Vegas (TV series)
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Created by |
Nicholas Pileggi Greg Walker |
| Starring |
Dennis Quaid Michael Chiklis Carrie-Anne Moss Taylor Handley Sarah Jones Jason O'Mara |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Greg Walker Nicholas Pileggi Arthur M. Sarkissian Cathy Konrad James Mangold Dennis Quaid Michael Chiklis |
| Cinematography | Kramer Morgenthau |
| Editor(s) | Mark S. Manos |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Happy Valley Films Tree Line Film Arthur Sarkissian Productions CBS Television Studios |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 25, 2012 – May 10, 2013 |
| External links | |
| Official site | |
Vegas is an American period drama television series that ran on CBS from September 25, 2012 to May 10, 2013. The series starred Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis. The series was co-created by Las Vegas chronicler and Casino screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, who also wrote the pilot.
Vegas received a 22-episode full season on October 23, 2012.CBS later reduced the order to 21 episodes. On March 7, 2013, CBS announced that Vegas would move to Friday nights at 9:00 p.m. ET, beginning April 5, 2013.
CBS canceled Vegas on May 10, 2013.
The idea for Vegas first came to Pileggi while he was researching the book Casino, and as a result of his research into the Las Vegas of the 70s and 80s, he decided to also write about the city in the era of the 60s. However, it was 25 years before the idea came to fruition as a TV series. Pileggi had initially planned to write the idea as a movie but found it difficult to make it work in the traditional three-act cinema form. Watching The Wire convinced him that the long-form TV series was a more suitable creative outlet for the story.
Set in 1960s Las Vegas, the series centers on Sheriff Ralph Lamb (Quaid) and his dealings with Chicago mobster Vincent Savino (Chiklis), who moved west to set up his own operation. The Lamb character is based on a real-life former rancher of the same name who served as Sheriff of Clark County from 1961 to 1979.
The series was released on DVD as a five-disc set. All 21 episodes are included, as well as bonus features.
Savino and Lamb decide to team up to take out Gainsley. Lamb turns over the taped recordings of Savino to prove his commitment to the new partnership. Savino and Lamb target Gainsley at a livestock auction but the plan is thwarted when Dixon turns up unannounced. Lamb is forced to turn to Jones for assistance. Jones pretends to switch sides in order to trick Gainsley, in return for his own freedom. Lamb decides to arrest Gainsley rather than killing him, to set an example to Dixon. Gainsley is turned over to the FBI, despite Savino wanting to kill him himself. Jack proposes to Mia, but is devastated to find Tommy there wearing only a towel.
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