"Civil Wars" (1991) TV series 1991-1993

Directors:

Oz Scott
Brad Silberling

Writers:

Charles H. Eglee (writer)
William M. Finkelstein (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

20 November 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Law

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Mariel Hemingway	...	Sydney Guilford (36 episodes, 1991-1993)
Peter Onorati	...	Charlie Howell (36 episodes, 1991-1993)
Debi Mazar	...	Denise Iannello (36 episodes, 1991-1993)
David Marciano	...	Jeffrey Lassick (36 episodes, 1991-1993)
Alan Rosenberg	...	Eli Levinson (36 episodes, 1991-1993)
Maggie Egan		(36 episodes, 1991-1993)

Runtime:

60 min (36 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

When the show was canceled, executive producer Bill Finklestein transfered two characters (played by 'Rosenberg, Alan' and Debi Mazar) to "L.A. Law".

Quotes:

Judge: People come to court looking for justice, but sometimes all they get is money.

Interesting failure

This drama about a law firm specializing in divorce cases represented a return to normality after producer Stephen Bochco's bizarre "Cop Rock." Peter Onorati (who got perhaps the only positive notices from the earlier show), Mariel Hemingway, and Alan Rosenberg played the lawyers who comprised the firm, with Rosenberg's character having a tenuous grip on mental health. Debi Mazar was the firm's secretary, with David Marciano as her boyfriend, a delivery boy. The plots probably suffered by the limitations of divorce cases, but creatively the show was similar to L.A. Law or The Practice. Unfortunately, the series didn't attract enough viewers to last longer than about a season and a half. After "Civil Wars" ended, Rosenberg's and Mazar's characters moved over to L.A. Law's cast for that show's final season.