Beggars and Choosers (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by |
Peter Lefcourt Brandon Tartikoff |
| Written by | Brad Buckner Chris Cluess Wendy Goldman Charlie Hauck Peter Lefcourt Scott Kaufer Eugenie Ross-Leming Julia Sayres Lynn Seifort David Shore |
| Directed by | George Bloomfield Fred Gerber Joanna Kerns Sheldon Larry Richard J. Lewis Stuart Margolin George Mendeluk Ron Oliver Ron Orieux Michael Ritchie Helen Shaver Sandy Smolan Anne Wheeler Charles Winkler |
| Starring |
Beau Bridges Justin Carroll Colin Cunningham Kaj-Erik Eriksen Isabella Hofmann Carol Kane Keegan Connor Tracy Brian Kerwin Rudolf Martin William McNamara Bill Morey Paul Provenza Klodyne Rodney Charlotte Ross Tuc Watkins |
| Theme music composer | David Schwartz |
| Composer(s) | Ferocious Fish Terry Frewer David Schwartz Stanley A. Smith Jim Guttridge |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Kim Fleary Peter Lefcourt Scott M. Siegler Lilly Tartikoff |
| Producer(s) | Cal Shumiatcher |
| Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
| Editor(s) | Lee Haxall Kevin Krasny |
| Running time | 60 mins. (approx) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | June 19, 1999 – December 12, 2000 |
Beggars and Choosers is a comedy-drama series broadcast by Showtime. Developed by Peter Lefcourt and Brandon Tartikoff, the series was a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at network television. Its 42 episodes aired between June 19, 1999 and December 12, 2000.
The tongue-in-cheek series centered on Rob Malone, President of LGT, and his efforts to boost the network's sagging ratings with Lori Volpone, the scheming Vice-President of Development, and Malcolm Laffley, a gay man who came out of the closet to clear himself of sexual harassment charges levied against him by a woman. Each episode provided amusing insight into how a network runs, from how its executives deal with temperamental stars to how they make big budget deals while trying to keep the network financially stable.
The series was created by former NBC television executive Brandon Tartikoff who based the series on his own experiences. Tartikoff, whose wife Lily served as a producer on the series, died of Hodgkin's Disease two years before the series debuted.
Filmed in Vancouver, Beggars and Choosers was produced for Showtime by Granada Entertainment USA and distributor by Buena Vista Television.
Beggars and Choosers garnered positive reviews from critics and, according to Showtime executive vice president of original programming Gary Levine, had a loyal audience, but ratings for the series remained low. Showtime canceled the series after two seasons in December 2000.
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