''The Street'' (stylized as ''The $treet'') is an American

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television series that aired on

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from November 1 to December 13, 2000. Created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star, only 12 episodes were produced, and the series was pulled from U.S. airwaves after seven episodes aired. The entire show aired overseas.

Premise

The series was about a small brokerage house called Belmont Stevens located in

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and the lives of its employees.

Cast

* Tom Everett Scott as Jack Kenderson *

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as Donna Pasqua * Sean Maher as Chris McConnell * Christian Campbell as Tim Sherman * Nina Garbiras as Alexandra "Alex" Brill *

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as Tom Divack * Rick Hoffman as Freddie Sacker *

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as Catherine Miller * Bridgette Wilson as Bridgette Dishell *

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as Evan Mitchell

Episodes

Reception

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'' gave the series premiere a grade of D+, stating that the "Darren Star created drama plays like a bad ''Melrose Place'' episode with obligatory IPO terminology thrown in".

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of ''

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'' was lukewarm on the show, calling it "passable but hardly a highlight".

References

External links

SeanMaher.info: The $treet
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