Terriers (TV series)

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Terriers
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Genre Crime
Comedy-drama
Created by Ted Griffin
Starring
Opening theme "Gunfight Epiphany" by Robert Duncan
Composer(s) Robert Duncan
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Location(s) San Diego, California
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s)
Broadcast
Original channel FX
Original run 02013-09-08September 8 – December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)

Terriers is an American crime comedy-drama television series created by Ted Griffin that aired on FX from September 8 to December 1, 2010.[1] The show was canceled by FX on December 6, 2010 after the first season.[2]

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Premise [edit]

Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth (Donal Logue) partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack (Michael Raymond-James), in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having once been a member of the fictional Ocean Beach Police Department.

Cast [edit]

Main cast [edit]

Recurring cast [edit]

  • Loren Dean as Jason Adler, Gretchen's fiancé
  • Karina Logue as Stephanie "Steph" Dolworth, Hank's sister (Karina and Donal Logue are real-life siblings as well)
  • Alison Elliott as Laura Ross, a muckraking blogger
  • Michael Gaston as Ben Zeitlin, local attorney
  • Daren Scott as Burke (the "man in the tan suit"), Zeitlin's "muscle"
  • Alex Fernie as Swift, one of the "Squatters"
  • Alex Berg as Blodgett, one of the "Squatters"
  • Todd Fasen as Gunt, one of the "Squatters"
  • Johnny Sneed as Professor Owens, Katie's college teacher
  • Craig Susser as Detective Ronnie Reynolds, Mark's current partner on the force
  • Stephen Frejek as Officer Robledo, a fellow cop
  • Zack Silva as Gavin, Katie's college friend
  • Christopher Cousins as Robert Lindus, local land developer

Reception [edit]

Despite low ratings, Terriers was met with much critical praise.[3] On December 9, 2010, Time's James Poniewozik ranked Terriers at #10 on his top 10 list of television shows in 2010.[4] The Daily Beast's Jace Lacob selected the show as part of his top 10 shows of 2010.[5] HitFix.com's Alan Sepinwall ranked Terriers at #3 on his top 10 list for 2010[6] as well as #1 on his list of best new shows of 2010.[7] The A.V. Club ranked it as #7 on their list of best shows of 2010.[8] IGN's Matt Fowler gave the entire season a "10" and called it a "massively gratifying TV experience like no other."[9] IGN also gave Terriers their award for "Best New Series of 2010."[10] The series received a nomination for Outstanding New Program by the Television Critics Association.[11]

Episodes [edit]

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
1 "Pilot" Craig Brewer Ted Griffin September 8, 2010 (2010-09-08) 1WAD79 1.61[12]
2 "Dog and Pony" Clark Johnson Shawn Ryan & Jed Seidel September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15) 1WAD01 0.82[13]
3 "Change Partners" Guy Ferland Phoef Sutton September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) 1WAD02 0.57[14]
4 "Fustercluck" Michael Offer Jon Worley September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29) 1WAD03 0.65[15]
5 "Manifest Destiny" Rian Johnson Leslye Headland October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06) 1WAD04 0.49[16]
6 "Ring-a-Ding-Ding" Billy Gierhart Angela Kang October 13, 2010 (2010-10-13) 1WAD05 0.51[17]
7 "Missing Persons" Michael Zinberg Jed Seidel October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20) 1WAD06 0.44[18]
8 "Agua Caliente" John Dahl Phoef Sutton & Jon Worley October 27, 2010 (2010-10-27) 1WAD07 0.47[19]
9 "Pimp Daddy" Adam Arkin Shawn Ryan & Kelly Wheeler November 3, 2010 (2010-11-03) 1WAD08 0.67[20]
10 "Asunder" Ted Griffin Nicholas Griffin November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10) 1WAD09 0.54[21]
11 "Sins of the Past" Tucker Gates Tim Minear November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17) 1WAD10 0.73[22]
12 "Quid Pro Quo" Adam Arkin Angela Kang & Leslye Headland November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24) 1WAD11 0.54[23]
13 "Hail Mary" Ted Griffin Ted Griffin & Nicholas Griffin December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01) 1WAD12 0.78[24]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "FX Sets Fall Schedule for Original Series" (Press release). FX. July 15, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 6, 2010). "FX Cancels 'Terriers' After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 6, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Terriers: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
  4. ^ Poniewozik, James (December 9, 2010). "Top 10 Everything of 2010". Time. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  5. ^ Lacob, Jace (December 20, 2010). "The Best and Worst TV Shows of the Year". The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
  6. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (December 20, 2010). "TV Top 10 of 2010: The best 10 overall shows". HitFix. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
  7. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (December 20, 2010). "TV Top 10 of 2010: The best new shows". HitFix. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
  8. ^ "The 25 best television series of 2010". The A.V. Club. December 20, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
  9. ^ Fowler, Matt (December 15, 2010). "Terriers: Season 1 Review". IGN. Retrieved October 22, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Best of 2010". IGN. December 20, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2011. 
  11. ^ Hibberd, James (June 13, 2011). "'Game of Thrones,' 'The Killing,' 'Walking Dead' nominated for TCA Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 20, 2012. 
  12. ^ Seidman, Robert (September 9, 2010). "Wednesday Cable: Top Chef, Tosh.0 Lead, Psych Down + More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 10, 2010. 
  13. ^ Gorman, Bill. "Wednesday Cable: Top Chef & Dark Blue Finales; Terriers Falls; Tosh.0, Ghost Hunters, Meet The Browns & More". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved September 17, 2010. 
  14. ^ Seidman, Robert. "Wednesday Cable: Terriers Rolls Over and Plays Dead; Tosh.0 Rises, Leads Night + Ghost Hunters, Top Chef, Meet The Browns & More". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved September 23, 2010. 
  15. ^ Gorman, Bill. "Wednesday Cable: Tosh.0 Slips; Terriers Barks A *Little* Louder; Ghost Hunters, Top Chef, Real World & More". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
  16. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 7, 2010). "Wednesday Cable: Yankees/Twins Tops Night; South Park Top Scripted; Terriers Falls & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 8, 2010. 
  17. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 14, 2010). "Wednesday Cable: South Park Up; Terriers Steady; Ultimate Fighter, Ghost Hunters & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
  18. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 21, 2010). "Wednesday Cable: Southpark Down; Terriers Has Fallen and it Can’t Get Up & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 22, 2010. 
  19. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 28, 2010). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: Storm Chasers Goes Calm; Terriers, South Park, Ultimate Fighter & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 29, 2010. 
  20. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 4, 2010). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: Terriers Rises, Was It DISH?; South Park, Storm Chasers, Ugly Americans & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 5, 2010. 
  21. ^ Gorman, Bill (Navember 11, 2010). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: ‘Psych’ Premiere; ‘Terriers’ Falls; ‘South Park’, ‘Ultimate Fighter’, ‘Ghost Hunters’ & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 11, 2010. 
  22. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 18, 2010). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: ‘Terriers’ 100% Higher; ‘Psych’ Steady; ‘South Park’ Down, But Still Tops Night & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 19, 2010. 
  23. ^ Gorman, Bill (November 29, 2010). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: Holiday Takes A Bite Out Of ‘Terriers’; ‘Mythbusters,’ ‘Meet The Browns’, NBA & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 30, 2010. 
  24. ^ Gorman, Bill (December 2, 2010). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: ‘Terriers’ Finale Up; ‘Top Chef All-Stars’ Down; ‘Psych’ Ratings "Peak" & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 5, 2010. 

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