Push, Nevada
| Push, Nevada | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Ben Affleck Sean Bailey Matt Damon Chris Moore |
| Starring |
Derek Cecil Scarlett Chorvat Jon Polito Conchata Ferrell Liz Vassey Melora Walters |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 7 (aired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
LivePlanet Touchstone Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC, CTV |
| Original release | September 17 – October 24, 2002 |
Push, Nevada is an American mystery television series set in the fictional town of Push, Nevada. It premiered on September 17, 2002 on ABC, and ran for 7 episodes before it became one of the first shows to be cancelled during the Fall 2002 season.
Created by Ben Affleck, Sean Bailey (co-producer of Project Greenlight) Matt Damon and Chris Moore, Push, Nevada was unique in that it offered viewers a chance to follow along and solve the mystery of Push for a prize of $1,045,000. Each episode contained clues, from web addresses in the opening credits to specific phrases uttered by characters in the show, each having its own significance to the mystery.
24-year-old New Jersey resident Mark Nakamoto won the grand prize, calling a special number within just two minutes of the last clue being given during an airing of Monday Night Football. The show's cancellation came about two weeks before the final clue was given, but U.S. law required that the contest continue until its conclusion.
The show followed a mild-mannered IRS agent, Jim Prufrock (Derek Cecil), as he travelled to the mysterious desert town of Push, Nevada. While conducting an investigation of a sizable accounting error made by the Versailles Casino, Jim begins to realize that there may be stranger things going on in this town than embezzlement. Despite frequent warnings from a 'Slo-dancer', Mary, (Scarlett Chorvat) to leave town before he's in too deep, Jim continues to investigate the strange town where a lot of things don't seem to add up. After many unpleasant incidents, and with the help of his faithful secretary, Grace, Jim discovers that no one in Push, Nevada has filed an income tax return since 1985. There's also a clandestine corporation known as Watermark, LLC., that appears to control every financial facet of the town, as well as local law enforcement and even forces in the federal government. With the help of Shadrack, Mary Sloman, Caleb Moore, Job, and others who appear to be less crooked in town, Jim begins to unravel the mystery surrounding the missing million (and Bible), and the strange behavior of Push's residents.
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