- Welcome to The Captain
Infobox Television
show_name = Welcome to The Captain
caption =
format =Television comedy
runtime = 22 minutes (excluding commercials)
creator =John Hamburg
starring =Fran Kranz Valerie Azlynn Joanna Garcia
Chris KleinAl Madrigal Jeffrey Tambor Raquel Welch
country = USA
executive_producer =John Hamburg
Ted Cohen
Andrew Reich
camera =Single-camera setup
network =CBS
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 5
first_aired =February 4 2008
last_aired =March 3 2008
website =
imdb_id = 0947799
tv_com_id = 68675"Welcome to The Captain" (previously known as "The Captain") is an American
television comedy created, executive produced and directed byJohn Hamburg . Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen also serve as executive producers. The show is about a young writer (Fran Kranz ) whose life changes when he moves into a legendary oldHollywood apartment building.Produced by
CBS Paramount Network Television and John & Anders, the series was greenlit and given a six-episode order inJune 2007 . ["DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: WEEK OF JUNE 4-8", [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7405 The Futon Critic] ]"Welcome to The Captain" premiered on
February 4 ,2008 airing on Monday nights at 8:30 PM Eastern Time onCBS in theUnited States and CTV inCanada . [cite news|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20080124/jericho_unveiled_080124/20080124/|title='Jericho' joins CTV primetime schedule] On CBS it was amid-season replacement for "The Big Bang Theory". ["Welcome to The Captain" at [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=captain The Futon Critic] ] , but the show was halted after its fifth episode aired due to poor ratings. The final nail in the coffin for the show was whenFran Kranz signed on to the upcomingFOX series, Dollhouse, effectively canceling the CBS sitcom. [cite news|url=http://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/29042/news/urn:newsml:eonlinekristen.com:20080327:TV-3be7a9da602428a3d212ff6080331a19__ER:1;_ylt=AkvQa7VjILSOMuSAgIb4MGOAo9EF|title=Dollhouse Casting Alert] OnMay 14 ,2008 , the series was officially canceled. [ [ http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/cbs-announces-their-2008-09-schedule-whos-been-cancelled/ CBS Announces Their 2008-09 Schedule. Who’s Been Cancelled?] ]Cast
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Fran Kranz - Josh
*Valerie Azlynn - Astrid
*Joanna Garcia - Hope
*Chris Klein - Marty
*Al Madrigal - Jesus
*Jeffrey Tambor - Saul
*Raquel Welch - CharleneGuest stars
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References
External links
*imdb title|id=0947799|title=Welcome to The Captain
*tv.com show|id=68675|title=Welcome to The Captain
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