1999-2001 American dramedy series
The Lot
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Created by
| Rick Mitz
[1]
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Starring
| Rue McClanahan
Holland Taylor
Linda Cardellini
(season 1)
Jonathan Frakes
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Composer
| Nicholas Pike
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 2
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No.
of episodes
| 17
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Executive producers
| Marc Juris
Paula Connelly Skorka
Rick Mitz
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Running time
| 30 minutes
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Production company
| It's Mitz Productions
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Network
| AMC
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Release
| August 19, 1999
(
1999-08-19
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April 22, 2001
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2001-04-22
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The Lot
is an American
comedy-drama
television series that aired for two seasons and 17 episodes on the
AMC
from 1999 to 2001.
[3]
It profiled the fictional studio Sylver Screen Pictures during the 1930s and the pursuits of its classic stars (such as
Barbara Stanwyck
,
Greta Garbo
and
Shirley Temple
). The show was met with neither popular nor critical success but
Jeffrey Tambor
,
Rue McClanahan
,
Linda Cardellini
and
Michael York
all had notable recurring roles.
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The two seasons had two different plotlines. The first season (four episodes) detailed the rise and fall of young starlet June Parker (
Linda Cardellini
). Cardellini left to star in
Freaks and Geeks
, forcing a premature end to the first season. The second season (thirteen episodes) revolved around a new main character.
Cast
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Episodes
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Season 1 (1999)
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Season 2 (2001)
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Historical references
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The characters of Priscilla Tremaine (
Rue McClanahan
) and Letitia DeVine (
Holland Taylor
) were based on gossip columnists
Hedda Hopper
and
Louella Parsons
, respectively. A running end-credits gag had Letitia DeVine reporting ironic news items about period stars on her radio show, then insulting them
sotto voce
when the broadcast was over. Roland White (
Jonathan Frakes
) is based on millionaire
aeronautical engineer
and movie mogul
Howard Hughes
, who was known for his relationships with pretty redheaded Hollywood starlets.
A movie being made by Sylver Studios refers to
The Moon Is Blue
, a movie famously censored for having
Maggie McNamara
say the word "virgin" in one of her lines.
Sylver Studios was a stand-in for
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
. The title
The Lot
also refers to the famed
Pickford-Fairbanks Studios lot
in
Hollywood, California
, which rented out production space to multiple film studios.
Awards and nominations
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Nominated: Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic:
Deborah Barylski
,
Pat McCorkle
Nominated: Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Period/Fantasy:
Jean Pierre Dorleac
2001:
Won
: Outstanding Costumes for a Series:
Gilberto Mello
,
Jean-Pierre Dorleac
for episode "Mob Scene"
Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Michael York
for episode "Daddy Dearest" and "Stiffed"
Nominated: Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series:
Cheri Ruff
,
Carl Bailey
,
Stephen Elsbree
for episode "Daddy Dearest"
2000:
Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Holland Taylor
for playing Letitia Devine.
References
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- ^
Richmond, Ray (August 19, 1999).
"The Lot"
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Variety
. Retrieved
June 21,
2021
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Boedeker, Hal (August 19, 1999).
"Stingin' in the Rain"
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Orlando Sentinel
. Retrieved
June 21,
2021
.
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King, Susan (January 2, 2001).
"Behind the Glamour of 1930s Hollywood in 'The Lot'
"
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Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
June 21,
2021
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Smith, Austin (August 19, 1999).
"A 'Lot' Going for This New Series"
.
New York Post
. Retrieved
June 21,
2021
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External links
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The Lot
at
IMDb
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