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Date My Dad
''Date My Dad'' is a Canadian-American comedy-drama television series starring Barry Watson as a single father raising three daughters. It was broadcast on Up TV in the United States from June 2 to July 28, 2017, and aired on the W Network in Canada. Premise The show is about Ricky Cooper, a former professional baseball player, who, years after the death of his wife Isabella, begins dating for the first time in twenty years, in addition to raising his three daughters: Mirabel, Elisa, and Gigi. Cast * Barry Watson as Ricky Cooper * Zenia Marshall as Mirabel, Ricky's oldest daughter * Lilah Fitzgerald as Elisa, Ricky's middle daughter * Audrey Smallman as Gigi, Ricky's youngest daughter * Raquel Welch as Rosa, Ricky's mother-in-law Production Filming began in Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcom, sitcoms. History In Theatre of ancient Greece, Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Theatre of ancient Rome, Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Watson (actor)
Michael Barrett Watson known professionally as Barry Watson (born April 23, 1974) is an American actor known for his roles of Matt Camden on '' 7th Heaven'', Brian Davis in ''What About Brian'', Todd Deepler in ''Samantha Who?'' and Lachlan Murdoch in '' The Loudest Voice''. Early life Watson, the third of four children, was born in Traverse City, Michigan. His father worked as an attorney and his mother as a paralegal. At the age of eight, his family moved to Dallas, Texas. Watson was fourteen when his parents divorced. When he was fifteen, he moved to Burbank, California, where he immediately landed a six month contract on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. After his contract ended, Watson moved back to Texas, and graduated from Richardson High School in 1992. Career Watson had guest spots in several television series such as ''Baywatch'' and '' Sister, Sister''. Eventually he was chosen for a minor role on the Aaron Spelling series '' Malibu Shores''. Though his role wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Welch (; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first gained attention for her role in ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made ''One Million Years B.C.'' (1966). Although Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became bestselling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol. She later starred in '' Bedazzled'' (1967), '' Bandolero!'' (1968), ''100 Rifles'' (1969), '' Myra Breckinridge'' (1970), ''Hannie Caulder'' (1971), '' Kansas City Bomber'' (1972), ''The Last of Sheila'' (1973), ''The Three Musketeers'' (1973), '' The Wild Party'' (1975), and '' Mother, Jugs & Speed'' (1976). She made several television variety specials. Through her portrayal of strong female characters, helping her break the mold of the traditional sex symbol, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Angel
Dan Angel is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, story editor and showrunner. Angel has written, co-written films and TV series including ''The X-Files'', ''Goosebumps'', ''Animorphs'', '' Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story'', '' Door to Door'', '' R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It'', ''Christmas in Canaan'', '' R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series'' and ''Dan Vs.''. His awards include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Peabody Award for ''Door to Door''. and another Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series in his work on R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series. Education and career Born and raised in Newport Beach, California, Angel attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television where he studied screenwriting and production. In 1984, Angel began writing and producing for the sketch comedy series ''The Homemade Comedy Special''. In 1993, Angel wrote and produced the Showtime Networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over , and the fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 47.8 percent are native speakers of nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W Network
W Network (often shortened to W) is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts general entertainment programming oriented towards a female audience. W Network was established in 1995 as the Women's Television Network (WTN), which had a focus on women's lifestyle programming. The channel was eventually acquired by Corus in 2001 and relaunched under its current branding in 2002. As part of the relaunch, W's programming shifted to a mix of both entertainment and lifestyle programming. By 2017, W had moved its lifestyle programming to its sister networks, shifting to a general entertainment format targeting women. In 2018, the channel became part of output deals with Hallmark Media, and later Comcast's Peacock and Sky Studios in 2020 (an agreement shared with sister network Showcase). The channel is available in two time shifted feeds, East (operating from the Eastern Time Zone) and West (operating f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up (TV Channel)
UP TV (stylized as UPtv; formerly GMC TV and originally Gospel Music Channel) is an American basic cable television network that was founded to have a focus on gospel music. It has expanded into family-friendly original movies, series, and specials. Up TV is 99.9% owned by InterMedia Partners. As of February 2015, the channel is available to approximately 67.6 million pay television households (58.1% of households with television) in the United States. History The Gospel Music Channel was founded in 2004 by Charles Humbard, the son of Televangelism, televangelist Rex Humbard. It was devoted to gospel music. With Brad Siegel, former president of Turner Broadcasting's Turner Entertainment Networks, as vice chairman, Humbard launched GMC on October 30, 2004. Gospel Music Channel programmed gospel music, gospel/Christian music, featuring diverse styles, including traditional and Urban contemporary gospel, contemporary gospel, Christian rock and pop, southern gospel, and Christian meta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcom, sitcoms. History In Theatre of ancient Greece, Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Theatre of ancient Rome, Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Canadian Television Series Debuts
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2017 American Television Series Debuts
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2010s American Comedy-drama Television Series
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