Las Vegas (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Gary Scott Thompson |
| Starring |
James Caan Josh Duhamel Nikki Cox James Lesure Vanessa Marcil Molly Sims Marsha Thomason Tom Selleck |
| Opening theme | "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley on US TV broadcasts (Let it Ride by Charlie Clouser was used in international and DVD versions) |
| Composer(s) | Charlie Clouser |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 106 (list of episodes) |
| Production company(s) | Gary Scott Thompson Productions DreamWorks Television NBC Studios (2003-2004) NBC Universal Television Studio (2004-2007) Universal Media Studios (2007-2008) |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | September 22, 2003 – February 15, 2008 |
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| Related shows | Crossing Jordan |
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Las Vegas is an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003, to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the fictional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino security. The series originally aired on Monday nights, though NBC later moved the series to Friday nights -- first to 9 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Central and then to 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central. The show entered syndication in the United States in September 2007. In July 2013, after a long run of weekday back-to-back episodes on TNT, "Las Vegas" reruns were moved to a graveyard slot of 4 a.m., then removed totally from TNT's lineup.
The series originally centered on Ed Deline (James Caan), a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure from the series in Season 5, former Marine Danny McCoy (Josh Duhamel), Ed's former protégé, became the Montecito's new President of Operations.
The series abruptly ended with a cliffhanger because NBC canceled Las Vegas in the offseason following season five.
Daniel "Danny" McCoy (Josh Duhamel) is initially Ed Deline's apprentice, surrogate son, and good friend, who is later promoted to Head of Security. The series' pilot episode is told largely from his perspective and features Danny doing voice-over narration. This convention was quickly dropped, although he remained the show's main character throughout its five-year run. After Ed's resignation in Season 3, Danny is made President of Operations of the Montecito Resort & Casino for a brief period. However, following Ed's return, Danny is officially reinstated as Head of Security in Season 3. He was born and raised in Las Vegas. Towards the end of Season 2, his father Larry McCoy (John Terry) dies in an accident and Danny inherits his father's construction company, McCoy Construction, and house. Danny sells his father's house and uses the money to pay for a condo. Danny is a former U.S. Marine, with guerrilla training and counter intelligence training. He is recalled into military service in Iraq at the end of Season 1. In season 2, he is awarded the Silver Star after he calls in an air-strike over his unit and himself when they are ambushed and overrun. Only he survives the air strike. He is involved in an on-and-off relationship with Ed Deline's daughter, Delinda, in Season 1. Danny and Mary have known each other since childhood, and have had a confusing on-and-off relationship. Danny proposes to Mary, but Mary calls off the engagement because she feels that Danny had a lot of things to sort out for himself. He ultimately begins living with his girlfriend, Delinda, who is pregnant with their first child.
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