast on March 10, and Ashley Benson on March 22. Paul Gross on June 13th and most recently Matt Dallas on July 30th, 2009.
occupation
- Rebecca Romijn as Roxanne Torcoletti, based on the character Alexandra
- Lindsay Price as Joanna Frankel, based on the character Jane
- Jaime Ray Newman as Kat Gardener, based on the character Sukie
- Paul Gross as Darryl Van Horne, based on the character Darryl
- Sara Rue as Penny Higgins, Joanna's best friend
- Ashley Benson as Mia Torcoletti, Roxie's teenage daughter
- Jon Bernthal as Raymond Gardener, Kat's husband and father to their five children
- Johann Urb as Will St. David, Joannas and Kat's lover
- Veronica Cartwright as Bun Waverly
- Darren Criss as Josh, Mia's friend and Chad's brother
- Jack Huston as Jamie, Roxie's mysterious neighbor
- Matt Dallas as Chad, Roxie's banned friend
Charisma
In the United States, the first ten episodes of the series aired from September 23 to December 16, 2009. The twelfth episode was shown on December 30, 2009 as the series finale. On June 18, 2010, ABC announced that the two unaired episodes would be aired on July 10, 2010 as a two-hour event, but changed that decision on July 2, 2010 and instead broadcast reruns of the summer series Scoundrels and The Gates . The eleventh and thirteenth episodes had their world premieres on the British Hallmark Channel on January 19 and February 24, 2010, respectively.
On September 10, 2010, the Italian digital broadcaster LA 5 began broadcasting the series.
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast USA / UK | German language first broadcast (-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | pilot | 23 Sep 2009 | - |
| 2 | - | Reaping and sewing | Sep 30 2009 | - |
| 3 | - | Madams and Madames | Oct 7, 2009 | - |
| 4th | - | Fleas and Casserole | Oct 14, 2009 | - |
| 5 | - | Mooning and crooning | Oct 21, 2009 | - |
| 6th | - | Bonfire and Betrayal | Oct 28, 2009 | - |
| 7th | - | Red Ants and Black Widows | Nov 4, 2009 | - |
| 8th | - | Paint and Pleasure | Nov 25, 2009 | - |
| 9 | - | Tasers and Mind Erasers | Dec 2, 2009 | - |
| 10 | - | Tea and Psychopathy | Dec 16, 2009 | - |
| 11 | - | Red Bath and Beyond | Jan. 19, 2010 | - |
| 12 | - | Magic Snow and Creep Gene | Dec 30, 2009 | - |
| 13 | - | Pampered and Tampered | Feb. 24, 2010 | - |
Reviews
The series has a metascore of 50/100 at Metacritic based on 21 reviews. On TV.com the series has a rating of 8.0 / 10 based on 854 votes and at IMDb.com the series has a rating of 7.8 / 10 based on 1043 votes. Tiffany Connors of the New York Post gave Eastwick an "A", the top grade she had given for the new fall series.
"The pilot represents a polished product that neatly introduces an array of characters and establishes Eastwick as a project with no small measure of potential."
"The pilot episode represents a sophisticated product that cleverly introduces a number of characters and establishes Eastwick as a project with no small potential."
Awards
- 2010: Nomination in the category Best New Drama TV Series.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Matt Mitovich: Fall TV: ABC Announces Remaining Premiere Dates . TV guide . July 22, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ Everyone could use a little magic in their life! . Eastwick fans . November 17, 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ Robert Seidman: Eastwick canceled; The Forgotten gets more episodes, Let's Dance scrapped . TV By the Numbers . November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ Eastwick: ABC Pulls Last Episodes; Will They Ever Air? . TV Series Finale . December 4, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d Eastwick: Pilot Trivia and Quotes on TV.com # notes . TV.com . Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ ABC Cancels "Happy Town" (Again); Slates "Wife Swap," "Primetime," "Eastwick" Originals . The Futon Critic . June 18, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ Bill Gorman: Dead Show News: 'Eastwick's' Final 2 Episodes Pulled For 'Scoundrels,' 'The Gates' Repeats . TV By the Numbers . July 2, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ Eastwick, è tempo di nuove streghe su La5 . LA 5 . Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved on November 14, 2010.
- ^ Eastwick Season 1 . Metacritic . Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ Eastwick Show Reviews . TV.com . Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ User ratings for "Eastwick (2009)" . Internet Movie Database . Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ Tiffany Connors: New York Post Fall Season Report Card . New York Post . October 18, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ Brian Lowry: Eastwick . Variety . September 20, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ David Da Silva: People's Choice Awards 2010 Nominations . Ecranlarge.com . November 12, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
Web links
- Eastwick in the Internet Movie Database (English)