Fired Up (TV series)

infobox Television
show_name = Fired Up
format = Situation comedy
runtime = 30 min
starring = Sharon Lawrence
Leah Remini Mark Feuerstein Jonathan Banks
country = USA
network = NBC
first_aired = April 10, 1997
last_aired = February 9, 1998
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 28 (five unaired)
creator = Arleen Sorkin Paul Slansky [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DEEDD153CF933A25757C0A961958260 Review of "Fired Up"] from an April 10, 1997 article in "The New York Times"]
executive_producer = Kelsey Grammer Rudy Hornish
theme_music_composer = Mark Mothersbaugh
imdb_id = 0118315
tv_com_id = 925|

"Fired Up" was a short-lived 1997–1998 situation comedy airing on NBC. It lasted for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence and Leah Remini. The series was about a self-centered promotions executive (Lawrence) and her mouthy assistant (Remini). The pair got fired from their jobs, and instead of getting other jobs, they teamed up to create a business as equal partners.

The tagline of the series was "First she got fired, then she got fired up."

Cast

*Gwen Leonard - Sharon Lawrence
*Terry Reynolds - Leah Remini
*Danny Reynolds - Mark Feuerstein
*Guy Mann - Jonathan Banks
*Mrs. Francis (season 2) - Francesca P. Roberts

History

"Fired Up" was a mid-season replacement on NBC. It premiered on April 10, 1997, and ended the first season on June 23, after eight episodes. The second season premiered on September 22, 1997, and the last episode to air was on February 9, 1998.

It was a contemporary of shows such as "Caroline in the City" and "Suddenly Susan". At one point, all three shows were part of a Monday night television promotion of shows about single women living in the modern world.fact|date=May 2008

Reception

Caryn James of "The New York Times" said the series had a "topical premise and an edgy lead character, just what most sitcoms lack" but that after a promising start, its first season episodes lost the "sharp writing this series needs."

"Fired Up" premiered in the "cushy Thursday night slot after "Seinfeld" through May 15, 1996, on a night that NBC promoted as Must See TV. It started out strong in the ratings, with a premiere that garnered an 18.8 rating and 29 share [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117434789.html "Fired" tops last of the crop] from "Variety"] , but after NBC changed its timeslot, the show lost its audience, and NBC canceled the show.

yndication

"Fired Up" had a short lived syndication on the USA Network.

References

External links

*epguides|id=FiredUp|title=Fired Up
* [http://www.jumptheshark.com/topic/fired-general-comments/689 "Fired Up"] from JumptheShark.com