North Shore (2004 TV series)

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The cast
Created byPeter Elkoff
Starring Kristoffer Polaha
Corey Sevier
James Remar
Brooke Burns
Shannen Doherty
Amanda Righetti
Jason Momoa
Nikki DeLoach
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes21 (1 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerBert Salke
ProducersHarry V. Bring
Bill Nuss
Liz Heldens
Patrick R. Norris
Running time20 minutes
Production companiesBrancoto/Salke Productions
Confidential Pictures Inc.
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseJune 14, 2004 (2004-06-14) 
January 13, 2005 (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.

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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

Recurring

Guest stars

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Pilot" Michael Dinner Peter ElkoffJune 14, 2004 (2004-06-14)1AJE01
2"Tessa" Patrick Norris Liz Heldens June 21, 2004 (2004-06-21)1AJE02
3"Surprise Party" James Marshall Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinnessJune 28, 2004 (2004-06-28)1AJE03
4"Meteor Shower" Craig Zisk Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinnessJuly 5, 2004 (2004-07-05)1AJE04
5"My Boyfriend's Back" David Straiton Dana BarattaJuly 12, 2004 (2004-07-12)1AJE05
6"Secret Service"David Grossman Jeff Rake July 19, 2004 (2004-07-19)1AJE06
7"More" Michael Fresco Liz HeldensAugust 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)1AJE07
8"Burned" Kevin Hooks Karyn Usher August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09)1AJE08
9"Ties That Bind"Patrick Norris Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts September 6, 2004 (2004-09-06)1AJE09
10"Vice" Kenneth Biller Kenneth BillerSeptember 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)1AJE10
11"Alexandra" Steve Miner Chris Brancato September 20, 2004 (2004-09-20)1AJE11
12"Bellport"Patrick NorrisPeter ElkoffSeptember 27, 2004 (2004-09-27)1AJE12
13"Leverage" Elodie Keene Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinnessNovember 4, 2004 (2004-11-04)1AJE13
14"Illusions" George Mendeluk Kimberly CostelloNovember 11, 2004 (2004-11-11)1AJE14
15"The Big One"Patrick NorrisGretchen J. Berg & Aaron HarbertsNovember 18, 2004 (2004-11-18)1AJE15
16"The Cook, the Waitress, the GM and His Lover"Kenneth BillerKenneth Biller & Dana BarattaDecember 2, 2004 (2004-12-02)1AJE16
17"Sucker Punch" Perry Lang Liz HeldensDecember 9, 2004 (2004-12-09)1AJE17
18"Catwalk"Michael FrescoColleen McGuinnessDecember 16, 2004 (2004-12-16)1AJE18
19"Shark" Alan Myerson Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinnessJanuary 6, 2005 (2005-01-06)1AJE19
20"The Ex-Games" Fred Gerber Amy Berg & Andrew Colville January 13, 2005 (2005-01-13)1AJE20
21"The End"Elodie KeeneKaryn UsherUnaired1AJE21

Critical reception

Critical reviews tended towards the low scale, with most critics acknowledging that North Shore was not meant to be high-brow theater:

"North Shore seems the perfect summer show, a chance to gawk at toned flesh and to smirk over double entendres. [...] But most of the time, North Shore plays like a bland hybrid of Baywatch and Hotel . But North Shore could last because the people are attractive, the Hawaiian locales are prettier and the competition offers reruns."— The Orlando Sentinel
"There's not a lot of deep thinking at this resort, just enough hanky panky to keep things from getting too slow. The danger of this type of drama is if you have to turn off your brain to watch it, you have to remember to turn it back on when it's over." – The Salt Lake Tribune
"North Shore [is] the new undisputed king of the bad and the beautiful...[the show] has a secret weapon: bathing suits. This show is an excuse to see sexy, half-naked people on your television set once a week. Mute the dialogue and you’ll double your pleasure." – The Washington Blade

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