Twenty Good Years
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| Twenty Good Years | |
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 Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow in Twenty Good Years |
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Starring | Jeffrey Tambor John Lithgow Heather Burns Jake Sandvig |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (9 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | October 11, 2006 – November 1, 2006 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Twenty Good Years is a short-lived NBC sitcom starring Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow, Heather Burns and Jake Sandvig that ran from October 11, 2006 until November 1, 2006
The series had also been slated to air on CTV in Canada
John Lithgow played John Mason, a surgeon forced into semi-retirement, while Jeffrey Tambor was Jeffrey Pyne, a judge. [1].
The comedy show was about two old friends that appeared to be polar opposites in many situations. One thing they agreed upon, however, is that life is short and both men vowed to live every day like it is their last, since they figured at their age, they only had "twenty good years" to live.[2].
On May 14, 2007, the series was officially cancelled by NBC.[3]
A Slovenian television Kanal A is airing the whole first season including the unaired episodes.
[edit] Ratings and reception
Since the series debut, Twenty Good Years had been plagued by schedule changes before the season began, as well as receiving mixed-to-negative reviews. They had also placed fourth in its Wednesday time period and continued to slip since the first episode. On October 25, 2006, NBC announced that it was replacing the Wednesday night comedy block with specials, thus pulling Twenty Good Years from the schedule[4] with no plans for a return.
[edit] Episodes
| Ep # | Episode | Air date | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | October 11, 2006 | Meet John and Jeffrey, two complete opposites who can only agree on one thing - they only have twenty good years left to live. In spite of the differences between the two, they vow to live each day as if it were their last - without looking back and without any regrets. |
| 2 | "Big Love" | October 18, 2006 | John and Jeffrey fall for the same woman. However, and to their astonishment, she decides that she wants to date them both. |
| 3 | "The Elbow Incident" | October 25, 2006 | When Jeffrey hurts his elbow in a basketball game against two younger players he refuses to let John operate because he is afraid of hospitals. This does not sit well with John because he wants a rematch against the younger players. |
| 4 | "Jeffrey's Choice" | November 1, 2006 | John does not like it when Jeffrey's ex-girlfriend Gina shows up again. He is afraid it will ruin the plans he has for him and Jeffrey. |
| 5 | "They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?" | Unaired | As they prepare for Thanksgiving, Jeffrey struggles to teach Hugh how to make the perfect pie and John makes plans to hunt for his turkey dinner. Meanwhile, John finds out about Stella's relationship with the doctor hired to replace him. |
| 6 | "Between Brock and a Hard Place" | Unaired | When Jeffrey and John's neighbor, Brock, invites them to apply for membership in "The Magellan Adventure Club," an exclusive, all male club, it leads the two friends into an initiation process they didn't bargain for. |
| 7 | "The Bong Show" | Unaired | -- |
| 8 | "Foil Me Once" | Unaired | -- |
| 9 | "Adventure Club" | Unaired | -- |
| 10 | "The Crying Game" | Unaired | -- |
| 11 | "Remember the Alimony" | Unaired | -- |
| 12 | "Come Fly with Me" | Unaired | -- |
| 13 | "John's Old Lady" | Unaired | -- |
