That's Life (1998 TV series)
That's Life is an American television sitcom that premiered March 10, 1998, on ABC. The series is about a blue-collar family living in Queens.
| That's Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Eric Gilliland Brian Burns |
| Directed by | Michael Lembeck |
| Starring | Gerry Red Wilson Kellie Overbey Nadia Dajani Ron Livingston Pauley Perrette |
| Composer(s) | Mark McAdam Jonathan Wolff Paul Buckley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (1 unaired)[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Eric Gilliland Sid Youngers |
| Producer(s) | Lisa Albert |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Eric Gilliland Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 10 – April 7, 1998 |
Summary
Mike (Gerry Red Wilson) is head of the meat department at the supermarket. He has been married to Patty (Kellie Overbey) for ten years, and the two live in their own duplex in Queens. Patty's sister Catherine (Nadia Dajani) and her son Kieran (Michael Charles Roman) move into the apartment above Mike and Patty. Lisa (Pauley Perrette) is Patty's college-aged sister. Mitch (Ron Livingston) is Mike's best friend.[2]
Cast
- Gerry Red Wilson as Mike
- Kellie Overbey as Patty
- Nadia Dajani as Catherine
- Ron Livingston as Mitch
- Pauley Perrette as Lisa
- Michael Charles Roman as Kieran
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The First One" | Michael Lembeck | Teleplay by: Eric Gilliland Story by: Brian Burns & Eric Gilliland | March 10, 1998 |
| 2 | "The Second One, Believe It or Not" | TBA | Pat Bullard & Rich Kaplan | March 17, 1998 |
| 3 | "Actually, the Third One" | TBA | Norma Vela & Lisa Albert | March 24, 1998 |
| 4 | "94 to Syndication" | TBA | Janet Leahy & Lisa Albert & Pat Bullard & Rich Kaplan | March 31, 1998 |
| 5 | "The Easter Story" | Michael Lembeck | Eric Gilliland | April 7, 1998 |
| 6 | "The Sixth One to Air" | TBA | Sid Youngers & Norma Vela & Stacie Lipp & Mark McAdam | Unaired |
Reception
Rick Lyman of The New York Times called the series "an affable car wreck of a sitcom".[3] Ray Richmond of Variety said that it is "an uncomfortably crude" series that "looks to be a jarringly insular, Hollywood vision of how the gentiles must live".[2] In response to the Easter episode, which aired on April 7, 1998, the series was denounced by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights as "the most anti-Catholic television show ever".[4]
References
- Flint, Joe (April 17, 1998). "On The Air: April 17, 1998". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- Richmond, Ray (March 9, 1998). "That's Life". Variety. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- Lyman, Rick (March 10, 1998). "Television Review; Erin Go Brawl: Feuds And Fussing in Queens". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- Carter, Bill (April 17, 1998). "Catholic Lay Group Accuses ABC of Biased Programming". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-23.