Heist (TV series)
| Heist | |
|---|---|
.png) Heist intertitle | |
| Format | Drama, Action |
| Created by |
Mark Cullen Robb Cullen |
| Directed by | Doug Liman |
| Starring |
Dougray Scott Michele Hicks Steve Harris |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | March 22 – April 19, 2006 |
Heist is an American television series that premiered March 22, 2006, on NBC, but was almost immediately canceled due to low ratings.[1] The series was from acclaimed director Doug Liman and revolved around professional thief Mickey O' Neil (Dougray Scott), who created a team of experts to try to pull off the biggest heist in history — to simultaneously rob three jewelry stores on Rodeo Drive during Academy Awards week. Meanwhile, Amy Sykes (Michele Hicks), lead detective for LAPD’s Robbery Division, led the task force investigating a series of thefts committed by this new crew. Under high pressure from her superiors, she had to figure out not only who was behind the crimes, but also what larger job they were leading up to.
Cast and characters
- Dougray Scott: Mickey O'Neil
- Michele Hicks: Amy Sykes
- Steve Harris: James Johnson
- Seymour Cassel: Pops
- Marika Dominczyk: Lola
- Billy Gardell: Detective Billy O'Brien
- David Walton: Ricky
- Reno Wilson: Detective Tyrese Evans
- Zac Efron: Pizza Delivery Boy
Reception
Metacritic gave the series 51 out of 100, from the 22 reviews it collected, and a user score of 8.5 out of 10 based on 64 votes.[2] Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times found "the story lines and characters are layered and more intricate than in most detective series" and compared Heist to the British show Hustle.[3] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe, in reviewing the two new shows premièring that night, Heist and The Evidence, declared "Heist is the better of the dramas." He likened both series to the work of Quentin Tarantino, saying they "have Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs in their DNA."[4] Tim Goodman of The San Francisco Chronicle found "the writing in Heist is self-consciously forced", further describing it as "painful to hear". "Heist is either the best inside joke about appeasing the masses for a monolithic network or, sadly, two guys who needed to pay the rent and buy mama some shoes."[5] Tom Shales of The Washington Post describes this serialized drama as "confusingly shot and edited, populated with snarlingly cranky characters, and crowded with cheap tricks designed to alleviate the show's prevailing pall."[6]
Episode list
| Season # |
Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Production Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen | Doug Liman | March 22, 2006 | 101 |
| Note: based on the Brian Douglas Wells incident. | |||||
| 2 | "Sex, Lies, and Vinny Momo" | Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen | Andy Wolk | March 29, 2006 | 102 |
| 3 | "Strife" | Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen (story) Evan Reilly (teleplay) | Andy Wolk | April 5, 2006 | 103 |
| 4 | "How Billy Got His Groove Back" | Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen | Ed Bianchi | April 12, 2006 | 104 |
| 5 | "Bury the Lead" | Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen (story) Chris Mundy (teleplay) | Ed Bianchi | April 19, 2006 | 105 |
| 6 | "Ladies and Gentlemen... Sweaty Dynamite" | Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen | Guy Ferland | February 24, 2008 (UK)[7] | 106 |
| 7 | "Hot Diggity" | Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen | unaired[8] | 107 | |
References
- ↑ Wilkes, Neil (11 April 2006). "NBC pulls plug on 'Heist'". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2006.
- ↑ "Heist". metacritic.com. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Stanley, Alessandra (26 March 2006). "Dougray Scott and Orlando Jones Are Stars in 2 New Crime Series". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Gilbert, Matthew (26 March 2006). "Stealing more than a page from Tarantino". Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Goodman, Tim (22 March 2006). "'Heist,' 'Thief' -- tick-tick-tick, it's caper time". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Shales, Tom (22 March 2006). "'Evidence': An Airtight Case; 'Heist': Unbelievable Rip-Off". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ "Heist - has it finished?". Digital Spy. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Cullen, Mark (7 April 2006). "Goodbye Heist". tvsquad.com. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
External links
- Heist at the Internet Movie Database
- Heist at TV.com