The Stones (TV series)

The Stones
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jenji Kohan
Starring	Robert Klein Judith Light Lindsay Sloane Jay Baruchel
Composers	Jonathan Wolff Chris Alan Lee
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	KoMut Entertainment Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 17 (2004-03-17) – March 31, 2004 (2004-03-31)

The Stones is an American sitcom television series that starred Robert Klein, Judith Light, Lindsay Sloane and Jay Baruchel as the Stone family that are divorced but still live under the same roof. The show premiered on CBS on March 17, 2004 and was canceled after three episodes had aired. ^[1] It was produced by David Kohan, Max Mutchnick and Jenji Kohan.

Cast

• Robert Klein as Stan Stone, the patriarch of the Stone family, Barbara's husband and Karly and Winston's father.
• Judith Light as Barbara Stone, the matriarch of the family, Stan's wife and Karly and Winston's mother.
• Lindsay Sloane as Karly Stone, Stan and Barbara's daughter and Winston's older sister.
• Jay Baruchel as Winston Stone, Stan and Barbara's son and Karly's younger brother.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	James Burrows	Jenji Kohan	March 17, 2004 (2004-03-17)
2	"Seamus on You"	James Burrows	Jenji Kohan	March 24, 2004 (2004-03-24)
3	"The Lawyer Trap"	Steve Zuckerman	Barry Wernick	March 31, 2004 (2004-03-31)
4	"The Lonely Goatherd"	N/A	Linda Wallem	Unaired
5	"Romancing the Stones"	N/A	Elaine Aronson	Unaired
6	"She Ain't Heavy, She's My Sister"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Barry Langer	Unaired
7	"The Perfect Episode"	N/A	Matthew Salsberg	Unaired
8	"Courting the Coopers"	N/A	Kristofor Brown	Unaired
9	"Howard's End"	N/A	Katy Ballard	Unaired
10	"The Road Not Taken"	N/A	Jennifer Konner & Alexandra Rushfield	Unaired

Response

Robert Bianco of USA Today gave it 1.5 stars out of four. "This barrage of sullen sex jokes are a family affair in more ways than one." ^[2] The New York Times said "The Stones ultimately misses the potential in the clash of idioms it establishes " ^[3]

References

1. https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117888847?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=2622 ^{[ dead link ]}
2. "USATODAY.com - 'Stones' lands with a thud". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
3. Heffernan, Virginia (March 17, 2004). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Senior Moments Involving Divorce". The New York Times.