Billable Hours
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| Billable Hours | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Fab Filippo Adam Till |
| Starring | Fab Filippo Brandon Firla Jennifer Baxter |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Frank Van Keeken David Fortier Ivan Schneeberg |
| Location(s) | Toronto, Canada |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Showcase |
| Original run | April 16, 2006 – Present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Billable Hours is a Canadian comedy series, which airs on Showcase.
Set in the fictional Toronto law firm of Fagen & Harrison, the series focuses on three young lawyers struggling to balance their expectations in life with the difficult realities of building a career in law.
The series debuted on Showcase in 2006 and is produced by Temple Street Productions, the same company that produced Queer as Folk for Showcase in Canada and Showtime in the U.S. The second season premiered in April 2007 and is accompanied by a 10 part webisode series entitled Billable Minutes.
Contents |
[edit] Cast
- Brandon Firla - Clark Claxton
- Fabrizio Filippo - Sam Caponelli
- Jennifer Baxter - Robin Howland
- Dov Tiefenbach - Stu Berger
- Jane Luk - Cam Belter, office manager
- Aron Tager - Mortie Fagen, head partner
- Enis Esmer - Zoltan
- Mike Beaver - Murray
- Ron Gabriel - Seth Kaplin
- Jayne Eastwood - Maxine Bingly
- Robin Brûlé - Millie Larkin, Clark's assistant
[edit] Episode list
[edit] Season 1
| Episode | Total | Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 1 | "The Nicotine Gum" | April 16, 2006 |
| Sam's high school bully, now a prominent actor, visits the firm to research a role. | |||
| 102 | 2 | "The Parking Spot" | April 23, 2006 |
| Sam and Clark battle for a parking spot while Robin has relationship troubles. | |||
| 103 | 3 | "The Jewish Holiday" | April 30, 2006 |
| Sam and Clark compete for religious favouritism while Stu tries to win Robin's affection. | |||
| 104 | 4 | "The Jedi Mind Trick" | May 7, 2006 |
| Sam uses the Jedi mind trick on his colleagues and thwarts Clark's attempts to acquire a new office chair. Robin tries to convince a partner of her worth. | |||
| 105 | 5 | "The Foosball" | May 14, 2006 |
| Robin's boyfriend Tim dies before she has a chance to break-up with him. Sam and Clark convert Tim's office to host their foosball tournament -- best 50 of 99 games. | |||
| 106 | 6 | "The Handicapped Bathroom" | May 21, 2006 |
| 107 | 7 | "The Chocolate-Covered Almonds" | May 28, 2006 |
| 108 | 8 | "The Strip Club" | June 4, 2006 |
[edit] Season 2
| Episode | Total | Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 9 | "Birthday Suits" | April 22, 2007 |
| Robin is depressed on her birthday, even after Murray throws her a surprise party. Sam loses big to Fagen in a poker game. | |||
| 202 | 10 | "Cancer, Baby!" | April 29, 2007 |
| When it is rumored that Robin is pregnant, she decides to pretend that it is Clark’s baby to check out the firm's maternity package. Meanwhile, Sam pretends to have cancer. | |||
| 203 | 11 | "15 Minutes of Shame" | May 6, 2007 |
| Sam is chosen as the legal news presenter for a business-oriented TV show. Robin is revealed to be a former movie "scream queen." | |||
| 204 | 12 | "Corporate Retreat" | May 13, 2007 |
| It's time for the firm's annual spiritual retreat. | |||
| 205 | 13 | "One Hit Wonder" | May 20, 2007 |
| After Clark turns a boring story of Sam's into a hit one-liner, Sam tries to do the same. Meanwhile, Robin pretends to be an alcoholic so she can use AA for networking. | |||
| 206 | 14 | "The Sting" | May 27, 2007 |
| Clark seeks revenge on the wasp that stung him, while Sam tries to protect it. Meanwhile, Robin uncovers a secretarial plot after declining to contribute money for a baby-shower gift. | |||
| 207 | 15 | "Peer Review" | June 3, 2007 |
| Robin's displeasure at the peer review she got from Clark escalates into a prank war. Meanwhile, when Sam doesn't receive any such evaluation, he worries that he's about to be fired. | |||
| 208 | 16 | "Lunch Stealers" | June 10, 2007 |
| Clark tries to find out who is stealing his lunch. Meanwhile, Robin tries to prove to Sam and Clark that she does not hate other women, and Sam loses his office to Vic. | |||
| 209 | 17 | "Monopoly Man, II" | June 17, 2007 |
| Sam tries to motivate Clark by getting him a pet hamster, but the office is unprepared for the emotions that are released. Meanwhile, Robin tries to write a children's book. | |||
| 210 | 18 | "Killer Comma" | June 24, 2007 |
| A medical evaluation makes Clark think he is going to die soon. Meanwhile, while playing hide and seek in the heating vents, Sam overhears news about a problem with a major company deal. | |||
[edit] Notes
- In the opening of the episode 201, "Birthday Suits", a lawyer attempts to demonstrate the strength of the office building windows by throwing himself against one of them, but the window shatters and he falls to his death. Such an incident actually took place in a Toronto law firm in 1993[1]. The plot device of falling through a shattered skyscraper window also figures prominently in the Canadian film waydowntown, starring series co-creator Fab Filippo.
- In episode 203, "15 Minutes of Shame", it is discovered that Robin played a zombie in a low-rent horror movie. This was a meta-joke referencing Jennifer Baxter's 2005 appearance as a zombie in George Romero's Land of the Dead.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Billable Hours official website.
- Billable Hours at the Internet Movie Database
- Billable Hours at TV.com.
- Labour Pains article from the CBC.
- Double billing in dark humour department article from the Toronto Star.
