Emeril (2001 TV series)

Emeril
Genre Sitcom
Created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Starring Emeril Lagasse
Lisa Ann Walter
Sherri Shepherd
Carrie Preston
Robert Urich
Composer(s) Bruce Miller
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s) Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Harry Thomason
Producer(s) Adrienne Crow
Barbara Stoll
Editor(s) Leo Papin
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Mozark Productions
NBC Studios
Release
Original network NBC
Original release September 25 – December 11, 2001

Emeril is an American sitcom starring Emeril Lagasse as himself. It aired on Tuesday nights on NBC from September 25, 2001 to December 11, 2001. A total of 10 half-hour episodes were produced over one season, but only 7 aired.

Development

Having lost her development deal at CBS, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason sought to build a show around TV chef Emeril Lagasse. ABC passed on the show, even though Lagasse was appearing at that time on Good Morning America as a food correspondent.

NBC, had high hopes for the show, as it was created by Bloodworth-Thompson, however the show was savaged by many critics, one calling it a train wreck. Lagasse was said to be hesitant to participate in the project [1]

Bloodworth-Thomason had planned for the show to be " a very sophisticated, grown up comedy, "and would "do for men what the women did for Designing Women." [2]

After the poorly received first pilot,[3] the show was revamped turning the focus from Emeril's fictionalized home life to life on the set of a fictional version of Lagasse's Food Network show. A food stylist was added to the cast, as well as the additional casting of Robert Urich as Emeril's agent.[1] with the family's screen time reduced.

Cast

Reception

The E! show 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops ranked the sitcom at #51.[4]

The LA Times called the show "pretty dreadful." [3]

USA Today was kinder to the show, giving it 2 1/2 out of 4 stars. The review cited the show's improvement, stating that it may yet be a great sitcom and "but it's moving in the right direction, notch by notch. Like many series of late, this sitcom for star cable chef Emeril Lagasse has gone through a near-total overhaul since its barely-a-work-in-progress pilot was previewed to general dismay". [5]

In popular culture

The retooling of the show was parodied on the October 13, 2001 episode of Saturday Night Live.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 From Scratch:Inside the Food Network (2013) Allen Salkin
  2. "Tuned In: NBC still stirring 'Emeril' sitcom". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 ROSENBERG, HOWARD (25 September 2001). "NBC Sitcom 'Emeril' Missing Some Essential Ingredients". Retrieved 29 September 2016 via LA Times.
  4. "101 Biggest Celebrity Oops". 2 March 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2016 via IMDb.
  5. "'Emeril' has right recipe". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  6. "Watch TV Funhouse: Fun with Real Audio - NBC Retools Emeril from Saturday Night Live on NBC.com". Retrieved 29 September 2016.

External links

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