Jake in Progress
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Austin Winsberg |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (7 unaired) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 13, 2005 (2005年03月13日) – January 9, 2006 (2006年01月09日) |
Jake in Progress is an American sitcom television series broadcast on ABC from March 13, 2005, to January 9, 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more conventional and episodic. The first aired episode reflected the original plan, covering the first half-hour of a date.
Synopsis
[edit ]The main character is Jake (John Stamos), a New York City publicist-to-the-stars who tries to change his womanizing ways as he tries to find the woman of his dreams. Stamos' co-stars in the show are Naomi (Wendie Malick), Jake's boss at the Magnum PR Agency; Adrian (Ian Gomez), Jake's best friend; and Patrick (Rick Hoffman), the performance artist who always appears at the most inopportune times.
Cast
[edit ]- John Stamos as Jake Phillips
- Wendie Malick as Naomi Clark
- Rick Hoffman as Patrick Van Dorn
- Ian Gomez as Adrian
Reception
[edit ]The show averaged 5.5 million viewers in its first season and was initially canceled. However, the network reversed course and announced the show would return as the lead-out from a highly anticipated series, Emily's Reasons Why Not . The Jake character was softened somewhat in the second season in an effort to make him more relatable. The first night of the sitcom pairing fared poorly in the ratings;[1] after one week, ABC immediately scheduled a rerun of The Bachelor during the one-hour block for the following week, putting both shows on indefinite hiatus.[2] ABC confirmed on May 13 that Jake had been canceled.
Episodes
[edit ]Season 1 (2005)
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Michael Spiller | Austin Winsberg | March 13, 2005 (2005年03月13日) | 1AKC79 |
| 2 | 2 | "Stand By Your Man" | Michael Spiller | Linda Wallem | March 13, 2005 (2005年03月13日) | 1AKC05 |
| 3 | 3 | "Rivals and Departures" | Michael Spiller | Stephen Lloyd | March 17, 2005 (2005年03月17日) | 1AKC03 |
| 4 | 4 | "Ubusy?" | Michael Spiller | Jeffrey Richman | March 17, 2005 (2005年03月17日) | 1AKC07 |
| 5 | 5 | "Sign Language" | Lev L. Spiro | Chris Marcil | March 24, 2005 (2005年03月24日) | 1AKC02 |
| 6 | 6 | "Loose Thread" | Peter Lauer | Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil & Austin Winsberg | March 24, 2005 (2005年03月24日) | 1AKC09 |
| 7 | 7 | "Take a Number" | Lev L. Spiro | Sam Johnson | March 31, 2005 (2005年03月31日) | 1AKC04 |
| 8 | 8 | "Desperate Houseguy" | Jeffrey Melman | Chris Harris | March 31, 2005 (2005年03月31日) | 1AKC06 |
| 9 | 9 | "Harpy Birthday" | Jeffrey Melman | Stephen Lloyd | April 7, 2005 (2005年04月07日) | 1AKC08 |
| 10 | 10 | "Boys' Night Out" | Joe Pennella | Linda Wallem | April 7, 2005 (2005年04月07日) | 1AKC10 |
| 11 | 11 | "Check, Please" | Michael Spiller | Austin Winsberg | April 14, 2005 (2005年04月14日) | 1AKC01 |
| 12 | 12 | "Jake or the Fat Man" | Gail Mancuso | Chris Harris | April 21, 2005 (2005年04月21日) | 1AKC11 |
| 13 | 13 | "Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus" | Michael Spiller | Austin Winsberg | April 21, 2005 (2005年04月21日) | 1AKC12 |
Season 2 (2006)
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 14 | 1 | "The Lying, The Watch and Jake's Wardrobe" | Michael Spiller | Bob Kushell & Austin Winsberg | January 9, 2006 (2006年01月09日) | 2AKC01 |
| 15 | 2 | "The Annie-dote" | Michael Spiller | Bob Kushell & Austin Winsberg | Unaired | 2AKC02 |
| 16 | 3 | "Eyebrow Girl vs. Smirk Face" | Paul Lazarus | Kerry Ehrin | Unaired | 2AKC03 |
| 17 | 4 | "The Hot One" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | 2AKC04 |
| 18 | 5 | "PB & J" | Ken Whittingham | Andrew Green | Unaired | 2AKC05 |
| 19 | 6 | "The Elaine-Elaine" | Michael Spiller | Jeff Greenstein | Unaired | 2AKC06 |
| 20 | 7 | "Notting Hell" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | 2AKC07 |
| 21 | 8 | "The Two Jakes" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Jane Espenson | Unaired | 2AKC08 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Muir, John Kenneth (2007). TV Year, Volume 1: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 228. ISBN 978-1-55783-684-7.
- ^ Susman, Gary (2006年01月18日). "RIP: TV's midseason casualties". popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2009年05月31日.