"Good Morning, Miami" (2002) TV series 2002-2004

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Creators:

David Kohan
Max Mutchnick

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

26 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

He had every reason to go... until came the one reason to stay...

Plot:

A talented young TV producer arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest-rated morning show in the country.

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Constance Zimmer	...	Penelope 'Penny' Barnes Barrington (39 episodes, 2002-2004)
Mark Feuerstein	...	Jake Silver (39 episodes, 2002-2004)
Ashley Williams	...	Dylan Messinger (39 episodes, 2002-2004)
Matt Letscher	...	Gavin Stone (26 episodes, 2002-2004)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

KoMut Entertainment

Trivia:

Heather Locklear was originally offered the role of Victoria Hill, much like her Caitlin Moore role on "Spin City" (1996) for the second season of "Good Morning, Miami" (2002). She said she liked the show, but turned down the role. The part was then given to Tiffani Thiessen.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first season finale, the yellow clipboard Dylan holds in the first few minutes jumps from her hands to her bag during her talk with Jake.

Quotes:

Penny: You know what? The funny thing is, you and I are exactly alike. We make decisions with our hearts, and then let our heads handle the cleanup.
[starts to sob]
Penny: I just wish your heart had picked me.

Soundtrack:

Once in a Lifetime

Moderately good, lots of potential

I agree with a lot of people here, that the show's quality treads somewhere between as bad as the critics' say and pretty good. I think, essentially, the show has a lot in common with many other failed NBC sitcoms, Conrad Blooms, Stark Raving Mad, Jessee, Naked Truth, Working, etc. Characters are cliched, jokes too obvious sometimes, but it's not THAT bad, the chemistry between the characters and the writing is enough to keep us tuned into next episode. What also kept us tuned into season 1 was the whole Jake/Dylan thing, he liked her, and it was a good move to have them get together by season 2 cause while at times that suspense, was enough to keep us interested to see what happened, it couldn't have realistically gone on forever, like Daphne/Niles or any other long-running crushes. So that was a good move, another good move, was getting rid of the right characters and keeping the wrong ones, the latino Cuban host, the grandma, and the flying nun needed to go. The ones that stayed all add something to the show, Frank's Jere Burns has played a lead before, he's one-dimensional in his patheticness but it's improving, Penny's definitely likeable, Gavin's finding his niche, Mark Fuhrestein's not bad, and Dylan's pretty charming. I think, essentially, this is a show that's takena w hile to find it's footing, and I'm glad NBC kept it for a second season, cause it could very well take-off, it hasn't happened yet, but it could go int he right direction. Also, Jillian Barber's kind of fun, too.