Encore! Encore!
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Encore! Encore! is an American sitcom television series created by David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee, Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano, starring Nathan Lane as an opera singer. On the verge of becoming "The Fourth Tenor", Lane's character injures his vocal cords and must move in with his family, who run a vineyard in Northern California. The series premiered on NBC on September 22, 1998, airing on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m.
Encore! Encore! struggled in the ratings from the start. After its fourth episode aired on October 27, 1998, NBC put the series on hiatus for almost two months. It returned in December with the show now airing on Wednesdays at 9:30. The final network episode aired on January 27, 1999. Thirteen episodes were ordered but when the series was cancelled at midseason two episodes were left unaired. All 13 episodes later ran on Bravo.
Cast
- Nathan Lane as Joseph Pinoni
- Joan Plowright as Marie Pinoni
- Glenne Headly as Franceseca Pinoni
- Trevor Fehrman as Michael Pinoni
- Ernie Sabella as Leo Wodecki
- James Patrick Stuart as Claude Bertrand
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | David Lee | Story by : David Angell & Peter Casey & David Lee & Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano Teleplay by : Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | September 22, 1998(1998-09-22) |
| 2 | "I Am Joe's Ego" | Pamela Fryman | Charlie Hauck | September 29, 1998(1998-09-29) |
| 3 | "The French Connection" | Michael Lembeck | Story by : Valerie Curtin & Jon Sherman Teleplay by : Jon Sherman | October 20, 1998(1998-10-20) |
| 4 | "Master Class" | Ken Levine | Jon Sherman | October 27, 1998(1998-10-27) |
| 5 | "Sour Grapes" | Sheldon Epps | Brown Mandell | December 16, 1998(1998-12-16) |
| 6 | "The Diary" | Jeff Melman | Christina Lynch | December 23, 1998(1998-12-23) |
| 7 | "Mr. Joe's Wild Ride" | Michael Lembeck | Jon Sherman | December 30, 1998(1998-12-30) |
| 8 | "I Know How Caged Bird Tastes" | Jeff Melman | Charlie Hauck | January 6, 1999(1999-01-06) |
| 9 | "Crime and Punishment" | Michael Lembeck | Christina Lynch | January 13, 1999(1999-01-13) |
| 10 | "To Soeur with Love" | Jeff Melman | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | January 20, 1999(1999-01-20) |
| 11 | "The Doubt of the Benefit" | Ken Levine | John Augustine | January 27, 1999(1999-01-27) |
| 12 | "A Review to Remember" | N/A | David Isaacs | Unaired |
| 13 | "Soul Food" | N/A | Charlie Hauck | Unaired |
Critical reception
A New York Observer review described the show as "the 'Moose Murders' of sitcoms -- it won't be here past Halloween, but the recollection of its awfulness will give you untold delight for years to come." For The Washington Post, Tom Shales described Lane's character as "a nagging fussbudget who makes unreasonable demands on all those around him". TeeVee.org writer Chris Rywalt observed that Lane spoke with "one of those upper-crust anti-accent accents" on the show and added: "Once the show gets beyond the accents, it collapses humorlessly." In contrast, The New York Times gave a very positive review to the show's debut, saying it possessed the "most accomplished, high-powered cast on television."
External links
- at IMDb
- at epguides.com