"Skin" (2003) TV series

Directors:

Sanford Bookstaver
David Grossman
(more)

Writers:

Doris Egan (writer)
Gina Fattore (writer)
(more)

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)

Series Directed by
Tucker Gates		(1 episode, 2003)
Russell Mulcahy		(1 episode, 2003)
Greg Yaitanes		(1 episode, 2003)
Sanford Bookstaver		(unknown episodes)
David Grossman		(unknown episodes)
Terrence O'Hara		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Jim Leonard		(3 episodes, 2003)
Natalie Chaidez		(2 episodes, 2003)
Doris Egan		(unknown episodes)
Gina Fattore		(unknown episodes)
Melody Fox		(unknown episodes)
Leo Geter		(unknown episodes)
Ted Mann		(unknown episodes)
Timothy Mason		(unknown episodes)
Zachary Reiter		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Steve Turner	....	associate producer (1 episode, 2003)
Jerry Bruckheimer	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Natalie Chaidez	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Doris Egan	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Gina Fattore	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Tucker Gates	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Julie Herlocker	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Jim Leonard	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Robert Lloyd Lewis	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Littman	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Ted Mann	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Charles Rosin	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)
Dwayne L. Shattuck	....	line producer / producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
James Dooley		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Cort Fey		(5 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Film Editing by
Ray Daniels III		(unknown episodes)
Mary Jo Markey		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
John Frank Levey		(6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sharon Bialy		(unknown episodes)
Sherry Thomas		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Gregory Melton		(1 episode, 2003)
Maxine Shepard		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Stephanie Ziemer		(1 episode, 2003)
Daniel Loren May		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Kathleen Detoro		(6 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Makeup Department
Carl Bailey	....	key hair stylist (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Lisa Buono	....	makeup department head (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Solina Tabrizi	....	hair stylist / department head hair stylist (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Silvina Knight	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Barbara Black	....	unit production manager (1 episode, 2003)
Gary Law	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bryan Cox	....	second second assistant director (1 episode, 2003)
Thomas Burke	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
George Fortmuller	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Hunt	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Larry Lerner	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Carter T. Mays	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Michael R. Melamed	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Shawn Pipkin	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Ritchie Kremer	....	property master (1 episode, 2003)
Mark Maloof	....	paint supervisor (1 episode, 2003)
Michele Tedlis	....	art department coordinator (1 episode, 2003)
Jim Gmuer	....	leadman (unknown episodes)
Jessica Kender	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Karl J. Martin	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Bryan Rodgers	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Edwin Kinji Ushiro	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Jim Wallis	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Ken King	....	sound mixer (5 episodes, 2003)
Rob Cunningham	....	boom operator: promo (unknown episodes)
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Jesse K-D. Dodd	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Thomas Giordano	....	digital playback operator (unknown episodes)
Mark C. Grech	....	second boom operator (unknown episodes)
Tim Kimmel	....	dialog editor (unknown episodes)
Carrie Lisonbee	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Craig M. Otte	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Will Riley	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
David Schneider	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Mark R. Byers	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Scott Dwyer	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Dianna Oliva-Day	....	Visual Effects Producer: Stargate Digital (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sean Afshar	....	visual effects editor (unknown episodes)
Chris DeCristo	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Kyle J. Healey	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Frank Lawas	....	visual effects I/O supervisor (unknown episodes)
Edwin Kinji Ushiro	....	visual effects consultant (unknown episodes)
Craig Weiss	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Niel Wray	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Kevin Beard	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2003)
Kim Kopf	....	stunt performer (1 episode, 2003)
Laurence Todd Rosenthal	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2003)
Chuck Borden	....	stunt coordinator: Pilot Episode (unknown episodes)
Wally Crowder	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Garbellini	....	first assistant camera (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Manning Tillman	....	assistant camera (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Daniel P. Venti	....	key first assistant camera (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jonathon Bradley	....	chief lighting technician (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
David E. Thomas Jr.	....	assistant camera (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Dave Perkal	....	additional cinematographer (3 episodes, 2003)
Marc Christie	....	grip (unknown episodes)
David W. Donoho	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Ron Eisenberg	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Jamal J. Farley	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Marcus 'Roo' Flower	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Kurt Jones	....	camera operator: "b" camera (unknown episodes)
Dave Muskeni	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Paul Postal	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Tracy Tucker	....	grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Chad Darnell	....	extras casting (1 episode, 2003)
Kathryn Lyn Long	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)
Judith Sunga	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Summer Wesson	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antoinette Squeo	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Derek Herr	....	on-line editor (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Henry Langstraat	....	post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Daniel Lee	....	assistant editor: main title (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Leslie Webb	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Andrew Gowan	....	music coordinator (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tom Trafalski	....	music editor (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Clay Duncan	....	additional music programmer (unknown episodes)
Wally Gagel	....	composer: title theme (unknown episodes)
Alexandra Patsavas	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Don Violett	....	transportation coordinator (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jerry Smith	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)
Jay Wylie	....	transportation coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Candy Carstensen	....	payroll accountant (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Scott Reynolds	....	script coordinator (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christie Allen	....	assistant accountant (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Marc Cushman	....	technical consultant (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
C. Stephen Browder	....	lead stand-in (unknown episodes)
Dan Camins	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Maureen Dooling	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Trent Hara	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer (unknown episodes)
Damien Lubiak	....	assistant: Dwayne Shattuck (unknown episodes)
Kathy McCurdy	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Gary Mednick	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Isaac Mejía	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sandy Schklair	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Patrick Shea	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Marcus Wong	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Claire Yorita	....	assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Jerry Bruckheimer Television
• Hoosier Karma
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• Fox Film Corporation
• Fox Network
• OnTV / CH (2003) (Canada) (TV)

Special Effects

• Spectrum Effects
• Stargate Digital (digital effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Level 3 Post  post-production services
• Media Ventures  music services
• R!ot  post-production services (pilot episode)

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:

The exterior of Adam's High School is the same as the old Sunnydale High (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

Quotes:

Larry Goldman: His father is the district attorney!

Movie Connections:

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

Off to an interesting start but where to go from here?

Yeah, the Romeo and Juliet aspect is good for getting people initially interested but the real stories will result from the two fathers' insane war against each other. Against this struggle, the kids can only react and the wives mostly advise.

It's nice to see that the entertainment mogul Goldman is actually a sympathetic anti-hero while DA Roam is a self-serving zealot. True, Goldman made some decisions early in his career that will come back to haunt him but Roam's persecution is questionable in its legality and suspect in its motivation. Personal note: I know people who have been hurt by zealous anti-porn prosecutions. Frankly, they're a heck of a lot nicer people to know than the self-obsessed DAs who tried to destroy their lives.

The wives are so far blank slates. Mrs Roam seems to act in an advisory role in the DA's office and is set up with a rival in the form of Roam's election manager. Mrs Goldman is less developed so far. She could be set up as a trophy wife but I think Goldman is too devoted to his family to think of her this way.

The kids seem a bit physically mature for 16-yr-olds. Maybe if the parents had been cast a bit older? Silver as Goldman and Ticotin are Mrs Roam are great but DA Roam looks way too young. And I hope they lose that idiotic pompadour!

In the end I suspect the show will turn out to be about FAMILY. The fathers' war will simply be the storm that tests the strength of these two families. I'm betting on the Goldmans to survive.

Interesting how chaste the producers are making the show. A strip joint with four fully-dressed dancers???? Sorry. At a normal club, the dancer who has been on longest should be fully nude, the next down to her g-string, the third still wearing the bikini brief, and only the newest one on the floor should still be fully dressed. (I used to deliver pizzas to a strip joint, in case you're wondering.) Curious how little skin was in SKIN, compared to the Oct 21 NYPD BLUE, with a delightful screen-filling strip by the lovely ER doctor. I suppose once SKIN is more established, we'll see more. Either that or Sweeps will bring out the big uns.