"Cybill" (1995) TV series 1995-1998

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creator:

Chuck Lorre

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

2 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A struggling, middle-aged actress attempts to make a career in Hollywood, all while surrounded by her hard-drinking best friend Maryann...

Plot Keywords:

Best Friend | Ex Husband | Actress | Friendship | Mother

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Cybill Shepherd	...	Cybill Sheridan (87 episodes, 1995-1998)
Christine Baranski	...	Maryann Thorpe (87 episodes, 1995-1998)
Alicia Witt	...	Zoey Woodbine (87 episodes, 1995-1998)
Tom Wopat	...	Jeff Robbins (86 episodes, 1995-1998)
Alan Rosenberg	...	Ira Woodbine (86 episodes, 1995-1998)
Tim Maculan	...	Waiter / ... (45 episodes, 1995-1998)
Dedee Pfeiffer	...	Rachel Blanders (42 episodes, 1995-1997)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Trivia:

Sally Kellerman auditioned for the role of Mary Ann.

Quotes:

Zoey: People with cute nicknames should be used for food.

Instructive

I had been aware of Alicia Witt in my filmic peripheral vision, but this series converted me into a fan. My father told me; 'Always meet a girls mother before considering getting serious - you will spend the next 25 years watching the daughter become her mother.'

Spending 25 years watching Alicia Witt become Cybil Shepard? Where do I sign? Julia Sowala becoming Jennifer Saunders? Maybe not.

I had become aware of Alicia Witt in my filmic 'peripheral vision', but not as a comic actress. It defies dramatic, though not comic convention for a pretty girl to take comic risks, deal with their vulnerability, and send herself up. Toy with my expectations, why don't you.

Christine Baranski may have walked away with every scene she was in, and have an order of magnitude more scope for layered, funny, and subtle comic acting than Megan Mullally from 'Will & Grace', but Alicia Witt is the real find of this show. Bravo and fair play to Cybil Shepard for not using her veto to remain the prettiest actress on the show.