Love Bites (TV series)

For the 2006 American adaptation of a Québécois sitcom, see Un gars, une fille.
Love Bites
Genre Dramedy, Anthology
Created by Cindy Chupack
Written by Cindy Chupack
Starring Becki Newton
Greg Grunberg
Constance Zimmer
Theme music composer Chrissie Hynde
Opening theme "Message of Love, performed by Emily Zuzik and Art Hays
Composer(s) Danny Lux
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8 + original pilot (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Cindy Chupack
Marc Buckland
Eric Fellner
Tim Bevan
Shelley McCrory
Jon Kinnally
Tracy Poust
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Loud Blouse Productions
Working Title Television
Universal Media Studios
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network NBC
Original release June 2 (2011-06-02) – July 21, 2011 (2011-07-21)
External links
Website

Love Bites is an American television series originally planned for the 2010–11 television season on the NBC network that eventually aired as a summer replacement series.[1] It premiered in its regular Thursday night time slot at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central, on June 2, 2011. On July 11, 2011, NBC canceled the show and the series finale aired on July 21, 2011.[2]

Plot

Love Bites was originally set to focus on Annie (Becki Newton) and Frannie (Jordana Spiro), two single women exploring the ups and downs of dating, love, and sex, while dealing with the fact that all their other friends have married.

Off-camera complications, including Spiro's commitment to another show and Newton's pregnancy, delayed production, and the show was eventually retooled as an anthology series, focusing on three short vignettes per episode similar to Love, American Style. Each story was often intertwined by a common theme or character, and was related to the three main protagonists: Annie (Becki Newton), Judd (Greg Grunberg), and Colleen (Constance Zimmer/Pamela Adlon in the pilot).

Cast and characters

Main cast

Guest stars

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
0"Pilot"Marc BucklandCindy ChupackUnairedN/A
Annie and Frannie are the last two single girls standing after all of their friends get married.
1"Firsts"Marc BucklandCindy ChupackJune 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)2.64[3]
Annie's friend, Cassie lies that she is a virgin to attract a guy. Judd and his friend are on a flight with Jennifer Love Hewitt. After being fired from his job, Carter returns to his home only to find that his fiance is having fun with a vibrator.
2"How To..."Wendey Stanzler ("Banana Bread", "Decent Proposal")
Marc Buckland ("Eyegasms")		Colleen McGuinness ("Banana Bread", "Decent Proposal")
Danielle Sanchez-Witzel & Larry Wilmore ("Eyegasms")		June 9, 2011 (2011-06-09)2.37[4]
When Annie's friend Jodie bakes a banana bread for her new flame Charlie, he feels threatened and tells her they should just be friends. Ed and Faye Strathmore visit their son Kyle and his boyfriend in Venice. Judd and Colleen admit who they fantasize about.
3"Keep on Truckin'"John Scott ("Goodbye Boob", "Cutlets")
Marc Buckland ("Ninja Vanish")		Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally & David Feeney ("Goodbye Boob", "Cutlets")
Larry Wilmore & Danielle Sanchez-Witzel ("Ninja Vanish")		June 16, 2011 (2011-06-16)2.34[5]
Judd and a friend drop in on a party and discover a surprise about its host. Annie's sister Chloe sets up a blind date for her. Ricky shows his tricks in vanishing from one-night stands.
4"Sky High"Timothy BusfieldJoe LawsonJune 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)2.03[6]
When Annie's niece, Christy asks a shy teenager to go with her to the prom, everybody tries to advise him. Judd and Colleen are trying marijuana when they realize that they have to attend a Christening.
5"Stand and Deliver"John David ColesDavid McHugh & Matt FlanaganJune 30, 2011 (2011-06-30)1.87[7]
Judd and Colleen are looking to buy a new house. Sam learns that his ex girlfriend is dating a baseball star. Julia must decide between her career and her personal life.
6"TMI"John ScottColleen McGuinnessJuly 7, 2011 (2011-07-07)1.98[8]
Bridget reveals her uniform fetish. Judd takes his niece to the STD clinic. Kristen dates a socially inept man.
7"Boys to Men"Jamie BabbitDanielle Sanchez-Witzel & Joe LawsonJuly 14, 2011 (2011-07-14)2.00[9]
Dale works out his baby jitters with a hot French receptionist, and a cougar mends the heart of Colleen's young nephew.
8"Modern Plagues"Anton CropperCindy ChupackJuly 21, 2011 (2011-07-21)1.80[10]
Bedbugs infest Jodie and Charlie, and a musical flash mob proposal reveals Matt's true romantic feelings for Annie.

Development and production

In January 2010, NBC announced Love Bites as one of many pilots on its early development slate.[11] Becki Newton was cast in late February,[12] followed quickly by Jordana Spiro.[13] Marc Buckland was confirmed to be directing the pilot in early March.[14] In May 2010, NBC announced it had green-lit the series.[1] The series was scheduled to air on Thursday nights in the 10–11 pm slot starting in the fall of 2010.[15] On May 17, 2010, Greg Grunberg announced via Twitter that he will be joining the cast.[16]

A number of changes eventually prevented the series from going into production as planned. On June 24, 2010, Jordana Spiro left the series due to her role on My Boys, for which she had a contract that bound her to continue on that program. Krysten Ritter guest starred in the pilot episode as Cassie, replacing Spiro. The premise of the show had to change when Becki Newton announced her pregnancy; her character was a virgin. Before changes could be made, showrunner Cindy Chupack departed for personal reasons. NBC was forced to move Love Bites to midseason 2010–11, and The Apprentice up to fall 2010 to take the timeslot.[17][18] Pamela Adlon was originally cast as Colleen in the unaired pilot episode. She was replaced by Constance Zimmer in the subsequent aired episodes. It was announced on July 2010 that Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally would serve as showrunners for the series.[19]

On December 9, 2010, Deadline.com reported that NBC had cut back the episode order from 13 to 9 episodes.[20] This would be followed by Spiro, Newton and Grunberg landing pilots elsewhere.[21][22][23]

After numerous delays, NBC announced that the 9 completed episodes were to premiere on June 2, 2011. Despite the cast and crew having moved on to other projects, Newton stated that she would like to make additional episodes.

References

  1. 1 2 "NBC Picks Up Three New Series for the 2010-11 Season with "The Event", "Outsourced", and "Love Bites"". The Futon Critic. May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Breaking News - Exclusive: NBC to Wrap "Love Bites" on July 21, Leaving One Episode Shelved". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  3. ↑ Gorman, Bill (June 3, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'So You Think You Can Dance' Adjusted Up; NBA Finals Game 2 Ratings Even With Game 1 & Last Year". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ Gorman, Bill (June 10, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: NBA Finals Game 5 Draws 18.3 Million, 'So You Think You Can Dance,' 'Love Bites' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ Gorman, Bill (June 17, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'So You Think You Can Dance,' 'Love Bites' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ Seidman, Robert (June 34, 3011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Wipeout,' 'Expedition Impossible,' 'So You Think You Can Dance' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ↑ Seidman, Robert (July 1, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Wipeout' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  8. ↑ Seidman, Robert (July 8, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Even Bigger, 'So You Think You Can Dance' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  9. ↑ Seidman, Robert (July 22, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Wipeout,' 'Rookie Blue' and 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  11. ↑ "NBC Announces Some of its Early Development Slate for 2010-11". The Futon Critic. January 10, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  12. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 21, 2010). "Becki Newton commits to NBC's 'Love Bites'". the Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Development Update: Saturday, February 27". The Futon Critic. February 27, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Development Update: Friday, March 5". The Futon Critic. March 5, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  15. ↑ "NBC To Offer 13 New Shows In 2010-11". TV News Check. 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  16. ↑ "Greg Grunberg "It's official!!!...."". Twitter. May 17, 2010.
  17. ↑ "BREAKING: 'Love Bites' replaced by 'The Apprentice'" from Variety (July 1, 2010)
  18. ↑ "‘Love Bites’ Replaced By ‘The Apprentice’" from TV By The Numbers (July 1, 2010)
  19. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally Ink UMS Deal, Join 'Love Bites' As Writing Showrunners". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  20. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (December 9, 2010). "NBC Cuts Back Order For 'Love Bites'". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Jordana Spiro To Star In ABC Comedy Pilot 'Lost And Found'" from Deadline (March 10, 2011)
  22. ↑ "Becki Newton To Star In CBS Comedy Pilot" from Deadline (March 11, 2011)
  23. ↑ "Greg Grunberg To Topline A&E's 'Big Mike' Pilot, Camille Guaty Joins USA's 'Eden'" from Deadline (January 28, 2011)
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