Pasadena (TV series)
{{Short description|American prime time soap opera}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Pasadena (TV series) - Title card (2001).png
| caption =
| genre = Soap opera
| creator = Mike White
| writer =
| director =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Dana Delany
- Martin Donovan
- Balthazar Getty
- Alison Lohman
- Chris Marquette
- Nicole Paggi
- Alan Simpson
- Mark Valley
- Natasha Gregson Wagner
}}
| composer = Mark Snow
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13 (9 unaired)
| runtime =
| company = {{Plainlist|
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| network = Fox
| first_aired = {{Start date|2001|9|28}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2001|11|2}}
}}
Pasadena is an American prime time soap opera that originally aired on Fox from September to November 2001.
Summary
The series starred Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, an initially naïve young woman who witnesses a stranger's suicide and begins to investigate the secrets being hidden by her own very wealthy California family, the Greeleys. Other cast members included Dana Delany and Martin Donovan as Lily's parents, Will and Catherine McAllister, and Chris Marquette as Lily's brother Mason. Mark Valley, Balthazar Getty, and Natasha Gregson Wagner portrayed Catherine's siblings Robert, Nate, and Beth Greeley, while Philip Baker Hall and Barbara Babcock played Greeley patriarch and matriarch George and Lillian in recurring roles. Alan Simpson was cast as Lily's love interest Henry Bellow, with Derek Cecil as Henry's brother Tom in a recurring role.
Cast
- Dana Delany as Catherine McAllister, Lily's unstable mother
- Martin Donovan as Will McAllister, Lily's unfaithful father
- Balthazar Getty as Nate Greeley, Lily's drug-addled uncle
- Alison Lohman as Lily McAllister, a high school girl uncovering her family's secrets
- Christopher Marquette as Mason McAllister, Lily's sexually frustrated brother
- Nicole Paggi as Jennie Bradbury, Lily's bratty best friend
- Alan Simpson as Henry Bellow, a new boy at Lily's school, who is searching for his mother
- Mark Valley as Robert Greeley, Lily's arrogant and violent uncle
- Natasha Gregson Wagner as Beth Greeley, Lily's free-spirited aunt
Production
Pasadena was created by Mike White, who attended elementary and high school in Pasadena, California. Actress/director Diane Keaton directed the pilot episode, and was among the show's executive producers. Other producers included Mark B. Perry, Dana Baratta, R. W. Goodwin, and Bill Robinson. The pilot was edited by Tatiana S. Riegel.
Episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Pilot
| DirectedBy = Diane Keaton
| WrittenBy = Mike White
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|09|28}}
| ShortSummary = Young Lily McAllister (Alison Lohman) discovers that her affluent and seemingly perfect California family may be hiding shocking secrets.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = The Rat
| DirectedBy = R. W. Goodwin
| WrittenBy = Mike White
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|05}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Henry's Secret
| DirectedBy = Ellen S. Pressman
| WrittenBy = Mike White
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|26}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Hostile Environment
| DirectedBy = David Petrarca
| WrittenBy = Mark B. Perry
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|11|02}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Puppy Love
| DirectedBy = Tim Van Patten
| WrittenBy = Kim Newton
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = The Body
| DirectedBy = Michael Lange
| WrittenBy = Dana Baratta
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Bones
| DirectedBy = Mary Harron
| WrittenBy = Alexandra Cunningham
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Run Lily Run
| DirectedBy = Michael Lehmann
| WrittenBy = Timothy J. Lea
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Someone to Talk To
| DirectedBy = Bill L. Norton
| WrittenBy = Hilly Hicks, Jr.
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = A River in Egypt
| DirectedBy = Steve Robman
| WrittenBy = Christy Callahan
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = The Truth Hurts
| DirectedBy = Sanford Bookstaver
| WrittenBy = Mike White
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = A Lie Worth Fighting For
| DirectedBy = Roy H. Wagner
| WrittenBy = Mike White
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Don't It Always Seem to Go?
| DirectedBy = Ellen S. Pressman
| WrittenBy = Mike White
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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Release
= Broadcast and syndication =
Only four episodes were originally aired in the U.S. in 2001, though thirteen were filmed, with the last episode seemingly resolving the central mystery of the series. In late 2005, the series was shown in its entirety for the first time in the United States, on the cable channel SoapNet.{{cite magazine |author=Amy Ryan |url=http://ew.com/article/2005/09/30/weekend_todo_li_4-6/ |title=Weekend To-Do List: Fatherly Love Edition |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 30, 2005 |access-date=November 20, 2017}}
In 2003 and 2004, all thirteen episodes were aired in various countries such as Romania (by the public television TVR 1), Bulgaria (BTV Channel), Colombia, Croatia, Mexico, Serbia, Slovakia, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, Russia, South Africa (on the pay channel M-Net), Israel (on cable Channel 3) and China. It began airing in Belgium on Club RTL on June 27, 2010.
= Home media =
Mill Creek Entertainment announced the series on DVD.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
Reception
Although the show was critically acclaimed, it was watched by only 4.3 million viewers.{{cite magazine |author=Lynette Rice |date=October 24, 2001 |title=Is the nighttime soap dead in the water? |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/10/24/nighttime-soap-dead-water/ |access-date=November 20, 2017 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} The general speculation at the time was that, with the series having premiered two weeks after the September 11, 2001 attacks, American audiences were not willing to watch a show like Pasadena, with its dark atmosphere and cynical storylines.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0280287|Pasadena}}
{{Mike White}}
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Category:2001 American television series debuts
Category:2001 American television series endings
Category:2000s American drama television series
Category:2000s American mystery television series
Category:American primetime television soap operas
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series created by Mike White (filmmaker)
Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television