Mom (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mom |
| Original title | Mom |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | since 2013 |
| Production company |
Warner Bros. Television , Chuck Lorre Productions |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 152 in 7+ seasons ( List ) |
| genre | Sitcom |
| Theme music | Mikhail Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture |
| idea |
Chuck Lorre , Eddie Gorodetsky , Gemma Baker |
| First broadcast | September 23, 2013 (USA) on CBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 2, 2014 on ProSieben |
| occupation | |
Mom is an American sitcom by Chuck Lorre , Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker , which has been produced by Warner Bros. Television for the US broadcaster CBS since 2013 . Until May 19, 2016, three seasons of the series were broadcast on CBS, in March 2016 a fourth season was ordered, which has been broadcast there since October 27.
In April 2018, the series was extended by a sixth season, which has aired since September 27, 2018. In February 2019, the series was extended for two more seasons.
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Christy Plunkett, a single mother, works as a waitress in a restaurant and has an affair with her boss Gabriel. She was addicted to alcohol and other drugs , so she attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings . Her mother Bonnie is fighting the same problems. The relationship between the two is strained as Christy accuses them of never being there for them in her childhood. Christy's daughter Violet, who was born when Christy was 16 years old, is now pregnant by Luke at the same age. Christy also has a younger son named Roscoe from her ex-husband Baxter, a lovable for-good and stoner. The series evolves over time and addresses problematic issues such as alcoholism , teenage pregnancy , cancer , homelessness , gambling addiction , domestic violence , death, suicide , drug addiction, relapse, and overdose. But there is also positive content, such as Christy's training as a lawyer, or the constant success of staying dry. Despite all the adversities, both mothers always manage to fall on their feet and move forward in life.
From season 3, the focus was more on Christy, Bonnie and their group of Alcoholics Anonymous and their daily worries, while the scenes with Christy's family were initially significantly reduced, then removed entirely, apart from a few guest appearances; scenes that are set in the restaurant are almost completely absent. In the course of time Bonnie finds a steady partner, the wheelchair-sitting ex-stuntman Adam, Christy completes her school leaving certificate and starts studying law.
characters
Christy Plunkett
Christy is a single mom who has been dry for a year at the start of the series but still struggling with gambling addiction and occasional relapses into alcohol addiction. Now that she is dry, she strives to be a good example to her son Roscoe and to regain the trust of her daughter Violet. In addition, she tries to improve the complicated relationship with her mother Bonnie. Bonnie never used to be able to live up to her role as a mother because she preferred to go out drinking rather than looking after her daughter. Christy later discovers that her biological father left her mother on Christmas Eve, the day Christy was born, and is now married to another woman. He is the father of two sons and runs a car repair shop.
Bonnie Plunkett
Christy's mother is a joyful, if cynical, addict who is content with her life today. She is desperate to regain her daughter's love and trust as she never cared for her adequately when Christy was a child. As a single mother, she preferred to party and drink rather than stay home. With time and therapy, Bonnie managed to find the right balance and now she wants to catch up and reveal her past to Christy, including who her real father is, where he lives, and her previous career as a drug dealer.
Violet Plunkett
Violet is Christy's daughter and the older half-sister of Roscoe. Violet is hardworking, smart, and confident. She is annoyed that her mother, who never had time to take care of Violet and her brother, does not always find time for them both now that she is dry. After becoming pregnant by her boyfriend Luke, Violet makes the decision to put her baby up for adoption. She wants to prevent the past of her mother and grandmother from repeating itself in her own life: early unwanted pregnancy and subsequent abuse of alcohol and / or other drugs. She also wants to give her unborn child a better childhood. During season two, after a brief downward spiral of bad behavior, Violet falls in love with Gregory Munshnick, a much older psychology professor at her university, but he breaks the engagement when she relapses.
Gabriel
Gabriel is the manager of the restaurant where Christy works. Married to a dominant woman who scares him, he has an affair with Christy that she later ends. But Gabriel, himself often desperate, tries to win Christy back. They get back together in season two when Christy succeeds Gabriel as manager of the restaurant. He is a hardworking and competent manager; But his subordinates, chief Rudy in particular, often point out his limits to him.
Baxter
Baxter is Christy's ex-husband and the father of Roscoe. Sweet and charming, but very unstable, he is unable to maintain a serious relationship or steady job for much longer than a month. He loves the simple life and does a lot of crooked tours to make money. Despite his weaknesses, he is a loving father who is there for his son. During Season 2, under the influence of his wealthy new girlfriend Candace, Baxter gives up on his casual path and becomes a car salesman for Candace's father's company.
Chef Rudy
He's the head chef at the restaurant where Christy works as a waitress. Rudy is a dominant and difficult person who is superior in relationships with others. He is boastful and arrogant, he often yells at his subordinates for no reason and does not hesitate to humiliate anyone who opposes him. His past is mysterious; he has a brief affair with Bonnie that shows that he is a bisexual fetishist with expensive tastes and extravagant hobbies who likes to steal food from his own restaurant. He also deals in illegal drugs and is addicted to gambling.
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Luke is a young student who loves life and adventure. He had known Violet for a little over a year when she became pregnant. Luke is a lovable idiot who often smokes marijuana . But he keeps trying to prove to Christy that he's not as crazy as it seems. Apparently he really loves Violet, wants to stay with her and support her during her pregnancy. He is closer to Christy than to his own parents, perhaps because his parents are religious extremists with whom he has nothing in common.
Roscoe Plunkett
Roscoe is Christy's son of Baxter and half-brother of Violet.
Marjorie Amstrong
An old friend, enemy, and friend again of Bonnie who Christy meets at Alcoholics Anonymous and who becomes her good friend. She has had many problems with alcohol and other drugs in the past, and she faces another vital threat as the series progresses: she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Jill Kendall
A newer Alcoholics Anonymous member that Christy has mentored. Jill is a very wealthy lady of high society.
Wendy Harris
Also a participant in the women's meetings, who often reacts very emotionally. She is a nurse and a member of Mensa International .
Adam Janikowski
Bonnie's new love, a wheelchair-bound ex-stuntman whom she met over the phone after dialing the wrong number.
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Main cast
| Role name | actor | Main role (episode) |
Supporting role (episode) |
Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Jolene Plunkett | Anna Faris | 1.01– | Marie Bierstedt | |
| Bonnie Plunkett | Allison Janney | 1.01– | Traudel Haas | |
| Violet Plunkett | Sadie Calvano | 1.01-3.22 | 4.04-4.05, 6.08 |
Friedel Morgenstern (season 1–2) Victoria Frenz (from season 3) |
| Gabriel | Nate Corddry | 1.01-2.15 | Marius Götze-Clarén | |
| Baxter | Matt L. Jones | 1.01-3.15 | 4.04, 4.06, 5.12, 6.19 | Tommy Morgenstern |
| Chef Rudy | French Stewart | 1.01-2.22 | 3.19, 5.22, 6.10, 7.04 | Michael Pan |
| hatch | Spencer Daniels | 1.01–2.08 1 | 4.05 | Yoshi Grimm |
| Roscoe Plunkett | Blake Garrett Rosenthal | 1.01-3.15 | 4.04, 4.06 | Carlos Fanselow |
| Marjorie Armstrong | Mimi Kennedy | 2.01– | 1.04-1.22 | Isabella Grothe |
| Jill Kendall | Jaime Pressly | 3.01– | 2.01-2.02, 2.06, 2.16, 2.18 | Natascha Geisler |
| Wendy Harris | Beth Hall | 3.01– | 2.01-2.22 | Gabriele Schramm-Philipp |
| Adam Janikowski | William Fichtner | 4.01– | 3.16-3.22 | Peter Flechtner |
| Tammy Diffendorf | Kristen Johnston | 7.01– | 5.17-6.22 | Katrin Zimmermann |
Supporting cast
Notable guest actors
In the course of the series, several well-known personalities appeared as guest actors. These include Jon Cryer , Colin Hanks , Ellen Burstyn , June Squibb , Judy Greer , Linda Lavin , Harry Hamlin , Rosie O'Donnell , Joe Manganiello , Rhea Perlman , Richard Schiff , Bradley Whitford , Nicole Sullivan , Chris Pratt , Wendie Malick , Michael Angarano , Kristin Chenoweth , Patti LuPone , Constance Zimmer , Kate Micucci , Reginald VelJohnson , John Ratzenberger , Kathleen Turner , Peter Onorati , Courtney Thorne-Smith .
production
Mom was one of many projects that became acute in December 2012 for CBS and Warner Bros due to Chuck Lorre's new four-year contract with Warner from September of that year. On May 9, 2013, CBS gave the green light for series production. With this series, Chuck Lorre had four sitcoms on the same channel in the 2013/14 season. Initially, 13 episodes were ordered before the sitcom was increased to 22 episodes on October 18, 2013.
Charisma
United States
The pilot ran on CBS in the United States on September 23, 2013 , immediately following the third season premiere of 2 Broke Girls . The first season finale was shown on April 14, 2014. The broadcast of the second season, originally announced for September 29, 2014, was postponed by CBS for one month to October 30, 2014 and then aired until April 30, 2015. The third season aired from November 5, 2015 to May 19, 2016. The fourth season aired from October 27, 2016 to May 11, 2017. The 5th season has been running since November 2, 2017.
German-speaking area
In Germany, ProSieben announced in June 2013 that the rights to the series had been secured. The station aired the first season of the series from September 2, 2014 to November 18, 2014 in double episodes in its program. The second season was broadcast from May 26, 2015 to August 11, 2015 in double episodes (with a few exceptions) on ProSieben. The third season was broadcast in double episodes on ProSieben Fun from June 15, 2016 to August 24, 2016 .
In Austria, the first season of the series was broadcast for the first time on ORFeins from September 6, 2014 to June 13, 2015, the second season was first broadcast there from March 16, 2016.
In Switzerland, the first season was broadcast on SRF Zwei between August 24, 2015 and February 5, 2016 in two-channel sound in the German dubbed version and the original English sound.
reception
At the 2015 Golden Globe Awards , Allison Janney received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or TV Movie . She won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a comedy series in 2014 and 2015 .
DVD release
United States
- Season 1 was released on September 23, 2014
- Season 2 was released on September 29, 2015
- Season 3 was released on August 30, 2016
- Season 4 was released on August 29, 2017
- Season 5 was released on September 4, 2018
- Season 6 was released on October 15, 2019
Germany
- Season 1 was released on December 4, 2014
- Season 2 was released on December 3, 2015
Web links
- Mom in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Mom on the CBS website
- Mom on the ProSieben Fun website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernd Krannich: CBS extends 11: "Hawaii Five-0", both "Navy CIS" series, "Elemenary" and more . In: Wishlist.de . March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ Joe Otterson: 'Mom' Renewed for Season 7 and 8 at CBS . In: variety.com . February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ↑ a b Mom. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on December 25, 2016 .
- ↑ TVLine Items: Mom Promotion, Fargo Season 4 Casting and More , accessed August 29, 2019
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: CBS Orders Single Mom Comedy Pilot From Chuck Lorre & 'Two And A Half Men' Writers " In: Deadline.com . December 11, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Chuck Lorre's CBS Pilot 'Mom' To Get Series Order Tomorrow . In: Deadline.com . May 7, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ Sara Bible: CBS Gives Full Season Orders to 'The Crazy Ones', 'The Millers' & 'Mom' . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . October 18, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva: CBS Sets Season Finale Dates . In: Deadline.com . March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ Liz Raftery: CBS Pushes Mom's Premiere Back, Doubles Up on Big Bang Theory . In: TVGuide.com . September 25, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ Manuel Weis: ProSieben 13/14: Keeping an eye on numerous sitcoms . In : quotemeter.de . June 26, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ↑ Trailer: Mom Season 2 from May 26, 2015 on ProSieben.