- Union Square (TV series)
"Union Square" is a 1997
television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for one season. It followed the story of a lawyer-turned-playwright inNew York City , who attempted to gain inspiration from a host of characters populating the fictitious Union Square cafe inManhattan , obviously inspired by the New York area of the same name.The program replaced "
The Single Guy " (which was cancelled at the end of the 1996-1997 season) on NBC's "Must See TV " night of programming; it was given an 8:30pm timeslot on Thursday evenings, a highly coveted spot due to its location between popular sitcoms "Friends " (which aired at 8:00pm) and "Seinfeld " (which aired at 9:00pm). Like "The Single Guy", "Union Square" attempted to capitalize on attractive singles in their 20s and 30s enjoyingNew York City life, which both "Seinfeld" and "Friends" (as well as other NBC programs) had turned into successes. Despite these advantages and the fact that it has the #8 spot in the ratings for the 1997-98 season with 13.3 million viewers, it was cancelled for unknown reasons on January 1998.The cast included:
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Constance Marie .............Gabriella Diaz
*Michael Landes ..............Michael
*Harriet Sansom Harris .......Suzanne Barkley
*Jim Pirri ...................Jack Papas
*Jonathan Slavin .............Albie
*Christine Burke .............Carrie
*Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter .....VinceOther information
*The show was originally supposed to be a vehicle for
Cuban-American actressMel Gorham . But after poortest screening s for the pilot, the producers decided to retool the show and replace Gorham with Constance Marie [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0330917/news] .*Actor
David Krumholtz appeared on two episodes, as did actressRhea Perlman .
*The final episode aired onJan 22 ,1998 .External links
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0118501/ Union Square] at the
Internet Movie Database .
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