Time of Your Life (American TV series)
{{short description|American television drama series}}
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| image = Time of Your Life (American TV series 1999 logo).svg
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| genre = Teen drama
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| starring = {{Plain list|
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| composer = Jon Ehrlich
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 19 (7 unaired)
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| executive_producer = {{Plain list|
- Christopher Keyser
- Amy Lippman
- Mark B. Perry
- Ken Topolsky
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| producer = {{Plain list|
- Darin Goldberg
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Paul Marks
- Shelley Meals
- Ellen S. Pressman
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| runtime = 45–48 minutes
| company = {{Plain list|
- Keyser/Lippman Productions
- Columbia TriStar Television
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| network = Fox
| first_aired = {{Start date|1999|10|25}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2000|06|21}}
| related = Party of Five
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Time of Your Life is an American teen drama television series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt that aired for one season on Fox from October 25, 1999 to June 21, 2000. A spin-off of Party of Five, the series followed Sarah Reeves Merrin as she moved to New York City to learn more about her biological parents. Co-stars included Jennifer Garner, Pauley Perrette and Gina Ravera.
Time of Your Life debuted on Fox on October 25, 1999, but was later put on an indefinite hiatus that ended up lasting five months due to low ratings. The series returned to Fox in June 2000 as a part of its summer schedule, but was soon officially cancelled. As a result, the series' final seven episodes remained unaired in the United States, but were later broadcast in several European countries. GetTV aired the entire series on October 28, 2021.
Plot
The series centers on the new life of Hewitt's character Sarah Reeves Merrin as she moves to New York City to learn more about her biological mother's life there before she bore Sarah, while also searching for her biological father. Along the way, Sarah moves into her mother's old apartment and makes a new group of friends. Her first friend is her new roommate Romy Sullivan (Jennifer Garner), a struggling actress.
Cast
- Jennifer Love Hewitt as Sarah Reeves Merrin
- Jennifer Garner as Romy Sullivan
- Pauley Perrette as Cecilia Wiznarski
- Gina Ravera as Jocelyn "Joss" House
- Johnathon Schaech as John Maguire
- Diego Serrano as Jesse Byron "J.B." Castel
Debut and cancellation
File: Time of Your Life (TV series).jpg
Time of Your Life first aired on October 25, 1999; it was canceled in the middle of its first season (following a five-month hiatus), on June 21, 2000. Despite Hewitt's popularity at the time, the show was not well received and had poor ratings.{{cite magazine|first=James|last=Poniewozik|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,33174,00.html?iid=chix-sphere|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122134730/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,33174,00.html?iid=chix-sphere|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 22, 2007|title=Time of Your Life|magazine=Time|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|date=October 24, 1999|accessdate=May 24, 2018}} The original pilot for the show was completely re-shot and largely rewritten before Fox would air it.{{cite web|first=Jesse|last=Barrett|url=http://citypages.com/databank/20/988/article8185.asp |title=Love Bites: The unstoppable Jennifer Love Hewitt has the time of her life; viewers don't|work=City Pages|publisher=Star Tribune Company|volume=20|number=188|location=Minneapolis, Minnesota|date=November 10, 1999|accessdate=June 19, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123012825/http://citypages.com/databank/20/988/article8185.asp |archivedate=November 23, 2007 }}
Fox tried to save the show by putting it on a hiatus that lasted five months.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/01/25/jennifer-love-hewitts-new-show-trouble/ |first=Josh|last=Wolk|title=Short 'Time'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|date=January 25, 2000|access-date=November 19, 2009}} Fox promoted the return of the show in June 2000 as part of its "Summer of Love," a reference to Hewitt's name.{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Reynolds|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DIZ/is_20_12/ai_62345624|title=Summer's Programming Gambits|work=Cable World|publisher=Tribune Media Services|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=May 15, 2000|accessdate=May 24, 2018}} However, despite the promotion, ratings for the series' return episode remained low, and it was immediately canceled, with seven episodes remaining unaired in the United States; they were later broadcast in several European countries.
The entire series aired on October 28, 2021 on getTV.
Episodes
All episode titles begin with the phrase "The Time..."
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|Title=The Time She Came to New York
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|DirectedBy=Michael Engler
|WrittenBy=Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser
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|EpisodeNumber=2
|Title=The Time Sarah Got Her Shih-Tzu Together
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|11|1}}
|DirectedBy=Ellen S. Pressman
|WrittenBy=Mark B. Perry
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|Title=The Time They Threw That Party
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|11|8}}
|DirectedBy=Ellen S. Pressman
|WrittenBy=Mark B. Perry
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|Title=The Time She Got Mobbed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|11|15}}
|DirectedBy=Michael Engler
|WrittenBy=Ivan Menchell
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|Title=The Time They All Came Over for Thanksgiving
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|11|22}}
|DirectedBy=Ellen S. Pressman
|WrittenBy=Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|Title=The Time the Truth Was Told
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|11|29}}
|DirectedBy=Michael Engler
|WrittenBy=Mark B. Perry
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|Title=The Time They Had Not
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|13}}
|DirectedBy=Steven Robman
|WrittenBy=Shelley Meals & Darin Goldberg
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|Title=The Time the Millennium Approached
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|20}}
|DirectedBy=Robert Berlinger
|WrittenBy=Richard Greenberg
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|Title=The Time They Decide to Date
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|1|10}}
|DirectedBy=Ken Topolsky
|WrittenBy=Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|Title=The Time She Turned 21
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|1|24}}
|DirectedBy=Daniel Attias
|WrittenBy=Mark B. Perry
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|Title=The Time They Got E-Rotic
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|6|14}}
|DirectedBy=Michael Engler
|WrittenBy=Krista Vernoff
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|Title=The Time Everything Changed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|6|21}}
|DirectedBy=Ellen S. Pressman
|WrittenBy=Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|Title=The Time They Were Scared of the City
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|28}}
|DirectedBy=Aaron Lipstadt
|WrittenBy=Allison Robinson
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|Title=The Time They Cheated
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|28}}
|DirectedBy=Michael Engler
|WrittenBy=Mark B. Perry
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|Title=The Time She Made a Temporary Decision
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|28}}
|DirectedBy=Miguel Arteta
|WrittenBy=Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|Title=The Time They Found a Solution
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|28}}
|DirectedBy=Ellen S. Pressman
|WrittenBy=Ivan Menchell & Allison Robinson
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|Title=The Time They Got Busy
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|28}}
|DirectedBy=Daniel Attias
|WrittenBy=Darin Goldberg & Shelley Meals & Krista Vernoff
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=18
|Title=The Time They Broke the Law
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|28}}
|DirectedBy=Michael Engler
|WrittenBy=Mark B. Perry
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=19
|Title=The Time He Saved the Day
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|28}}
|DirectedBy=Ellen S. Pressman
|WrittenBy=Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser
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Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the show's first season has an approval rating of 45% based on reviews from 11 critics.{{cite web |title= Time of Your Life: Season 1 |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/time_of_your_life/s01 |website= Rotten Tomatoes}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0178165|Time of Your Life}}
{{Party of Five}}
Category:1990s American teen drama television series
Category:1999 American television series debuts
Category:2000s American teen drama television series
Category:2006 American television series endings
Category:American television spinoffs
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television
Category:Television shows set in New York City