"Martha Stewart Living" (1991) TV series 1991-2004

Directors:

Brook Altman
Ernie Fritz
(more)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

Martha Stewart, the Bob Vila of Home Economics, gives tips on everything from cooking and flower arranging to gardening and making homemade Christmas decorations.

Plot Keywords:

Cooking | Gardening | Baking | Painting | Megalomaniac

Awards:

13 wins & 38 nominations

Cast

Martha Stewart

...

Herself (1991-2004)

Directed by
Brook Altman		(2000-2001)
Ernie Fritz		(1998-2000)
Keegan Martin		(2002-2005)

Produced by
Bob Altman	....	show producer
Mara Altschuler	....	producer
Greta Anthony	....	producer
A.J. Boles	....	line producer (2001-2004)
Linda Corradina	....	executive producer
Lauren Deen	....	series producer
Donna Edge-Rachell	....	associate producer
John Feld	....	producer (2000-2002)
Elena Ferretti	....	producer
Laurie Hepburn	....	producer
Abbie Kearse	....	associate producer (2003-2004)
Carolyn Kelly Wallach	....	senior producer (2001-2004)
Ann MacMullan	....	producer
Suzanne McGrath	....	coordinating producer
Judy Morris	....	producer
Kathleen Murtha	....	coordinating producer
Wayne Page	....	executive producer (as Wayne Nelson Page)
Lucinda Scala Quinn	....	coordinating producer
Altman E. Robert	....	producer
Josolyn Santos	....	producer
Mark Ski	....	producer
Martha Stewart	....	executive producer
Ronit Tarshis	....	senior producer
Ashley Vuckovich	....	assistant producer
Ashley Vuckovich	....	associate producer
Lisa Wagner	....	senior producer
Lenore Welby	....	producer
Doug Wright	....	coordinating producer

Original Music by
Shelly Palmer

Cinematography by
Frankie DeJoseph
Sam Henriques		(multiple episodes)
Garry Nardilla
David Zapatka

Film Editing by
Ian Collen		(1998-2000)
Paul Delmiche		(1998-2001)
Shelly Dunning		(1999-2001)
Dan Durand		(1998-2001)
Alexander Gunuey		(1998-2001)
Eric Merklein		(2000-2001)
Sean Steyer		(1998-2001)
Anthony Tocci		(1998-2001)
Peter Trivelas		(1998-2001)
Doug Wright		(1998-2001)

Art Direction by
Jennifer Geiger		(2000-2001)

Set Decoration by
Andrew Allen-King
Aaron Caramanis		(2000-2001)
Sue Coghlin		(2000-2001)
Victoria Duncan		(2000-2001)
Jennifer Pilkington		(2000-2001)

Production Management
A.J. Boles	....	production manager (1999-2001)
Rudolph Callegari	....	head of production
Jon Coniglio	....	production manager (2002-2004)
Jon Coniglio	....	unit manager
Gregory P. Siers	....	production manager (1999-2000)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
A.J. Boles	....	assistant director (1997-1999)
Garry Nardilla	....	field director

Art Department
Necy Guimaraes	....	senior set decorator (2000-2001)
Leif Maginnis	....	props (2000-2001)
Alex Piccirillo	....	stylist

Sound Department
Frank Egan	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Pliskin	....	sound mixer (2000-2004)
Frank Verderosa	....	sound editor (1995-1997)
Frank Verderosa	....	sound mixer (1995-1997)
Dan Walter	....	sound mixer (2003-2004)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Bagnall	....	assistant camera (2003-2004)
Chris Bagnall	....	grip
Philip J. Martinez	....	camera operator (2003-2004) (as Philip Martinez)
Keegan Martin	....	camera operator (2000-2001)
Garry Nardilla	....	lighting designer
Kelly J. Richardson	....	camera operator: jib (1991)
John M. Roche	....	second electric
Jacob Sauerbrey	....	electrician (2003-2004)

Editorial Department
Andreea Borcea	....	assistant editor
Cynthia Maurizio	....	senior editor
Michael Starobin	....	supervising editor

Other crew
James Avenell	....	talent consultant (2003)
Cesar Baptista	....	production assistant
Donna Edge-Rachell	....	production coordinator
Keegan Martin	....	technical director (2001-2002)
Brian Neff	....	production assistant (1999-2000)
Rae Watts	....	researcher
D. Alan Cooksey	....	producer advisor (uncredited) (2004)

Production Companies

• Eyemark Entertainment
• Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Distributors

• Eyemark Entertainment (1995-2000)
• GNT (2001-2003) (Brazil) (TV)
• Group W Productions (1991-1995)
• King World Productions (2000-)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

Eyemark Entertainment

Trivia:

Cancelled at the beginning of 2004, following Martha Stewart's conviction on four felony charges on 5 March 2004.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Martha Stewart: It's a good thing.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006) (V)

"It's a good thing!"

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

"Martha Stewart Living" is an excellent show, which needs to be released on DVD in its entirety.

The billionaire businesswoman offers her viewers advice from how to make a festive table to how to make key lime pie!

Martha Stewart's phenomenal advice transcends many in the same field because not only are her products well-made and excellent, but they are affordable even for those customers who are not billionaires and multi-millionaires.

While many critics argue that due to time constraints and lack of funds, Martha's show is unrealistic, I firmly disagree with this notion.

Quite the contrary, if someone learns to organize their time, accordingly, then they might be able to follow Martha's ideas, at least, one of them, anyhow.

If you enjoy gardening, cooking, crafting, etc., then I would highly recommend "Martha Stewart Living."

Try watching "Martha Stewart Living" and you'll discover "It's a good thing!"