Twenty Good Years
| Twenty Good Years | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Michael Leeson Marsh McCall |
| Starring | Jeffrey Tambor John Lithgow Heather Burns Jake Sandvig |
| Composers | Steve Hampton John Adair |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (9 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Marsh McCall Productions Werner/Gold/Miller Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 11 – November 1, 2006 |
Twenty Good Years is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, until November 1, 2006. The series Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow, Heather Burns and Jake Sandvig.
Synopsis
John Lithgow plays John Mason, a surgeon forced into semi-retirement, while Jeffrey Tambor was Jeffrey Pyne, a judge.[1] The comedy show was about two old friends that appeared to be polar opposites in many situations. One thing they agreed upon, however, is that life is short and both men vowed to live every day like it is their last, since they figured at their age, they only had "twenty good years" to live.[2]
On May 14, 2007, the series was officially canceled by NBC.[3]
Ratings and reception
Since the series debut, Twenty Good Years had been plagued by schedule changes before the season began, as well as receiving mixed-to-negative reviews. They had also placed fourth in its Wednesday time period and continued to slip since the first episode. On October 25, 2006, NBC announced that it was replacing the Wednesday night comedy block with specials, pulling Twenty Good Years from the schedule with no plans for a return.[4]
Episodes
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| Ep # | Episode | Air date | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | October 11, 2006 | Meet John and Jeffrey, two complete opposites who can only agree on one thing – they only have twenty good years left to live. In spite of the differences between the two, they vow to live each day as if it were their last – without looking back and without any regrets. |
| 2 | "Big Love" | October 18, 2006 | John and Jeffrey go to a rock music club. To their surprise, the club’s sexy owner (Jane Leeves) flirts with them and invites them to an after-party. John and Jeffrey end up dating her at the same time and she offers a challenge that may be too much for them to handle. |
| 3 | "The Elbow Incident" | October 25, 2006 | When Jeffrey hurts his elbow in a basketball game against two younger players he refuses to let John operate because he is afraid of hospitals. This does not sit well with John because he wants a rematch against the younger players. |
| 4 | "Jeffrey's Choice" | November 1, 2006 | John does not like it when Jeffrey's ex-girlfriend Gina shows up again. He is afraid it will ruin the plans he has for him and Jeffrey. |
| 5 | "Sorry, Wrong Ship" | Unaired | Hugh reluctantly invites John and Jeffrey to a yacht party with Hugh’s model friends; however John and Jeffrey accidentally board the wrong yacht which is populated with mourners on their way to spread their friends’ ashes at sea. |
| 6 | "The Bong Show" | Unaired | When Jeffrey accidentally buys a bong thinking it is a vase, John sneaks it into the background of a formal photo being taken of Jeffrey to be hung in the courthouse in honour of twenty years of service as a judge. |
| 7 | "Murder He Thought" | Unaired | Gina claims to have gone into therapy and changed her behaviour. However, John refuses to believe her, but Jeffrey allows Gina to come along on a spelunking expedition where she falls and breaks her leg. |
| 8 | "Between Brock and a Hard Place" | Unaired | When Jeffrey and John's neighbor, Brock Manley, invites them to apply for membership in "The Magellan Adventure Club," an exclusive, all male club, it leads the two friends into an initiation process they didn't bargain for. |
| 9 | "They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?" | Unaired | As they prepare for Thanksgiving, Jeffrey struggles to teach Hugh how to make the perfect pie and John makes plans to hunt for his turkey dinner. Meanwhile, John finds out about Stella's relationship with the doctor hired to replace him. |
| 10 | "Remember the Alimony" | Unaired | When John’s ex-wife, Kate announces that she is engaged, John is ecstatic because he won’t be paying alimony to her anymore. Jeffrey suspects that Kate’s fiancé is gay after admitting that he’s ‘living a lie’. |
| 11 | "John's Old Lady" | Unaired | Jeffrey notices that John’s constant bickering with their attractive middle-aged next door neighbour is just thinly-veiled flirtation. Meanwhile, a sexy law student flirts with Jeffrey; however they do not have much in common with each other. |
| 12 | "The Crying Game" | Unaired | When John’s date accuses him of being unemotional, John pretends to cry, however she sees through him. Meanwhile, Jeffrey cooks in a smoky kitchen because his building manager always ignores his pleas to fix the broken vent and a stuck window. |
| 13 | "Come Fly with Me" | Unaired | Jeffrey finds the woman that he wants to spend the rest of his life with and, as always, John’s not happy about it. Feeling rejected, John goes to Las Vegas and returns the next day with a new wife, a Korean blackjack dealer. |
International broadcasts
| Country | Broadcaster | Timeslot | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Nine HD | The entire series has been broadcast. | |
| Belgium | VT4 | 15:40 (UTC+1) | |
| Brazil | SBT | ||
| Bulgaria | Nova television | ||
| Denmark | 6'eren | ||
| Slovenia | Kanal A | Midnight (UTC+1) | The entire series has been broadcast. |
| New Zealand | TV2 | ||
| Finland | MTV3 | ||
| Russia | NTV | The entire series has been broadcast. | |
| Macedonia | A2 TV | ||
| Cyprus | Nimonia | ||
| Ukraine | Novyi Kanal | ||
| Norway | TV3 |