Lush Life (TV series)
| Lush Life | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Yvette Lee Bowser Lori Petty Karyn Parsons |
| Starring |
Lori Petty Karyn Parsons Michael Ealy John Ortiz Fab Filippo Concetta Tomei Sullivan Walker Khalil Kain Derek Chen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (3 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Yvette Lee Bowser |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
SisterLee Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 9 – September 30, 1996 |
Lush Life is an American sitcom that aired in September 1996 on Fox. The series stars Lori Petty and Karyn Parsons as roommates who shared a studio apartment for financial reasons.
Plot
Petty stars as Georgette "George" Sanders, a bohemian artist who was wild and uninhibited. Parsons played Margot Hines, a snooty, airheaded wanna-be businesswoman. The two would get into conflicts generally surrounding one of their crazy schemes. In one aired episode, George fakes her own death to draw attention and higher prices to her paintings.[1] In another, Margot convinces some of George's gay male friends to pose as her boyfriend and frighten off a violent ex.[2]
Cancellation
The series aired in September 1996 on Fox. The ratings of the first episode were low, and it was canceled immediately after four episodes. Three other episodes were produced, but were never aired. It was the first new series of 1996 to be canceled.
Cast
- Lori Petty as Georgette "George" Sanders
- Karyn Parsons as Margot Hines
- Fab Filippo as Hamilton Ford Foster
- Khalil Kain as Lance Battista
- Sullivan Walker as Hal Gardner
- John Ortiz as Nelson "Margarita" Marquez
- Concetta Tomei as Ann Hines-Davis-Wilson-Jefferson-Ali
- Derek Chen as Joey White
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "The Lush Beginning" | September 9, 1996 |
| 1-2 | "The Dead Lush Artist" | September 16, 1996 |
| 1-3 | "The First Lush Date" | September 23, 1996 |
| 1-4 | "The Lush Ex-Posures" | September 30, 1996 |
| 1-5 | "The Lush Waitress" | Never aired |
| 1-6 | "The Lush Hex" | Never aired |
| 1-7 | "Not So Lush Rock Star" | Never aired |