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Romantic Comedy Television Series
This is a list of romantic comedy television series in chronological order and/or by country. 1970s–1980s *''The Love Boat'' (1977–1986) (ABC) *''Urusei Yatsura'' (1981-1986) (Fuji TV) *''Tokimeki Tonight'' (1982-1983) (Nippon Television) *'' Miyuki'' (1983–1984) (Fuji TV) *'' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992) (ABC) *''Maison Ikkoku'' (1986–1988) (Fuji TV) *''Kimagure Orange Road'' (1987–1988) (Nippon Television) *''Life Without George'' (1987–1989) (BBC) *''Anything But Love'' (1989–1992) (ABC) *''Ranma ½ (1989) (Fuji TV) 1990s *'' As Time Goes By'' (1992–2005) (BBC) *''Mad About You'' (1992–1999) (NBC) *''Living Single'' (1993–1998) (FOX) *''The Nanny'' (1993–1999) (CBS) *''Friends'' (1994–2004) (NBC) *''DNA²'' (1994) (Nippon Television) *''Boston Common'' (1996-2002) (NBC) *'' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002) (FOX) *''For Your Love'' (1998–2002) (WB) *''The Secret Lives of Men'' (1998) (ABC) *''Will & Grace'' (1998–2006) (NBC) *''The Single Guy'' (1995-199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DNA²
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between August 1993 and July 1994, spanning 42 chapters collected in a total of five ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''DNA²'' was adapted into a 12-episode anime television series by Madhouse and Studio Deen, broadcast on Nippon Television from October to December 1994. This was followed by a three-episode anime original video animation (OVA) in 1995. The anime TV series and the OVA were licensed in North America by Central Park Media. Discotek Media has since re-licensed the series for a DVD release in 2014. Plot Junta Momonari is a high school student with a very unusual problem. Whenever he becomes sexually aroused by a woman, his "female allergy" kicks in, causing him to throw up. One day, Junta is confronted by a girl in strange clothing who claims to be from the future. The girl, called Karin Aoi, tells him about how the world has become te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Rumble
is a Japanese ''shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kodansha. ''Magazine Special'' published ''School Rumble Z'' monthly from August 20, 2008 to May 20, 2009. A romance comedy centering on relationships between Japanese high school students, ''School Rumble'' focuses on a love triangle involving the series' two protagonists, Tenma Tsukamoto and Kenji Harima, and one of their classmates, Oji Karasuma. The series often discards realism in favor of comedic effect. ''School Rumble''s popularity has resulted in its adaptation into multiple forms of media. TV Tokyo broadcast a 26-episode anime program between October 2004 and April 2005. In December 2005, a two-part original video animation (OVA) entitled ''School Rumble: Extra Class'' was released. A second season, ''School Rumble: 2nd Sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Love?
''Love Love?'' (stylized as ''LOVE♥LOVE?'') is a Japanese anime television series directed by Takeo Takahashi. It is a sequel to the series ''Hit o Nerae!'' (''Smash Hit''), with character design by Miwa Oshima. The plot centers on the relationships between screenwriter Naoto Ohizumi, and the all-female cast of a Super Sentai TV show he works on. The series was broadcast on Sun TV and TV Kanagawa from May 3, 2004, to June 28, 2004. An additional 4 episodes were released as straight to DVD OVAs. Story Naoto Ohizumi is the screenwriter for the all-female Super Sentai TV show, ''The Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers ("Cosprayers")'', although this is only known by the show's producer. Naoto has a crush on one of the show's stars, Natsumi Yagami. As the show proceeds so does their relationship, with many twists and turns along the way. Many of the other actresses are also in love with Naoto, creating various situations throughout the anime. Characters ; : : Naoto is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperate Housewives
''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry, Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a total of 180 episodes. Executive producer Marc Cherry served as showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily, George W. Perkins (television producer), George W. Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman (director), David Grossman, and Larry Shaw (director), Larry Shaw. Set on Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State, ''Desperate Housewives'' follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their friend and neighbor who took her life by suicide in the pilot episode. The storyline covers fifteen years of the women's lives over eight seasons, set between the years 2004–2008, and later 2013–2018 (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Of Us
''All of Us'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on the UPN network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. On October 1, 2006, the show moved to The CW, a new network formed by the merger of UPN and The WB (whose sister company Warner Bros. Television produced this series), where it aired for one season before being cancelled on May 15, 2007. Synopsis The series, which was loosely based on creator and executive producers Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith's own blended family, revolved around Robert James (Duane Martin), a divorced television entertainment reporter with a young son, Robert "Bobby" James, Jr. (Khamani Griffin), and his fiancée, Tia Jewel (Elise Neal), a kindergarten teacher who helped him through the breakup of his first marriage. Robert shares custody of his son with his ex wife Neesee (LisaRaye McCoy), with whom he shares a tenuously friendly relationship for the sake of their son. Robert als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half & Half
''Half & Half'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeffrey Klarik that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The series is set in San Francisco. ''Half & Half'' was the second-most-watched show on UPN's Monday night line-up (next to '' Girlfriends'') and fourth overall on the network. The series was almost renewed for a fifth season by The CW, but due to several circumstances—including the network’s contractual obligation to pick up '' Reba'', the last-minute renewal of ''All of Us'', and the pick-up of the ''Girlfriends'' spin-off '' The Game''—the series was left off the network’s fall 2006 schedule and cancelled. The series has aired in reruns on Global TV in Canada, Trouble in the United Kingdom and in local syndication, Bounce TV, and BET Her in the United States. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girlfriends (2000 TV Series)
''Girlfriends'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on September 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW, before being cancelled in 2008. The final episode aired on February 11, 2008. Episodes Broadcast history The series debuted on UPN on Monday September 11, 2000. After airing for several years on the network at 9/8C on Mondays, The CW moved ''Girlfriends'' to Sundays at 8/7C. After this, the ratings plummeted. On October 9, 2006, ''Girlfriends'', along with The CW's other African-American programs, moved back to Mondays. At this point, ''Girlfriends'' returned to its original time slot. While UPN was still airing new episodes of ''Girlfriends'', the network also began airing reruns five days per week. When the show moved to The CW network after UPN merged with The WB network, MyNetwork TV (which was created to take over UPN's former affiliate stations) picked up the rights to air reruns of ''Girlfriends'', although they eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Single Guy
''The Single Guy'' is an American sitcom television series that ran for two seasons on NBC, from September 21, 1995, to April 14, 1997. It starred Jonathan Silverman as struggling New York City writer Jonathan Eliot and followed several of his close friends (some of whom came and left as the show was re-tooled between seasons). The series also starred Joey Slotnick as Eliot's best friend Sam Sloan, Ming-Na Wen as Sam's wife Trudy and Ernest Borgnine as doorman Manny, throughout its entire run. ''The Single Guy'' was created by Brad Hall. Cast Main * Jonathan Silverman as Jonathan Eliot * Joey Slotnick as Sam Sloan * Ernest Borgnine as Manny Cordoba * Ming-Na Wen as Trudy Sloan * Mark Moses as Matt Parker (season 1) * Jessica Hecht as Janeane Percy-Parker (season 1) * Shawn Michael Howard as Russell (season 2) * Olivia d'Abo as Marie Blake (season 2) Recurring * Jensen Daggett as Charlie McCarthy (season 2) * Dan Cortese as Dan Montgomery (season 2) Episodes Season 1 (1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will & Grace
''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra Messing), a straight interior designer. The show was broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998, to May 18, 2006, for a total of eight seasons, and returned to NBC on September 28, 2017, and ended on April 23, 2020. ''Will & Grace'' has been one of the most successful television series with gay principal characters. Despite initial criticism for its stereotypical portrayal of gay characters, it went on to become a staple of NBC's Must See TV Thursday night lineup and was met with continued critical acclaim. It was ensconced in the Nielsen top 20 for half of its 1998–2006 network run. The show was the highest-rated sitcom among adults 18–49 from 2001 to 2005. ''Will & Grace'' earned 18 Primetime Emmy Awards and 83 nominations. Each main actor rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Lives Of Men
''The Secret Lives of Men'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 30, 1998 to November 11, 1998. The series aired in full in Ireland on RTÉ2. Premise Three divorced men get thrown back into the bachelor life. With nothing left but each other, Michael, Phil, and Andy form an exclusive club and embark on a new phase of their existence. Someday, they might comprehend the mysteries of women, love and golf. Until then, they'll continue carrying on The Secret Lives of Men. Cast *Peter Gallagher as Michael *Bradley Whitford as Phil * Mitch Rouse as Andy *Sofia Milos Sofia Milos (; gr, Σοφία Μίλος, born 27 September 1969) is a Swiss-born actress. She is best known for her role as Yelina Salas on ''CSI: Miami''. She has also had a role on ''The Sopranos'' as Camorra boss Annalisa Zucca, as well ... as Maria Episodes References External links * *Pazsaz Entertainment Network {{DEFAULTSORT:Secret Lives Of Men, The 1998 American television series deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
