- Hearts Afire
Infobox television
show_name = Hearts Afire
caption =
format =Comedy
runtime = 30 minutes per episode
creator =Linda Bloodworth-Thomason andHarry Thomason
starring =John Ritter Markie Post Billy Bob Thornton Doren Fein Clark Duke
country = USA
network =CBS
first_aired =September 14 ,1992
last_aired =February 1 ,1995
num_seasons = 3
num_episodes = 54
imdb_id = 0103437"Hearts Afire" is a
sitcom that aired fromSeptember 14 ,1992 toFebruary 1 ,1995 onCBS . It starredJohn Ritter andMarkie Post as husband and wife , with Post portraying ajournalist and columnist and Ritter playing a senator's aide.eries Premise
Production and Rights Issues
The series was independently produced by
Mozark Productions (series executive producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason's company) andAdam Productions (Ritter's company) under thedummy company "Hearts Afire Productions". It did not receive any outside help from any major studio, although another independent distributor, Genesis Entertainment, handled international distribution outside the U.S. Because of this and the fact that only 54 episodes were produced, the series was never made available for television syndication, although in recent years cable'sUSA Network aired reruns.The John Ritter estate now owns complete control over the series as to how and when it could be released. In 2005, the Ritter estate awarded the home video rights to
Image Entertainment (beating out favoritesLions Gate Home Entertainment andSony Pictures Home Entertainment ), all three seasons of the series are now available onDVD , albeit in altered versions (due to music rights issues, some music has been re-scored, like presented in their USA Network rerun versions, but the content is all unedited).DVD Releases
Image Entertainment has released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.Trivia
*The series' title is taken from a line in the
Earth, Wind & Fire song "That's the Way of the World " (which originally served as the series' theme song).
*Radio personalityRush Limbaugh guest-starred as himself on a 1994 episode.External links
*imdb title|id=0103437|title=Hearts Afire
* [http://heartsafire.tvheaven.com Hearts Afire webpage]
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