It's your move
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | It's your move |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1984-1985 |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 18 in 1 season ( list ) |
| genre | drama |
| idea | Ron Leavitt , Michael G. Moye |
| production | Al Aidekman, John Maxwell Anderson, Kathleen Green, Fred Fox, Jr. |
| First broadcast | September 26, 1984 on NBC |
| occupation | |
It's Your Move is an 18-part US television series on NBC . It was first broadcast from September 26, 1984 to February 23, 1985 on NBC television.
action
The series is about Matthew Burton, who lives in an apartment with his 16-year-old sister and single mother. He keeps playing pranks on his sister and trying to get rid of his mother's new boyfriend. At the same time, he is always friendly towards adults, so that no one believes his sister when she explains what Matthew has hatched. However, when someone is in need, Matthew is there to help. So he secretly puts money in his mother's wallet when she has money worries.
background
Michael Moye and Ron Leavitt came up with the idea for the series. Jason Bateman became the lead actor in the series. What is special about the series is that the main character, Matthew Burton, is not necessarily a nice person, but someone who plays a lot of pranks and manipulates the people around him. For example, Matthew is not exactly enthusiastic about his mother's new boyfriend and tried to make him look bad with his pranks. For Matthew Burton's own fictional band The Dregs of Humanity with skeletons from school laboratories, the series is still known today. The television series received mostly good reviews, but was less popular with viewers. The producers put the low ratings down to the less friendly main character and made them a little friendlier in the last few episodes. That didn't help either and It's Your Move was discontinued after 18 episodes due to poor ratings. Ultimately, It's Your Move and its main character Michael Moye and Ron Leavitt inspired the hit series A Terribly Nice Family .
occupation
| role | Actress |
|---|---|
| Matthew Burton | Jason Bateman |
| Eileen Burton | Caren Kaye |
| Julie Burton | Tricia Cast |
| Lou Donatelli | Ernie Sabella |
| Norman Lamb | David Garrison |
| Eli | Adam Sadowsky |
| Principal Dwight Ellis | Garrett Morris |
| Mr. Rosenberg | Mark Withers |
Episodes
| number | title | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pilot | September 26, 1984 |
| 2 | Put to the test | 3rd October 1984 |
| 3 | Dating Games | 17th October 1984 |
| 4th | Night work | October 24, 1984 |
| 5 | Pajama party | October 31, 1984 |
| 6th | Love letters | November 14, 1984 |
| 7th | Dad and Me | November 21, 1984 |
| 8th | The rival | November 28, 1984 |
| 9 | Top Dog | 5th December 1984 |
| 10 | Don't Leave Home Without It | December 12, 1984 |
| 11 | The Christmas Show | 19th December 1984 |
| 12 | The Dregs of Humanity: Part 1 | 2nd January 1985 |
| 13 | The Dregs of Humanity: Part 2 | January 9, 1985 |
| 14th | Caught in the Act | January 26, 1985 |
| 15th | Eli's song | 2nd February 1985 |
| 16 | A woman is just a woman | February 9, 1985 |
| 17th | The Experts | February 16, 1985 |
| 18th | Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen | February 23, 1985 |
Nominations
The series received several nominations for the Young Artist Award . Jason Bateman received a 1984 nomination for best young actor in a comedy series, but fell behind Billy Jacoby . The series also received a nomination for best new comedy or drama series. Ultimately, The Bill Cosby Show won the award. A year later, Tricia Cast was nominated for best young leading actress in a comedy series, but lost to Soleil Moon Frye .
Web links
- It's Your Move in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- It's your move at fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Jaime Weinman: Weekend Viewing: IT'S YOUR MOVE. In: Macleans.ca. July 3, 2009, accessed August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Mike Ryan: Remember This? 'It's Your Move'. In: huffingtonpost.com. October 8, 2012, accessed August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ It's Your Move. In: bestofthe80s.wordpress.com. Retrieved August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Holston, Noel (September 26, 1984). TV's junior con man proves oddly endearing , Ottawa Citizen , Aug. 4, 2015
- ↑ Duffy, Mike (Knight-Ridder) (Sep. 28, 1984). 'It's Your Move' Shows Promise , The Beaver County Times , Aug. 4, 2015
- ↑ Jicha, Tom (September 26, 1984). NBC makes the wrong move with new sitcom , The Miami News August 4, 2015
- ↑ Mindhole Blowers: Jason Bateman Edition. In: Pajiba.com. July 6, 2011, accessed August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ 6th Youth In Film Awards . In: YoungArtistAwards.org . Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ 7th Youth In Film Awards . In: YoungArtistAwards.org . Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
