2000 Malibu Road

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2000 Malibu Road
GenreSoap opera
Created byTerry Louise Fisher
Written byKimberly Costello
Terry Louise Fisher
Directed byJoel Schumacher
StarringDrew Barrymore
Jennifer Beals
Brian Bloom
Scott Bryce
Lisa Hartman
Tuesday Knight
Michael T. Weiss
Theme music composerJohn Newton Howard
ComposerMarty Davich
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersTerry Louise Fisher
Joel Schumacher
Aaron Spelling
E. Duke Vincent
ProducerDarren Frankel
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companiesFisher Entertainment
Joel Schumacher Productions
Spelling Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseAugust 23 (1992-08-23) –
September 9, 1992 (1992-09-09)

2000 Malibu Road is a prime time American soap opera that aired on CBS in the summer of 1992. The series stars Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Beals, Brian Bloom, Scott Bryce, Lisa Hartman, Tuesday Knight and Michael T. Weiss.

Plot

The show deals with four women living together at a beach house located at 2000 Malibu Road: Jade (Lisa Hartman), a former prostitute trying to get out of the profession; Perry (Jennifer Beals), a young lawyer also escaping from her past (i.e. a slain fiance police officer and a serious drinking problem); Lindsay (Drew Barrymore), a would-be actress trying to get the right break; and Joy (Tuesday Knight), Lindsay's overweight, overprotective, two-faced, manipulative sister, who also served as her agent. Jade owned the house. In order to leave her profession as a high priced prostitute, she took in roommates to help her pay for the house.

The series ended with several unresolved cliffhangers: Roger (Michael T. Weiss) was seen raping and beating Perry in a stairwell. Meanwhile, Porter's (Mitch Ryan) men shot Hal (Robert Foxworth) dead, and after arguing with Lindsay upon discovering she was sleeping with Eric (Brian Bloom), Joy was struck by lightning.[1] Lisa Hartman provided a closing narration to serve as a (perfunctory) tie-up for the characters, though possibly only on overseas broadcasts.[2]

Reception

The series premiere earned decent ratings but ratings fell from there and it was canceled after six episodes. According to executive producer Aaron Spelling, producers could not come to terms on license fees.[3] However, Lisa Hartman had another version: as 2000 Malibu Road was facing Melrose Place in the same timeslot, Spelling was competing with himself and didn't want to weaken the ratings of Melrose Place.[4]

Cast

Production notes

The series was executive produced by Aaron Spelling, E. Duke Vincent, series creator Terry Louise Fisher and Joel Schumacher., who also served as director.[3]

References

  1. ^ To Be DIScontinued! - The Hall of Unresolved TV Cliffhangers: 1990-95
  2. ^ Usenet post on 2000 Malibu Road in alt.tv.melrose-place
  3. ^ a b Spelling, Aaron; Graham, Jefferson (2002). Aaron Spelling: A Prime-Time Life. Macmillan. p. 223. ISBN 0-312-31344-6.
  4. ^ "Sing no sad songs for Lisa Hartman Black". The Nevada Daily Mail. 1993-03-21.

External links

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