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North Shore 
The castFormat Soap opera Starring Kristoffer Polaha
Corey Sevier
James Remar
Brooke Burns
Shannen Doherty
Amanda Righetti
Jason Momoa
Nikki DeLoachCountry of origin United States Language(s) English No. of episodes 21 (List of episodes) Production Running time 60 minutes Broadcast Original channel Fox Original run June 14, 2004 – January 13, 2005 North Shore is an American prime-time soap opera that aired on Fox every Monday at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST) for seven months in 2004 and 2005. It centered around the staff and guests of the fictional Grand Waimea Hotel and Resort (actually the real-life Turtle Bay Resort located near Kahuku, O'ahu) on Oahu's North Shore in Hawaii.
From Fox's website:
- Intrigue abounds at the Grand Waimea Hotel, an exclusive Hawaiian escape for the wealthy, powerful and beautiful. Hawaiian native Jason Matthews runs the hotel and makes sure every guest gets everything they need. But when former flame Nicole Booth arrives as the hotel's new Director of Guest Relations, Jason's world is turned upside down. But Grand Waimea owner, Vincent Colville, is staying on top of him to make sure his past with Nicole won't affect their work life.
North Shore premiered on June 14, 2004, with a 13-episode commitment from Fox. The show was canceled in January 2005 after a 21-episode, single-season run. The show ended on a cliffhanger, and the final episode of the series has only had a single airing, not being shown in most territories (including America).
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Critical reception
Critical reviews tended towards the low scale, with most critics acknowledging that North Shore was not meant to be high-brow theater:
- "North Shore seems the perfect summer show, a chance to gawk at toned flesh and to smirk over double entendres. [...] But most of the time, North Shore plays like a bland hybrid of Baywatch and Hotel. But North Shore could last because the people are attractive, the Hawaiian locales are prettier and the competition offers reruns."—The Orlando Sentinel
- "There's not a lot of deep thinking at this resort, just enough hanky panky to keep things from getting too slow. The danger of this type of drama is if you have to turn off your brain to watch it, you have to remember to turn it back on when it's over." – The Salt Lake Tribune
- "North Shore [is] the new undisputed king of the bad and the beautiful...[the show] has a secret weapon: bathing suits. This show is an excuse to see sexy, half-naked people on your television set once a week. Mute the dialogue and you’ll double your pleasure." – The Washington Blade
Probably the most glaring issue of this topic is the largely white cast.[citation needed] While Asians are the majority of the population of Hawaii, and whites are lower than 33%, there was only one major character of Asian ancestry in the cast. Various articles have been written about this omission, making it obvious that both viewers and non-viewers had taken note of this.[citation needed]
Plot
The central character is Jason Matthews (Kristoffer Polaha), General Manager of the Grand Waimea. In the first episode, Nicole Booth (Brooke Burns) is hired as the new Director of Guest Relations. She is the daughter of a ruthless Trump-like billionaire, and an old flame of Jason's who broke his heart years before.
At the end of the first episode, Nicole reveals to Jason that she broke up with him because her father wanted her to date someone more successful, and he threatened to have Jason fired from the hotel he was working at the time. The chances for rekindled romance are then dashed when Nicole reveals she has become engaged since they broke up.
Later in the series, Nicole told Jason that she returned to Hawaii to seek him out before getting married, because she wanted to know if there was still a chance for their relationship.
The final episode has Jason and Nicole being married. However, in an unresolved cliffhanger, Jason is caught in a car explosion meant for Vincent. It is unclear whether or not Jason survives.
Other characters
- Vincent Colville (James Remar), the hotel owner; he was in love with Nicole's mother before her family forced her to marry Walter Booth.
- Gabriel Miller (Corey Sevier), a lifeguard (he seems to alternate between guarding the pool and the beach); in episode three it was mentioned that he is planning to "turn pro" as a surfer. He does end up turning pro, with varying degrees of success.
- MJ Bevans (Nikki DeLoach), a waitress at the hotel bar; she is trying to start her own island clothing line. She starts the show in a relationship with Chris, but they end up breaking up. However, they get back together by the end of the show/season.
- Chris Remsen (Jay Kenneth Johnson), MJ's nascent boyfriend and proprietor of an extreme sports business. Despite breaking up, they end up back together by the final episode.
- Tessa Lewis (Amanda Righetti), a former con artist who manipulates her way into the Assistant Concierge position. By the end of the show, she is involved with Frankie.
- Frankie Seau (Jason Momoa), the hotel bartender. He ends the season involved with Tessa.
- Gordy Matthews (Michael Ontkean), Jason's father and a local surfing legend who owns a local bar and surfboard shop; his home was burned down in the first season and Jason suspects Walter Booth was involved.
- Morgan Holt (Josh Hopkins), Nicole's fiance who works for her father in New York as Head of Hotel Acquisitions. Morgan visited the hotel for an extended period, and his relationship with Jason vacillated from friendly to hostile and vice-versa several times. Nicole left Morgan at the altar in the middle of the first season. He hasn't been seen since.
- Sam (Robert Kekaula), the head of hotel security.
- Walter Booth (Christopher McDonald), Nicole's billionaire father who wants to buy the Grand Waimea by whatever means necessary; he and Vincent have a long-standing rivalry dating back to Vincent's affair with Walter's wife; Vincent is convinced Walter killed his wife as revenge. He ends up in jail.
- Trey (Dylan Bruno) MJ's former boyfriend and pro surfer; he tried to win her back in the first season, even kidnapping her at one point; MJ was rescued by Chris and Gabriel.
- Alexandra Hudson (Shannen Doherty), Walter Booth's supposed illegitimate child by a secretary (thus making her Nicole's half-sister). She conspired with her father to take over the Grand Waimea. She ends up in a position of power in the hotel. Though none of the other characters (with the exception of Chris, whom she briefly dates) really like her, a few do respect her.
Episodes
# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code1 "Pilot" Michael Dinner Peter Elkoff June 14, 2004 1AJE01 2 "Tessa" Patrick Norris Liz Heldens June 21, 2004 1AJE02 3 "Surprise Party" James Marshall Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinness June 28, 2004 1AJE03 4 "Meteor Shower" Craig Zisk Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinness July 5, 2004 1AJE04 5 "My Boyfriend's Back" David Straiton Dana Baratta July 12, 2004 1AJE05 6 "Secret Service" David Grossman Jeff Rake July 19, 2004 1AJE06 7 "More" Michael Fresco Liz Heldens August 2, 2004 1AJE07 8 "Burned" Kevin Hooks Karyn Usher August 9, 2004 1AJE08 9 "Ties That Bind" Patrick Norris Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts September 6, 2004 1AJE09 10 "Vice" Kenneth Biller Kenneth Biller September 13, 2004 1AJE10 11 "Alexandra" Steve Miner Chris Brancato September 20, 2004 1AJE11 12 "Bellport" Patrick Norris Peter Elkoff September 27, 2004 1AJE12 13 "Leverage" Elodie Keene Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinness November 4, 2004 1AJE13 14 "Illusions" George Mendeluk Kimberly Costello November 11, 2004 1AJE14 15 "The Big One" Patrick Norris Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts November 18, 2004 1AJE15 16 "The Cook, the Waitress, the GM and His Lover" Kenneth Biller Kenneth Biller & Dana Baratta December 2, 2004 1AJE16 17 "Sucker Punch" Perry Lang Liz Heldens December 9, 2004 1AJE17 18 "Catwalk" Michael Fresco Colleen McGuinness December 16, 2004 1AJE18 19 "Shark" Alan Myerson Kevin Falls & Matt McGuinness January 6, 2005 1AJE19 20 "The Ex-Games" Fred Gerber Amy Berg & Andrew Colville January 13, 2005 1AJE20 21 "The End" Elodie Keene Karyn Usher Unaired 1AJE21 International airings
Argentina: Canal Fox
Australia: Channel Seven with reruns on cable channel FOX8
Belgium: 2BE
Brazil: Canal Fox
Bulgaria: bTV and Fox Life
Canada: Évasion
China: CCTV-8, two episodes per night
Costa Rica: Teletica
Cyprus: Sigma TV
Czech Republic: NOVA
Denmark: TV3
Estonia: TV3
France: TF1
Greece: ANT1
India: Star World
Indonesia: JakTV
Latvia: TV6 (since July 4, 2008: Monday – Friday at 5:20 pm)
Lithuania: TV3
Macedonia: Fox Life
Malaysia: STAR World
Mexico: Channel 5
New Zealand: TV3 weekdays at 12:00 pm and in 2007 – January 19, 2008 it was shown on Saturday at 1:00 pm
Norway: TV3 Sundays at 21:00
Philippines: RPN 9
Poland: TV4 and Polsat
Quebec: Séries+
Romania: PRO Cinema
Saudi Arabia and the Arab World: TV Land and MBC 4
Serbia: RTS 1, Fox Life
Slovenia: Kanal A
South Africa: go and M-Net at 17:00 on Sundays
Spain: Antena 3 (Spain)
Sri Lanka: Channel 1 MTV
Sweden: TV3
Trinidad and Tobago: CNC3 Television Mondays at 10:00 AM
Turkey: Fox Life
Venezuela: Televen
External links
- North Shore at the Internet Movie Database
- North Shore at TV.com
Categories:- 2000s American television series
- 2004 American television series debuts
- 2005 American television series endings
- English-language television series
- Fox network shows
- American television soap operas
- Television series by Fox Television Studios
- Television shows set in Hawaii
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