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  Moonlighting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Moonlighting, an hour-long episodic series which aired on ABC from 1985 to 1989, signaled the emergence of dramedy as a television genre.
The series' story began after Maddie's business manager embezzled most of her fortune, leaving her with her house and the Blue Moon Detective Agency, designed by the wily accountant as nothing more than a tax write-off and consisting of detective David Addison and secretary Agnes Dipesto (played by Allyce Beasley).
Moonlighting's use of these metatextual practices signifies its recognition of the traditions that have shaped it and its self-conscious comments on its departure from those traditions--characteristics typically attributed to works regarded as highly artistic.
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 Moonlighting (tv Series)
The tone of the series itself was left up to the production staff to come up with, resulting in ''Moonlighting'' becoming one of the first successful type of " dramedy " themed television series.
Moonlighting scripts were close to a hundred pages, half again as long as the average one-hour television series.
Although ''Moonlighting'' was a hit in the Nielsen ratings in its early seasons, the show's ratings began to decline after the season three finale, which infamously had Maddie and David consummate their relationship after three years of romantic tension.
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 Moonlighting (TV series) biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Moonlighting was a mystery TV series that aired on ABC in the United States from 1985 to 1989.
Although a few TV series had broken the wall before, usually by airing a short segment at the beginning or the end of an episode so the stars could wish the audience a Merry Christmas or announce a milestone episode, Moonlighting was the first television series to weave self-referential dialogue directly into the show itself.
The series was plagued by production problems throughout its run, and became notorious for airing reruns when new episodes had not been completed in time for broadcast.
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 tvdvdreviews.com -- Moonlighting: Seasons One and Two DVD Review
Moonlighting is known for its canny use of popular music, and this episode is no exception.
Perhaps TV execs don't think that today's attention spans are capable of handling the lengthy monologues, snappy banter, and fast-paced style that made the series so unique.
Hardcore fans of the series will be delighted by the pristine look of its episodes and by the near-historic extras that reunite the once feuding cast and crew.
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Moonlighting is a television series that first aired on ABC in the United States from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 66 episodes.
Moonlighting Seasons 1 and 2 DVD.The show was plagued by production problems throughout its run and it became notorious for airing reruns when new episodes had not been completed in time for broadcast.
Moonlighting is popularly cited as an example of a television show jumping the shark due to the two sleeping together which many felt destroyed the sexual tension that drove the show.
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 Obtaining Moonlighting Episodes
Moonlighting was out of print for a while, but is now available for purchase again, both as a box set of eight VHS episodes and as a single DVD containing three episodes.
A member of the Moonlighting mailing list in Brazil reported in August, 1998 that it is airing there, and that its name in Portuguese is "A Gata e o Rato", which is "The Cat and the Rat" in English.
Moonlighting fans in Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela report that on Tuesday, October 31, 2000, the Sony Entertainment Television Latin America cable channel began airing Moonlighting every Tuesday at 12:00 (Venezuela time), repeated on Saturday at 15:00 (Venezuela time), in English with Spanish subtitles.
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 tvdvdreviews.com -- Moonlighting: Season Three DVD Review
Not many TV shows - even perfectly good ones - are fortunate enough to have even one similarly legendary, series-defining episode.
This episode highlights two of the series' strengths: unabashed exuberance (the dream sequence) and tender romanticism (David and Maddie sharing half of her blanket and half of this shoulder on their plane trip home).
This reunion is anticlimactic - the two barely speak - but stay tuned until the end of the featurette to see charming footage of Shepherd and Willis greeting each other as they arrive at the facility to tape their interview.
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 "Moonlighting" (1985)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Moonlighting was one of those amazing shows that spawned a plethora of clones, many of which didn't make it.
Moonlighting remains a wonderful and joyous part of TV history.
You may add a new episode for this TV series by clicking the button on the left.
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 Moonlighting News
Shepherd admitted that she and her 80s TV co-star Bruce Willis have been in discussions with the show's creator, Glenn Carron, and that...
Cybill Shepherd has confirmed she is set to reunite with Bruce Willis for a movie adaptation of hit 1980s TV show Moonlighting.
The former "Moonlighting" star has signed on for 11 episodes of the show, playing the vice chancellor of the fictional college where Bette...
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 Moonlighting DVD : TV Shows on DVD from TVDVDPlanet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Moonlighting TV series received several awards and nomination, including 3 Golden Globes, 6 Emmys and other 46 nominations through out its 5 season run.
Moonlighting surely gave Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd a huge popularity boost on their career as an actor and actress.
The Moonlighting DVD is a collection of 17 DVDs in a box set as shown above, all episodes are organize from pilot to finale.
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 Women Lawyers in Television Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This series was cancelled at the end of the 2003 season.
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Australian series about a corporate lawyer who moves with her children to a small town and becomes the local judge.
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 Moonlighting: Seasons One and Two
This series propelled her to new heights and made her a favorite with the viewers.
Moonlighting gave her an opportunity to show her talent for comedy, she has a natural sense of timing that player well off her co-star.
Moonlighting was the first thing that Willis was in that he was actually credited for.
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 "Moonlighting" (1985)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Episodes of the show were delayed so many times, one promotional spot for the series featured an actor playing a network employee waiting for the next episode to be delivered.
"Moonlighting" had the same basic template as "Remington Steele" (which "Moonlighting" creator Glenn Gordon Caron also wrote for), but the two shows were ultimately so different that it never really felt like a ripoff.
And at its best, "Moonlighting" was a gem; with dazzling wordplay, real sparks between Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd (although Shepherd never getting recognised by the Emmys was justified), and some occasionally good mysteries to boot.
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Moonlighting was a wacky private detective series and comedy classic which ran from 1985 - 1989.
The show used Al Jarreau's 'Moonlighting' as its theme song, the words of which are particularly poignant.
ABC was on a long losing streak, and Moonlighting was one of the few hit shows the network had.
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The couple chemistry on Moonlighting became a primary focus of the print ad campaigns, not only in TV Guide, but in other national and industry trade magazines as well.
Moonlighting was famous for addressing the audience directly and acknowledging that everyone on-screen accepts that they're acting in a TV show.
Unresolved sexual tension is a common scriptwriter's technique, and was used to provide the main character drive in TV series such as Moonlighting.
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 Moonlighting (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The series revolved around cases investigated by Blue Moon Investigations and its two partners, Madolyn 'Maddie' Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) and David Addison (Bruce Willis).
As the show had not produced enough episodes to gain a syndication contract, following its original run it was not widely seen until its DVD release, although it occasionally appeared on cable channels (including Lifetime and Bravo in the U.S., and W in Canada) in the late 1990s.
Riptide, a once-popular detective series whose ratings had declined to the point of cancellation after airing against Moonlighting in the 1985-86 television season, aired an episode (the show's second-last) in 1986, in which that show's detectives acted as mentors to "Rosalind Grant" and "Cary Russell", the bickering stars of a television detective series.
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 Barnes & Noble.com - DVD, Movie, Video: Moonlighting - Seasons 1 & 2, Bruce Willis, DVD
Generally remembered today as the show that made a star out of Bruce Willis, the weekly, hour-long Moonlighting was in its time regarded as the hippest, most innovative series on television, one which for an all-too-brief period completely redefined that entire "mystery and detection" genre.
Debuting with a two-hour TV movie pilot on March 3, 1985, the series starred Cybill Shepherd as Maddie Hayes, formerly a top fashion model and latterly fallen upon hard times.
Moonlighting still influences TV shows today and coined the word "dramedy." Not only was it a terrfic blend of comedy and drama, but at times a musical too.
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 Moonlighting DVD : TV Shows and series on Dvd | TVAddicts.Tv
Moonlighting was directed by Jay Daniel and Gerald Finnerman with the writing credits of Frank Dandridge and Jeremy Law.
Moonlighting is a drama-comedy television series which rans from 1985 to 1989 with the total of 66 episodes.
The Moonlighting DVD is a collection of 17 DVDs in a box set as shown above, all episodes are organize from pilot to finale.
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 Moonlighting / TV DVD Reviews
Moonlighting was not only one of the most watched shows during those years (1985-86), it was highly acclaimed as well.
The two co-stars, Willis and Shepherd, were supposed to be attracted to one another on the show but in real life despised each other; that created a unique romantic tension and resulted in a surprise hit for ABC, launching Bruce Willis into the superstar category and leaving audiences breathlessly waiting for each new episode.
In addition to the commentaries, there are lots of behind the scenes stories from the cast and crew on three wonderful mini-documentaries chronicling the making and impact of the series.
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 Moonlighting Summary
Moonlighting's creator/executive producer Glenn Gordon Caron once described the program as "the show that knows it's on television." The 1985-1989 ABC hit was stylish, sophisticated, and clearly aimed at pop culturally-hip grownups.
Moonlighting (TV series), a television series starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd that aired from 1985-1989
Moonlighting is the practice of performing an additional job (usually on a contractual basis) which is separate from a person's day job.
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 Amazon.com: Moonlighting - Seasons 1 & 2: DVD: Allan Arkush,Gerald Perry Finnerman,Sam Weisman,Christopher T. Welch,Jay ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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Moonlighting came in 1985 and had a great impact in all the fiction written for television since then.
It was also one of the first TV shows that actually had great supporting roles with plots and conflicts on their own.
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 Maddy Hayes & David Addison
Moonlighting is the one we now officially claim to hate, but once upon a time, it sure was fun.
There was, until recently, a campaign to get the series released on DVD (they finally started releasing them on DVD in May 2005) and even a renunion campaign that is still going strong, as far as I know.
The Moonlighting Reunion Campaign consists of a group of loyal, dedicated fans whose mission is to help restore the show's reputation and to bring the most passionate couple in television history back together.
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 Moonlighting - The TV IV
Moonlighting is a detective comedy drama starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.
Many other creative touches gave the show an fresh, inventive feel - not least of which was having characters talking over each other, one of the first outings on TV drama for 'realistic' dialogue.
The TV IV This page was last modified 06:51, 31 January 2007.
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 Moonlighting News - Page 2
For reasons I can't quite explain, my friends and I really dug Moonlighting, a TV series starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd which ran from 1985 to 1989.
But the ill-fated love affair of a brainy barmaid and a retired relief pitcher would top this list even it didn't still have TV producers sweating over how long to tease out their love stories.
It was the sexual tension between Dave and Maddie that kept things around the Blue Moon Detective agency and "Moonlighting" hot.
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 Moonlighting: Season 03 (1986) - Overview - MSN Movies
Synopsis: Only 15 episodes of Moonlighting were produced during season three, down from the previous season's 18.
The series' producers and stars made no secret of the fact that the production delays were being caused by backstage personality clashes; indeed, beginning in mid-season, each episode opened with an amusing "explanation" as to why the series was yielding so few new episodes.
However, those episodes that were completed remain among the series' best.
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