Anything but Love
| Anything But Love | |
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| Created by | Wendy Kout |
| Starring |
Richard Lewis Jamie Lee Curtis Richard Frank Sandy Faison (Season 1) Bruce Kirby (Season 1) Louis Giambalvo (Season 1) Holly Fulger (Seasons 2–4) Ann Magnuson (Seasons 2–4) Joseph Maher (Season 2) Billy Van Zandt (Season 2) Jane Milmore (Season 2) Bruce Weitz (Seasons 3–4) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 56 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Adam Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 7, 1989 – June 3, 1992 |
Anything But Love is an American sitcom which aired on ABC from March 7, 1989 to June 3, 1992, spanning four seasons and 56 episodes. The show starred Richard Lewis as Marty Gold and Jamie Lee Curtis as Hannah Miller, coworkers at a Chicago magazine with a mutual romantic attraction to each other, who struggled to keep their relationship strictly professional. The series, from creator Wendy Kout and developers Dennis Koenig and Peter Noah, was produced by Adam Productions (a production company run by John Ritter) in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC.
Chicago native Hannah Miller (Curtis) returns to her old hometown after quitting her teaching post out of state and breaking up with her long-term boyfriend. On the flight back, she meets Marty Gold (Lewis), an eccentric magazine columnist for the Chicago Monthly, a trendy publication with hard-hitting exposes and pop-culture pieces. Marty's fear of flying and frazzled nerves were calmed by Hannah, who then shared her story of change with him and her plans to launch a writing career upon returning home. It just so happened, according to Marty, that there was an opening at the Chicago Monthly for a researcher, which Hannah jumped at. Once the two arrived home, Marty introduced Hannah to his boss, blustery magazine editor Norman Keil (Louis Giambalvo), who saw a lot in Hannah and gave her a trial run assignment—a 2,000-word article on "the tortilla wars: does Chicago prefer corn or flour?" for 9 o'clock the following morning. Hannah aced and delivered, becoming part of the team and, ironically, getting a desk just opposite Marty's. It became clear that getting Hannah the job was a result of Marty's reeling her into his life—from the plane ride, he was instantly attracted to her. Hannah, who was still getting over her recent breakup, was not ready to consider anyone new yet, but could not help feeling a certain connection to Marty that she could not yet—or rather, did not want to—consummate.
Others at the Chicago Monthly detected that there were hints of attraction and likeness between Hannah and Marty, but (early on at least) they were generally more occupied with the sensational and outrageous stories to which the two were assigned. Jules Kramer (Richard Frank), affectionately known as "Julie", was Norman's fawning assistant, and Pamela Peyton-Finch (Sandy Faison), a glamorous, cutthroat writer. The stories equally shifted between the easy-going (but sometimes frenetic) office camaraderie and the personal sides of Marty and Hannah. Also during the first season, Hannah's gun-touting outdoors-man dad, Leo Miller (Bruce Kirby), was present on the show.
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