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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- See the shows that were
cancelled before their time as five critically acclaimed but rarely seen gems from
the small screen return on May 23, 2006 in two extraordinary DVD collections
from Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE). Hailing from the critically
acclaimed Trio network series "Brilliant But Cancelled," these first
installments of the Brilliant But Cancelled DVD series spotlight undiscovered television
programming featuring an unmatched array of acting, directing and producing
talent. USHE's Brilliant But Cancelled DVD releases coincide with the BRAVO
cable network's major broadband initiative which includes the launch of
BrilliantButCancelled.com.Brilliant But Cancelled: EZ Streets revisits an edgy,
innovative series from Academy Award(R)-winning writer-director Paul Haggis ("Crash",
"Million Dollar Baby") that delighted critics with its unique style of
storytelling. Featuring the original two-hour pilot plus two episodes of the show
critics deemed "simply too good for TV," Brilliant But Cancelled: EZ Streets
stars Ken Olin ("thirtysomething"), Joe Pantoliano ("The Sopranos," "The Matrix")
and Jason Gedrick ("Boomtown") in a tale of greed and treachery told from
three widely differing points of view.Brilliant But Cancelled: Crime Dramas
features some of smartest and most original detective shows ever seen on television,
with episodes of four classic series from the producers behind "Hill Street
Blues," "Columbo" and "Law & Order." "Johnny Staccato," "Delvecchio," "Gideon
Oliver" and "Touching Evil" boast sterling television pedigrees and celebrated
actors including Judd Hirsch ("Taxi"), Jeffrey Donovan ("CSI: Miami"), John
Cassavetes ("Rosemary's Baby") and Oscar(R) winner ****Louis Gossett Jr.*** ("An
Officer and a Gentleman", "Stargate SG-1"). These gems span forty years of
television history, from the smoke-filled jazz clubs of 1950s Greenwich Village
to the disaffected international intelligence community of the 21st century,
seen through the eyes of a brilliant university professor, a cop studying law,
a jazz pianist who moonlights as a P.I. and a renegade FBI agent. Each DVD is
priced at $19.98 SRP. Additionally, beginning May 23rd, episodes from each of
these shows will be available to download via iTunes.BrilliantButCancelled.com
LaunchOn Tuesday, May 23rd, TV-philes across the country will rejoice with
the launch of BrilliantButCancelled.com, a new broadband service from Bravo that
celebrates the small screen's best-loved but short-lived series.
BrilliantButCancelled.com will be anchored by a critically acclaimed line-up of some of
television's most daring programs, described by Bravo as "too smart, too edgy or
too hip for TV" when they hit the airwaves. Devotees of series including "the
cancelled-before-it-ever-aired" "The Jake Effect" (starring Jason Bateman in
a role that foreshadowed his character on Arrested Development), "EZ Streets,"
"Johnny Staccato," "Delvecchio," "Touching Evil," and "Gideon Oliver" will be
able to see their "hard-to-find" favorites as streaming on demand options on
the website. In an unusual twist of promotional support, the broadband
premiere of "The Jake Effect" on Tuesday, May 23rd will be followed by an exclusive
Thursday, May 25th airing of series episodes on Bravo's analog channel from
8:00 - 11:00 pm ET/PT to help drive viewers to the new website.
Gideon Oliver -- "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver"A brilliant Columbia
University professor of anthropology (Louis Gossett, Jr., "Stargate SG-1") finds that
his unparalleled knowledge of human behavior is applicable in some of the
world's most puzzling crimes. Produced in 1989 by Wolf Films, the award-winning
development team behind the highly successful Law & Order franchise.
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- See the shows that were
cancelled before their time as five critically acclaimed but rarely seen gems from
the small screen return on May 23, 2006 in two extraordinary DVD collections
from Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE). Hailing from the critically
acclaimed Trio network series "Brilliant But Cancelled," these first
installments of the Brilliant But Cancelled DVD series spotlight undiscovered television
programming featuring an unmatched array of acting, directing and producing
talent. USHE's Brilliant But Cancelled DVD releases coincide with the BRAVO
cable network's major broadband initiative which includes the launch of
BrilliantButCancelled.com.Brilliant But Cancelled: EZ Streets revisits an edgy,
innovative series from Academy Award(R)-winning writer-director Paul Haggis ("Crash",
"Million Dollar Baby") that delighted critics with its unique style of
storytelling. Featuring the original two-hour pilot plus two episodes of the show
critics deemed "simply too good for TV," Brilliant But Cancelled: EZ Streets
stars Ken Olin ("thirtysomething"), Joe Pantoliano ("The Sopranos," "The Matrix")
and Jason Gedrick ("Boomtown") in a tale of greed and treachery told from
three widely differing points of view.Brilliant But Cancelled: Crime Dramas
features some of smartest and most original detective shows ever seen on television,
with episodes of four classic series from the producers behind "Hill Street
Blues," "Columbo" and "Law & Order." "Johnny Staccato," "Delvecchio," "Gideon
Oliver" and "Touching Evil" boast sterling television pedigrees and celebrated
actors including Judd Hirsch ("Taxi"), Jeffrey Donovan ("CSI: Miami"), John
Cassavetes ("Rosemary's Baby") and Oscar(R) winner ****Louis Gossett Jr.*** ("An
Officer and a Gentleman", "Stargate SG-1"). These gems span forty years of
television history, from the smoke-filled jazz clubs of 1950s Greenwich Village
to the disaffected international intelligence community of the 21st century,
seen through the eyes of a brilliant university professor, a cop studying law,
a jazz pianist who moonlights as a P.I. and a renegade FBI agent. Each DVD is
priced at $19.98 SRP. Additionally, beginning May 23rd, episodes from each of
these shows will be available to download via iTunes.BrilliantButCancelled.com
LaunchOn Tuesday, May 23rd, TV-philes across the country will rejoice with
the launch of BrilliantButCancelled.com, a new broadband service from Bravo that
celebrates the small screen's best-loved but short-lived series.
BrilliantButCancelled.com will be anchored by a critically acclaimed line-up of some of
television's most daring programs, described by Bravo as "too smart, too edgy or
too hip for TV" when they hit the airwaves. Devotees of series including "the
cancelled-before-it-ever-aired" "The Jake Effect" (starring Jason Bateman in
a role that foreshadowed his character on Arrested Development), "EZ Streets,"
"Johnny Staccato," "Delvecchio," "Touching Evil," and "Gideon Oliver" will be
able to see their "hard-to-find" favorites as streaming on demand options on
the website. In an unusual twist of promotional support, the broadband
premiere of "The Jake Effect" on Tuesday, May 23rd will be followed by an exclusive
Thursday, May 25th airing of series episodes on Bravo's analog channel from
8:00 - 11:00 pm ET/PT to help drive viewers to the new website.
Gideon Oliver -- "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver"A brilliant Columbia
University professor of anthropology (Louis Gossett, Jr., "Stargate SG-1") finds that
his unparalleled knowledge of human behavior is applicable in some of the
world's most puzzling crimes. Produced in 1989 by Wolf Films, the award-winning
development team behind the highly successful Law & Order franchise.
*Click on link above full text*