Manhattan Love Story
| Manhattan Love Story | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jeff Lowell |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
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| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ABC (eps 1-4) TVNZ OD (eps 5-9) Hulu (eps 5-11) |
| Picture format | |
| Original release | September 30 – December 4, 2014 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Manhattan Love Story is an American romantic comedy television series that was created by Jeff Lowell. He also served as an executive producer alongside Peter Traugott, Robin Schwartz, Rachel Kaplan, and Jon Liebman for ABC Studios.[1] The series debuted on ABC on September 30, 2014, airing at 8:30 pm (Eastern).[2] On October 24, 2014, the series was canceled, becoming the first network television cancellation of the fall schedule and the 2014-15 season overall[3] following modest viewership.[4]
The series aired online in New Zealand on TVNZ's on demand service from October 1, 2014, prior to an intended airing on TV2 in 2015.[5] Following the series' cancellation by ABC, TVNZ continued to release the remaining episodes.[6] It was announced on November 25, 2014, that the remaining episodes that were unaired by ABC would be released in the United States on Hulu and WatchABC.com on a weekly basis beginning on December 2, 2014.[7][8] On December 4, 2014, all seven remaining episodes were released simultaneously on Hulu[9] and WatchABC.com, with non-subscriber availability a week later. As a result, episodes 10 and 11 were released on Hulu before their release on TVNZ on demand.
Synopsis
The series chronicles the journey of a new couple and the questions they are thinking from the moment they begin their relationship.
Cast
- Analeigh Tipton as Dana Hopkins: a young woman from a small town living in New York, determined to succeed in both business and love.
- Jake McDorman as Peter Cooper: a native New Yorker who tends to date his way throughout the city.
- Nicolas Wright as David Cooper: Peter's brother and Amy's husband, who loves his wife and money, even if she is the one who must manage it.
- Jade Catta-Preta as Amy Cooper: David's wife and Dana's sorority sister.
- Chloe Wepper as Chloe Cooper: Peter and David's half-sister.
- Kurt Fuller as William Cooper: Peter, David, and Chloe's father, who owns the company at which his children work.
Reception
Manhattan Love Story received generally negative reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the series a rating of 28%, based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The site's consensus read, "Saddled with a worn setup and offensively bad jokes, Manhattan Love Story isn't very lovable."[10] Metacritic gave the show a score of 42 out of 100, based on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[11]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Michael Fresco | Jeff Lowell | September 30, 2014 | 101 | 4.70[12] |
| New to NYC, Dana encounters purses she wants to buy, co-workers refusing to work with her and a bad blind date. Peter's attitude makes a poor first impression, but given a second chance, they might find something to like about each other. | ||||||
| 2 | "In the Mix, On the Books, and In the Freezer" | Michael Fresco | Jeff Lowell | October 7, 2014 | 102 | 3.03[13] |
| After seeing Peter on a date with another girl, Dana tries online dating to prove she is not a monogamous kind of girl. Peter's jealousy leads to more awkward run-ins and the pair just might relent to one more date. | ||||||
| 3 | "Gay or British?" | Peter Lauer | Sue Paige | October 14, 2014 | 103 | 2.87[14] |
| Dana and Peter seem to have reached their perfect relationship balance—they have jointly agreed to see other people but not talk about it. But their dating anonymity is all about to change when Dana learns of a long-standing dinner party Amy is hosting at the loft—and the fact that Peter is attending and bringing someone else as his date. | ||||||
| 4 | "It's Complicated" | Christine Gernon | Sarah Dunn | October 21, 2014 | 104 | 2.62[15] |
| Dana and Peter continue to enjoy New York and each other, but when they realize they still haven't had sex, both decide to do so following a sexy and swanky dinner at an upscale oyster restaurant. But when the couple finds their reservation is pushed, Dana and Peter head elsewhere, not knowing that their romantic evening is about to go from intimate dinner to disaster. Meanwhile, Amy and David spend an evening babysitting and make a decision that will impact their future forever. | ||||||
| 5 | "Sex Actually" | Peter Lauer | Leila Strachan | November 5, 2014 (NZ VoD)[16] December 4, 2014 (US VoD) | 105 | N/A |
| The topic of Dana and Peter's latest disagreement is the holiday-themed romantic comedy Love Actually, and it could not come at a more inopportune moment. | ||||||
| 6 | "Empire State of Mind Strikes Back" | Rebecca Asher | Scott King | December 3, 2014 (NZ VoD)[17][18][Note 1] December 4, 2014 (US VoD) | 106 | N/A |
| An impending storm is a fitting end to a tough week for Dana until her boss calls with her first book to edit with a quick deadline. But when everyone she knows shows up at the office to wait out the storm, Dana is annoyed by the distraction—then the power goes out. | ||||||
| 7 | "Love Is a Battlefield" | Fred Goss | Todd Waldman | November 12, 2014 (NZ VoD)[19] December 4, 2014 (US VoD) | 107 | N/A |
| Dana is forced to reveal her live action role-playing hobby to Peter when he joins her on what he believes is an out of town work conference. But a supportive Peter eventually misses Dana and decides to join her on the playing field, putting everything she has worked so hard for and loves about the game in jeopardy. | ||||||
| 8 | "Plus One" | Alex Reid | Sam Laybourne | November 19, 2014 (NZ VoD)[20] December 4, 2014 (US VoD) | 108 | N/A |
| When Dana replaces Peter with Tucker as her plus one to an old friend's wedding, Peter quickly realizes that he would rather have a miserable time with Dana than a wonderful time without her. Amy skips her spin class to secretly take dance lessons in preparation for the wedding and David thinks she might be having an affair. | ||||||
| 9 | "Happy Thanksmas" | John Fortenberry | Jack Moore | November 26, 2014 (NZ VoD)[21][22] December 4, 2014 (US VoD) | 109 | N/A |
| Peter is embarrassed by his family and doesn't invite Dana to Thanksgiving, but when Dana's flight home suddenly gets cancelled, she ends up in the middle of Peter's horrible family Thanksmas tradition and is determined to turn things around and have fun. | ||||||
| 10 | "The Ex Factor" | John Fortenberry | Daniel Paige | December 4, 2014 (US VoD) | 110 | N/A |
| When Peter learns that Dana is still friends with all of her exes, even the one who proposed, he takes her cue and tries to reconnect with his one long term girlfriend. Plus, there is conflict at Cooper and Sons when Amy fills in for the receptionist and tries to tell everyone how to do their job. | ||||||
| 11 | "Let It Go" | John Fortenberry | Jameel Saleem | December 4, 2014 (US VoD) | 111 | N/A |
| When Dana's ex-boyfriend shows up in New York to win her back, Peter does everything he can to show Dana how much he cares, even letting her go if that's what it takes. David helps Chloe get out of her dating slump by showing her how to use the Cooper family secret dating trophy. | ||||||
- ↑ Released as episode 9 on TVNZ OD.
International Broadcast
In New Zealand, the series was released online on TVNZ ondemand, starting October 1, 2014, which included the episodes unaired by ABC. The release of episodes 5 through 9 was the first public release of the episodes.
The show began airing in Spain on November 23, 2014 [23]
The show began airing Sunday nights on Sony Channel (Asia) on October 19, 2014.[24][25]
M-Net has also aired the show in Africa.[26]
In Australia the series premiered from August 26, 2015 on the Seven Network at 1:30am.[27]
In India, the Murdoch-owned Star World[28] channel premiered the show for weekday runs starting 13 October 2015, sandwiched between Modern Family (reruns) and latest season of Masterchef Australia in primetime.
References
- ↑ "ABC Unveils 2014-15 Primetime Schedule". The Futon Critic. May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ Lavin, Gary (May 13, 2014). "ABC courts women with fall schedule". USA Today. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ Hibberd, James (October 24, 2014). "'Manhattan Love Story' canceled: First axed fall show". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.vulture.com/2014/10/abc-has-cancelled-manhattan-love-story.html
- ↑ "Manhattan Love Story - Watch First on TVNZ Ondemand". Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TVNZOndemand/posts/10152586287963220?reply_comment_id=10152586424238220&total_comments=1
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2014/11/selfie-unaired-episodes-hulu-1201296179/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OhAnaleigh/status/537729681819041792
- ↑ http://www.hulu.com/manhattan-love-story
- ↑ "Manhattan Love Story: Season 1 (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Manhattan Love Story: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 1, 2014). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'Selfie', 'Manhattan Love Story', 'The Voice', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'New Girl' & 'Forever' Adjusted Up; 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 16, 2014). "Revised Tuesday, October 7 Final Ratings: 'Selfie', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' & 'Forever' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 15, 2014). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Flash', 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'The Voice' & 'The Mindy Project' Adjusted Up; 'About A Boy' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 22, 2014). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice', 'The Flash' & 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Adjusted Up; 'Marry Me' Adjusted Down + Final World Series Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TVNZOndemand/photos/a.10150162646053220.296828.121527793219/10152597454473220/?type=1
- ↑ http://tvnz.co.nz/manhattan-love-story-watch-first/s1-ep9-video-6186970
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TVNZOndemand/photos/a.10150162646053220.296828.121527793219/10152650968548220/?type=1
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TVNZOndemand/photos/a.10150162646053220.296828.121527793219/10152611468108220/?type=1
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TVNZOndemand/photos/a.10150162646053220.296828.121527793219/10152625672533220/?type=1
- ↑ http://tvnz.co.nz/manhattan-love-story-watch-first/s1-ep8-video-6175162
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TVNZOndemand/photos/a.10150162646053220.296828.121527793219/10152638260388220/?type=1
- ↑ http://www.cosmopolitantv.es/manhattanlovestory/
- ↑ http://www.sonychannelasia.com/programs/manhattan-love-story
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/SonyChannelAsia/photos/a.384361967749.171050.340347137749/10152312555272750/?type=1&theater
- ↑ http://mnet.dstv.com/shows/manhattan-love-story/
- ↑ Knox, David (16 August 2015). "Airdate: Red Band Society". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ http://www.whatsonindia.com/#!/program/Manhattan-Love-Story