Catwalk (TV series)
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| Genre | Musical drama |
| Created by | Alan Levy |
| Written by | Alison Lea Bingeman Alan Borden Alan Marc Levy Frederick Rappaport Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens William A. Schwartz Jeff Vlaming |
| Directed by |
Jerry Ciccoritti Steve DiMarco Christian Duguay Alan Erlich Ken Girotti Eleanor Lindo Jorge Montesi Bruce Pittman Stacey Stewart Curtis |
| Starring | Lisa Butler Neve Campbell Christopher Lee Clements Keram Malicki-Sanchez Paul Popowich Kelli Taylor |
| Composer(s) | David Hoffert Paul Hoffert |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 49 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Frederick Rappaport |
| Producer(s) | Tab Baird Wendy Grean |
| Cinematography | John Holosko Richard Wincenty |
| Editor(s) | Jaime Fowler Lisa Grootenboer |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Catrun Productions Franklin/Waterman Productions |
| Distributor | Claster Television (1992-1993) MTV (1994) |
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| Original network |
YTV (Canada) Syndicated (United States) MTV (United States) |
| Original release | October 1, 1992 – January 1, 1994 |
| Catwalk: Music from the TV Series | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Genre | Rock, R&B |
| Language | English |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
| Producer | Steve Tyrell, except noted |
Catwalk is a Canadian musical drama series that ran for 49 episodes on the YTV network from 1992 until 1994. The series' first season aired in syndication in the United States, while the second season aired on MTV.
The series was based around six twenty-something adults who formed a band named Catwalk. The episodes centered on the band's personal relationships and struggles to land a record deal, while also featuring their musical performances in nightclubs. Their main gathering place was a downtown loft.
Singer Johnny (Keram Malicki-Sanchez) was at the focus of the show; it was in his loft where the band gathered to rehearse. Relationships were also a major part of the show; there were two couples within the cast, as Daisy (Neve Campbell) dated the group's manager Billy K., and Mary (Kelli Taylor) dated the drummer Jesse (Paul Popowich). Their relationship was somewhat groundbreaking, as Mary was biracial and Jesse was white. The relationship was tumultuous and the couple broke up before the end of the first season.
The show had a somewhat post-apocalyptic flavour, with Blade Runner-style burning oil barrels, dark and ambient lighting, flashing white lights that pass through blinds, giving the show a futuristic look.
The second season featured a new character, Maggi (Nicole de Boer), who in the first season (in the episode "Toxic Love") became briefly involved with lead guitarist Johnny Camden causing tension within the band.
The first season music was done by Rupert Gayle and Orrin Isaacs. The second season on MTV was done by Steve Tyrell (The Heights and California Dreams) and his late wife, Stephanie Tyrell (also The Heights). A soundtrack from the second season was released on Atlantic Records and also featured performances, in addition to "Catwalk" (series star Lisa Butler and singer Barry Coffing as the singing role of Frank Cafla), from former The Heights star Jamie Walters, Vonda Shepard, Buffalo Tom, The Lemonheads, and Intro.
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