"Skin" (2003) TV series

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Directors:

Sanford Bookstaver
David Grossman

Writers:

Doris Egan (writer)
Gina Fattore (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

20 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Two mismatched teens fall in love with each other despite the family feud between their fathers, one a pornographer, the other a district attorney, trying to bring each other down.

Plot Keywords:

District Attorney | Pornography | Family Feud | Television Flop | Star Crossed Lovers

Cast

Ron Silver	...	Larry Goldman (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kevin Anderson	...	Tom Roam (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rachel Ticotin	...	Laura Roam (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Pamela Gidley	...	Barbara Goldman (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Olivia Wilde	...	Jewel Goldman (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
D.J. Cotrona	...	Adam Roam (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
D.W. Moffett	...	Skip Ziti (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Terry Maratos	...	Johnny Wong (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Cameron Richardson	...	Darlene (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hira Ambrosino	...	Reporter (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kathleen Garrett	...	Sandra Lockhart (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Patty McCormack	...	Irene (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Gabriel Casseus	...	Billy (3 episodes, 2003)
Michelle Hurd	...	Detective Kimberly Banks (3 episodes, 2003)
Laura Leighton	...	Cynthia Peterson (3 episodes, 2003)
Michael B. Silver		(3 episodes, 2003)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (8 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Trivia:

Cancelled by the Fox Network on 5 Nov 2003, after just three episodes aired.

Quotes:

Larry Goldman: His father is the district attorney!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)

Another good series gone

Basically it was Romeo & Juliet in 2003. The son of a district attorney and the daughter of a porn king meet and fall in love. Their parents forbid them to see each other. But they love each other.... It only really focused on R&L in the first 2 episodes....I LOVED the sequence in which "Juliet's" maid gets "Romeo" out of school. Episode 3 it went off on its own direction....but FOX cancelled it before we got to see the rest of them.

What's the problem? It moved fast, had good actors as the parents, had two VERY attractive leads (especially DJ--WOOF!)and had plenty of high tech glitz. Also the sex angle was nowhere near as explicit as some people thought--it was actually pretty tame. FOX DID promote this through the roof, but they said episode 1 had 4 million viewers--episode 2 had 3 million--episode 3 had 2 million--they HAD to cancel it! It's really too bad--this show never had a chance. Also critics loved it. I think if FOX had given the show a chance and shown ALL the episodes it might have gotten an audience. But these days a show has to be a hit right away to survive. Sad.

I really hope somebody else picks this up--but I doubt it. It's a real good show. R.I.P.