The Street (2000 TV series)

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The Street
Created by Jeff Rake
Darren Star
Starring
Composer W.G. Snuffy Walden
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (5 unaired)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesDarren Star Productions
Artists Television Group
Columbia TriStar Television Distribution
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseNovember 1 (2000-11-01) 
December 13, 2000 (2000-12-13)

The Street (stylized as The $treet) is an American drama television series that aired on Fox from November 1 to December 13, 2000. Created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star, only 12 episodes were produced, and the series was pulled from U.S. airwaves after seven episodes aired. The entire show aired overseas.

Contents

Premise

The series was about a small brokerage house called Belmont Stevens located in New York City and the lives of its employees.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected by [1] Written byOriginal air date
1"Pilot" Michael Dinner Jeff Rake and Darren StarNovember 1, 2000 (2000-11-01)
2"Propheting on Losses"Michael DinnerJeff RakeNovember 8, 2000 (2000-11-08)
3"High Yield Bonds" David Jones Ellie Herman November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15)
4"Closet Cases" Stephen Gyllenhaal Story by: Jeff Pinkner
Teleplay by: Jeff Rake & Jeff Pinkner
November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22)
5"Hostile Makeover" Michael Pressman Rick EidNovember 29, 2000 (2000-11-29)
6"The Ultimatum" Michael Watkins Gary Glasberg December 6, 2000 (2000-12-06)
7"Miracle on Wall Street" Donna Deitch Jeff PinknerDecember 13, 2000 (2000-12-13)
8"Rebound"David JonesJeff RakeUnaired
9"Past Performance"Donna Deitch Po Bronson Unaired
10"Junk Bonds" John David Coles Rick EidUnaired
11"Turf Wars" Charles Correll Jeff RakeUnaired
12"Framed"TBDTBDUnaired

Production

Each episode of the series cost $2.3 million. [2]

Reception

Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly gave the series premiere a grade of D+, stating that the "Darren Star created drama plays like a bad Melrose Place episode with obligatory IPO terminology thrown in". [3] Howard Rosenberg of Los Angeles Times was lukewarm on the show, calling it "passable but hardly a highlight". [4]

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References

  1. From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "The Street : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. Hofmeister, Sallie (August 9, 2000). "Taking Major Risks, Ovitz Tries for Prime Time Again". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. Dalton Ross (November 3, 2000). "What to watch". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  4. Howard Rosenberg (November 1, 2000). "More Sex Than Stocks in Fox's New Libido-Driven 'The $treet'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-11-05.