North Shore (2004 TV series)
{{Short description|American soap opera}}
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{{Infobox television
|image = North Shore (TV Show).jpg
|caption = The cast
|creator = Peter Elkoff
|starring = Kristoffer Polaha
Corey Sevier
James Remar
Brooke Burns
Shannen Doherty
Amanda Righetti
Jason Momoa
Nikki DeLoach
|open_theme =
|country = United States
|language = English
|num_seasons = 1
|num_episodes = 21 (1 unaired)
|list_episodes =
|executive_producer = Bert Salke
|producer = Harry V. Bring
Bill Nuss
Liz Heldens
Patrick R. Norris
|runtime = 20 minutes
|company = Brancoto/Salke Productions
Confidential Pictures Inc.
20th Century Fox Television
|network = Fox
|first_aired = {{Start date|2004|06|14}}
|last_aired = {{End date|2005|01|13}}
}}
North Shore is an American prime-time soap opera that aired on Fox on Mondays at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST) for seven months in 2004 and 2005. It centered on the staff and guests of the fictional Grand Waimea Hotel and Resort (actually the real-life Turtle Bay Resort located near Kahuku, O'ahu) on Oahu's North Shore in Hawaii.
From Fox's website:
: Intrigue abounds at the Grand Waimea Hotel, an exclusive Hawaiian escape for the wealthy, powerful and beautiful. Hawaiian native Jason Matthews runs the hotel and makes sure every guest gets everything they need. But when former flame Nicole Booth arrives as the hotel's new Director of Guest Relations, Jason's world is turned upside down. But Grand Waimea owner, Vincent Colville, is staying on top of him to make sure his past with Nicole won't affect their work life.
North Shore premiered on June 14, 2004, with a 13-episode commitment from Fox. The show was canceled in January 2005 after a 21-episode, single-season run. The show ended on a cliffhanger, and the final episode of the series has only had a single airing, not being shown in most territories (including America).
Plot
The central character is Jason Matthews, General Manager of the Grand Waimea. In the first episode, Nicole Booth is hired as the new Director of Guest Relations. She is the daughter of a ruthless billionaire, and an old flame of Jason's who broke his heart years before. At the end of the first episode, Nicole reveals to Jason that she broke up with him because her father wanted her to date someone more successful, and he threatened to have Jason fired from the hotel he was working at the time. The chances for rekindled romance are then dashed when Nicole reveals she has become engaged since they broke up.
Later in the series, Nicole told Jason that she returned to Hawaii to seek him out before getting married, because she wanted to know if there was still a chance for their relationship.
Cast and characters
=Main=
- Kristoffer Polaha as Jason Matthews, the General Manager of the Grand Waimea, who shares a past with Nicole.
- Brooke Burns as Nicole Booth, the new Director of Guest Relations, and Jason's former flame who broke his heart years before.
- Corey Sevier as Gabriel McKay, a lifeguard (he seems to alternate between guarding the pool and the beach); in episode three it was mentioned that he is planning to "turn pro" as a surfer. He does end up turning pro, with varying degrees of success.
- Nikki DeLoach as MJ Bevans, a waitress at the hotel bar; she is trying to start her own island clothing line. She starts the show in a relationship with Chris, but they end up breaking up. However, they get back together by the end of the show/season.
- Jason Momoa as Frankie Seau, the hotel bartender. He ends the season involved with Tessa.
- Jay Kenneth Johnson as Chris Remsen, MJ's nascent boyfriend and proprietor of an extreme sports business. Despite breaking up, they end up back together by the final episode.
- Amanda Righetti as Tessa Lewis, a former con artist who manipulates her way into the Assistant Concierge position. By the end of the show, she is involved with Frankie.
- James Remar as Vincent Colville, the hotel owner; he was in love with Nicole's mother before her family forced her to marry Walter Booth.
=Recurring=
- Michael Ontkean as Gordy Matthews, Jason's father and a local surfing legend who owns a local bar and surfboard shop; his home was burned down in the first season and Jason suspects Walter Booth was involved.
- Josh Hopkins as Morgan Holt, Nicole's fiancé who works for her father in New York as Head of Hotel Acquisitions. Morgan visited the hotel for an extended period, and his relationship with Jason vacillated from friendly to hostile and vice versa several times. Nicole left Morgan at the altar during the first season. He hasn't been seen since.
- Robert Kekaula as Sam, the head of hotel security.
- Christopher McDonald as Walter Booth, Nicole's billionaire father who wants to buy the Grand Waimea by whatever means necessary; he and Vincent have a long-standing rivalry dating back to Vincent's affair with Walter's wife; Vincent is convinced Walter killed his wife as revenge. He ends up in jail.
- Shannen Doherty as Alexandra Hudson, Walter Booth's supposed illegitimate child by a secretary – thus making her Nicole's half-sister. She conspires with her father to take over the Grand Waimea. She ends up in a position of power in the hotel. Though none of the other characters, with the exception of Chris whom she briefly dates, really like her, a few do respect her.
- Dominic Purcell as Tommy Ravetto
=Guest stars=
- Dylan Bruno as Trey, MJ's former boyfriend and pro surfer. He tries to win MJ back, even kidnapping her at one point, before she is rescued by Chris and Gabriel.
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = Michael Dinner
|WrittenBy = Peter Elkoff
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|06|14}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE01
|LineColor = B0C4DE
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Tessa
|DirectedBy = Patrick Norris
|WrittenBy = Liz Heldens
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|06|21}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE02
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Surprise Party
|DirectedBy = James Marshall
|WrittenBy = Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinness
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|06|28}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE03
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Meteor Shower
|DirectedBy = Craig Zisk
|WrittenBy = Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinness
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|07|05}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE04
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = My Boyfriend's Back
|DirectedBy = David Straiton
|WrittenBy = Dana Baratta
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|07|12}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE05
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Secret Service
|DirectedBy = David Grossman
|WrittenBy = Jeff Rake
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|07|19}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE06
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = More
|DirectedBy = Michael Fresco
|WrittenBy = Liz Heldens
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|08|02}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE07
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Burned
|DirectedBy = Kevin Hooks
|WrittenBy = Karyn Usher
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|08|09}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE08
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Ties That Bind
|DirectedBy = Patrick Norris
|WrittenBy = Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|09|06}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE09
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Vice
|DirectedBy = Kenneth Biller
|WrittenBy = Kenneth Biller
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|09|13}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE10
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Alexandra
|DirectedBy = Steve Miner
|WrittenBy = Chris Brancato
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|09|20}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE11
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = Bellport
|DirectedBy = Patrick Norris
|WrittenBy = Peter Elkoff
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|09|27}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE12
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = Leverage
|DirectedBy = Elodie Keene
|WrittenBy = Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinness
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|11|04}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE13
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|Title = Illusions
|DirectedBy = George Mendeluk
|WrittenBy = Kimberly Costello
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|11|11}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE14
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|Title = The Big One
|DirectedBy = Patrick Norris
|WrittenBy = Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|11|18}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE15
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|Title = The Cook, the Waitress, the GM and His Lover
|DirectedBy = Kenneth Biller
|WrittenBy = Kenneth Biller & Dana Baratta
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|12|02}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE16
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|Title = Sucker Punch
|DirectedBy = Perry Lang
|WrittenBy = Liz Heldens
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|12|09}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE17
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|Title = Catwalk
|DirectedBy = Michael Fresco
|WrittenBy = Colleen McGuinness
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|12|16}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE18
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|Title = Shark
|DirectedBy = Alan Myerson
|WrittenBy = Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinness
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|01|06}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE19
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|Title = The Ex-Games
|DirectedBy = Fred Gerber
|WrittenBy = Amy Berg & Andrew Colville
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|01|13}}
|ProdCode = 1AJE20
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|Title = The End
|DirectedBy = Elodie Keene
|WrittenBy = Karyn Usher
|OriginalAirDate = Unaired
|ProdCode = 1AJE21
|LineColor = B0C4DE
}}
}}
Critical reception
Critics described the series as "soapy".{{Cite news |title=North Shore |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/north-shore/1030331615/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |work=TV Guide}}{{Cite news |last=Levin |first=Gary |date=June 3, 2004 |title=No summer vacation on TV ; Networks aggressively chase audiences with reality, original series |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/408965573/fulltext/31305102431F4F07PQ/10 |access-date=2024-11-28 |work=USA Today |via=ProQuest}} Mediaweek called it "a cardboard drama about a bunch of pretty, shallow twenty-somethings populating a hotel in Hawaii", noting that it lacked "characters with problems the audience can relate to" and arguing that "North Shore needs to find a better balance of escape and realism to succeed".{{Cite news |last=Berman |first=Marc |date=June 28, 2004 |title=Nice Try, But No Dice |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/213660740/fulltext/DC2CA0F74AD24407PQ/6 |access-date=2024-11-28 |work=Mediaweek |via=ProQuest}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0409594|North Shore}}
Category:2004 American television series debuts
Category:2005 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Fox Broadcasting Company soap operas
Category:American television soap operas
Category:American primetime television soap operas
Category:Television series by 20th Century Fox Television