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'''''Everybody Hates Chris''''' is a [[NAACP Image Award]] Award winning <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460637/awards won Outstanding Writing @ 08 NIAs</ref>, [[Golden Globe]], and [[Emmy Award]]-nominated [[United States|American]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]].
'''''Everybody Hates Chris''''' is a [[NAACP Image Award]] Award winning <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460637/awards won Outstanding Writing @ 08 NIAs</ref>, [[Golden Globe]], and [[Emmy Award]]-nominated [[United States|American]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]].


It is inspired by the [[teenage]] experiences of [[comedian]] [[Chris Rock]] (who narrates the show), while growing up in the [[Bedford-Stuyvesant]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]]. The title of the show parodies the [[CBS]] show ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''. Rock stated "''Everybody Loves Raymond but everybody hates Chris!''"
It is inspired by the [[teenage]] experiences of [[comedian]] [[Chris Rock]] (who narrates the show), while growing up in the [[Bedford-Stuyvesant]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn, New York]] in the early-mid [[1980s]]. The title of the show parodies the [[CBS]] show ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''. Rock stated "''Everybody Loves Raymond but everybody hates Chris!''"


In fall 2008, the [[The CW Television Network]] moved its sole two [[African-American]] shows--''EHC'' and ''[[The Game (US TV series)|The Game]]'' to the [[Friday night death slot]]. The 4th season of ''EHC'' premiered Friday October 3, 2008 at 8pm.
In fall 2008, the [[The CW Television Network]] moved its sole two [[African-American]] shows--''EHC'' and ''[[The Game (US TV series)|The Game]]'' to the [[Friday night death slot]]. The 4th season of ''EHC'' premiered Friday October 3, 2008 at 8pm.


Filming wrapped up for ''Everybody Hates Chris'''s fourth season, and a planned fifth season for the show's [[2009 in television|2009]]-[[2010 in television|2010]] network season, is currently in production.{{Fact|date=March 2009}}
Filming wrapped up for ''Everybody Hates Chris''' fourth season, and a planned fifth season for the show's [[2009 in television|2009]]-[[2010 in television|2010]] network season, is currently in production.{{Fact|date=March 2009}}


''EHC'' is the first [[television program|TV show]] to be available for free preview on [[Google Video]].
''EHC'' is the first [[television program|TV show]] to be available for free preview on [[Google Video]].


In the fall of 2009, ''Everybody Hates Chris'' will start airing daily on the [[Viacom]]-owned cable television network, [[Nick at Nite]]. [http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEpccussPovLsw]
In the fall of 2009, ''Everybody Hates Chris'' will start airing daily on the [[Viacom]]-owned cable television network, [[Nick at Nite]]. [http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEpccussPovLsw]

The show takes place 22 years earlier before the current date (excerpt from [[List of Everybody Hates Chris episodes|the first season]], set in [[1982]]&ndash;[[1983]] was 23 years earlier).


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 22:55, 23 March 2009

This article is about the TV show. For the Ludacris song of the same name, see Theater of the Mind.
Everybody Hates Chris
File:Everybody hates chris cast.jpg
The cast of Everybody Hates Chris in 2005. From left to right: Tonya, Drew, Greg, Chris, Rochelle, Julius
GenreSitcom
Created byChris Rock
Ali LeRoi
Developed byChris Rock
Ali LeRoi
Creative directorAndrew Orenstein
StarringTyler James Williams
Terry Crews
Tichina Arnold
Tequan Richmond
Imani Hakim
Vincent Martella
Voices ofChris Rock (Narrator)
Theme music composerMarcus Miller
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes88 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersChris Rock
Ali LeRoi
ProducerAdrienne Carter
Production locationParamount Television
CinematographyMark Doering-Powell
EditorEarl Watson
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running timeapprox. 20 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkUPN (2005–2006)
The CW (2006–present)
ReleaseSeptember 22, 2005 –
present

Everybody Hates Chris is a NAACP Image Award Award winning [1], Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-nominated American sitcom.

It is inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock (who narrates the show), while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York in the early-mid 1980s. The title of the show parodies the CBS show Everybody Loves Raymond. Rock stated "Everybody Loves Raymond but everybody hates Chris!"

In fall 2008, the The CW Television Network moved its sole two African-American shows--EHC and The Game to the Friday night death slot. The 4th season of EHC premiered Friday October 3, 2008 at 8pm.

Filming wrapped up for Everybody Hates Chris' fourth season, and a planned fifth season for the show's 2009-2010 network season, is currently in production.[citation needed]

EHC is the first TV show to be available for free preview on Google Video.

In the fall of 2009, Everybody Hates Chris will start airing daily on the Viacom-owned cable television network, Nick at Nite. [1]

The show takes place 22 years earlier before the current date (excerpt from the first season, set in 1982–1983 was 23 years earlier).

Background

The show is produced by CBS Paramount Television and broadcast on the The CW, features fictional characters and situations loosely based on real people and situations. Unlike other CW sitcoms at the time of its debut, Everybody Hates Chris is shot using a single camera[2] with no studio audience laugh track.

On September 22, 2005, the series' premiere achieved higher ratings than NBC's season premiere of Joey, giving UPN, its third highest rating in history. With seven million viewers, it was fourth highest-rated program at the 8 p.m. ET time slot.

With the recent cancellation of Girlfriends and the WWE's decision to move SmackDown to MyNetworkTV in the fall of 2008, Everybody Hates Chris, along with America's Next Top Model, will be the last running television programs to have aired both on UPN and on the CW. The show's first season began just before the merger between UPN and The WB, leading to the CW.

In fall 2008, the The CW Television Network moved its sole two African-American shows--EHC and The Game to the Friday night death slot. The 4th season of EHC premiered Friday October 3, 2008 at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central.

Filming wrapped up for Everybody Hates Chris's fourth season, and a planned fifth season for the show's 2009-2010 network season, is currently in production.[citation needed]

Plot summary

Main article: List of Everybody Hates Chris episodes

The show revolves around the everyday life of Chris, a 16 year-old tenth grade student. Chris is just an average boy (and one of the few 'normal' characters on the show), surrounded by a collection of crazy characters that, in his point of view, act as if they dislike him. Chris attends an all-Caucasian school where students and teachers alike pick on him, and lives in a low-income community. Similar to Wile E. Coyote, if events progress favorably for Chris throughout an episode, they will almost certainly backfire on him by the end. Likewise, if a situation isn't going Chris' way, it always manages to get even worse for him, whether or not he tries to change the course of events.

The guest characters on the show all seem to detest Chris for some unknown reason. In fact, comedian Chris Rock, upon whose early life the show is based, made a guest appearance as the school's guidance counselor, Mr. Abbott, who also disliked Chris and unhelpfully focused on how Chris was in trouble academically. Even the warmest of guest characters have some inexplicable dislike of Chris, such as one character also named Kris (Richard Lewis), who was injured and in hospital.

In the third season finale, Chris graduates from Corleone Junior High School, but his joy is cut short when his best friend Greg moves to a new school -- Chris quickly hatches a plan to go to Greg's high school.

When Chris goes home, things don't get any easier because his bizarre family life presents its own set of problems. Being a nostalgic type show complete with voice over narration, The show is often comparable to The Wonder Years as well as Malcolm In The Middle.

During the series' run, Everybody Hates Chris was set in different time periods throughout the 1980s. The first season was set in 1982–1983. The second season was set in 1984–1985. The third season was set in 1985–1986. For the fourth season, the series is set 1986–1987.

Cast and characters

Main article: Everybody Hates Chris cast and characters

Main

While the fictional family is loosely based on that of the real-life Chris Rock, its surname has not been revealed.

Supporting

  • Doc (Antonio Fargas), the local grocery store owner, who first appeared late in Season 1
  • Jerome (Kevontay Jackson), a gangster in the neighborhood, who robs small kids, like Chris, in Chris' neighborhood
  • Joey Caruso (Travis T. Flory), the school bully who routinely picks on Chris because of his race. He also picks on Greg every now and then.
  • Mr. Omar (Ernest Thomas), a funeral director, who lives above Chris and his family from early in the second season
  • Ms. Morello (Jacqueline Mazarella), Chris' naively racist teacher
  • Principal Edwards (Jason Alexander), the new principal of Corleone
  • Tasha (Paige Hurd), next door neighbor of Chris
  • Vanessa (Jackée Harry), Rochelle's best friend
  • Preacher (LaVan Davis), the owner of the nightclub; appeared early in Season 1
  • Monk (Todd Bridges), works at Doc's store and is very militant.
  • Caramel (Cheyenne Haynes) friend of Tanya
  • Malvo (Ricky Harris), terrifying bearded neighbourhood gangster with whom Chris has had several run-ins

Trivia

  • All episode titles start with the phrase Everybody Hates....
  • The first episode scored the highest rating for a comedy premiere on UPN and the third best rating for any program on UPN.
  • The character Drew is loosely based on Chris Rock's brother Tony Rock. Growing up, real-Chris Rock said that Tony was cooler than he was [citation needed] .
  • After the first season, the show was picked up by The CW, which was created by the merger between UPN and The WB.
  • According to the season 1 DVD release of the show, the episode Everybody Hates the Babysitter on the disc has the cast commentary in the episode and said that Tichina Arnold ad-libbed a lot of the things she says in the show.
  • Chris Rock's real family had mom, dad, 6 brothers, 1 sister, and himself. He said that using 6 brothers and 1 sister would've been weird, so he thought it'd be better to use some of his sibling's personalities to make 2 siblings for the show.
  • Chris Rock's mother's name in real life is Rose [3].
  • Tichina Arnold composed a theme song for the show and recorded it with 2 of her friends. However, Ali LeRoi and Chris Rock already had some themes in mind, so they kept the ending of it to put in at the end of episodes and before commercial breaks.
  • The schools Chris attend to were named after two families from The Godfather series: Corleone and Tattaglia. Clemenza High School is cited too.

Reception

Reviews for the show are generally positive.

EHC won an NAACP Image Award for its writing [4] in 2008.[citation needed]. It has also been nominated for Golden Globe and Emmy Awards.

In Dec 2008, Entertainment Weekly lists the Kwanzaa episode from this show as seventh on the magazine's "Must List: 10 Holiday Things We Love" [5].

Awards and nominations

Awards Outcome
Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Series Nominated
Golden Globe Awards:
Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy Nominated[6]
Image Award:
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Won [7]
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (Tyler James Williams) Nominated[8]
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (Tichina Arnold) Nominated[9]
Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (Ali Leroi) Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Terry Crews) Nominated[10]
Golden Reel Award:
Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement Nominated
Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form - Music Nominated
People's Choice Award:
Favorite New Television Comedy Nominated
Satellite Awards:
Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical Nominated
Teen Choice Awards:
Award TV - Choice Actor: Comedy Nominated
Award TV - Choice Actress: Comedy Nominated
TV - Choice Breakout Show Nominated
TV - Choice Comedy/Musical Show Nominated
TV - Choice Parental Unit Nominated
TV - Choice Sidekick Nominated[11]
TCA Award:
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Nominated
Outstanding New Program of the Year Nominated
WGA Award:
New Series Nominated
Young Artist Award:
Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor Nominated
Best Family Television Series (Comedy) Won
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy) - Supporting Young Actor Nominated

U.S. broadcast history

UPN

  • September 2005 – May 2006: Thursdays 8:00pm/7:00pm

The CW

  • October 2006-October 2006: Sundays 7:00pm/6:00pm
  • October 2006 — March 2008: Mondays 8:00pm/7:00pm
  • March 2008 - May 2008: Sundays 8:00pm/7:00pm
  • October 2008 -Fridays 8:00pm/7:00pm
  • December 2008- Sundays 5:00pm/4:00pm (Repeats)

Reruns

According, to TV Guide, it has been confirmed that Nick at Nite had bought the rights to the show, and it will air in the fall of 2009 [12].

International broadcast history

Everybody Hates Chris is broadcast on the following stations (and many others) around the world:

Region Network(s) Regional Title
Finland Finland Nelonen Lapsuuteni Luuserina
Australia Australia Network Ten / Ten HD Everybody Hates Chris
Belgium Belgium VT4
Brazil Brazil Sony Entertainment Television / Rede Record Todo Mundo Odeia o Chris
Canada Canada Citytv Everybody Hates Chris
Croatia Croatia Nova TV Svi Mrze Chrisa
Serbia Serbia Fox televizija Svi Mrze Krisa
France France M6 Tout le Monde Déteste Chris
Germany Germany ProSieben Alle Hassen Chris
Hong Kong Hong Kong TVB Pearl 阿傑出少年
India India Zee Cafe
Republic of Ireland Ireland TV3 Ireland
Israel Israel Bip
Italy Italy Comedy Central Italy Tutti Odiano Chris
Latin America Sony
Netherlands Netherlands Veronica
New Zealand New Zealand C4
Norway Norway TV2 Norway Alle Hater Chris
Ecuador Ecuador Sony
Portugal Portugal RTP / RTP2 Todos Contra Chris
Montenegro Montenegro TV IN
South Africa South Africa SABC 1
Turkey Turkey ComedyMax
United Kingdom United Kingdom Paramount Comedy / Fiver / Five / MTV Base / MTV One Everybody Hates Chris
Venezuela Venezuela RCTV[13]
Denmark Denmark TV 2 Zulu Everybody Hates Chris
Spain Spain Cuatro Todo el Mundo Odia a Chris
Sweden Sweden Cuatro Everybody Hates Chris
Russia Russia Кураж-Бамбей.ru Все Ненавидят Криса

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460637/awards won Outstanding Writing @ 08 NIAs
  2. ^ Futon Critic
  3. ^ "Trivias for Everybody Hates Chris (2006)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460637/awards won Outstanding Writing @ 08 NIAs
  5. ^ "The Must List: 10 Holiday Things We Love," Entertainment Weekly 1026 (December 19, 2008): 68.
  6. ^ "Awards for Everybody Hates Chris (2006)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460637/awards won Outstanding Writing @ 08 NIAs
  8. ^ "Awards for Tyler James Williams". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  9. ^ "Awards for Tichina Arnold". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  10. ^ "Awards for Terry Crews". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  11. ^ "Awards for Vincent Martella". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  12. ^ Breaking News - Award-Winning Series Everybody Hates Chris to Join Nick At Nite's Line-up, Fall 2009 | TheFutonCritic.com
  13. ^ "Series". Rctv.net. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
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