Dirt (TV series)

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Dirt television logo
Genre	Serial drama
Creator(s)	Matthew Carnahan
Starring	Courteney Cox Ian Hart Laura Allen Will McCormack Josh Stewart Jeffrey Nordling
Opening theme	"Dig Deep" by Debby Holiday
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	FX Networks
Original run	January 2, 2007 – present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

(Dirt) is an FX drama television series that premiered as a midseason replacement on January 2, 2007. It stars Courteney Cox as Lucy Spiller, the editor-in-chief of the tabloid magazine DirtNow, which was previously two separate publications: Dirt and Now. Dirt centers around the lives of Hollywood stars and the reporters that track them, specifically Lucy and Don Konkey, a functioning schizophrenic who is deeply loyal to her. Holt McLaren and Julia Mallory are two of the main stars of the series and much of an episode is built around their relationship. Further plotlines are detailed below.

1 Plot
2 Characters
- 2.1 Main characters
3 Episodes
4 DVD Release
5 Trivia
6 References
7 External links
- 7.1 Fan community

[edit] Plot

Each plot differs episode to episode, but most of it seems to center on Lucy Spiller driving her staff to get breaking news exclusives to run in her magazine, DirtNow. Ongoing plotlines include star bastketball player Prince Tyreese getting blackmailed for having sex with a hooker (who DirtNow apparently hired) and consequently revealing the whereabouts and status of missing rapper Aundre G.; Holt McLaren and Julia Mallory as they deal with the death of friend Kira Klay, their acting careers, and Julia's back/drug problems; Don Konkey's battles with manageable schizophrenia and the loss/gaining of cats; Leo Spiller's homosexual relationship with star Jack Dawson (who has a heterosexual image); Willa McPherson trying to get a break with Lucy and trying to become a better reporter; Tweetie McDaniel intervening and punishing anyone close to the truth about Aundre G.; and Lucy's near-perpetual loneliness and deprivation. Each episode furthers these plots usually by introducing seeming side-plots.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main characters

Main article: List of Dirt characters

Lucy Spiller (Courteney Cox) - Lucy Spiller is the pivotal character of the show. She runs the magazine DirtNow, (previously two separate magazines), which is marketed as a respectable tabloid. Lucy is a workaholic with a brilliant eye for a story and little remorse about the lives she tangles with. She is constantly burdened with the guilt of the suicide of her father and the feelings of loneliness which stem from this. She does however, truly love her best friend Don Konkey and her brother Leo. For Don, she goes to great lengths to keep him healthy - on his medication, and she and her brother are also close. She finds herself unable to reach orgasm with anything other than her vibrator until she meets Holt McLaren.

Don Konkey (Ian Hart) - Don Konkey was in the journalism club with Lucy during college, and as such is the only character revealed she has a true bond with. Don does exceptional photography work, and is so committed to Lucy that he severed one of his own fingers to get a shot. He suffers from manageable schizophrenia, and is often reluctant to take medication, even at the request of Lucy.

Willa McPherson (Alex Breckenridge) - Willa McPherson is a reporter under Lucy who is frequently on thin ice with her. She goes to great lengths to get stories for Lucy, much as Don does to get photos. In various episodes, she takes drugs, submits to sexual advances and befriends the mentally unstable to further the goals of the magazine. She is also involved in a casual relationship with Brent Barrow.

Holt McLaren (Josh Stewart) - At the beginning of the series, Holt McLaren was a has-been actor who's only claim to fame was his long past blockbusters, and his girlfriend, Julia Mallory. After telling Lucy about Kira Klay's pregnancy in episode one, she agreed to do a profile about him in her magazine "Now" when it was still a single entity. After that, he received multiple offerings from movie studios and is currently working under contract on a big-budget action film. He is also Lucy's love interest.

Julia Mallory (Laura Allen) - At the start of the series, Julia Mallory is "America's sweetheart", but as DirtNow destroys her career, the series tracks her character's degeneration, pain and corruption. Julia is an actress dating actor Holt McLaren. She hurt her back in episode one after Holt crashed their car at 90 miles an hour following the news of Kira Klay's death. She has since suffered various problems - narcotic, sexual, physical and mental, which lead to the collapse of her career.

Leo Spiller (Will McCormack) - Leo is Lucy's younger brother, to whom she is reasonably close. He appeared to cope with their father's suicide slightly better than she has, and is closer to their mother than her. He finds his sister's line of work destructive and shallow. He identifies himself as bisexual, although his sister argues that he is gay and in denial. He has a search for peace and disapproves very much of his sister's career, especially after an incident with a closeted A-list celebrity, Jack Dawson.

Brent Barrow (Jeffrey Nordling) - DirtNow's publisher, Lucy's boss and very constricting when it comes to content and schedule issues. Throughout the series he has threatened Lucy with termination from her position as their interests conflict.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Dirt episodes

FX has ordered a season of 13 one hour-long episodes. Series production began in September 2006, but the pilot was reshot to include a cameo by David Fincher and to add more of Courteney Cox's character.^[1] Production on the original pilot began in Los Angeles in March 2006, and it was the ninth drama series pilot shot for FX. Matthew Carnahan, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette are serving as executive producers. Thea Mann is producing for Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette Productions, while Touchstone Television and FX are co-producing the series.^[1]

The series was heavily promoted during broadcasts of Nip/Tuck.

On January 16, 2007, it was announced that Cox's former Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston would guest-star in the season finale of the show, which aired on March 27. Aniston played Tina Harrod, a fellow magazine editor and bitter rival to Cox's character, with whom she will share a lesbian kiss. Later it was announced by Courtney herself that the kiss was actually a friendly kiss goodbye, not a romantic one.^[2]

[edit] DVD Release

There is no Official Press Release yet, but it is highly likely that the Show will be Released on DVD because of FX's Previous Series getting released on DVD shortly after their broadcast. Including Rescue Me, The Shield, Nip/Tuck, and Even the Failed Show Starved. All these shows are on DVD Today and Dirt will probably soon to be released on DVD.

[edit] Trivia

Courteney Cox feels embarrassed by her periodic sex scenes on the show. During filming of these scenes, she orders co-executive producer and husband David Arquette off the set. ^[3]